San Diego Comic-Con 2025 will be missing some of its major players from the past, but it’s still positively loaded with the latest trailers and details from some of the biggest movie and TV releases coming in the next calendar year. While typical stalwarts Marvel and DC won’t have a major cinematic presence or presentation, many of Hollywood’s biggest players are still on the docket for July 24th-27th.

In fact, it seems as though the major studios who will have a presence are taking advantage of a year that won’t have a splashy headline-grabber like Marvel’s Robert Downey, Jr. Dr. Doom casting to promote some of their smaller properties. With the spotlight available, it seems like there will be more trailer releases, footage reveals, Lego set unveilings, and guerrilla marketing than we typically see.

San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H panels will still be the highlights of the convention, despite Sony, Warner Bros., and Paramount all skipping the event this year. Disney, HBO, Lionsgate, 20th Century Studios, and even Comic-Con first-timer George Lucas will all be there to promote projects like Predator: Badlands, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, Alien: Earth, and more.

Some of the most exciting trailers that will be shown at Comic-Con have already hit the internet, sparking plenty of conversation before the event even got underway. Check back here as Comic-Con unfolds, as Screen Rant keeps you updated on the latest trailers, merchandise, and breaking news from the biggest panels.

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Predator: Badlands

The Latest Entry In The Iconic Sci-Fi Action Franchise

Excitement around the seventh film in the main Predator franchise continuity is already sky-high thanks to the reveal that it exists in the same universe as the reinvigorated Alien franchise. H๏τ on the heels of the highly-acclaimed animated anthology movie Predator: Killer of Killers, Predator: Badlands will introduce a new concept to the franchise: a Predator as the protagonist.

Starring Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as the outcast Dek and Elle Fanning as the (top half of) Thia, the Weyland-Yutani android that he teams up with, Predator: Badlands will follow a young Predator on his first hunt on what is labeled as “the most dangerous planet in the universe.”

We don’t know what’s in store for the movie’s Hall H panel, but it seems safe to bet on an appearance from director Dan Trachtenberg and an update on the other ongoing Predator franchise projects at the very least.

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Alien: Earth

The FX And Hulu TV Series Will Take The Xenomorphs Where They’ve Never Gone Before

The success of Alien: Romulus and Prey reignited public interest in the dueling sci-fi monster franchises from the 1980s, and certainly in the seemingly inevitable cross-over between the two. Alien: Earth is the next step forward, and in addition to being the first TV show in the Alien franchise, it will depict the first occasion a Xenomorph has touched down on Earth.

While series showrunner Noah Hawley has been up front that the series may not be religious to all the established lore of the franchise, particularly the ancient origins laid out in Prometheus, we can expect plenty of existential dread and viscera as a band of survivors attempt to contain not only a Xenomorph, but several other ultra-ᴅᴇᴀᴅly creatures from around the universe.

Hawley, executive producer David W. Zucker, and the show’s cast are expected for a Q+A after an anticipated first footage reveal for those fortunate enough to be present for the Hall H panel on Friday, July 25th.

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The Toxic Avenger

The Remake Of The Cult Classic Splatter Film Stars Peter Dinklage Atop A Shockingly Loaded Cast

The box office viability of ultra-gory horror movies like Terrifier 3 and The Monkey has helped get movies like the remake of The Toxic Avenger greenlit, and the genre is better for it. The unrated reboot of the former franchise of the same name debuted at Fantastic Fest way back in 2023, but ahead of its August 2025 wide release the movie has captured a Thursday night Hall H panel.

Starring Emmy Award-winning Peter Dinklage as the eponymous mutant hero, The Toxic Avenger chronicles the exploits of a former janitor who is mutated into a mop-wielding vigilante who fights crime and corruption in exceptionally bloody fashion. The panel will feature writer/director Macon Blair and the incredible cast, which includes Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Jacob Tremblay, and Julia Davis alongside Dinklage.

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Tron: Ares

The Third Installment In The Long-Running Cult-Turned-Mainstream Franchise

Disney resurrected the Tron franchise with Tron: Legacy in 2010, and it was a modest success at the box office. On a mᴀssive budget of $170 million, it made back $409.4 million, with the bulk of the profit coming from the overseas market. It was enough to inspire Disney to move ahead with Tron: Ares, which will act as a soft reboot instead of a direct sequel to Tron: Legacy.

Tron: Ares also has a Hall H spot this year, although it remains to be seen what that entails. The movie will flash forward into the future where the lines between virtual reality and physical reality are muddled, and an intelligent program named Ares (Jared Leto) enters the real world as the first genuine A.I. enтιтy.

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Five Nights At Freddy’s 2

The Sequel To 2023’s Box Office-Busting Video Game Adaptation

Emma Tammi’s adaptation of the popular video game franchise Five Nights at Freddy’s was one of Blumhouse’s most profitable films of the last five years, as it grossed $297 million on a budget of just $20 million. Despite being widely panned by critics, the movie about a restaurant haunted by possessed animatronic characters seeking vengeance was more than profitable enough to earn a sequel.

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 will see the return of Josh Hutcherson and Elizabeth Lail in the main roles, alongside the returning Matthew Lillard and Piper Rubio. As it stands, the Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 panel will feature appearances from Hutcherson, Lail, and Lillard, and they’ll most certainly show and discuss the trailer that was just released ahead of Comic-Con.