Comic-Con Peeks at New 'Alien' and 'Avatar' Series, Plus 'Predator' and 'Coyote vs. Acme' Movies

At this weekend's Comic-Con, 'Excitement has been high over the sneak peeks at Tron: Ares and Predator: Badlands,' reports CNET. (Nine Inch Nails has even recorded a new song for Tron: Ares.)

A few highlights from CNET's coverage:

The Coyote vs. Acme movie will hit theaters next year 'after being rescued from the pile of scrapped ashes left by Warner Bros. Discovery,' with footage screened during a Comic-Con panel.
The first episode of Alien: Earth was screened before its premiere August 12th on FX.
A panel reunited creators of the animated Avatar: The Last Airbender for its 20th anniversary — and discussed the upcoming sequel series Avatar: Seven Havens.
A trailer dropped for the new Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series on Paramount+ ('Star Trek Goes Full Gen Z...' quips one headline.)

To capture some of the ambience, the Guardian has a collection of cosplayer photos. CNET notes there's even booths for Lego and Hot Wheels (which released toys commemorating the 40th anniversary of Back to the Future and the 50th anniversary of Jaws).

But while many buildings are 'wrapped' with slick advertisements, SFGate notes the ads are technically illegal, 'with penalties for each infraction running up to $1,000 per day,' (according to the San Diego Union-Tribune). 'Last year's total ended up at $22,500.'
The Union-Tribune notes that 'The fines are small enough that advertisers clearly think it is worth it, with about 30 buildings in the process of being wrapped Monday morning.'

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