Director James Gunn received an ovation from hundreds for “Superman” in probably the most becoming place of all — Comedian-Con. Among the many highlights of day three of the San Diego popular culture spectacular was a honest tribute to the director who’s now helming Warner Bros.’ DC Comics display screen universe, even when John Cena performed it for laughs.Video above: Library of Congress opens distinctive exhibit centered on amassing memoriesIt got here at a panel on the forthcoming Season 2 of DC’s HBO sequence “The Peacemaker,” and Cena appeared within the title character’s full comedian costume and grand helmet, main the legions within the type of exaggerated drama he was good at scary in his wrestling days.It was Gunn’s first time in entrance of a crowd within the weeks since “Superman” was launched and has earned greater than $200 million in North America. That movie was his first as captain of the DC ship, however his first foray was in 2021’s “The Suicide Squad,” which spawned the “Peacemaker” TV sequence.The group noticed scenes from Season 2, which arrives in August and sees Cena coming into one other dimension the place he will get to be a cool model of the hero as an alternative of the usually pained and pathetic model that is typical of the character.That panel adopted one other rousing showcase in Corridor H, the place star Ryan Gosling and administrators Phil Lord and Chris Miller confirmed scenes from their forthcoming science-comedy house journey “Undertaking Hail Mary.”The scenes from the movie set for launch in March included a take a look at Rocky, a faceless, stone-shaped alien who turns into Gosling’s unlikely accomplice in an try to save lots of the universe from ecological catastrophe. Wile E. Coyote is getting his day in courtroom — and theaters.The celebs of “Coyote vs. Acme” delivered a rousing presentation Saturday morning of a film that at one level wasn’t going to be launched however is now certain for theaters in August 2026. The underdog story – each of the film and Coyote — was a operating theme of the panel. However quite than direct ire at Warner Bros., the real-world studio that shelved the undertaking, the panel centered on the fictional Acme Corp.”That is purely an Acme resolution … and I’m saying this for authorized functions,” moderator Paul Scheer mentioned firstly of the panel.The film is a hybrid of animation and reside motion and relies on a 1990 New Yorker article that satirized a authorized grievance filed by Coyote in opposition to Acme, the maker of the TNT, detonators, rocket sneakers, catapults and different merchandise that constantly backfire in the course of the Coyote’s fruitless makes an attempt to catch the Roadrunner.Video under: “Superman” teaserLaughter stuffed Corridor H as some 6,000 watched a montage of Coyote being blown up, flattened and falling into chasms in a scene set to Johnny Money’s cowl of “Harm.” Coyote is replaying the moments in his lair when an advert for a private harm lawyer seems on TV.Additionally they performed six minutes of the film, together with a scene of opening statements within the case through which Coyote’s lawyer, Will Forte, unintentionally unleashes a rocket skate into the courtroom, setting Coyote and the choose’s robes on hearth. Cena performs a slick Acme lawyer who wins over the jury, which features a cartoon character, rapidly.Forte mentioned he did not assume the film would ever get to audiences.”I am fairly speechless. You assume again to the journey that this film has taken. I had type of given up hope at a sure level,” Forte mentioned. At one level, his feedback had been interrupted by a person enjoying an Acme lawyer who stormed into Corridor H with cease-and-desist letters.Director Dave Inexperienced mentioned the film conforms to famed animator Chuck Jones’ guidelines for the wrestle between the Coyote and Roadrunner, which embrace the hen at all times staying on the street and the Coyote being finally extra humiliated than harm when he falls, is crushed or will get blown up by TNT.The film, which options cameos from quite a few Looney Tunes characters like Foghorn Leghorn, Tweety and Bugs Bunny, shall be launched on Aug. 28, 2026. Ketchup Leisure teamed up with Warner Bros. on the movie and within the launch of “The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Film.”Additionally on Saturday morning, the solid of “Dangerous Guys 2” teasing new footage from the film and describing how they recorded their characters.Marc Maron, who performs Snake, joked he requested to be tied up as he carried out his strains on the ground. “The depth of the character ought to learn somewhat extra this time,” he mentioned.The movie, primarily based on the graphic novel sequence by Aaron Blabey, introduces a brand new crew of animal criminals, the Dangerous Ladies performed by Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne and Maria Bakalova.Paramount confirmed off its first footage from a brand new sequence, “Starfleet Academy,” which stars Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti.The present follows cadets as they undergo coaching, with Hunter serving as chancellor of the academy.It should arrive in 2026, the sixtieth anniversary yr of the unique “Star Trek” sequence.Paramount+’s different “Star Trek” sequence, “Unusual New Worlds,” additionally shared updates.The crew of the USS Enterprise are being become puppets for an upcoming “Unusual New Worlds” episode, Paramount introduced Saturday. The puppets shall be created by Jim Henson’s Creature Store. Season 3, which follows the adventures of the Enterprise below the command of Capt. Christopher Pike, is being launched on Paramount+. An estimated 135,000 folks — many in costumes — are anticipated to attend Comedian-Con 2025, which runs by means of Sunday in downtown San Diego.Thus far, followers have gotten previews of “5 Nights at Freddy’s 2,”the upcoming FX sequence “Alien: Earth” and “Predator: Badlands,” which shall be in theaters in November.