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Top Highlights from Comic-Con 2025: 'Peacemaker,' 'Tron: Ares' and More

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San Diego Comic-Con 2025 is now over, and while the event didn't bring Marvel to Hall H, fans got sneak peeks for upcoming releases like Tron: Ares and Predator: Badlands, along with cool toy booths for Lego and Hot Wheels. We were excited about Avatar: Seven Havens, It: Welcome to Derry, Gen V and The Boys, and we've highlighted some of the hottest and most interesting stuff from the weekend's events.

Peacemaker season 2 trailer gives us a portal and Rick Flagg Sr.

James Gunn arrived in Hall H with the Peacemaker crew on Saturday, giving an intro for wrestler-actor John Cena, who hit the stage in full costume. Gunn ceremoniously set fans up for the official season 2 trailer debut, which is set to the tune of Ozzy Osbourne's Road to Nowhere. An interdimensional portal, two Peacemakers and a vengeance-seeking Rick Flagg Sr. should make for an interestingly chaotic season. Peep it below, and get ready to welcome the series back to your screen on HBO Max come Aug. 21.

It: Welcome to Derry's new teaser

You want more Pennywise the Clown? You got it. Executive producers Andy and Barbara Muschietti closed out Saturday with a raucous panel where they showed a sneak peek of the upcoming It prequel series with an exclusive clip from the premiere episode. That's not all. They released a creepy new teaser trailer for the nine-episode series. October can't come quick enough.

Starfleet Academy joins Star Trek family

An original Paramount Plus series, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is set to arrive in 2026, just in time to celebrate the franchise's 60th anniversary. Saturday's panel presentation included a teaser trailer of the new show, which focuses on a group of young student cadets looking to earn their place as Starfleet officers. Check out the clip and Paul Giamatti's villainous turn as Nus Braka.

Talent on hand at SDCC included Holly Hunter, who plays Nahla Ake, the captain of the USS Athena and the school chancellor. Panelists also included co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau, along with Starfleet cadets Sandro Rosta (who plays Caleb Mir), Karim Diané (who stars as the Klingon Jay-Den Kraag), Kerrice Brooks (playing Sam), George Hawkins (who stars as Darem Reymi) and Bella Shepard, who plays Genesis Lythe, the daughter of an admiral.

Coyote vs. Acme gets release date

After being rescued from the pile of scrapped ashes left by Warner Bros. Discovery, the Coyote vs. Acme movie will hit theaters next year thanks to Ketchup Entertainment. Footage screened during a Comic-Con panel showed John Cena playing Acme's attorney in a case that pits Wile E. Coyote against the corporation for faulty goods. Cast members Will Forte, Eric Bauza and Martha Kelly were on deck, along with director Dave Green. The film is set to debut on Aug. 28, 2026.

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