Images of The Flash movie’s costumes for Ezra Miller’s speedster and Sasha Calle’s Supergirl are doing the rounds on social media. For those wondering, From Warner Bros. DCEU to Legendary and Toho’s Monsterverse, studios like Illumination, Dreamworks, etc are promoting their franchise at the Licensing Expo 2022 which is currently underway in Las Vegas. So here are some of the highlights from the world’s largest trade show.
Warner Bros. booth at Licensing Expo 2022 is one of the highlights of Day 1 for presenting life-size statues of The Flash, Supergirl, Jason Momoa’s Aquaman and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Black Manta from Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Several clips and stills offer a closer look at the prop. Additionally, statues of Catwoman and Batman from the Matt Reeves directed standalone and Pennywise’s attire from IT movie were also showcased.
Under the correct lighting, these suits look amazing ⚡️#TheFlash #Supergirl pic.twitter.com/YCgt74wTSf
— The Flash Film News ⚡ (@FlashFilmNews) May 25, 2022
New Looks at Flash and Supergirl suits for #TheFlash Movie and Black Manta Suit for #Aquaman2 showcased at Licensing expo.
📹: HipHopGamer pic.twitter.com/FhjZ4MNNtS— Mikhail Villarreal🦇 (@TaurooAldebaran) May 24, 2022
⚡FANTÁSTICO ⚡
Los trajes de #Aquaman 🔱 y #BlackManta presentes en Las Vegas en la #LicensingExpo2022 pic.twitter.com/FW1bi088si
— Karina Pérez (@karitoph) May 25, 2022
THE FLASH and SUPERGIRL suits are present at the Las Vegas Licensing Expo! #TheFlash #Supergirl #LicensingExpo2022
[📸HipHopGamer/Instagram] pic.twitter.com/C1WQLVBmVE
— The Flash Film News ⚡ (@FlashFilmNews) May 24, 2022
Legendary and Toho’s exhibit for Monsterverse also drew many eyes with posters of Godzilla vs Kong and other iterations of Godzilla. Millie Bobbie Brown starring Enola Holmes poster was on the booth’s wall as well, In May 2021 – Netflix greenlit a sequel with Henry Cavill and Brown returning. Funko surprised attendees with larger-than-life Squid Game statues, it seems like Young-hee (girl doll) Funko Pop could be in the works. Speaking of merchandise, Bandai Namco US had a huge Gundam statue on display as well. Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos has expressed the network’s desire to explore the Squid Game Universe with potential merchandise, gaming and live experiences. Also, Squid Game season 2 is also in development.
Legendary and Toho will be attending Licensing Expo 2022 tomorrow, their exhibits already set up.
Licensing Expo is the superbowl of IP, where studios bring their franchises/icons, teasing their futures, all while finding investors willing to partner/develop their IPs #Godzilla pic.twitter.com/cCoMEReEbI— GORMARU (@GormaruIsland) May 23, 2022
Dreamworks has put up the first look at Trolls 3 with the film’s logo as well as its earlier slated theatre release for November 2023. Warner Bros. Discovery’s BBC Studios had a booth too with posters of Doctor Who. Readers can check it out below.
Toho's #Godzilla at the @licensingexpo show floor this week! 😎#LicensingExpo2022 pic.twitter.com/n4gzbrVO8w
— GODZILLA.OFFICIAL (@Godzilla_Toho) May 24, 2022
Let's start with @dreamworks who brought with us our first look at #Trolls3 with two new big haired troll characters and the film's logo, the release date is still slated for November 2023 in theaters pic.twitter.com/TF40TlBlSC
— Illumination/Paramount/DWA/MLP G5 Facts (@IllumEntFacts) May 24, 2022
Check out our new Squid Game statues, displayed at Licensing expo 2022! #Funko #FunkoPop #SquidGame pic.twitter.com/rNyA1dYcBL
— Funko (@OriginalFunko) May 24, 2022
Cool display from @BandaiNamcoUS at #LicensingExpo2022 . Always loved #gundam maybe we can work together on plush someday. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/sQQ7UpujXT
— Joseph Reiter (@josephlreiter) May 25, 2022
Great to catch up with @bbcstudios and talk about @bbcdoctorwho in #LasVegas #DoctorWho #LicensingExpo2022 pic.twitter.com/aYOfNFL4W8
— MortenRongaard (@rongaard) May 25, 2022
For readers puzzled over the reason behind this exhibition, Licensing Expo 2022 is nothing like CineamCon where attendees are shown trailers and provided announcements. Rather it’s a business event dedicated for licensed IPs and brands looking to partner with potential investors to develop their projects. So studios typically present posters, banners and early renders as a first look at upcoming projects at their exhibit booth.
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