The star of Deadpool won't shut up about how fan attention is what made the movie possible. I spent Saturday night's 20th Century Fox panel assuming that I'd heard wrong: of course they'd immediately release high-res trailers through official channels after the end of the panel. The Deadpool footage received a standing ovation and immediate encore. Then we'd be having a reasoned discussion about how we should remember that things will probably look much more polished when the special effects are done and the real marketing push comes around, and isn't it nice of studios to offer us a look at unfinished footage because they know we're so ravenous for it.īut the reaction to Suicide Squad, with mere seconds of revealing footage of Jared Leto's highly anticipated Joker, has been explosive, in a good way, based simply on blurry cell video. It's worth saying that this would be an entirely different story if the fan reaction to the leaked footage was negative. And you can't pirate something when its purpose is to be seen and disseminated. A sizzle reel, a trailer, a teaser: It's marketing. However, saying that these trailers were intended only for the six thousand camera-phone-laden people in Hall H is a vast misunderstanding of the role of Comic-Con in our modern media landscape - and to pretend that those reels are anything other than marketing is simply. I can sympathize heartily with anybody who works hard on something only to see it used in ways they didn't intend. still brought SDCC 'exclusive' footage this year). Kroll is one of the folks who puts together Warner Bros.'s sizzle reels, and this isn't the first time she's spoken out against Hall H leaks (you'll note that Warner Bros. released an official HD version of the Suicide Squad reel shown at Comic-Con. Update: Shortly after the publication of this post, Warner Bros. Our presentation yesterday was designed to be experienced in that room, on those big screens!' We are still in production on Suicide Squad, and will have a big campaign launch in the future. It's unfortunate and ultimately damaging that one individual broke a long-standing trust we have enjoyed with our fans at the convention by posting early material, which, at this point, was not intended for a wider audience. 'We have no plans currently to release the Suicide Squad footage that leaked from Hall H on Saturday. 'It will be incumbent on Comic-Con organizers to improve the security measures to catch pirates, or there will be fewer special presentations going forward,' studio insiders told the outlet, and Sue Kroll, President of Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution for Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox are very peeved that the footage they brought to San Diego Comic-Con, for Suicide Squad, Deadpool and X-Men: Apocalypse, was leaked online shortly after premiering to private Comic-Con crowds, reports Deadline.

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