Comic-Con 2026: Full Schedule

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10:00am PDT

Friday July 24, 2026 10:00am - 11:16am PDT

Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

(1997, Created by Lloyd Kaufman, starring Gregg Berger, Susan Blu, and Rodger Bumpass;TV-PG)
THE TOXIC CRUSADERS, led by Toxie, a creature of superhuman size & strength, are America’s favorite environmental heroes! The TOXIC CRUSADERS wage an ongoing war of laughs against crime, corruption and chemical waste. In order to save Tromaville and the rest of the planet, the TOXIC CRUSADERS must thwart the plans of the evil Dr. Killemoff, a mutant pollutant from the planet Smogula, and his hoards of heinous henchmen. This 1997 animated film, combines parts from the 13 episode kids show, based on an R Rated 1984 Troma Classic, that was remade in 2023, and released in 2025!

Friday July 24, 2026 10:00am - 11:16am PDT
Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

8: Films, Open Caption: English

11:00am PDT

Pizza Man

Friday July 24, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

Overwhelmed by the evil forces of apathy and ennui, a struggling cartoonist is visited by his first, and greatest, creation: the Phenomenal Pizza Man. Participating panelists include Sebastian Hunt (director), Rob Hunt (executive producer), Andy McCain (lead actor), and Sania Bhatia (director of photography).

Friday July 24, 2026 11:00am - 11:30am PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Comics-Oriented, CCI-IFF and Film School

11:30am PDT

A World of Difference: Dani Bowman

Friday July 24, 2026 11:30am - 11:50am PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

A World of Difference: Embracing Neurodiversity explores the universal search for belonging and why it can be especially complex for neurodivergent children. From a South Carolina high school where a simple lunchtime club is turning isolation into connection, to an expert panel sharing how families can help kids find their tribe without pressure, this episode delivers insight and hope. It also introduces the latest Difference Maker, animator, advocate, and TV personality Dani Bowman, who is showing the world that neurodivergent individuals do not just find their tribe—they create it. Because true belonging means being fully yourself. Participating panelists include Dani Bowman (Love on the Spectrum; God's Gang; Laughs on the Spectrum: A Netflix Is a Joke Fest Comedy Special), Judi Uttal (Laughs on the Spectrum: A Netflix Is a Joke Fest Comedy Special; Fighting With Autism: Jorge Gutierrez Visits Spec Labs), Paul Hemstreet (Fighting With Autism: Jorge Gutierrez Visits Spec Labs; Creating the World of Harry Potter), and Marlene Sharp (Sonic Boom; Yo-kai Watch; Laughs on the Spectrum: A Netflix Is a Joke Fest Comedy Special).

Friday July 24, 2026 11:30am - 11:50am PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Comics-Oriented, CCI-IFF and Film School

11:30am PDT

Chaos on the Bridge

Friday July 24, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT

Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

(2014, directed by William Shatner; TV-14) A detailed telling of the story behind Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the difficulties it faced getting off the ground amid not only a divided fandom, but a divided creative team as well.

Friday July 24, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

8: Films, Open Caption: English

12:40pm PDT

Star Trek:The Original Series Episode “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield”

Friday July 24, 2026 12:40pm - 1:31pm PDT

Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

(1966-1969, Created by Gene Roddenberry, starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, and Majel Barrett; TV-PG)
S3.E15 Captain Kirk is forced to take desperate action when warring alien factions meet for a decisive battle aboard the Enterprise. An article in The New Yorker noted that this episode was a dramatization about slavery and racism, and it has been ranked among the most optimistic episodes of the series for the way the crew reacted to the obvious bigotry between the two nearly identical aliens.

Friday July 24, 2026 12:40pm - 1:31pm PDT
Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

8: Films, Open Caption: English

1:00pm PDT

Sean the Baby

Friday July 24, 2026 1:00pm - 1:20pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

A heartwarming 3D musical animation following Sean, a 3-year-old boy, and his dad as they navigate Sean's whimsical dream world. Turning everyday parenting milestones into epic musical numbers, this short film explores family dynamics with warmth and humor. Participating panelists include Jee Suk Kim (director, writer, animator), AMÉLIA., and Cameron Adams (composers).

Friday July 24, 2026 1:00pm - 1:20pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Animation, CCI-IFF and Film School

1:20pm PDT

SIX

Friday July 24, 2026 1:20pm - 1:40pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

A werewolf breaks into the mansion of a renowned monster hunter to mourn the loss of a loved one, only to be confronted by the hunter and forced to fight for his life. Participating panelists include Ellis Middleton (actor, Superfish, Reverse:1999), Robert Fleet (actor, SIX; writer/director, Last Mountain), and Daniel Leon (writer/director).

Friday July 24, 2026 1:20pm - 1:40pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Animation, CCI-IFF and Film School

1:40pm PDT

Blooky: The Book Who Wanted to Be Read

Friday July 24, 2026 1:40pm - 2:00pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

A brand-new little book gets lost in the vast maze of a grand library and journeys through every section in search of where he belongs, only to realize that the most meaningful place to be is not always where he fits in best. Participating panelist Nathania Djuhar (producer).

Friday July 24, 2026 1:40pm - 2:00pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Animation, CCI-IFF and Film School

1:40pm PDT

Forbidden Planet

Friday July 24, 2026 1:40pm - 3:18pm PDT

Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

(1956, directed by Fred M. Wilcox, starring Leslie Nielson, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon and The Robot; G)
70th Anniversary screening! Today, Man prepares to take his first step outward into space - tomorrow he will explore the stars. MGM’s great technical staff brings you a magnificent picture of that distant tomorrow. Far and away the most provocative and unusual adventure film you’ve ever seen!

Friday July 24, 2026 1:40pm - 3:18pm PDT
Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

8: Films, Open Caption: English

3:00pm PDT

Franken Struck

Friday July 24, 2026 3:00pm - 3:15pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

A reckless hand, a lethal play, a love so pure now ripped away. Forged hot from rage and shocking light, the Creature's love must set things right. Participating panelists include Sommar Boulware (director), Katie Limentato (rigging artist), and Tsar Valenzuela (concept artist).

Friday July 24, 2026 3:00pm - 3:15pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Animation, CCI-IFF and Film School

3:15pm PDT

The Last Bell

Friday July 24, 2026 3:15pm - 3:40pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

In 1817, in a remote village haunted by the Vurdalak, former soldier Lorenzo leaves to hunt the creature while Margarita remains alone with their newborn child and a single warning: if the last bell rings at midnight, she must not open the door. This animated gothic horror short reveals a story of fear, resilience, and silent heroism in the face of darkness. Participating panelists include Alberto Cano (director, Franceska), Alfonso Gutierrez (producer), and María de la Iglesia (production director).

Friday July 24, 2026 3:15pm - 3:40pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Animation, CCI-IFF and Film School

3:30pm PDT

Please Stand By

Friday July 24, 2026 3:30pm - 5:03pm PDT

Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

(2017, directed by Ben Lewin, starring Dakota Fanning, Alice Eve, and Toni Collette; PG-13)
A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in an attempt to submit her 500-page manuscript to a "Star Trek" writing competition at Paramount Pictures.

Friday July 24, 2026 3:30pm - 5:03pm PDT
Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

8: Films, Open Caption: English

3:40pm PDT

Duck & Sauerkraut

Friday July 24, 2026 3:40pm - 4:00pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

Choucroute (sauerkraut) is lonely and bored. A hungry duck flies past. Choucroute sees the duck as a remedy for his loneliness. The duck sees Choucroute as a meal. The story of an impossible love between a duck and a sauerkraut.

Friday July 24, 2026 3:40pm - 4:00pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Animation, CCI-IFF and Film School

5:00pm PDT

TRUST

Friday July 24, 2026 5:00pm - 5:20pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

An A.I. agent interrogates a hacker girl, but the girl starts claiming the A.I. agent is her mother. Participating panelists include Tomofumi Inoue (director) and Moka Miura (line producer).

Friday July 24, 2026 5:00pm - 5:20pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Animation, CCI-IFF and Film School

5:10pm PDT

Predator Badlands

Friday July 24, 2026 5:10pm - 6:57pm PDT

Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

(2025, directed by, starring Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi Rating; PG-13)
A young Predator, cast out from his clan, finds an unlikely ally on his journey to seek out the ultimate adversary.

Friday July 24, 2026 5:10pm - 6:57pm PDT
Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

8: Films, Open Caption: English

5:20pm PDT

The Gun

Friday July 24, 2026 5:20pm - 5:45pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

This animated short is the first-ever adaptation of the short story by Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner, The Man in the High Castle). Written in 1952, this story takes place on a distant planet where all life has been annihilated through war. When a team of scientists decides to explore the surface, they find a terrifying weapon that still functions. Randall Christopher (The Driver Is Red, Kleeman and Mike) will be in attendance for a Q&A.

Friday July 24, 2026 5:20pm - 5:45pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Animation, CCI-IFF and Film School

5:45pm PDT

Feathers and Fur

Friday July 24, 2026 5:45pm - 6:00pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

In a world with two species, Feathers or Fur, Samuel is a rare mixed species learning to cope at work. This time, his coworkers give him unsolicited advice on the different ways to flirt with his office crush. Participating panelists include Francesca Marinas (creator, producer), Wen Tong-Everitt (co-producer), and Briana Blanos (art director).

Friday July 24, 2026 5:45pm - 6:00pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Animation, CCI-IFF and Film School

6:00pm PDT

Two Breaths

Friday July 24, 2026 6:00pm - 6:30pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

After a man-made disaster decimates an evergreen island, a stranded girl must find the tenacity to leave her home behind with the help of an unlikely friend—a majestic manta ray. Participating panelists include Kateryna Kurganska (creator, writer/director), Myka Arakawa (co-writer), and Timur Guseynov (producer/director of photography).

Friday July 24, 2026 6:00pm - 6:30pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Science Fiction/Fantasy, CCI-IFF and Film School

6:30pm PDT

Long Away

Friday July 24, 2026 6:30pm - 7:00pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

Victoria travels 25 years into her own past to meet the father she barely remembers, to bond over comics, and to find out if he'd love her for who she really is. Panelists include Tilly Bridges and Susan Bridges (writers/directors, Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming), Griffin Kelly (actor, HBO's Book of Queer), Justin Lawrence Barnes (actor, Steve Yokey's Sleeping Giant), and Jessie Earl (producer/editor/VFX lead, Identiteaze).

Friday July 24, 2026 6:30pm - 7:00pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Science Fiction/Fantasy, CCI-IFF and Film School

7:00pm PDT

Dorion

Friday July 24, 2026 7:00pm - 7:30pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

A middle-aged man afflicted with a sensation of floating seeks the curative powers of a mysterious alien healer. Participating panelists include Eren Gülfidan (writer-director), Tom Paolino (actor), and Iree Mann (actress).

Friday July 24, 2026 7:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Science Fiction/Fantasy, CCI-IFF and Film School

7:10pm PDT

Critters

Friday July 24, 2026 7:10pm - 8:36pm PDT

Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

(1986, directed by Stephen Herek, starring Dee Wallace, Scott Grimes, and Nadine Van der Velde; PG-13)
40th Anniversary screening! A group of small, vicious alien critters, called Crites, escape from an alien prison transport vessel and crash-land near a small farm town on Earth, pursued by two shape-shifting bounty hunters. Chaos ensues!

Friday July 24, 2026 7:10pm - 8:36pm PDT
Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

8: Films, Open Captions if Available

7:30pm PDT

Wherever Adventure Takes Me

Friday July 24, 2026 7:30pm - 8:05pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

Sass, a precocious alien child, finds herself on a planet of Doofuses (Earth) by hijacking her parents' fusion-core power suit, in hopes of saving humans from themselves. Participating panelists include Viktorija Razevska (director) and Benjamin Gaskell (director of photography).

Friday July 24, 2026 7:30pm - 8:05pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Science Fiction/Fantasy, CCI-IFF and Film School

8:05pm PDT

Las Cosas Que Brillan

Friday July 24, 2026 8:05pm - 8:25pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

A curious trans mermaid defies her mother's warnings to venture up to the surface, only to discover the world above is not what she dreamt. Las Cosas Que Brillan explores the impacts of environmental destruction and the danger of being desired in a postcolonial world. Participating panelist Kristal Sotomayor (director/producer).

Friday July 24, 2026 8:05pm - 8:25pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Science Fiction/Fantasy, CCI-IFF and Film School

8:25pm PDT

An Old Friend

Friday July 24, 2026 8:25pm - 8:50pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

An imaginary friend finds out his sole purpose is to bring happiness to his child, only to discover his child is a 90-year-old man (Tom Skerritt) on his deathbed. Participating panelists include Jason Faunt (Power Rangers Time Force), Nuk Suwanchote (director, Thaiguys), and Kris Flink (producer, WestBrook).

Friday July 24, 2026 8:25pm - 8:50pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Science Fiction/Fantasy, CCI-IFF and Film School

8:30pm PDT

Howard the Duck

Friday July 24, 2026 8:30pm - 10:21pm PDT

Room 4

(1986, directed by Willard Huyck, starring Tim Rose, Lea Thompson, and Tim Robbins; PG)
40th Anniversary screening! A generation before the Marvel Cinematic Universe, visionary filmmaker George Lucas himself pioneered the first big budget Marvel character to come to the silver screen: his name is Howard, he’s a duck, and this is his story.

Friday July 24, 2026 8:30pm - 10:21pm PDT
Room 4

8: Films, Open Caption: English

8:45pm PDT

The Wraith

Friday July 24, 2026 8:45pm - 10:18pm PDT

Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

(1986, directed by Mike Marvin, starring Charlie Sheen, Nick Cassavetes, and Sherilyn Fenn; PG-13)
40th Anniversary screening! A high-school hero returns from the dead to take revenge against the psychotic drag racer who killed him. The murdered boy transforms himself into a hi-tech spirit in black leathers and sets out to do battle with a gang of desert-based car thieves led by the man who destroyed him!

Friday July 24, 2026 8:45pm - 10:18pm PDT
Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

8: Films, Open Captions if Available

8:50pm PDT

I Walked Through the Wall

Friday July 24, 2026 8:50pm - 9:05pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

A wife and mother who feels trapped in a life of service to her family accidentally discovers the power to walk through walls.

Friday July 24, 2026 8:50pm - 9:05pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Science Fiction/Fantasy, CCI-IFF and Film School

9:05pm PDT

Mintrix and the Elven Figurine

Friday July 24, 2026 9:05pm - 9:30pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

Mintrix, an enigmatic adventurer, joins a young elf on a quest to reclaim an artifact before a murderous cult can steal it, while a night spent at an inn ignites a deeper bond in this fantasy adventure. Participating panelists include Kimberly Woods (Archer, X-Men '97; creator/actor, Mintrix) and Andrew Jordan (director).

Friday July 24, 2026 9:05pm - 9:30pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Science Fiction/Fantasy, CCI-IFF and Film School

9:30pm PDT

Pocket Change

Friday July 24, 2026 9:30pm - 9:55pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

When the power goes out at a roadside diner in the middle of nowhere, a mysterious drifter and his seemingly worthless quarter hold the key to saving everyone from a deadly threat. Participating panelists are Tanner Mobley (writer/director), Heston Roewe (writer/director), and Freddy Rodriguez (Bull, Ugly Betty, Six Feet Under).

Friday July 24, 2026 9:30pm - 9:55pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Science Fiction/Fantasy, CCI-IFF and Film School

9:55pm PDT

The Tears of Sisyphus

Friday July 24, 2026 9:55pm - 10:20pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

Worried about his marriage, Mario goes to a psychic seeking answers. He is told his wife will die, but he is also given a possible solution: the tears of Sisyphus, a liquid that will allow him to go back 30 seconds in time. Participating panelists include Luis Larrodera (director and screenwriter).

Friday July 24, 2026 9:55pm - 10:20pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Science Fiction/Fantasy, CCI-IFF and Film School

10:20pm PDT

Hivemind Deluxe

Friday July 24, 2026 10:20pm - 10:45pm PDT

Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

Chip drags Rae to a cosmic meditation circle on her birthday. Seeking belonging, they are suddenly abducted by propagandizing aliens peddling unity by way of a hive-mind upgrade in this sci-fi satire. Participating panelists include Chris Alan Evans (creator, Peeping Todd) and Jamie Costa (Hivemind Deluxe, Outpost).

Friday July 24, 2026 10:20pm - 10:45pm PDT
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4: CCI-IFF, Science Fiction/Fantasy, CCI-IFF and Film School

10:30pm PDT

Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar

Friday July 24, 2026 10:30pm - 11:53pm PDT

Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

(2023, directed by Brendon Small, starring Tommy Blacha, Victor Brandt, and Thundercat; R)
Can Dethklok choose between their egos and the greater good of the world to embark on a gauntlet of dangers that will try their very souls and finally write the song that will be their salvation?

Friday July 24, 2026 10:30pm - 11:53pm PDT
Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

8: Films, Open Caption: English

10:30pm PDT

Aliens

Friday July 24, 2026 10:30pm - Saturday July 25, 2026 12:47am PDT

Room 4

(1986, directed by James Cameron, starring; Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, and Lance Henrickson, R)
40th Anniversary Screening! Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out with Colonial Space Marines to re-establish contact with the terraforming colony on LV-426.

Friday July 24, 2026 10:30pm - Saturday July 25, 2026 12:47am PDT
Room 4

8: Films, Open Caption: English

11:59pm PDT

From Beyond

Friday July 24, 2026 11:59pm - Saturday July 25, 2026 1:25am PDT

Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

(1986, directed by Stuart Gordon, starring Jeffrey Combs, and Barbara Crampton; R)
40th Anniversary screening! From the mind of H.P. Lovecraft, adapted to the silver screen. A group of scientists have developed the Resonator: a machine which allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. But when the experiment succeeds, they learn that not everything in the universe wants to be seen.

Friday July 24, 2026 11:59pm - Saturday July 25, 2026 1:25am PDT
Grand 5, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

8: Films, Open Caption: English

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