San Diego Comic-Con Officially Cancels 2020 Event
In a decision that won’t be surprising to too many folks, San Diego Comic-Con officially announced that the 2020 event in Southern California will be cancelled this year, and will plan a return in July 2021.
In a statement released to the press, San Diego Comic-Con organizers state:
Every summer, San Diego hosts one of the largest gatherings of pop-culture enthusiasts who seek to attend panels, learn about upcoming projects, interact with their idols and soak up all things entertainment. SDCC organizers make it very clear they do not take this cancellation lightly. It’s the first time in the conventions 50-year history that it has to be postponed for a full year.
What happens if you already had tickets for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con? The organizers say:
Studios and networks need San Diego Comic-Con to ramp up anticipation for upcoming feature films and seasons of genre television shows. The Hall H panel has become, over the years, one of the most prominent showcases for footage and interviews for many of our favorite film series and shows.
But with the amount of uncertainty swirling around our current day-to-day, and an inability to predict what situation California and the rest of the country will be in when July rolls around, putting San Diego Comic-Con off until 2021 seems like the only reasonable choice.
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