San Diego Comic-Conkicks off this week and a slew of celebrities have already been announced for popularly attended panels, including "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" creator George Lucas. What may come as a surprise to many, this year's San Diego Comic-Con will be Lucas'first convention panel. He will be joined by directorGuillermo del Toroand artist Doug Chiang to discuss the opening of theLucas Museum of Narrative Art.The Los Angeles museum, dedicated to Lucas' work, is expected toopen in 2026. The panel, held from 11 a.m. to noon PT on Sunday, July 27, will be moderated by actressQueen Latifah. This year's San Diego Comic Con is July 24-27 at the San Diego Convention Center. Attendee badges have already sold out for the event, but if you missed out on grabbing a spot this year, you can still watch the convention from the comfort of your home. Here's what to know about San Diego Comic-Con 2025. San Diego Comic Con 2025 is Thursday, July 24 through Sunday, July 27. The convention is held at the San Diego Convention Center. An array of actors, actress, filmmakers and comic book artists will be heading up panels during this year's San Diego Comic-Con. Here's a look at the highlights: Thursday, July 24 at 3 p.m. PT:Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo and John McNamarashare an exclusive look at the new Paramount+ series, "NCIS: Tony & Ziva" Thursday, July 24 at 6:45 p.m. PT:Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mike Judge and Andy Sambergshare behind-the-scenes stories from the making of "South Park," "Beavis & Butt-Head" and "Digman!" Friday, July 25 at 2:30 p.m. PT:Michael Shanks, Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Chris Stuckmann and Osgood Perkinsshare exclusive looks at Neon's three new horror movies, "Together," "Shelby Oaks" and "Keeper" Friday, July 25 at 4:15 p.m. PT:Dan Trachtenberg, Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangishare an exclusive look at the new movie, "Predator: Badlands" Friday, July 25 at 5:30 p.m. PT:Joachim Rønning and cast of "TRON: Ares"share an exclusive look at new movie and discuss behind-the-scenes stories Saturday, July 26 at 2:15 p.m. PT:Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Ryan Gosling, Drew Goddard and Andy Weirshare an exclusive look at the new movie, "Project Hail Mary" Saturday, July 26 at 3:30 p.m. PT:James Gunn, John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, Steve Agee, Frank Grillo, Sol Rodriguez and Tim Meadowsdiscuss new HBO Max series "Peacemaker" Sunday, July 27 at 11 a.m. PT:George Lucas, Guillermo del Toro and Doug Chiangdiscuss Lucas Museum of Narrative Art The full convention schedule is available atcomic-con.org. No, "badges," what the convention calls its tickets, are no longer available for this year, according to theSan Diego Comic-Con website. Badges for new and returning attendees open the fall before the upcoming year's convention. San Diego Comic-Con itself doesn't livestream its panels but several outlets will provide livestreams or video recordings throughout the weekend. IGN, an online video game outlet, is hosting livestreams of the convention on Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26. The livestreams, which will include announcements and interviews, can be watched on the IGN website, mobile apps and social media channels. Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Story idea? Email her atgcross@usatoday.com. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:San Diego Comic-Con 2025: Celebrity panelists, tickets, more to know
