5 minutes of readingLos AngelesFebruary 9, 2026 1:22 PM IST
Marvel broke its 16-year streak of releasing a new trailer during the Super Bowl. The 2026 edition, however, was not marred by Marvel’s absence, thanks to other studios, authors and even its parent company, Disney, stepping in to present trailers for long-awaited films, including original stories and exciting spin-offs. Of all the trailers released at Super Bowl 2026, here are the top five, ranked.
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
Netflix has released the first trailer for the long-awaited spin-off of Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 period drama Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. The Adventures of Cliff Booth revolves around the character of Brad Pitt, the laid-back and charming stunt double of Leonardo DiCaprio’s fading Hollywood star, Rick Dalton. Although the latter will not appear in the spin-off, this film will be directed by David Fincher.
Since Tarantino is still searching for his tenth and final film, Fincher will reunite with Pitt 18 years after classics like Se7en (1995), Fight Club (1999) and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). The teaser shows Booth on his various adventures, joined at one point by new contestants Elizabeth Debicki and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. The teaser ends with Booth placing an Academy Award statuette on his desk, a tribute to Pitt’s Oscar win for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in the Best Supporting Actor category back in 2020.
The first trailer for David Fincher’s ‘THE ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH’ has been released.
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Ave Maria Project
While a few glimpses of Project Hail Mary have already been released, the final trailer for Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s sci-fi fantasy adventure film debuted at the Super Bowl. It revolves around the character of Ryan Reynolds, a school teacher turned astronaut, who befriends an alien, whom he names Rocky, and finds a way to communicate with him in English. The trailer is a nice throwback to Steven Spielberg’s 1982 sci-fi drama, E.T., and hits that sweet spot between sci-fi world-building and the intimacy of an unlikely friendship.
It is adapted by Drew Goddard from a 2021 book by Andy Weir, whose 2011 novel, The Martin, was also adapted by him into Ridley Scott’s 2015 science fiction fantasy film, The Martian. Project Hail Mary will mark Lord and Miller’s return to directing 12 years after the 2014 buddy cop comedy 22 Jump Street. Its release in theaters is scheduled for March 20.
Disclosure Day
Speaking of aliens and Spielberg, the legendary filmmaker returns to the sci-fi genre with Disclosure Day, whose new trailer was released during the Super Bowl. The new trailer is just as cryptic as the first one, which was released in December, but that’s a good thing. From what can be deduced from both trailers, the film revolves around Josh O’ Connor’s character trying to unearth confidential government documents that confirm the existence of aliens. Also starring Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo and Colin Firth, Disclosure Day marks Spielberg’s reunion with Jurassic Park (1993) screenwriter David Koepp and legendary music composer John Williams, 94. Its release in theaters is scheduled for June 12.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Disney exchanged trailers for upcoming Marvel movies: The Russo Brothers Avengers: Judgment Day and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, with Jon Favreau’s fantasy action spinoff Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. Three years after Disney abandoned season 3 of The Mandalorian, Pedro Pascal will now reprise his role in a big screen outing. Also starring Sigourney Weaver and The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White, the film will be released in theaters on May 22.
supergirl
The most disappointing trailer released at the Super Bowl was for Craig Gillespie’s superhero movie Supergirl. the youngest kryptonian cousin of Superman. Milly Alcock, who was first introduced as the title character in the closing credits scene of James Gunn’s Superman last year, will headline the film. The trailer shows Supergirl meeting Krypto, her cub, for the first time on her home planet, Krypton, which is held captive and on the brink of destruction.
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Developed by Gunn and Peter Safran, Supergil will be released in theaters on October 23. Jason Momoa, who also plays Aquaman in the DC Extended Universe, he will be seen as Lobo in the film. However, the trailer doesn’t really do a great job of building anticipation for a standalone Supergirl movie like that surprise end credits scene in Superman did.