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Scene on Video: Thor Trailer from SDCC 2010

Brian Pate — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:44:01 +0000

UPDATE 2: You know the drill. Try again below. (These tend to not stay around too long.)

The clip shows that Thor will indeed have his helmet (although he seems to be missing it in his fight scene with Loki which you can get a glimpse of, too). All that plus the Warriors 3, Jane Foster, Odin, and more.

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SDCC 2010 Con Report

Richard Oh — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:24:08 +0000

San Diego Comic Con is a convention unlike any other. With movie studios vying for fans to clamor their booth, with comic companies vying to get your attention with various creator signings, and with stores competing against each other for your money, San Diego is a perfect mix of chaos and pop culture. Every year, thousands make the trek out to see some of the biggest stars in Hollywood talk about their latest projects or to meet some of their favorite writers and artists. Others love to enjoy the cosplay, and some just come to witness the insanity on the show floor.

This Comic Con was my 6th year at Comic Con, and I was used to the hustle and bustle of the show, perhaps even feeling jaded and definitely taking it for granted. But going to the press panels and roundtables, meeting some of the stars of big movies and TV shows, I had to admit I felt a little star struck and felt the buzz that I used to have going to the show for the first time in a very long time.

Here are some pictures I took there, so for those that couldn’t come, it’s like you came along with me on the journey!

Line for tickets. Holy moley.

Line for Hall H for Tron. Insane. Longer than Twilight last year.

Tron press panel!

Bruce Willis and Helen Mirren for Red! Amazing.

Bruce Willis and Karl Urban strike a pose before leaving Red press panel.

Helen Mirren showing off her Harvey Pekar shirt.

Super Size Me's Morgan Spurlock signing at the Dark Horse booth!

Laurie Holden and Emma Bell for Walking Dead!

Frank Darabont and Greg Nicotero talk about the Walking Dead.

Jon Bernthal, Andrew Lincoln, and Sarah Wayne Callies answer questions about the Walking Dead.

Adam Hughes did head sketches for donations. Awesome hat.

Phil Noto working on a beautiful Supergirl painting.

Me meeting Joss Whedon, director of the Avengers!

The throne of Odin sent straight from the set of Thor. Amazing.

Double Eisner winner, Skottie Young! Very double rainbow.

While walking to the Resident Evil press roundtable, I stumbled across this room. What's with this crowd?

Oh. It's Ryan Reynolds for Green Lantern! Wow!

Blake Lively for GL. Very beautiful.

Mark Strong, GL's very own Sinestro.

Blake Lively strikes a pose.

After that, onto interviewing Paul Anderson, director of Resident Evil.

Ali Larter for Resident Evil. Had a beautiful pregnancy glow. Radiant.

Showing off the baby bump.

Wentworth Miller for Resident Evil. Extremely intelligent and well spoken.

Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston sign for lucky fans at the Marvel booth!

Thor helmets.

GL team of Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis!

Marvel signing for Captain America with Hugo Weaving and Chris Evans!

Captain America's shield!

Frank Miller at the Dark Horse booth!

And what’s a con without a little cosplay? Here are some of the costumes that I saw walking around.

Deadpool and Black Cat.

Oompa Loompa!

Huntress!

Star Wars chicks.

Voltron!

Batman and Robin.

Batman sans cape.

His cape folded out! Pretty cool costume.

Only in Comic Con...

No words...

Zatanna! Looc!

I don't know what that is.

DC's most dysfunctional couple.

A hot reporter gets in on the act...

A white hot Phoenix. Pun intended.

Now onto some cool booths that I saw…

Tron!

GI Joe!

Spongebob!

Hawaii 5-0 girls outside. In the freezing cold. Felt bad for them.

I have the power!!!!

Optimus outside.

Iron Man set up.

Bumblebee!

My Little Pony.

Avatar!

Harry Potter built in Legos.

Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!

R2-D2 and C-3PO in Legos.

Bartman!

Kermit the Frog here!

Walking Dead booth. Awesome!

Aliens hatching!

Dora the Explorer.

Lifesize Fathom statue. Beautiful.

Prettiest booth babe: Female Green Lantern.

From Comic Con, LA Sequential signing off!

Scene on Video: Blue Beetle Special Effects Test

Brian Pate — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:16:24 +0000

The live action Blue Beetle special effects test that was teased last month, and then shown at Comic-Con International is now online. It was announced in San Diego that Blue Beetle and Booster Gold will appear on an episode of Smallville next season.

Scene on Video: Captain America at SDCC

Brian Pate — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:39:27 +0000

Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn from Attack of the Show talk to Chris Evans, costar Hugo Weaving and director Joe Johnston:

Marvel provides some interviews and photos from their Captain American and Thor Signings:

The Captain American Panel:

The First Captain American Image

BONUS: Michael Cera as Captain America

Scene on Video: Thor at SDCC 2010

Brian Pate — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:36:59 +0000

Marvel provides videos of the Thor and Captain America Cast Signings:

The Associated Press interviews:

Fandango interviews:

And finally, here is a teaster clip of the upcoming Thor video game:

Scene on Video: Green Lantern Highlights from SDCC 2010

Brian Pate — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:44:19 +0000

First up, the official Warner Bros. highlights package:

Ryan Reynolds reciting the Green Lantern oath:

The Green Lantern Press Conference:

Ryan Reynolds interview:

Blake Lively interview:

We’re still on the lookout for the trailer shown at the panel.

The Avengers are Assembled!

Brian Pate — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:15:51 +0000

UPDATED: We’ve now added clips below of them all taking the stage one at a time.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Avengers are assembled for their 2012 movie, gathered together at Comic-Con International.

The Avengers, from left: Robert Downey Jr., Clark Gregg, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, director Joss Whedon and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige.

Scene on Video: Angelina Jolie at SDCC 2010

Brian Pate — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:59:36 +0000

Jolie visited Comic-Con International to promote her new action movie “Salt.”

EW’s Visionaries: J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon at SDCC 2010

Brian Pate — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:04:26 +0000

Entertainment Weekly Comic-Con Panel (and Video): J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon Greet the Faithful

J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon are responsible for some of the most obsessed-over and geeked-out-about pop culture creations of the past two decades, so it’s natural they would find an ideal audience at Comic-Con, the home away from home for the obsessive and geeky. When the two took the stage at Comic-Con for EW’s Visionaries panel, hosted by EW’s Jeff “Doc” Jensen, the crowd welcomed them with raucous and adoring applause. For the hour that followed, these two master storytellers gave the audience some insight into their upcoming projects, their creative processes, their influences, and their perspectives on the seismic shifts that are rocking the entertainment landscape. Some highlights:

Following months of speculation, Whedon confirmed that he is, indeed, directing Marvel’s superhero-team-up movie, The Avengers. (See video of the announcement below.) But he said it’s still too early to get into details about the film, which will unite such beloved Marvel heroes as Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and the Hulk. ”I’m still writing an outline,” Whedon said. “But the thing that made me excited to do it was just how completely counterintuitive it is. It makes no sense. These people shouldn’t be in the same room, let alone on the same team.” He paused. “And that, to me, is the very definition of family,” he added wryly.

The always-busy Abrams, who is launching a new spy series called Undercover and finishing the romantic comedy Morning Glory, talked about his thrill at collaborating with Steven Spielberg–who’s long been a kind of creative father figure to him–on a still-mysterious film due next summer called Super 8. “It’s imposible to work with him and not constantly reference the work he’s done,” Abrams said. Though he revealed few specifics about the project, he said, “The movie is very much in the spirit of some of the Amblin films [Spielberg] made years ago.”

The two diverged in their opinions of the current boom in 3-D movies. Whedon was high on it (“Honestly, I totally love it”), while Abrams expressed reservations: “The thing that drives me crazy about 3-D is that when you put on the glasses, everything seems dim,” he says. “I’m not totally on board yet.”

But in more general terms, they both expressed the same kind of unabashed fanboy enthusiasm for the pop culture they love that also drives the Comic-Con crowd. Abrams talked of his admiration for the work of comic-book artist Chris Ware and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World director Edgar Wright (“I just saw Scott Pilgrim–it’s awesome”). And Whedon, for his part, geeked out big-time over some of Abrams’ work. “I’ve had actual moments of sheer f—ing panic because I loved Star Trek so much,” Whedon said. “I just keep watching it and going, ‘This is the gold standard for a team movie, for a summer movie, for any movie that has come out in the last several years.’ And it makes me throw up with fear, so I have to stop watching it.”

Source: EW.com

Scene on Video: MTV Movies Blog on SDCC 2010 Preview Night

Brian Pate — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:41:55 +0000

MTV Movies Blog reports on San Diego Comic Con Preview Night:

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