From cosplay to booth babes (and everything in between), the 40th annual Comic-Con was full of surprises.
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After a long introduction from a Fox representative, James Cameron is taking the stage to talk a bit about his most recent magnum opus, Avatar. "I'm honored to have the opportunity to share this with the world first at Comic-Con," he said. This is definitely the biggest thing Comic-Con has to offer this year, so needless to say everyone is excited to get a first look at some 3-D footage from Avatar.
continue to full article »Geoff Keighley chats with Robert Downey, Jr., Jon Favreau, Scarlett Johannson, and the rest of the Iron Man 2 gang for some insight into one...
Play VideoFor 28 years a race of aliens have been living in District 9, a segregated part of South Africa. A human outsider gets infected by their chemicals...
Play VideoWhat's Comic-Con without a long, leering gaze at some sexy booth babes?
Play VideoJames Rolfe braves the lines of Comic-Con to share his final thoughts on the madness at the geek-filled fest.
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Peter Jackson is introduced and takes the stage. He goes right up to the lectern and, looking trimmer than ever, says, "It's so much better being here than being a talking head on the screen. You're here. Geek power."
continue to full article »Think you're a hardcore fan? You've got nothing on the obsessed cosplayers.
Play VideoJames Rolfe delivers the goods on the bizarre Stan Helsing panel with Leslie Nielsen and Family Guy's multiple homages to Star...
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Hall H is packed to capacity as everyone crams into this gigantic room in anticipation of one of the biggest panels of this year's Comic-Con: the Iron Man 2 panel. The host from Access Hollywood gets booed down by the audience, but he deflects the huge hatred cast upon him by bringing out one of the producers of the film...And then Jon Favreau walks onstage. The crowd is on its feet, cheering.
continue to full article »CineMassacre's James Rolfe is back for another day of all things Comic-Con, including Where The Wild Things Are, the pointlessness of...
Play VideoBen Foster likens Pandorum to a "haunted house movie" in space and talks about what makes Comic-Con so great.
Play VideoJames Rolfe is back with another update from Comic-Con. This time, he shares his thoughts on District 9, the Star Wars orchestra,...
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Director Matthew Vaughn walks onstage first and introduces some clips from the first act. The first clip we see is very promising: a man attired in a superhero outfit spreads the wings of his costume, looks down at an encouraging crowd fifty stories below, jumps, and soars through the air -- then crashes head-first into a taxi cab and dies. The audience laughs...this is going to be a cool panel.
continue to full article »A killer light cycle duel highlights the first trailer for this anticipated flick.
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Mike Judge takes the stage to cheers and applause, and is then followed by Jason Bateman. The Extract panel is under way. Bateman says, "Hiiiiiii!" in his best effete voice. Mila Kunis, no stranger by now to Comic-Con, also takes the stage...and she's looking pretty good.
continue to full article »Cosplay doesn't get much better (or hotter) than this.
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Entertainment Weekly's panel featuring James Cameron and Peter Jackson begins with a funny introduction. The moderator notes that one of these filmmakers discovered Kate Winslet and the other made over a billion dollars trying to drown her. One got a realistic performance out of a CG spider, and one got a couple of realistic performances out of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
continue to full article »Filmmaker extraordinaire James Cameron tells us why now is the most fun he's ever had making films and what it takes to make a kick-ass video game...
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The director Ruben Fleischer, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and the awesome Woody Harrelson take the stage for the Zombieland after we get to see a brand new, never-before-seen trailer for the movie. The trailer's pretty great, too, so here's hoping it hits the web soon.
continue to full article »CineMassacre's James Rolfe joins up with Spike.com to cover the Frogger-like madness of Comic-Con. Consider yourself warned.
Play VideoTerry Crews chats with us about working with Gerard Butler and a bevy of stars for the shamelessly violent Gamer.
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Robert Downey, Jr. takes the stage to a standing ovation. He says, "Holmes was the first superhero, he was an intellectual superhero, and he was also a western martial artist, I'm told. And probably one of the most recognizable images, names on earth, so much that people thought he was a real guy."
continue to full article »Detective Sherlock Holmes (Downey Jr.) and his stalwart partner Watson (Law) engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a...
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Jackie Earle Haley is talking with the filmmakers about getting the opportunity to play Freddy after getting to play Rorschach. The audience now gets to see an unreleased trailer from the film, which looks very promising. This is actually going to be a scary horror film with a real actor.
continue to full article »The second trailer for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, heading to theaters August 7, 2009.
Play VideoSigourney Weaver talks about doing Comic-Con for the first time and her long history of kicking tail in some of the most beloved sci-fi films of all...
Play VideoThe King of Comics chats with Dustin Sussman about the future of comics and why storytelling is the basis of any good movie.
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Before the panel even begins we're shown the first trailer for Legion, a movie about an angel (Paul Bettany) descending to earth to fight a demon. The trailer is pretty ridiculous -- think angels, explosions, spidery-demons in the bodies of humans, and a whole lot of creepiness. That's Legion.
continue to full article »Hasbro chats with us about new Star Wars figurines exclusive to Comic-Con and what new products are in store for the hardcore fans.
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The audience is given special 3-D glasses and before anyone takes the stage we're treated to the beginning of Toy Story 2... in 3-D. It's pretty awesome, needless to say. And now John Lasseter is taking the stage...
continue to full article »Straight from Comic-Con, here's the third theatrical trailer for the action-packed G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.
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Megan Fox and director Jimmy Hayward show a clip cut exclusively for Comic-Con.
continue to full article »What the release of G.I.: The Rise of Cobra means for hardcore fans of the franchise and its line of action figures.
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We're shown the trailer to 9, which wasn't anything new. The director, Shane Acker, walks onstage and takes a seat. We're told that this is Acker's first feature film, and then the great Tim Burton takes the stage to cheering and applause.
continue to full article »An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious...
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Richard Kelly, director of Donnie Darko, introduces his new film The Box by showing us a new trailer, which looks cool, but sadly isn't quite as interesting as other trailers screened here.
continue to full article »Mattel believes this board game you play with your mind will be the next big thing.
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The director and talent from The Book of Eli are answering questions right now about their film. The crowd is large and in charge, and the actors seem very happy to be here. Denzel Washington is making cracks left and right, and Gary Oldman just described himself, when naked, as a "bald chicken". This is a good panel.
continue to full article »A flower extract plant owner deals with workplace issues and a stream of bad luck, including his wife's affair with a gigolo.
Play VideoJoe Kosinki and Sean Bailey talk about the excitement of reimagining Tron, one of the most beloved science fiction movies of all time.
Play VideoCineMassacre's James Rolfe explains how Twilight fans pretty much ruined the Avatar panel.
Play VideoBobb'e J. Thompson exlplains how he brings his trademark "flyness" to Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and where he sees himself in 10...
Play VideoJohnny Depp, Tim Burton, and the stars of Twilight highlight this gallery of photos from the panels. Source: Jeff Zimmerman
Two men find a way to survive a world overrun by zombies in the horror-comedy Zombieland.
Play VideoA post-apocalyptic nightmare in which all of humanity is threatened.
Play VideoA scientist trying to solve world hunger encounters a problem of global proportions, as food begins to fall from the sky.
Play VideoThe one and only Jeff Bridges gives us the lowdown on what to expect from Tron Legacy.
Play VideoStephen Lang talks about the process of making Avatar and what it's like to work in the digital format.
Play VideoDrool-worthy footage of the awesome new light cycles from the Tron remake are on display at this year's Comic-Con!
Play VideoGeek out at all the hot girls attending this year's Comic-Con.
Director Park Chan-wook's trailer for Thirst.
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Director Chan Wook-Park (Old Boy) is presenting his new vampire film, Thirst. The movie looks like it's going to have both dramatic and horror elements to it, and that the priest/vampire protagonist will appeal to large audiences.
continue to full article »Check out the madness of Comic-Con 09 directly from the floor of the San Diego Convention Center. Source: Dustin Sussman/Spike.com
Posted July 23, 2009 -
Terry Gilliam presented several clips from his new film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus at Comic-Con today. He spiritedly discussed the new film and took questions from several people after actor Verne Troyer joined him onstage. Gilliam was also presented the honorary Inkpot award by Comic-Con.
continue to full article »A man on a spaceship awakes to discover he's not alone.
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Paul Anderson (Resident Evil, not Boogie Nights) introduced a new trailer for Pandorum, his new horror-in-space film. Ben Foster joined Anderson on stage with his costar Antje Traue.
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It's like a Beatles concert at the Twilight panel at Comic-Con, with more screaming female teens and preteens than I've heard since sixties archival footage of John Lennon. The stars discussed the transformation of their characters.
continue to full article »Set in Metro City, a grieving scientist constructs a young robot with incredible powers in the image of the son he has lost. Unable to fulfill the...
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Summit Entertainment is rolling out their newest movies today at Comic-Con. The Twilight fans have shown up by the zillions in anticipation for the sequel, but Astro Boy is the first movie they're presenting. They showed a trailer for the film, which was exciting because it was unfinished.
continue to full article »Get your hands on Tony Stark's armored suit when Marvel and SEGA join forces for the multiplatform Iron Man 2: The Game.
Play VideoSeth Rogen unveils the Green Hornet's new ride.
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Scarlett Johansson isn't actually dressed up as Black Widow, the character she plays in Iron Man 2, in this picture, but as her alter ego, Natasha Romanoff. Either way she's looking pretty good, and it's nice to get another look at a production still from Iron Man 2. For those of you who won't be at Comic-Con, enjoy. Doubtless there are more to come in the next few days. See the whole photo after the jump.
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Lots of posters are leaking online for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time as Comic-Con nears. The newest poster features Ben Kingsley as the head villain of the film who wants to steal the Sands of Time -- which control time -- and rule the world. Jake Gyllenhaal plays the sixth century Prince of Persia, who teams up with Tamina, played by Gemma Arterton, to stop Kingsley. Check out the full poster after the jump.
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Some new photos of Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, and Sam Rockwell from actual scenes of Iron Man 2 have surfaced. In one of the photos we even see Jon Favreau attired as a boxer -- it looks like Happy Hogan and Tony Stark have a little sparring match. Hit the jump to see the photos.
continue to full article »Posted July 16, 2009 -
There’s a lot to look forward to at this year’s Comic-Con, but there are a few things in particular to keep an eye out for. It’s easy to get caught up in the explosion of movies, comics, and special appearances at the conference, so here’s a guide to the 10 most anticipated movies to keep an eye on.
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A couple of photos of Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow in Iron Man 2 have finally emerged, and she's looking pretty damn fine. Black leather never looked so good on a lass.
continue to full article »An adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own...
Play VideoPaper Heart is a semi-documentary look at the relationship between Michael Cera and Charlene Yi.
Play VideoA group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.
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You've been waiting all year, and Comic-Con is finally here! We'll be collecting our around-the-clock coverage from this year's show so be sure to bookmark our Comic-Con page. We'll be live blogging from all the panels that matter, conducting on-camera interviews with the biggest stars at the show, and best of all, featuring content from James Rolfe of CineMassacre, who will be providing his witty, insightful commentary straight from the show floor every day.
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wow what a great event!
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When are the gonna re-name it Movie-Con? Seems like every year comics take a bigger back seat to new movies.
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