Comic-Con 2012

[Mistermoonlight]

This is such a mult-fandom event we're gonna make it an announcement across all boards so that any fan can see and participate.

It begins Wed. night, July 11th in San Diego, CA.

Are you attending? If so, please let us know, because we'd love to get some firsthand reports.

Here are some of the highlights:

Wed, July 11th there will be a screening of the new CW program Arrow, featuring DC Comics superhero Green Arrow.

Thurs., July12th Presentation on Peter Jackson's The Hobbit.

(2) A Battlestar Galactica 35 year anniversary party featuring Richard Hatch of the orginal series and the reboot. Will we get info on SyFy's perenially stalled Blood and Chrome?

(3) Stan Lee's World of Heroes— The legendary Stan Lee introduces his new YouTube channel that tells the stories of heroes, villains, and the fans who love them. In this epic panel, Stan, Mark Hamill (Star Wars), Adrianne Curry (America's Next Top Model), Peter David (The Hulk), Jace Hall (The Jace Hall Show), and Bonnie Burton (Star Wars Craft book) talk about their new shows, debut new episodes and trailers, answer questions from fans, and provide a few Stan Lee surprises. Room

(4)
Inside the Shadow Show: Ray Bradbury's Lasting Impact on Literature, Comics, Film, and Beyond— Literary legend Margaret Atwood (The Handmaiden's Tale) and acclaimed horror and fantasy writer Joe Hill (Heart-Shaped Box) are joined by Sam Weller (The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury) and internationally acclaimed horror writer Mort Castle (The Strangers), the co-editors of Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradburyl to reflect on the deep and lasting impact of Bradbury on their work, literature, comics, cinema, and beyond. Moderated by Chris Ryall, CEO and editor-in-chief of IDW Comics

(4) Showtime: Dexter— The gasps from last season's finale can still be heard among Dexter fans as their worst fears were realized, Dexter got caught and by none other than Deb! What will he do? What will she do? What's next for America's Favorite Serial Killer? If the suspense is killing you, don't miss this incredible panel, where you'll be the first to see the Comic-Con exclusive first two minutes of the season premiere. Moderator Ralph Garman (KROQ Entertainment reporter) presides over a revealing interview and Q&A session with the stars and executive producers of Dexter. Featured panelists include series star/executive producer Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Jennifer Carpenter (Deb), and special guest star Yvonne Strahovski (Hanna). Also appearing are executive producers John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Scott Buck, and Manny Coto. Plus Dexter fans will be the first to see the world premiere trailer of one of the hottest series on television, Homeland, presented by executive producers Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa. The new season of Dexter premieres September 30, at 9pm ET/PT only on Showtime.

(5) Inside The Batmobile— No vehicle has ever captured fans' imagination like the Batmobile. Be the first to see an exclusive Comic-Con, 22-minute sneak peek at the upcoming documentary The Batmobile, an in-depth examination of its many incarnations and impressive history. A panel discussion will follow the screening featuring distinguished Batman experts George Barris, designer of the famed 1966 Batmobile; Andy Smith, builder of the modern-day Dark Knight "Tumbler"; respected producer/author Michael Uslan (The Boy Who Loved Batman); Ralph Cirella and Jon Hein, hosts of GEEKTIME! Sirius-XM Howard 101; Batmobile designer Tim Flattery (Batman Forever); Batmobile builder Charley Zurian (Batman Forever, Batman & Robin); and a few surprise guests. Stay to the end, when a drawing among all panel attendees will determine which lucky five fans can sit in a Batmobile -- which is on display all weekend in the "Batcave" between Hall H and the Bayfront Hilton

Friday, July 13th (that's right, a Friday the 13th!)

(1) Firefly 10-Year Anniversary Reunion— Calling all Browncoats to unite! It has been 10 years since the crew of the Serenity took flight in the now infamous show Firefly. Science Channel will reunite, for the first time ever, Captain Mal Reynolds and the crew from the ship. Join Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, and many more for a trip down memory lane, some special surprises, and exclusive Science Channel giveaways. SHINY.

(2) AMC's The Walking Dead— Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies, Norman Reedus, Laurie Holden, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, and introducing Danai Gurira as Michonne and David Morrissey as The Governor join executive producer and showrunner Glen Mazzara, executive producer Robert Kirkman, executive producer Gale Anne Hurd, and special effects makeup supervisor and co-executive producer Greg Nicotero in a panel moderated by Chris Hardwick (The Nerdist, Talking Dead). The panelists will discuss the wildly successful second season of The Walking Dead and what to look forward to in season 3, debuting this fall on AMC. Join the panelists for a one-on-one Q&A session and an official sneak preview of season 3.

(3) Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained— The Weinstein Company presents a sneak peek at the highly anticipated new film from acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino. Fans will get to see exclusive footage from Django Unchained and take part in a special discussion with Tarantino and the cast. You won't want to miss this

(4) Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Preview Their Upcoming Lineups—
Legendary Pictures: Pacific Rim-From acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' epic sci-fi action adventure Pacific Rim. When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes -- a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi) -- who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope against the mounting apocalypse. Pacific Rim also stars Idris Elba, Ron Perlman, and Charlie Day.

Warner Bros. Pictures: Man Of Steel

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey-From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Jackson returns to Middle-earth in an adventure that begins 60 years before the events depicted in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The first of two films adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien's enduringly popular masterpiece, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follows titular Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), who-along with the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and a band of 13 Dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage)-is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. The film's ensemble cast includes Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lily, and Andy Serkis as Gollum.

(5) True Blood Panel and Q&A sessio— Mixing romance, suspense, mystery, and humor, the Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated True Blood kicked off its 12-episode fifth season June 10 on HBO. The series follows the exploits of waitress and part-faerie Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), who can hear people's thoughts; vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer); and vampire Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård). Oscar and Emmy Award winner Alan Ball created and serves as executive producer of the series, which is based on the bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris. The series and this panel also features Ryan Kwanten as Jason Stackhouse, Sam Trammell as Sam Merlotte, Rutina Wesley as Tara Thornton, Nelsan Ellis as Lafayette Reynolds, Deborah Ann Woll as Jessica Hamby, Kristin Bauer van Straten as Pam Swynford De Beaufort, Joe Manganiello as Alcide Herveaux and Chris Meloni as Roman Zimojic. Moderated by Tim Stack of Entertainment Weekly.

(6) Marvel Studios: Iron Man 3— Producer Kevin Feige and special guests provide an inside look at the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe.

(7) Tribute to the Legendary Ray Bradbury— Some called him the greatest writer of fantasy of all time. He was a writer of legendary science fiction, an inspiration to generations, and a good friend of Comic-Con. We lost him on June 12, and now many of his friends and colleagues gather to celebrate this extraordinary figure. The guest list is still being finalized as this guide goes to press, but it should include authors William F. Nolan, George Clayton Johnson, Marc Scott Zicree, Joe Hill, and Margaret Atwood, along with figures from the worlds of motion pictures and television. Your hosts are Bradbury biographer Sam Weller (Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury) and Comic-Con special guest Mark Evanier. Attendees are encouraged to come dressed as thei8 favorite Bradbury character.

Sunday, July 15th.

(1) Supernatural cast and crew will be attending the 2012 San Diego Comic Con on July 15. "Returning to Hall H are series stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, joined by recurring guest stars Misha Collins, Jim Beaver and Mark A. Sheppard, as well as new executive producer Jeremy Carver and consulting producer Ben Edlund."

(2) Fringe (Fridays 9/8c FOX): Celebrating its upcoming fifth and final season, Fringe has its first-ever Sunday panel at Comic-Con … in Hall H for the first time. Series stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick, Blair Brown, Jasika Nicole and John Noble join the show’s executive producers for the panel.

Even with all of these events, we're still leaving out 95% of what's happening. For complete details check out the Comic-Con website here: www.comic-con.org/cci/index.php

If you're going, we'd love to get reports here, either by posts, or video that you shoot and post on YouTube!

[mercurytheatre]

Where is that hot blonde in the Black Cat costume?

[Aeryn]

I might go. Just for Stan Lee and the Supernatural guys.

[Mistermoonlight]

If you go, live video reports here.

And you have to sneak into the Firefly 10th anniversary forum. Just tell them you're Mrs. Malcolm Reynolds.

[avp60685]

Here is some sad news from the Comic-Con:

www.comicsbeat.com/2012/07/10/death-comes-to-comic-con-twilight-fan-killed-running-across-harbor-drive/

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If I lived in California I would.

[Watchtower]

If I could be there, I would...

I'd even make myself look like Mrs. Malcolm Reynolds and claim that I'm Mal's wife!

[Mistermoonlight]

Well, have no fear. Even if we don't have a reporter on the spot, we'll be posting every big thing that happens right here.

I'd love to see what the Comic-Con folks are going to get to see for the Man of Steel preview. Hopefully we'll have it here shortly afterwards.

[Mistermoonlight]

Jul 11, 2012 21:36:49 GMT -5 Watchtower said:

If I could be there, I would...

I'd even make myself look like Mrs. Malcolm Reynolds and claim that I'm Mal's wife!

Ladies and gentlemen, Mrs. Saffron Reynolds!

[Mistermoonlight]

Here's something cool that gets underway tomorrow in San Diego, to go along with Comic-Con. It's a live Walking Dead experience called The Walking Dead Escape:


www.thewalkingdeadescape.com/

[avp60685]

I really wish they would have one in Washington D.C. so I could go to one

[Mistermoonlight]

Sam Raimi conducted a Comic-Con panel today on his next movie "Oz- The Great and Powerful" which is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz and stars James Franco and Mila Kunis. They showed this trailer for the film, which Disney has just now made available on their website:

trailers.apple.com/trailers/disney/ozthegreatandpowerful/

I love how the trailer expands from black and white video with a television size aspect ratio to dazzling widescreen technicolor as we come into Oz.

[Mistermoonlight]

Here's another great film trailer that debuted today at Comic-Con. It's for Tim Burton's 'Frankenweenie.' I just love those old Universal Horror fonts in this salute to classic monster movies:

[Mistermoonlight]

The Firefly 10th anniversary reunion panel just got underway at Comic-Con, and we'll have info about it here, as soon as it becomes available.

Folks in line for the panel at 3:30 am this morning got a great surprise as Joss Whedon came out to say hello to everyone!

[Mistermoonlight]

Live blog of the Firefly panel going on right here:

www.hitfix.com//whats-alan-watching/firefly-cast-and-joss-whedon-reunite-10-years-later-at-comic-con-live-blog

[Mistermoonlight]

A few posts from the HitFix live blog mentioned above:

1:26 p.m.: What about a "Firefly" animated series? Joss: "I get it, but for some reason, I would be more interested in doing it as a radio show." Fillion and Tudyk proceed to act out the radio show, complete with fake sound effects. The scene concludes with Mal hitting on Zoe while Wash is out of the room.

1:27 p.m.: Whedon keeps the bit going, asks Maher to say something intelligent and Simon-sounding. Maher: "I think you have a fever?" Fillion: "And the only cure is more 'Firefly'!"

1:30 p.m.: Fillion says "When 'Firefly' died, I thought it was the worst thing that could have happened." Looking at the room, he realizes that "The worst thing that could have happened was that it stayed dead," and the people in this room are proof that it didn't. Whedon: "Can everybody tweet that I said that? I don't want him to have the best!"

[Mistermoonlight]

Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, and Summer Glau: Firefly Reunion Panel Ends in Tears



1:32 p.m.: Last question: if Joss had known that season 1 would be the only season, how would the finale have differed from "Serenity"? The crowd like this one. Whedon: "It would've been littler. Most of the Reavers would've been off-screen." He notes that "Firefly" was the cheapest of the three shows he was making at the time. Even if they had canceled the show and he absolutely knew that was the end of the show, "I don't think I would have killed anybody." Tudyk pumps his arms in triumph. Whedon: "A film is a different animal and has different needs. And I think we would've delved more into the Blue Sun conspiracy, which we had to drop. And we would've learned about Book and about Inara. For some reason, that's the question that's going to make me cry." And Fillion massages his boss's shoulder as Whedon takes a moment to compose himself.

1:35 p.m.: Time for one more clip and one more question. The clip is Mal talking to Simon at the end of the pilot. Mal notes that they're still flying. Simon: "That's not much." Mal: "It's enough." Jensen asks Whedon about how "We're still flying" has become a big mantra for the fan community, asks him again what the fans mean to him. Whedon's struggling here. He's overcome, and the fans call out, "We love you, Joss!" Fillion is crying for real, has very red eyes, and now there's a standing ovation, again, and Glau is crying, and now the actors are all giving Whedon a standing ovation as well. Maher and Glau hug, Baldwin pats his heart to show how touched he is. Whedon: "Only an idiot would actually try to follow that with a sentence. When you come out of a great movie, you feel like you're in that world. You come out of 'Brazil,' and suddenly everything is duct piping and everything's weird and too much. You come out of certain things, and the world has become that. when you're telling a story, you're trying to connect to people in a particular way... The way in which you guys have inhabited this world, this universe, have made you part of it, part of the story. You are living in 'Firefly.' When I see you guys, I don't think the show is off the air. I don't think there's a show. I think, that's what the world is like. I think there are spaceships, there are horses, and our story is alive." More applause, and then another round follows as the actors wave to the crowd one more time.

1:39 p.m.: That's all, folks. I've been to a lot of emotional Comic-Con panels in the last few years, but this one was pretty special.

from Hitfix.com live blog. Damn, I'm tearing up now myself.

[Watchtower]

And now I'm tearing up!

[Mistermoonlight]

You're not the only one, Chloe. People all across the world are reporting themselves in tears on Twitter just from reading the blogs about the end of the panel.

The beginning of the panel sounds hilarious and wonderful. Once again from www.hitfix.com//whats-alan-watching/firefly-cast-and-joss-whedon-reunite-10-years-later-at-comic-con-live-blog

12:48 p.m.: Moderator Jeff Jensen emerges to introduce the panel, admits they're running late, "So let's get on with the thrilling heroics." "Firefly" writer Jose Molina is the first to emerge, is greeted warmly as he photographs us. Tim Minear is also photographing the audience. "This actor wanted to be introduced as bounty hunter and sandwich maker," says Jensen. "You know him better as a leaf on the wind," and the audience explodes for Alan Tudyk, including a standing ovation from a good chunk of the crowd. Tudyk and Minear hug. The audience drowns out Jensens's introduction of Nathan Fillion after the phrase "Captain Tightpants," and now 80 percent of the ballroom is on its feet as Fillion raises his arms in triumph. My eardrums come close to bursting at the shrieks when summer Glau emerges. She mouths a bashful "Thank you" as Molina takes her picture. Sean Maher enters acting like he's just arrived at the greatest surprise party ever, mouths "OH MY GOD" at Glau. Adam Baldwin enters in triumph to the room he came to know well during his "Chuck" days. The audience also drowns out Jensen's introduction of Joss Whedon, and now everyone is on their feet as Whedon has a smile on his face that doesn't look like it will go away anytime soon.

12:49 p.m.: Jensen asks Whedon what it means for him to be here on the 10th anniversary of "Firefly." "Means I'm running on fumes, let's face it," Whedon cracks, before saying they always knew "everything we were doing was for the right reasons, with the right people, that we were making something that was more than the sum of its parts, that I had the best cast I will ever work with," then quickly adds, "We also had Alan." Says this isn't about vindication, but about transcendence.

12:51 p.m.: What does Mal Reynolds mean to Fillion? Fillion: "If I can get through this without crying, then I'm gonna look a lot cooler." He notes that pre-"Firefly," no one would give him a chance to be anything but "The number five guy." No one thought he could carry a show. Joss gave him that chance, and "the best character I've ever played."

Me again here: As I understand it, the room the panel was held in could hold almost 5000 people in it. I can't begin to guess what it's like to have that many people chanting 'we love you' to you like the crowd did at the end. And it's entirely appropriate that it began with laughter and ended in tears.

Hopefully we'll have some YouTube video of it to share before long.

[AntiArbitrator]

The entire panel sounds wonderful. Whedon must be thrilled and touched to see how much his fans and his cast love him. It all sounds as if it was worth waiting in line all night to be able to witness it. I am so glad I have been synchrowatching the show and can appreciate everything that happened.

[Mistermoonlight]

I'm so glad you got in on it at just the right time, too, Anti!

Live streaming of an interview with Nathan Fillion going on right now here: www.break.com/nerdmachine-2012-livestream

[Mistermoonlight]

And wow, Adam Baldwin just walked out to join Nathan!

[Mistermoonlight]

So many great quotes on Twitter about the Firefly reunion:

Victoria þ@starralfur
currently in a dark room on my laptop crying over the firefly reunion panel while three other people in the room sleep. how is this my life?

AND Here it is--Joss Whedon's Firefly Reunion speech!

[Mistermoonlight]

Good morning! They now have video of the complete Firefly 10th Anniversary Reunion panel at Comic-Con yesterday up on YouTube. Enjoy.

[Mistermoonlight]

Just found this quote Joss made over on Whedonesque.com:

Joss Whedon speaks out on Firefly anniversary panel. Speaking to Geoff Boucher of the LA Times, Joss expresses his excitement about next week's event at San Diego Comic-Con.

"No matter how many years pass, I'll never forget 'Firebug.' I can't wait to sit once more with Washboard, KayMart, Rivet, the Hot Hooker from Homeland and Captain Kirk. Those guys are my family. Expect laughter, tears, faith-healing and Internet rumors about a sequel. To infinity, and prosper!"

[SoCal]

Just flipped on coverage of Comic-Con on channel G4 and saw a quick slice of Papa Winchester, Jeffery Dean Morgan, talking about a movie he's in. Wish I had caught it earlier....didn't catch the name of the movie, but it seems to be a horror movie. Too bad he's there they day before the Supernatural team takes over the big hall.

And why didn't Aeryn tell us she was going to attend:

[AntiArbitrator]

Jul 14, 2012 8:43:22 GMT -5 Mistermoonlight said:

Good morning! They now have video of the complete Firefly 10th Anniversary Reunion panel at Comic-Con yesterday up on YouTube. Enjoy.

Excellent video; very clear sound and visuals. The panel was funny and the fans really love them.

"a leaf on the wind"
"captain tight pants"
"a birthday cake in a wasteland"
"shiny"

[SoCal]

quick interview with Misha Collins, Mark Sheppherd and Jim Beaver....."Will Crowley be back much this season?"

"Crowley is what happens when you don't pay attention."

[AntiArbitrator]

Jul 14, 2012 22:42:01 GMT -5 SoCal said:

quick interview with Misha Collins, Mark Sheppherd and Jim Beaver....."Will Crowley be back much this season?"

"Crowley is what happens when you don't pay attention."

I saw that. They were funny. And so was the guy who interviewed them.

[Mistermoonlight]

Jul 14, 2012 22:24:12 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

Jul 14, 2012 8:43:22 GMT -5 Mistermoonlight said:

Good morning! They now have video of the complete Firefly 10th Anniversary Reunion panel at Comic-Con yesterday up on YouTube. Enjoy.

Excellent video; very clear sound and visuals. The panel was funny and the fans really love them.

"a leaf on the wind"
"captain tight pants"
"a birthday cake in a wasteland"
"shiny"

AND this one from Joss, "Everything we were doing was for the right reasons, with the right people, that we were making something that was more than the sum of its parts, that I had the best cast I will ever work with," then he adds, "We also had Alan."

I also loved the radio show improv, "What up, Zoe?"

Did you notice that Summer started crying shortly after Joss came out?

I can't even imagine what it must have been like to be on the set with so many funny, brilliant people, and to be working on a project that was as special as this. Yes, the audience loved them, but it's evident in every thing they said and did that the cast and crew loved it just as much as we, and that they and us, we're all on the same wavelength. As Joss said, 'the story lives.'