Monthly Archive: July 2010

Complete with some idiot in the audience with a vuvuzela, Warner Bros. showcased three upcoming new films in this Hall H presentation.

Green Lantern— Ryan Reynolds (Hal Jordan/Green Lantern), Blake Lively (Carol
Ferris), Peter Sarsgaard (Dr. Hector Hammond), Mark Strong (Sinestro), director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, The Mask of Zorro) screenwriter Gerg Berlanti, and Geoff Johns (DC Chief Creative Officer and Green Lantern comic writer) all took a break from filming to show up and talk about the film, on a panel moderated by Geoff Boucher of the LA Times. A preview was shown, with Reynolds reciting the oath and the audience going nuts over it.

Reynolds was wearing a ring of his own, which he presented to an audience member. When asked about if it’s tough being married to a Marvel character (have they forgotten about Hannibal King and Deadpool? Maybe he converted…) he replied that “we probably have more comic books lying around then other married couples … although that might not be true for this crowd.”

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Not much here this time, just Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) and some new footage. The audience was screaming for the footage, but left disappointed.

Sucker Punch — Zack Snyder returned to Comic-Con with his first non-adapted project, in a film that seems to be part Inception, part Tank Girl (moderator Boucher prefers “Alice in Wonderland meets One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest“).

He also brought a lot of the kick-ass actresses from the film, Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Carla Gugino, Jena Malone,
and Jamie Chung.

Kevin Kelly, liveblogging at G4 said of the shown footage: “Wow,
this movie looks like a fanboy’s wet dream: robots, giant mech suits
(that look very Big Daddy-ish), dragons, biplanes, samurai swords, hot
girls in sexy outfits …. But
it’s still hard to tell what it’s really about. A young girl gets
checked into a mental institute when she’s young … and enters some
sort of fantasy world.”

As soon as video leaks out, we’ll have it for you here on ComicMix.

International superstar actor reality-tv judge drunk semi-naked hamburger eater, David Hasselhoff, worked the crowds of thousands hundreds dozens in attendance as he strutted his stuff to promote his next TV hit show The Hasselhoffs. Hoff, who hasn’t been seen since his YouTube starring role as “drunk idiot that quit “America’s Got Talent” too soon” (but he’s beloved in Germany folks…) walked the streets amidst a police escort behind a few mock KITT’s, dancing Baywatch cheerleaders, and a bus wrapped to promote the upcoming A & E reality show, whilst the crowd was pelted with the PA version of the Knight Rider theme and a few of Hoff’s hits covers.

David Hasselhoff can be seen soon at his upcoming Comedy Central Roast on August 15th, led by his emcee, Fox’s only living creator Seth “I have 3 shows and only 1 set of jokes” MacFarlane. If this isn’t a sign of the impending apocalypse folks… I don’t know what is. Go ahead, and watch the video clip for proof of the impending doom and downfall of civilization itself.

I don’t think we really need to introduce Joss Whedon. But just in case, he’s the creator of shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse, and Firefly – not to mention that just yesterday he officially became director of Marvel’s The Avengers.  He took the stage at San Diego Comic-Con today for the “Joss Whedon Experience,” where thousands of his closest friends gathered to ask him questions without even a moderator between them. Thanks to Marisa Roffman over at Give Me My Remote and her live coverage of the panel, here are some highlights after the jump… and thanks to ecsmith34, we’re getting video.

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Sony
Pictures Entertainment hosted a long format panel to show off a few of it’s geekier wares to the tons in attendance within the hallowed halls of nerditry known far and wide as San Diego Comic Con 2010! The panel began its Priest preview to a packed house. Cartoon Network’s golden boy Genndy Tartakovsky showed off an animated intro to the upcoming vampire hunter flick. Shortly thereafter, the panel moved on to…

The Other Guys–Sony’s buddy-cop-comedy starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg (he tells your mother he said Hi…), Eva Mendes, Samuel “What Am I Not In?” L. Jackson and Dwayne “The Toothfairy Rock” Johnson. Director Adam McKay (of Anchorman fame) joined Ferrel, Wahlberg, and Mendes on the dais. After numerous hilarious clips peppered the audience, they opened up the floor for questions. Eva Mendes coyly hit on an “adorable boy in oversized glasses” before he could ask his question. To this, Ferrell quickly noted “BONER ALERT!” to the crowd. Later, he also denoted his love for the city of “The Whales Vagina”, and asked to fight anyone in attendance. They ended the panel with a quick sneak preview of McKay and Ferrell’s “The Virginity Hit”, which promises to be the next generations American Pie. Never mind that Pie is just over 10 years old.

But how about the meat and potatoes of the event, shall we? Seth Rogen came up to the stage to deliver a brand new trailer for his action epic, The Green Hornet. Director Michael Gondry, and vile villain extraordinaire Christoph Waltz joined shortly thereafter… and the two discussed their flick for the fans, whilst debuting a few sundry clips… including a “let’s let crap fly at your face” 3D fight sequence. Rogen noted that the movie is not based that much on the old radio series, but really more so on the mythology and the TV show.

Thanks to Dana Vinson at G4 and Krystal Clark at Screencrave for liveblogging and everybody who was tweeting.