My first thoughts were wow, that’s pretty early but then again, considering the crowd size and all, this early of a date seems appropriate. If you think about it, the 2010 Comic Con event sold out pretty early, at least for the tickets folks wanted.
As I was sitting down to write something up, I went back to their twitter site to double check if they’ve added anything else to the information and they posted the reminder that the “4-Day passes that include Preview Night” were already sold out!
(Check out my exclusive, Bruce-shot panoramic of downtown San Diego and the bay!)
It seems that Sony is looking to squash the competition. Sony has Battle: Los Angeles coming out next year, while Hydraulix, who is producing Skyline, will be coming out in November of this year. Skyline made a big impact when they premiered their preview at Comic Con and there was a lot of enthusiasm towards the project.
But Sony is alleging that Hydraulix used Sony proprietary equipment to make their human sucking alien invasion movie. Ya see, Hydraulix did the special effects for Sony’s pic too.
Obviously the timing looks suspicious since Sony said they had no clue Skyline existed until July… even though Greg Stause of Hydraulix said they pitched the movie to Sony last fall. Then sources say that no one showed Sony anything.
He said, she said. They said, they said. Here we go.
Hydraulix says the charges are merit-less and is only a ploy to delay the release of their alien invasion movie so it doesn’t open until after Sony’s alien invasion movie.
Doctor Who is considered the longest-running & most successful science fiction TV series in the world. When you’re at Comic Con, you can also see the popularity of the franchise. In one example, by the speed of which products were selling out from the BBC America booth at Comic Con 2010.
If you recall, I was living dangerously when I took the liberty of mixing the Star Wars and Green Lantern franchises in the following picture:
2010 Comic Con - A Storm Trooper recharges from the Green Lantern Battery
I thought I was out of control then, but I’ve taken this thematic entertainment approach a step farther, using the Sonic Screwdriver that Doctor Who uses.
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War Machine shows how he gets the edge on his enemies
When attending the 2010 Comic Con, or any convention for that matter, one will find themselves surrounded by passionate fans. Some of those fans like to attire themselves in something from a fantasy movie, from their favorite Anime series or action hero.
Babes of Comic Con 2010 - Machete Girls
Admittedly, I appreciate a costume that someone has put some time and effort into. From my standpoint, it would seem that the ladies either have it easier than guys do, or put a bit more time into their ensemble. Hence, I just might seem biased towards whom I may have taken pictures of but I tried… really, I did!
Without further adieu:
The Babes of Comic Con 2010:
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I do not know who she was representing & I kind of didn’t care!
“The synopsis of Thor is that the powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.”
Thor is directed by Kenneth Branagh (Sleuth, The Magic Flute, Listening are his most recent directorial credits). I’d be hesitant about an actor taking on the director’s chair, but Jon Favreau has taught me to just sit tight and wait.
The screenplay writers are Ashley Miller and Don Payne. Ashley has some fantastic sci fi TV on her resume, with Fringe, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles & Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda.
Don Payne has worked on The Simpsons (TV) and 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. He better be good at what he does because the news is that he’s the screenplay writer for the upcoming LOBO movie, if that ever gets put in the can! (Now that… I am looking (hoping) forward to.)
Kevin Feige is the producer (Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Incredible Hulk & Hulk, Spider-Man franchise movies & his future production plate has Captain America, The Avengers & Runaways).
Paul Rubnell is editor for this project. His resume has Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Public Enemies, Hancock, Transformers and many more great hits on it.
Ah, but the cast of Thor is what will help convey script and direction onto to the editor’s chopping block or into the finished product!
The cast includes
Chris Hemsworth (Thor),
Natalie Portman (Jane Foster),
Kat Dennings (Darcy),
Anthony Hopkins (Odin),
Idris Elba (Heimdall),
Tom Hiddleston is Loki and of cource, the ever venerable
Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson from S.H.I.E.L.D..
That poor guy gets shot at by everything!
I guess after looking this over, I’m thinking that this movie shouldn’t suck!
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This is a 5-minute movie trailer that debuted at Comic Con 2010. It pretty much gives up everything there is to give up about the movie but then again, the story of Thor is not a new one as many have been reading the Marvel comic books with Thor for years.
“For a crazy, homeless person, he’s pretty cut.”
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*There’s a good chance this video will be pulled, so I apologize for the confusion… some sites have had it pulled, others have not. I have a consolation image or two at the end of this article.
I’m not a Thor fan, but I am a Marvel fan. It’s a pretty fun 5 minutes and I feel like I’ve seen the entire movie already but that’s O.K.! I’d see it to support Marvel Entertainment, plus I would love to see how they’ve interpreted Thor to the big screen, beyond what I’ve seen here.
Also keep in mind that as in every single other Marvel Entertainment production that is leading up to The Avengers movie, you know, just know there is going to be a scene after the credits of this movie that will tease us with another tiny little puzzle piece for The Avengers.
Thor is scheduled to be in theaters on May 6th, 2011.
Chris Hemsworth
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Agent Coulson is one brave mother ****er, that’s for sure…
THOR - The Destroyer
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It's about to hit the fan! The Destroyer lights up in Thor
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In the worst case scenario and I have to pull everything, below is my consolation – consolation prize! Marvel had the set for the throne in Asgard moved to Comic Con 2010. They were giving convention goers a chance to have their pics taken in it and I grabbed proof that Cobra Commander has high aspirations!
He’s looking pretty triumphant here!
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But things are definitely looking up now!
That’s all I have for now… in an upcoming future post, I have photographic evidence of how Cobra Commander was able to take the throne of Asgard!
The actual set for THOR - The Throne of Asgard at Comic Con 2010
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Double PS: If the trailer is gone, let me give a shout out to someone who’s transcribed the trailer from Comic Con, if you are so inclined: Teaser-Trailer.
[ footnote: the date on this promo art is from 2009... it's an old image. This is not the actual premiere date for the 2010 season!!! ]
The following is the teaser trailer for the upcoming 1/2 season of CAPRICA that they played at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con event last weekend.
It looks exciting… but then if they are only showing us the only action from the upcoming season, then I’m not holding my breath. I can only hope that they’ve taken the cue from fans and ramped up a bit more action than they had in the last 1/2 season.
I’m not sure, but I think there might be some spoilery things in the vid… you’ve been warned.
There were a few panels that many were waiting to see during the 2010 Comic Con weekend. One was the Entertainment Weekly’s The Visionaries panel that included both (and only) Joss Whedon & J.J. Abrams. Another one was The Avengers panel at Comic Con and the 3rd one on my list was the Joss Whedon Experience Comic Con panel. Wow. That’s all I have to say! Overload, awesome and totally SHINY!
Comic Con’s Entertainment Weekly’s The Visionaries panel
In the panel that Joss and J.J. Abrams were a part of, the two of them saved us any potential fan-brain aneurysms because they’ve officially announced that they’re not working on anything together… I wonder what they would do if they did though? Or are they just redirecting us and they’re secretly working on something together? I’m going to have to take them for face value at their word.
But what they are working on is as follows -
Joss Whedon:
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Joss IS directing The Avengers movie. (Finally. The actual official announcement. Though it seemed a given, everyone was pretty much writing it as such, but it is cool that we can all let out our collective breath!) Joss directing The Avengers is huge. He’ll finally be on a huge movie project that is much bigger than his usual cult productions. And make no mistake by that phrase “cult productions,” it’s just that Joss’s products are rarely known by the regular movie consumer as I have found myself explaining his shows to too many people some days. So this is awesome news. Plus, I there are no episodes to re-order on him!
The Green Lantern movie is due out June 17th, 2011 but attendees of Comic Con 2010 got a sneak peek of some props and things from the movie! Check it out… Cinema Static on Brusimm lives dangerously and I cross up a few franchises in the last photo. (This won’t be the last time I cross up franchises from Comic Con!!! Keep you eyes peeled for a very exclusive & daring photo shoot later on this week!)
2010 Comic Con - Green Lantern movie props: Abin Sur
Attendees for The Vampire DiariesComic Con 2010 panel were Michael Trevino, Kevin Williamson, Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Julie Plec, Matt Davis and Steven R. McQueen.
Here are some of the news points from the Comic Con panel:
It is said that Jeremy will wake up… either alive or dead, but he’ll wake up.
Mrs. Lockwood will be interim mayor,
Taylor Kinney will play Tyler’s uncle and we learn about a Lockwood family curse.
In attendance at the Fringe Comic Con panel were Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Lance Reddick, Blair Brown and Jasika Nicole. There was more conjecture than dealing with news but here is what I have so far:
The upcoming season will be dealing with both universes and the different character evolutions between them.
On whether Walternate is evil, John Noble said that the alternate Walter is the Walter prior to his “Peter decision.” It’s not evil, it’s just choices.
An upcoming theme will be addressing the use of science for good or evil and can we play god or not.
The panel hedged on the question about if the team will determine if there’s a mole in their midst. (That’s going to drive me crazy!)
