Comic Con International: San Diego (San Diego Comic Con)

I had technical issues with the phone yesterday, so I wasn’t able to publish some of the photos I took of Robert Downey Jr., Hayao Miyazaki, Cameron Diaz, directors Peter Jackson & James Cameron, Rachel McAdams and a bunch of others. I’ll do that when I return. Jerry got some one-on-one interviews as well, so ….

While sitting on a panel promoting Shane Acker’s upcoming animated ‘stitch-punk’ epic 9, which he produced with Tim Burton, Timor Bakmemenkov, when asked about the sequel to Wanted, confirmed that James McAvoy will indeed be returning for the sequel, which he says is scheduled to begin lensing in a few months. He made another very ….

Toy Story 3 will be released on June 18, 2010, will Michael Keaton as a new addition, playing the voice of Ken (as in Barbie’s Ken). Prior to that release, Disney Pixar will re-elease Toy Story 1 and 2 as a double feature in 3D, in October 2009. Then on Valentine’s Day 2010, the Oscar-nominated ….

First… Robert Englund will not be making a cameo in the new A Nightmare on Elm St., according to producer Brad Fuller. Now, onto the panel. First up was footage from Spike Jonze’s long-delayed Where the Wild Things Are. There were 6 or 7 extended scenes, which look very true to the original childrens’ book. ….

Topped off an amazing Thursday, with back-to-back screenings of the animated Green Lantern: First Flight and Michael Dougherty’s cult Halloween horror Trick ‘R’ Treat. While Green Lantern certainly matched the level of animation quality of the previous DC animated feature films, it didn’t have the depth of story of past efforts, particularly Wonder Woman, the ….

Terry Gilliam is talking about his film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, and in response to a question about his next project, he confirmed that he has gotten back film rights to Don Quixoti, and has rewritten the original script and is currently seeking financing.

The Avatar panel and footage just finished. It’s clear Cameron’s looking to raise the bar yet again with the affects and artistry presented on screen. I’ll talk more about this soon. Zoe Saldana, Jim Cameron, Sigourney Weaver and other cast members discussed their preparation and roles in the sci-fi epic. Producer Jon Landau made a ….

Tron 2 has an official title: TRON LEGACY. Jeff Bridges, the rest of the cast, and the director Joe Kosinsky, just showed an extended 3D clip from the film.

Only about 1 minute clip just shown from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, but Tim Burton compensates by shocking everyone with DEPP. Girls are screaming so loud, I can’t hear my keystrokes.