fan conventions

New shots from The Expendables plus Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Steve Austin and Terry Crews to invade San Diego Comic-Con 2010

Thursday, July 22nd, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Steve Austin and Terry Crews will participate in a panel to discuss The Expendables inside of Hall H at 4:45-5:45pm. Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Steve Austin and Terry Crews will also participate in a signing at the Lionsgate booth #3729 on Friday, July 23rd on the ….

Movie-Con returns to Blighty

BFI presents Movie-Con III from Friday August 13th through Sunday August 15th at the BFI Southbank in London. Empire Magazine has announced that, due to high demand, Movie-Con III Weekend Passes have now sold out. However, you still have a chance to get tickets for the exclusive preview screenings yet to be announced during the ….

Cult Cinema Icons Roger Corman, Piranha & Gremlins director Joe Dante, and actor Sig Haig landing at San Diego Comic-Con 2010

The Shout Factory will be putting the “cult” back in cult cinema, as they bring iconic figures from the era of grindhouse theaters and Saturday morning cartoons to San Diego Comic-Con. At 11:00 AM on Friday, July 23rd, meet legendary filmmakers Roger Corman, Julie Corman and Joe Dante (the original Piranha, Gremlins, Trailers from Hell) ….

Exclusive footage from Saw VII 3-D: The Traps Come Alive to premiere at Comic-Con 2010

The evening of Friday, July 23rd, the cast and filmmakers from Saw VII 3-D: The Traps Come Alive, will present exclusive footage from the film and talk with fans during a Q&A session. Details have not been confirmed on the time and attendees, so stay tuned on that. In the meantime, here is the official ….

Salute to Supernatural Convention comes to New York area

The Salute to Supernatural Convention Comes to New York Area from July 9 to 11, 2010. Fans will come together to celebrate the cult TV series Supernatural when Creation Entertainment brings an unforgettable weekend called The Salute to Supernatural Convention to the Hilton Parsippany Hotel, located at 1 Hilton Court in Parsippany, New Jersey. Throughout ….

Tron: Legacy banners preview San Diego Comic-Con

The organizing committee for San Diego Comic-Con International posted these striking banners for Disney’s Tron: Legacy, which are now up throughout the downtown “Gaslamp” area, heralding Comic-Con 2010. San Diego Comic-Con 2010 takes place from July 22-25, 2010. Tron: Legacy hits theaters on December 17, 2010. Click on the thumbnails below to see them full ….

Spartacus: Blood and Sand stars to invade San Diego Comic-Con 2010

I guess this will be my first official Comic-Con 2010 post. Starz announced that Spartacus: Blood and Sand stars Andy Whitfield (who plays Spartacus), Lucy Lawless (Lucretia), John Hannah (Batiatus), Viva Bianca (Ilythia), along with executive producer and head writer Steven S. DeKnight will appear on a panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July ….

OnyxCon 2 coming this August

OnyxCon is a comic convention celebrating the very best of the impact, contributions, and presence of the African Diaspora in popular arts, including comics, video games, science fiction, fantasy, horror children’s books, animation and more. OnyxCon will promote, showcase, educate, and entertain all fans of the Sequential Arts and related media by showcasing creators of ….

Patrick Stewart joins Linda Hamilton, Bruce Campbell and William Shatner at Wizard World

Patrick Stewart, known to fans as “Professor Charles Xavier” in the X-Men film series and “Captain Jean-Luc Picard” on Tv’s Star Trek: The Next Generation, will be attending the Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, which runs from June 11-13, 2010 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Stewart joins Linda Hamilton, Bruce Campbell, William Shatner, James Marsters ….

Super Size Me creator to shoot feature film during next San Diego Comic-Con

San Diego Comic-Con is fast approaching, and a documentary on THE pop culture fandom fest is also landing at the S.D. Convention Center this summer. HeatVisionBlog reports that filmmaker Morgan Spurlock – creator of the cult food doc. Super Size Me, along with Joss Whedon, Ain’t It Cool News founder Harry Knowles, producers Thomas Tull ….

Stan Lee to be guest of honor at Rock’n Comic-Con

FAME LA and Animation Ink announce the Los Angeles Rock’n Comic-Con 2010 at the Pasadena Convention Center which supports the Arts, in Animation, Music & the Film Industries and their creative talents. Animation Ink announces featured Guest of Honor, legendary Marvel Comics Creator Stan “The Man” Lee. Stan is the creator and/or co-creator of many ….