Esquire writer Chris Jones tweeted some strange news about hanging out with Justin Timberlake at Comic-Con this past weekend. Apparently the Friends With Benefits star, whom Jones is profiling, donned a full-body costume and posed with unsuspecting attendees as if he were just another sweaty programmer from San Marcos. What costume did Timberlake wear? The answer will tinker with your childhood.
Movieline's Comic-Con cosplayer profile series began with Chef Vader, continued with the Halo Spartans, and alighted on a 9-year-old Hit Girl. Today, we meet a costumed Mortal Kombat-loving Con-goer from Tucson, Ariz. who crafted her own revealing outfit with just a few scant yards of fabric. Stuck at a railroad crossing just outside of the Convention Center -- standing next to her own personal Liu Kang -- she spoke with Movieline while hordes of badge holders waited to cross the tracks.
The Comic-Con crowd has always been good to Jon Favreau -- recall the splash he made here in 2007 with Iron Man, a geek director finding his people -- and charmingly (or cunningly, but mostly charmingly) Favreau knows it. So even without a panel to present at Comic-Con this year, he brought his latest film, the sci-fi Western Cowboys & Aliens, to San Diego in a big way: By hosting an enormous premiere filled with cast, crew, hundreds of fans, and a rousing, touching speech that seemed to genuinely come from the heart.
Saturday was the third day of Comic-Con and judging from the photographic evidence presented ahead, the most star-studded from a geek standpoint. After all, not only were acclaimed directors Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola on hand, but so too were James Bond (Daniel Craig), Indiana Jones and Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Superman (Henry Cavill) and Elvira (Elvira herself). Click through for the nerdy glitz and glamour.
In order to catch Stephen Dorff and Nick Swardson during Comic-Con, Movieline had to brave the converted parking lot Camp Playboy, an artificial turf-lined space where dozens of scantily clad Playboy model types (day players, mostly) flitted about during our chat about Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, in which Swardson plays the world's unlikeliest porn star. In other words: The perfect setting.
When Movieline grabbed a few minutes with star Aziz Ansari at Comic-Con to discuss his upcoming comedy 30 Minutes or Less (more to come), the Parks & Recreation funny man described the two-man comedy he's developing with Funny People director Judd Apatow. Hit the jump to hear more about Spacemen.
As part of our continuing Comic-Con coverage this year, Movieline is profiling some of the most elaborate cosplayers roaming the San Diego Convention Center halls. Yesterday's subjects were a heavily armed duo seeking directions; today's profilee had a guide -- in the form of her father as the DIY superhero Kick-Ass. Read on for an introduction to one of Comic-Con's youngest (and shyest) cosplayers.
If you couldn't make Comic-Con this year, don't worry: Movieline will be faithfully live-blogging each day's major panels from Hall H, updating with footage highlights, breaking announcements, and celebrity appearances. Saturday, Day 3, begins with Twixt panel and continues with Immortals, Knights of Badassdom and Snow White and the Huntsman. Are you ready?
Movieline caught up with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon in San Diego, where he made his first Comic-Con appearance, joining stars including Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner in debuting two revealing clips from the November release. But what parts of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (The wedding! The honeymoon! Imprinting!) will Condon fight to keep secret until the film lands in theaters?
Speaking of The Lizard making a splash at Comic-Con, The Wrap reports that Amazing Spider-Man star Rhys Ifans was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery in San Diego. Ifans, who portrays Dr. Curt Conners a/k/a The Lizard, was on hand among cast and filmmakers yesterday to debut footage in Hall H; apparently, the incident occurred when Ifans "shov[ed] a female security guard" and "insulted" the U.S. prior to the panel.
One of the highlights of yesterday's Comic-Con events was definitely the panel for the Amazing Spider-Man, where director Marc Webb and stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans took the eager fans on an emotional Hall H journey. There was laughter, there were almost tears and there was terrifying footage of The Lizard. In cased you missed it, check out the highlights below.
Thousands of fanboys (and girls) travel to Comic-Con each year to breathe the same air as their pop culture heroes, even if that means spending all day with 7,000 strangers in a San Diego Convention Center auditorium. The crowding was worth it though for anyone in yesterday's phenomenal Tintin panel -- where Steven Spielberg broke news of Jurassic Park 4 and offered inspirational wisdom to his audience -- especially for one lucky fan who was spontaneously welcomed onstage by the great filmmaker. Let's relive the adorable moment.
While Danny McBride couldn't make yesterday's 30 Minutes or Less panel at Comic-Con because he was busy filming Eastbound & Down, the actor did send a personalized video message. And not just the standard, "Sorry I couldn't be there" business but a hilariously profane shout-out during which he ridiculed his cast and crew, praised his own performance and shocked the families sitting inside Hall H with some Kenny Powers-style language. Take a look at the transcript below.
Edward and Bella weren't at Comic-Con on Friday, but, for geeks, an even better couple made an appearance: Tintin co-masterminds Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. Elsewhere, John Cusack, Colin Farrell, Tom Hardy, and the cast of The Amazing Spider-Man lent their charms to Hall H, along with William Shatner. And, seriously: would it even be Comic-Con without Captain Kirk? Click ahead for day two in pictures.
Fun factoid, children of the '90s: Did you know that film franchises like X-Men, Fantastic Four, and the Spider-Man movies sprang from the same creative force as some of your favorite childhood toys? Movieline caught up with Marvel Studios founder (and producer of the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man, Ghost Rider 2, and The Avengers) in San Diego where the veteran film exec revisited his past as a toy inventor extraordinaire.
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