This just in from the reportedly outgoing Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh, answering questions at Relativity Media's panel at Comic-Con: "Matt Damon is apparently as discreet as a 14-year-old girl. I had this drunk conversation with him while shooting Contagion and four days later, I read about it in the paper. And he read it verbatim. [...] Nobody in this economy wants to hear about someone quitting a good job. That kind of got blown out of proportion. And that's Matt's fault." Aha! Cue "Blamin' Damon" headlines in 3... 2... (And check out all of Movieline's Comic-Con 2011 coverage here.)
Some fairly big news dropped by first-time Comic-Con'er Steven Spielberg during the panel for The Adventures of Tintin moments ago: there's a writer for Jurassic Park 4, and he or she is working on a script treatment. "Hopefully we will make Jurassic Park 4 in the next two to three years." Sounds good, Steve! Meanwhile, head over to Movieline's day two Hall H liveblog for all your Tintin-related needs.
Yesterday in San Diego, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon mysteriously hinted that Stephenie Meyer could have more Twilight spin-offs left in her. Movieline caught up with Condon for a chat overlooking the Convention Center (full interview to come) and asked him to clarify: Is Stephenie Meyer planning to write more Twilight stories?
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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 subject was a Homeland Security employee dressed as Chef Vader, and this morning's profilees are two dramatically costumed Halo Spartans, who Movieline found asking for directions at a Mrs. Fields stand outside of Ballroom 20.
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As if you couldn't tell, Comic-Con fever has infected Movieline HQ worse than whatever Gwyenth Paltrow has in the trailer for Contagion. Only, instead of being fatal, Comic-Con fever is pretty awesome and totally nerdy in the best way possible. Of course, if you're not at 'Con, you could be feeling left out of the fun -- and that's why Movieline is here to help. Ahead, five options to bring the festival to your own home this weekend.
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There's a reason you don't know much about Prometheus, the Ridley Scott sci-fi project that was originally conceived as a prequel to Alien: the director doesn't want you assuming anything about the movie before sitting down in theaters next June. Even so, Fox began promoting the 2012 blockbuster at yesterday's Comic-Con with a press conference and panel featuring Scott, screenwriter Damon Lindelof and stars Charlize Theron and Noomi Rapace. (Both Scott and Rapace appeared via satellite) So, just how do you promote a movie without giving away even the most minor plot details? Very, very carefully. Even so, Movieline managed to gather nine new bits of information about Prometheus, the most secretive project since Super 8.
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As soon as Robert Rodriguez took the stage at Comic-Con's Hall H on Thursday afternoon, he teased a "bunch of big announcements," the biggest of which being a sequel to his 2005 crime thriller Sin City. The director said that Frank Miller has already written the script for the sequel, which will be shot in 3-D and "could be shot as early as this year." The second biggest announcement was that Rodriguez is planning a big screen project based on Heavy Metal magazine. For more coverage of this panel, visit Movieline's Hall H Thursday live-blog here.
Be still, my Nicolas Winding Refn-loving heart! The redband trailer for the Ryan Gosling-starrer Drive that debuted today at Comic-Con has hit the web, providing a taste of the taut, gorgeous crime thriller-romance that Refn co-panelist Guillermo del Toro went bananas over today in Hall H. Do yourself a favor and watch this, already!
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Movieline will be live-blogging each day's major panels from Hall H at Comic-Con, updating with footage highlights, breaking announcements, and celebrity appearances throughout each day. Thursday, Day 1, begins with the highly anticipated Breaking Dawn panel, continues with FilmDistrict's Don't Be Afraid of the Dark and Drive, Fox's Rise of the Planet of the Apes, In Time, and Prometheus, and more. Join us!
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In David R. Ellis's Shark Night 3D, American Idol star-turned-actress Katharine McPhee plays Beth, a "tough chick party girl" who, with a group of fellow co-eds, heads to a summer beach house one weekend only to find the waters infested with hungry, deadly sharks. It's scary stuff, she and Ellis, say, but don't go in expecting the usual boobs 'n' blood exploitation-fest.
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In between the panels, parties and press conferences at this year's Comic-Con, Movieline will also be recognizing the most elaborately costumed cosplayers roaming Hall H. Today meet veteran Comic-Con-er Michael Olsen, who flew into San Diego from Des Moines with a Star Wars-themed get-up so impressive that he had barely walked through the convention center doors before being surrounded by fans wanting photos of him. Not that he wasn't expecting that kind of attention... he had come with a stack of special event business cards.
Movieline stole a few minutes from the Star Wars-loving government employee to talk about his costume.
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The cast of Shark Night 3D helped kick off this year's Comic-Con convention with an appropriately campy cocktail party last night in the parking lot of PETCO stadium. There, nestled somewhere between a mechanical shark and a "Bite Booth" (where fans could pose for photo-shopped shark attack pictures), the horror film's star Sara Paxton, met with Movieline to chat about her maiden Comic-Con voyage and being temporarily blinded on the set of Shark Night 3D.
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Comic-Con 2011 kicks off today with Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 1, with stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner and more cast joining director Bill Condon in San Diego. Follow along and refresh for updates as they happen from the morning press conference, scheduled to start at 9 am PT!
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If you were hoping to see some hairy-footed Middle-earth action at Comic-Con this weekend, some distressing news: Peter Jackson and The Hobbit won't make an appearance at the pop culture mecca because -- in the director's words -- it's "too early." Jackson took to Facebook to make the disappointing announcement, but like any good geek icon, he offered some consolation: another production video! Click through for Jackson's Facebook post and the clip.
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With vampires, superheroes, and, um, Oscar winners galore, this year's Comic-Con is shaping up to be a memorable one for geeks of every stripe. Movieline's own Jen Yamato and Julie Miller will be reporting from the ground in San Diego starting tomorrow to bring you the biggest news, footage reports, and sightings from the annual pop culture fest. And what are we looking forward to most? Hit the jump for 10 of the biggest film-related Comic-Con highlights to keep on your radar.
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