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London Bridge Is Falling Down With Movie Con III
1 year ago
All that is Empire (records, film, magazine, interwebs) and BFI (British Film Institute) are doing it again to bring back Movie Con III. This three day convention at Southbank, London brings all things movie related under one roof to exploit top secret projects, expand upcoming films, and bring More >
Surreal Comic-Con Illustrated Sucker Punch Character Posters Released!
1 year ago
Comic-Con had these posters featured by artist Alex Pardee for the movie Sucker Punch during the convention weekend. Warner Brothers, however, has just released these six images. The artwork really has that fairy-tale design down and is preserving the mood and feel of the movie. You can check out More >
Tekken X Street Fighter Face Off at GamesCom in Germany
1 year ago
Thursday, August 19, 2010, will be a day of reckoning. Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada and Street Fighter series producer Yoshinoro Ono will battle it out at the GamesCom, Europe’s biggest video game convention in Germany.
According to Namco Bandai, “Harada vs. Ono” is going to be a bout More >
First Anime-Inspired Pre-Paid Debit Cards Announced
1 year ago
Are you a big fan of anime? Do you have a Credit Card or a Debit Card? Funimation has announced it has partnered up with Plastyc Inc. to create five special anime-themed prepaid Visa Debit Cards for your everyday use. The goal is being able to get your favorite anime/characters on your very own More >
Comic-Con 2010: Green Lantern Suit is Still a Work in Progress
1 year ago
This is probably the best news to come out of the Green Lantern’s Comic-Con Panel. The suit that was featured earlier this month in Entertainment Weekly is not the final product that will appear in the film. Director Martin Campbell confirmed that the costume is still not finished. Which is why More >
It’s Hammer Time! Thor Comic-Con Trailer
1 year ago
Ok, so Marvel Studios has been taking down the Thor Comic-Con trailer left and right, but hopefully this one lasts a bit longer. Running at around 5 and a half minutes, this trailer has gotten me all excited for Chris Hemsworth as Thor. He’s got the build, height, long blond hair and dreamy blue More >
New Hulk, Mark Ruffalo, Feels Like Rockstar But Sad for Norton
1 year ago
Out with the Norton, and in with the Ruffalo. Mark Ruffalo’s entry into the Marvel movie universe at Comic-Con had to be the biggest Avengers news since the whole fallout between Marvel Studios and Edward Norton. I wonder if Edward Norton was among the crowd. Entertainment Weekly talked to Mark at More >
Hawaii Five-0: “I got lei’d at Comic-Con 2010”
1 year ago
Another fan favorite from Comic-Con 2010 was the Hawaii Five-0 panel. Fans of sci-fi series Battle Star Galactica were eager to see Grace Park who joined the cast of the Hawaii Five-O reboot. Most people know her as Lt. Sharon “Boomer” Valerii from the BSG series. In Hawaii Five-0 she will be More >
Comic-Con 2010: 4 New Killer Green Lantern Posters
1 year ago
Four new awesome Green Lantern posters were unveiled at Comic-Con last weekend. The posters show glimpse of Mark Strong as Sinestro and Peter Sarsgaard as Hector Hammond. The 4 posters when combined together recite the Green Lantern Oath, “In Brightest Day, In Blackest Night. No Evil Shall Escape More >
Zack Snyder’s New Sucker Punch Trailer Mixes Sky Captain and Samurai Mini Guns
1 year ago
Wee doggy, look what Mr. Snyder brought to my dinner table. It’s the footage that was shown at Comic-Con, now available in Quicktime format here or check out the video below. Be prepared to be unprepared!
Also be sure to check out our Sucker Punch gallery More >
SDCC 10: EA Gives Fans a Taste of Dragon Age II
1 year ago
EA and BioWare setup a little area in the Hilton near San Diego Comic-Con that allowed fans and guests to test out Dragon Age II, the sequel to the first Dragon Age: Origins, before the media. When entering the hotel, we were first greeted by a Dragon statue. Since it was a private demonstration, More >
The Cosplaying Babes of Comic-Con International 2010
1 year ago
Attention all fanboys! The moment of truth is here. Your dreams of the beautiful ladies (and lads) dressing up as your favorite characters have come into fruition with cosplayers like Morrigan, Padme, Slave Leia and Wonder Woman just to name a few. We present to you the beauties of San Diego More >
Comic-Con 10: Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch Shows Sexy Posters and Bunny Mech Statues
1 year ago
Warner Bros. has announced a new movie by Zack Snyder, Sucker Punch, during Comic-Con. This will be Zack Snyder’s first movie original, which he co-wrote with Steve Shibuya. The story follows a young girl named Baby Doll who is trying to cope with an evil stepfather and escape lobotomy at a mental More >
Comic-Con 2010: Harry Potter Fan Stabs Con Attendee
1 year ago
Well this is definitely a first for Comic-Con. I’ve been to a few in the past and I’ve never heard any violence happening at the con, let alone a fight breaking out. So what exactly happened?. After the Resident Evil: Afterlife panel, a man in a Harry Potter t-shirt got into an argument with More >
Comic-Con 2010: Ladies and Gentlemen, the Cast of the AVENGERS
1 year ago
Quite possibly one of the greatest photo ops in all movie history, the cast of the Avengers assembled on stage for a surprise appearance at the end of the Thor and Captain America Panel. Never before in movie history have individual franchise been created for the sole purpose to bring them More >
Comic-Con 2010: Geeks Strike Back – Nerds Foil Religious Protest
1 year ago
Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church went to Comic-Con with one thing in mind, to show the wayward souls of Comic-Con that “God Hates Nerds.” The church had highly publicized their intentions to the media leading into Comic-Con. When they finally arrived they were shocked by the More >
Sweet Deadly Turpentine: Free Marvel Motion Comics on iTunes!
1 year ago
Minus the Sweet Deadly Turpentine, HIGHLY DO NOT SUGGEST, Marvel is offering, for a limited time, select comic downloads for free to celebrate Comic-Con San Diego!!
Get Free Motion Comics for free on iTunes Now! Download the first episodes of Astonishing X-Men: Gifted and Spider-Woman: Agent of More >
Comic-Con 2010: Dexter Panel and a NEW Season 5 Trailer
1 year ago
Probably one of the more highly anticipated panels of this years’ Comic-Con was Showtime’s hit series Dexter. Last season’s finale left many fans stunned and wanting more. The cast and crew sat down and talked to fans about what they can expect to be in store for Dexter next season. Many fans More >
Red Trailer Shows Us Bullet vs. Rocket from Comic-Con
1 year ago
Here comes the trailer featured at Comic-Con for Red, a story that sounds awfully familiar to the likes of A-Team, Losers, and the Bourne series, but with old timers. Frank (Bruce Willis), Joe (Morgan Freeman), Marvin (John Malkovich) and Victoria (Helen Mirren) are retired CIA agents who have More >
Comic-Con 2010: 3 New Awesome CHUCK Posters
1 year ago
Back in May it was announced that CHUCK would return for another season full season of hijinks and spy stuff. SAVE CHUCK, HACK NIELSON! NBC pulled out 3 new posters for Comic-Con and one of them is a homage to the 80′s classic War-Games with Matthew Broderick. The other 2 are the winner and More >
Comic-Con 2010: TRON: Legacy Panel
1 year ago
First big panel of this year’s San Diego Comic-Con 2010 was TRON: Legacy. There has been a lot of hype through viral marketing that has created some serious buzz for this film. Many of the original cast talked about how much the technology has differed since the original film 25 years ago. One More >
Just What is Mega Man Universe?
1 year ago
Last week during Evo 2010, Tekken 6, creator Katsuhiro Harada called out Yoshinori Ono on his tweets announcing a new game. Ono not spilling the beans on any of the information, finally released a trailer for Capcom’s next title Mega Man Universe. I was hoping it would be a new Darkstalkers game, More >
Darth Vader Banned from Star Wars Events
1 year ago
Say it ain’t so Dave Prowse! It looks like there’s trouble brewing in the Star Wars universe. Dave Prowse, the body actor behind Darth Vader in the Star Wars original series, has been informed that he can no longer step foot in any Lucas Film associated events.
From Dave Prowse’s Darth Vader More >
MAX Event Featuring Erina Mano, Animaid Cafe & X-Japan
1 year ago
As a fun alternative to the hectic anime lifestyle, MAX has already made its mark on fans despite being a one day only event. July 1st was a full day of events inside, while having entertainments on the outside. Special guests such as many of the Power Ranger television series actors and More >
AX2010: May’n and Nakajima Concert with Yoko Kanno as Surprise Guest
1 year ago
Out of all the events and panels that took place at Anime Expo 2010, May’n and Megumi’s spectacular concert on July 2nd was by far the one I was looking forward to the most. Thankfully, it was everything I had dreamed about and even more. Honestly, I was just happy with this and nothing else at More >
