WonderCon 2011: “Cowboys & Aliens” Panel Video and Footage Reaction Dan Koelsch, April 3, 2011 The first and easily most anticipated panel of Saturday here at WonderCon was the panel for Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens. Favreau and co-writer/co-producer Roberto Orci were in attendance and we got to see some revealing footage from the film. See the panel for yourself and get our take on the footage after the break. Favreau and Orci talked mostly about trying to keep control over the genre and not make it too hammy with such a high concept premise. The movie is about aliens attacking and kidnapping people from a small town in the Old West, and Daniel Craig plays an outlaw with amnesia who has a device on his wrist that is the only viable defense against this enemy. The idea was to make a serious Western and to let the comedy come naturally from reactions of the characters to this extraordinary event. The footage screened seemed to mirror that sentiment, but believe me, this looks to be a balls-to-the-wall action flick as well, from cowboys jumping on space aircraft to people being snatched by tentacles from the sky. The fight sequences looked great against the New Mexico landscape, and we even got to see a glimpse of one of the aliens, something no one else will see until the movie is released. I like the mystery of Craig’s identity and connection to the aliens, as well as hints to co-star Olivia Wilde’s role in it all. Harrison Ford plays a colonel who has to reluctantly team up with Craig’ character to ward off the aliens. The bits we saw of them together promise a strong chemistry that should add some good character to the film. Cowboys & Aliens opens in glorious 2D on July 29th. Comic-Con Conventions Events Cowboys and AliensWondercon
Can You Survive ZomBcon, The World’s First Zombie Convention? April 6, 2011While I was on the floor at WonderCon this weekend, I came across a table that pretty much blew my mind. As a fan of Zombies, I was fascinated by what is being called “ZomBcon”, a convention for zombie enthusiasts. Learn more about this event after the break. Read More
Marvel’s “Captain America” To Debut At Comic-Con July 18, 2011San Diego Comic-Con is just two days away (if you count preview night), so some of the outside events are just now getting finalized and announced. We already knew that Marvel would be having a strong presence at the convention considering The Avengers opens next May and Captain America: The… Read More
Comic-Con: ‘2012’ Viral during Comic-Con ’09 July 17, 2009June 6, 2010Soren Ulfert, Communications Director a the Institution for Human Continuity, updated his Twitter saying: Will you be at Comic-Con? The IHC is running a special event to select a few IHC Ambassadors. Follow us @TheIHC for updates. This is the second confirmed viral that will take place during Comic-Con, the… Read More