“The Walking Dead Escape: San Diego” To Recreate Apocalypse In Petco Park

News about what to expect at the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con in July is slowly trickling out, but one event has just been announced that may set the tone for the entire show. Robert Kirkman, writer of The Walking Dead and head of Skybound Entertainment, recently announced plans for The Walking Dead Escape San Diego, an ambitious and epic zombie-themed obstacle and survival course held at Petco Park near the San Diego Convention Center. You heard that right. Zombies in a baseball stadium. Sound awesome enough for you? Hit the jump for more details.

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“Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope” Morgan Spurlock Interview

The San Diego Comic-Con is one of the largest pop culture gatherings that any one person can experience. For four days, the sunny city of San Diego is populated by Spider-Man fans, Doctor Who followers, Cosplayers, and everything else geek. But there are some elements not known to those who attend the Con with one goal in mind. There are the comic book buyers, the costumers, the collectors, the job seekers, and many more. These are the people who go under the radar of the general spectators, and in Morgan Spurlock’s newest documentary Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, the day in the life of those who you might not notice are documented. Hit the jump to read more. [Read more...]

MovieViral Comic-Con Giveaway!

This year at Comic-Con, studios were a bit stingy on their giveaways, but we did manage to get some swag. At 4:30 PM Pacific Time today we will be giving said swag away on Twitter. Read more and see photos after the break.
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Comic-Con 2011: “Fright Night” Press Conference

Our last press event for Comic-Con was the Fright Night press conference, which included stars Colin Farrell (before he had to leave for the Total Recall panel), Anton Yelchin, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Imogen Poots, Chris Sarandon, writer Marti Noxon, and director Craig Gillespie. Listen to the press conference after the break.
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Comic-Con 2011: “Spider-Man” Press Conference

On Friday, the cast and crew of The Amazing Spider-Man sat down for a press conference at Comic-Con. In attendance was producers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach, Spidey himself Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone (who plays Gwen Stacy), director Marc Webb, and Rhys Ifans (before his incident). Listen in to the press conference after the break.
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Comic-Con 2011: “Tin Tin” Panel Video With Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson

One of my favorite panels this weekend at Comic-Con was the Hall H presentation of The Adventures of Tin Tin, which was on Friday. Director Steven Spielberg made his first appearance ever at the convention, and producer Peter Jackson made a surprise appearance. Watch the videos of the panel after the break.

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Comic-Con 2011: “30 Minutes or Less” Roundtable

On Friday, I had to opportunity to participate in a roundtable interview with some of the cast and crew of the upcoming comedy 30 Minutes or Less. First up was actors Aziz Ansari and Michael Peña, then Nick Swardson and director Ruben Fleischer. Listen in after the break.

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Comic-Con 2011: Roundtable with Robert Rodriguez

After Robert Rodriguez had his Comic-Con panel to talk about his new Quick Draw Productions, he sat down for a roundtable interview to go into more specifics on what the company is for, as well as to talk about his other upcoming projects. Leslie Sobon, VP of global product and outbound marketing of AMD, was there as well, since the computer hardware company has partnered with Rodriguez and his production company. Listen in to the interview after the break.
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Comic-Con 2011: Roundtable With Matt Nix, Bruce Campbell, and Sarah Shahi

The USA Network had a solid presence at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, and I had a chance to do a roundtable interview with Burn Notice creator and executive producer Matt Nix, geek legend Bruce Campbell (who plays Sam on Burn Notice), and the beautiful Fairly Legal star Sarah Shahi. Listen in after the break.
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Comic-Con 2011: Saturday Blog

Saturday was my last day at Comic-Con, and I spent it almost entirely in Hall H. Check out my reactions the panels and more after the break.
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