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SDCC 2010: AMC’s ‘Walking Dead’ Impresses

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 11:11 PM PDT

We here at Geeks of Doom are all pretty big fans of Robert Kirkman's comic series The Walking Dead from Image Comics, and needless to say we've all been looking forward to the upcoming series that will air on AMC, premiering in October during their Horrorfest line of movies.

Friday's Walking Dead panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con brought with it our first look at the series, and let me say that it is looking spectacular. The series, masterminded by writer/director Frank Darabont (The Green Mile, The Fog, and a little movie called The Shawshank Redemption) and produced by Gale Anne Hurd (The Terminator, Aliens), follows Frank Grimes as he wakes up from a gun shot wound to find that he's slept through the zombie apocalypse and must find his wife and son. Kirkman, Darabont, and Hurd were all on hand to give some details about the show [...]

SDCC 2010: ‘Skyline’ Panel

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:46 PM PDT

What drew me to the Skyline panel today at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con was curiosity out of the sheer lack of information about this film beforehand. Press had been notoriously tight-lipped on it up until now, which may have been an (effective, in my case) hype-building tactic.

The rough gist of the film is it's an attempt to create a large-scale alien invasion film on a completely independent budget. From the footage I saw, which included many generic shots of glowing lights descending upon the oft-abused Los Angeles, the execution is similar to Cloverfield or the upcoming Battle: Los Angeles (which the Strouse Brothers' FX house Hydraulx is also producing effects for) [...]

Brad Pitt Officially Attached To Star In Marc Forster’s ‘World War Z’

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 08:37 PM PDT

Back in 2008, a film adaptation of the zombie survival novel World War Z was quickly gaining steam. J. Michael Straczynski was writing the script and Marc Forster was brought on to direct with hopes of a release some time in 2010, which clearly has not worked out so well. The movie was also moving under Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment, and many rumors had Pitt set to star in the adaptation as well.

Now comes word out of the Comic Con scene that the movie is still very much happening, and Pitt has gone from rumored star to officially attached to star. MTV was able to talk to the novel's author and son of Mel Brooks, Max Brooks, who received a call sharing the good news with him.

The movie will take place a decade after a zombie infestation has occurred, and the story is told from the perspective of survivors of the event. [...]

CONFIRMED: Mark Ruffalo To Replace Edward Norton As The Hulk In ‘The Avengers’

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 07:23 PM PDT

Earlier this month news broke that Collateral and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind star Mark Ruffalo was in deep talks to take on the role of the Incredible Hulk in Marvel Studios' The Avengers. According to Deadline, this is now etched-in-stone confirmed.

The reports indicate that Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Marvel have reached an official deal and that Ruffalo is signed and sealed. This would set up a potentially exciting reveal tomorrow during the Marvel panel when the entire cast of The Avengers is expected to appear together.

For those who aren't aware, Edward Norton played the pre-Hulk Bruce Banner character in The Incredible Hulk, and many wanted him to return to the role again. Marvel, being aware of Norton's reputation as sometimes being difficult to work with, decided to go in another direction and bring someone new in. This didn't sit well with fans, but as a business it was a decision that had to be made. Norton is an immense talent, but he does have a history, so they either jumped in blindly with him and hoped for the best or cast a new name a la Don Cheadle to Terrence Howard in Iron Man 2. [...]

SDCC 2010: ‘Battle: Los Angeles’ Panel

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 06:49 PM PDT

If you haven't heard about a movie called Battle: Los Angeles, fear not: not a lot of people knew much about it going into Comic Con this year. During the panel for the movie, however, many quickly became more acquainted with it.

The real-life Battle of Los Angeles took place in 1942, a few months after the surprise Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor forced the United States to enter World War II. In the late hours of February 24, a light appeared in the skies over L.A. and many thought that it might be the Japanese making another attack. It was eventually realized that no one was attacking them, but some conspiracy theorist went on to call it an encounter with a UFO spacecraft. It was later determined to all be a big case of "war nerves," and that the "aircraft" was actually just a weather balloon...as most UFOs are dubbed.

Battle: Los Angeles is a movie that takes that situation and turns into an actual alien invasion on Los Angeles. The film will be presented in real-time from the perspectives of the Marines as the encounter and battle unfold. [...]

SDCC 2010: Barenaked Ladies Perform ‘Big Bang Theory’ Theme At Cast Panel

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 05:44 PM PDT

The cast of CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory were on hand to answer questions from uber geek-turned writer Wil Wheaton at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con.

The real surprise came as Wheaton announced that Barenaked Ladies would be performing the show's theme song along with over 4,000 in attendance who read from a lyric sheet passed out just prior to the panel starting.

I've managed to upload a video of the performance, but the rest of the panel will have to wait until I find better Internet. Check it the performance here below [...]

SDCC 2010: Visionaries Panel With Joss Whedon & J.J. Abrams

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 03:22 PM PDT

Yesterday during the Visionaries Panel at San Diego Comic Con '10, which featured two of the most popular names in geekdom today, Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams, Whedon confirmed that he was in fact directing The Avengers for Marvel. But that was just a small-but-crucial part of the panel worth specific mention, and I'm here to recap the rest of the panel here and now!

On Abrams' side of things, the big topic that he spoke about was he inspired by and collaborated with secret Steven Spielberg movie, Super 8. Along with discussing their big upcoming projects, the duo also discuss big current issues like 3D, where it's good and not good, and what they're doing that may or may not use it. They also get into internet-based content, TV shows, and briefly touch on previous and much-loved works like Lost, Dollhouse, Star Trek, and so on.

Keep on reading for the full recap. Be warned: this is incredibly long, but let's be fair, we all could listen to/read anything these two want to discuss about entertainment. [...]

SDCC 2010: ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’ Panel

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:42 PM PDT

Well as we all know 2010 San Diego Comic-Con is going on and one of the biggest movies of the summer Scott Pilgrim vs. The World had its panel yesterday in Hall H; the Geeks of Doom crew was there and had some cool things to report, along with tons of pictures, which you can see here below.

This was one of the best and most talked about panels at Comic-Con. The panel started with a video clip about the movie with footage and interviews with director Edgar Wright and actor Michael Cera and the rest of the cast.

Wright was the first to come out on stage and one of the first things he said was "It's hard to follow Stallone," referring to the fact that Stallone and the cast of The Expendables were the previous panel.

First out was Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O'Malley and they talked about how O'Malley never believed that his book would be this big. Wright further added that the movie would be released in "fabulous 2-D." [...]

SDCC 2010: Could ‘Tron Legacy’ Be The First Good 3D Film Post Avatar?

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 11:51 AM PDT

Tron: Legacy may be the first exception to the slew of recent big budget films released in 3D to yield a larger profit margin for studios.

The Disney feature was filmed using a newer generation of the Fusion Camera System developed by James Cameron for Avatar -- meaning the 3D elements were done during the filming and not in post-production like Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, and several others.

"The look of Tron is unique. That's one of the strongest things about it," said producer and director of the original Tron Steven Lisberger during a press conference at 2010 San Diego Comic-Con [...]

Disney Calls In The Pixar Masterminds To Advise ‘The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made’

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 11:44 AM PDT

It's no secret that Pixar Animation is the best thing going for The Walt Disney Company these days. The studio behind Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and Wall-E has yet to make a bad movie in their sixteen-year run, making it very obvious that these people know more about great filmmaking than most others combined.

Unsurprisingly, Disney has begun to utilize this asset of theirs when it comes to delivering good non-Pixar films. It began with Tron: Legacy when Pixar was brought in to help with some re-shoots, and now Disney is bringing them back in to help with another upcoming project: The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made.

What we know about the movie so far is that it's written by friends and Forgetting Sarah Marshall team Jason Segel and Nick Stoller, and that Flight of the Conchords co-creator James Bobin is directing. The movie is expected to revolve around the Muppets fighting to save their beloved theater. [...]

SDCC 2010: Preview Night Video Blog

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 10:47 AM PDT

Greetings all!

The Geeks of Doom crew is here in San Diego, CA, for the 2010 Comic-Con, and it's been a blast so far. Crazy, exhausting, overwhelming, but also amazing and fun.

Below is a video blog that Dave3, Guy Jen, and Henchman21 did on Wednesday night about their reactions to the Con's Preview Night (I was working the camera).

You can check out all the photos we took from the event here.

Yesterday, we posted a bunch of stories from the convention, so keep it here at Geeks of Doom because we'll have much, much more for you all weekend long! [...]

SDCC 2010: Summit Entertainment’s ‘Red’

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:47 AM PDT

Being familiar with the Warren Ellis original property, I was curious going into the panel for Summit Entertainment's Red to see how far the tone of the film was going to change from the dark, violent graphic novel to the lighter blackly comic adaptation.

Moderator Eric Mora, Editor in chief of IGN Movies, introduced original Red comic creator Warren Ellis, artist Cully Hammer, producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, and actors Karl Urban, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, and Bruce Willis to the panel.

Bruce Willis praised the work of his co-stars, Mirren noted that with her and Morgan Freeman that they had both "the Queen and God" in the film, as she sported a Harvey Pekar memorial sweater. Warren Ellis noted that his motivation for allowing his property to be adapted was "lots of money... I could buy most of you now." He wanted the producers to roll with the film in whatever direction they wanted [...]

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