By Sandra Kraisirideja
Comic-Con offers so many options over a four-day period that it’s nearly impossible to choose what to attend and invariably there are panels and presentations that overlap.
Due to its democratic nature, even press members have a difficult a time when it comes to deciding what panels to attend. On top of that there [...]
Date: April 3, 2010
Location: Moscone Center South, San Francisco, CA
Player(s): Sam Bayer, director; cast members Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, and Thomas Dekker
Backstory: It’s been over 25 years since “A Nightmare on Elm Street” introduced a new horror icon to teen audiences. Freddy Kreuger represented a new kind of villain as [...]
Date: January 16, 2010
Location: The Langham Huntington Hotel, Pasadena, CA
Player(s): Adam Scott (Henry Pollard) and producer; Ken Marino (Ron McDonald); Megan Mullally (Lydia Dunree); Ryan Hansen (Kyle DeBeers); Martin Starr (Roman DeBeers); Rob Thomas and John Enbom, creators and executive producers
Backstory: The cast and creators of “Party Down” share what’s in store for season two, [...]
Date: April 3, 2010
Location: Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA
Player(s): John Romita Jr., Jane Goldman, Aaron Johnson, Clark Duke. Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Chloe Moretz.
Backstory: On the second day of WonderCon the cast of “Kick-Ass” gathered before their late afternoon panel in a room behind . At the same time Christopher Nolan was making a surprise appearance [...]
Date: April 2, 2010
Location: AMC Metreon San Francisco
Player(s): Ali Larter, Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson. Click HERE to listen to the introduction of the trailer and the audience Q & A that followed.
Backstory: Friday night at WonderCon attendees had a choice between a TRON viral event at the Embarcadero or seeing the premiere of [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja
Upcoming releases from Disney and Warner Bros. are expected to draw big audiences to the Esplanade Ballroom at WonderCon on Saturday. Disney’s panel will feature clips from “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and “Toy Story 3.” Cast members and filmmakers tentatively scheduled to appear in support of their [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja
ShoWest honored Pixar Animation Studios today with the Big Ten Award for its distinction of releasing 10 blockbusters in a row. The category was created especially for the company and was presented to John Lasseter by Tim Warner, president and COO of Cinemark.
Lasseter thanked the theater owners for being an integral part of [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja
It’s opening day of the ShoWest Trade Show and there were a few interesting toys and concession products of note.
Coca-Cola had a steady crowd in front of its futuristic drink dispenser, which allows users to select one of hundreds of possible flavors from its line of soft drinks. In the mood for Cherry [...]
Date: March 15, 2010
Location: Bellagio Hotel
Player(s): Joel Edgerton and Claire van der Bloom
Backstory: Apparition hosted a swanky cocktail party high above the Las Vegas strip on behalf of “The Square,” written by Joel Edgerton and directed by his brother, Nash. “The Square” is the first feature from the Australian brothers and has been getting positive [...]
ShoWest has named Jaden Smith ShoWest Breakthrough Male Star of the Year, it was announced today by Robert Sunshine, managing director of the event, which will be held March 15-18, in Las Vegas. Smith will be presented with the ShoWest Breakthrough Male Star of the Year Award on March 17, at Bally’s and Paris Las [...]