By Katie Bain and Thomas Leupp, Hollywood.com Staff
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Once dismissed as a creepy haven for maladjusted basement dwellers, the annual San Diego Comic-Con has evolved into a star-studded showcase for Hollywood’s most anticipated upcoming movies.
New Moon, Iron Man 2 and Avatar are just a few of the major releases that will have a presence at this year’s event, which runs from July 23-26. And we’ll be there for it all, joining with our partners at Spill.com to provide live coverage of all things movie-related. In the meantime, prepare yourself for the madness with our handy Comic-Con 2009 Preview ...
Avatar
Until now, Fox has been frustratingly stingy with the details on James Cameron’s massively-budgeted (rumored at upward of $240 million) return to sci-fi. We do know that it’s a deep-space epic about a disabled war veteran who is sent to establish a human settlement on a distant planet, only to instead find himself aligning with the planet's indigenous population. The Titanic director, in his characteristically humble style, has promised no less than a complete reinvention of the moviegoing experience.
What to Expect at Comic-Con: Look for Comic-Con to be Avatar’s coming-out party. Cameron’s attendance has been confirmed, and he’ll be bringing with him some as-yet-unseen footage to debut – in 3-D, no less.
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