‘Doctor Who’ Will Have Western-Themed Episode
Dean to Get Out of Purgatory in Season 8 of ‘Supernatural’
‘Glee’ Likely to Cover “Call Me Maybe”
Christopher Meloni Game for ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Series Finale
Peter Jackson Might Split Second ‘Hobbit’ into Two Films
Carrie Fisher Crashes ‘The Simpsons’ Panel
‘Once Upon a Time’: Captain Hook Coming to Storybrooke
Joss Whedon’s ‘Dr. Horrible’ will air on The CW; Sequel filming this summer
Joss Whedon still undecided on whether he will direct ‘Avengers 2’
‘Walking Dead’ Season 3 Will Premiere Sunday, Oct. 14 at 9 PM
Christopher Mintz-Plasse reveals ‘Kick-Ass 2’ will start shooting in September
‘Big Bang Theory’ gives audience member a trip to space
Mattel To Release New Line of ‘Watchmen’ Action Figures
‘Homeland’ Season 2 Trailer Debuts: Brody Gets Political, Carrie Recuperates
MTV renews ‘Teen Wolf’ for a 24-episode third season
‘Psych’: Christopher Lloyd to guest in ‘Clue’-style 100th episode
Godzilla: Surprise Visitor at WB’s Saturday Panel?
The 20 Best Bits of Movie News We Learned at SDCC
Comic-Con brought us a great deal of news in the realm of movies yet to come. From films being announced, footage on those we’ve been waiting for, and simply just reminders of how great our favorite actors are, here’s a look through twenty bits of exciting info that this year’s San Diego Comic-Con bestowed upon its adoring devotees.
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First Posters for ‘Man of Steel’ & ‘Godzilla,’ — ‘TDKR’ Goes Artsy
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” Wise words that are never more true than at Comic-Con, where movie studios hope to build the hype by introducing bits of their upcoming projects tio anxious crowds. While most of the footage that screens for SDCC-goers is exclusive to the convention (minus any bootlegs that make their way to YouTube for a split second), those who didn’t make it to San Diego aren’t left completely unserved.
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‘Sons of Anarchy’: Sex, Guns, Bikes, and Season 5 Details
Who better to ride off into the Comic-Con sunset with than the gang from Sons of Anarchy? With SoA creator Kurt Sutter and cast members Katey Sagal, Ron Perlman, Charlie Hunman, Dayton Callie, Theo Rossi, Ryan Hurst, Mark Boone Jr., Tommy Flanagan, Kim Coates, and Maggie Siff on hand, all talk turned to sex, guns, and bikes in Hall H on Sunday.
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‘Glee’ Widens its Net
Lima, New York, Los Angeles: this season they’ll be gleeking all over the country. At the Comic-Con panel for the show, we learned many things, but what was most noticeable is how the show is going to shift gears: half the cast will be living outside the lines of Lima, Ohio. And while everyone knew it was bound to happen, seeing it in action will most likely be a different story.
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‘Ant Man’ Test Footage Teases Comedy Action Adventure
There’s something about the realm of comic book movies that just begs for the spread of rumors. Beyond any other subculture, fans will spread hopeful gossip about their favorite serials and graphic novels taking form on the big screen. One of the most buzzed about unconfirmed projects, for quite some time now, has been a film adaptation of the Marvel Comic Ant Man, with a slew of creative forces (including director Edgar Wright) expressing interest in the prospect. Read more…
Marvel Announces ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Movie
Marvel Comics is huge on the idea of ragtag superhero teams. The Avengers is their big seller. Fantastic Four is getting a reboot. X-Men is a cinematic mainstay. And now, the big screen is giving life to a lesser known Marvel troupe: Guardians of the Galaxy. Read more…
‘Pacific Rim’ Wows With Insane Monster vs. Robot Footage
We’ve seen people fight aliens, aliens fight monsters, robots fight people, and just about every other combination imaginable. But somehow, even a tale as traditional as people and robots fighting alien monsters seems unique when handled by the creative mind of Guillermo del Toro. The director took his forthcoming sci-fi adventure Pacific Rim to this year’s Comic-Con, debuting some of the first footage of the film. Read more…
‘Django Unchained’ Shows Off Bloody Fun with Oscar Potential
The “D” might be silent, but the crowd could be heard for miles when Quentin Tarantino let loose with new footage from his forthcoming Western Django Unchained. The latest adage from the twisted genius who brought the world Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, and Inglourious Basterds takes his first foray into the pre-1900s with Django, a film about a freed American slave (Jamie Foxx) who sets out to rescue his wife from a sociopathic plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio in a villainous turn). Read more…
‘The Vampire Diaries’ Panel: Best Bites
With a fourth season on the way, stars like Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder, and an ever growing population of fans, The Vampire Diaries broke out as one of Comic-Con’s most biting panels of 2012. The cast and creative team assembled to offer a Q&A to the CW series’ devoted fans, delving into the engrossing characters and fascinating world the show has built, as well as what we’re bound to see in The Vampire Diaries’ future. Read more…
Matt Damon Kicks Sci-Fi Ass in First Elysium Footage
Three years ago, District 9 premiered at San Diego Comic-Con. The sci-fi film from first-time director Neill Blomkamp blew people away — and it continued to all the way to the Oscars. Now he’s back with Elysium, another sci-fi flick with overt political and social themes. Read more…
‘The Walking Dead’ Season 3 Trailer and Release Date — VIDEO
It may be Friday the 13th, but the date on everyone’s lips at Comic-Con’s panel for The Walking Dead was October 14, 2012. That’s when the eagerly anticipated Season 3 for the terrifying AMC series will return, at 9 PM ET. But to whet all our appetites for braaaaaains, the cast and crew on the panel debuted the official Comic-Con Season 3 trailer. Read more…
‘Game of Thrones’ Welcomes New Cast Members to Season 3
One of the most sought after panels at the Con is, of course, HBO’s Game of Thrones. The panel, along with AMC’s The Walking Dead that preceded it, had fans lined up in an almost futile line that wrapped around the bay front. Those inside, however, were treated to a conversation with author and executive producer George R.R. Martin and members of the cast. Read more…
Godzilla Returns! First Look at the New Creature Design
Following their massive Pacific Rim debut, a new monsters vs. robots adventure, the WB panel revealed something not on the schedule. A short bit of footage played without introduction… The short trailer begins with a cool Japanese logo treatment of the WB/Legendary logo. Fade up on a destroyed city. People dead everywhere. A derailed train. A skycraper completely broken through. Read more…
‘Once Upon a Time’ Season 2 Details Have Fans Hook-ed
Once upon a time there was a Once Upon a Time panel at the 2012 Comic-Con in which exciting new details about the upcoming season of the hit ABC series. Read more…
‘Legend of Korra’ Panel Reveals Book 2: Spirit Details
Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra, a sequel series of the animated phenomenon Avatar: The Last Airbender, concluded its first season a few weeks ago and from the get go of the twelve-episode run, solidified itself as one of the best half hour shows on television.
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‘Spartacus’ Final Season Trailer Debuts
Strapping on their sandals one last time, the cast (including leading man Liam McIntyre) and creative team behind the Starz series Spartacus were on hand at Comic-Con on Friday, July 13 to debut the trailer of the show’s third and final season.
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‘Breaking Bad’ in German Subtitles and “Magnets, Bitch!”
For fans of the show Breaking Bad, their Comic-Con panel was a last-chance to get a bit more information and insight into the end of one of the most acclaimed and riveting shows on television.Read more…
‘Resident Evil: Retribution’ Footage Teases the Film’s Epic Conclusion
A Comic-Con without a Resident Evil movie is like a Christmas without Santa Claus. Things just aren’t the same when star Milla Jovovich isn’t up on the big screen in Hall H, her alter ego Alice gunning down killer mutants. Thankfully, after a year off (2010 sported Resident Evil: Afterlife), Jovovich, her husband Paul W.S. Anderson and the rest of the gang are back with Resident Evil: Retribution.
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Marvel’s Short ‘Item 47’ Delivers Comic Book Comedy
What is Marvel’s Item 47? For fans, it’s a missing weapon, a potential thread to one of the biggest movies of the year. For Marvel, it’s a great exercise in the potential of their brand.
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‘Community’ Future: Spacetime Conventions, Romance, and Floorgasms — VIDEO
Community is all about taking the good with the bad — that’s what you get from a show about seven people forming friendships to make up for the emptiness and turmoil elsewhere in their lives. The San Diego Comic-Con panel for Community certainly reflected the bittersweet nature of the series, as it opened with a music-backed montage of some of the highlights from the spectacular Season 3, and a reminder that the series will be taking a new slot on Friday nights from here on out.
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‘Firefly’ 10th Anniversary — What We Learned
Oh, Firefly. Has it really been ten years? After the success of Buffy and Angel, which both had lengthy runs and continue to live on in other mediums, Joss Whedon turned his sights to the old west. Of space, that is. Firefly took the model of classic TV Westerns and put it on a spaceship, the other end of the attitude spectrum from sci-fi staples like Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica.
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‘Dexter’ Gang Explains How the Tables Have Turned
If there was any doubt that the seventh season of Dexter was going to be a big one, they were put to rest at the Comic-Con panel tonight. Lucky for you, Hollywood.com’s own Shaunna Murphy was on the scene to get all the killer details. Fans were treated to several exclusive insights on where the show takes our beloved serial killer, his lovelorn step-sister Deb, and his toddler son Harrison. It should go without saying that major spoilers are awaiting you if you choose to read on!
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‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Footage Packs Non-Stop Video Game Jokes
After the debut of the first footage from Wreck-It Ralph at San Diego Comic-Con, the possibility of a great video game movie are finally upon us.If you’re like me and were born any time after the invention of Pong, you probably have a bit of gaming experience in your history.
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Stephenie Meyer’s ‘The Host’ Footage — Nicholas Sparks with Aliens?
At the tail end of Comic-Con’s Twilight panel, author Stephenie Meyer revealed a special surprise: the first footage from the upcoming The Host adaptation. The footage was sparse and quick, but it did give clues to the feel of the movie.
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‘Expendables 2’: Schwarzenegger Needs to Return to Comedy
The Expendables 2 panel at San Diego Comic-Con featured a snippet of new footage from the anticipated, a clip of Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger storming an airport and blasting away handfuls of goons led by the slimy Jean-Claude Van Damme. The footage was absolutely ridiculous in the best of ways (even sporting a random cutaway to Chuck Norris accompanied by the Ennio Morricone whistle), but walking away from the action movie, there was only one thought on my mind: we need another Schwrazenegger comedy.
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Disney Surprises With ‘Lone Ranger’ Footage
Disney delivered a surprise when Comic-Con attendees were treated to a sudden sneak peek at the footage from The Lone Ranger, and we caught every second of it. The first look compiled footage from the movie that’s, amazingly, still in production.
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‘Frankenweenie’ Pays Homage to Classic Horror Films in New Trailer — VIDEO
It’s no secret that Tim Burton is a fan of all things classic and horror. His films have always had that element in them–whether literal or implied. And with the newest trailer unveiled at Comic-Con for Frankenweenie, he takes it one step further with an adorably whimsical take on those old films. It’s a perfect match–the horror of reanimating the dead, coupled with the storyline of man’s best friend.
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‘OZ, the Great and Powerful’ Footage Overflows With Imagination
Let’s all agree: the 1939 film The Wizard of OZ is a classic. The film’s fantastical backdrop, the memorable songs, and the vivid use of Technicolor swirled together like magic, amounting to a piece of cinematic art that’s one of the more “perfect” movies in existence.
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‘Wilfred’ Isn’t Real? Say It Ain’t So!
When I spoke to Wilfred star Jason Gann last month, he told me that he likes to subscribe to the belief that the lovable-ish pup is some sort of magical creature — not a figment of Ryan’s (Elijah Wood) depressed, pot-filled imagination. Well, director Randall Einhorn majorly disagrees.
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‘Dredd 3D’ Early Review — Dirty, Seething and Bloody as Hell
I haven’t seen a movie like Dredd in a long time. So, no surprise that it kicked off and wowed audiences on the first night of San Diego Comic-Con. A reimagining of the 2000 AD label comic book that inspired Judge Dredd, the 1994 Sylvester Stallone action flick that took sci-fi wackiness to new heights, Dredd scales back on the futuristic elements and puts an emphasis on the brutality in store for the Judge’s criminal victims.
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Why ‘Expendables 2’ Should Take a Lesson from ‘The Avengers’
At last year’s Comic-Con, one of the highlights was clearly The Avengers panel. As each of the actors was paraded out on the stage, it was our first glimpse of the team; the culmination of the studio’s four preceding years of work.
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Burning Movie Questions for Comic-Con 2012!
Packed into four epic days, San Diego Comic-Con is the ultimate haven for all things pop culture. The convention center is a sprawling stew of comic books, animation, movies, TV and anything that could be loosely wiggled under the entertainment banner. While there is plenty to find in the nooks and crannies of the convention, Hollywood parades its biggest and best material in Hall H, the mecca of movie previews.
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Burning TV Questions for Comic-Con 2012!
From what we hear, San Diego’s Comic-Con used to be all about comic books and movies —what a strange, novel idea! While comic classics and big-screen adventures are still a major part of the convention, SDCC can now be viewed as a litmus test for television’s growing popularity.
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Who Will Star in ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot?
One of the earliest announcements to come out of this year’s San Diego Comic-Con is, appropriately, tied to a Marvel Comics superhero movie: Twentieth Century Fox has announced that a Fantastic Four reboot will be handled by director Josh Trank. It is an unusual turn for Marvel to opt for a greenhorn like Trank, whose only directorial feature to date is this year’s Chronicle.
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Lionsgate TV To Produce ‘Alice In Wonderland’ Graphic Novel Adaptation
Get ready to tumble headfirst back into Wonderland. Lionsgate TV, the studio behind Weeds and Mad Men, announced at Comic-Con that they had just won the bidding war for the rights to Zenescope’s Wonderland graphic novel trilogy.
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Inside Tim Burton’s ‘Frankenweenie’ Art Exhibit — PICS
There’s always going to be something fascinating when it comes to Tim Burton, whether he’s building new worlds or reviving old ones. In his upcoming stop-motion animation film Frankenweenie, Burton does both. Based on a short he created at the beginning of his career, the eccentric writer/director pays homage to the classic horror story Frankenstein, while bringing the black and white horror riff to new life (pun wildly intended.)
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Comic-Con’s Biggest Disappointments in History
Hype is the name of the game at Comic-Con. For fans, it’s an early taste of what they’ll see in theaters in a few months, a year, or even more. For studios, it’s a hopes of planting a seed that will keep people talking until a movie’s release. Put a trailer online, someone convinces themselves whether they’re “in” or not based on their crappy computer screen.
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‘Revolution’: Better Than Lost?
If there was any doubt that the seventh season of Dexter was going to be a big one, they were put to rest at the Comic-Con panel tonight. Lucky for you, Hollywood.com’s own Shaunna Murphy was on the scene to get all the killer details.
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CW’s ‘Cult’ Will Ruin Your Life In The Best Possible Way
Are you so obsessed with your favorite show you could recall miniscule details from three seasons ago at will? Do you seek out an exact replica of something your favorite character wore in a pivotal scene from a Season 2 finale? Do you work iconic or sage quotes into your everyday conversation?
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The CW’s ‘Arrow’ Shoots For Thrills, Mystery, Biceps
It’s the age-old story: troubled playboy billionaire becomes self-made crime fighter after a traumatic incident. But the heroic protagonist at the center of the CW’s new action series Arrow bears little resemblance to a certain caped crusader that you may be thinking of. For one thing, this one wears a hood. And it’s green.
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‘Twilight’ Fan Killed Outside Comic-Con, Summit Responds
A tragic piece of news hit San Diego Comic-Con when a fan was struck and killed by a car on Tuesday morning. UT San Diego reports that the 53-year-old woman was in town to attend the 2012 event, specifically to attend a panel for the upcoming film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2.
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‘The Following’ Brings Meaty, Genuine Thrills
We’re going to have to include a disclaimer before we get on to the well-deserved heaps of praise for Kevin Williamson‘s mid-season Fox pilot The Following: Hollywood.com fully realizes that this show isn’t for everyone. It’s violent and disturbing, and it explores topics that many people won’t want to dive into after a long, hard day at work, or a long, hard day of excruciating unemployment.
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‘666 Park Avenue’ Has Everything… Literally
In the wake of critical and ratings successes like The Walking Dead and American Horror Story, television is taking note: horror is hot. And it’s no wonder a big network like ABC decided to dip its toe into the creepy genre with 666 Park Avenue, but I’m not sure anyone was prepared for them to dive in head-first.
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Stunts to Top at Comic-Con 2012
Now that mainstream culture has finally come to admit that being nerdy is way better than whatever it was doing before (probably something with sports, or speed metal… who knows), this year’s Comic-Con might be among the biggest in the institution’s history.
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Joss Whedon to Stan Lee: Comic-Con’s Famous Fans
You may find no more profound connection in your life than that with your fellow nerd. Someone who can appreciate your encyclopedic knowledge of all things geeky in entertainment, acknowledges the mutual understanding that nerds will never be cool cool, and, of course, a shared distaste for natural sunlight. So it’s no surprise that San Diego Comic-Con, now in its 42nd year, has become the ultimate bonding experience for pop culture poindexters.
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Comic-Con 2012: We’ll Be There — And Live Tweeting!
Comic-Con may seem to be already in full swing (just look at all the headlines!) but the annual geeks-and-celebs convention doesn’t get under way in earnest until Thursday. And we’ll be there, posting all the buzzy news and exclusive interviews you can handle — and much more — on our Comic-Con hub!
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Comic-Con 2012: Official Lineup Highlights!
With the official announcement of Sunday’s activities, San Diego Comic-Con finally has its full line-up. And boy oh boy is it ever chock-a-block with things to do. For those not easily overwhelmed, we’ve broken down the highlights that will no doubt bring in tons of spoilers, revelations, exclusives, and news about our favorite television shows and movies.
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‘Attack the Show’ Host Candace Bailey’s Insider Perspective
“It’s my favorite time of the year!” Attack of the Show! host Candace Bailey gushes about Comic-Con. “I mean, it’s so chaotic, and you don’t get a lot of sleep, but it’s so much fun.” The 22-year-old Nickelodeon star-turned-actress — who is best known for her role as Skylar on Jericho — tells Hollywood.com what it’s like to experience pop culture’s biggest circus.
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New ‘Hobbit’ Poster Forecasts a Lot More Walking
If there was ever a man born to wear a very long beard, it was Sir Ian McKellen. Peter Jackson, the man well-known for his epic “walking around New Zealand Middle Earth” films, debuted the poster for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on his Facebook account yesterday.
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New ‘Expendables 2’ Poster Goes Grindhouse
In anticipation of a chat with several stars of The Expendables 2, Lionsgate has unveiled a cool new poster that imagines the sequel as a soon-to-premiere-at-a-grindhouse-theater B-movie. tar/co-writer Sylvester Stallone is front and center, with the poster grimed-up for effect.
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‘Cleveland Show’ Illustrates Nicki Minaj and Kanye West
We’ve seen Kanye West animated for The Cleveland Show before, but now it looks like he’ll be getting some company as some of the rap world’s biggest stars — including Nicki Minaj, ?uestlove, Will.i.Am and Bruno Mars — will join him for the season premiere.
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Christopher Nolan Has ‘No Involvement’ with ‘Justice League’
Christopher Nolan, the helmer of this generation’s iconic Batman trilogy
(Batman Begins
,The Dark Knight,The Dark Knight Rises), and producer on the forthcoming Superman film Man of Steel, might be the most monumental creative cinematic force in accordance with DC Comics today, but the director has no interest in pursuing these heroes further for a Justice League movie.
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‘Man of Steel’: Superman Will Hit Screens in IMAX 3D
The rebooted Superman epic,
Man of Steel
, was originally slated for a December 2012 release date, only to see itself pushed (faster than a speeding bullet) to June 14, 2013. There were a number of reasons: minor reshoots, avoiding Peter Jackson‘s
The Hobbit
, securing prime Summer real estate — plenty of factors that any blockbuster faces.
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‘Kick-Ass’: Comic-Con’s Non-Superhero Movie Superhero Movie
This year is arguably the biggest for superhero cinema since the inception of the genre. Not only did we finally get
The Avengers
, the film for which nearly the entirety of Marvel’s four-year film slate was a precursor, but we’re also getting the epic conclusion to Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy with
The Dark Knight Rises
.
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‘Walking Dead’ Comic-Con Poster Elects New Characters
If you’ve come this far, it can only be assumed that you’re part of the pro-
Walking Dead
camp. Those who think Season 2 exhibited terrific growth, an outstanding depiction of human desperation and some delightfully absurd Philadelphia accents are more than likely geared up for the upcoming season, which is set to bring on some of the most highly anticipated characters from Robert Kirkman’s comic book series: notably, Michonne and the Governor.
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Comic-Con 2012: The Most Anticipated Panels
Sifting through the selection of panels locked and loaded for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con is helpful whether you’ll actually be at the convention or not. If you’re there, great! You can have a plan for four days of absolute madness. If not, no worries! Plenty of eyes (including two from Hollywood.com) will be on hand to report live — you just need to figure out what to keep your own eye on.
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The Future of Marvel Movies Looks Absolutely Insane
The country is right on the coattails of a time honored national tradition — a yearly festivity so beloved that it inspires a misty eye and the musing on exactly what it means to be an American. You know, San Diego Comic-Con.
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‘Django Unchained’ International Trailer: Bigger & Bloodier!
If you thought Quentin Tarantino was going soft in his later years with the lack of blood and gore in the US trailer for
Django Unchained
trailer, think again.
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8 New ‘Breaking Dawn Part 2’ Images to Sink Your Teeth Into
Now that the first official trailer for
Twilight
‘s final installment
Breaking Dawn Part 2
has been released, Twi-hards worldwide are ready and willing to sink their teeth into practically any vampire knowledge they can get their hands on.
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‘Vampire Diaries’ Pushed to Mid-October
The CW announced its fall 2012 lineup today, which shows that all of their shows will premiere throughout the month of October — including fan-favorite
The Vampire Diaries
, which does not premiere until October 11.
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New ‘Expendables 2’ Trailer: Explosions!
Crash! Bang! Boom! Hey, Look — somebody got all those middle-aged former action dudes together again! The new trailer for
The Expendables 2
is out, and characters with the ridiculous names Yin Yang (seriously, dudes?), Lee Christmas, Hale Caesar, and Toll Road are back again.
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‘Game of Thrones’ Removes Bush’s Head from the Stake
After a year filled with dead horses and
Girls
/
Newsroom
vitriol, the last thing HBO needed was a minor political scandal.
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‘Breaking Bad’: What are Walt and Jesse Up To? — EXCLUSIVE PICS
When
Breaking Bad
returns to AMC for its fifth season on July 15, fans will find out exactly what the next chapter has in store for Walter White (Bryan Cranston).
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‘Total Recall’: The New Trailer vs. the Schwarzenegger Version
When it comes to movie remakes, it’s natural to draw comparisons between the new incarnation and the original. But sometimes, the movies just make it way too easy.
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‘True Blood’ Faces Life and Death — CLIPS
From the looks of two new clips from the upcoming episode of
True Blood
, the next hour of the series really seems to be focusing on the dichotomy between life and death.
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‘Glee’ Graduates Set to Return, But How’s That Going to Work?
Gleeks everywhere panicked (or something less dramatic) when rumors started flying about losing our favorite McKinley High glee club members after the graduation-themed finale. How will the show work without them?
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