Summit Entertainment has announced that the studio will present The Twilight Saga: New Moon at the San Diego Comic-Con:
On Thursday, July 23, Summit Entertainment will hold a panel for THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. Come see our stars and exclusive new footage for THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON — there may be even be a surprise or two in store!
Opening in theaters on November 20, the Chris Weitz-directed sequel stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Edi Gathegi, Rachelle Lafevre, Billy Burke, Charlie Bewley, Jamie Campbell Bower, Daniel Cudmore, Christopher Heyerdahl, Dakota Fanning, Cameron Bright, Noot Seer, Michael Sheen, Graham Greene and Tinsel Korey.
People who haven’t been to Comic-Con often think it’s just for comic enthusiasts. The Comic-Con has panels of the stars and makers of upcoming Sci-Fi and Action movies, as well as Sci-Fi television shows, old and new and returning favorites. Clips of upcoming films and television shows are previewed. There is a huge hall full of booths advertising the aforementioned, and handing out lots of awesome free things and booths selling a myriad of items including collectibles, photos of your favorite stars, t-shirts and more! Fans abound, dressed in their favorite costumes and makeup, despite the warmth of summer days in San Diego. You also never know when a star might put in an unexpected appearance somewhere, or you might even literally bump into one at the main hall!
A few tips for the newcomers: Some of the really popular shows can have people lining up hours in advance and winding around outside, so bring a ballcap and sunscreen just in case. They do sell refreshments, but they can get pricey, so bring your own food and drinks with a screw-on cap. Depending on what’s going on, (panels, autograph signings, etc) the crowds can be formidable and children could be easily lost. I’d advise getting a babysitter and leaving the kids at home, but if not, take preventative measures, arrange a meeting place, have cell phones or some communication devices, and keep those kids close. And have an awesome time!
The panel for the hugely popular offshoot series Stargate Atlantis included stars Joe Flanigan, Robert Picardo, and Jewel Staite, along with executive producer Brad Wright and VP of Sci-Fi programming Chris Sanagustin.This panel had a very relaxed attitude with Robert Picardo commenting on the character Woolsey, how the character in the beginning was very timid and did a lot of number crunching. And now he’s been placed in charge of Atlantis and really stepped up.
Joe Flanigan commented he thought Tayla was hot and wished Shepphard could have a thing with Tayla, although that seemed unlikely as she just had a baby on the show.
Jewel Staite, a fairly recent addition to the show, said she is really enjoying her role. She previously starred in the show Firefly and the movie adaptation Serenity. She said to prepare for every Firefly show the prop guy would show her a box of tool props, and he would tell her to pick one and go pretend to fix something somewhere. This got pretty tiresome and her role on Stargate Atlantis has much more variety and substance. She also laughingly stated she hated the famous ruffled dress from Firefly.
Promoting the full-length feature Stargate Continuum, this star-studded panel included director Martin Wood, executive producer and writer Brad Wright, and most of the cast: Amanda Tapping, Richard Dean Anderson, Ben Browder, Michael Shanks, and Christopher Judge. Asked what they had been doing since the Stargate SG-1 series ended, Amanda Tapping expounded some on her online project called Sanctuary, recently made for syndication on the Sci-Fi channel, and Michael Shanks dropped that he would be making a surprise guest appearance on the new season of 24.Christopher Judge commented that it had been great working on the movie and having the old cast back together again, although some of the cast live within several blocks of eachother, and he and Michael Shanks often went out together with their wives.
When asked what they liked about filming Continuum the cast all agreed it was a great movie and loved filming in Antarctica, and had a great time together.
Richard Dean Anderson managed to inject more than a little humor into the panel with his off-beat comments and behavior. He also said that he really enjoyed the “frozen poo” of Antarctica, as the weather was so cold.
Amanda Tapping commented that after she and Ben Browder walked for awhile for a shot on the tundra for the movie, they had to stop and make snow angels, giggling like little kids.
The highly anticipated next movie in the Terminator franchise is apparently a “reboot” of the series, a word that’s been bandied around a lot for remade or re-started movies at this years Comic-Con. That is to say, this Terminator is set in an alternate future where Judgement Day has already happened, and John Connor has to come in and save the day somehow, again. The few panelists there did their best to expound on how cool the many different robots in this new movie would be, and how they would focus much more on the villainous Skynet mastermind. I’m actually leery of the idea of a “reboot” of these movies, but with Christian Bale starring as John Connor, perhaps it won’t be a Judgement Day for the entire Terminator franchise.
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