Saturday morning was a lot more packed than the day before. We lined up at 8:20 for the room where the Heroes panel was to be held at 12:45. The line was really long, and yet people continued to stream past us to line up for another hour. This room held 4500 people.
First up in the room was the pilot of The Bionic Woman followed by Q&A with the cast and creators. Mike surprisingly didn't like the show, but I'll give it a shot. It has potential and the cast is good.
The Heroes panel was definitely the most fun panel of all. The cast is amazing and gets along so well and is always funny. And there was some man-on-man action which also always seems to happen with this cast. Everyone (everyone who was still alive in the finale) was there, except for the dude who plays D.L. So I'm guessing he's a goner. They were all so appreciative of the fans, since the show debuted at Comic-Con last year and really took off because of the buzz from it. They showed a brief montage of scenes from Season 2.
Here's the Heroes scoop. There will be a Heroes video game. Heroes: Origins will be 6 self-contained episodes focusing on a new hero per episode. It will debut at the end of April. Kevin Smith will be the writer and director of the first episode. He showed up and surprised the cast - apparently his deal was signed very recently. New characters on the regular Heroes show will be Maya (played by the hot chick who was A.J.'s girlfriend on The Sopranos) and Monica, a flood survivor from New Orleans (the actress wasn't named).
After that panel, we headed back to Hall H for the movie studio presentations. First up: Disney. For those interested in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, the director and star were live via satellite from Prague and some crew were present in San Diego. They plan to do movies of all 7 books and release them every May. They showed scenes from this new one, along with very early CGI stuff. I'm not into these movies, but it was still cool to see it. They showed the National Treasure 2 trailer and what can I say, it looks awesome! I love that cornball movie. Harvey Keitel, Helen Mirren, and Ed Harris are in it.
Disney/Pixar presented Wall.E. I love Pixar and this movie looks adorable. It's about the last robot left on Earth. It's amazing how they can give a robot a personality. It will be interesting because there isn't much dialogue, just robot sounds. But I'll bet they pull it off. The Sound Editor was there with a soundboard and demonstrated all the effects. The director said there would be a live action element, but wasn't specific. We saw drawings, test animation, and an almost-finished scene.
Next up: Marvel Studios. The Incredible Hulk started filming two weeks ago. Ed Norton and Liv Tyler were on the panel. They said the movie would be the beginning of a whole new Hulk saga, and more like the TV show. Ed Norton wrote the screenplay, which I didn't know. They showed a picture of the Hulk concept. It's totally CGI, but better than the Green Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man from the other Hulk movie. They plan to use Ed Norton to create the Hulk, so I'm thinking performance capture like Gollum. Hopefully it will look realistic. Iron Man finished filming a month ago. Jon Favreau (skinny again!), Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Robert Downey, Jr. were on the panel. They showed some kickass footage - this is going to be a great movie. There are lots of practical effects, making it pretty realistic. The crowd demanded to see the footage again. Also, Stan Lee joined the panel. That man is a god at Comic-Con.
Finally: the Sony panel. Resident Evil: Extinction is bloody zombie action. I haven't seen those movies. Milla Jovovich was very pregnant. The panel for 30 Days of Night included Sam Raimi, Ben Foster, and Josh Hartnett. It's another snowy graphic novel, this time with vampires. The clips were scary and gory, but I don't know that I'm going to run out and see it.
Superbad was, of course, a hysterical panel. Judd Apatow, Seth Rogan, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse (that would be McLovin) were in attendance. Random hilarity ensued. The clips were painfully funny. My stomach hurt afterward. They also showed the first 6 minutes of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story starring John C. Reilly and Jenna Fischer. It was a straight-up parody of Walk the Line where Johnny Cash's brother dies and it was freaking hysterical.
Comic-Con was crazy fun. We got in at 1 AM this morning after a flight delay, but the trip was so worth it. We're in the airport last night looking at our pictures going, wow, the place was packed, this was a hectic trip. And then we said, Can't wait to do it next year - and for all 4 days. So I'll be booking my hotel shortly and heading out to San Diego again in a year!!!
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