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His wife Maggie Gyllenhaal dated Batman (and Two-Face!) in The Dark Knight, and Peter Sarsgaard follows her lead into superhero movie waters, playing the villain Hector Hammond in Green Lantern. “Now I guess its my turn, although I didn’t do … Continue reading
We’ve talked with Mark Strong about his role as Sinestro in Green Lantern before, but now at least we know a little bit about what he’s going to look like: pink skin, yellow eyes and a thin David Niven mustache, … Continue reading
Lately, Blake Lively is finding herself a long way from Manhattan’s Upper East Side, her usual stomping grounds on the CW hit Gossip Girl. In the superhero flick Green Lantern, Lively plays Carol Ferris, a businesswoman in the aircraft industy … Continue reading
When Ryan Reynolds took the stage for Green Lantern at Comic-Con last week, he seemed a comfortable sort in front of 6,500 fans. However, now that he’s back in New Orleans filming next summer’s big comic book movie, he’s also … Continue reading
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Alternate worlds are going to be an even larger aspect of the Fox sci-fi series Fringe when the show returns for a third season on Sept. 23. That means playing a totally different character for most of the cast, including … Continue reading
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Remember the old TRON figures back in the early 1980s? For as high-end as the movie was in the Reagan era, they did leave a lot to be desired. It turns out, though, they’ve gotten better over the years, as … Continue reading
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The upcoming TRON: Legacy was one of the big hits of Comic-Con last week, and Disney had many aspects of the film for fans to consume, from footage to toys to the very cool Flynn’s Arcade, a fully functioning arcade … Continue reading
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Say what you will about its lack of “geek cred,” Glee has an overabundance of Gleek cred, filling the impressive Ballroom 20 on the last day of Comic-Con yesterday. Last year, the event was the start of an impressive viewer … Continue reading
With all the superheroes that created buzz yesterday, many fans didn’t forget their favorite small-screen one. They started lining up late last night to get into this morning’s Comic-Con panel for Smallville, and it was bittersweet for many since this … Continue reading
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One of the coolest things about Comic-Con is the very early screenings of movies that studios trot out to garner buzz and get mouths talking at the event. In recent years, Tropic Thunder, Inglorious Basterds and District 9, among others, … Continue reading
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It’s not shocking to see Nathan Fillion, the Castle star who’s an object of affection for geek girls everywhere, clad in a Green Lantern shirt. At Comic-Con, he is among his people, Fillion says. And those are the same people … Continue reading
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While the NBC sitcom Community may seem an odd choice to visit Comic-Con, it was fitting that star Donald Glover be a part of the event since fans on Twitter, Facebook and all over the Internet launched a campaign this … Continue reading
After a Comic-Con panel yesterday that starred a live performance of The Big Bang Theory theme song by the Barenaked Ladies (who then rocked the Warner Bros. TV party later last night), the sitcom cast members talked about all their … Continue reading
Today begins the onslaught of high-profile TV shows on display at Comic-Con, including the debut of AMC’s zombie drama The Walking Dead. While fans of the comic book anxiously wait to see some footage, star Andrew Lincoln is simply anxious … Continue reading
Will Ferrell kicked off the Megamind panel yesterday wearing blue facepaint and bringing donuts and juice to fans as his supervillain character from the animated movie, but he was surprised to find he was the only one who dressed up … Continue reading
TRON fans were up bright and early yesterday morning waiting in line to catch the TRON: Legacy panel at Comic-Con, and they did not walk out disappointed. Director Joe Kasinski presented eight minutes of the sequel in full 3D — … Continue reading
Edgar Wright went from British filmmaker to Pied Piper in about the span of an hour tonight at the Comic-Con panel for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, his big-screen adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s popular indie graphic novel series in … Continue reading
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The real action at Comic-Con doesn’t begin till later today, but last night’s Preview Night gave everybody a little bit of something fun. TV watchers had the chance to check out a special pilot screening of The CW’s Nikita, starring … Continue reading
We are officially at Comic-Con International! We hope all of our readers are ready for five days of epic pop-culture news, scoop and interviews. If you missed any of our Comic-Con coverage so far this week, check it out with … Continue reading
TV shows have never been out in force like they are this year at Comic-Con. It’s the place where series such as Psych and Smallville can reconnect with their core fan base, and where people can see pilots and footage … Continue reading
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