Yesterday
was the first official day of San Diego Comic-Con and was you can expect lots
of cool stuff happen. Here is a short recap of what happened at the panels.
Remember
recording the panels and any content shown on them is prohibited
X-Files:
After
a brief walk down memory lane the creator, writers and lead stars (Duchovny and
Anderson) entered the panel in a very X-Files sort of way, since the stage was
pitch black and the two stars entered with flashlights. After this very
dramatic entrance the Q&A began.
When
asked what she thought of her character now that twenty years have passed,
Anderson said:
“I
guess I didn’t realize that Mulder was so cool until a few years later and I
thought, ‘Damn. I should have gotten there sooner.”
Duchoveny
then explained that the strength of X-Files was that “the show had any
possibility. The show is so flexible and could encompass any ideas.
We could do it forever.”
So
can we expect anything in future?
“I
always thought whenever we can come back together, we would, as much as we can,
so we will,” Said Duchovny.
Will
there be another season?
“No.
But, a film would be great.” Said Anderson.
So a
third film is an option?
“You
need a reason to get excited about going on and doing it again, because it’s
hard, hard work, but this is very exciting.” Said Chris Carter, the show creator.
When
asked about the links between the comic book and the show, Carter replied
“It’s
a comic book series, so I think the stories really are more comic book-y,” he
then continued, “It’s called ‘Season 10’, but the comics have their own
mythology.”
When
asked when Mulder and Scully fell in Love, Chris Crater said
“I
think it was when you first walked into his office in the basement.” which got a tender Oh from the crowd.
Ender’s
Game:
The panel
kicked off with a new trailer followed up by a brief talk about adapting the
book, the characters and the relationships between them.
Then
came the Q&A with the audience and has one might have expected the first
question was about Orson Scott Card’s anti-gay comments and the possible
boycott to the film. To this question Orci, the producer said that not only
Lionsgate supports the LGBT community but “A lot of people worked on this
movie,” said Orci, “and I would hate to see the efforts of all those people’s
work thwarted because of those who were a very small percentage.”
When
asked what themes they choose to go with in the film, Gavin Hood the director
said they wanted to explore the themes of leadership, tolerance, self-identity
and compassion. He then added “how
do we arrive at the point where we figure out not just how to lead others, but
how to lead yourself?”
When
someone asked Harrison Ford if he thought that Han Solo would be a good
addition in Colonel’s Graff’s army, Ford answered;
“I
don’t think Han Solo would be good as a soldier in anybody’s army. He’s
what we would call now, ‘an independent contractor’.”
Sherlock:
At
the Sherlock panel only the executive producers Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and
Sue Vertue were there, the stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman gave a
video salute to attendees. Freeman was in full Hobbit gear and Cumberbatch
after saying that he was tired of keeping secrets went on to reenact his death
scene in Sherlock, until the video got cut due to “signal lost”. Fans cheered.
As always
Moffat is keeping a tight lip about how Sherlock survived the fall at the end
of season two but he did clarify one thing, Moriarty is dead, “He shot himself
in the face! What more do you want?”
When
the subject of a fourth season came up, it would seems that everybody is up for
it, and so much so that Vertue confirmed that both lead actors are optioned for
a fourth season.
During
the panel it was sort off revealed that Watson is getting married, which isn’t
really a surprised. But how about Sherlock? You ask, well Moffat was clear in
saying that there are no plans for a romance in Sherlocks future.
Divergent:
While
a press conference for the film, director Neil Burger and actors Shailene
Woodley and Theo James talked to collider about the film.
“Question:
Neil, what’s it been like to work on this grand of a scale?
NEIL BURGER: What I liked about
it was Veronica’s book, obviously. For a director, what’s wonderful is to
try to create a new world that’s set in the future, and create all that
visually. But really, what I liked, and what was at the heart of it, were
the human elements of this young woman’s journey. Yes, it’s based on a
young adult story, but I felt like it was a universal story about, “Where do I
belong? Who am I? Who am I loyal to? Am I loyal to my family? Am I loyal to
myself? What am I really willing to go out on a limb for?” I liked all those
ideas, and I thought that they were really tightly tied to the action in her
book. And then, I felt like it expanded out to something much larger,
which was, “How do you keep a society together?” In the beginning, it seems
like they’ve figured it out. They’ve got this five-faction system, which
is kind of a cool idea. They seem to be living in peace and harmony
because of it. And then, it all starts to fall apart. I liked how
the character of Tris goes through all of that. And I liked the fear
landscapes. I thought they were really cool.
Shailene
and Theo, have you guys auditioned for any other of the big franchises?
WOODLEY: I did audition for The
Hunger Games, back in the day. Jen Lawrence actually helped me withDivergent. I still have yet to meet
her, but I asked her about her experience with The
Hunger Gamesand how her life has changed, and going from small independent movies to
something as big as The Hunger Games, and she gave me really
beautiful life. She said how much she appreciated it and how much it’s
changed her life in positive ways. She really helped me on this journey,
initially.
THEO JAMES: I went for Stars Wars – the new one – as Chewbacca’s
son. It’s an integral role, so cross your fingers.
…
What
made this role worth all the negatives that can come with such a high-profile
project?
WOODLEY: The whole anonymity thing is a very interesting concept. I
think if you live the life that you want to life, and you are the person that
you want to be, there’s really not a lot to be afraid of and there’s really not
a lot of negatives. You can create a life outside of yourself that this
industry is able to infiltrate, but then you can create a life inside of
yourself that nobody has access to. So, I’m just excited.
JAMES: I’m extremely scared, yeah. Every day, I wake up very
scared. No. It’s definitely a question you have to really
contemplate. You have to be sure you want to do it. If you’re
entering something that already has a fan base and has people invested in it
and has books, that Veronica wrote, that are great pieces of work, as long as
you put everything into it and try to make a movie that you are proud of, then
the rest hopefully will come with it and people will be as proud of it as we
are. We literally finished two days ago, so we’re very fresh off it and
we feel very proud of it and are very excited for people to see, in Hall H,
this piece of footage that they’ve put together. When you’re doing a
movie, you know what you’ve done and you know what your colleagues have done,
and you’ve seen bits and bobs, but it’s when you see something cut that it’s
really gratifying. You say, “Oh, okay, now I see it, in the context of
the world.” You can see that it’s going to be a really strong piece of work.
…
Neil,
how true to the book is the film?
BURGER: I think it’s going to be
very true to the book, actually. Obviously, a movie is a different beast
than a book. The great challenge of making this movie was to try to fit
as much of the book into it. There are so many characters in the book
that have their function and that are beloved, and there are so many great set
pieces. There are too many, really, to fit into a movie, but we really
worked hard to squeeze them all in and to come up with an idea for a movie that
was even more fast-paced than usual and more condensed than usual. There
are three villains. Tris has got a whole set of friends, and then there’s
her relationship with her parents and with Jeanine Matthews. There’s a
lot going on in the book, and there’s going to be a lot going on in the
movie. It’s very faithful to it. Obviously, certain things are
smoothed out or combined to make one essential, dramatic journey in the movie,
where there might have been more turns in the book, but it’s pretty faithful,
which is exciting.
…”
The
Walking Dead:
In order
to celebrate the 10th year of anniversary of his graphic novel
turned popular tv series, creator Robert Kirkman made a solo panel presentation
about the upcoming issues of the graphic novel.
During
the presentation, Kirkman revealed some art work for the 116 and 117 issues. He
then talked about the “All Out War” arc, which will consist of a 12 part story
that will run over a period of 7 months and revolves around Rick’s plans to
take down Negan.
A
fan then asked how Glenn’s death in the comic would affect the story, Kirkman
answered by saying “That was the catalyst that set everything into motion,”
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