Comic-Con 2012: Live Snake Pit Greets Indiana Jones Blu-ray Fans
July 12th, 2012 by Blu-ray Brian
The world’s greatest archeologist and adventurer Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones’ fears came true at Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego, as throngs of live snakes greeted fans of the iconic franchise. Attendees at the Lucasfilm booth were given the opportunity to pose for photos in front of a pit of live, slithering snakes within a re-creation of the famous “Well of Souls” scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark. All of this was to celebrate the upcoming September 18th release of Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures on Blu-ray. Check out the interactive snake pit and the rest of the press release below. Continue reading ‘Comic-Con 2012: Live Snake Pit Greets Indiana Jones Blu-ray Fans’
Today Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment released new screenshots from Injustice: Gods Among Us revealing two new characters that will appear in the game – Cyborg and Nightwing. San Diego Comic-Con attendees can get their chance to play the game at DC Entertainment’s booth, #1915. Injustice: Gods Among Us is an all-new game in development by award-winning NetherRealm Studios, creators of the definitive fighting game franchise Mortal Kombat. The game is scheduled for release in 2013 for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the Wii U system from Nintendo. 
Just announced today…Flixster will be giving Comic-Con attendees complimentary Ultraviolet enabled copies of certain Warner Bros. films. Movies include Mortal Kombat, Mars Attacks, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Green Lantern, Justice League: Doom and Green Lantern: Emerald Knights. Also, Flixster is proud to present free evening screenings of The Goonies, Beetlejuice and Friday the 13th (2009) at Extra at Comic-Con Stage in Bayfront Park. See below for more information. 
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced today that I, ROBOT will be getting the Blu-ray 3D treatment and will be available at retailers nationwide on October 23, 2012. But for fans making the annual trek to San Diego for Comic-Con, Fox has created something special for you – a Limited Edition Collectible I, ROBOT Head, inspired by the film and jam-packed with goodies for robots and humans alike. The limited run of 250 serialized I, ROBOT heads is available for pre-order only at Fox booth #4313 for a special price of $99.99 and includes the all-new revolutionary 3D Blu-ray, a DVD version of the film and a bonus DVD disc chock full of extras. 
It’s truly amazing how die hard the so-called twi-hard fans really are. They camped out for days for the final twilight comic con panel. I was lucky enough to get a spot in the press pit right next to the stage with some nice and some not so nice photographers and journalists. 
After being crushed up against the stage (by photographers not fans) at the Twilight Panel I didn’t know if I could make it all the way to ballroom 20 for the Psych panel. Comic-Con thankfully has a Starbucks inside and it was very tempting to just sit down and relax with a black iced tea and a scone after the Twilight pandemonium. I ran, to the Psych panel (okay I walked really fast) and I made it just in time for the panel moderator and Psych cast member Timothy Ombudsman’s introduction. 
San Diego Comic Con 2012 starts today with preview night and runs until this Sunday, July 15th. Mondo will be there at booth #437, you can download a Comic Con map via the link below to help you find the Mondo booth. During Comic Con Mondo will have 15+ NEW posters (that number includes variants) to release in addition to archival stuff Mondo pulled for this year. Like last year, Mondo won’t be releasing info on the new release times or title of the poster until it actually goes on sale at the booth. Follow @MondoNews on Twitter for exact sale times. It will work a lot like online sales work, everything will be released at a random time. 
You know how they used to and still do introduce Kiss as the hottest band in the world? Well, the same can be applicable with every housewife’s favorite S&M book title, Fifty Shades of Grey. Next month, E L James, the author of the Fifty Shades trilogy, will be signing books July 12, 4-5:30 at the San Diego Convention Center. The ticketed afternoon event is free. This is the author’s first book signing on the West Coast. First published in May 2011, Fifty Shades of Grey follows the relationship of 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey and college student Anastasia Steele. Subsequent novels in the series, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed explore the couple’s deepening relationship. Since Vintage Books acquired the books in March 2012, the trilogy has sold 16 million copies in the U.S. in all formats. I guess my question is legitimately, how are they going to make these movies with even a an R-rating? 
So like most things in my life, events happen and transpire unexpectedly and generally for a reason…at least I tend to always cling on to that hope they do. Such was the occasion when not only did I get to attend the premiere screening of Chillerama at Comic-Con with one of my favorite directors, Adam Green (listen to my full interview with him 
Hey all you TwiHearts, I had the pleasure of covering the Breaking Dawn Part 1 panel in Hall H at Comic Con on Thursday morning! People had been in line since Sunday, talk about dedication. I decided I better secure a place too, so I settled in about 7 pm the night before. There were already hundreds of people ahead of me, Moms, Dads, people of all ages. The Twilight series has touched the hearts of so many people, not just teenage girls. The dedication and devotion of these fans is just so over whelming. 
Spartacus: Vengeance is the name of the show. It’s the second full-length season of the highly successful Starz premium television show, Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Need I say anything more? Seriously. This is the moment we have all been waiting for ladies and gentleman. This is the real deal. And today we are here to celebrate everything Spartacus. Hold on tight. Just like the language and gratuitous nudity the cable television show offers, you never quite know what to expect and besides…I like to keep people guessing. So it gives me great pleasure and honor to provide you, our readers, with exclusive roundtable interview coverage and photos recorded/taken with the stars of the hit series, Spartacus. 
In addition to my interview with Adam Green this past Friday at the Gas Lamp Cinemas in San Diego, I also got the chance to sit down and candidly speak with Chillerama directors Adam Rifkin and Tim Sullivan. Never having met these two gents before, I was optimistic that our conversation would be both fruitful and exciting. And thankfully, both results and more were yielded. I know I say this constantly about Mr. Green, but these two gents, Rifkin and Sullivan, are some of the nicest people you will ever meet in Hollywood. You know how when you meet someone for the first time you reserve judgment for a few minutes until you get to know them? First impressions, whether it be body language or whatnot, are really important and can make or break the interview experience. Well I kid you not, these two had me from hello. 
Whenever I get the chance to talk to writer/director Adam Green, I jump at the opportunity to do so. I drop everything I’m doing and I seize the moment. Because for me, talking with Adam Green is more valuable than any education in film that you will ever receive. All one has to do is watch the behind the scenes extras or listen to the commentaries on Hatchet, Hatchet 2 or Frozen to completely understand where I’m coming from. Simply put, you will never find a nicer person in Hollywood who is willing to not only pay attention to you, but also give you priceless advice. And I encourage you that whenever Adam speaks, you listen carefully and take precise notes because this man is a walking book of knowledge to all us aspiring filmmakers. 
