San Diego Comic Con 2008 – Supernatural-related events (July 25)

July 25, 2008

Panels:

11:55-1:00 Warner Bros.: Watchmen— A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the "Doomsday Clock"— which charts the USA's tension with the Soviet Union—is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up —- but no less determined —- masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion—a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers —- Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity…but who watches the Watchmen? Guest appearances TBA. Hall H [Watchmen is Jeffrey Dean Morgan's upcoming movie]

Watchmen-related panels:

10:30-11:30 10 Years of DC Direct, Room 8.

12:00-1:00 Costume Illustrators, Production Illustrators, and Concept and Storyboard Artists, Room 32AB.

1:00-2:00 Production Designers, Room 32AB.

5:15-6:15 Entertainment Weekly’s The Visionaries: Filmmakers, Hall H.

Other:

Jeff Mariotte, author of Supernatural: Witch's Canyon, will be at Penguin/Mysterious Galaxy booth signing, 1:00 pm at Booth 1119.… Read More

Jim Beaver’s ‘Reflections’ at Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival

July 25, 2008

Jim Beaver's (Bobby Singer) movie, Reflections, will feature at Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival, August 16, 2008 at 6:30P.

The movie will also feature at the Action on Film (AOF) Festival, July 28, 2008 at 4:00P. The movie is nominated for Best Sound Design and Best Horror Short Film awards; Dances With Films Festival, July 30, 2008 at 5:00P; and Dragon*Con, August 29, 2008 at 7:00P.

Reflections is a short horror movie (16 minutes), which follows Carol, who sees in mirrors things that have happened before, as well as things that haven't happened yet. Jim Beaver plays 'Frank', the local neighborhood cop who is on the case.

Reflections on IMDb.com.
Reflections MySpace page.
Director/Producer Barry L. Caldwell Blog.… Read More

San Diego Comic Con 2008 – Supernatural-related events (July 24)

July 24, 2008

Panels:

3:00-4:00 Wizard’s First Rule— A first look at the upcoming action-adventure series Wizard's First Rule with book author Terry Goodkind and show executive producers Robert Tapert (Xena: Warrior Princess), Kenneth Biller (Star Trek: Voyager) and Sam Raimi (Spider-Man). The one-hour weekly television show premiering late fall is inspired by Terry Goodkind's bestselling epic fantasy series: The Sword of Truth. The story follows the journey of Richard Cypher, a simple woodsman, as he discovers the magical powers he holds within. With the help of a mysterious woman and a powerful wizard, he must use his newfound abilities to stop a ruthless tyrant from unleashing an ancient evil and enslaving the world. Join Terry, Rob, Ken and Sam for a moderated interview and audience Q&A session! Room 6B [Wizard’s First Rule is Supernatural writer and producer John Shiban new project]

4:30-5:30 HBO’s True Blood— Based on the popular Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris, True Blood is created by Alan Ball, creator of HBO’s Emmy-winning series Six Feet Under. The series takes place in the not-too-distant future, when, thanks to the invention of synthetic blood, vampires no longer need humans for their fix and can walk freely, if not yet comfortably, among their living counterparts.… Read More

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