Movies and more at Comic-Con 2014
July 2014 – At Comic-Con San Diego the focus was on new movies and TV shows in addition to the comics. The big noise on the street was for Sharknado 2 – the Second One. This unexpected trend setter for second screen interaction amongst TV shows was making a big presence with people on the street, t-shirts, foam chain saws, rubber shark heads, a standing room only panel and preview of the film, as well as press briefings.
Sharknado2 promotion at Comic-Con 2014
Following Sharknado outside the event area, inside there was major promotion with poster signings and interviews for Expendables 3 and then next Hunger Games Film. These were located towards the back of the exhibit hall giving a better logistic that in past years for staging the crowds seeking to meet the talent – actors, directors, producer, writers for the new films.
Penguins of Madagascar Press Conf – Comic-Con 2014
Moving to press conferences and panels – we were able to attend the panel on the Penguins of Madagascar movie. It is a continuation of the story from the 3 feature film, but this time focusing on the penguins. Bringing insight to the story was the director and bringing insight to the villain in the film was John Malkovitch who is the voice of evil octopus. He was describing how the roles he has been selecting are not so much based on is it animated, live or genre of film – but is the character interesting and does the character have depth. He finds these are engaging roles to play and that has been guiding his selections.
20th Century Fox had a long day of back to back press conferences and panels – these included the directors and most of the on-screen talent from The Maze Runner, The Book of Life, Hitman: Agent 47, Let’s be Cops and Kingsman:the Secret Service. The Fox panels and on the floor signing were packed and filled with the largest array of content providers and on screen talent of any of the exhibitors at the show. These included: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter, Writer James Dashner and Director Wes Ball, Channing Tatum, Ron Perlman, Christina Applegate, Writer/Director Jorge Gutierrez and Producer Guillermo del Toro, Zachary Quinto and Hannah Ware, Damon Wayans Jr, Rob Riggle and Keegan Michael-Key, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Taron Egerton, Sophie Cookson, Sofia Boutella and Co-Creators Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons.
Book of Life Press Conference at Comic-Con 2014
Away from the panels and the press conferences as a large display and exploration area at the Petco Park parking lot. Lead off by a showcase of cars for the new Sin City movie – the area featured Sleepy Hollow, Amazon showing the new Fire cell phone, Adult Swim, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizza Cannon. With the core of comics and graphic novels behind it, the movies and new TV shows have a strong hold on the popular culture market, and strong clamoring audience.
