Best and Worst of Comic-Con 2010: Harrison Ford, 'Avengers,' 'Vampire Diaries,' 'The Walking Dead'
Plus: 'Glee,' 'Chuck' and pencil-stabbing attendees
Best: "The Avengers" rock star debut
There may have been boos directed at Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige after a fan asked why Ed Norton has been dropped as Bruce Banner from the upcoming "The Avengers" movie, but those frowns turned upside down when the long rumored debut of Earth's Mightiest Heroes occurred on the Hall H stage. With the energy of a rock concert, the intros conducted by Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) and Robert Downey, Jr. (Iron Man) resulted in a long standing ovation as Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Chris Evans (Captain America) and Scarlett Johansson (The Black Widow) took the stage alongside newcomers Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Mark Ruffalo (the new Banner, aka Hulk) and director Joss Whedon. Now that ladies and gents, is a photo opp for the ages and boy is this writer glad I'm able to say I waited around all day to see it.
- Gregory Ellwood
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July 26, 2010 at 1:23PM EST Reply to CommentWrite a comment...
warrenpeace
July 26, 2010 at 1:23PM EST Reply to CommentI don't understand why The Hurt Locker was compares to Battlefield: Los Angeles and Skyline, and grouped with District 9 and Cloverfield. That makes no sense lol unless there were some Aliens in The Hurt Locker that I missed.
LJA
July 26, 2010 at 2:34PM EST Reply to CommentEveryone knows Alex Skarsgard should have been cast as Thor. Big miss by KBranaugh.
July 26, 2010 at 6:11PM EST Reply to CommentI would disagree with THOR being on the worst in terms of footage. I though most fans thought Green Lantern had the weakest presentation as the teaser, while nice, was a little underwhelming. Most of the fans I talked to really really liked the Thor footage, Hemsworth especially.
CuchCobra
July 26, 2010 at 7:22PM EST Reply to CommentThor footage was AMAZING! I don't know what Con you were at...but that's all I heard people talking about around the place all night after the panel.
Plus he's not a mature Thor yet...the story starts with him being cast out of Asgard for "not being ready" It's called character growth.
Mediafiend
July 26, 2010 at 11:24PM EST Reply to CommentA "Teen Wolf" remake "violated your childhood"? It's a remake of a lousy film. How empty was your childhood?
mjc829
July 27, 2010 at 2:16PM EST Reply to CommentThe Hurt Locker is a ridiculous comparison other than having soldiers and explosions. Has no association with the films mentioned. I sat in the Skyline panel.
In Cloverfield, the origin of the large creature in New York is never explained. District Nine had nothing to do with an alien invasion.
A better comparison would be to War of the Worlds. For the cost of making it, Skyline should be a much better film. Without real star power, every player has a real sense of danger and can be wiped out. Looking forward to it.
July 27, 2010 at 5:03PM EST Reply to CommentI completely agree with X-Men: First Class. First, it's 20th Century Fox. Second, they are coming off X-Men: The Last Stand and Wolverine. Third, thy actually have a director and cast that'll appeal to the fans and appease their doubts. Fourth, they won't have another Comic-Con before the film opens June next year. Major major miss from Fox.
On the other hand, with Spider-Man, they still have a chance. They have next year's Con to go before the release in 2012, by which time shooting will have completed and some SFX (3D) too will have been done. I think that'll be one of the biggest panels next year.
And regarding Harry Potter, it's such a shame. This is the last time the trio could've attended SDCC (Part 2 opens before next year's Con) and stayed relevant. They missed. Huge disappointment.
alana
July 27, 2010 at 7:41PM EST Reply to Commentand what about SPN
August 1, 2010 at 8:56AM EST Reply to CommentI think Super looked like a hilarious film, but I can see why some would consider it a bad looking movie.
TVLuke
November 17, 2010 at 6:45PM EST Reply to CommentMr. Ellwood has clearly no idea what "The Hurt Locker" is... or he confused it with this years Monsters. In any case, "The Hurt Locker" has exactly nothing to do with aliens, it has a little to do with invasions though not on LA.
ron
December 12, 2010 at 9:16AM EST Reply to CommentI watched the skyline 2x and it is ok for me. I don't know why it is worst for you. I also saw the trailer of Battlefield and I'm very excited to see the movie.
skygunner27
January 27, 2011 at 2:21PM EST Reply to CommentBattle:Los Angeles looks amazing, regardless of the been there done that scenario. The title is Battle:Los Angeles not Battlefield Los Angeles.
Here is a link to the trailer-->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKC_ORM0vpo
Robert Cain
June 17, 2011 at 4:08PM EST Reply to CommentBattlefield LA was an outstanding movie. I went to the theater and watched it in a best buy riveted by what I was seeing. THis is a movie that is a testament to the NCO and the percision of small unit tactics. The aliens are not the story, the unit and the NCO finding his true calling and his realization that he is NOT over the hill. My body was tense throughout the entire picture, and anyone who has been in danger will find themselves feeling the same physical reaction. Yes, there is a very patriotic and over the top speech by the NCO at one point, but EVERY WORD WAS TRUE. In that situation you would know it was true. See the film, it was great and a testament to the U.S. Marines. Semper Fi and I'm Army by the way.