Movieline’s Comic-Con cosplayer profile series began with Chef Vader , continued with the Halo Spartans , and alighted on a 9-year-old Hit Girl . Today, we meet a costumed Mortal Kombat-loving Con-goer from Tucson, Ariz. who crafted her own revealing outfit with just a few scant yards of fabric. Stuck at a railroad crossing just outside of the Convention Center — standing next to her own personal Liu Kang — she spoke with Movieline while hordes of badge holders waited to cross the tracks.
It’s HOLLYWOOD.TV’s Celebrity GPS — Shazam!! This weekend it’s all about Comic-Con going down in San Diego and the celebs are rolling in. Also featured are Paris Hilton, apparently feigning a cellphone conversation out of nowhere to evade questions about her recent interview fiasco, Vanessa Hudgens, who looks very darling in her short hairdo, Brian J. Smith, who wishes he could be at Comic-Con just like Vanessa Hudgens, Mallika Sherawat, who looks stunning arriving for some celebrity-caliber fare at Katsuya Hollywood, Dane Cook and Demi Lovato, hitting up Roosevelt Hotel, Blake Lively, filming in New York, Keith Olbermann breaking into a theatre, Jeremy Piven, who feels very proud that “Entourage” is over, Rihanna — who is struck again by the Curse of the Red Woodpecker in New York City! — and Zelda Williams, caught smoking within 20 feet of a restaurant entrance in New York City. Music by Leo Roriz.
When Movieline grabbed a few minutes with star Aziz Ansari at Comic-Con to discuss his upcoming comedy 30 Minutes or Less (more to come), the Parks & Recreation funny man described the two-man comedy he’s developing with Funny People director Judd Apatow . Hit the jump to hear more about Spacemen .
In order to catch Stephen Dorff and Nick Swardson during Comic-Con, Movieline had to brave the converted parking lot Camp Playboy, an artificial turf-lined space where dozens of scantily clad Playboy model types (day players, mostly) flitted about during our chat about Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star , in which Swardson plays the world’s unlikeliest porn star. In other words: The perfect setting.
One of the highlights of yesterday’s Comic-Con events was definitely the panel for the Amazing Spider-Man , where director Marc Webb and stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans took the eager fans on an emotional Hall H journey. There was laughter, there were almost tears and there was terrifying footage of The Lizard. In cased you missed it, check out the highlights below.
Speaking of The Lizard making a splash at Comic-Con , The Wrap reports that Amazing Spider-Man star Rhys Ifans was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery in San Diego. Ifans, who portrays Dr. Curt Conners a/k/a The Lizard, was on hand among cast and filmmakers yesterday to debut footage in Hall H; apparently, the incident occurred when Ifans “shov[ed] a female security guard” and “insulted” the U.S. prior to the panel.
Movieline caught up with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon in San Diego, where he made his first Comic-Con appearance, joining stars including Kristen Stewart , Robert Pattinson , and Taylor Lautner in debuting two revealing clips from the November release. But what parts of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (The wedding! The honeymoon ! Imprinting!) will Condon fight to keep secret until the film lands in theaters?
If you couldn’t make Comic-Con this year, don’t worry: Movieline will be faithfully live-blogging each day’s major panels from Hall H, updating with footage highlights, breaking announcements, and celebrity appearances. Saturday, Day 3, begins with Twixt panel and continues with Immortals , Knights of Badassdom and Snow White and the Huntsman . Are you ready?
Little known fact: The San Diego Comic-con is an excellent place to meet hot chicks. Even better, it’s an excellent place to meet hot chicks dressed up like your favorite geek goddesses, like the ever-popular Slave Leia from Return of the Jedi (1983). (We could post an entire gallery of girls dressed up like Slave Leia. No, really .) Of course, in nerd-dom as in life, there ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby, but some of these fine, foxy fangirls give the actresses who skinspired them a serious run for their money. Play a rousing round of com-bare and contr-ass, Comic-con edition, after the jump!
As part of our continuing Comic-Con coverage this year, Movieline is profiling some of the most elaborate cosplayers roaming the San Diego Convention Center halls. Yesterday’s subject was a Homeland Security employee dressed as Chef Vader , and this morning’s profilees are two dramatically costumed Halo Spartans, who Movieline found asking for directions at a Mrs. Fields stand outside of Ballroom 20.
