Piranha 3D Pulled From Comic-Con – UPDATE: Now Offsite Dan Koelsch, July 13, 2010September 3, 2010 We’ve been covering the NSFW Piranha 3D viral campaign pretty extensively, so this news is sort of a bummer. The (probably) cheesy horror flick was scheduled to screen some footage at San Diego Comic-Con this year, but now it looks like it’s too hot for the con. Get the details below. The Weinstein Company’s panel with Piranha 3D on Friday July 23rd at Comic-Con was originally on the schedule, but has now been pulled. Paul Scheer made the claim yesterday that the film in general was banned by Comic-Con, but now CCI is saying that just the footage was restricted for being too adult. In fact, Comic-Con doesn’t ban panels, so The Weinstein Company pulled their presentation for some reason. There’s still a chance they could resubmit, but I’m guessing that without the footage, it may be a lost cause. * * * * * * * * * * * * * UPDATE: Well, this is a clever solution. It looks like Dimension Films WILL be having a panel and screening, but it will be offsite, and they are promoting it as “Too hot for Comic-Con”. Below are the details from the studio (via GeekTyrant).TOO HOT FOR COMIC-CON…You are invited to attend the special San Diego screening of PIRANHA 3D footage – several minutes of never-before-seen footage that is so fantastically bloody and so intense, we couldn’t show it on site at Comic-Con!Presented by director Alex Aja; talent Q&A immediately following the footage. Details below:Thursday, July 22nd 10:00PM – 11:00PM PIRANHA 3D footage screening & cast/filmmaker Q&A panel Location: Regal Horton Plaza 475 Horton Plaza San Diego, CA 92101 Comic-Con Conventions Events Comic-ConPiranha 3DWeinstein Company
Rocket Poppeteers Tweets Comic-Con Updates July 23, 2010October 18, 2010One of the things that Dan had mentioned he missed while in the streets of San Diego, was an ice cream truck belonging to Rocketpoppeteers. Well, with the help of a new Twitter account, you don’t have to miss them again. In addition to listing out their stops, they have… Read More
Infinity Gauntlet and Captain America Shield Shown at Comic-Con July 26, 2010July 26, 2010Those of us that don’t quite live under a rock are aware of what’s going on at Comic-Con this year. Marvel stole the show by screening Captain America and Thor footage and even having the full cast of The Avengers present during their panel. Now with keeping up with SDCC… Read More
Conventions WonderCon Interview: Five Tidbits From Luc Besson On ‘Lucy’ And Directing April 21, 2014MovieViral was able to participate in a roundtable discussion with ‘Lucy’ director Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) after a WonderCon presentation for his upcoming picture. Hit the jump to learn the five most important things we learned during the talk about the movie, it’s inspiration and his craft. Read More