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Help Edgar Wright Decide What To Screen At “Films Edgar Has Never Seen”

Help Edgar Wright Decide What To Screen At “Films Edgar Has Never Seen”

Director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim) needs you to plan his next event! With the help of some very famous friends, Edgar has compiled a list of film’s he has not yet had the pleasure of viewing. This list is now public and he’s asking you to help choose which eight films…

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Megamind Rally Breaks World Record

Briefly: A few weeks ago, we told you how Dreamworks was looking break the world record for most people in once place dressed as Superheroes to promote their upcoming Megamind. With Will Ferrell in attendance, KTLA reports that they succeeded by having 1,580 heroes Saturday at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles (the record was…

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Dress Up As A Superhero To Help Will Ferrell and Dreamworks Animation Break a World Record

Dress Up As A Superhero To Help Will Ferrell and Dreamworks Animation Break a World Record

Will Ferrell made quite a splash at Comic-Con this year by showing up in costume as his animated title character for Dreamwork Animations’ Megamind. Now Ferrell looks to make an even bigger splash, this time in the record books, as a shrewd publicity stunt has been set in motion to get over 1,500 caped crusaders…

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Comic-Con To Stay in San Diego Until At Least 2015?

Comic-Con To Stay in San Diego Until At Least 2015?

Maureen Cavanaugh of San Diego’s KPBS recently interviewed David Glanzer, the Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Comic-Con International. In her interview, Glanzer talks about the future of Comic-Con, including efforts to extend their current contract in San Diego and the future of Comic-Con after that. See our notes on the interview after the…

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Los Angeles Joins Battle to Host Comic-Con in 2013

Los Angeles Joins Battle to Host Comic-Con in 2013

Why not? With everyone else throwing their hat in the ring, it was only a matter of time before Los Angeles decided they wanted to host the Comic-Con International convention when San Diego’s contract is up in 2012. Similar to Anaheim, the city’s convention bureau has gone to Facebook to drum up support. While I’ve…

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