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Recapping COMIC-CON 2012: Saying Goodbye to ‘Twilight’, Welcome Back to Hobbits and Middle Earth, Robert Downey Jr. Gives New Meaning to ‘Making an Entrance,’ and Much, Much More!
Posted 7/16/2012


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There was a lot going on at San Diego Comic-Con, so to make things easier for you, we’ve provided links to every single panel and press conference we covered below. Among the highlights are the first look at Man of Steel, a slew of release dates for new Thor, Iron Man, and Captain America films, and the 10th anniversary reunion of Firefly. Oh, and there was also this movie called Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2. Have you heard of it?


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When speaking on a panel, most people simply walk in from stage right and take their seat. But as you probably already know, Robert Downey Jr. Isn’t most people. This was BY FAR the biggest entrance of the weekend. Unfortunately, we don’t have the video clip he teases yet, but you can read our recap of the Marvel/Iron Man 3 panel here.
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 panel and press conference mark the franchise’s last Comic-Con. So whether you have tears of sorrow or joy, there’s probably not a dry eye in the house anymore.
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Seriously, who isn’t excited for The Hobbit?
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Supernatural kicks off its eighth season with some juicy new details on Purgatory.
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If you’re unfamiliar with Pacific Rim, you need to read this recap. The panel completely blew our minds.
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Warner Brothers showcases the first footage from Superman reboot Man of Steel.
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True Blood debuts a new trailer, which you can watch in our recap.
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The Campaign panel made us laugh so hard we were literally in tears.
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Godzilla is back! Even if we haven’t seen it we already know it’s better than the Matthew Broderick version. How do we know? We saw the Matthew Broderick version.
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Giggity spoilers galore in this Family Guy panel recap Giggity.
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The Vampire Diaries panel reveals there’s a new blooduscker coming to town.

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‘Doctor Who’ Promises Dinosaurs, Daleks, and More!
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For the last time, ‘Fringe’ comes to Comic-Con to debut the trailer for the show’s fifth and final season.
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The Simpsons talks about its upcoming 234th season. Oh wait, that’s just what it feels like.
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Quentin Tarintino teases Django Unchained with some brand new footage. This movie will not be for the faint of heart.
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Silent Hill: Revelation 3D panel reveals some huge news!
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Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena team up for the gritty cop drama End of Watch

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Futurama teases voice guest stars, Zoidberg’s upcoming romance, and Oktoberfest in the year 3000.

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Resident Evil: Retribution is going global: bringing us awesome zombie deaths in Times Square, Red Square, the White House and more!

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Neill Blomkamp, director of District 9, is back for Elysium, another sci-fi action/thriller that stars Matt Damon. Much like Pacific Rim, this is an under-the-radar film that we think is going to blow audiences away.

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Both Emily Blunt and Bruce Willis have said that Looper is the best film they’ve ever been a part of.

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The picture in our Falling Skies press conference recap is reason enough to check it out. Freaky stuff!

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Which Game of Thrones character actually grew up in a castle? Does Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy) show gratitude to creator George R. R. Martin for all his sex scenes?

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The cast of Firefly reunites for the 10th anniversary special. For many, this was the best part of this year’s Comic-Con.

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Rest easy, fellas. The Total Recall remake will indeed keep the three-breasted woman from the original. Phew.

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Among Arnold’s quotes at The Expendables 2 panel: “Who is your daddy and what does he do?” and “It’s not a tumor!”

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Superhero movies are soooo last year. Arrow is bringing caped (or in this case, hooded) crusaders to TV.

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Dreamworks Animation gives us some pretty crazy insight into just how much work goes into each movie. Did you know that in any given day an animator is lucky to get ONE second of animation finished?
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There’s something for everyone in our recap of Frankenweenie, Oz The Great and Powerful and Wreck-It Ralph. Personally we’re most excited for Wreck-It Ralph.

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