Alright, so there's a ton of stuff that I could say about what's been released so far at Comic-Con, but that would take way too long, as so much incredible stuff has been showcased there, so I'm just going to highlight two major movies that have been exhibited there(both ironically from Disney)-TRON LEGACY and Burton's Alice in Wonderland.
The teaser trailer for Alice in Wonderland is amazing (I've posted it below) and shows off the stereoscopic 3D style they're using in the movie. It shows a couple characters that we haven't seen released in pictures so far-the Jabberwocky, the Knave of Hearts, the White Rabbit, and the Cheshire Cat (voiced by Stephen Fry, who we all know and love for his dry British humor as the Narrator in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I'm excited about that casting choice!).
One character who was disappointly absent from the teaser is the Caterpillar, brilliantly played by Alan Rickman. I think that's one of the best fitting roles for Rickman-you've got the dry sarcasm, snobbery, and unbearably slow drawing out of conversation. It's perfect. We also don't see the March Hare. Unfortunately the Mock Turtle won't be in this movie, for whatever reason. I'm still in love with the 'Alice in Wonderland' TV movie with Gene Wilder in 1999, and eliminating the Mock Turtle from a movie this epic seems a bad move.
One thing I'm wary about is that Johnny Depp is narrating the story as the Mad Hatter, as this is completely different and I'm not sure how that will affect how the story is told or how it comes off. Many people just think it's Burton giving Depp yet another spotlight, but as far as I'm concerned, if it works, I'm cool with it.
On to TRON LEGACY. I personally liked the simple yet awesome looking previous title of TR2N, but hey, that's Disney's choice. Jeff Bridges
"The new film opens in 1989, where Kevin Flynn (Bridges) has become successful by basing games on his experiences in the Game Grid in the first film. Then he suddenly disappears, leaving behind his son, Sean, who we meet up with again 20 years later. Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner) encourages Sean to track down his father, which of course leads him into the same computer world. There Flynn’s CLU character from the first film has gone bad, which explains how Jeff Bridges is the villain this time around. And, you know, Sean has to save the day in the end. "(Backseatcuddler.com)
Sounds awesome, right? Now for the teaser trailer, which was originally released at 2008's Comic-Con and many have been forced to watch in low quality or as a bootlegged copy for the last year. Disney finally released it in HD, and it blew my mind. The graphics are phenomenal, and they have stayed quite true to the original in terms of design and the original computer world, just jacked it up a notch with today's 3D technology. Even the clouds look real but digitalized.
Is it just me or is it simultaneously awesome and freaky when you see 1982 Jeff Bridges light up in that suit? I thought it was exciting but scary, anyway. TR2N will have a special 3D showing in 2010 but really be released in 2011.
Comic-Con and Disney did a fabulous job with the viral for this movie. Check out Peter Sciretta, Editor-in-Chief over at Slashfilm, for his incredible experience with that. One of the viral sites is Flynn Lives, which fills you in on what Flynn has done since the first movie, and a group following that is skeptical about his disappearance. It also gives you links to other sites that give you more info via 'old newspaper clippings' and things like that. It has been revealed that since he wrote that article, that Flynn's Arcade has been reopened in San Diego, making every TR2N fan within a ten mile radius wet themselves, most likely.
You can keep up with Comic-Con through these people on Twitter:
@importantdate @slashfilm @firstshowing @russfischer @IGNcom @SD_Comic_Con @davechensky @lsett @Kotaku @Comic_Con
Note: @importantdate is for Alice in Wonderland updates primarily.