Comic-Con is just a couple more weeks away and while fans are finalizing travel plans and hotel rooms for one of the biggest geek events of the year (and for you thin-skinned out there, that’s not a slight; it is what it is) studios are putting the finishing touches on what they plan to unveil.
Following yesterday’s no-shit announcement that Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams will be in San Diego undoubtedly to discuss stuff like Marvel’s “The Avengers,” “Super 8,” “Star Trek 2” and whatever else they have cooking, we have a few more films that are also no-brainers to show up.
The first and most obvious is Michel Gondry’s “The Green Hornet.” Sony will be anxious to quash the bad buzz surrounding the film which is undergoing a 3D conversion that everyone around the production is saying they had planned from day one. Attendees will get an early look at the film presented by Seth Rogen (in costume, no less), director Michel Gondry, writer Evan Goldberg, producer Neal Moritz, and actor Christoph Waltz.
Also getting a first look is the Guillermo Del Toro-produced thriller “Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark” starring Bailee Madison, Guy Pearce and Katie Holmes. Del Toro will present the film alongside director Troy Nixey.
Less comic book-y but totally in the wheelhouse of Comic Con fans, Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, and co-writer/director Adam McKay will be on hand to present an early peek at the buddy action cop movie “The Other Guys.”
Finally, director/producer Alex Aja (“The Hills Have Eyes”), producer Mark Canton (“300”), producer Gregory Levasseur, and executive producer Alix Taylor will be joined by Elisabeth Shue, Jerry O’Connell, Jessica Szohr (“Gossip Girl”), Steven R. McQueen (“Vampire Diaries”), Kelly Brook, and Adam Scott as they hope to convince people that “Piranha 3D” isn’t as idiotic as it looks.
These films join pretty much every moderately geek- or action-oriented movie in the next year making an appearance at Comic Con. Already confirmed for appearances in some form or another are: “Sucker Punch,” “Green Lantern,” “The Expendables,” “Megamind,” “Battle: Los Angeles,” “Tron Legacy,” “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,” “Paul,” “Red,” and “Drive Angry 3D.” Expect more to be announced over the next couple of weeks too. And, oh yeah, here are two new images from ” The Green Hornet.”