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Dark Twilight Panel and Red Carpet bring reboot news and jeers

By Greg Reifsteck

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The Twilight: Breaking Dawn 2 panel took the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con by storm Thursday morning 28 cast members strong.

There was a cloud of sadness over the crowd, after the death of a Twilight fan Gisela Gagliardi on Tuesday that was hit by a car, crossing the street against the light, while waiting in line for the panel since Sunday. Many members wore black ribbons in her honor to the panel. But after that the focus of the crowd in Hall H changed to the final film of the Twilight saga.

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, as well as Mackenzie Foy, Elizabeth Reaser, Peter Facinelli, Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed and Jackson Rathbone all were in attendance.

The 22-year-old actress Stewart first hit the red carpet in a BCBG skirt and Fluxus t-shirt, and was joined on the red carpet by her co-star and real life boyfriend Robert Pattison.

When asked by MTV journalist Josh Horowitz about the rumored reboot, co-star Jackson Rathbone joked that it would be called “The Amazing Twilight,” a reference to the Amazing Spider-Man film that arrived in theaters just five years after the last movie. Continued Rathbone, “Andrew Garfield is going to play all the roles. I can’t wait to see what he does with Bella.”

Co-star Ashley Greene told MTV she was hoping to have more time to bask in the glow of the franchise, a reference to the benefits of being known for the billion-dollar series of films.

Even star Pattinson reportedly made light of the possible reboot.

“I pity the person who would take over my part,” said Pattison at the press conference before the panel. “I would make a campaign against them!”

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The Movie Maniac San Diego Comic-Con Preview – DAY THREE

Published by EOTM News Editor on July 10th, 2012 - in Breaking News, Comic Con 2012, Entertainment News, Greg Reifsteck column, Movie Maniac, Movie Maniacs, Movie Reviews, Movies

The Hobbit, Iron Man 3 and Tarantino!

By Greg Reifsteck

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Your legs are gimpy from partying, standing in lines or walking the length of the Exhibit Hall. Or, your ass is asleep from sitting in panels all day. Either way, you have lived on snack bar food, shared a room with three other people and have not gotten much sleep. You have also suffered the back and forth on the never-on-time Con shuttles.

Day Three – you have made it! And your reward? The full damned cast of The Hobbit! That’s what. Oh, and other things major things are happening, too.

Being the Movie Maniac, I will be bringing you up-to-the-minute online updates of the cinematic action going on at the Con on the EOTM Blog.

I will be giving a live Comic-Con update on Carla B’s E Buzz! Show on Friday night at 7 p.m. Please tune in for all of the action.

I will also be doing a round-up, including interviews from the convention on my new internet radio show Greg Reifsteck Movie Maniac debuting Sunday July 22, 5 p.m. PST on EOTM Radio.

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Here is part two of a preview of what I feel will be the movie highlights of the Con.

DAY THREE – Saturday, July 13

The second day of the Con really fits its lucky number date. Ringworms get to hang out amongst the super hero diehards and the Tarantino snobs. Yes, another melting pot of marvelous fandom.

11:30 a.m. – Django: Unchained Panel- Hall H

Tarantino’s ode to spaghetti westerns comes to the Con. The remake/homage to 1966’s Django features Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio and Christopher Waltz. Who will show up from the cast is anyone’s guess. Just get your damned cameras ready.

12:45 p.m. – End of Watch and Silent Hill: Revelations 3D Panel – Hall H

Open Road films will have Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena on hand for their film about two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel. They will also bring out the stars of the latest chapter in the popular horror series.

2:30 p.m. – Warner Bros. Panel – Hall H

Yes most of the major cast should be in attendance from The Hobbit, Ringers Director Peter Jackson, Martin Freeman and even Ian McKellen in a very rare Con appearance should be there. We also get Guillermo Del Toro, who almost directed The Hobbit, presenting his giant creatures and robots movie Pacific Rim, with Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi and Ron Perlman. We also just might get to meet the new Man of Steel.

6 p.m. – Marvel Iron Man 3 Panel- Hall H

With Shane Black taking over the helm of this super hero series’ third installment, we hope for more dark humor out of Tony Stark and less CGI mayhem. Robert Downey, Jr. and some other surprise cast members will be around to please the crowd. Don’t leave early.

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The Movie Maniac San Diego Comic-Con Preview – DAY ONE

Published by EOTM News Editor on July 6th, 2012 - in Breaking Dawn, Breaking News, Comic Con 2012, Entertainment News, Film News, Greg Reifsteck column, Movie Maniac, Movie Maniacs, Movie Premiere, Twilight Saga

Stay connected to EOTM! Online & EOTM Radio for live coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2012.

By Greg Reifsteck – Follow on Twitter @moviemaniaceotm & Facebook @Movie Maniac

The Good, the Bad-Ass and the Undead.

Going to San Diego Comic-Con used to be a different experience. It wasn’t about getting a big bag of swag and lining up at 4 a.m. to see some big name celebrities in Hall H. It used to be a social experience to meet up with the same comic book fans year after year back, and be with like-minded people.

Now with the overcrowding of 120,000 comic book, movie and TV buffs squeezing into the exhibit halls and corridors of the San Diego convention center, and all of the movie and TV studios plugging their latest projects, Comic-Con has become a sociological experiment unlike any other.

Being the Movie Maniac, I will be bringing you up-to-the-minute online updates of the cinematic action going on at the Con on the EOTM Blog.

I will also be doing a round-up, including interviews from the convention on my new internet radio show Greg Reifsteck Movie Maniac debuting Sunday July 22, 5 p.m. PST on EOTM Radio.

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Here is part one of a preview of what I feel will be the movie highlights of the Con.

DAY ONE -Thursday, July 12

The first day of the Con looks to be a marathon that won’t let up. Twihards will collide with Disney freaks and muscle head fans, all parking themselves in Hall H.

11:45 a.m. – Stan Lee’s World of Heroes Panel- Room 6BCF

What a fitting way to start the Con, by bowing down to one of the masters. Stan the Man will be joined by Luke Skywalker himself Mark Hamill and hottie Adrienne Curry to discuss his latest online venture.

12:45 p.m. – Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 – Hall H

Twihards will be camped out in the fitting darkness of the early morning to get into this one. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and the rest of the blood suckers from the film series finale will be in attendance.

2:05 p.m. - Walt Disney Studios Panel- Hall H

It’s a heavy hitter panel with the Mouse House trotting out the two mega directors that will revive the studio after last year’s John Carter from Mars debacle: Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, Sam Raimi’s Oz: The Great and Powerful. Also being featured will be the animated ode to 8-bit video games Wreck It Ralph, that my sore thumbs are going A,B,A,B, left, right, start over in excitement . Stars John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman will be in attendance.

3:00 p.m. 1982- Greatest Geek Year Ever Panel – Room 5AB

If you cannot get into the Hall from Hell, this lively retro panel will be a highlight for anyone from the MTV generation.

The editors of Geek Magazine along with a panel of other writers will discuss the year that gave us Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Blade Runner, E.T., Tron, Poltergeist, Conan: The Barbarian, The Road Warrior, The Thing, Liquid Sky, The Sword and the Sorcerer, Diner and 48 Hours.

3:00 p.m. Hotel Transylvania Panel- Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront

More alternative programming if you cannot get into the Disney panel. A must-check-out for horror and animation fans, this hilarious-looking film will be presented by its director Genndy Tartakovsky.

4:45 p.m. Expendables 2 Panel- Hall H.

All of the big guys are back in Lionsgate’s sequel to the Sylvester Stallone-directed mega action star mash up. Van Damme, Schwarzenegger, Lundgren, Randy Couture and Terry Crews all will be there in their HGH inflated glory.

5:00 p.m – The Most Dangerous Women at Comic-Con Panel – Room 7AB

It’s tough to be a woman in the testosterone-fueled action film industry. Here will be some good estrogen-driven counter programming to the dudes in the Big Hall. Katrina Hill (GeekNation, MTV Geek) has assembled a team of women dangerous in their own right: Leah Cevoli (Robot Chicken), Holly Conrad (Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope), Adrianne Curry (Stan Lee’s World of Heroes), Clare Kramer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Patricia Tallman (Night of the Living Dead) and many others with moderator Bonnie Burton.

8:30 p.m. – Comicon: Episode IV : A Fan’s Hope Screening and Panel- Ballroom 20

Documentarian Morgan Spurlock will put a capper on the day with his take on the Comic-Con phenomenon.

Petco Park Insanity

This year the Con has gotten so ginormous, it has spilled over into Petco Park next door. From 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday and in the daytime on Friday and Saturday, there will be the unbelievable Walking Dead Escape fan experience www.thewalkingdeadescape.com where you can hunt the undead or be a hunted zombie in a wicked looking 35 to 55 minute maze that overtakes parts of three levels of the baseball park. Price levels vary for the type of treachery you want to take in.

At night the first ever Dawn of the Con will take place at the park for Con badge holders only from 5:30 to 11 p.m… Rob Zombie will be the master of ceremonies, presenting a concert of remixes of his classic songs. There will also be exclusive giveaways every hour, as well as a photo op experience with Zombie’s Dragula car.