San Diego Comic-Con has announced scheduled Thursday, July 23rd panels with 3-D content:
11:00-12:30 Disney: 3D Panel�
Walt Disney Pictures
presents key filmmakers, select cast members and previously unseen footage from
its upcoming slate, including Disney�s A
Christmas Carol, Alice In Wonderland and
Tron. Special guests include Robert
Zemeckis, Tim Burton, Sean Bailey, Steve
Lisberger, and moderator Patton
Oswalt. Hall H
12:45-2:00 20th Century Fox and James Cameron present Avatar�
In this first public screening of footage in 3D from his much-anticipated action/adventure/fantasy, James Cameron, producer Jon Landau,
and cast members take you to a spectacular new world beyond
imagination. Conceived 14 years ago and over four years in the making, Avatar breaks new ground in delivering a fully immersive, emotional story and reinvents the movie-going experience.
Hall H
3:30-4:30 Joe Dante: The Hole�
Legendary director Joe Dante (Gremlins 1 & 2, Innerspace, Explorers, The Howling) makes his return to the genre he knows best with the 3D thriller The Hole.
Three kids come face to face with their darkest fears after they unlock
a bottomless hole in the basement that makes their nightmares come to
life. Join Dante�along with actress Haley Bennett (The Haunting of Molly Hartley)�as he discusses his return to thrillers, working in 3D, and The Hole. Hall H
They also list the following panels that include 3-D movies, but may not have 3-D content at the panels:
12:00-1:00 Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey�
Key production personnel and cast members discuss the making of Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey,
the 3D, CGI Large Format film that combines beautiful animated
sequences with actual space imagery captured during seven ongoing NASA
and NASA/ESA space missions. Featuring a stellar voice cast that
includes Neil Armstrong, Chris Pine, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayden
Christensen, Amanda Peet, Robert Picardo, Jason Alexander, Tom Kenny,
Sandra Oh, Brent Spiner, James Earl Jones, Williams Shatner, Mark
Hamill, Doug Jones, Abigail Breslin and Gary Graham, Quantum Quest
has been endorsed by the X Prize Organization, the International Space
University, Challenge Center for Space Science Education, and the Young
Astronauts Council. Producer, screenwriter, and co-director Dr. Harry Kloor, whose writing credits include Star Trek: Voyager, the animated series Godzilla, and Earth: Final Conflict, is joined by co-director Daniel St. Pierre (co-director, Everyone's Hero, production designer, A Shark's Tale, art director, Tarzan),
space scientists, and key cast members. The panel will offer new
work-in-progress clips and an in-depth exploration of the science
behind the film. Ballroom 20
2:00-3:00 Sony Pictures Animation: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs�
In 2009, Columbia Pictures' and Sony Pictures Animation's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
will be the most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by
the classic children's book, the film focuses on a town where food
begins to fall from the sky like rain. Bill Hader (Saturday Night Live, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian)
is the voice of Flint Lockwood, a young inventor who dreams of creating
something that will improve everyone's life. Anna Faris (The House Bunny)
takes on the role of Sam Sparks, a weathergirl covering the phenomenon
who hides her intelligence behind a perky exterior. James Caan plays
Tim Lockwood, Flint's technophobic father. SNL's Andy Samberg
plays Brent, the town bully who has plagued Flint since childhood.
Bruce Campbell plays Mayor Shelbourne, who figures out that Flint's
invention can put the town, and more importantly himself, on the map,
and Mr. T plays the by-the-rules town cop, Earl Devereaux. Bobb'e J.
Thompson (Role Models) is Carl Devereaux, Earl's son. Appearing in person: Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Bobb'e J. Thompson, and directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord. Room 6BCF
2:15-3:15 Summit Entertainment�
Summit Entertainment presents a sneak peek of exclusive footage of some of its upcoming major film releases! Astro boy�A classic superhero origin story set in a futuristic world, Astro Boy
is an all-new CG-animated feature film about a young robot with
incredible powers and his adventure-filled journey in search of his
identity and destiny. Join Freddie Highmore and Kristen Bell as they premiere the final trailer for Astro Boy before it's in theaters. Hall H