Comic Con 2008: Twilight, Knowing, Push

2:09 - KNOWING clip:

Now they’re showing us a clip from the flick, it’s high school recess back in the 1950s, and a small girl named Lucinda is a bit… off.

Her class is told to draw pictures of the future, and they’ll get locked into a time capsule. Lucinda just writes down a ton of numbers…. and it gets locked away.

Nic Cage’s son gets the envelope with her numbers in it when they crack that sucker open, and strange stuff starts happening.

It turns out the page of digits contains dates of all the major disasters that have happened on the planet for the past 50 years, and it also predicts an event that’ll kill 81 people in the next few days.

Of course, no one believes poor Nic Cage, and he finds himself in the middle of a plane crash that slams into a traffic jam on a bridge. Killing 81 people.

CUE SPOOKY MUSIC.

So, he sets off on a quest to figure out what to do with the numbers… and the clip ends.

2:05 - KNOWING Panel

The giant hook came onstage to yank everyone off, and now they’re introducing Alex Proyas, “director of such movies like The Crow, Dark City, and more…”

Alex quipped, “I’m sorry I don’t have any beautiful actors here to sit next to me” to which a woman on the front row shouted “YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL!”

He was visibly flushed.

The story: Nic Cage discovers a list of numbers that appear to predict disasters in the future, and he has to figure out what to do with this information.

2:00 - PUSH Q&A Question #2:

Now a fan wants to know if Chris likes playing “human” characters or roles that let him be someone other than himself. He answered, “Well, I love tapping into my inner child… but I love it all! I mean, I didn’t go to college.” - huge cheer here — “so I’m just really enjoying it all!”

According to Evans he took the role because he loved the script so much, “It’s full of twists and turns and I signed on before I knew anyone else was involved.”

Djimon Hounsou took the role because he loved how dark his character was and the abilities he has. Based on the clips, he’s trying to muscle out Sam Jackson as “resident badass.”

Paul is now droning on about the appeal of science fiction and espionage and comic book heroes and powers and everyone around me has fallen into a coma.

He did say that they use Hong Kong as a “character in the movie”, as the film is set there.

1:53 - PUSH Q&A Question #1:

The first question is: “Do those screams affects the psychics? We saw them killing the fish, but does it have any effect on people with powers?”

Paul McGuigan explained that it’s just an ability that interferes with hearing, and throws people off. It doesn’t damage the psychics.

He’s now explaining the other kinds of powers… “Sniffers” can touch items and “see the history” of them, like a glass in a bar.

Shifters can change the shape of things for a short amount of time. A person who’s a “Stitch” can heal you, and “Wipers” can erase your minds.

1:45 - PUSH clip

In the clip, Dakota Fanning and Chris Evans share some noodles in a Japanese restaurant, and this is the first time I’ve had a chance to see that….not a child, not a teenager Dakota Fanning. And it’s bizarre.

She’s a “Watcher” who can read people’s minds and see into the near future, and she’s trying to get Nick to help her rescue Camilla. When she has her flashes, it’s like watching a strange student film shot on 16mm, and replete with jumpcuts.

They get into a bit of a scrape, and Chris uses his powers to slam people into the wall… and then this crazy eyed guy with an uber-powerful banshee wail starts screaming at them, shattering fish tanks and obliterating everything in their path. And they scream over, and over, and over. It looks really creepy (they even obliterate fish with their wails) and it is incredibly ear-piercing. And annoying.

Chris Evans explains that his character is a bit of an outsider, and he only uses his powers for personal gain. He plays dice for money, and uses his ability to tweak the rolls so he wins. But he’s also laying low and living under the wire, so he’s not exactly a billionaire.

1:35 - Just seated, and they’re showing us a preview of PUSH.

Eric Morrow from IGN came out to introduce the first ever Summit Pictures Comic-Con panel, which includes “a little phenomenon you may have heard of called TWILIGHT.” Literally every female in the room screamed at the top of their lungs.

The trailer features an apocalyptic voice narrating how tough things are in a world where people can move things with their minds…and a lot of images that say “Getty Images” on them. They must have slapped this together last night.

Now the team from PUSH has taken the stage: Djimon Hounsou, Chris Evans, Camilla Belle, and director Paul McGuigan.

Dakota Fanning is sadly (or happily?) not present.

Paul wanted to make this movie because it’s “set in the real world, but lets us play in the fantasy world.”

Djimon Hounsou plays Henry Carver, a government agent who is in charge of recruiting people with psychic powers, and he also has the power to “alter people’s minds.” He can also tweak their powers and “make them better soldiers.”

Now they’re showing a clip of how his mental prowess actually works.

It looks like he’s gifted with the power of extreme persuasion, and when he uses it, his eyes turn black. He commands a footsoldier let him down to shoot himself in the mouth. Ouch. So basically he’s like an evil Jedi government agent? Spooky.

He can also “Push” memories onto people, as can Camilla Belle’s character, which can come in handy. McGuigan said, “You can go up to someone and be like ‘Hey, you owe me a hundred bucks, remember?’” Now that would come in very handy.

Chris Evans plays “Nick… a mover” and the crowd goes nuts before he gets any further. “Yeah! I move stuff! All right!” Basically by “mover” he means he moves things with his mind, and he’s gone into hiding.

They’re setting up a new clip to show off the Chris Evans and Camilla Belel’s powers, and then the Q&A opens up, with millions of Chris Evans fans already lining up.

(Spanish)
Con Cómico 2008: Crepúsculo, Sabiendo, Empuje
2:09 - SABER el clip: Ahora they’re que nos demuestra un clip de
la película, la parte posteriora de la hendidura de la High School
secundaria de it’s en los años 50, y una muchacha pequeña
nombrada Lucinda es un bit… de. Su clase se dice para dibujar
los cuadros del futuro, y they’ll consiguen bloqueados en una
cápsula del tiempo. Lucinda apenas anota una tonelada de
numbers…. y consigue trabado lejos. El hijo del NIC Cage’s
consigue a sobre con ella números en él cuando se agrietan que el
lechón abierto, y la materia extraña comienza a suceder. Resulta la
página de dígitos contiene las fechas de todos los desastres
principales que han sucedido en el planeta por los últimos 50 años,
y también predice a persona de la matanza 81 del acontecimiento
that’ll en los días próximos. Por supuesto, nadie cree la
jaula pobre del NIC, y él se encuentra en el centro de un desplome de
plano que se cierre de golpe en un atasco de tráfico en un puente.
Matar a 81 personas. MÚSICA SPOOKY DE LA SEÑAL. Así pues, él fija
apagado en una búsqueda a la figura fuera qué hacer con el
numbers… y los extremos del clip.

2:05 - SABIENDO el panel el gancho gigante vino onstage para dar un
tirón a cada uno apagado, y ahora they’re que introducía Alex
Proyas, “director de tales películas como el cuervo, la ciudad
oscura, y el more…” Alex quipped, “I’m que I
apesadumbrado don’t tiene cualquier agente hermoso aquí a
sentarse al lado de me” a cuál gritó una mujer en la fila
delantera “YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL!” Él

(French)
Escroc Comique 2008 : Crépuscule, Sachant, Poussée
2:09 - CONNAÎTRE l'agrafe : Maintenant they’re nous montrant
une agrafe de la chiquenaude, le dos de cavité de lycée d'it’s
dans les années 50, et une petite fille appelée Lucinda est un
bit… ; outre de. Sa classe est dite pour dessiner des images du
futur, et they’ll deviennent verrouillés dans une capsule de
temps. Lucinda note juste une tonne de numbers… ;. et il obtient
fermé à clef loin. Le fils de NIC Cage’s obtient à
l'enveloppe avec elle des nombres dans elle quand ils fendent que le
surgeon ouvert, et la substance étrange commence à se produire. Elle
s'avère la page des chiffres contient des dates de tous les
désastres principaux qui se sont produits sur la planète pendant les
50 dernières années, et elle prévoit également des personnes de la
mise à mort 81 de l'événement that’ll en jours à venir.
Naturellement, personne ne croit le camp pauvre de NIC, et il se
trouve au milieu d'un accident d'avion qui claque dans un
embouteillage sur un pont. Tuer 81 personnes. MUSIQUE FANTASMAGORIQUE DE
SÉLECTION. Ainsi, il place au loin sur une recherche à la figure
hors de quoi faire avec le numbers… ; et les extrémités
d'agrafe.

2:05 - CONNAISSANT le panneau le crochet géant est venu onstage pour
tirer chacun d'un coup sec au loin, et maintenant they’re
présentant Alex Proyas, “director de tels films comme la
corneille, la ville foncée, et le more…” ; Alex a raillé,
“I’m I que désolé don’t aient tous les beaux
acteurs ici à reposer à côté de me” ; à ce qu'une femme sur
la rangée plan a crié “YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL!” ; Il