Comic-Con 2013 Movie Panel Schedules

The 2013 San Diego Comic-Con schedule of movie panels was finally released.  Anyone headed to Comic-Con can now start planning their Comic-Con survival time!  Meaning, planning and plotting what lines to get into, when, and how long you might be in them!

Trust me, for this sell-out event, there's no walking up to a room and getting in line just before the panel starts.  This is Comic-Con!

First up, let's look at days and times for different movie studios.

A quick review shows Europa Report, Sidekick, Ender's Game, and Divergent will have slots on Thursday.

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Riddick, Kick-Ass 2, and Wolves will have panels on Friday, July 19th.

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Godzilla, Seventh Son, 300: Rise of an Empire, Gravity, the LEGO Movie, I, Frankenstein, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier all have some kind of slots for Saturday's schedule.

There's no mention of movies for Sunday, yet.  Things can change.

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Let's get into the nitty gritty of the details.

THURSDAY, JULY 18

1:10pm-2:20pm, Hall H

Europa Report

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2:30p.m.-3:30p.m., Hall H

Entertainment Weekly’s The Visionaries

Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, 500 Days of Summer),
Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), and

Edgar Wright (The World’s End, Shaun of the Dead)

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3p.m.-4p.m., Indigo Ballroom Hilton San Diego Bayfront

The Sidekick screening and Q&A

Director Michael J. Weithorn (King of Queens, A Little Help) and writer/actor Rob Benedict (Waiting, Supernatural)

Panel Q&A with Weithorn, Benedict, and cast members Lizzy Caplan (Mean Girls, Cloverfield), Martin Starr (This Is the End), Josh Meyers (Behind the Candelabra), Richard Speight Jr. (Band of Brothers), Jordan Peele (Key and Peele), cinematographer Steve Lubensky (Series 7)

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3:50p.m.-4:50p.m., Hall H,

Ender’s Game and Divergent from Summit Entertainment

Ender’s Game all-new, exclusive footage and Q&A with stars Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, and Abigail Breslin, along with producer Roberto Orci (Star Trek Into Darkness) and director Gavin Hood (X-Men Origins: Wolverine).

Divergent: The first footage ever seen.

Cast and crew Q&A panel with novelist Veronica Roth, director Neil Burger, and cast members Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller, Maggie Q, Ansel Elgort, Mekhi Phifer, Ben Lamb, Ben Lloyd-Hughes and Christian Madsen.

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    FRIDAY, JULY 19

10:00am-11:00am, Hall H


The World’s End

The director and stars of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz - Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost will be on hand.

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11:15am, Hall H

Veronica Mars Special Video Presentation and Q&A.

Panel attendees include cast members Kristen Bell, Francis Capra, Enrico Colantoni, Percy Daggs III, Jason Dohring, Ryan Hansen, Chris Lowell, Tina Majorino and Krysten Ritter.

Producer and director Rob Thomas.

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12:15pm, Hall H

Kick-Ass 2 and Riddick

Kick-Ass 2 stars and filmmakers are noted to being in attendance.

Riddick:  Star/producer Vin Diesel (Fast & Furious 6), plus Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) and Dave Bautista (The Man with the Iron Fists) and writer/director David Twohy (The Fugitive).

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3:45, Room 5AB

Wolves.

A sneak peek at David Hayter’s action werewolf thriller Wolves.

A Q and A panel follows with David Hayter (X-Men, X2, Watchmen) and stars Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones) and Lucas Till (X-Men:First Class).

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6:15pm, Ballroom 20

Dark Horse: Joss Whedon

Need I say more?  Not this year.  Previous years, you'd need to pitch his many accomplishments.  But now, after The Avengers, well, cat's got my tongue.

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    SATURDAY, JULY 20

10:45a.m.-1:15p.m., Hall H,

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Preview:

    Legendary Pictures: Godzilla –

An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure pits the world’s most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.

Gareth Edwards directs, cast includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, and Juliette Binoche, with David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston.

    Legendary Pictures: Seventh Son –

The fantasy action adventure Seventh Son takes audiences to a time long past, where evil is about to be unleashed.

Jeff Bridges stars as Master Gregory.  Along with Julianne Moore, Ben Barnes

    Warner Bros. Pictures: 300: Rise of an Empire –

From producer Zack Snyder, cast includes Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, David Wenham, and Rodrigo Santoro.

    Warner Bros. Pictures: Gravity –

Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, this sci-fi Thriller stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.

    Warner Bros. Pictures: The LEGO Movie –

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Saturday, 1:35p.m.-2:35p.m., Hall H,

Lionsgate: I, Frankenstein and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

I, Frankenstein cast Aaron Eckhart and Yvonne Strahovski appear with film director/writer Stuart Beattie and graphic novel author/writer Kevin Grevioux.

The cast of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

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4:15p.m.-5:45p.m., Hall H,

20th Century Fox: Program TBA.  (Oop, they're holding out!)

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6p.m.-7p.m., Hall H,

Marvel Studios

Thor: The Dark World and Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier

Marvel Studios president and producer Kevin Feige and many surprise guests.

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