Comic-Con 2009 Preview Night

Another weekend of crazy begins. =)

Megan Fox's outfit in Transformers. =)

Shout! Factory

Shout! Factory will rollout in full force with a slate of popular and memorable television properties on DVD, special panel presentation and signings. Below, please find the outline of activities for your coverage planning.



* The Middleman – Special Panel presentation follow by signing on Thursday, July 23, 2009



* The Transformers:25th Anniversary “Matrix of Leadership” Edition Collector’s Set

Featuring Limited-Edition Gift-with-Purchase Comic Con Exclusive Lithograph (More in-depth info to come…)



* G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: The Complete Series Collector’s Set

Featuring Limited-Edition Gift-with-Purchase Comic Con Exclusive Lithograph for the collector’s set (More in-depth info to come…)

The Prisoner

JIM CAVIEZEL, JAMIE CAMPBELL-BOWER & LENNIE JAMES

DESCEND ON COMIC CON 2009 TO PRESENT

AMC’S EPIC MINI-SERIES “THE PRISONER”



“The Prisoner” Panel Event and Exclusive Sneak Preview Take Place

Friday, July 24th at 11:30am



Highly Anticipated Six-Part TV Event Premieres in November on AMC





NEW YORK, NY – July 6, 2009 – Stars of AMC’s highly anticipated mini-series “The Prisoner,” including Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, Thin Red Line, Pay It Forward), Jamie Campbell-Bower (Sweeney Todd, The Twilight Saga: New Moon) and Lennie James (“Jericho”) descend on Comic Con 2009 for a panel event and exclusive sneak preview of the highly anticipated six-part series. “The Prisoner” panel, scheduled for Friday, July 24 at 11:30am, also features “The Prisoner” writer Bill Gallagher (Conviction, Clocking Off) and AMC’s Vlad Wolynetz, vice president of production, and will be moderated by producer and director Robert Meyer Burnett. “The Prisoner,” a re-imagination of the 1960s cult classic created by the late Patrick McGoohan, premieres this November on AMC.



During the hour-long event, Burnett will lead panelists in a discussion about their personal experience making “The Prisoner,” shooting the series in Namibia and South Africa, and the various themes explored in the re-imagination, among other topics, followed by an exclusive first look at the mini-series, and a Q&A session with attendees.



“The Prisoner” panel will be complemented by a number of on-the-ground activities taking place throughout Comic Con:

* Attendees will have an opportunity to obtain their own Village identity by visiting “The Prisoner” booth to pick-up an official Village ID badge, on which they will be identified by number only.
* AMC will distribute a mini comic book created by Marvel Comics, based on the mini-series first hour.
* AMC will distribute limited edition items featuring the original series’ iconic taglines such as “Be Seeing You,” “You Only Think You’re Free” and “I Am Not A Number.”


About “The Prisoner”

“The Prisoner” tells the story of a man, “Six” (Caviezel), who wakes up to find himself inexplicably trapped in a mysterious and surreal place, The Village, with no memory of how he arrived. As he frantically explores his new environment, he discovers that Village residents are identified by number, have no memory of any prior existence, and are under constant surveillance. The Village is controlled by one man - the sinister and charismatic “Two” (Ian McKellen). Throughout the series, “Six” and “Two” are locked in a battle of wits, as “Six” challenges the oppressive nature of The Village and struggles to learn the truth behind it.



“The Prisoner” is AMC’s second original mini-series and combines a wide range of genres, including espionage, thriller and sci-fi, into a unique and compelling drama. The six part mini-series will reflect the same key elements of paranoia, surveillance, liberty, and socio-political commentary seen in McGoohan’s enigmatic original.



AMC co-produced “The Prisoner” with UK producer Granada and ITV. Granada International will distribute the series worldwide. Produced by Michelle Buck and Damien Timmer of Granada, the new series is written by Bill Gallagher and directed by Nick Hurran (It’s a Boy Girl Thing, Little Black Book).

Farscape

From the A&E folks...

AS SCI FI TELEVISION CLASSIC FARSCAPE MARKS ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY,

A&E HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND THE JIM HENSON COMPANY PARTNER

ON A RE-LAUNCH OF THE DVD FRANCHISE



The Re-packaged Line, Slated for November 2009, Includes the First-Ever

COMPLETE SERIES MEGASET™ Featuring All Four Out-of-This World Seasons



Fans Invited to Attend Panel Featuring Executive Producer Brian Henson,

Creator Rockne O’Bannon and Stars Ben Browder and Claudia Black

This July at Comic-Con International 2009



NEW YORK, NY (July 1, 2009) – When a freak accident during an experimental space mission catapulted Astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder) across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield, a cult classic was born with the epic, adventure-filled TV series Farscape. The award-winning fan favorite show, which ran from 1999-2003 on Sci Fi and was named by TV Guide as one of television’s best cult shows ever, is about to blast off again on DVD courtesy of a pact between A&E Home Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company.



Blasting off in November 2009, as the show marks its 10th Anniversary, the treasure of the newly re-packaged DVD line will feature a Farscape home entertainment first: THE COMPLETE SERIES MEGASET™. Never before available in one package, A&E Home Entertainment brings together all four out-of-this-world seasons with countless hours of absorbing bonus programming featuring multiple commentaries, interviews with cast and crew, behind-the-scenes featurettes and much more! Single season collector’s sets will also be released, offering genre fans of all walks the opportunity to sample this superlative sci-fi classic.

To launch this eagerly-anticipated re-release, there will be a Farscape panel convening at this year’s Comic-Con International in San Diego. Executive producer Brian Henson, creator Rockne O’Bannon, and stars Ben Browder and Claudia Black (Officer Aeryn Sun) will be in attendance to discuss their favorite moments from the series and the DVD re-release.

NCsoft

Got this from the NCsoft people

Hello!



Now that the E3 dust has settled, we wanted to stir things up again and let you know that NCsoft will be out in full force this coming show season with participation in all of the major shows – Comic-Con, GamesCom (Leipzig successor) and PAX. With the highly anticipated MMO game, Aion, as the NCsoft front runner, show attendees will have an opportunity to see captivating video, listen to panel discussions, play the game and get their hands on beta codes.



Along with Aion, both City of Heroes and Guild Wars will have a presence at the shows as well – with City of Heroes at Comic-Con and PAX, and Guild Wars at PAX.



For more information on each title’s presence at the shows, please visit the community Web pages at:

Aion – www.aiononline.com

City of Heroes – www.cityofheroes.com

Guild Wars – www.guildwars.com



And if you are attending Comic-Con, GamesCom and/or PAX, please let us know if you are interested in setting up time to meet with a studio executive, artist or developer during the show. We’d love to make that happen for you.