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Comic-Con 2010 Preview: 23 Sneak Peeks

Movies, TV shows, and DVDs we're excited to get a first look at in San Diego starting tomorrow
By EW Staff Updated July 20, 2010 at 07:00 PM EDT
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Green Lantern

Green Lantern, Ryan Reynolds | Starring Ryan Reynolds, Peter Sarsgaard, Blake Lively Directed by Martin Campbell The first installment in a planned Green Lantern trilogy, this big-budget origin story aims…
Credit: Francois Duhamel

Starring Ryan Reynolds, Peter Sarsgaard, Blake Lively
Directed by Martin Campbell

The first installment in a planned Green Lantern trilogy, this big-budget origin story aims to make the beloved hero known to more than just the fanboys. With the film — which chronicles cocky test pilot Jordan's recruitment into the Green Lantern Corps, an elite group of ring-wearing space cops — director Campbell (Casino Royale) and his team are attempting to pull off an Iron Man and vault a second-tier superhero to blockbuster glory. (Warner Bros.; June 17, 2011)

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 | All Warner Bros. did was bring the kid who plays Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton to his friends and family) and show a few minutes of…
Credit: Jaap Buitendijk

Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
Directed by David Yates

The last book has been split into two films, the first of which will hit theaters this fall, followed by the finale in July 2011, which Radcliffe promises will be ''a relentless action picture.'' (Warner Bros.; Nov. 19, 2010)

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The Cape

THE CAPE David Lyons, top
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Starring David Lyons, James Frain, Jennifer Ferrin

A cop (ER's Lyons) goes into hiding after being framed for murder, and battles evil with a mysterious, prehensile cloak. (NBC; Fall 2010)

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The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet | Starring Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz Directed by Michel Gondry This adaptation of the classic radio and TV series about a masked crime fighter…
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Starring Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz
Directed by Michel Gondry

This adaptation of the classic radio and TV series about a masked crime fighter (Rogen) hit a few early bumps: Steven Chow dropped out as director, Nicolas Cage bowed out as the villain. But with director Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) at the helm and Oscar winner Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) filling Cage's shoes, the filmmakers now have an opportunity to generate some positive buzz. (Sony; Jan. 14, 2011)

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Sucker Punch

Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, ... | The trailer of Zack Snyder's latest smashmouth fantasy was a grease fire of sizzling geek imagery, like a flipbook of Frank Frazetta Heavy Metal covers.…
Credit: Clay Enos

Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Emily Browning, Jena Malone
Directed by Zack Snyder

Zack Snyder returns to Comic-Con with a film that blends action, rich visuals, and (yes!) scantily clad babes. The film follows Babydoll (Emily Browning), whose abusive stepfather sends her to an insane asylum where she imagines an alternative reality that comes to life, complete with dragons, zombie soldiers, steampunk sci-fi, and monolithic mecha. (Warner Bros.; March 25, 2011)

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Thor

Anthony Hopkins | The extended trailer struck the Comic-Con crowd like a lightning bolt, and they responded with thunderous applause. There was a pretty riveting scene with Anthony…
Credit: Zade Rosenthal

Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
Directed by Kenneth Branagh

Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek) plays the Marvel hero from Asgard, a brash Viking-like prince who starts a war and gets punished by his father (Anthony Hopkins) with banishment to Earth, where he's befriended by a kindly nurse (Natalie Portman). (Paramount; May 6, 2011)

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The Event

Josh Ritter | Mondays 9PM · NBC · Premieres Sept. 20 Starring: Blair Underwood ( L.A. Law ), Jason Ritter ( Joan of Arcadia ), Laura Innes (…
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Starring Blair Underwood, Jason Ritter, Laura Innes

Underwood is the president. Ritter is a young Everyman. Innes (ER) is...well, to describe her risks spoiling the pilot of this crypto-thriller that exec producer Evan Katz (24) confirms is building to something. (NBC; Fall 2010)

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Let Me In

Chloe Grace Moretz | Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Kodi Smit-McPhee Directed by Matt Reeves An English-language remake of the Swedish Let the Right One In , this film tells…
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Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Kodi Smit-McPhee
Directed by Matt Reeves

An English-language remake of the Swedish Let the Right One In, this film tells the tale of a bullied boy (Smit-McPhee) who befriends the vampire girl next door (Moretz). (Overture; Oct. 1, 2010)

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 Motion Comic

Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Voices of? Kelly Albanese, Natalie Lander, Daniel Taylor While Joss Whedon's Dark Horse comic-book series Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight is about to end…
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Voices of? Kelly Albanese, Natalie Lander, Daniel Taylor

While Joss Whedon's Dark Horse comic-book series Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight is about to end — the five-issue finale begins in September — a special animated series (i.e., motion comic) kicks off this week, giving life to the first 19 issues. The first episode debuts on iTunes July 19, 2010. (Fox Home Entertainment; DVD out this fall)

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Nikita

Thursdays 9PM · The CW · Premiered Sept. 9 Starring: Maggie Q, Shane West, Lyndsay Fonseca A reboot based loosely around the 1990 Luc Besson…
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Starring Maggie Q, Shane West, Lyndsy Fonseca

Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III) stars in the 21st-century take on that lethal operative named Nikita, who wants to take down the government agency that forced her to become an assassin. (The CW; Sept. 9, 2010)

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Tron: Legacy

Tron | A digital-era remodel of an analog-era vision of the future. It's got The Dude, and it's got light cycles, and it's got Olivia Wilde...but does…
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Starring Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde
Directed by Joseph Kosinski

This sequel to the 1982 cult film follows software programmer Kevin Flynn's grown son, Sam (Garrett Hedlund), who enters the mainframe 21 years after his father disappeared inside it, and is aided in his quest by a warrior, Quorra (Olivia Wilde). (Disney; Dec. 17, 2010)

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Megamind

Voices of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey Directed by Tom McGrath ''What if Lex Luthor defeated Superman?'' asks director Tom McGrath ( Madagascar ).…
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Voices of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey
Directed by Tom McGrath

''What if Lex Luthor defeated Superman?'' asks director Tom McGrath (Madagascar). That question inspired this animated tale of a ?supervillain (Ferrell) who vanquishes his do-gooder nemesis, Metro Man (Pitt), while they compete for the attention of a woman (Fey). (DreamWorks Animation; Nov. 5, 2010)

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Saw 3D

Starring Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes Directed by Kevin Greutert Elwes returns to the franchise for the first time since the 2004 original in this, the…
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Starring Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes
Directed by Kevin Greutert

Elwes returns to the franchise for the first time since the 2004 original in this, the seventh Saw. (Lionsgate; Oct. 22, 2010)

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The Last Exorcism

Starring Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell Directed by Daniel Stamm Like Paranormal Activity , this horror flick revolves around ''found footage'' of an attempt by a…
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Starring Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell
Directed by Daniel Stamm

Like Paranormal Activity, this horror flick revolves around ''found footage'' of an attempt by a fraudulent minister (Fabian) to perform an exorcism on a farm girl (Bell). (Lionsgate; Aug. 27, 2010)

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Battle: Los Angeles

Michelle Rodriguez | Starring Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan Directed by Jonathan Liebesman As if all that freeway traffic weren't bad enough, Los Angelenos now have to…
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Starring Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman

As if all that freeway traffic weren't bad enough, Los Angelenos now have to deal with a massive alien incursion, too. Don't these things normally only happen to New York? (Sony; March 11, 2011)

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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Katie Holmes | Starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison Directed by Troy Nixey In this loose remake of a 1973 TV movie, Sally (Madison) comes to live…
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Starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison
Directed by Troy Nixey

In this loose remake of a 1973 TV movie, Sally (Madison) comes to live with her father (Pearce) and his new girlfriend (Holmes) in their rickety old house and accidentally unleashes a slew of pint-size predators (Miramax; Jan. 21, 2011)

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The Walking Dead

The next great cult pop TV show? Fans of Robert Kirkman's acclaimed indie comic certainly hope so, especially with no less than Oscar-nominated writer-director Frank…
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Starring Emma Bell, Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies

Enough with vampires — what we really want are zombies, and series creator Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) has plenty in store with his adaptation of Robert Kirkman's comic book about a group of people banding together after an undead apocalypse. (AMC; October 2010)

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Paul

Simon Pegg, Kristen Wiig | Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost Directed by Greg Mottola When two British sci-fi geeks — played by Shaun of the Dead 's Simon Pegg and…
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Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost
Directed by Greg Mottola

When two British sci-fi geeks — played by Shaun of the Dead's Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, who wrote the script together — embark on a tour of UFO hot spots in the U.S., they quite naturally come upon an escaped alien outside of Area 51. The alien, Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen), takes them under his wing. As it happens, Pegg's and Frost's characters start their journey at Comic-Con in San Diego — although the production actually shot the opening at a convention center in Albuquerque, N.M. (Universal; March 18, 2011)

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The Expendables

Sylvester Stallone, The Expendables | Starring Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger Directed by Sylvester Stallone A team of hired guns (Stallone et al.)…
Credit: Karen Ballard

Starring Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Directed by Sylvester Stallone

A team of hired guns (Stallone et al.) is sent to South America to take down a despot, only to find Eric Roberts running the country. Although some of these '80s action stars are now in their sixties, it'll still be a thrill seeing Stallone rub elbows with Willis and Schwarzenegger in their first ever scene together. (Even if The Governator only has a cameo.) (Lionsgate; August 13, 2010)

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh Directed by Edgar Wright Michael Cera stars as a Toronto-based bass player who must battle…

Starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh
Directed by Edgar Wright

Michael Cera stars as a Toronto-based bass player who must battle the seven superpowered exes (e.g., Chris Evans, Brandon Routh) of his new squeeze (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), an Amazon.com deliverywoman, but first he has to break up with his high-schooler girlfriend, Knives Chau (Ellen Wong), who's got mad martial-arts skills. (Universal; Aug. 13, 2010)

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Resident Evil: Afterlife

Milla Jovovich | Starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter directed by Paul W.S. Anderson The first three Resident Evil movies — about an amnesiac heroine named Alice (Jovovich) who…
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Starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter
directed by Paul W.S. Anderson

The first three Resident Evil movies — about an amnesiac heroine named Alice (Jovovich) who tries to thwart a legion of undead — have grossed about $400 million worldwide. This time Jovovich will battle those zombies in Japan, Alaska, and Los Angeles, in 3-D. (Screen Gems; Sept. 10, 2010)

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Red

Helen Mirren, John Malkovich | Generational schism. Growing old. Young people making peace with their elders; old people making peace with death. I will bet you $1,000 these will be…

Starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker
Directed by Robert Schwentke

A team of former black-ops agents reassembles when Frank (Willis) is hunted by the CIA. (Summit; Oct. 15, 2010)

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No Ordinary Family

Michael Chiklis | Starring Michael Chiklis, Julie Benz, Romany Malco A busy family acquires extraordinary skills after surviving a plane crash. Grappling with their newfound superpowers, though, can…
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Starring Michael Chiklis, Julie Benz, Romany Malco

A busy family acquires extraordinary skills after surviving a plane crash. Grappling with their newfound superpowers, though, can prove more awkward than awesome. (ABC; Sept. 28, 2010)

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