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Every year when Comic-Con rolls around, one of the biggest things is the epic commitment people make to cosplaying. Some people paint their entire body, some people make their costumes out of literal metal, and some people turn it into a group affair.
Here are the most awesome cosplayers from 2015 Comic-Con.
Bill Murray attended his first-ever Comic-Con on Thursday, and what the actor lacked in experience at the fan fest, he more than made up for in hilarious responses and general Bill Murray-ness (read: awesomeness).
Murray, who sat on a panel promoting his upcoming comedy “Rock the Kasbah,” charmed the audience with tales from his long and varied career and witty comebacks to routine questions. Below, we’ve collected some of our favorite moments from his appearance at SDCC (including a run-in with a certain hilarious-in-her-own-right Oscar winner and fellow SDCC panelist).
– He revealed his Comic-Con breakfast of champions: “We started this morning with bagels and then some tequila.”
– Asked which of his many roles is his favorite, he alludes to “Ghostbusters” (which is the correct answer, by the way): “Once upon a time, I did save the city of New York, and I had the coolest damn car to drive around Manhattan.”
– Addressing the rumor that he was once up for the role of Han Solo in 1977’s “Star Wars,” Murray quips that he’s aiming for a part in the just-announced Han Solo spinoff flick: “I don’t know if I was up for the role of Han Solo, I don’t remember. But I am working out now in hopes of getting this new thing, though. Just a lot of swimming and pilates, and I’m really going to work hard at it.”
– He pledged his love for Miley Cyrus, who he worked with on his upcoming, Sofia Coppola-directed Christmas special: “I’m gonna say this officially: Miley Cyrus is really f–king good. She can really sing. I thought she was a knucklehead, funny girl. She can really sing and she floored everybody. I don’t want to hear anymore bad rap for Miley Cyrus. … She’s a pro.”
– Murray insisted that he’s not intimidating to work with — though he does have one odd on-set quirk: “I go to work with a knife strapped to my leg; it means people will know their lines.”
– And finally, Murray bumped into none other than Jennifer Lawrence backstage, as he was leaving his “Rock the Kasbah” panel and she was headed to the “Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2” panel, leaving fans of both with this wonderful photo of their meeting:
Proof. Everyone loves Bill Murray. Including JLaw. #ComicCon2015 pic.twitter.com/SsVPXxB1iq
— Giana Mucci (@RatedGiana) July 9, 2015
Here’s hoping Murray’s first Comic-Con will be his first of many.
[via: HitFix, E!, Birth.Movies.Death., Giana Mucci]
Photo credit: Getty Images
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2″ — even when they’re trying to whistle a tune from their own movie.
During the “Mockingjay” panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday, castmates Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth all tried — and adorably, hilariously failed — to replicate the series’s iconic Mockingjay whistle tone. But the trio, and the rest of their castmates on the panel, just could not nail the four-note melody, which was memorably used by Rue and Katniss in the first film, and brought back throughout the rest of the series as a Mockingjay rallying cry of sorts.
In video of the incident uploaded by Screen Crush, the actors all try numerous times to get the whistle down right, but to no avail. At one point, Hutcherson imitates crickets, which panel moderator Conan O’Brien joked was a frequent sound during his stand-up routines.
Hemsworth comes closest to whistling an actual song, but as X-Files” theme. Still in the science fiction genre, still not quite right.
Check out the hilarious video below, and try not to get too sad when you realize that this is the last “Hunger Games” panel at Comic-Con ever.
“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2” hits theaters on November 20.
[via: Screen Crush]
Photo credit: Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP
Where’s Daryl Dixon with an emotional ugly cry when you need one? Robert Kirkman is the “The Walking Dead” comic book writer and AMC show executive producer, and also producer of the spinoff, “Fear the Walking Dead,” and he has a dozen other jobs. He was going to promote them all this week at Comic-Con 2015. He’s a SDCC staple — Norman Reedus (who is also in Kirkman’s upcoming movie “Air”) even called him “the God of Comic-Con.” But this deity is a little too mortal, and throat surgery is going to bench him from the many panels he was scheduled to speak at this week. Fans will truly be missing a lot of important insight without Kirkman’s voice.
Here’s the (surprisingly funny, especially toward the end) update from Robert Kirkman, posted July 7 to his Skybound site:
People of Earth,
It is with tremendous regret that I must inform you that I will not be attending Comic-Con International in San Diego this year. I won’t be at the Skybound Comics panel in room 7AB on Thursday, 7/9, from 12-1pm or our Skybound Entertainment panel in room 6BCF from 3:30-4:30pm that same day. I won’t be at the WALKING DEAD or FEAR THE WALKING DEAD panels in Hall H Friday, which are taking place at 12pm and 1pm, respectively. I won’t be at the OUTCAST TV show panel in room 6DE on Saturday, 7/11, from 3-4pm. I won’t be signing at the Image Comics/Skybound – booth #2729. I won’t be at the Skybound Fifth Anniversary and AIR Premiere event. I won’t even be across the street at the Walker Stalker Fan Fest located at Petco Park, where you can get a hands on experience with OVERKILL’S THE WALKING DEAD ahead of its 2016 release. Unfortunately, after years and years of being healthier than my physique would indicate I had to have minor surgery on my throat. Nothing serious, but in the aftermath of such a fun experience, it comes with a brief duration of time where I’m unable to speak so all that pink business inside me can heal. As luck would have it, that period of time overlaps with Comic-Con.
This is the first Comic-Con I’m missing in well over a decade. While I’m bummed that I can’t be there, there’s nothing keeping you from enjoying all the fun events I mentioned above despite my absence. Have you seen Andrew Lincoln’s eyes up close? You don’t want to miss those! Don’t pass up the opportunity to ask both Patrick Fugit and Kim Dickens how much I enjoyed their performances in Gone Girl (hint, a lot). Believe me when I tell you the trailers we’re debuting for each of these three TV shows and Skybound’s first feature, AIR, are phenomenal and you’re definitely going to want to be among the first to see them. The Skybound booth is going to have all kinds of ridiculously awesome stuff at it, including a crossbow that fires littles foam darts. I’ve been terrorizing people around the office with it for months.
I plan on making my triumphant Comic-Con return next year, you’ve been warned. Until then I’ll just be catching up on work and eating a lot of ice cream. So go to a panel, buy an overpriced hotdog, and think of me when you’re buying Transformer toys. I wish you all a fun and safe Comic-Con. Someone please be sure to bootleg the Deadpool trailer for me!
-Robert Kirkman
There you go — you have your marching orders: Bootleg the “Deadpool” trailer for “The Walking Dead” creator, since he won’t be there in person. Also, the big “Walking Dead” Season 6 trailer will be released this Friday, July 10 during the TWD panel; after it premieres, we should all tweet Kirkman with questions about it, since he seems to have some free time. Get well soon, man!
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Strap on your cosplay and puff on your inhalers, it’s almost time for Comic-Con.
Even though Marvel is sitting this year out, SDCC 2015 is proving to be one of the biggest events in Nerd History. From “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” to “Orphan Black,” there are literally tons of panels for folks to see from July 9 to 12.
But which ones should you sweat in line for? Here are the 11 panels you need to line-up for now.
Don’t bother staying up for Kimmel or Fallon this week, the late-night talk shows are on repeats — except for “Conan,” starting Wednesday, July 8. That’s when Conan O’Brien will launch his “The Walking Dead” and “Game of Thrones.”
Here’s the Team Coco schedule:
Wednesday, July 8
Elijah Wood
Here’s the “Conan” listing for the “Lord of the Rings” star: “We want to ask Elijah Wood which is more terrifying: walking through Mordor to the mouth of Mount Doom or wading through the main floor at Comic-Con?”
Chris Hardwick
As “Conan” says of the “Talking Dead” host: “If there’s anyone who can explain the insanity of Comic-Con to us, it’s Chris Hardwick, the majordomo for nerds everywhere.”
Thursday, July 9
The Cast Of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2”
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth will be on “Conan” to discuss saying good-bye Panem in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2,” which will be released November 20.
“Mockingjay Part 2” is having its Comic-Con panel on Thursday at 12 p.m. Pacific time, moderated by Conan O’Brien and featuring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Henderson, Liam Hemsworth, Willow Shields, Francis Lawrence and Nina Jacobson.
Friday, July 10
The Cast of “The Walking Dead”
Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan, Steven Yeun, and Danai Gurira are expected on “Conan,” and hopefully they’ll be able to tease some good stuff about Season 6, which premieres in October.
“The Walking Dead” is holding its Comic-Con panel in Hall H on Friday afternoon (12-1 Pacific time), and that will showcase the first trailer for Season 6. Chris Hardwick is moderating that panel, which will include stars Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Chandler Riggs, Michael Cudlitz, Lennie James and Sonequa Martin-Green, along with Executive Producer and Showrunner Scott M. Gimple, Executive Producer Gale Anne Hurd, Executive Producer Robert Kirkman, Executive Producer, Director and Special Effects Make-up Supervisor Greg Nicotero and Executive Producer David Alpert.
The Cast Of “Game Of Thrones”
Maisie Williams, Alfie Allen, Carice Van Houten, Liam Cunningham, Conleth Hill, John Bradley, Hannah Murray, and Natalie Dormer are expected on “Conan,” and hopefully they’ll share some teases on “Game of Thrones” Season 6, which will premiere in early-ish 2016.”
“Game of Thrones” is also holding its Comic-Con panel on Friday, July 10, at 2:30 p.m. PT in Hall H. The panel, moderated by Seth Meyers, will include GoT executive producer Carolyn Strauss, director David Nutter and cast members Alfie Allen, John Bradley, Gwendoline Christie, Liam Cunningham, Natalie Dormer, Conleth Hill, Hannah Murray, Sophie Turner. Carice van Houten and Maisie Williams.
Saturday, July 11
Mystery Cast Show
As “Conan” teased: “Conan talks to a never-before-seen Hollywood Blockbuster cast that’s so secret we can’t even say its name. But if there are any telepaths out there, we’re thinking about it extra-hard.” “X-Men: Apocalypse,” maybe? Probably? Hope so!
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So much for that King County bromance. “The Walking Dead” Season 6 starts in October, but AMC just released the first poster/banner/key art in advance of July’s San Diego Comic-Con 2015, where the cast and crew will once again dominate Hall H with an awesome promo and zero answers on what actually happens in the 16 episodes ahead. But this first poster does give us some strong hints.
The image shows Season 1 besties Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Morgan Jones (Lennie James), almost butting heads, but also almost leaning into each other’s foreheads in that I LOVE YOU MAN bromance way. They are looking past each other, heavily hinting to two sides being taken in Season 6 — Rick’s Atlanta OGs and new friends to the left, and the Alexandrians to the right, led possibly by Rick’s old savior Morgan but also including Father Gabriel (Seth Gilliam). Apparently he is not done betraying Rick’s group. Shocker.
It’s interesting to see who is singled out and placed where in the image. We have Rick at center with his other bromance buddy Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) behind him, then Glenn (Steven Yeun), Maggie (Lauren Cohan ), Michonne (Danai Gurira), Carol (Melissa McBride, still in Cookie Mom attire), Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green), Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs), Abraham (Michael Cudlitz), Eugene (Josh McDermitt), Rosita (Christian Serratos) and Tara (Alanna Masterson). They are standing by the Alexandria wall and burned lookout tower, where Sasha occasionally likes to lose her mind. No baby Judith, but that poor kid rarely makes it into the promo material.
To the right we have Morgan and his “all life is precious” mantra fronting Team Alexandria, with Deanna Monroe (Toval Fedshuh) behind him (interesting that she’s behind him) next to Rick’s new girlfriend Jessie (Alexandra Breckenridge), Aaron (Ross Marquand) the recruiter, and Spencer Monroe (Austin Nichols), whom we didn’t see too much in Season 5. Austin Nichols may finally get to do something this season, which is good. (Does he look angry in this pic? Maybe he’s going to blame Rick and company for what happened to his brother and father.)
The cropped version really focuses in on Rick, Morgan, Daryl, Deanne, Jessie, and FG, but at least we see the others in the background. The full banner — see it here in all its glory — also reveals the locations around them and a ton of sky above. Is there significance to the amount of air they left above them?
Season 5 ended with Rick killing Pete (on Deanna’s order/request) and Morgan walking in on the action, flanked by Daryl and Aaron. Morgan’s perspective has changed drastically since the last time we saw him “clear” back in Season 3. He is now a no-kill Jedi master and Rick is fully in kill-or-die mode. However, Season 5 also ended with The Wolves in possession of the Alexandria map, so they know where our group is and seemed poised to attack. They are nowhere to be found in this first poster, but the wall is there and we’re worried about this team working together if/when The Wolves attack and the wall is breached.
AMC also added that “The Walking Dead” Comic Con panel will take place Friday, July 10 at 12:00 pm PDT in Hall H. So that’s when we should get the massive trailer that is usually based on the first five or six episodes but still never actually tells us as much as we think it does. They haven’t even finished shooting most of the episodes — the Episode 8 midseason finale probably won’t be shot until August and the finale will be filmed toward the end of November.
Are you excited for TWD Season 6? “Fear the Walking Dead” will show up first in August, but this is the showdown we’re really pumped about.
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Winter is no longer coming, but maybe “The Winds of Winter” is coming fairly soon.
George R.R. Martin – author of the “A Song of Ice and Fire” series, upon which HBO’s “Game of Thrones” is based – just canceled a scheduled convention appearance and said he won’t be at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. He’s usually a fixture at the “Game of Thrones” panel, but the author announced in his blog on Monday that he’s had to cut back some events due to other commitments, including finishing the long-awaited sixth book.
Here’s part of what he wrote on March 16:
“Reluctantly, however, I’ve just had to scratch Saratoga off my list of 2015 appearances. For no reason having to do with the con itself. I am sure it will be terrific. It’s just a matter of time.
I have too much to do. Too many things on my plate. Son of Kong foremost amongst them.
My apologies to anyone who saw Saratoga on my Appearances page and planned to go in order to see me. I won’t be there. Go anyway. You’ll have a great time.
Also, I have decided against attending this year’s San Diego Comicon. Same reason. But since Comicon was never listed on my Appearances page, scratching it is not as big a deal.
(Should I complete and deliver WINDS OF WINTER before these cons roll round, I reserve the right to change my mind).”
That last line has many fans hopeful that he will indeed finish the sixth book, even if it’s unlikely that he’ll deliver it before the summer Comic-Con. The fifth book, “A Dance with Dragons,” was released in 2011. No release date has been set for “The Winds of Winter,” but obviously fans would like it to arrive as soon as possible. No rush, but now is good.
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