Article Marketing – 2010 San Diego Comic-Con Offers Look at Upcoming Disney Projects – MousePlanet

This year’s San Diego Comic-Con International celebrated its 40th anniversary, with what started as a simple gathering of 500 comic book fans has grown into an annual fan convention that, with nearly 130,000 attendees, now boasts influence over the science fiction, fantasy, and horror segments of the entertainment industry. With good buzz from Comic-Con translating into success for a featured movie or show, and poorly received titles experiencing major flops, movie studios have taken the importance of Comic-Con, incorporating the convention as a major part of their marketing plans, especially for the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. A big surprise to come out of Comic-Con was the announcement that Guillermo del Toro ( Pan’s Labyrinth , Hellboy ) would lead the helm to write, produce, and possibly direct a new Haunted Mansion-themed movie . However, Disney Studios President of Production Sean Bailey has confirmed to entertainment Web site /Film that David Fincher ( Se7en , Fight Club ) has taken over the movie and wants to make it his Empire Strikes Back (that is, a movie that some consider to be a crowning achievement in a genre or the best picture George Lucas produced). read more

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