Ever since DragonCon last fall, a small fan film about another group of Big Damn Heroes has been attracting a lot of attention. More than six months later, Browncoats Redemption has raised thousands for several charities, and its producers have some big news, including a Blu-Ray DVD and its trailer finding a new home on cable.
Michael Doughtery, who wrote, co-produced, wrote and directed the film, visited Wondercon in San Francisco last weekend.
Remember the mini-comic book that was included in the Season 2 DVD set of Dollhouse? It showed the start of the end of the world, not by nuclear weapons, hurricanes or even a Mayan prophecy. It starts with a phone call.
That issue has just been expanded in a new Dollhouse one-issue story that was just released by Dark Horse.
Throughout WonderCon weekend in San Francisco, fans got to see previews of long-anticipated movies like Green Lantern, Priest and Cowboys vs. Aliens. People met the stars of the movies, exclusive clips and even got a souvenir t-shirt
Then there’s Super, which is a different kind of super hero movie. Made for about two million dollars, or as writer/director James Gunn says "the craft services budget for Iron Man," it also talks about a man who suddenly decides to be a hero. It doesn’t need CGI or super powers. All it needed was belief, from the actors, the writers and the crew, that people would want to see this movie.
Judging from the response during the panel with Gunn and star Rainn Wilson this past Saturday, that belief may pay off.
The highlight of the final day of WonderCon in San Francisco was the panel for Doctor Who. The season premiere on April 23rd will feature someone who is familiar to fans of Firefly, and a very popular author.
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