This summer sees the The Hollywood News venturing across the pond for the very first time to bring you all the breaking gossip and news from the San Diego Comic Con. You can catch part one of our very own Paul Heath’s take on what’s already announced for the world famous event, while my own look at what we hope will be showcased will be coming very soon. In the meantime, check out this breaking official press release that confirms cast and crew from both THE HUNGER GAMES sequel CATCHING FIRE and graphic-novel adaptation I, FRANKENSTEIN will making an appearance.
FANDANGO’S DAVE KARGER TO MODERATE LIONSGATE’S COMIC-CON PANEL FEATURING“THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE” AND “I, FRANKENSTEIN”ON SATURDAY, JULY 20THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Voted byFandango Fans as Most Anticipated 2013 MovieLOS ANGELES – June 26, 2013 – Lionsgate announced today that Fandango Chief Correspondent Dave Karger will moderate a panel on Saturday, July 20th at the San Diego Comic-Con, featuring talent and exclusive footage from two of the studio’s upcoming films THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (opening November 22, 2013, the film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth) and I, FRANKENSTEIN (opening January 24, 2014, the film stars Aaron Eckhart, Yvonne Strahovski and Bill Nighy). Talent from both films will be in attendance for the panel during which the studio will debut an exclusive new trailer for THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE and never-before-seen footage from I, FRANKENSTEIN.Starting today, moviegoers will have the chance to submit questions for panel participants through the films’ Facebook pages (www.facebook.com/thehungergamesmovie andwww.facebook.com/ifrankensteinmovie) and Fandango’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/fandango) using the hashtags #CatchingFireComicCon and #IFrankensteinComicCon. Answers to select questions will be posted on those Facebook pages.Fandango fans have been closely following the entire HUNGER GAMES saga from its first day of production. A January 2013 moviegoer survey of thousands of moviegoers on Fandango found that the film’s follow-up, THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE, was voted the most anticipated movie of the year.Stay connected for SDCC updates related to these two Lionsgate films using and searching for the hashtags #CatchingFireComicCon and #IFrankensteinComicCon.
