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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wondercon to Host World Premiere Screenings
WonderCon (February 10–12, 2006), the second largest
comics, and pop culture convention in California
(second only to Comic-Con in San Diego) is playing host
to a trio of world premiere screenings.
On Friday, February 10, 2006, Done The
Impossible: The Fans’ Tale of Firefly and Serenity will screen
exclusively for attendees at WonderCon. This film documents the tireless efforts
of a group of fans of the cult hit television show Firefly as they
try (and succeed) to have the television show developed into a feature film.
This documentary includes interviews with Firefly and Serenity
(the feature film based on the series) creator Joss Whedon and cast, crew
and most importantly, the fans themselves.
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, Marvel Animated
Features, and Lionsgate will hold the world premiere screening of the much-anticipated
animated feature Ultimate Avengers: The Movie. Based on the popular
comics characters, Marvel’s mightiest heroes come to life in
their first animated film. In a special promotion, the top 25 attendees arriving
to the screening dressed as their favorite Ultimates or Avengers hero will
have the opportunity to be one of the first to own the DVD before it’s released!
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, Fox Home Entertainment
presents the World Premiere Screening of the new DVD release Broken Saints.
This groundbreaking web series fuses anime style art, comic book lettering,
music and Flash animation into a 12-hour fantasy/horror epic, the first three
episodes of which will be screened at WonderCon. Broken Saints was
the winner of the 2003 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for Online Animation.
WonderCon will be held at the Moscone West convention
facility in San Francisco on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 10 – 12,
2006. Exhibit hall hours are Friday, 12:00pm to 7:00pm; Saturday, 10:00am
to 7:00pm; and Sunday, 11:00am to 5:00pm.
WonderCon is produced by Comic-Con International
a non profit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of and
appreciation for comics and related popular art forms primarily through the
presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing
contribution of comics to art and culture.
For updated information on WonderCon, please visit
www.comic-con.org
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