A mansion with a sinister secret, a creature who gobbles kids on the naughty list, and the war between The Alliance and The Horde—Legendary's bringing them all to Comic-Con next month. Hosted by Chris Hardwick, Legendary's film panel will include footage as well as feature cast and crew members from Crimson Peak, Krampus, and Warcraft.
The guests for Legendary's Hall H film panel have not yet been revealed, but the panel's time and first details have been announced (via Collider):
"LEGENDARY HALL H FILM PANEL (Saturday, July 11th at 2:30pm)
Hosted by Nerdist’s Chris Hardwick, Legendary will present films from its upcoming slate including content from CRIMSON PEAK, KRAMPUS, and WARCRAFT with special appearances by talent and filmmakers.
BOOTH ACTIVITY (Thursday, July 9th – Sunday, July 12th)
Legendary will host a flurry of activity at their booth (#3920) this year including talent and filmmaker signings, virtual reality experiences, Warcraft prop photo opportunities and fan giveaways."
Crimson Peak synopsis: "When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood-red clay: a place filled with secrets that will haunt her forever. Between desire and darkness, between mystery and madness, lies the truth behind Crimson Peak.
From the imagination of director Guillermo del Toro comes a supernatural mystery starring Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska and Charlie Hunnam."
Directed by del Toro from a screenplay he scribed with Matthew Robbins, Crimson Peak stars Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, and Jim Beaver. A Legendary film from Universal Pictures, the supernatural mystery hits theaters on October 16th.
Krampus synopsis: "Based on the ancient legend of a pagan demon who punishes the wicked, Legendary Pictures’ KRAMPUS, a twisted horror comedy set during the holidays, is written and directed by Michael Dougherty (Trick ’r Treat). Co-written by Todd Casey and Zach Shields and produced by Legendary’s Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and Alex Garcia, this darkly festive tale of a yuletide ghoul will be released by Universal Pictures."
Starring Adam Scott, Toni Collette, Emjay Anthony, Allison Tollman, Stefania Owen, and David Koechner, Krampus was directed by Michael Dougherty (Trick ’r Treat) from a screenplay he co-wrote with Todd Casey and Zach Shields. A Legendary film, Krampus is slated for a December 4th, 2015 release from Universal.
Warcraft: Directed by Duncan Jones (Source Code), Warcraft stars Ben Foster, Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Toby Kebbell, Robert Kazinsky, Dominic Cooper, Ben Schnetzer, Daniel Wu, and Clancy Brown. Warcraft is set to come out in 2D and 3D on June 10th, 2016.
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When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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