Animation greats Hayao Miyazaki and John Lasseter and directors Robert Zemeckis and Tim Burton will take part in their first ever Comic-Con at the San Diego Convention Center July 23-24. The filmmakers will be on hand to help Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures showcase a wide-ranging roster of upcoming films, including 3D juggernauts “Alice in Wonderland”, “Tron” and “A Christmas Carol,” and animated gems “The Princess and the Frog,” “Beauty and the Beast”, “Ponyo” and the “Toy Story” trilogy. Zemeckis, Burton, Miyazaki and Lasseter will take part in industry panels.
3D PANEL
Veteran directors Robert Zemeckis and Tim Burton join TRON producers Sean Bailey and Steve Lisberger on Thurs., July 23 at 11 a.m. for an unprecedented presentation featuring behind-the-scenes filmmaker insights about the highly anticipated 3D adventures: “A Christmas Carol,” “Alice in Wonderland” and “Tron.” In addition to Q&A opportunities with each of the filmmakers, the 90-minute panel will feature never-before-seen concept art, trailers, actual 3D film footage and other Comic-Con-only footage debuts. Patton Oswalt will moderate.
ANIMATION PANEL
Animation legends Hayao Miyazaki and John Lasseter join veteran animation directors Lee Unkrich, Kirk Wise, Ron Clements and John Musker on Fri., July 24 at 12:45 p.m. for an animation panel which will highlight upcoming animated films, including a “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2” double feature, Toy Story 3, “Beauty and the Beast”, holiday TV special “Prep & Landing,” “The Princess and the Frog,” and “Ponyo.” John Lasseter will host the panel and Patton Oswalt will moderate a group Q&A following the presentation, which will include filmmaker insights, trailers and select film sequences.