{"id":1767,"date":"2012-07-15T17:48:58","date_gmt":"2012-07-15T15:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tarantino.info\/?p=1767"},"modified":"2012-10-11T02:06:28","modified_gmt":"2012-10-11T00:06:28","slug":"django-rocks-san-diego-comic-con","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarantino.info\/2012\/07\/django-rocks-san-diego-comic-con\/","title":{"rendered":"Django Rocks San Diego Comic Con"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quentin Tarantino<\/em>‘s latest cinema epic Django Unchained<\/a> described as a “dark, bloody nightmarish tale of revenge” (but also as a love story), is currently being promoted at what is easily the geekiest annual event ever created: the San Diego Comic Con<\/strong>. This fan festival is a wonderland of displays and live panels for enthusiasts of comic books, movies and television. QT also happens to be a huge geek for super heroes, just watch any of his films and you’ll see a wide range of homages. From The Silver Surfer<\/a> poster on Mr Orange<\/a>‘s wall in Reservoir Dogs<\/a> to Bill<\/a>‘s Superman monologue in Kill Bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Django Unchained<\/strong><\/a> marketing campaign at this year’s Con has got excited fans running around on a Django Bounty Hunt searching for clues which can earn them special prizes. There’s even special Django coins being handed out by the designated “Outlaws” that can be spotted sauntering around here and there. The coolest spectacle is a life size “Django Town”, which is patterned after the iconic Old West locales seen in many of those genre movies.<\/p>\n

Yesterday some of the all-star cast of the film including Jamie Foxx<\/a>, Kerry Washington<\/a>, Christoph Waltz<\/a>, Walton Goggins<\/a> and Don Johnson<\/a>, \u00a0were joined by Quentin for a live discussion about the anxiously awaited project. They delved deeper into many of the thoughts and views they had on the story (which deals with controversial aspects of racism) and even shed some light on the backgrounds of the characters revealing some very interesting geeky tidbits.<\/p>\n

The Comic Con crowd also got an early Christmas present in the form of a special 8 minute showcase reel of footage from the film (same one that was played at Cannes), click here for a description of the footage<\/a>! Here’s a little recap of what came out of ComiCon…. with links and more.<\/p>\n

DJANGO UNCHAINED COMIC<\/strong>: After the Django panel, QT crashed the Before Watchmen<\/em> showcase and let fans know he would be collaborating with DC Comics<\/em> on a customized Django Unchained comic book that will tie into the movie. The comic will be based on the original, uncut script and will feature material left out of the final version of the film. (read more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Sources: Ramas Screen<\/a>, IGN Entertainment, Variety<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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