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Our partner Cinematical reported that at the press conference for Sherlock Holmes, Robert Downey Jr. said Rachel McAdams called Sherlock Holmes "a love story between Watson and Holmes." Downey explained, "Well, actually what it is ... it's circumstantial homosexuality...

Sci-Fi Squad Reports: Ripping a page out of Warner Bros.' Dark Knight book, Disney was responsible for what was perhaps this year's coolest Con-related viral marketing ploy. In honor of Tron Legacy, the studio went live with a website that kept giving folks instructions, sending them on a scavenger hunt until finally unveiling Flynn's Arcade...

What was the uber-sensitive "Ghost Whisperer" crew doing at Comic-Con? Consider how "Twilight" dominated this convention, "chick stuff" ruled the day. There's no reason why "Ghost Whisperer" can't have its moment, too. The creators took the opportunity at their panel to announce two product tie-ins coming for "Whisperer" fans...

Among the upcoming films on display here at Comic Con is Astro Boy, based on the popular Japanese manga series. From Todd's recent report on Astro Boy footage: "Astro Boy is based on Osamu Tekuza's 1952 manga, which was developed into a television series in 1963 and subsequently enjoyed multiple incarnations and reinventions in print and on film...

One of the biggest stories of last year's Comic-Con was the "Iron Man" movie, and after the massive success of the Marvel adaptation, director Jon Favreau and the "Iron Man 2" cast were welcomed back like conquering heroes. The panel for "Iron Man 2" filled the massive Hall H of the convention center, and was still so packed that even Marvel employees covering the pan

Cinematical recently watched the unveiling of the car that Seth Rogen will be driving as he plays the Green Hornet in Sony Picture's 2010 summer film, The Green Hornet. According to Rogen, they looked at a lot of updated cars in presentations from different manufacturers, but in the end it didn't feel right...

Since the creators of "Lost," Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, are always being accused of making the show up as they go along, they decided it was time to prove they had the last page of the show written. So at this year's "Lost" Comic-con panel, which will be the show's last, Damon and Carlton pulled out the final scene to get that chip off of their shoulders: Two pieces o

It's always daunting to remake a classic. In TV circles, it doesn't get much more "classic" than The Prisoner. In a press conference at Comic-Con International Friday, the cast and creative team from AMC's six-episode remake discussed the rigors of re-envisioning Patrick McGoohan's landmark show...

Cinematical reports: While speaking to fans during Comic Con, Peter Jackson revealed that The Hobbit is much farther away than fans have been led to believe: "Everyone assumes we're casting but we're not," he said. Recently rumors suggested that Jackson (who's producing this time around while Guillermo del Toro directs) would use this time at Con to announce who would play Bilbo Baggins

For a guy who seemed reluctant to climb aboard a Battlestar Galactica series when it first launched, Edward James Olmos is committed body and soul now. At a Friday early afternoon press conference at Comic-Con International, Olmos hosted a BSG: Caprica - The Plan event to show preview footage of the new Caprica show and to discuss The Plan movie he directed to continue Syfy's top original franchis