2009 San Diego Comic-Con may have ended weeks ago but it continues to bear its geeky fruit to the legions of fans who love all things comics/sci-fi/fantasy … including fans of Iron Man. Yesterday afternoon, 5 minutes of footage that was screened at Comic-Con this year finally made its way to the Internets for all to see. The footage isn’t really all that action-packed but we do get a glimpse of Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) in action and a pretty good look at Whip Lash (Mickey Rourke) … AND our first look at War Machine in action:

You know it was bound to happen that someone with a Flip cam will have gotten the courage to post footage they shot at the now-legendary Hall H Presentation for Jon Favreau’s Iron Man 2. Here at ComingSoon.net/Superhero Hype! we don’t support piracy of any kind, but so many of our readers who couldn’t make it to San Diego (or get into Hall H) have been clamoring to see the footage that we decided to share a decent bootlegged leaked of the video posted to YouTube. Check it out below before it gets yanked by Marvel and Paramount!

Just a head’s up, the footage is a bit grainy and sometimes blurry and off center but, hello, it’s bootleg so … beggers can’t be choosers. After the jump, check out video of the 5 minute preview clip of Iron Man 2 in full …

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The amazing Showtime series Dexter is among the TV series’ that is taking advantage of the fandom at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend as principal castmembers of the show were on hand to discuss where the show about the serial killer with a heart is going into its upcoming 4th season. Here are a couple of the cute baby posters that have been released (these two are different from the one we saw previously back in June) to promote the upcoming new season (Dexter is a new daddy) along with our first look at video footage from season 4:

Let us count the ways Showtime is merchandising Dexter, its serial killer drama! As revealed at Comic-Con today, there will be animated “Dexter Early Cuts” on Showtime.com this fall, a special application for iPhones called “Dexter: The Game,” and (strange) action figures of all your favorite Dexter characters. “When I was shooting the pilot, I didn’t think it would come to this,” groused star Michael C. Hall during the show’s packed panel. But it’s the new killer that seems to have the cast most juiced for its Sept. 27 season premiere on Showtime: John Lithgow joins the action this season as the “Trinity” killer, aka “the most successful serial killer ever.” The thousands of Dexter fans who filled Ballroom 20 today got a sneak peek of Lithgow’s upcoming work, which, naturally, included a scene of him slitting the throat of a helpless brunette. Lithgow, who joined the panel along with the always charming Hall, among others, wouldn’t divulge much about his character. But he did joke that his first victim was “High Commander Dick Solomon”—his memorable character on the long-running sitcom Third Rock From the Sun. “This character has so many layers and colors,” he teased. Family and a new baby will figure significantly in the fourth season—the teaser included scenes of a sleep-deprived Dexter failing at his day job as a blood splatter expert—but Hall admitted it’s early yet to question whether the apple falls far from the tree. “The baby has yet to exhibit any signs,” Hall said. “It’s possibly there, lurking.”

I have to admit … I didn’t love the last season. The whole Jimmy Smits character really turned me off … the season picked up at the end so I’m hoping that the upcoming 4th season will carry on from there. Season 1 was amazing (who could forget the Ice Truck Killer who turned out to be Dexter’s long-lost brother!) as was Season 2 (psycho-beyotch Lila really made the show very, very interesting … as did the far too snoopy Sergeant James Doakes) … let’s just overlook season 3 and look forward to the introduction of John Lithgow as the Trinity Killer. Oh man … I can’t WAIT! And so, without further ado, let’s check out the NEW video trailer for the upcoming 4th season of Dexter after the jump …

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The 2009 San Diego Comic-Con is in full swing RIGHT NOW and lovable nerdy geeks (a term I use with great affection, as I’m a geek at heart) have invaded this year’s convention with a fervent zeal that goes to show that the nerds shall inherit the Earth … or, at least, know how to have a great time. Twitter has been flooded with countless photos of some of the more colorful attendees of Comic-Con this year so I thought it would be nice to share some of the fun costumes with all y’all … behold:

OH yes, folks … there is much more where this came from. After the jump, check out another batch of Comic-Con costume photos along with a certain Heroic celeb who showed up at Comic-Con without a costume — or clothing for that matter …

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Big news coming out of San Diego Comic-Con today … Gary Oldman, who plays James Gordan in Batman Begins, Batman: The Dark Knight and presumably in future Batman films in the franchise, spilled the juicy news that the next Batman film begins shooting in 2010. There has been much rumor and conjecture that work has quietly begun on the next Batman film but, as of yet, there has been no official confirmation of any Batman movie news. While Oldman’s comments cannot be taken as “official confirmation”, I’d say — considering the source — it’s pretty good info:

While speaking at the Comic-Con panel for his new movie, The Book of Eli, Gary Oldman told the crowd that the next Batman film will start shooting in 2010, scheduled for release in 2011. “You didn’t hear that from me,” he added. Oldman played Commissioner Gordon in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. EW trying to confirm with Warner Bros.

Wow!! This is really big news. Again, while it’s not an official confirmation, now that the cat is out of the bag I’m guessing that Warner Bros. will have to go on the record about the next Batman film very soon. I’ll bet we’ll be hearing some official something from the studio this weekend … while Comic-Con is in session. There have been so many rumors about which villains might be featured in the next Batman installment (Catwoman, The Riddler) and which actors might play those characters (Angelina Jolie, Eddie Murphy) … none of which can be believed at all. But, now that we know that that the film will probably begin filming next year, we’re bound to learn more concrete news very, very soon. So … who’s excited?????

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San Diego Comic-Con is now in FULL SWING and the goodies from all of our fave sci-fi-related movies and TV shows keep comin’ out. Yesterday we learned that Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner were on hand for a press conference at Comic-Con yesterday to promote their new film The Twilight Saga: New Moon and earlier today we learned that Tim Burton and Johnny Depp were on hand to promote their new Disney film Alice In Wonderland. But, it’s not just video footage that is being revealed at Comic-Con … there are a bunch of toys action figures that are being debuted as well … like, for example, a new Twilight action figure based on the character Jacob Black. As you can see from this first look at the toy, Jacob is shirtless … and ripped:

Oh yes, I’m sure there are quite a few folks out there would would LOVE to get their hands on this particular action figure. Can you imagine all the ways in which you can play with this little doll? BUT, keep it clean y’all … I’m pretty sure that the target audience for these action figures is children. What sort of games would YOU like to play with this action figure of Jacob Black?

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After the Internets went WILD over the release of the first trailer for Tim Burton’s new Disney film Alice In Wonderland this past Wednesday, it was assumed that the trailer would be the central focal point of the film’s presence at San Diego Comic-Con taking place this weekend. As was assumed, Tim Burton was on hand to personally show the video footage at Comic-Con yesterday … but he brought along a surprise guest with him. Johnny Depp shocked fans by popping up on stage to say hello … before he, almost immediately, disappeared and left the premises:

English heartthrob Robert Pattinson wasn’t due to arrive in Hall H of the San Diego Convention Center until later in the afternoon, but he was in real danger of being upstaged by the screams that met Johnny Depp’s surprise appearance Thursday morning at the first panel of the day at Comic-Con International. Depp, dressed in a white shirt and black vest, was on hand to support director Tim Burton, who unveiled a 3-D teaser trailer for his upcoming “Alice in Wonderland,” due out in March. The film draws from a cross-section of Lewis Carroll’s writing, including the Jabberwocky poem. The footage, which prominently featured Depp’s Mad Hatter, mostly highlighted the variety of the fantastic images Burton has assembled for the movie, created using a hybrid of live-action and animation and other techniques. At the urging of moderator Patton Oswalt, it was shown three separate times. “John and I worked together many times, but he’s never done a character with orange hair,” Burton dryly observed from the stage about the Hatter’s unusual aesthetic. “We scalped Carrot Top and took his hair….We realized once we got into it that we picked out every image from TV and cinema of red hair and it’s quite a distributing thing — from Bozo onward,” the director deadpanned.

According to E! News, Johnny uttered just 5 words before POOF! he was gone:

In fact, Depp stopped by, said five words and then totally just left. Here’s what went down: After screening a custom-made trailer for his Comic-Con fans, director Burton asked the crowd if they would like to meet the “imaginary friend” that follows him around. The crowd cheered and Depp, who plays the Mad Hatter, walked onstage in a button-up shirt and fitted black vest. He had long bangs sweeping the side of his face, and wore a thick leather bracelet. After several moments of cheering, Depp whispered into the mic: “Hey. Happy to be here.” And then, poof, he was gone. Moderator Patton Oswalt told the crowd that Depp could reappear later in the day, so “be nice to every guy you see dressed like Jack Sparrow.”

The ONLY person who could upstage Robert Pattinson these days is Johnny Depp … and I kinda love that he just showed up to say hello before running as fast as he could from the venue. Brills. But, getting back to Wonderland, the official poster artwork for the film has been released and features the promo photos that we saw a few weeks ago. While they aren’t all that new, I think they’re worth a second look … as is a pretty cool photo of the Cheshire Cat who was featured in yesterday’s Comic-Con presentation of Alice in Wonderland …

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Today is the first big day of the madness that is known as San Diego Comic-Con and, to make matters more insane, The Twilight Saga: New Moon held their big panel discussion TODAY to get the party started. Here are a few pics of Twilight stars Kristen Stewart (who looked like she wanted to be ANYWHERE but at Comic-Con), Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner posing for the cameras at today’s Comic-Con panel press conference:

Appropriately enough for a movie series about a vampire clan that never sleeps, “Twilight” day at Comic-Con began bright and early. Gathered together at 9:30 a.m. Thursday (July 23) for an invite-only press conference, a small group of reporters took up about a third of the massive ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront hotel, eager to talk fame, fiction and fanpires with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. “This year, I have something to say,” Pattinson laughed, remembering that he was overwhelmed to the point of near speechlessness last year. “It’s much more terrifying.” “This is a severely emotional movie. … There are high points for Bella, but she’s a manic-depressive basically,” Stewart said of her “New Moon” performance. “There was more to think about. It’s a more mature part.” Speaking with other reporters before the event, none of us Comic-Con veterans could recall a movie having an event like this before. Summit Entertainment claimed an entire ballroom for media only, no Twilighters allowed. Not “Lord of the Rings,” not “Iron Man” or anything else had ever needed its own press event — a testament to the enormous growth of both “Twilight” and Comic-Con in general. “It’s crazy,” Lautner said when the trio were asked about how they’ve been dealing with the fame. “None of us saw it coming, and this past year has been a ride for us.” Kristen Stewart, who currently has short black locks to play Joan Jett in “The Runaways,” laughed, “I cut my hair off.” “It’s still so young to me, I can’t claim anything as a low,” Pattinson said when asked about his avalanche of fame. “I live a nearly identical life, except for being recognized. It’s not the worst thing in the world. I never did anything ‘normal’ before — and now, I get other people to do that for me.” Pattinson confirmed that Thursday afternoon’s massive fan event in Hall H will screen a clip featuring him. The line outside the convention center is arguably the longest in Comic-Con history. Speaking specifically about Stephenie Meyer’s franchise, Stewart said, “You’re so much inside [Bella's] head, it feels like home.” “When I play it, I try to eliminate the vampire element as much as I can,” Pattinson said of playing Edward Cullen. “I only see it as a tool to make things more fraught.” “I did a lot of the apparition scenes, which were me doing one line a week,” Pattinson remembered of the ghost-like appearances he filmed at the beginning of the “New Moon” shoot. “I had a stress-free three months. All the pressure was on Taylor.”

Oh Lawd, I can only imagine what the insanity of Comic-Con + the insanity of Twilight fandom equals. It sounds horrifying. Mebbe the Con organizers just put Twilight first so that they could get it over with in the hopes that the rabid Twilighters will dissipate afterward … I guess we’ll have to wait and see. After the jump, check out a short video from today’s Twilight press conference at Comic-Con — one reporter asked each actor to reveal the one question they hope they never get asked again — it’s a must-watch video …

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