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Whedon, Spurlock teaming for Comic-Con documentary
Marc Malkin of E! Online reports that Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) are teaming up to make a documentary about Comic-Con International in San Diego. It “will be centered on a still-to-be-cast group of convention-going superfans,” he says, and will follow them for a few months before the con, in addition to seeing what they’re up to in San Diego.
Both Whedon and Spurlock are no strangers to Comic-Con. Whedon, of course, has attended numerous times to promote things like Dollhouse and Buffy, while Spurlock was there last year recruiting fans for The Simpsons 20th anniversary documentary he did. And both have a relationship with Dark Horse, as Spurlock is working on Supersized: Strange Tales From a Fast Food Culture with the publisher.
6 Comments
toresimonsen
February 17, 2010 at 1:54 pm
I am trying to save Dollhouse. Sign petitions and send emails.
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Mecha Books
February 17, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Project Fanboy going underway! It would be funny if the real life version was anything like that Star Wars fanboy movie.
Wil Rumph
February 17, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Not to say been there done that but, been there done that. You need to check out a movie called Hobocon. Screenhead did a great review of it and they are just now making some noise with it. Their version may not be the same premise and definitely not the same budget, but I bet the same story comes out of it.
Chris Pitzer
February 18, 2010 at 6:53 am
Spulock walked the MoCCA Art Fest one year. I gave him some Skyscrapers since we’re both WV boys.
Kevin Melrose
February 18, 2010 at 6:59 am
I knew Spurlock is a West Virginia native, Chris, but I didn’t realize you are, too. We’re everywhere!
dave roman
February 18, 2010 at 7:58 am
I thought Morgan Spurlock did a good job with that Simpsons documentary in showcasing fandom in a mostly positive and fun light. Hope that’s the case with the Comic Con documentary. There’s been enough lampooning on fanboys over the years.