Johnny Depp waves bye-bye

I felt like a crybaby after my Iron Man 2 post, and I didn’t want to sign off like that. Therefore, I hope you enjoy this rundown of my top sightings and experiences at Comic-Con 2009.

Terry Gilliam‘s assertion that the creative process can be aided by staying up for three of four days straight

Gary Oldman letting it “slip” that Batman 3 will begin filming in 2010, even though writer David Goyer thinks otherwise

Realizing that women and men alike are critical and disdainful of Kristen Stewart, perhaps because we all want to be the object of Jacob and Edward’s competitive desire

Talking IMDb and its audience with writer Anne Thompson, whose blog will be a part of our News Desk coverage starting the week of August 3rd (!!)

Hall H standing ovations for Peter Jackson and Hayao Miyazaki and the thoughtful, humanistic rapport they created with their respective audiences

TV editor Michelle Bryant misplacing her press badge in her hotel room less than an hour before the “Lost” panel, and finding it in our parking lot, where it sat overnight

Listening to Michelle’s enthusiasm for “Caprica” and how it could literally be spun out into 12 separate but united projects

Avatar and District 9‘s thrilling presentations, which put both movies at the top of my to-see list

Seeing a father dressed as Batman and his teenage daughter in her street clothes, as if she were his support system

Two close encounters with Tim Burton and his word that the Dark Shadows movie will be made

Highs and lows courtesy of Timur Bekmambetov: Wanted 2 is alive but the Night Watch trilogy will never be completed

Peter Jackson’s candid discussion on how the Halo movie fell apart and that The Hobbit has yet to be greenlit as Warner Bros., proof that there are a few filmmakers who possess the power of free speech

Johnny Depp‘s appearance in what could be described as Jack Sparrow formal wear, maybe a hint that the pirate captain will have another adventure, even without director Gore Verbinski

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