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The Establishing Shot: ONLY 2 DAYS TILL KAPOW! UPDATES!

KAPOW! Comic Convention kicks off this Saturday and have released another whack of update with a strong film focus including: Exclusive ‘Total Recall’ Footage At Kapow!, Directors Panel At Kapow! With Gareth Edwards (Monsters, Godzilla) & Nacho Vigalondo (Timecrimes, Supercrooks), Exclusive ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Footage At Kapow!, Image Comics In London For Kapow, Exclusive Peter Serafinowicz To Announce First Comic-Book Project At Kapow!, Russell Tovey (Being Human) And Tom Macrae (Doctor Who) At Kapow!
EXCLUSIVE ‘TOTAL RECALL’ FOOTAGE AT KAPOW!
Visitors to KAPOW!, taking place over the weekend of 19 & 20 May at London’s Business Design
Centre will be treated to a sneak peek of exclusive footage on Sunday 20 May from one of this
summer’s most highly anticipated movies, Total Recall, ahead of nationwide release on August 22nd.
The footage will be shown alongside exclusive footage from The Amazing Spider-Man.



Total Recall is an action thriller about reality and memory, inspired anew by the famous short
story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick. Welcome to Rekall, the company
that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin
Farrell), even though he’s got a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) who he loves, the mind-trip sounds
like the perfect vacation for his frustrating life – real memories of a life as a super-spy might be
just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man.
Finding himself on the run from the police – controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston),
the leader of the free world – Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) to find the head of
the underground resistance (Bill Nighy) and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality
gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his
true love, and his true fate.


In addition to comic-book panels with the world’s biggest publishers Marvel, DC, Image, 2000AD
and Millarworld, other film, TV and gaming events taking place include:

Rufus Sewell introduces exclusive footage from Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Star Wars producer Rick McCallum and David Oyelowo talk Red Tails
Exclusive footage from The Amazing Spider-Man
An Audience with Nick Frost
Q&A with Gareth Evans, British writer and director The Raid
Noel Clarke Q&A with exclusive footage from Storage 24
The creative team behind Batman: Arkham City from Rocksteady Studios
Directors Panel with Gareth Edwards (Monsters) and Nacho Vigalonda (Timecrimes)
Peter Serafinowicz announces first comic-book venture
Hot TV panel with Russell Tovey (Being Human) and Doctor Who writer Tom MacRae, plus
Adam Garcia (House), Lucy Brown (Primeval) and comedian Tom Allen
Jimmy Carr interviewing Frankie Boyle live about his love of geek culture
Much loved TV personality and comic-book writer Jonathan Ross talking America’s Got Powers

DIRECTORS PANEL AT KAPOW! WITH GARETH EDWARDS (MONSTERS, GODZILLA) & NACHO VIGALONDO (TIMECRIMES, SUPERCROOKS)
Visitors to KAPOW! - taking place over the weekend of 19 & 20 May at London's Business Design Centre - will have a chance to hear from two of Hollywood's hottest current Directors, Gareth Edwards (Monsters, upcoming Godzilla) and Nacho Vigalondo (Timecrimes, upcoming Supercrooks).

British director Gareth Edwards burst onto the film scene with the critical smash Monsters, and subsequently was picked up to direct the reboot of the fan-favourite Godzilla franchise. Nacho Vigalondo, made his directorial presence known with an Oscar-nomination for his debut short and has since made Timecrimes and Extraterrestrial in his native Spain, now on-board with Marc Platt Productions (Wanted, Drive, Scott Pilgrim) to direct the movie adaptation of Mark Millar and Leinil Yu's smash hit series Supercrooks.

EXCLUSIVE ‘THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN’ FOOTAGE AT KAPOW!
Visitors to KAPOW!, taking place over the weekend of 19 & 20 May at London’s Business Design Centre will be treated to a sneak peek of exclusive footage on Sunday 20 May from one of this summer’s most highly anticipated movies, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, ahead of nationwide release on July 3rd.


The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Michael Sheen) and Aunt May (Sally Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance - leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero

IMAGE COMICS IN LONDON FOR KAPOW
Image Comics is crossing the Atlantic to attend Kapow Comic Convention on May 19 and 20 in London, marking the first time the independent comic book publisher has exhibited at a European event.

"With so many of Image's creators hailing from the UK and our readership expanding in international markets, Kapow is a great opportunity to support those creators and that growth," said Image Publisher Eric Stephenson, who is a special guest of the convention. "London's one of the greatest cities in the world, and Kapow has quickly established itself as the UK's premiere comics show, so what's not to love?"

Taking place in the London Business Design Center, Kapow will also feature several Image creators as special guests:

Charlie Adlard (THE WALKING DEAD)
Kieron Gillen (PHONOGRAM)
Paul Grist (MUDMAN)
David Hine and Shaky Kane (THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN)
Mark Millar and Frank Quitely (JUPITER'S CHILDREN)
Sean Phillips (FATALE)
Jonathan Ross and Bryan Hitch (AMERICA'S GOT POWERS)
Scott Snyder (SEVERED)
Nick Spencer (MORNING GLORIES, THIEF OF THIEVES)

A timetable of signings by special guests is available at the Kapow website: http://www.kapowcomicconvention.com/events

Stephenson will be moderating one of three Image-related panels, "Image Superstars." Charlie Adlard, Sean Phillips, David Hine, Shaky Kane, and Paul Grist will talk about their current Image titles and upcoming projects. The panel takes place on Saturday, May 19 at 12 p.m. in the Gallery Hall.

Also on Saturday is the Millarworld panel, which will include enticing discussion of Mark Millar's and Frank Quitely's upcoming Image series JUPITER'S CHILDREN. It takes place at 4:15 p.m. in the Gallery Hall.

In the "Image Megastars" panel on Sunday at 10:30 a.m., TV personality and comics writer Jonathan Ross and acclaimed artist Bryan Hitch will talk about their hit comics series AMERICA'S GOT POWERS, and Nick Spencer will give the latest on Robert Kirkman's THIEF OF THIEVES, the comic series he writes and that has recently been optioned as a TV show by AMC. This panel is also in the Gallery Hall.

On Saturday evening, winners of the Stan Lee awards will be announced in a ceremony at the convention hall. Several Image creators and titles are up for awards:

Best Writer — Scott Snyder (SEVERED)
Best Trade — WHO IS JAKE ELLIS by Nathan Edmondson and Tonci Zonjic and THE WALKING DEAD Volume 14: No Way Out by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard
Best Newcomer — Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore (THE STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE)
Best Publisher — Image Comics
Man or Woman of the Year — Robert Kirkman (THE WALKING DEAD, INVINCIBLE, THIEF OF THIEVES) and Scott Snyder (SEVERED)

EXCLUSIVE PETER SERAFINOWICZ TO ANNOUNCE FIRST COMIC-BOOK PROJECT AT KAPOW!
British comedian, actor and writer Peter Serafinowicz (Spaced, Shaun of the Dead), will be heading to Kapow! on Sunday 20 May to announce his first-ever comic-book collaboration. Working with an artist famous for his work on Batman, who will be revealed on Sunday morning, this is Peter’s first foray into comic-books.

RUSSELL TOVEY (BEING HUMAN) AND TOM MACRAE (DOCTOR WHO) AT KAPOW!
White-hot Doctor Who scriptwriter and writer/creator of hit Comedy Central sit-com Threesome Tom MacRae and superstar actor Russell Tovey (Being Human, Sherlock) come to Kapow! to talk about the relationship between writing sci-fi drama and television comedy by asking the question: How much is creating a joke like constructing a high concept narrative?

Joining them on the panel will be stars of the sit-com Adam Garcia (Threesome, House), actress and comedy writer Lucy Brown (Primeval) and comedian Tom Allen.

Kapow! www.kapowcomicconvention.com is taking place at Business Design Centre, London on 19th & 20th May 2012, and visitors to Kapow! will be amongst the first in the world to get an exclusive sneak peek at upcoming comics, movie blockbusters and hit TV shows from the biggest publishers and studios in the world.

 In addition to comic-book panels with the world’s biggest publishers Marvel, DC, Image, 2000AD and Millarworld, other film, TV and gaming events taking place include:

An Audience with Nick Frost
Q&A with Gareth Evans, British writer and director The Raid
Noel Clarke Q&A with exclusive footage from Storage 24
The creative team behind Batman: Arkham City from Rocksteady Studios
Directors Panel with Gareth Edwards (Monsters) and Nacho Vigalondo (Timecrimes)
Hot TV panel with Russell Tovey (Being Human) and Doctor Who writer Tom MacRae, plus Adam Garcia (House), Lucy Brown (Primeval) and comedian Tom Allen
Jimmy Carr interviewing Frankie Boyle live about his love of geek culture
Much loved TV personality and comic-book writer Jonathan Ross talking America’s Got Powers

Live interviews with huge film, TV and comic stars will be taking place all weekend at the Total Film, SFX and Comic Heroes stage plus a massive cosplay competition with an exclusive must-have prize.

Tickets for Kapow! are only available in advance and through the website www.kapowcomicconvention.com. Tickets for Kapow! 2011 sold out ahead of the event, so get your tickets now.

Tickets for Kapow! are only available in advance and through the website www.kapowcomicconvention.com. Tickets for Kapow! 2011 sold out ahead of the event, so get your tickets now.

THE ESTABLISHING SHOT: ONLY 2 DAYS TILL KAPOW! UPDATES!