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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Returns to Comic-Con with Thrills, Chills and The Force!

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Outstanding Line-Up Of Blu-ray and DVD Releases Featuring Blood, Bunnies, Babes and Even Bruce Campbell On Display in San Diego
Join a Band of Rebels and Get a First Look at the Star Wars Saga on Blu-ray at Booth #3528

WHAT: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has something for everyone at San Diego Comic-Con. Along with previously announced signings and panels with numerous fan favorites, Fox will bring additional fun to the downtown area including:

  • For the first time, witness some of the exciting features from the more than 40 hours of bonus material on the upcoming Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray and experience one of the Saga’s most iconic moments from a unique, in-universe vantage point. This and additional surprises can be found at booth #3528.
  • “Burn Notice” star Bruce Campbell and creator Matt Nix will offer fans an exclusive sneak peak of the July 26 Blu-ray and DVD release of “Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe” featuring a full panel on Thursday, July 21 at 10:00am in Ballroom 20. Campbell will then be signing autographs in Fox booth #4313 shortly after the panel.
  • Pose for pictures with Frank the Bunny as he hands out exclusive buttons on the streets of San Diego tied to the Donnie Darko: 10th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray, available everywhere July 26. Four limited edition collectible buttons were designed for Comic-Con; find Frank on the streets to get yours!
  • Three Finger will make sure convention goers don’t make a “wrong turn” downtown as the iconic character will be stationed at roadblocks all over the city, taking pictures with fans in celebration of the October 25 Blu-ray and DVD release of Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings. Fans will have a chance to buy advance copies of anticipated Blu-ray / DVD releases at the Fox booth #4313 including: “Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe,” Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, and Donnie Darko: 10th Anniversary Edition. There will also be an opportunity to pre-order some highly anticipated titles including Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray, Wrong Turn 4, Archer: Season Two and Futurama: Volume Six. After Comic-Con fans can go to foxconnect.com to purchase all titles available at the convention.

WHERE:

Booth #4313 – Twentieth Century Fox

Booth #3528 – Star Wars Blu-ray Experience

Comic-Con International at the San Diego Convention Center

USA Network Returns To Comic-Con On July 21 With Critically-Acclaimed Original Series “Covert Affairs” And “Psych” Plus “Burn Notice: The Fall Of Sam Axe”

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USA NETWORK RETURNS TO COMIC-CON® ON JULY 21  WITH CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED ORIGINAL SERIES  “COVERT AFFAIRS” AND “PSYCH” PLUS “BURN NOTICE: THE FALL OF SAM AXE”

Back-to-Back Panels Feature Entire Casts of COVERT AFFAIRS andPSYCH; BURN NOTICE’s Bruce Campbell and Matt Nix to discuss series and prequel film

LOS ANGELES – July 8, 2011 – USA, which just celebrated its 20th consecutive quarterly win as the #1 entertainment cable network and is currently dominating summer’s television landscape with a record number of original hits, returns to Comic-Con® for the third year in a row with talent and creators from three of its critically acclaimed and top rated shows – COVERT AFFAIRS, PSYCH and BURN NOTICE.   USA panels will take place as Comic-Con kicks off on Thursday, July 21, 2011.

Making its debut at Comic-Con® is the entire cast of COVERT AFFAIRS, with a panel moderated by guest star Oded Fehr.  COVERT AFFAIRS, which returned in June for its sophomore season, stars Golden
Globe®-nominated Piper Perabo as Annie Walker, a young CIA operative whose exceptional linguistic skills make her invaluable to the Agency in missions that span the globe.  The panel will also include Christopher Gorham, who stars as a blind tech ops agent and Annie’s agency confidant; Sendhil Ramamurthy, second generation agency man, Jai Wilcox, who’s intentions with Annie remain unclear; Kari Matchett, who plays Joan Annie’s no-nonsense manager and wife to Aurthur Campbell, the Director of Clandestine Services, played by Peter Gallagher; and Anne Dudek, Annie’s reliable older sister who has no idea what she really does for a living. From Universal Cable Productions,COVERT AFFAIRS is executive produced by Doug Liman and David Bartis through Hypnotic, and created and executive produced by Matt Corman and Chris Ord, who will be in attendance, as well.

PSYCH, USA’s current longest running hit series, returns to Comic-Con® with a panel moderated by guest Kurt Fuller, known to fans as “Woody The Coroner.” The entire main cast will take part in the panel including James Roday, who stars as Shawn Spencer, solving crimes for the Santa Barbara police department in his own special way; Dulé Hill who co-stars as Shawn’s best friend and reluctant sidekick Gus; Corbin Bernsen as Shawn’s disapproving father; and Maggie Lawson and Timothy Omundson who play the police detectives O’Hara and Lassiter who unwillingly rely on Shawn’s psychic skills, along with the police chief Vick played by Kirsten Nelson.  Joining the panel will be creator and executive producer Steve Franks and executive producers Chris Henke and Kelly Kulchak. PSYCH returns for its sixth season on USA this Fall.

Also returning to Comic-Con® is one of the convention favorites,BURN NOTICE, with Bruce Campbell, and executive producer Matt Nix with a panel to recap of the series’ signature movie, BURN NOTICE: THE FALL OF SAM AXE. The prequel film to USA’s smash hit series takes place in Columbia 2005 when Lieutenant Commander Sam Axe (Campbell) is sent to advise a local military platoon.  It’s there he discovers deep layers of deception and ultimately realizes he may be allied with the wrong side.   Shot on location in Bogota, Columbia, the two-hour movie is directed byBURN NOTICE star Jeffrey Donovan.  BURN NOTICE: THE FALL OF SAM AXE also stars Ron Reaco Lee, Kiele Sanchez , John Diehl and Chandra West. The prequel is written and executive produced by BURN NOTICE creator Matt Nix. Donovan and Campbell also serve as executive producers on the Fox Television Studios project alongside the show’s Mikkel Bondesen.

USA Network is the #1 network in all of basic cable and is seen in over 102 million U.S. homes.  A division of NBCUniversal, USA is the cable television leader in original series and home to the best in blockbuster theatrical films, acquired television series and entertainment events. The award-winning USA website is located at usanetwork.com. Characters Welcome.

USA Network is a program service of NBCUniversal Cable a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience.

USA Network Teams With DC Comics to Unveil Its First Digital Interactive Graphic Novel With “Burn Notice”

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Debuting with an Impressive 100,000 Page Views, Premiere Issue Offers a Multi-Platform Interactive Experience

NEW YORK, June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — USA Network, in partnership with DC Comics, announced its first series of interactive multiplatform comics with a series created to bridge the storylines between seasons four and five of BURN NOTICE.  The comic, entitled A New Day and written by the creative team behind the show, including series creator Matt Nix, goes beyond the two-dimensional traditional comic by offering enhanced user experiences including interactive games, hidden ciphers, artwork peelaways and more.  Chapter one went live in tandem with the fifth season premiere of BURN NOTICE last evening on Thursday, June 23. Having garnered 100,000 page views since it launched, A New Day is available on usanetwork.com, Facebook and as a freestanding iOS and Android App on select devices.

“As a life-long graphic novel reader, naturally I was very excited to extend our storyline to this medium because it allows us to expand and develop our BURN NOTICE universe into an entirely new realm,” said Matt Nix, creator and executive producer, BURN NOTICE. “In terms of the comic book itself, it’s not like the ones I grew up with. Now we have the opportunity to see the characters and their lives, but from a different perspective, one that fans can interact with, play with and share.”

A New Day, the first-of-its kind interactive comic book, gives fans insight into the series’ first-ever time jump. During last season’s finale, Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) obtained a list of 31 people responsible for “burning” him, but when fans return this season only two will be left. The comic reveals the missing pieces over 12 weeks through an original story.  With custom illustrations from comic book powerhouse DC Comics, the comic book features original video, unique interactive features and gaming content with new chapters launching each week throughout the season.

“Working with innovative partners, we’ve created a dynamic and fun interactive comic book that gives our fans a level of engagement that they’ve never had before,” said Jesse Redniss, vice president of digital, USA. “We are pushing the technology boundaries to enhance the user experience beyond the one-hour telecast and expanding the story arc into new arenas.”

The BURN NOTICE graphic novel includes the following features:

  • Each new issue will include new interactive games, ciphers and advice from your friendly spymaster
  • “Peelaways” revealing the multiple steps of the art process including pencil, ink and color layers
  • Exclusive video such as preview clips and interviews with Matt Nix
  • Burn Wire: newsfeed featuring BURN NOTICE related Facebook and Twitter feeds
  • Real time connections to BURN NOTICE Chatter with unprecedented access to communications with other fans and the network
  • Detailed character profiles and photos of the characters from the show
  • Share comic book panels and comments via Twitter, Facebook or Chatter

In addition to working with DC Comics, USA teamed with Panelfly, who built the mobile applications, and Glow Interactive who developed the online and Facebook versions, as well as the mobile interactive overlays.

BURN NOTICE stars Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen, a blacklisted spy who finds himself stranded in sun-soaked Miami. This season viewers will find out if Michael has found his way back into the CIA, if he’ll return to Miami and whether or not he and Miami’s new counterintelligence expert, Jesse Garcia (Coby Bell) can co-exist.  Also heating up South Beach are Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar), the beautiful ex-IRA operative and Michael’s ex-girlfriend; Sam (Bruce Campbell), our favorite washed-up military intelligence muscle; and Michael’s mother (Emmy Award-winner Sharon Gless), who is one tough cookie herself.  From Fox Television Studios and Fuse Entertainment, the series is created, written and executive produced by Matt Nix with Mikkel Bondesen and Alfredo Barrios as executive producers.

USA Network is the #1 network in all of basic cable and is seen in over 102 million U.S. homes.  A division of NBCUniversal, USA is the cable television leader in original series and home to the best in blockbuster theatrical films, acquired television series and entertainment events. The award-winning USA website is located at www.usanetwork.com. Characters Welcome.

USA Network is a program service of NBCUniversal Cable a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience.