From worstpreviews, 20th Century Fox pulled out of Comic-Con on Wednesday, just a week shy of the massive movie fan convention in San Diego, reports LA Times. By doing so, the studio is also canceling its star- and filmmaker-studded panel, saying clips from its slate of effects-heavy films just aren't ready.Fox movies pulled from the schedule are "Jumper," directed by Doug Liman and starring Hayden Christensen; directors Colin and Greg Strause's update to the popular "Aliens vs. Predator" franchise; the Vin Diesel action film "Babylon A.D."; and "Hitman," starring Timothy Olyphant, based on the wildly popular video game of the same name."
Fox is not going to be able to participate in Comic-Con this year," said Sean Dudas, the studio's vice president of national publicity on Wednesday. "The material wasn't ready and we only want to go out when we can put our best foot forward."
The last-minute cancellation is something of an upset as the major Hollywood film studios and their requisite genre divisions have increasingly made the annual trek to Comic-Con to launch and tease eagerly anticipated films and franchises. An estimated 123,000 will be attending the convention.
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I wonder if they pulled out because they're sick of exclusive convention footage being leaked. I'm pretty sure some pissed-off fanboy got in our faces about that last year. Oh, if only we'd listened!
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