I picked up my badge on Thursday after my sessions at GDC, but on this rainy Saturday morning, WonderCon 2008 attendees (even those who had pre-registered) stood in a line that stretched down in front of Moscone South, and curved around the corner down Fifth Street. It was only ten-thirty, and the dealer's room (am I the only who still calls it that?) had only been open for a half-hour. I took a quick sweep around the show floor. WonderCon was already getting crowded, and I took off to find Hall A, where all the huge panels were going to take place. I searched the front, and finding nothing, took up a position behind the camera platform. Before the panel started, they aired a bunch of Star Wars fan films
The first panel of the day was 10,000 B.C., and they handed out 10,000 B.C. and Get Smart pins as we walked into the hall. The 10,000 B.C. trailer led off the panel, which was attended by director Roland Emmerich, and movie stars Camilla Belle and Steven Strait.
Someone from the audience asked Roland Emmerich why he likes to do movies with the whole "Chariots of the Gods" theme, and he says he like the idea of lost civilizations, how the evidence and the theories form an odd hybrid.
Also asked was whether or not the actors had a tough time working with the CG, and a pretty standard reply was given with all the drawbacks of working against a green screen.
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