Dakota Fanning, a victim of Comic-Con traffic
Poor Dakota Fanning.
The "Push" star was stuck in gridlock and didn’t actually make it to her session. (An overturned big-rig filled with meat on the I-5 delayed many heading down from Los Angeles this morning.) But she had the good fortune of being ushered in for just a minute, just as the “Twilight” kids made their exits.
Of course, the screaming started back up once she was in view.
An out of breath but smiling Fanning ran to the podium. “I was in a car for seven hours, so I’m late and I’m so sorry,” she squealed. “I just wanted to say hello to all of you and I hope you enjoyed the ‘Push’ footage and that you enjoy the movie when it comes out in February! Thanks guys!"
And with that, she was off and Hall H was quickly emptied.
-- Denise Martin
Comic-Con: 'Push' star Chris Evans is 'fantastical'
In "Push," Chris Evans plays one of a group of American ex-pats with telekinetic and clairvoyant abilities on the run from (what appeared to be in the preview footage) some scary, sonic-screaming Asians.
As in, they scream and destruction ensues. During the movie's Comic-Con session on Thursday, one fan asked him if he prefers playing the larger-than-life roles he's best known for, like Johnny Storm in "Fantastic Four."
The 27-year-old thought for a bit and started: "It's not that I go for the fantastical..." Fortunately, he began laughing before most of the room did. "I didn't go to college," he laughed.
Ever endearing, he finished answering her question, then shook his head and said, "Man, I'm good at press. I'm just good at it."
-- Denise Martin
Photo: Jessica Alba (Sue Storm) and Chris Evans (Johnny Storm) looking fit in tight blue suits in the 2007 hit movie "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer." Credit: Diyah Pera/Twentieth Century Fox
