Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx attends Comic-Con 2012. There to promote Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, the actor said he drew on life experience to inform his ex-slave character.
"In Texas, being a kid, it was racially charged to be honest with you," he said. "Being called ni—- as young kid growing up, by grown people, it's something I had to deal with, coming from the south. Having that done to me, I was able to grasp that in the script."
Anna Kendrick (50/50), Joe Manganiello (Magic Mike) and Kristin Bauer van Straten (True Blood) attend WIRED Cafe At Comic-Con. Van Straten spoke about her look for season 5 during the HBO series' panel.
“There’s a rack of Walmart sweatsuit. We started with the yellow one, and we said, 'I don’t think I need to try on anything else,'" she said.
The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus attends WIRED Cafe At Comic-Con. Reedus spoke of his character's development during the show's panel.
"He's finding himself needed and appreciated and he'd fight to the death for these people," he said.
Director Quentin Tarantino makes a surprise announcement of a Django Unchained five-issue comic book series at the DC Entertainment Before Watchmen Panel. He and star Jamie Foxx defended the film's use of the N-word at Comic-Con.
Django Unchained star Christoph Waltz waves at Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego. The German-born actor said the Quentin Tarantino slave drama has much to teach us about modern times.
“By looking into more details of American history, we can make more sense of what’s happening today."
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Actors Don Johnson, Christoph Waltz, and Kerry Washington speak at the Django Unchained panel. Washington described her character during the event.
"It’s in the humanity, when at that time in (the) eyes of the Constitution, they were only three-fifths of a human being," Washington said. "What makes her strong is her belief in love and that she is deserving of that love in a time where black women weren’t even afforded the luxury of that fantasy."
Actor Michael Pena and writer/director David Ayer speak at the End Of Watch panel. The police drama stars Jake Gyllenhaal.
Iron Man 3 director Shane Black and actor Don Cheadle pose at the WIRED Cafe. Black received high praise from Robert Downey Jr. during the Marvel Studios panel.
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Actors Zach Roerig, Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, and producer Julie Plec speak at The Vampires Diaries screening. They teased details of the show's new season, which premieres Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. on the CW.
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The Vampire Diaries cast speaks at a screening for the CW series.
"It's a season of changes," said executive producer Kevin Williamson. "The one person who is having the biggest change is … Elena."
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The talents behind Disney's Phineas And Ferb pose in the Comic-Con press room. They are co-creator Dan Povenmire, actor Vincent Martella, co-creator Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh and actress Alyson Stoner.
Actress Kari Wahlgren attends Disney's Phineas And Ferb, Gravity Falls and Fish Hooks press room.