Hero Complex Film Festival 2011

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Published on Monday, 06 June 2011 05:00

Written by Film FestivalTraveler Staff

The Los Angeles Times’ 2nd Hero Complex Film Festival screens June 9 - 12, 2011 at The Chinese 6 Theater in Hollywood, California.

The festival opens with Warren Beatty and his acclaimed take on the famed 1930’s gumshoe, Dick Tracy, along with a screening of the 1990 film which Beatty directed and produced. (Beatty has confirmed that he is working on the sequel to the movie.)

Science fiction’s most beloved franchises get a past-and-future showcase:
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan screens with director Nicholas Meyer in attendance
Star Trek 2009 screens with writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and producer Damon Lindelof on hand to discuss the reboot and its upcoming sequel.

On Superman Day, director Richard Donner provides behind-the-scenes perspective on the legendary shooting of Superman and Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut.

Also making a special appearance to discuss Superman is Geoff Johns, DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer and famed comic book writer.

Finally, Jon Favreau talks about bringing Iron Man and Iron Man 2 to cinematic life.

The festival also features

• a free weekend matinee of The Incredibles
• select footage from this summer’s action-packed comedy Cars 2. Attendees will get to chat with supervising animator Dave Mullins about the making of the film.

The Los Angeles Times’ award-winning Hero Complex debuted in 2008 as the first site by a major mainstream news outlet dedicated to genre-based film, TV and publishing projects.

Hero Complex has gone on to become a wildly popular must-read for all things "geek" and hosts numerous events throughout the year, including a new, soon-to-be-announced Screening Series of upcoming releases, a dedicated area for comic and graphic novels at the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, and an influential presence at Comic-Con.

The Hero Complex Film Festival is being presented in association with USA Network, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and TNT’s Falling Skies, a 2-hour series premiere event June 19th, 9pm.

For more information, go to latimes.com/herocomplexfilmfest.

Hero Complex Film Festival
June 9 - 12, 2011

The Chinese 6 Theater
Hollywood & Highland Center
6801 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, CA

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