Comic-Con Update: 'Absence' Wins Top Award; 'Fringe' Cast Gets Tearful; 'Hobbit,' 'Pacific Rim' Wow Crowds

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JULY 15, 2012

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	Sci-Fi Thriller 'The Absence' Wins Top Award at Comic-Con Film Festival The event, now in its 17th year, honors the best in independent genre films. VIDEO: 'Fringe' Cast Bids a Tearful Goodbye, Reflects on Five Seasons Showrunner J.H. Wyman, Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and John Noble took to the cavernous Hall H stage for the final time Sunday morning. Del Toro's 'Pacific Rim' Wows With Giant Robots Vs. Monsters The Warners-Legendary panel also featured surprise visits from Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis to plug "The Campaign," and an unannounced look at a test reel for "Godzilla." 'Hobbit' Footage Thrills With Elves, Giants and Orlando Bloom Star Martin Freeman said he doesn’t think of his role as playing an iconic character, because "you'd go mad if you did." PHOTOS: The Scene at Comic-Con 2012: Day 3 New "Vampire Diaries" details, a look at what makes the characters of "Django Unchained" tick, and "Iron Man 3" take the San Diego convention by storm Saturday. VIDEO: 'True Blood's' Joe Manganiello, Kristin Bauer van Straten Talk Werewolf Sex, Season 5 Finale Manganiello, who plays Alcide on HBO's vampire drama, told THR that his character would be having “sex with a bunch of people" this season. VIDEO: 'True Blood' Will Have Three New Romances This Season, Says Alan Ball A new trailer presented before the panel in Ballroom 20 teased the drama coming up in the rest of season five. VIDEO: The Cast of MTV's 'Teen Wolf' on the Remainder of Season 2 The lively cast talks to THR about being picked up for another season, the remainder of season 2 and moving production from Atlanta to Los Angeles. 'Glee': Damian McGinty Not Returning, Sue Gives Birth and 13 Season 4 Spoilers The cast and creators spilled details about Season 4 during its San Diego platform. 'Django' Star Christoph Waltz Says Tarantino's Slavery Film Helps 'Make Sense of What’s Happening Today' The German-born actor says his "greatest reward" for making the western was learning how slavery was not merely a byproduct of "the destructive forces of a market economy." 'Django' Star Jamie Foxx Says Oliver Stone Told Him 'You’re Not Good At All' Revealing that he was humbled by directors like Quentin Tarantino and Michael Mann in order for him to give better performances, Foxx tells THR that "you want to work with tough directors." 'Person of Interest' Creator has 'Big Plans' for Amy Acker The actress, introduced in the freshman season finale as the series' mysterious hacker, will continue to work against Finch and Reese. 'Total Recall's' Bryan Cranston Says His 'Drive' Director Should Helm 'Breaking Bad' After Nicolas Winding Refn gave him the latitude to "re-craft lines and add lines" to the stylish crime thriller, Cranston branded the young filmmaker "one of the most courageous directors I've seen."
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