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While the big must-see movie of July is "The Dark Knight Rises," one week before Batman returns, geeks will be getting in a froth at Comic-Con, the annual San Diego shindig that offers up a bounty of genre/fantasy/action fare as the studios show off their baubles, with presentations that they hope will help boost box office dollars. And with less than a week to go, two of the biggest movies, by two of the biggest Comic-Con faves, are prepping to be on the convention floor and starting to build up buzz, with posters now landing for both.
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Saw the Hobbit poster yesterday. Looks pretty awesome. Already have people saying they'll pay me to bring one back for them lol
The Pacific Rim one looks pretty interesting too. I want to see more about that one. And is it just me or is anyone else reminded of Halo looking at that one?