While his foray into romantic comedy, Friends With Benefits, hit theaters this weekend, former boy-bander Justin Timberlake was at Comic-Con on Thursday unveiling his latest acting gig, the sci-fi thriller In Time, costarring Amanda Seyfried. “I have a clause in my contract that says if you put someone as beautiful as Amanda in the movie, I have to fall in love with her," Timberlake joked to People magazine.
The blonde In Time starlet had a great time getting rough on set. "There are a lot of guns, which we both really enjoyed," Seyfried said at Thursday’s panel for the film via People magazine. "We sometimes went shooting after hours."
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The 26-year-old British actress wore a silk Roksanda Ilincic color-block cutout dress to talk about Drive at Comic-Con and also had fun at her costar’s expense. "My job in this film was to fall in love with Ryan Gosling—rough," Mulligan joked at Thursday’s panel.
As Harry Potter fans know, all good things must come to an end, and Twi-hards had their first taste of the finish at Comic-Con. Stewart and costars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner talked about the first installment of the final Twilight film, Breaking Dawn: Part 1, on Thursday. “It's weird that we're all so hot," Stewart joked (via New York magazine), looking at the vampire and werewolf beside her.
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The blood-sucking male lead of the Twilight franchise was sporting an oddly half-buzzed haircut at Thursday’s panel. But it didn’t take away from fans’ drooling. “Rob, I was very pleasantly surprised by your back muscles in the trailer," a woman from the audience said (via New York magazine) after a glimpse at the Breaking Dawn: Part 1 trailer.
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With her former boyfriend Justin Timberlake gone at Comic-Con, actress Jessica Biel showed up to talk about her upcoming sci-fi action-thriller reboot, Total Recall. “You can expect to be surprised—it is quite different and a reinvention of the characters and story,” Biel told Fox News. “It is really based in reality—it is raw, darker, and gritty. Of course there are incredible action sequences, cars, and guns, but we’re really focusing on the emotional aspect.”
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Everyone has been buzzing over The Amazing Spider-Man, and fans at Comic-Con were lucky enough to see the new Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst in action. “You have no idea how much this means to me. I've always wanted to come here as a fan, and this is my first time, so here I am, as a fan,” Garfield told fellow fans. “This is definitely the coolest moment of my life, and thank you for being here to share it with me." Stone was also excited to be on hand. “We're kind of staying true to the comics and also building our own thing. I hope people respond to it,” she told MTV News.
The former Buffy the Vampire Slayer star returned to Comic-Con for the second time, now promoting her upcoming CW show Ringer. “I definitely feel pressure. It's not outside pressure; it's pressure because the fans have been so loyal, you want to … make them happy. There's definitely something to be said for being the quiet show that gets to build on its own merit, as opposed to an expectation that already exists,” Gellar told The Hollywood Reporter.
South African beauty Theron was busy at Comic-Con this year, promoting both Snow White and the Huntsman and Prometheus. But most of her work involves more special effects than actor-on-actor work. “We've only met each other very briefly, but just in that small amount of time I can tell you that she's going to give me a run for my money,” Theron said via The Wrap to Snow White lead Kristen Stewart, before turning to her costar-to be and saying, "I'm ready for you, bitch, let's go!"
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True Blood’s hottest on-and-off-screen couple stopped by Comic-Con to talk about their current season. “There will be a moment in the show where Sookie and Eric are together in the shower. But it may not exactly be what happens in the books—it may be weirder and dirtier,” creator Alan Ball revealed via TV Line.
At Comic-Con to promote the latest in the Underworld franchise, Beckinsale reminisced about films past. “Underworld 1 was a life changing experience for me in many ways,” she said at the panel for Underworld: Awakening (via Crave).
Slumdog Millionaire stunner Freida Pinto glowed in neon in a Michael Kors dress on Saturday at Comic-Con, where she spoke about her upcoming film, Immortals! She talked about getting in shape for the high-action movie. “I didn’t have to keep it as strict as the boys had to,” Pinto told Access Hollywood of the diet of her male costars (Henry Cavill, Kellan Lutz, and Luke Evans). “I would see them and offer them fruit and they’d say, ‘No, we can’t have fruit.’ And I’m like, ‘Fruit? Fruit’s healthy!’”
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At the world premiere of Cowboys and Aliens at Comic-Con on Saturday, Wilde looked elegant in a Dolce & Gabbana lace dress. “I wake up and give myself a good slap on the face. Is it real? It’s pretty fun,” Wilde told Fox News of her snowballing success. “I’ve had the chance to work with so many amazing people.”
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Daniel Craig broke away from Bond on Saturday for the world premiere of Cowboys and Aliens and talked to E! News about realizing his childhood dream of being a cowboy. “I’m just incredibly proud,” the Brit said. “I think we have a very special film.”
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Husband and wife Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart came out for the debut of his latest movie, Cowboys and Aliens. “He was written as a guy who carried a whip,” Ford told E! News of his character. “That was quickly forgotten. There was no discussion about it. It was just obvious.”
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