IMDb's coverage of Comic-Con International:
San Diego 2018 includes exclusive interviews with top celebrities;
a star-studded live show (IMDb LIVE at San Diego Comic-Con)
broadcast on IMDb, Twitch and Twitter; on-the-ground coverage from
The IMDb Show; presentation of the IMDb STARmeter Award to Olivia
Munn; and the third-annual IMDboat Party
Sponsors include LEGO Systems, Inc., Taco
Bell and Atom Tickets
IMDb (www.imdb,com), the world's most popular and authoritative
source for movie, TV and celebrity content, today announced that
for the third year in a row, writer/director/podcaster Kevin Smith
will host three days (July 19-21) of original celebrity video
interviews, a 90-minute live show (IMDb LIVE at San Diego
Comic-Con) and other exclusive convention coverage aboard the
IMDboat (#IMDboat) at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2018.
Celebrities scheduled to appear include the casts of The Predator,
“Doctor Who,” “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger,” “The Walking Dead,”
“The Flash” and more. Other highlights include the presentation of
an IMDb “Fan Favorite” STARmeter Award to Olivia Munn (ranked #8 as
of July 13 on the IMDbPro STARmeter chart, as determined by IMDbPro
data on the actual page views of the more than 250 million unique
monthly visitors worldwide to IMDb) and an exclusive party in honor
of the world’s biggest celebration of fandom. Comic-Con preview
coverage, including an exclusive conversation between Smith and
“The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman, is available now at
www.imdb.com/comic-con.
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IMDb Returns to San Diego Comic-Con With
Host Kevin Smith aboard #IMDboat July 19-21, 2018 (Photo: Getty
Images for IMDb)
“For the third consecutive year, IMDb is thrilled to celebrate
and chronicle all of the action from the pop culture universe by
giving our hundreds of millions of customers all over the world a
virtual front row seat to Comic-Con, hosted by super-fan Kevin
Smith,” said Rob Grady, IMDb COO. “We are also excited to present a
‘Fan Favorite’ STARmeter Award to Olivia Munn, who consistently
ranks high on the IMDbPro STARmeter chart, as determined by our
users.”
About IMDboat at San Diego Comic-Con 2018
The IMDboat, which is accessible by invitation only, will again
serve as a floating video studio and a must-stop destination for
talent and industry VIPs. The boat will be docked at Fifth Avenue
Landing, immediately behind the San Diego Convention Center, and
opens to invited guests on Thursday, July 19. On board,
industry guests will enjoy a private workspace and lounge,
refreshments, a photo booth, trivia games and gifts provided by
Atom Tickets, LEGO Systems, Inc. and Essentia Water. From the
public boardwalk, fans on the street can view the massive LED
screen located on the back of the IMDboat and watch live as Kevin
Smith interviews leading celebrities.
IMDb events and coverage on and around the IMDboat at Comic-Con
include:
- From Thursday through Saturday (July
19-21), IMDb will produce original video coverage on the open-air
top deck, including Kevin Smith's interviews with the casts of The
Predator, “Doctor Who,” “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger,” “The Walking
Dead,” “The Flash” and more. Entertainment fans can also tune-in to
the IMDb Facebook page for live daily recaps with Kevin Smith,
Kerri Doherty and Tim Kash from “The IMDb Show”, along with IMDb
Twitch correspondent Ian de Borja.
- The third-annual IMDboat Party,
sponsored by Atom Tickets, will take place on Friday (July 20) from
7:30PM to 10:30PM. Special guests include: Kevin Smith; notable
celebrities; industry influencers; IMDb, Amazon, Amazon Studios,
Atom Tickets and SModCo executives; and more. This is an
invitation-only event.
- On Saturday (July 21), beginning at
3:30PM PDT, Kevin Smith will host IMDb LIVE At San Diego Comic-Con,
a 90-minute live-streaming show broadcast on IMDb, Twitch
(twitch.tv/imdb) and Twitter. The show will feature Kevin Smith's
wrap-up analysis of the convention and conversations with special
celebrity guests. As part of the live show, viewers will also learn
about the LEGO Experience at San Diego Comic-Con from Master
Builder Chris Steininger and see the official trailer of Taco
Bell’s new Web of Fries II.
To follow exclusive Comic-Con coverage, which includes breaking
news, expert analysis, original celebrity interviews, trending
information, a 90-minute live show, field pieces shot around the
convention (featuring fans, cosplay and top stories of the day),
daily convention and panel recaps, and more, visit
http://www.imdb.com/comic-con, follow #IMDboat on Twitter or visit
the IMDb Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/imdb), Snapchat
(https://www.snapchat.com/add/imdblive), Instagram
(https://www.instagram.com/imdb/) or YouTube
(https://imdb.to/comiccon2018) pages. Coverage will be accessible
by more than 250 million unique monthly visitors worldwide via the
IMDb website, mobile apps and social media accounts. Twitch fans
can follow daily IRL streaming coverage throughout the weekend,
beginning at 9AM PDT at twitch.tv/imdb. The 2018 San Diego
Comic-Con special section, located at
http://www.imdb.com/comic-con, features preview coverage, updated
photo galleries from the convention, a Comic-Con events schedule
and more.
To watch video highlights of original celebrity interviews
aboard the IMDboat at Comic-Con 2017, go to:
https://www.imdb.com/videoplayer/vi4181440793.
Olivia Munn Receives IMDb “Fan Favorite” STARmeter Award on
the IMDboat (July 19)
On July 19, IMDb Founder and CEO Col Needham will present the
IMDb “Fan Favorite” STARmeter Award to Olivia Munn (The Predator,
X-Men: Apocalypse, “The Newsroom”) on the IMDboat. Munn was ranked
#8 as of July 13 on the IMDbPro STARmeter chart, which is
determined by the actual search behavior of the more than 250
million unique monthly visitors worldwide to IMDb and is updated
weekly throughout the year for IMDbPro members. Previous IMDb
STARmeter Award Recipients include Sam Rockwell, Bill Skarsgård,
Tatiana Maslany, Brie Larson, Felicity Jones, Peter Dinklage, Miles
Teller, John David Washington and Pom Klementieff.
About IMDb
IMDb is the world’s most popular and authoritative source for
movie, TV and celebrity content. The IMDb consumer site
(www.imdb.com) is the #1 movie website in the world with a combined
web and mobile audience of more than 250 million unique monthly
visitors. IMDb offers a searchable database of more than 250
million data items including more than 5 million movies, TV and
entertainment programs and more than 8 million cast and crew
members. Consumers rely on the information IMDb provides --
including local movie showtimes, ticketing, trailers, critic and
user reviews, personalized recommendations, photo galleries,
entertainment news, quotes, trivia, box-office data, editorial
feature sections and a universal Watchlist – when deciding what to
watch and where to watch it. IMDb’s portfolio of leading
entertainment apps (http://www.imdb.com/apps/) includes its popular
“Movies & TV” app for iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire, Android
phones, Android tablets and its mobile-optimized website. To date,
there have been more than 150 million downloads of IMDb’s mobile
apps worldwide. IMDb's X-Ray for Movies & TV Shows
(www.imdb.com/x-ray) is a feature that revolutionizes the viewing
experience by bringing the power of IMDb directly to Kindle Fire
HD, Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. IMDb’s Facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/imdb) and official Twitter account
(https://twitter.com/imdb) are followed by more than 12 million
passionate entertainment fans. IMDbPro (http://www.imdbpro.com) is
the essential resource for entertainment industry professionals.
This membership-based service includes comprehensive information
and tools that are designed to help entertainment industry
professionals achieve success throughout all stages of their
career. IMDbPro offers members the following: detailed contact and
representation information; tools to manage and showcase their IMDb
profile, including the ability to select their primary images and
the credits they are best “known for”; exclusive STARmeter rankings
that are determined by page views on IMDb; the IMDbPro app for
iPhone and more. Additionally, IMDb owns and operates Withoutabox
(http://www.withoutabox.com), the premier submission service for
film festivals and filmmakers, and Box Office Mojo
(http://www.boxofficemojo.com), the leading online source of
box-office data. IMDb.com is operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)
(http://www.amazon.com). To learn more, go to:
http://www.imdb.com/press.
About Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith first came to attention as the writer/director of a
film called Clerks. It's been all downhill ever since.
About Atom Tickets
Atom Tickets is the first-of-its-kind social movie
ticketing app. Backed by Lionsgate, Disney, Twentieth Century Fox
Film, and Fidelity Management & Research Company, Atom Tickets
allows consumers to search for films instantly, invite friends, buy
tickets, pre-order concessions and more. Enabled on over 20,000
screens across the U.S., the platform's innovative marketing
capabilities help studios, exhibitors and brands maximize
revenue opportunities. The company’s advisory board includes Steven
Spielberg, J.J. Abrams, Tyler Perry, Dwayne Johnson and Dany
Garcia who serve as resources to Atom in developing the most
innovative and convenient theatrical movie experiences for
consumers. Atom Tickets is available as a free app in
the Apple App Store and the Google Play
Store and online at atomtickets.com.
About the LEGO Group
The LEGO Group is a privately held, family-owned
company with headquarters in Billund, Denmark, and main offices in
Enfield, USA, London, UK., Shanghai, China, and Singapore. Founded
in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, and based on
the iconic LEGO® brick, it is one of the world's leading
manufacturers of play materials. Guided by the company spirit:
"Only the best is good enough”, the company is committed to the
development of children and aims to inspire and develop the
builders of tomorrow through creative play and
learning. LEGO products are sold worldwide and can be
virtually explored at www.LEGO.com.
LEGO, the LEGO logo, DUPLO, NINJAGO, MINDSTORMS, the
Minifigure and the brick & knob configuration are trademarks
and/or copyrights of the LEGO Group. © 2018
the LEGO Group.
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