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2012 San Diego Comic Con, Spartacus, Walking Dead, Michael Biehn and Anchor Bay details

By April MacIntyre Jul 8, 2012, 4:17 GMT

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80’s icon Michael Biehn (The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Tombstone), “Spartacus” and “The Walking Dead” are just some of the highlights fans will enjoy when they check out Anchor Bay Entertainment at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con, beaming down to the San Diego Convention Center July 12th through the 15th!

Anchor Bay Entertainment pulls out all the stops to showcase the latest and greatest ABE releases at the SDCC – globally acknowledged as the world’s greatest and largest pop culture gathering!

Michael Biehn makes his first Comic Con appearance at the Starz / Anchor Bay booth

#4045 on Friday, July 13th from 1 to 2pm PT, along with co-star/producer Jennifer Blanc (The Divide, The Crow), to sign posters for his upcoming feature film directorial debut THE VICTIM! PLEASE NOTE: Autographs are limited to THE VICTIM poster and ONE other Michael Biehn related item only!!!

Fans stopping by the Starz/Anchor Bay booth #4045 at Comic Con will experience:

    Specially created and highly anticipated “zombie head” packaging for the upcoming “The Walking Dead” Season 2 Blu-ray™ designed by TWD Co-Executive Producer and Special Effects Make-up Supervisor Greg Nicotero and created by McFarlane Toys;
    Piranha 3DD: Killer Piranha fish production prop from the film will be on display at the ABE booth! Director John Gulager is available for interviews during Comic-Con!
    Trailers for upcoming Anchor Bay Entertainment releases including Piranha 3DD; The Barrens directed by SAW II-IV’s Darren Lynn Bousman; Hijacked with Randy Couture; Mac & Devin Go To High School with Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa, Michael Biehn’s The Victim, One in the Chamber with Cuba Gooding Jr. and Dolph Lundgren; the Blu-ray premiere of Halloween 4 and Halloween 5; and Jersey Shore Shark Attack.

In addition, fans who come by the ABE booth will be eligible to win prizes, including Blu-rays™, DVDs and signed posters! 

Anchor Bay Entertainment event schedule at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con:

Friday, July 13th

1:00 – 2:00pm         The Victim poster signing at Anchor Bay booth (#4045)

Meet star/writer/director Michael Biehn (The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Tombstone), and co-star/producer Jennifer Blanc (The Divide, The Crow) who will sign posters for the upcoming September 18th Blu-ray™/DVD release of The Victim from Anchor Bay Films.

1:25 – 2:25pm            “The Walking Dead” Panel at Hall H

Stars Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Norman Reedus, Steven Yuen, Lauren Cohan, Danal Gurira, David Morrissey, Executive Producer and Showrunner Glen Mazzara, Executive Producer Gale Anne Hurd, Executive Producer Robert Kirkman and Co-Executive Producer and Special Effects Make-up Supervisor Greg Nicotero talk about what fans can expect from the new season of the wildly popular television series. Anchor Bay will be releasing “The Walking Dead” Season 2 on Blu-ray™/DVD on August 28th, with a limited edition zombie head statue Blu-ray™ also available (designed by Greg Nicotero and created by McFarlane Toys)

5:45pm – 6:15pm         “Spartacus: War of the Damned” Panel at Room 6BCF

The glories of ancient Rome continue, as stars Liam McIntyre, Manu Bennett and Executive Producer Steven S. DeKnight provide an inside glimpse into the upcoming season of the Starz television phenomenon, as well as a peek at the September 11th Blu-ray™ and DVD release of “Spartacus: Vengeance,” a 3-disc set that includes tons of never-before-seen bonus features!