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Spurlock, Whedon, Lee & Knowles Join to Form the League of Super-Geeks

Spurlock_Comic_ConIn the vein of Trekkies, Trekkies 2 (feature documentaries about Star Trek fans)  and Ringers (Lord of the Rings), Morgan Spurlock, Joss Whedon, Stan Lee and Ain’t it Cool News founder Harry Knowles are teaming up to bring us the documentary Comic-con Episode Four: A Fan’s Hope with Spurlock on board to direct, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog.

The feature documentary, in the words of the filmmakers, will “follow seven different people from across America, and around the world, as they descend upon the veritable Mecca of fandom and experience the rapture that is Comic-Con.”

Spurlock will begin shooting this June and will follow its subjects through the preparation for the convention through the convention experience itself, which runs July 21-25 in San Diego, which is the biggest comic/sci-fi-/fantasy convention of the year.

Spurlock grew up reading comics and felt right at home the first time he went to the San Diego Comic Con.

“It was such an overwhelming experience for me, and I soon found out that I was not alone” said Spurlock, “So for me to get to share the experience of Comic-Con with fans all over the world will be an incredible opportunity.”

Along with Spurlock, Whedon, Lee and Knowles, producers Jeremy Chilnick and chief of Legendary Pictures Thomas Tull are on board for the project.  In a statement, Tull said: “We look forward to capturing the spirit, energy and people that Comic-Con has infused into legions of fans, bringing these audiences and projects out of the Halls and onto a world stage.”

No release date has been set yet, but for those of you out there who are going to Comic-Con, wear your best costume… you might just end up in the film.

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