Karl Urban Sci Fi Expo 2014

A few years ago I got Karl Urban at SDCC.  This time I was looking for an 8x10 to get signed.

Earlier, the line for Karl was very long and stretched out the door. After I was done with Karen Gillan, I went back to check and the line. Now it was very short.  I think everyone left for Karen.  This worked out well for me.

After just a few minutes I was in front of Karl.  I mentioned I got this autograph previously at SDCC for Priest.  He nodded appreciatively.  I had nothing else to say. I could have talked Star Trek, I could have talked REDs. I could have talked Xena. Nope, I was still excited about Karen so I wasn’t the best fan either.

AH

Priest 3D – ComicCon 2010

With the opening of Priest 3D tomorrow night, I dragged out these mini movie posters to show off.

These come from one of those little known autograph session I talk about at San Diego ComicCon

This was a fun one because we had 4 actors and each signed a mini poster of the character they portrayed.

Since you really aren’t supposed to talk to the actors, I whispered to Paul Bettany how much I enjoyed Legion. He leaned forward and he conspiratorially whispered back that if I enjoyed Legion I was REALLY going to like this. 

At the time I didn’t know who Maggie Q was. I knew they were promoting her new TV series Nikita and she was an action star from Hong Kong.  The first thing I noticed was the camera does not do her justice.  She is more beautiful in person.  I know a lot of people tell me that’s often the case but I’ve seen a lot of people in person and the makeup and camera angles hide a lot.  Maggie Q is much prettier in person.   

It took a while for me to recognize Karl Urban. I knew I knew him from somewhere but I couldn’t place the face. Since you never know who will be in the room when you enter the room you just stare and quickly try to flip through your mental rolodex for faces, movies, and names.  It was after I left the room that someone pointed out he was McCoy in the Star Trek reboot.

Cam Gigandet is another actor you know. He does a lot of work and he seems to be in everything and when you look him up you slap your forehead, saying – yeah, that’s where I know him from.

AH