Paul Bettany DragonCon 2023

This was one of the names that made me very excited about DragonCon. Paul Bettany has done a few shows but not that many. While I was lucky enough to get a cast signing at SDCC, this time I could choose what I wanted signed.

Paul had a fairly long line. I got to the signing at a good time. I was early and only about 50 people in front of me. Paul showed up more or less on time and jumped into signing.

I handed over my photo. I was about to hand him my red pint pen when he picked up a black sharpie.  The handler was suggesting black for everything. I’m usually very passive but I really didn’t want black.  I quickly asked if he could use the red sharpie on the table. He paused and said sure if that was what I wanted.  I told him I think it would look good with the red on his face.  He signed and turned to the handler. He said that did look good and maybe they should be doing that all the time.  I smiled with pride.

Then I quickly told him The Wife and I loved A Knight Tale. And I was lucky to be part of the signings at SDCC for Priest and Legion.  I think he replied that I was lucky.

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