Entertainment Weekly Co-Hosts SyFy Event, Panels at Comic-Con 2009

Entertainment Weekly has announced that it will host three panels, a photo and digital studio, and an exclusive event co-hosted by Syfy. Entertainment Weekly’s three Comic-Con panels will bring together creators in television and movies to discuss their work. Footage from each of these panels will be available by July 26 on EW.com. The first of these panels will be “Wonder Women: Female Power Icons in Pop Culture,” moderated by Entertainment Weekly editor-at-large Ben Svetkey. It will feature a discussion with Sigourney Weaver (“Avatar”), Elizabeth Mitchell (“Lost,” “V”), and Zoe Saldana (“Avatar,” “Star Trek”) about the actresses who have redefined the rules, and the female characters who have shattered the glass ceiling for all women. This panel will take place at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 23.

Entertainment Weekly executive editor Jeff Giles will moderate an in-depth discussion with iconic filmmakers James Cameron (“Avatar”) and Peter Jackson (producer of “District 9″) on the future of film, the art of film narrative and how technology and global culture will alter the art of on-screen storytelling in the next 20 years. This panel will be at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 24.

Entertainment Weekly senior writers, hosts of EW.com’s “Totally Lost,” and resident “Lost” experts Jeffrey “Doc” Jensen and Dan Snierson will prep “Lost” fans for the final season of the show with their sharp insights and bold theories. There may be a few surprises as well. This panel will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 25.

EW.com will also provide breaking news and regular updates from the convention floor via its a PopWatch blog (EW.com/PopWatch) and Twitter stream (@EWPopWatch). Go there for information about exclusive video interviews, first looks, and image galleries from the EW Photo Studio at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego. This year, the site will also take viewers inside Entertainment Weekly’s own high-profile conversations with exclusive video of Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver, Elizabeth Mitchell (“Lost,” “V”), and more. Finally, as ABC’s “Lost” celebrates its last year at Comic-Con, fan favorite Jeff “Doc” Jensen (@EWDocJensen on Twitter) presents exclusive video interviews with the cast and producers, as well as footage from his highly-anticipated “Totally Lost” panel.

[UPDATE] Entertainment Weekly will also issue its second annual Comic-Con issue, with first looks at highly anticipated movies such as “Sherlock Holmes,” “District 9,” “2012″ and “9,” as well as exclusives from upcoming TV shows including “Vampire Diaries,” “Flashforward,” “V” and “Stargate Universe.” An exclusive first look at the new Twilight graphic novel will also be offered. Five thousand complimentary copies of this special issue will be handed out to Comic-Con visitors and fans who stop by the Marvel Studios booth celebrating “Iron Man 2.” Guests at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego and the Hotel Solamar will also receive copies of EW’s special Comic-Con 2009 issue.

[UPDATE 2] Entertainment Weekly is co-hosting an event with SyFy, and is also hosting several panels. Our headline originally represented that EW and SyFy were hosting panels together.

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