Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Comic-Con Hits San Diego, Celebrities Sighted on Coronado

A couple of celebrity sightings on Coronado:

David Hasselhoff spotted at the Coronado Candy Factory at 1126 Orange Avenue.

Angelina Jolie spotted at the Hotel del Coronado by LA Times blogger. Read the blog post.

Like the Incredible Hulk, Comic-Con International is busting out all over.

With an expected attendance of 160,000 over five days, the pop-culture gathering has become so big, it can’t be confined to the downtown Convention Center. On Thursday, while Con-goers flocked to first-day panels celebrating the TV shows “Nurse Jackie” and “Weeds,” and to movie blowouts featuring appearances by Angelina Jolie, Will Ferrell , Tina Fey, Helen Mirren and Bruce Willis, the costume-loving, entertainment-obsessed spirit of Comic-Con extended a monstrous grip on San Diego’s Gaslamp District, and to the civilian locals brave enough to wander within its crowd-clogged borders.

When some everyday San Diegans ventured into Comic-Con Land, blood was shed, creativity was sparked and a day off became an adventure. Here are their heroic stories.

Read the entire Union Tribune article here.

From Coronado Ferry Landing, huge billboards for movies could be seen draped across downtown buildings:



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