Major films at Comic-Con want to keep their cards close to the vest, but the smaller films need to show more to get some attention. Knights of Badassdom is a smaller film but it's got a great premise: a group of LARPers (Live-Action Role Players) head out into the woods, end up doing a real spell, and accidentally summon a blood-thirsty demon. As the demon starts picking off LARPers, three friends (played by Ryan Kwanten, Steve Zahn, and Peter Dinklage) have to find a way to defeat the demon. It sounds like a fun blend of comedy, horror, and fantasy and it's one of my most-anticipated panels of the Con. Major films sell themselves, but Knights of Badassdom has a shot at winning over an audience unfamiliar with the flick.
Hit the jump for my recap of the Knights of Badassdom panel.
[Update: We've added the trailer after the jump.]
They've got LARPers up on stage. One shouts at the audience "The Knights of Badassdom has begun!" We then see the trailer and it's a blast. It starts off with movie trailer voice saying "In a world…within our world…they created a world…" the humor of LARPing, the guys then accidentally summon a succubus because Zahn plays an amateur sorcerer who randomly picks a page out of his spellbook. Then there's a ton of action, more laughs, and some serious gore as well. Hopefully the trailer goes online soon because geeks are going to love it.
[Update: The trailer has been uploaded to the film's ...
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