Comic-Con is more than half over and the masses of comic, sci-fi and genre fans have been treated to a cornocopia of delights. On Thursday, horror master David Cronenberg gave the attendees a sneak peek at his new film, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, which was adapted from a graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke. Josh Olson wrote the screenplay, which he said is loosely based on the graphic novel.

On Saturday, fans wrapped around the block several times to get into Hall H to catch the Warner Bros. presentation. Kicking it off was V FOR VENDETTA, which included bald star Natalie Portman, producers Joel Silver and Grant Hill and original graphic novel co-creator David Lloyd. Many of the fan questions were directed toward Portman, who got into the role by reading FAITH AND TREASON and MACBETH and watching the documentary THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND. Lloyd commented on his graphic novel partner Alan Moore's non-participation in the film by saying that he and Moore see things differently.

Then THE CORPSE BRIDE producer Allison Abbate and co-director Mike Johnson came out to share their thoughts on Tim Burton's new stop-motion feature as well as one of the four musical sequences in the film. Following that fans were treated to a video hello from HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE director Mike Newell followed by a special Comic-Con exclusive trailer for the film.

Next up was the world premiere of the trailer for REQUIEM FOR A DREAM director Darren Aronofsky's new sci-fi feature THE FOUNTAIN. The director and star Rachel Weisz came out to take questions from the crowd with Weisz spilling the beans on some spoilers to the fans. Then Aronofsky delighted the audience with a special presentation of the first 10 minutes of the time jumping sci-fi adventure. For comic fans, there will be a comic version of the film, based on the original script, from Vertigo's Kent Williams.

Next up was Sony with its new film based on the Chris Van Allsburg children's book ZATHURA. Director John Favreau said that he approached the film like the sci-fi films of his youth, using as many practical effects as possible using CG to integrate the effects as a whole and add to the space shots. The crowd was then treated to a scene from the film. Closing out the session, Sony played the new trailer for THE LEGEND OF ZORRO.

Following next, animation historian Jerry Beck lead the Disney panel, which kicked off with CHICKEN LITTLE. Talking to the audience were director Mark Dindal (EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE) and producer Randy Fullmer. Dindal highlighted the studios innovations in squash-and-stretch in 3D with a comparison of a vintage Goofy baseball sequence with a bird pitcher from CHICKEN LITTLE. He said his idea to adapt the tale into a feature came to him on the way home from work, thinking what would happen if Chicken Little was involved in a situation where the sky was really falling.

Disney then switched gears to live-action with a behind-the-scenes look at PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 2: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, giving the fans a glimpse of the half human/ half sea creature Davey Jones and the crew of the Flying Dutchman. Talking to fans about their new family film, SKY HIGH, about a high school of superheroes, director Mike Mitchell, screenwriter Paul Hernandez and star/ Comic-Con fav Bruce Campell. They showed a scene from the film and talked about combining practical effects with CG. The production used the stunt coordinators from the SPIDER-MAN films.

Closing out the Disney presentation, Beck talked with a host of filmmakers behind TOY STORY for the 10th anniversary for the groundbreaking classic. MONSTER, INC. co-director Pete Docter, writer Joe Ranft and Oscar-winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom discussed the creation of the first 3D animated feature out of a small rented space in the Bay Area. The upcoming special edition DVD will actually feature video of when the producers told director John Lasseter and the other filmmakers that the picture had been greenlit.