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Comic-Con Announces Panel Lineup

Twilight and Dexter stars to open up Comic-Con International

By Sarah Grieco

| Monday, Jul 2, 2012 | Updated 10:35 AM PDT

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Dozens of celebrities, filmmakers and produces will be speaking at this year’s Comic-Con International at the San Diego Convention Center.

Comic-Con released the schedule for Wednesday, July 11 and Thursday, July 12. The rest of the days have yet to be officially announced.

We've rounded up a few of the highlights from Wednesday and Thursday.

Wednesday, July 12 (Preview Night)

Special sneak peaks and pilot screenings will be available on Preview Night. Hundreds of people will be able to watch exclusive footage of four 2012 new shows.

666 Park Avenue (ABC), Arrow (CW), The Following (Fox), Revolution (NBC) and CULT (CW) will air between 6 and 9:45 p.m. in Ballroom 20.

Thursday, July 13

Witty Women of Steampunk, 10 a.m. in Room 5AB
Marvel: Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way, 10 a.m. in Room 7AB
TheOneRing.net: The Truth About The Hobbit, 10:15 a.m. in Room 6DE
Nickelodeon: Butt Biting and Magical Mischief, 11 a.m. in Room 7AB
Stan Lee's World of Heroes, 11:45 a.m. in Room 6cast members
MAD Screening Q&A, 12:45 p.m. in room 6DE
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2, 12:45 p.m. in Hall H with cast members of the popular vampire film series.
DC Comics: Batman: Beyond the Night of Owls, 2 p.m. in Room 6DE
Power Rangers: 20 Years and Beyond, 2 p.m. in Indigo Ballroom
USA Network's Psych, 2:15 in Ballroom 20 with cast members James Roday and Dule Hill
Hotel Transylvania, 3 p.m. in Indigo Ballroom
Beauty and the Beast, 3:30 p.m. in Ballroom 20 with cast members from the new show airing this fall.
The Expendables 2-Real American Heroes, 4:45 p.m. in Hall H with Sylvester Stallone
Archer: Screening and Q&A: 5 p.m. in Indigo Ballroom
Nikita Q&A and Exclusive Video Presentation at 6 p.m. in Room 6BF
Showtime: Dexter, 6 p.m. in Ballroom 20 with producer/actor Michael C. in Hall H
Comedy Central: Workaholics, 6:30 p.m. in Room 24ABC
50 Shades Book Signing, TBD, with author E.L. James

Friday, July 13

Community: School Back in Session, 10 a.m. in Ballroom 20 with star of the show Joel McHale and Alison Brie from Mad Men.
The Black Panel-Michael Davis, 10 a.m. in Room 5AB with Shaquille O'Neal and Jamie Kennedy
ParaNorman: Behind the Scenes, 10:45 a.m. in Hall H with voice talent Anna Kendrick and Kodi Smit-McPhee
DC Comics: Superman, 11:15 a.m. in Room 6DE
Adult Swim: NTSF:SD:SUV, noon in Indigo Ballroom
The Big Bang Theory Screening and Q&A, 12:05 p.m. in Hall H with cast members and creators of the show.
AMC's The Walking Dead at 1:45 p.m. in Hall H with cast members of the zombie-featured show
Bones, 1:45 p.m. in Ballroom 20 with David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel
Tron: Uprising, 2:15 p.m. in Room 6A with Elijah Wood
Game of Thrones Q&A, 2:45 p.m. in Hall H with cast members and producers of the popular HBO show
Arrow Screening and Q&A, 3 p.m. in Ballroom 20
Adult Swim: Black Dynamite, 4 p.m. in Indigo Ballroom
Screen Gems: Resident Evil: Retribution, 4:05 p.m. in Hall H with cast members of the film
Entertainment Weekly: Powerful Women in Pop Culture, 4:15 p.m. in Ballroom 20
Falling Skies: The Battle is Just Getting Started, 4:30 p.m. in Room 6BCF with star of the show Noah Wyle
Sony: Total Recall, Looper and Elysium, 4:35 p.m. in Hall H
Dark Horse: Joss Wheadon, 5:30 p.m. in Ballroom 20
AMC's Breaking Bad, 6:45 p.m. in Ballroom 20

Saturday, July 14

Warehouse 13, 10 a.m. in Ballroom 20
Attack of the Show at 10 a.m. in Indigo Ballroom
Once Upon a Time at 11 a.m. in Ballroom 20 featuring Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas
Geek & Sundry at 11 a.m. in Indigo Ballroom with Felicia Day
Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" at 11:30 a.m. in Hall H
Futurama at noon in Ballroom 20 with voice cast members of the Comedy Central cartoon
Nerdist Channel at noon in Indigo Ballroom with Chris Hardwick
The Simpsons at 12:45 p.m. in Ballroom 20 with the cartoon's creator Matt Groening
TV Guide Magazine: Fan Favorites at 1 p.m. in Indigo Ballroom featuring Nathan Fillion, Joel McHale and Tyler Posey.
Family Guy at 1:45 p.m. in Ballroom 20 with Seth McFarlane, Mila Kunis and Seth Green
Alphas at 2 p.m. in Indigo Ballroom
American Dad at 2:30 p.m. in Ballroom 20
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Preview at 2:30 p.m. in Hall H featuring filmmaker Guillermo del Tero for "Pacific Rim," director Peter Jackson for "The Hobbit," and "Man of Steel" cast members
Being Human at 3 p.m. in Indigo Ballroom
The Vampire Diaries Screening and Q&A at 3:30 p.m. in Ballroom 20 with Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev
Showtime: Shameless at 4 p.m. in Indigo Ballroom featuring Emmy Rossum and Justin Chatwin
True Blood Panel and Q&A session at 4:30 p.m. in Ballroom 20 with Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer
Glee at 5 p.m. in Indigo Ballroom with cast members from the popular song-and-dance show

Sunday, July 15

Fringe Screening and Q&A at 10 a.m. in Hall H with Joshua Jackson
Supernatural Screening and Q&A at 11:15 a.m. in Hall H with Jared Paladecki and Jensen Ackles
BBC America's Doctor Who at 12:30 p.m. in Hall H
Sons of Anarchy at 2:45 p.m. in Hall H with Charlie Hunnam and Katey Sagal

For a complete list of the panels, check out the Comic-Con website.