John Eaves –  Famous Concept Artist

John Eaves – Famous Concept Artist

John Eaves  JohnEaves.wordpress.com SLC Comic Con 2013 Wesley Productions interviewed John Eaves at SLC Comic Con, who is an amazing concept artist who’s work has influenced MUCH of the science fiction world!!! From story boarding, prop making, illustrator, prop designer,model maker, John is an old-school artist who still uses pencils. He’s done major design work for movies liken Top Gun, Spaceballs, Terminator 2, SeaQuest DSV, Star Trek V, Star Trek Generations, Star Trek First Contact (including the design of the Enterprise E), Star Trek Insurrection, Deep Space Nine, Star Trek Enterprise (major contributor for the Enterprise NX-01), Star Trek Nemesis, the 1980’s movie Inner Space, the Star Trek Online game, as well as G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra, Jurassic Park 4, and some of The Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Yes, the list goes on… Tomorrowland, Captain America, Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness, The Green Hornet, Cowboys & Aliens, Oz the Great and Powerful, Evan Almighty, X Men Last Stand, Bones, Sky High, Timeline, Batman Returns, Alien 3, Robocop 2, Die Hard 2… ok… you get the...
Karl Urban

Karl Urban

Karl Urban – Actor SLC Comic Con FanX 2014 SaltlakeComicCon.com From the very first moment, Karl Urban grabs his audiences’ attention, hearts and minds. Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Mr. Urban brought his deep, commanding voice to the stage of Salt Lake Comic Con. His wisecracking character enveloped the crowd with fast paced zings and deep answers. Karl showed his lifelong love of all things science fiction and fantasy. He fielded questions ranging from Star Trek to Lord of the Rings. Will he be the next Dr. Who? How about starring in Star Wars? Since beginning his major acting career in 1991 with the TV series, “Shark in the Park”, Karl has appeared in well over 40 TV series, video game, and movies. A brief list of these appearances would include, “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”,” Xena: Warrior Princess”, “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy”, “The Chronicles of Riddick”, “The Bourne Supremacy”, and in the J. J. Abrams reboot of the “Star Trek” movie franchise. Karl has also taken the leading roles of the “Dredd” movie and his own TV series, “Almost Human”. Here’s a bit of trivia about Karl’s acting abilities. After his first appearance as Leonard “Bones” McCoy in Star Trek, it was rumored that he had found a way to actually channel the spirit of DeForrest Kelley. His performance was so convincing that Leonard Nimoy (who starred alongside Kelley in the original series and films) was reportedly moved to tears. In April 2014, Salt Lake held its first Comic Con FanX. The Fan Experience brought in many guests, artists, and celebrity visitors. As a result, over 100,000...
Simon Pegg Panel SLC Fantasy Con 2014

Simon Pegg Panel SLC Fantasy Con 2014

Simon Pegg Panel SLC Fantasy Con 2014 SLC Fantasy Con 2014 www.FantasyCon.com Simon Pegg is most recently known for his roles in Star Trek, Shawn of the Dead, Mission Impossible 3 & 4, and Hot Fuzz. However, before there was stardom he was a writer and comedian.  He studied literature and theater at Stratford-upon-Avon College and the University of Bristol. Besides being an actor, Simon really understands crowds and was an absolute delight at the SLC Fantasy Con.  His stories were fun and heart-felt and you can tell he really loves his fans. In fact, rumor has it that this was Simon’s first ever appearance as a guest of a con. Simon Pegg shared experiences with Leonard Nimoy and fun times on set.  He talks about his friends and the pranks they played on set.  One of the funniest stories was the Neutron Cream joke.  Simon talks about his childhood, Nick Frost, script writing, growing up, and about the joy of being a geek. Here is a video of the interview.  The MC was Tony Toscano (Tony’s website). Here are some photos we took during Simon Pegg Panel SLC Fantasy Con 2014 MC’d by Tony Toscano (Tony’s website).    ...