Geek Love: Spurlock Cuddles Fans With 'Comic-Con'

TORONTO (AP) Morgan Spurlock visited a convention in North Park 2 yrs ago and located his people nerds and fans, much like he's.The director of "Super Size Me" found Comic-Disadvantage this type of mecca for fans of comics, superheroes along with other facets of geek culture he felt compelled to create a movie concerning the place."Comic-Disadvantage Episode IV: A Fan's Hope," playing in the Toronto Worldwide Film Festival, is really a love song towards the fans who journey each year to combine using their kind and individuals constantly telling themselves that the coming year, they'll allow it to be there themselves.Spurlock, who was raised reading through comics and idolizing Marvel Comics mastermind Stan Lee, first visited the 4-day convention in summer time 2009 to recruit fans of "The Simpsons" for any 20th anniversary special he was making concerning the animated TV series.Drawing 130,000 people annually many in elaborate costumes as favorite superheroes, movie idols and video-game figures Comic-Disadvantage is where for fans to purchase rare comics, obtain the latest figures, preview footage of Hollywood's next blockbusters and merely hang using their peers."I am there watching this going, 'This may be the finest factor I have seen. This really is amazing. This can be a movie,'" Spurlock stated within an interview over the past weekend following the Toronto festival premiere of "Comic-Disadvantage." ''Later on that evening happens when I met Stan Lee in a party and type of just gushed to Stan, telling him just how much he transformed my existence like a kid. And that he stated, 'We should create a movie together. We ought to create a documentary about Comic-Disadvantage.'"Standing nearby was a real estate agent who also think it is a good idea, telling Spurlock he should talk with a customer he'd visiting town each day later. Spurlock was getting breakfast the following morning with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss Whedon, as well as in an ideal storm of geekdom, their documentary was off and running.Lee and Whedon signed on as executive producers, plus they became a member of a large number of filmmakers, authors, stars and artists to provide on-camera findings about the need for Comic-Disadvantage, included in this Kevin Cruz, Guillermo del Toro, Eli Roth, Seth Rogen and Seth Eco-friendly.Shooting before and throughout this years convention, Spurlock also had film deck hands following Comic-Disadvantage commoners. The cast features a team creating elaborate costumes to compete within the event's annual masquerade a comic book vendor having a deep vault of rare books to market artists wishing to interrupt into comics along with a fan who met his girlfriend there last year and staged an endearing marriage proposal before 1000's of entertaining fans.Spurlock needed to sell his idea a little to Comic-Disadvantage coordinators. His Academy Award-nominated debut documentary "Super Size Me" did several about the fast-food industry as Spurlock chronicled his emotional and physical recession living on only Carl's junior food for any month.Comic-Disadvantage overseers, who had nothing you've seen prior permitted anybody to create a documentary concerning the event, worried he may perform the same for them, opening convention fans as much as the ridicule they face in everyday existence due to their adoration for nerdy things."We're incredibly protective of individuals people, to ensure that Comic-Disadvantage could be a safe atmosphere for individuals to discuss their passions, their love. And that he stated he wanted to pay attention to that," stated Comic-Disadvantage spokesperson David Glanzer. "He offered us onto it. We stated yes, type of closed our eyes, and wished for the very best. ... And Morgan did a fantastic job in showing it for what it's. I believe Morgan could show an insider's look at Comic-Disadvantage that's never been proven before."Since Spurlock shot to fame with "Super Size Me," he's been not able to go to occasions for example Comic-Disadvantage without having to be mobbed by fans themself. He did have the ability to go undercover for a little at Comic-Disadvantage earlier this This summer, though, because of an indicator from his 4-year-old boy.After Spurlock made the decision to consider his boy along towards the convention, he demonstrated the boy a comic book-Disadvantage book he'd produced like a companion towards the documentary. His boy viewed the images of fans in costumes and told his father he desired to be Batman."After which he goes, 'No, you may be Batman, and that i might be Softball bat Boy,'" Spurlock stated. "There' was the following day purchasing costumes online, after which here i am at Comic-Disadvantage within our Batman costumes, on offer the ground. It had been awesome. It had been an extremely proud moment like a father."Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.