Tomorrowland NYCC Panel Videos and Interview Summaries

In the week after NYCC, we've seen top media outlets publish interviews with Brad Bird (Director/Writer) and Damon Lindelof (Writer/Producer). There are lots of Tomorrowland tidbits and interesting facts in these interviews that we figured it was time to explore:

IGN

0:07 - Lindelof talks about how Tomorrowland is "an idea", "What if the future was a beautiful place, better off than where we are now?". The word, Tomorrowland itself has always inspired Lindelof.

0:42 - Movie takes place in the "real world", so Disneyland exists in that world. "The idea we've been scratching at the surface of is [...] the Tomorrowland at the theme parks is a cover for the real place." "It actually exists out there, being kept hidden for some reason."

Collider

0:23 - Lindelof talks about creation of teaser trailer - he didn't cut the trailer itself. Engaged in a "long process" with Disney Marketing, and Ricky Strauss leading the team. Lots of back/forth with marketing on the trailer. Proposed current idea a month ago. Lindelof and Bird were onboard with the current teaser. This makes us ask - even though The Optimist pin was featured on the poster/end of the trailer - was this always a long term plan to use that pin as more than just a finale for The Optimist?

1:32 - Lindelof talks about the secret of Tomorrowland - it's inspiring. Why is it secret? Why do Nix's goons prevent people from going there (based on NYCC preview clip).

2:40 - Lindelof called this a "complex, world building" movie - and he doesn't want a half hour of exposition. "Where is it confusing, where is it engaging?"

Marvel Live

5:35 - Bird and Lindelof talk about Spain. They filmed at the amazing City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain - which has a very Tomorrowland mid-century evolution feel. They searched for different architects, and determined that these buildings had never been in a movie before. Talks about how Brad said "I don't want to shoot it in front a green screen". Wanted CGI to compliment physical sets and locations.

7:02 - Talks about the press tour. "Alternates between immensely flattering, and immensely flattening". Tough to not just want to say the same things. Finding different ways to answer different iterations of the same questions.

8:15 - Bird loved working with Lindelof. Anticipating working together. Lindelof met Bird at the Speed Racer premier.

Full Panel from NYCC

A real treat, Disney provided some clips from the full panel to various media partners, so if you were not there, you can get almost the full scoop (minus the exclusive clip):







Don't forget, that the next known public event featuring Tomorrowland footage will be D23's Destination D - featuring a look at the 1964 World's Fair scenes, which will be on November 22-23 - one month from today.

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TOMORROWLAND at New York Comic Con - What to Expect and Live Coverage

We're exactly a week away from the Tomorrowland panel at New York Comic Con, and we would like to give an idea of what we expect to see - and details of what we will be covering for Tomorrowland Times.

Thursday, October 6th - 1:00 PM (10:00 AM Pacific) - Tomorrowland Panel

The panel itself will be held at 1:00 EST, which is 10:00 AM Pacific time. We know that the panel will feature Big Hero 6 and Tomorrowland. The panel itself lasts about 90 minutes - so we can hopefully expect about 45 minutes of content about the film.

Brad Bird (director/writer) and Damon Lindelof (writer) are confirmed to be on the panel. Sometimes at presentations like these, it's not uncommon for them to bring out a special guest, a star of the film. However, this has not been confirmed.

Based on rumors and the Destination D event in November - we assume that we will be seeing an early cut of some of the 1964 World's Fair content. We're expecting this to be an early teaser trailer, that may debut in front of Disney's Alexander and the No Good, Very Bad Day - or before Disney's Big Hero 6.

In general, Disney does not do exclusive footage at these events, generally uploading the content (or trailer) to YouTube a day after the event. However, with the secrecy of Tomorrowland, we do not know if that will be the case. Filming is generally not allowed at these types of panels.

We do not know if, like the D23 Expo 2013 film presentation, it will be presented 'in character' by Lindelof and Bird. At the expo presentation, they made a big effort to show off The 1952 Box, and present the items in that box as the 'inspiration' for the films, including an animated short about the Plus Ultra society.

Tomorrowland Times will be in line as early as we can for the panel - so expect full coverage and report during the panel on Twitter, and here after we've had a chance to collect our thoughts.

Thursday, October 6th - Show Floor - Preview of Before Tomorrowland Book

At the Disney Publishing booth, we may also get a preview of the prequel book, Before Tomorrowland. As indicated on it's Disney Book Press catalog, they will "preview at NYCC 2014 and feature at SDCC 2015". We'll be sure to do a full writeup of whatever the Book Group decides to preview.

We'll be live-tweeting as much as we can from the convention. Be sure to follow us on twitter @TheTomorrowTime for all the latest Tomorrowland news from New York Comic Con.

Friday, October 7th - Fun at Flushing Meadows (the site of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair)

Since we'll be in New York, it would be a missed opportunity to not check out the site where a part of the film takes place, Flushing Meadows. Flushing Meadows was the site of the 1964 World's Fair, and some of the buildings and landmarks still stand (such as the iconic Unisphere).

We know that several key scenes take place at the fair, including the fictional Hall of Invention (which has doors that match the Disneyland Tomorrowland television show opening), an assumed chase through it's a small world, and scenes from the Carousel of Progress. As explored in The Optimist viral marketing, we know that Plus Ultra had a hand in the fair, where it's a small world contained a portal to another dimension, and the Carousel of Progress had a alternative VIP script explaining the wonders of this new futuristic place.

We'll also be visiting the Queens Museum which has a large World's Fair collection - and exploring all the fun of (what's left) of the fair!

Join us Thursday and Friday! We'll be live-tweeting as much as we can from the convention. Be sure to follow us on twitter @TheTomorrowTime for all the latest Tomorrowland news from New York Comic Con.

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