AMC IS “GEEKING OUT” AT COMIC-CON® INTERNATIONAL
WITH A SPECIAL EPISODE OF THE NEW LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW
HOSTED BY KEVIN SMITH AND GREG GRUNBERG
AIRING SUNDAY, JULY 24 AT 10 PM ET/PT
Smith and Grunberg Go Behind-The-Scenes of The Con That Started It All
With Special Guest “Star Trek Beyond” Composer Michael Giacchino,
Plus Exclusive Access And Interviews
With Artists From Your Favorite Games, TV Shows And Films
Including Oscar® Winner and “Jason Bourne” star Matt Damon
New York, NY – July 7, 2016 – AMC announced today that new late-night talk show, “Geeking Out” will premiere with a special episode on Sunday, July 24 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT focusing on all things Comic-Con® International: San Diego. Hosted by Kevin Smith (“Comic Book Men,” “Clerks”) and Greg Grunberg (“Heroes, “Lost,” “Alias,” “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens” and graphic novel Dream Jumper),
the 30-minute show takes a timely look at pop culture through a fanboy
lens and features talk, celebrity interviews and out-of-the-studio
segments.
In this special episode, Smith makes a pre-Comic-Con® pit-stop in Las Vegas to visit his friend Matt Damon and discuss the eagerly awaited new installment
of the “Bourne” franchise, “Jason Bourne.” Smith and Grunberg then head
to San Diego and will give viewers an all-access VIP pass through the
convention, including a conversation with Oscar®-winning
composer Michael Giacchino, who gives Grunberg a preview of “Star Trek
Beyond” IMAX and a first-look at the live orchestra that will perform
along with the film. Our hosts will then hit the convention floor to
chat with some of the biggest graphic novel creators and artists, and
get an inside look at the other stars of Con culture: cosplayers.
“Geeking Out,” an AMC and The Weinstein Company co-production, is produced by Matador Content in association with Bandwagon Media with Jerry Carita, Jay Peterson, Todd Lubin, Patrick Reardon, Brad Savage, Smith and Grunberg serving as executive producers.
Comic-Con is a registered trademark of San Diego Comic Convention and used under license.
About AMC
AMC
is home to some of the most popular and acclaimed programs on
television. AMC was the first basic cable network to ever win the Emmy®
Award for Outstanding Drama Series with “Mad Men” in 2008, which then
went on to win the coveted award four years in a row, before “Breaking
Bad” won it in 2013 and 2014. The network’s series “The Walking Dead” is
the highest-rated series in cable history and the number one show on
television among adults 18-49 for the last four years. AMC’s other
current original drama series include “Better Call Saul,” “Hell on
Wheels,” “Turn: Washington’s Spies,” “Halt and Catch Fire,” “Humans,”
“Fear the Walking Dead,” “Into the Badlands,” “The Night Manager,”
“Preacher,” “Feed the Beast” and forthcoming “The Son” and “The Terror.”
AMC also explores authentic worlds and discussion with original shows
like “Talking Dead,” “The Making of The Mob,” “Comic Book Men,” “Ride
with Norman Reedus” “The American West” and “Geeking Out.” AMC is owned
and operated by AMC Networks Inc. and its sister networks include IFC,
SundanceTV, BBC America and WE tv. AMC is available across all
platforms, including on-air, online, on demand and mobile.
About Matador
Matador
is a full-service production company with offices in New York and Los
Angeles. Founded in 2013 by Jay Peterson and Todd Lubin, the company is a
creative collaboration between two experienced producers and longtime
friends, bringing together their unique vision and knack for making
popular and innovative content across a variety of platforms. After only
three years, Matador has produced over twenty-two series for TV as well
as sports and feature documentary specials, virtual reality content and
digital programs across multiple networks, including the series that
turned into a phenomenon, “Lip Sync Battle” (Spike). Outside
of “Lip Sync Battle,” Matador’s output has shown an impressive range
across networks and genres, from the horror-themed competition
of “Hellevator” (GSN) to the historical hilarity of “Great Minds with
Dan Harmon” (History) to the booze-soaked Alaskan wilderness of “Alaska
Proof” (Animal Planet). Matador’s renegade art documentary “Banksy Does
New York” (HBO) was nominated for Outstanding Arts and Culture
Programming at the 36th Emmy®
Awards, the ESPN 30 for 30 short “Mecca” fused sports and aesthetics in
truly unique fashion, while “Hurricane of Fun – The Making of Wet
Hot” (Netflix) got fans to fall in love with the cult comedy classic all
over again. With a whole slew of new exciting shows about to hit the
airwaves – including “Geeking Out” on AMC starring Kevin Smith and Greg
Grunberg - Matador is showing no signs of slowing down.
About The Weinstein Company
The
Weinstein Company (TWC) is a multimedia production and distribution
company launched in October 2005 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the
brother who founded Miramax Films in 1979. TWC also encompasses
Dimension Films, the genre label founded in 1993 by Bob Weinstein.
During Harvey and Bob’s tenure at Miramax and TWC, they have received
351 Oscar® nominations and won 82 Academy Awards®.
Since
2005, TWC and Dimension Films have released such films as “Vicky
Cristina Barcelona,” “The Reader,” “Inglorious Bastards,” “SCRE4M,” Spy
Kids,” “The Kin’s Speech,” “Undefeated,” “The Artist,” “The Master,”
“Silver Linings Playbook,” “Django Unchained,” “Scary Movie 5,” “Lee
Daniel’s The Butler,” “Philomena,” “The Imitation Game,” “Paddington,”
“Woman in Gold,” “Southpaw,” “Carol” and “The Hateful Eight.” Upcoming
releases include “Hands of Stone,” “The Founder” and “Lion.”
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