Knowing Arya as we do, her shushing you could be the last thing you see. (via Instagram)
A lot of people talk about how Comic-Con gets more Hollywood every year, but they usually (and accurately) blame this on studios trying to take advantage of built-in audiences for nerdy franchises. What they don't talk about is the huge appeal this event must have for celebrities: a giant party where famous people can gain the power to act like a normal person by dressing up as a superhero. This year, Maisie Williams (aka Arya Stark from Game of Thrones), Daniel Radcliffe, Adam Savage (Mythbusters), and director Peter Jackson all managed to sneak around incognito at the fan event, and seemed to have had a great time. Jack Black, on the other hand...well, you'll see.
Apparently Daniel Radcliffe hid amongst the #SDCC crowd as Spider-Man: pic.twitter.com/fQJg4eeGYd
— Ethan Anderton (@Ethan_Anderton) July 26, 2014
Mr. Harry Potter dressed up as another nerdy, bespectacled teen with dead parents and extraordinary powers and had a great time hanging out with the Muggles, even adopting an American accent to blend in.
Maisie Williams, who plays yet another bright kid with dead parents and possible powers (the other Starks seem chock-full of wolf magic... who knows?), also donned a Spider-Man mask so she could walk among the commoners. Slipping undetected through crowds is something Arya should be practicing anyway, as is being Anonymous.
Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit director Peter Jackson is yet another person who could reasonably cosplay as himself at Comic-Con, yet he chose...to scare the living crap out of everyone. I guess that's one way to ensure no one will get close enough to figure out who you are.
Maybe because known from TV for debunking fantasy, Mythbusters' Adam Savage was by far the most dedicated in his costume design: a spacesuit from the original Alien, complete with one of the Facehuggers that the crew discovered while wearing said suits.
Then, there's Jack Black. Granted, Jack put perhaps the least effort (Maisie had two masks) into his costume, but you've got to agree with him that it seems a little unfair that his funny way of walking and big gut are enough to identify him to the general public. Interesting discussion, though.
If you were at Comic-Con, I hope you had a blast. If you missed it, I hope you had fun scoffing at how corporate it has become.
(by Johnny McNulty)