Fans descend on San Diego for the 50th Comic-Con

SAN DIEGO — Dust off your Captain Marvel cosplay, San Diego Comic-Con is here. Later, Warner Bros. is hosting a ScareDiego event promising some hair-raising new footage from “It: Chapter Two.” “We have some exciting footage but I can’t go into details,” said “It” director Andy Muschietti. “But I think it’s going to be worth it for the fans to go and watch.” Workers were putting the final touches on the all the branded exhibitions Wednesday evening, like the Walking Dead-themed AMC “Deadquarters” installation, while enthusiastic fans lined up outside of the convention center. #ComicCon pic.twitter.com/DcB8jgGuoo — AP Entertainment July 18, 2019 And although Wednesday is typically quiet, lines and big groups could be found offsite as well, including the dozens of people who’d gathered outside a Conan O’Brien taping hoping to catch the cast of “It: Chapter Two.” “This is my favorite, I’m a huge Stephen King fan,” said Cheryl Dolbel from Jersey in the Channel Islands, who was wearing a t-shirt with artist drawings of both Tim Curry and Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise. HBO is bringing Lin-Manuel Miranda out for his first ever convention to promote the new show “His Dark Materials.” Last month Miranda tweeted a modest request for fans: “Be gentle, it’s my first Comic-Con.” ___ Follow AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ldbahr