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Jack Black, Natalie Portman, Rob Zombie Animate Comic-Con

Naomi Watts, director Bryan Singer also turn out for year's biggest comic-book event.

SAN DIEGO -- A leather-clad dominatrix, an undercover Man of Steel and a gigantic prehistoric primate reigned supreme at the 2005 Comic-Con International over the weekend.

The four-day event, which kicked off Thursday, saw more than 100,000 fanboys (and girls) descend into the ultimate comic haven, where the star-studded lineup included Charlize Theron, Rob Zombie, Natalie Portman and Jack Black.

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"I've never been to Comic-Con [before], and it's pretty rad," said Black, who appeared with "King Kong" co-stars Naomi Watts and Adrien Brody on Saturday to promote the upcoming flick. "I just wish I had worn a mask, because dude, I got really mobbed out there."

The cast wound down the evening by fielding questions from the audience, followed by a quick music set from Black's Tenacious D. Director Peter Jackson was a no-show as he was still working on "Kong" back in New Zealand, but he provided a taped introduction to a sneak peek of the film, which is due in theaters December 14.

Charlize Theron, also a Comic-Con virgin, says she was warned about the enormity of the event, but still felt overwhelmed. Dressed to kill in a black lace top, pants and heels, the statuesque Oscar-winner debuted a clip from her turn as Lycra-clad, raven-haired dominatrix Aeon Flux (see [article id="1495104"]"Thong? Gravity-Defying Curls? Not Quite: A First Look At Aeon Flux"[/article]).

"The fans seem really excited about the film and the couple clips we showed them, so that was really nice," Theron said after her panel was through. "[It was] pretty intense, and it was really nice to see how many people came out and supported this. I really wasn't quite prepared for that."

Director Bryan Singer, the man behind next year's "Superman Returns" (see [article id="1500601"]"At Last! Man Of Steel Photos Surface"[/article]), previewed a clip of the flick for a roomful of eager fans. No stranger to the Comic-Con madness, Singer has attended the conference for the last three years in support of "X-Men" and "X2" and has since become one of the event's main attractions.

"The first time I went into the room [for 'X-Men'], there was about 2,000 people and they thought I was the kid changing the water for the next guest," the director said. "Now the room has 7,000 people in it, with standing ovations. I feel like it's the only chance a director gets to feel like a rock star."

Singer flew in directly from the Australian set of "Superman." for the event. "[This is] the most significant comic-book convention in the world, and it's just a great chance to take a day or two to remind myself there are fans out there, because very often we get caught up in our cocoons of shooting and forget these things."

Rob Zombie and Natalie Portman also made appearances to promote their respective films "The Devil's Rejects" and "V for Vendetta," and a slew of onlookers stopped by an exhibit for Tim Burton's stop-motion film "Corpse Bride."

The event wound down Sunday with a sneak peek of Disney's "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," based on C.S. Lewis' classic children's series. During the panel, director Andrew Adamson revealed that Liam Neeson, who was tapped at the last minute for the project, has already recorded the voice parts for Aslan, the lion king. The film opens December 9.

Check out everything we've got on "Aeon Flux," "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe," "King Kong" and "Superman Returns."

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