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JJ Abrams is a busy guy, and it looks like he's gearing up to produce one of his biggest films yet.

The Lost co-creator/producer, currently directing the big screen Star Trek flick, is going to produce a disaster movie centering around an earthquake. This isn't a remake of the 70s Irwin Allen film that starred Charlton Heston, George Kennedy, Ava Gardner, and Lorne Greene (playing Gardner's father, when he was only seven years older than she was) but a brand-spanking new adventure. It's way too early to talk about cast, but I bet Greg Grunberg will be in it. Abrams will produce the movie, but will he also direct?

Alright, kids. The Paramount panel. This is what Comic-Con is all about - big, marketing juggernauts produced by massive corporations. I'm sure a handful of indie comic producers turn in their graves at the thought of what Comic-Con has become, but you can't deny that it's all about the passion. There's something beautiful and deeply sincere about true fans connecting with the creators of their obsessions. The love of good storytelling and making life more bearable through sharing in an aesthetic experience can't be besmirched by even the crassest of capitalist gestures, and there's free stuff. Nothing wrong with that.

The Paramount panel was loaded with tidbits - mostly for the film, not TV, buff. (You can check out TV Squad and Cinematical scribe Kevin Kelly's live blog from this afternoon's event here.) However, some of our TV friends have made the jump to the big screen - SNL's Andy Samberg, Alias and Lost creator J.J. Abrams and Heroes' Zachary Quinto.

When it comes to television, Comic-Con is one enormous marketing machine for early adopting fanboys and girls. Each panel is constructed around dropping one or two spoilerific bon mots to the core fanbase so let's not waste any time and just cut to the chase. I'll follow-up with full panel reports, but in the meantime, here's the big news from Comic-Con this Thursday, July 26th.

(WARNING: Potential spoilers for all things pop culture and most things J.J. Abrams-related ahead.)