The web is abuzz with news coming out of Comic-Con 2008 in San Diego, some of which we're betting will also pique the curiosity of triviots. A few quick items:

The big surprise came from Disney. The entertainment giant had gathered attendees to show a clip from Race to Witch Mountain--more on that in a moment--and then, at the end of the presentation, something unexpected. According to Adam Quigley of /Film, "The teaser starts off with the camera panning through a strange stylized landscape. At this point, nobody knew what we were watching, so only silence filled the hall. And then, two blue/yellow suit-wearing motorcyclists burst into frame, engaged in a frenzy of a race. Audiences erupted in applause."

The the three-minute clip made it official: There will be a sequel to 1982's TRON called, and don't ask me how to pronounce it, TR2N. ("Tr-two-un"?!) There have been rumors for a while about a sequel and a lot of speculation about whether Jeff Bridges would be involved, but the teaser makes it clear that he will be. The film is still more than a year away, but you can head on over to slashfilm.com to read more.

As I said, the audience was actually gathered to hear about Race to Witch Mountain, a sequel to 1975's Escape to Witch Mountain. Dwayne "Don't Call Me the Rock Anymore" Johnson and Carla Gugino star, but it was nice to see Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann, Tia and Tony from the original film and it's sequel Return from Witch Mountan, are in the cast list.

If you'd like to know more, ComingSoon.net has been following the production of the movie for quite some time. The scheduled release date for Race to Witch Mountain is March 13, 2009.

A sequel to The Lost Boys will follow-up on the gang of teenage bloodsuckers from the original film more-than-20 years later. The two Coreys (Feldman and Haim), who were in the 1987 movie, took a break from humiliating themselves on reality TV to appear in the film. Lost Boys: The Tribe will be released directly to DVD and Blu-ray this Tuesday.

Since we're talking about vampires, Stephanie Meyer's young adult book series, the Twilight Saga, will get the big screen treatment. Twilight is scheduled for a December 12 release.

Which leads us directly to the Twilight Zone: Rumor is Leonardo DiCaprio's production company, Appian Way, has reportedly sent out feelers for a new movie version of the Rod Serling classic. While little is known at this point, it's believed that Leo wants to do a single story, rather an episodic treatment, as was used for the 1983 film.

The remake of another black-and-white classic, The Day the Earth Stood Still, hits theaters on December 12. Keanu Reeves replaces Michael Rennie as Klaatu, the man from another world who comes to Earth with a warning. Jennifer Connelly has the Patricia Neal role of Helen and it appears that Jaden Smith (son of Will and Jada) will play her stepson (Billy Gray of Father Knows Best in the original).

No actor has announced to play Gort, Klaatu's giant robot companion, but director Scott Derrickson says he plans to remain faithful to the original. We're not sure, though, if he refers to the 1951 movie or the short story upon which it was based, which had different endings.

Check out the teaser for The Day the Earth Stood Still at dtessmovie.com. And, just in case, remember the words, "Klaatu barada nikto"!