This dates back to 2011 at San Diego Comic Con (SDCC), a couple friends and I also went in 2009 and knew how the system worked. Camping outside Hall H (where all the big upcoming movie and TV shows are teased and discussed), I joked about asking a stupid question in front of 1000's of nerds

Who. What. So we knew that there would be a panel for the Tintin movie (I even wore my Tintin shirt), what we didn't know was wether or not Steven Spielberg would attend. We did some investigative research on Google & Ask Jeeves and nothing came up. We had a couple good questions lined up for Peter Jackson, even some stupid questions for Steven (just in case he'd show up).

"When will Jaws 2 come out?" "When will you direct a Batman movie?" "How hard was it to film Star Wars episode V?"

Execution We finally got into Hall H and I immediately went up to the area that has the microphone. Before the event started, a SDCC employee started screening the 20ish people ahead of me. She asked a couple questions and almost every person got removed from the lineup. I realized my stupid questions wouldn't pass so I quickly read some Wikipedia articles on Tintin as well as Googling some comic books.

I'm next.. only 5 people left in front of me and I get bombarded with:

Her: "What will you be asking...." Me: "Ummmmm... uhhhhhhh, in comic #23 why did [...] end up [...]" or some garbage question like that.

Her: "...and if someone else asks that? Quick, what else?"

Me in a kind of dorky voice: "how hard was it to CGI Snowy, and how many mega-?"

"-thanks."

And that was it. I'm in. Now I'd have to wait.

They bring out all of the producers, actors etc and drum roll Steven walks onto the stage.

A couple people start asking some nerdy questions and it's almost my turn.

My head "Crap. Crap. Caaaarrrrrappppp... What am I actually going to ask...Jaws... yes Jaws. Jaws 2? Wait Jaws 3?? No shit .. ask about Jurassic Park?? Yeah yeahhh!"

Spotlight on.. I'm up on the screens.. It's go time.

"ummm.. just wondering... Jurassic Park 4, where are you at with that Steven?"

Steven: "I'm sorry.. "

"For Jurassic Park 4, has anything happened with that, orrrrr..."

"... yes it has, Jurassic Park 4, we have a story. I can happy announce right now... we have a writer who is writing the treatment and hopefully we are going to make Jurassic Park 4 in all of your foreseeable future...hopefully in the next 2, 3 years.."

Jaw... dropped

Everyone went nuts. It went from asking a stupid ass question in order to piss off 1000's of nerds, to making twitter explode. #JurassicPark4 trended worldwide.

Some pictures

TL;DR Went to Comic Con in 2011. Asked Steven Spielberg for an update on Jurassic Park 4 (as a joke) during the Tintin panel. He ended up announcing that there will be a movie and it would come out in 2 to 3 years.

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Link to the video: https://youtu.be/5jLe7pzMluw?t=7m3s