Overview

• About 3,000 people filled Hall M for the guest-of-honor masterclass, where Antonio Banderas presented an honorary award and Álex de la Iglesia hosted.
• Hours-long queues and repeated access failures prevented many paying attendees from entering on time, with El País reporting “thousands” of complaint forms filed.
• Junta president Juanma Moreno, the mayor of Málaga, SDCC spokesperson David Glanzer and SDCCM director Javier Barberá were in the audience.
• Organizers issued no statement on the delays as Moreno said discussions are under way to correct errors and increase space for the next two contracted editions, noting turnout topped 120,000 versus a 60,000 forecast.
• Schwarzenegger reviewed his film career and urged action against pollution and political division, recalled his early work in Spain, and floated making a film with Álex de la Iglesia during an onstage exchange.