luishinton: Cast spills 'True Blood' hints at Comic-Con

Anna Paquin speaks as actor Stephen Moyer looks on at the True Blood panel on the third day of Comic-Con convention held at the San Diego Convention Center on Saturday, July 14, 2012, in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP)

Director Alan Ball stands on a chair as he rolls his belly as actor Stephen Moyer, far left, actress Anna Paquin, left, and moderator Tim Stack, right, look on during the True Blood panel on the third day of Comic-Con convention held at the San Diego Convention Center on Saturday, July 14, 2012, in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP)

Actor Alexander Skarsgard speaks at the True Blood panel on the third day of Comic-Con convention held at the San Diego Convention Center on Saturday, July 14, 2012, in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP)

Actor Stephen Moyer, center, speaks as actress Kristin Bauer van Straten, left, and actress Anna Paquin look on at the True Blood panel on the third day of Comic-Con convention held at the San Diego Convention Center on Saturday, July 14, 2012, in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP)

In this publicity photo provided by HBO, from left, actors Stephen Moyer, Joe Manganiello, Anna Paquin, and Alexander Skarsgard, are shown in a scene from HBO's "True Blood." (AP Photo/HBO, John P. Johnson)

SAN DIEGO (AP) ? There's more supernatural wackiness in store for the sex-crazed residents of Bon Temps.

The Saturday presentation at Comic-Con for HBO's "True Blood" kicked off with a trailer teasing the remaining episodes of the campy HBO vampire series' fifth season.

The fast-moving footage showed Lafayette (played by Nelsan Ellis) channeling spirits, newbie vampire Tara (Rutina Wesley) working as a burlesque dancer, Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) going wild and old-school vampire Bill (Stephen Moyer) seemingly sucking down on Sookie (Anna Paquin).

"True Blood" actors Paquin, Moyer, Wesley, and Woll were joined by their co-stars Alexander Skarsgard, Christopher Meloni, Kristin Bauer, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell and Joe Manganiello, as well as "True Blood" executive producer Alan Ball for the high-energy panel attended by more than 4,000 con-goers.

Other than the spoilery footage, the cast kept the biggest secrets about the current season under wraps. Paquin called the final scene in the fifth season finale "very, very crazy," while Ball hinted that the audience will learn more about Sookie's parents, and there would be three new romances.

"There's also a lot of people having sex, but those don't really count as romances," Ball added.

The panel descended into a howling frenziness at several points during the hour-long presentation, including when "Magic Mike" co-star Manganiello empowered Ball and new cast member Meloni to perform the "body roll" stripper move, and when Kwanten was dared to walk on his hands across the stage inside a mammoth ballroom in the San Diego Convention Center.

Saturday's panel ended with a standing ovation for Ball, who is stepping down as the showrunner of "True Blood" next season.

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Online:

http://www.hbo.com/true-blood

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AP Entertainment Writer Derrik J. Lang is tweeting from Comic-Con at http://www.twitter.com/derrikjlang.

Associated Press

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