Nick Carter, AJ McLean and Joey Fatone Hit San Deigo Comic-Con - Announce New Movie

This is my fourth year at San Diego Comic-Con, and each year I find a little surprise waiting for me. One day into this years convention, and I have already seen two Backstreet Boys, and - less significant to me, but still kind of cool - 1 *Nsyncer! Hello expectations, thank you for not disappointing.

The '90s boy banders were guests on the panel "Nick Carter Goes West: From Boy Band to Zombie Western" that introduced fans to Carter's newest passion project, a zombie film that will star Carter, AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, and Joey Fatone (among others) titled Dead 7.

The project is still in the planning phase, so characters and plotlines are still developing, but the wonderful team at The Asylum will be producing the film. This is the same company that brought us Sharknado, so get excited for something crazy.

Now enjoy these pictures of Carter, McLean, and Fatone at the panel. No boy band rivalry to report, it was all love and support for these friends.

The Backstreet Boys' 'In A World Like This' Summer 2014 Tour

Well, it took 15-years, but I finally had my Backstreet Boy dreams come true. In a single night I touched every single member of the group, making my right hand unwashable.

Look at that face! That is what pure joy and excitement looks like on the face of a 20-something who is living the dreams of her pre-teen self.

Because I am an adult who can choose to throw down cash on any thing she darn well pleases, I decided 2014 was as good a time as any to spend ridiculous money on a general admission, pit, concert ticket for the May 28 Backstreet Boys (featuring Avril Lavigne) show at the LA Forum. Happy Birthday to me!

I regret nothing about the choices I made that lead to that evening, nor the spastic screaming and preteen behaviour that may have erupted when the boys men first took to the stage.

The guys are now over halfway through the summer 2014 leg of their 'In A World Like This' World Tour, promoting the 2013 release of their album of the same name.

In case there are any questions, Backstreet Boys are back -actually they were Never Gone- and they very much still have it going on. You may recall that Brian, Nick, A.J. and Howie were a quartet for many years after Kevin Richardson left the group in 2006, but in 2012 Richardson made his return and the pop world is a happier place.

They still got the choreographed dance mooves down

They have swappped chairs for microphone poles, but clearly still got it together when it comes to dancing with props

Oh yeah, and hats, they still know a few hat tricks

The guys, who are now all married and, except Nick Carter, fathers, stood on stage at the LA forum for the first time since their 1999 sold-out Millenium tour. And they all looked and sounded amazing. Seriously, can we just admire Kevin Richardson's backside for a moment.

Now all Backstreet backsides.

And even more pictures to satiate your boy band urges  

New Backstreet Boys Album Is Underway

@KevinRichardson And so it begins... pic.twitter.com/41WYmgeu

And so begins "4 weeks of solid work in the studio...The next @backstreetboys record is underway." via @Nick Carter.

Raise your hand if you are excited about this one?

I AM!

The announcement that Richardson would be on the next album was made in late April while BSB was on tour with NKOTB, and now it is happening!

If you find yourself distraught because Howie and Brian are absent from this photo, don't panic, because I can confirm that all five men are reuniting. Howie tweeted on Saturday
"On a plane headed to London where I will be catching up with my 4 other brothers from other mothers know as the BSB Crew. See you tomorrow!"

So rest assured, all 5 men are reuniting in London to record the groups eighth album.

Let the awesome love ballads and pop tunes commence.