Wizard World Chicago to Include Many Horror Celebrities
From Fangoria.com:
Peter Facinelli (Carlise Cullen), Cameron Bright (Alec), and Anna Kendrick (Jessica Stanley) from THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON have all been added to the growing lineup of Wizard World Chicago (now being touted as the Chicago Comic-con) which will take place August 6-9, 2009 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
The organizers of the pop-culture heavy event contacted FANGORIA this afternoon to share a host of new additions to the guest list, and to dangle the carrot of something very special to be announced on Monday.
Other Media Guests include:
· Michelle Rodriguez – Resident Evil
· Rhona Mitra – Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
· Ray Park – Darth Maul Star Wars: Episode 1, X-Men
· Edward James Olmos – Actor – Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner
· Kristanna Loken – Actress – Terminator 3, Painkiller Jane
· Emma Caulfield – Played Anya on Buffy: The Vampire Slayer
· Doug Jones – Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy I & II
· Ernie Hudson – The Crow, Ghostbusters
· Jake Busey – The Frighteners, Starship Troopers
· Luke Goss – Hellboy II & Blade 2
· Cerina Vincent – Cabin Fever, Return to House on Haunted Hill
· Rowdy Roddy Piper – They Live
And this is just a sample. Check out the full list here, and here’s the additional message direct from Wizard Entertainment:
**WE ARE MAKING A MAJOR GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CHICAGO ON MONDAY, JULY 13th on wizardworld.com. THIS GUEST IS HUGE IN BOTH SIZE AND STATURE. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!**
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Music Box Midnight Movie: DEADGIRL
Dark Sky Films will be hosting special midnight screenings of Deadgirl, the coming-of-age horror film that took the festival circuit by storm. Thanks to Bloody-Disgusting.com, who scored an exclusive look at the official one sheet and a bunch of the first theatrical locations, which will be updated soon with special guest appearances! The film is about two teenagers who make a shocking discovery that not only threatens their friendship but also their lives. In a forgotten room of an abandoned asylum, they find a beautiful woman tied to a bed, and soon come to realize she is anything but dead.
Music Box Theater – CHICAGO
3733 N Southport Ave
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 871-6604
Screening July 24th & 25th at midnight
Flashback Weekend Adds Ginger Snaps Reunion to Guest Lineup
Flashback Weekend is pleased to announce that the stars of the Ginger Snaps movies, Katharine Isabelle and Emily Perkins, will be appearing at the 2009 Flashback Weekend in October.
Writer/Director/Producer/Actor Jason Paul Collum will be appearing as well.
For more information visit the Flashback Weekend Celebrity Guest Page.
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Creation Entertainment’s SALUTE TO SUPERNATURAL
See JENSEN ACKLES and JARED PADALECKI from Supernatural LIVE and IN PERSON! Sunday at the convention, alone and together, at the Wyndham Chicago O’Hare.
For full details and info, visit http://www.creationent.com/cal/supernatural.htm
Leave a Comment Go to Post...G-FEST XVI : Godzilla & Japanese Monster Fans Unite!
G-FEST is the largest regular gathering of Godzilla and Japanese monster fans in the world. Held each summer, G-FEST typically attracts about 1000 attendees. In 2005, more than 1300 attended.
G-FEST is a family-oriented convention which caters to a wide variety of interests within the kaiju genre. G-FEST features presentations and Q & A sessions by actors and crew from the Japanese Godzilla films, fan presentations on topics of interest, contests and gaming, new and classic kaiju movies, the western world’s largest kaiju-oriented dealers room, and lots of fun and camaraderie.
THE 2009 CONVENTION
G-FEST XVI will be held from July 3rd through July 5th, 2009, at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare (same site as last year). Registrations are now being accepted. Register by mail with the printable form, or online with your PayPal account. Check out this year’s schedule to see some of the exciting things happening at G-FEST XVI.
Full details & info: http://www.g-fan.com/index2.html?http://www.g-fan.com/html/gfest_xvi/gfest_xvi.html
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