The likes of STAR TREK and X-MEN's Patrick Stuart, HEROES stars Jack Coleman and Hayden Pannettiere, LOST's Dominic Monaghan, CASINO ROYALE's Madds Mikkelsen and THE FOOTBALL FACTORY's Danny Dyer are all set to appear. We'll be heading to the city to cover the event (hopefully), and we'll bring you more news as it comes our way. Here's the press release from the organisers Showmasters. For more info, and for an up to date list of guests, log on to the official website.
The London Film and Comic Con is returning to the capital city, and this time its bigger and better than ever before!
On the 1st and 2nd September 2007 Showmasters will be running their very prestigious LONDON FILM AND COMIC CON mega event at Earls Court in London, England, where the public get to mingle with over 50 stars from Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Star Wars, James Bond, Lost, Star Trek, and many other major blockbuster films and cult tv series.
This September movie stars from around the world will be descending on London for the movie and media event of the year, and youre all invited!
There will be over 50 movie stars and TV celebrities appearing over the two days from a wide range of genres, big American blockbusters and cult tv classics, including some of the most recognised people from the big and small screen, all signing autographs and meeting fans throughout the weekend. The public at the event can also take part in free talks and even professional photo sessions with the stars!
For a full list of guest stars appearing over the weekend check out the list at the bottom of the page.
Everything to keep the big kid in all of us happy!
Other attractions include exclusive guest talks, displays of original movie costumes, a chance to see Bumblebee (the 1970s Camaro from the new Transformers movie), comic artists and writers sketching and chatting to budding artists, exclusive promotions, and costume masquerade. It will take a whole 2 days just to take everything in!
And as if that wasnt enough the MEDIEVAL II: TOTAL WAR live action tournament Grand Finals will be taking place over the weekend, with movie stuntmen vs role-players vs battle re-enactors all fighting it out in our purpose built arena to be crowned champion of champions!
There will also be a massive dealers hall with hundreds of stands and specialist companies from around Europe and the USA selling a wide range of merchandise. From replica lightsabres to original posters from the greatest classic films ever made, toys, autographs, movies, replica swords, books, comics, cards, and even original movie props and costumes, there will be everything to keep the big kid in all of us happy!
The show has grown into a colossal annual mega-event, with many of the major film distributors and merchandise companies giving sneak previews of their forthcoming attractions and promoting the latest releases. The London Film and Comic Con is rapidly evolving into a focal point for the movie and media industry, a chance for companies to launch their campaigns and fans to be the very first to see whats new.
The London Film and Comic Con 2007 is like nothing else ever staged in this country before, not just an excellent weekend out but an essential one!
EVENT DETAILS:
Date: Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd September 2007
Venue: Earls Court One, London, SW5 9TA
Admission: Early admission £10, Standard Entry £5, Children (under 12) £3
Open: Saturday 9am to 6pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm (standard entry from 11am both days)
Website: http://www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com
E-mail: info@showmastersonline.com
Telephone: Info-line 01908 671138 / Office: 01234 752485
CONFIRMED GUEST STARS INCLUDE:
DOMINIC MONAGHAN Lost, Lord of the Rings
HAYDEN PANETTIERE Heroes
JACK COLEMAN - Heroes
PATRICK STEWART Star Trek, X-Men
TORRI HIGGINSON Stargate Atlantis
MADDS MIKKELSEN Casino Royale
WILLIAM MAPOTHER Lost, The Grudge
BILLY WEST Futurama, Looney Toons, Ren and Stimpy
DIANA MULDAUR Star Trek: The Next Generation
NANA VISITOR Star Trek DS9, Dark Angel
ROBERT ENGLUND Nightmare on Elm Street
MICHAEL GROSS Tremors
ANDY HALLETT Angel
LOUISE FLETCHER One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Star Trek DS9
HUGH MITCHELL Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
DEVON MURRAY Harry Potter movies
NATALIA TENA - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
HARRY MELLING - Harry Potter (all movies)
EMILY DALE - Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone / Chamber of Secrets
JOHN ALTMAN Quadrophenia, Eastenders
PHIL DANIELS Quadrophenia, Time Gentlemen Please
MARK WINGETT Quadrophenia, The Bill
GARRY COOPER - Quadrophenia
TREVOR LAIRD Quadrophenia, Doctor Who
GARY SHAIL Quadrophenia
ERIC LOREN Doctor Who
LINDA CLARKE Doctor Who
SARAH SUTTON Doctor Who
GEORGINA HALE Doctor Who
TOM GOLDING Doctor Who
JOHN LEESON Doctor Who
MURRAY MELVIN Torchwood
DEEP ROY Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Return of the Jedi, Doctor Who
ANDEE FRIZZELL Stargate Atlantis
ANITA DOBSON Eastenders
KENNY BAKER Star Wars movies, Time Bandits
STEVEN SPEIRS Doctor Who, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
CHRISTOPHER MALCOLM Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Absolutely Fabulous
AL LAMPERT Star Wars: A New Hope, Space 1999
GARY KURTZ Producer of Star Wars
ANDY TONG comic artist: Spectacular Spiderman
LEE TOWNSEND - comic artist: Spectacular Spiderman, 2000AD
GEOFF SENIOR - comic artist: Transformers
SIMON FURMAN comic writer: Transformers
SIR GEOFF HURST MBE 1966 England World Cup winner
MARTIN PETERS MBE 1966 England World Cup winner
STEVE PERRYMAN MBE Tottenham Hotspurs player
PAT JENNINGS OBE Tottenham Hotspurs / Arsenal goalkeeper
JIMMY GREAVES - Tottenham Hotspurs / England player
BOBBY SMITH - Tottenham Hotspurs player
CLIFF JONES - Tottenham Hotspurs / Wales player
MARTIN CHIVERS - Tottenham Hotspurs / England player
RON CHOPPER HARRIS Chelsea player
For a full and updated list of the guests please check the website: www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com