TORONTO 鈥� Fan Expo Canada is gearing up to be a scream, with horror stars Neve Campbell, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich and Jamie Kennedy booked for the four-day pop culture convention.
The stars of '90s slasher flick have been added to the lineup, along with Jon Bernthal, star of Marvel鈥檚 anti-hero vigilante series, 鈥淭he Punisher.鈥澛�
They join previously announced guests from the 鈥淪tar Trek鈥� universe including Anson Mount, Ethan Peck and Gates McFadden; the 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� universe鈥檚 Hayden Christensen and Matt Lanter; and the Marvel Cinematic Universe鈥檚 Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio and Zachary Levi.
Organizers say other celebs include 鈥淲ednesday鈥� co-stars Christina Ricci and Gwendoline Christie; 鈥淭he Office鈥� co-stars Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, and Leslie David Baker; and vampire familiar Harvey Guill茅n, of 鈥淲hat We Do In The Shadows.鈥�
Little fans and nostalgia-lovers can look forward to children's entertainers Sharon and Bram of 鈥淭he Elephant Show鈥� and 鈥淪kinnamarink TV,鈥� and a special one-day celebration of Jim Henson鈥檚 鈥淔raggle Rock鈥� on Aug. 25.
Fan Expo Canada鈥檚 tribute to genre fare and fandoms runs Aug. 24 to 27.
The all-ages event is billed as the largest comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming event in Canada and the third-largest pop culture event in North America.
Organizers expect to host more than 125,000 fans in nearly 70,000 square metres of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 12, 2023.
The Canadian Press
