The Fan Expo Canada convention floor is seen in Toronto on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The Fan Expo this year is gearing up to be a scream, with horror stars Neve Campbell, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich and Jamie Kennedy bound for the four-day pop culture convention. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Yader Guzman
TORONTO – 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’s anti-hero vigilante series, “The Punisher.”
They join previously announced guests from the “Star Trek” universe including Anson Mount, Ethan Peck and Gates McFadden; the “Star Wars” universe’s Hayden Christensen and Matt Lanter; and the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio and Zachary Levi.
Organizers say other celebs include “Wednesday” co-stars Christina Ricci and Gwendoline Christie; “The Office” co-stars Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, and Leslie David Baker; and vampire familiar Harvey Guillén, of “What We Do In The Shadows.”
Little fans and nostalgia-lovers can look forward to children’s entertainers Sharon and Bram of “The Elephant Show” and “Skinnamarink TV,” and a special one-day celebration of Jim Henson’s “Fraggle Rock” on Aug. 25.
Fan Expo Canada’s 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.
