Just as the people of Australia thought it was safe to once again leave the security of their homes, Supanova Pop Culture Expo springs out of nowhere with a slew of exciting announcements for the upcoming Sydney and Perth events. Check out the press release below:
Supanova’s Winter Tour Brings
Galactic Adventurers to Sydney and Perth!
Winter is coming… and it brings to Supanova not only a Game of Thrones star, but some intergalactic guests, too! Supanova’s June tour just got a whole lot shinier, with the addition of Game of Thrones‘ King Slayer, ‘Jaime Lannister’ (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), Battlestar Galactica’s, ‘Apollo’, (Jamie Bamber) and Adventure Time’s ‘Marceline the Vampire Queen’, (Olivia Olson)! These celebrity guests and many more will light up the Supanova expos in Sydney (June 13-15) and Perth (June 21 & 22).
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is notorious as ‘Jaime Lannister’ in HBO’s Game of Thrones (GoT). A native of Denmark, Nikolaj broke into screen acting when he scored the lead role in a Danish thriller, Nightwatch. He went on to appear in blockbusters Enigma, Black Hawk Down and Kingdom of Heaven before being cast in GoT, the TV series based on George R. R. Martin’s best-selling books series. Nikolaj recently appeared in the films Oblivion and The Other Woman and is currently filming Gods of Egypt, a story about a human thief who helps one god seek revenge on another. Nikolaj will star as ‘Horus’ (God of the Sky). The film is set for release in 2016 and is directed by Australia’s own Alex Proyas.
Jamie Bamber is best known to sci-fi fans as ‘Lee “Apollo” Adama’ in Battlestar Galactica and is also popular as ‘DS Matt Devlin’ in Law and Order: UK. This dashing British actor starred in David E. Kelly’s series Monday Mornings as ‘Dr. Tyler Wilson’ in 2013, and recently starred as firefighter ‘Kev Allison’ in the UK drama series The Smoke.
Olivia Olson is the talented young actress behind the mischievous animated character ‘Marceline the Vampire Queen’ in the madcap Cartoon Network series, Adventure Time. She also brings to life ‘Vanessa Doofenshmirtz’ in Disney’s animated series Phineas and Ferb. Hailing from California, Olivia shot to fame as a child actress playing ‘Joanna Anderson’ in the English feelgood hit Love, Actually, with her adorable rendition of “All I want for Christmas”. She went on to release her debut EP, “Beauty is Chaos”.
All three celebrities look forward to meeting their fans, signing autographs, and posing for studio portraits. There will be Q&A panels in both Sydney and Perth where fans have the opportunity to ask direct questions of the Supanova Supa-Stars.
In addition to the above guests, the following Supa-Stars have also been announced:
TV & FILM GUESTS
John Barrowman: ‘The Dark Archer’ / ‘Malcolm Merlyn’ In Arrow; ‘Captain Jack Harkness’ in Torchwood
Katie Cassidy: ‘Laurel Lance’ in Arrow, also in Supernatural, Gossip Girl, and Taken
Manu Bennett: ‘Slade Wilson’ (aka ‘Deathstroke’) in Arrow; also Spartacus and The Hobbit
Jon Heder: Star of the cult hit Napoleon Dynamite, plus Blades of Glory and Surf’s Up
Michael Rosenbaum: ‘Lex Luthor’ in Smallville, ‘The Flash’ in Justice League
Rose McGowan: Charmed, Grindhouse, Scream, Nip/Tuck and many more.
Richard Kiel: James Bond’s towering, silver-fanged nemesis, ‘Jaws’, in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker
George Lazenby: Australia’s very own ‘James Bond’, from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Erin Gray: The much loved ‘Colonel Wilma Deering’ from classic cult sci-fi series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Terry Molloy: The man behind the mask of ‘Davros’, creator of Dr Who’s nemeses, the Daleks
Laurie Holden: The Walking Dead, Silent Hill, The Majestic, The X-Files
Steve Bacic (Sydney Exclusive): ‘Telemachus Rade’ in Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda; also star of Stargate: SG-1 and The Guard.
Maile Flanagan: The voice behind some of anime’s hottest characters, including Naruto
Yuri Lowenthal: ‘Ben’ from the phenomenally popular cartoon series Ben 10: Alien Force
Tara Platt: ‘Temari’ in Naruto, ‘Wonder Woman’ in DC vs. MK, ‘Dream Girl’ from Legion of Superheroes
Jessica DiCiccio: The voice of ‘Flame Princess’ from the massively popular Adventure Time
Michael Jones: Member of Achievement Hunter and Rooster Teeth regular
Lindsay Jones: Member of Achievement Hunter and Rooster Teeth regular
The director and cast of hit webseries STAR TREK CONTINUES, appearing in costume:
‘Captain Kirk’ – Vic Mignogna, ‘Mr. Sulu’ – Grant Imahara, ‘Dr. McCoy’ – Chuck Huber, ‘Scotty’ – Chris Doohan, ‘Dr. McKennah’ – Michele Specht. ‘Lt. Uhura’ – Kim Stinger, ‘Mr Spock’ – Todd Haberkorn.
COMICS GUESTS
STAN LEE, “THE GENERALISSIMO”
The inimitable Stan Lee has honoured Sydney Supanova by choosing the expo for his last-ever appearance down under. The 91-year-old Lee is as much of an icon as the comic-book characters he invented: in collaboration with artists such as Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby, Lee created Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, the X-Men, and countless other characters in the Marvel Comics “universe”. And that’s just the heroes!
Chris Ryall: Editor in Chief of IDW Publishing & Comics. Chris will review the portfolios of aspiring comics professionals who attend Supanova.
Ted Adams: Founding Partner and CEO of IDW Publishing
AUTHORS
Robin Hobb: author of the ‘Farseer’ Trilogy, ‘Tawny Man’ Trilogy and ‘Rain Wild Chronicles’
And many more comics and author guests, listed at www.supanova.com.au/guests !
SUPANOVA BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Supanova Expo was established in 2002 in Sydney as a completely home-grown Australian production showcasing sci-fi, fantasy, comic books, animé, manga, games and much more. Run by a diverse and passionate team of independent professionals with backgrounds in private industry and the creative sector, Supanova has expanded to six cities (the Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane) to become Australia’s premier event of its kind, with over 160,000 fans attending in 2013.
International pop-culture celebrities come to Supanova to meet fans, give behind-the-scenes talks, pose for portraits and sign autographs at the family-friendly expos. Both kids and adults can also enjoy movie previews and screenings, gaming demonstrations, competitions, spectacular AWF Wrestling, and the opportunity to shop for must-have pop-culture items including comics, collectibles, DVDs, figurines, accessories and clothing. Many fans enjoy getting into ‘CosPlay’ (costume roleplay), whether it’s to compete in the Madman National Cosplay Championships or simply to enjoy a fun day of dressing up and bringing their favourite characters to life.
The Supanova expos are a celebration of pop culture created by the Supanova family for your family, and for fans of all ages.
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