ORLANDO, Fla. – MegaCon Orlando capped off a week of celebrity announcements Friday with a galactic guest — Jude Law.
The British actor, lately from the “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” series, will make his first North American convention appearance at the four-day convention in Orlando in February.
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The acclaimed actor also has a geeky repertoire aside from Star Wars, which includes star turns in the Sherlock Holmes, Marvel and Harry Potter movie franchises.
This week MegaCon also announced that Mel Gibson and Danny Glover would come to MegaCon for a “Lethal Weapon” reunion.
Gibson just recently was named a “Hollywood ambassador” by President-elect Trump to lure more film and television productions back to the U.S. He also recently lost a home in California because of the wildfires.
Law, Gibson and Glover are among more than 100 celebrity guests meeting guests at the pop culture convention. Other stars include:
- Nicholas Hoult (“X-Men,” “The Great,” “Superman”)
- Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”)
- Hank Azaria (“The Simpsons,” “Night At the Museum,” “The Bird Cage”)
- Matt Smith (“Doctor Who,” “House of the Dragon”)
- Director Ron Howard (“Apollo 13,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”)
- Actress and director Bryce Dallas Howard (“Jurassic World,” “The Mandalorian”)
- Andy Serkis (“The Lord of the Rings,” “Star Wars: Andor”)
- Dolph Lundgren (“Rocky IV,” The Expendables)
- Katey Sagal (“Married with Children,” “Sons of Anarchy”)
- Alicia Silverstone (“Clueless”)
- Henry Winkler (“Happy Days,” “Barry”)
And more actors from the Harry Potter, Supernatural, DC, Doctor Who, Twilight, Stranger Things and Cobra Kai franchises.
Dozens of comic book creators will also be there, including Frank Miller, Todd McFarlane and Joe Quesada.
MegaCon is one of the largest conventions in the southeastern U.S. It takes place over four days, Feb. 6-9 at the Orange County Convention Center, north/south concourse.
Tickets are currently on sale on the MegaCon website. A four-day pass is $129 if you buy it by Jan. 22. Single-day passes are also available.
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