Sam J. Jones as iconic movie character Flash Gordon, from the 1980 film of the same name (Photograph: Universal Pictures)
Stars of popular and cult TV shows and films will be visiting Birmingham this month, as special guests during the MCM Comic Con event in the city.
Actor Sam J. Jones, best known for playing the title character in the 1980 film Flash Gordon, is leading the line-up which includes 2001: A Space Odyssey’s Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood; and Peter Davison, the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who.
Also making an appearance are Chris Barrie and Danny John-Jules, the much-loved stars of classic British sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf. Chris plays the computer-generated hologram Arnold Rimmer in the show while Danny plays Cat, a vain evolved humanoid-feline.
Other actors meeting with fans, signing autographs and posing for photographs during the two-day convention include Game of Thrones stars Ian McElhinney, Ian Beattie and Josef Altin.
Game of Thrones star Josef Altin will be joined by show co-stars Ian Beattie and Ian McElhinney
Battlestar Galactica fans will be able to meet Jamie Bamber, who plays ace pilot Lee Adama on Ronald D. Moore’s hit sci-fi reboot.
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Jamie Bamber, who plays ace pilot Lee Adama in the hit sci-fi reboot of Battlestar Galactica, will be at MCM Comic Con Birmingham
Manu Bennett, who has starred in Arrow, Spartacus, The Hobbit and The Shannara Chronicles, will be in Birmingham (Photograph: Starz)
Versatile actor Manu Bennett, whose film and TV credits include Arrow, Spartacus, The Hobbit and The Shannara Chronicles, will be at the event on both Saturday and Sunday too, while actor, singer and musician AJ Michalka – of Super 8, Secretariat, Steven Universe fame – has been the latest guest announced for Comic Con in Birmingham.
Red Dwarf stars Chris Barrie and Danny John-Jules, better known as Rimmer and Cat on the show, will be in Birmingham for Comic Con (Photograph: Dave)
On the live-action front, SLAM Wrestling, the touring American wrestling crew based in Staffordshire, will be welcoming a host of heroes as they showcase enough fighting moves to leave Batman quaking in his boots, including TNA Impact Wrestler Sheera.
The MCM Comic Con is an opportunity for fans of graphic novels and all things cult to enjoy and experience trader stalls, a Comic Village, star stage panels, photos and meet & greet opportunities, games, cosplay competition and more. Autograph and photograph opportunities are paid sessions.
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The MCM Comic Con is at the NEC Birmingham on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th November, 2016. For more information, or to buy tickets, visit: www.mcmcomiccon.com/birmingham.
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