Stars from Harry Potter, Stargate and Red Dwarf to Brno – News

Jason Isaacs, known as Lucius Malfoy from Harry Potter, John de Lancie from the Star Trek series, Joe Flanigan from Stargate, and Daan Jippes, a comic artist and screenwriter known for his work on Disney comics, have confirmed their involvement in Comic-Con Junior.

Visitors can take pictures and sign autographs with actors, comic authors and other star guests, cosplay, play games, lectures, 3D printing workshops, comics, handicrafts, but also ice cream workshops or chocolate, as well as competitions and lectures.

Newly announced foreign stars include Chloë Annett. This British actress is best known for her role as Kristina Kochanska in the seventh and eighth series of the sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf, which she reprized in the finale of the Red Dwarf special in 2009: Back to Earth in April 2011, she won the best actress award at the London independent film festival.

The participation was further confirmed by Clive Standen, who played the main character named Rollo in the series Vikings. He was also part of the main cast of the Starz series Camelot, portraying the famous Arthurian knight Sir Gawain.

Fans can also look forward to Arthur Darvill, the British actor best known as Rory Williams from the Time Lord TV series. However, he also ventured into the world of comics, appearing as Richard Madoc in the Netflix series Sandman and playing the prominent role of Rip Hunter in the CW series Legends of Tomorrow.

“I’m glad that this year we managed to bring big foreign and Czech stars to Comic-Con Junior, as well as many sci-fi authors, such as Juraj Červenák, Ondřej Neff, Kristýna Sněgoňová, Miroslav Žamboch, Vilma Kadlečková, Štěvan , Jiří Pavlovský and Jakub Hussar,” said festival marketing director Pavel Renčín.

The famous Czech artist and screenwriter Lucie Lomová will also be a special guest.

“Lucie Lomová is an award-winning author and illustrator of comics whose books have been translated into French, German and Polish. She is known as the author of the stories of the mice Anči​​​​​​​​​​ and Pepík. Among the Her other comic works are the titles Divoši and Na otstřel. Her latest graphic novel Every day has won the Muriel Award for the best Czech graphic novel In 2022. she was knighted in the French Order of Arts and Letters. At the opening of Comic-Con, Junior will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award and then participate in a short autograph session in the comics guest section,” said festival program director Václav Pravda.

Visitors can also enjoy interesting discussions about video games, the world of comic books, especially Marvel and DC, popular literature and science and technology, or the special big show Stargate and several other shows such as Devils Are Not Jokes, The Biggest Movie Image and last but not least a display of autographs and props from Hollywood movies.

There will also be a large Pokémon area with tournaments, card exchanges and other programs. This year, for the first time, it is possible to use a joint entrance to Comic-Con Junior and the book fair Kniha Brno, which will be held in neighboring buildings from 1 to 3 November.