Lana Parilla, who plays "Regina Mills/The Evil Queen", one of the star characters on ABC’s fantasy storybook tale Once Upon A Time, and Norman Reedus, who similarly is a leading player as "Daryl Dixon" on the groundbreaking AMC zombie series "The Walking Dead", will appear at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, a four-day festival of all things pop culture held annually at Stampede Grounds in Calgary, Alberta. This year, Calgary Expo will celebrate its 10th anniversary on April 16-19, 2015.
They join other recently announced guests including Robin Lord Taylor ("Penguin" – Gotham), Kristy Swanson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer – film "Buffy"), Luke Perry (Buffy the Vampire Slayer - film, Beverly Hills 90210), Kristin Bauer Van Straten (True Blood), Tom Kenny (voice actor best known as the voice of "Spongebob Squarepants") and professional cosplayer, Ivy Doomkitty. Guests Ming-Na Wen (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., ER, Mulan) and Stephen Amell (Arrow, The Flash, Heartland) were announced in October. Recently announced creator guests include Fernando Ruiz (Archie Comics) and Bob Layton (Iron Man).
Guest announcements occur weekly on Tuesday mornings via calgaryexpo.com and its social channels, with a break for the holiday season beginning December 17.
The 10th Anniversary of Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo will take place on April 16-19, 2015.
Tickets are on sale now via Calgaryexpo.com. Limited VIP tickets sold out in less than 10 minutes in November. All day tickets, weekend passes, and deluxe pass tickets still remain.
"The actors, artists, and creators we’ve invited so far to Calgary Expo’s 10th anniversary have come from every corner of the nerd universe – from Sunnydale to Starling City," said Calgary Expo’s host and spokesperson Emily Expo. "We have so many exciting announcements to come. There will be something for everyone."
ABOUT THE CALGARY EXPO
2015 marks the 10th anniversary for the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo. The show, founded by Calgarian Kandrix Foong, grew to welcome over 97,000 attendees over four days in 2014, making it the second largest pop culture convention in Canada (behind Fan Expo Canada Toronto), and the largest independent pop culture convention in Canada. The Expo has expanded from one hall (half of Big Four, upper level) to take over more than 400,000 square feet of exhibition space at Stampede Park. Expansion also took place across Western Canada, to include Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo (which completed year three in September 2014 with 47,000 attendees), and Saskatoon Comic & Entertainment Expo (which completed year one in September 2014 with 8,800 attendees).
The Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo will be held April 16-19 at the BMO Centre, Stampede Park, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. For more information and tickets, visit www.calgaryexpo.com.
