Following recent Brisbane and Melbourne events, Australia’s premier pop-culture expo Supanova has announced four NEW celebrity guests to enhance their already formidable line-up for the Sydney and Perth expositions this month.
Popular actresses Summer Glau (Firefly, Serenity, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Cape)
Australia’s own Dichen Lachman (Sierra in Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse)
Mark Lutz (Groos in Angel)
and seductive vamp Leah Gibson (Nettie in Twilight: Eclipse)
Sydney Supanova will take place at The Dome at Sydney Olympic Park on June 19 & 20, while Perth Supanova is at the Claremont Showgrounds on June 26 & 27.
Every year, Supanova brings international pop-culture stars to Australia to meet fans, pose for photos and sign autographs. At the events, fans of all ages can also enjoy movie previews, gaming demonstrations, competitions, the spectacle of AWF wrestling, cosplayers and heaps of articles as collectables figurines, comics and clothes.
Previously announced guests:
ELIZA DUSHKU (This Boy’s Life as Robert De Niro’s daughter, Arnold Schwarzenegger & Jamie Lee Curtis’ teenage daughter in the blockbuster True Lies, Faith in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, True calling, also in the popular movie Bring It On with Kirsten Dunst, Kevin Smith’s Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and the Robert De Niro drama, City by the Sea). Recently, Eliza has featured as Echo in two action-packed seasons of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse.
BUFFY’S CHARISMA CARPENTER, most known as Cordelia Chase in Joss Whedons’ hit shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Charisma has also starred in the fun supernatural drama Charmed, hip detective series Veronica Mars and is set for a silver screen appearance very soon in Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables.
TWILIGHT: NEW MOON & ECLIPSE’S CHASKE SPENCER Rising star Chaske Spencer plays the alpha male werewolf pack leader, Sam, in the smash-hit Twilight saga. After appearing in a number of renowned theatre productions, Chaske was spotted by a casting director who found him roles in Skins (2002), Dreamkeeper (2003), and Into the West (2005, Steven Spielberg), which led to his breakout role in the Twilight franchise.
STAR WARS’ YOUNG BOBA FETT: DANIEL LOGAN New Zealand-born child star Daniel Logan put his skills as a self-proclaimed “show off” to good use when he won the coveted role of the young bounty hunter Boba Fett in STAR WARS: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. Now 23, Daniel has returned with popular acclaim to the role of Boba Fett in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
THE INCREDIBLE HULK: LOU FERRIGNO: the one and only man who has ever portrayed the Incredible Hulk! Before he was the Hulk, Lou was best-known for winning back-to-back ‘Mr. Universe’ titles. In recent years, Lou has appeared in the King of Queens, I Love You Man and the Incredible Hulk movie.
MAN OF 10,000 SOUND EFFECTS: MICHAEL WINSLOW The much-loved “Man of 10,000 sound effects” Michael Winslow is best known as the wisecracking sergeant ‘Motormouth’ Jones in the Police Academy series. Michael’s role in the film and his amazing talent of mimicking sounds has earned him a place as a 1980s pop culture icon, referenced in shows such as The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Robot Chicken.
ANIMATION / VOICE-ACTOR GUESTS:
Vic Mignogna provides the voices of Broly in Dragonball Z , Vega in Streetfighter II, Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Fai in Tsubasa Chronicle, Ikkaku in Bleach, and many more… He’s worked on over 100 anime shows! Vic also voices video games, including Soulcalibur, Disgaea, Persona III, Project Sylpheed, DBZ, Bleach, & FMA to name just a few. As well as being a voice actor, Vic is a professional composer & singer who has written and produced hundreds of songs, some of which he shares with fans at the expo.
Travis Willingham Best known as the voice of Colonel Roy Mustang in the hit anime serial Fullmetal Alchemist. Travis’ other anime credits include Naruto, Bleach, Code Geass, Ergo Proxy, and One Piece. His screen appearances include the movies Ray, Friday Night Lights, The Guardian, and A Perfect Getaway and TV series Cold Case, Nip/Tuck, Prison Break, and Private Practice. An avid gamer himself, Travis’ videogame appearances are as the American hero Guile in Streetfighter 4, and in Guitar Hero: World Tour. Currently, Travis is playing The Hulk and The Human Torch in Marvel’s new animated series, The Superhero Squad Show on Cartoon Network.
Laura Bailey start in anime playing Kid Trunks on the hit series Dragonball Z, and went on to voice many other recognizable roles, including Shin in Shin Chan, Tohru Honda in Fruits Basket, Lust in Fullmetal Alchemist, Angela Miller in Resident Evil: Degeneration, Anko in Naruto, Schrodinger in Hellsing, and Rakshata in Code Geass.Gamers can hear Laura’s voice as Serah in the new hit game, Final Fantasy 13, as well as Dahlia in Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Chun Li in Streetfighter 4, and many other characters in Aeon Flux, Terminator: Salvation, Ghostbusters, Valkyria Chronicles, and Dragonball Z: Budokai.
COMIC-BOOK CREATORS:
Joe Kubert Comic-book names don’t come much bigger than Joe Kubert, the revered illustrator who broke into comics in 1938 when he was just 11-and-a-half years old. His seminal visions of Sgt Rock and Hawkman defined the characters, and while he was DC Comics’ director of publications (from 1967 to 1976) he initiated (and illustrated) legendary strips like Tarzan and Weird Worlds. His two sons, Adam and Andy, have followed in his footsteps to become successful artists themselves. Joe was inducted into the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1997, and the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1998. His “School of Cartooning” is world renowned.
Stuart and Kathryn Immonen This husband-and-wife comics industry team is returning to Supanova to meet their supporters. Kathryn has written for both DC and Marvel, including the sleeper-hit miniseries Patsy Walker: Hellcat. She recently completed a run Runaways and is currently wrapping the X-Men mini-series Pixie Strikes Back! Over a span of more than 20 years, Stuart has worked for virtually every comics publisher and is best known for his diverse, critically acclaimed work including Nextwave and Superman: Secret Identity. After a successful run on Ultimate Spider-Man, Stuart is currently the top-selling artist on Marvel’s New Avengers.
SUPANOVA POP CULTURE EXPO start this weekend in Sydney and next weekend in Perth. Don’t miss the chance to spend time with your favourite Tv characters, comic book creators and animation-voices. Have a great time in a perfect pop environment. The best of japanese animation, comics and figurines in just one place. Fun for all ages!!!
More info: http://www.supanova.com.au
Tickets: http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=SUPANOVA10
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