This weekend Wizard World opens its 2016 schedule with Wizard World Comic Con New Orleans, which will run from January 8-10. Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner and Hayley Atwell will be there representing the “Captain America” franchise, and marking Chris’ first appearance at Wizard World. Karen Gillan and Jenna Coleman will also be in attendance for the “Doctor Who” fans. “The Walking Dead’s” Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs and Steven Yeun will also be there, along with Ben McKenzie (“Gotham,” “The O.C.”), and William Shatner (“Star Trek,” “Boston Legal”).
Reedus, Coleman, Gillan, McKenzie, Riggs, Yeun, Isaacs, Captain America star Frank Grillo and directors Anthony and Joe Russo are scheduled to attend on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 9-10; Shatner will attend Friday and Saturday, Jan. 8-9; Evans and Renner will appear on Saturday only.
Other well-known Wizard World Comic Con New Orleans guests include WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair and Diva Charlotte, Edward James Olmos (“Battlestar Galactica,” Stand and Deliver), additional “The Walking Dead” stars Emily Kinney and Scott Wilson, Barry Bostwick (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, “Spin City”) and Chris 51 (“Epic Ink”).
Wizard World Comic Con New Orleans is also the place for cosplay, with fans young and old showing off their best costumes throughout the event. Fans dressed as every imaginable character – and some never before dreamed – will roam the convention floor and participate in the famed Wizard World Costume Contest on Saturday night.
Get all the details for this weekend’s festivities at WizardWorld.com.
