‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ actor Ewan McGregor heading to Fan Expo Boston

BOSTON – “Obi-Wan Kenobi” actor Ewan McGregor is dropping in from a galaxy far, far away to appear at Fan Expo Boston, which takes place Aug. 12-14 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

And the Jedi Master is bringing some “Star Wars” pals: Giancarlo Esposito, Gina Carano and Carl Weathers from “The Mandalorian”; C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels; Ming-Na Wen of “The Book of Boba Fett”; and Ashley Eckstein from “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” The actors will participate in panel discussions and meet-and-greets. McGregor recently reprised his role in the six-part limited series “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” which is now streaming on Disney+.

Another celebrity event is “The Four Hobbits: An Unexpected Reunion,” which reunites the four hobbits from “The Lord of the Rings” series – Frodo (Elijah Wood), Pippin (Billy Boyd), Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Samwise (Sean Astin) – for a panel discussion and question-and-answer session.

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Fans can also can meet and snap photos with Catherine Tate and David Tennant (Donna Noble & The Doctor) from “Doctor Who”; Tom Welling (Clark Kent), Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang) and Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor) of “Smallville”; Martin Kove and William Zabka (sensei John Kreese and Johnny Lawrence) of “Cobra Kai”; and Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) of the ”Harry Potter” series. Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith (Jay and Silent Bob), who are releasing “Clerks 3” on Sept. 13, will also appear.

Other attractions include a screening of “American Genius,” a documentary about Frank Miller (“300,” “Daredevil,” “Batman”), the visionary comic book writer and creator, a cosplay contest, sketch duels and chance to meet more than 80 comic creators in Artists Alley. Greg Sestero of “The Room” fame will host a special showing of the cult classic.

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The first Fan Expo Boston was held in 2007 when it was known as Boston Comic Con. It began as a small gathering of about 900 people in a basement at the Back Bay Events Center and grew to become New England's biggest industry convention, where artists, vendors, anime, comic book and gaming aficionados come together to share their interests and passions.

The show runs 4 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 13 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 Summer St., Boston. A single-day general admission ticket bought by July 28 costs $37. There are additional costs for backstage passes, photo ops and autographs. For more information, go to Fan Expo Boston website https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpoboston/

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Reach Dana Barbuto at dbarbuto@patriotledger.com. 

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