‘Guardians,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ Shatner Q&As Top Panels at Wizard World Indianapolis Fri-Sun

INDIANAPOLIS - Feb. 9, 2015 - PRLog -- Q&A sessions with Guardians of the Galaxy stars Michael Rooker and Karen Gillan, Harry Potter franchise regulars James & Oliver Phelps, William Shatner (“Star Trek”), Liam McIntyre (“Spartacus: War of the Damned”), WWE® Divas The Bella Twins™ and Andrew J. West “The Walking Dead,” a concert by videogame tribute band “Critical Hit,” screening of The Crow, costume contests, comics creator panels and more are among the programming highlights scheduled at the inaugural Wizard World Comic Con Indianapolis, Friday through Sunday at the Indianapolis Convention Center. Most programming is included as part of the standard event admission.

Some highlights of the more than 50 panels scheduled include:

Interactive Q&As with Shatner (Saturday, 3 p.m.), McIntyre (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.), West (Saturday, 1 p.m.), Anthony Montgomery (“Star Trek: Enterprise,” Saturday, 4 p.m.), Carol Spinney (“Sesame Street,” Saturday, 5:30 p.m.) and Jason David Frank (“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,” Saturday, 1:30 p.m.

Dual Q&A sessions with Rooker and Gillan (Saturday, 4 p.m.), WWE® Divas The Bella Twins™ (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.), the Phelpses (Sunday, 1:30 p.m.) and the Boondock Saintstandem of Sean Patrick Flanery and David Della Rocco (Sunday, 2:30 p.m.)

World Of Warcraft Composer Jason Hayes Presents: Behind The Music With “Critical Hit” (Saturday, 1 p.m.). Then at 6 p.m., the band performs original arrangements and electrifying live concerts of music from the most celebrated videogames of all time

Costume contests for adults (Saturday, 7 p.m.) and kids (Sunday, 3 p.m.), plus cosplay-themed sessions with Wizard World personality Damian Beurer,  veteran cosplayer Mogchelle and others

Comics-themed sessions with Michael Golden (“Storytelling,” Saturday, 11:30 a.m.), Jim Salicrup and Renee Witterstaetter (“Captain America,” Saturday, 5 p.m.), Tom Cook (“Tarzan,” Saturday, 5:30 p.m.) and others

Screening of The Crow(Saturday, 7 p.m.), preceded by a Q&A with creator James O’Barr (6:30 p.m.)

Green Ranger Half Hour of Power with Frank, a karate class for all ages (Sunday, 1:30 p.m.)

Meet-and-greet with Frank (Saturday, 11 a.m.) (Paid event)

Unless noted, programming events take place in the designated General Programming Rooms at the Indianapolis Convention Center. VIP tickets or additional costs may apply to ensure access to select activities, as noted. (*Note: Frank Meet & Greet requires a separate ticket.)

A full list of Wizard World Comic Con Indianapolis programming is available at www.wizardworld.com/programming-indianapolis.html (subjects, guests, times and rooms subject to change).

Wizard World Comic Con Indianapolis is the fourth of 27 events currently scheduled in the 2015 series produced by Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD). For more on the event, visit www.wizardworld.com.

About Wizard World

Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD) produces Comic Cons and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, television, cosplay, comics, graphic novels, toys, video gaming, sci-fi, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. A first-class lineup of topical programming takes place at each event, with celebrity Q&A's, the Wizard World Film Festival, comics-themed sessions, costume contests, movie screenings, evening parties and more. Wizard World also produces socialcon featuring social media stars and will be launching ConTV, a digital media channel in partnership with leading independent content distributor Cinedigm™ (NASDAQ: CIDM).

Wizard World 2015 schedule available at www.wizardworld.com