McDowell, Piper, Bennett, Winkler Q&As Highlight Programming at Wizard World Sacramento, Fri.-Sun

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - June 15, 2015 - PRLog -- Q&A sessions with Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), Billy Piper (“Doctor Who”), Manu Bennett (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, “Arrow”), Henry Winkler (“Happy Days,” “Royal Pains”), Katie Cassidy (“Arrow,” “Gossip Girl”), Danny Trejo (Machete, Machete Kills), Alfonso Ribeiro (“Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), Kelly Frye (“The Flash”), Adrian Paul (Highlander), Giancarlo Esposito (“Once Upon a Time,” “Revolution”), Jason Mewes (“Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”), costume contests, comics-themed sessions and more are among the programming panels scheduled at Wizard World Comic Con Sacramento, Friday through Sunday at Sacramento 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 McDowell (Saturday, noon), Piper (Saturday, 3 p.m.), Bennett (Saturday, 4 p.m.), Winkler (Sunday, 2:30 p.m.), Cassidy(Saturday, 2 p.m.), Trejo (Saturday, 1 p.m.), Ribeiro (Saturday, noon), Frye (Saturday, 12:30), Paul (Saturday, 1 p.m.), Esposito (Sunday, 11:30 a.m.), Mewes (Sunday, 12:30 p.m.), WWE® Diva Eva Marie® (Saturday, 10:45 a.m.) and The Bella Twins® (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.), Reggie Lee (“Grimm”, Saturday, 2 p.m.) and others

Dual Q&A sessions with the Boondock Saintstandem of Sean Patrick Flanery and David Della Rocco (Sunday, 1:30 p.m.) and “Power Rangers” duo of Jason David Frank and David Yost (Saturday, 3 p.m.)

Industry sessions with Howard Chaykin (Friday, 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 12:30 p.m.), Video game experts Genese Davis, Eric Kieron Davis (with Chris Hughes, Friday, 6 p.m.; with Adam Simon, Sunday, 11:30 a.m.), “Marvel at 76” with Danny Fingeroth and Travis Langley (“Saturday, 2:30 p.m.), cartoon animator/director Tom Cook (Saturday, 3:30 p.m., Sunday, noon) and more

Spike And Mike’s Festival Of Animation (Friday and Saturday, 7-10 p.m., paid event)

CONtv Film Festival: Sacramento: Friday, 3-6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Costume contests for adults (Saturday, 5 p.m.) and kids (Sunday, 3:30 p.m.), plus cosplay-themed sessions with Wizard World personality Damian Beurer (Friday, 7 p.m.) and others

Evening events including Drink & Draw (Friday, 8:30 p.m., Barwest, 2724 J St.) and Official Wizard World After Party (Saturday, 9 p.m., Social Nightclub, 1000 K St.)

Meet-and-greet with Jason David Frank (Saturday, 5:30 p.m.) (Paid event)

Unless noted, programming events take place in the designated General Programming Rooms at the Sacramento Convention Center. VIP tickets or additional costs may apply to ensure access to select activities, as noted.

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

Wizard World Sacramento  Comic Con is the 13th of 26 events currently scheduled in the 2015 series produced by Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD). For more on the event, visit www.wizardworld.com/home-sacramento.html.

About Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD)

Wizard World, Inc. (http://www.wizardworld.com) 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, comics-themed sessions, costume contests, movie screenings, evening parties and more. Wizard World has also launched CONtv, a digital media channel in partnership with leading independent content distributor Cinedigm™ (NASDAQ: CIDM), and ComicConBox™, a premium subscription-based monthly box service. Fans can interact with Wizard World on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media services.