'Cap,' 'Back to the Future,' 'Thor' Q&As Highlight Panels At Wizard World Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - May 26, 2016 - PRLog -- Q&A sessions with Captain America stars Chris Evans, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Back to the Future standouts Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Lea Thompson, Thor headliners Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston, and "Arrow" star Stephen Amell, costume contests, comics-themed sessions, screenings, gaming and more are among the programming highlights at Wizard World Philadelphia, Thursday through Sunday, June 2-5, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Most programming is included as part of the standard event admission.

Some highlights of the more than 150 panels scheduled include:

Interactive Q&As with the Captain America stars, including a cast panel featuring Evans, Mackie, and Stan (Saturday, 10 a.m.); Back to the Future standouts Fox, Lloyd and Thompson (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.); Thor duo Hemsworth and Hiddleston (Saturday, 1 p.m.); "X-Files" trio David Duchovny, Mitch Pileggi, and William B. Davis (Saturday, 4 p.m.), "Agent Carter" tandem Hayley Atwell and Dominic Cooper (Saturday, 5:15 p.m.)

Solo Q&A sessions with Amell (Saturday, 11:30 a.m.); The Hunger Games'  Stanley Tucci (Sunday, 1 p.m.), James Remar (Saturday, 12:30 p.m.), Lord of the Ring's Billy Boyd (Sunday, noon);  and Boondock Saints star Sean Patrick Flanery (Sunday, 2 p.m.)

"In the Ring" with WWE® Superstars Seth Rollins™ (Thursday, 7:30 p.m.), Sheamus™ (Friday, 3:15 p.m.), Sasha Banks™ (Friday, 6:30 p.m.), and The Bella Twins™ (Sunday, 3:30 p.m.)

Don't miss a two-day intensive workshop with comics titan Howard Chaykin ("American Flagg") as he teaches "Graphic Design in the Service of Narrative: The Building Blocks of Comic Book Storytelling" (Wednesday, 5-9 p.m. and Thursday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.) (*Paid Event)

Learn everything about Back to the Future with Co-creator/Writer/Producer Bob Gale and Michael Klastorin, author of "Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History" (Friday, 4 p.m.)

Sessions featuring superstar creators "Spider-Man's" Danny Fingeroth and "Batman's" Mike Manley (Friday, 6 p.m.), Chaykin and "The Red Hook's" Dean Haspiel (Saturday, 2 p.m.); Emmy award winner Mark Kistler (Sunday, 2 p.m.); Tom Cook (Friday 1:15 p.m. and Saturday, 1 p.m.) and many others

Con Radio Presents: A live recording of the conSMASH podcast with Wizard World's Mo Lightning (Friday, 1 p.m.)

U-CRE-8 Comics Presents: Character Crafters and VIPs of Self-Publishing with Victor Dandridge (Saturday, 1 p.m.)

Cosplay instruction with Wizard World's own Damian Beurer and cosplay pro Britt Bliss (Thursday, 7 p.m.), breakout sessions with Bliss (Friday, 5:30 p.m.), Shemika Berry (Sunday, 1:30 p.m.), and Mogchelle (Sunday, 2:30 p.m.)

World famous Wizard World Costume Contests for adults (Saturday, 7:30 p.m.) and kids (Sunday, 4:15 p.m.)

Gaming tournaments featured: Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, Tekken 7, Street Fighter V (For more info, visit http://wizardworldgaming.com/)

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

A full list of Wizard World Philadelphia programming is available at http://wizardworld.com/comiccon/philadelphia/programming-... (subjects, guests, times and rooms subject to change).

Wizard World Philadelphia is 10th in the 2016 series produced by Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB:WIZD). For more on the event, visit http://wizardworld.com/comiccon/philadelphia.

About Wizard World (OTCBB:WIZD)

Wizard World, Inc. (www.wizardworld.com) produces comic, gaming 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 Wizard World Store (www.shopwizardworld.com), CONtv, a digital media channel in partnership with leading independent content distributor Cinedigm™, and ComicConBox™ (www.comicconbox.com), a premium subscription-based monthly box service. Fans can interact with Wizard World on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media services.

Wizard World 2016 schedule available at: www.wizardworld.com/wizcon.html.