Fisher, Fox, Lloyd, Anderson Among 2016 Wizard World Chicago Guests

LOS ANGELES - June 21, 2016 - PRLog -- Wizard World, Inc., (http://www.wizardworld.com/) (WIZD) the preeminent producer of Wizard World Comic Cons across North America, is proud to announce that Star Wars'Carrie Fisher will make her first Wizard World appearance ever in Chicago, where she will join the Back to the Future trio of Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Lea Thompson. Also, The X-Files' Gillian Anderson will join the previously announced David Duchovny, Mitch Pileggi & William B. Davis for a cast reunion, August 20-21!

"Great Scott! Looking forward to meeting everyone at Wizard World in Chicago," exclaimed Christopher Lloyd.

"We are thrilled with these amazing new guest additions," says John Maatta, Wizard World Chairman & CEO. "The fans have come to expect the very best TV & Film stars in Chicago, and we are delivering. Stay tuned for more exciting guest announcements over the coming weeks!"

The beloved Back to the Future stars will take part in a Wizard World Q&A panel, hosted by Michael Klastorin, the production publicist on the second and third films in the series, and author of "Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History." The panel will discuss entertaining behind the scenes stories of the making of the films, and reflect upon the impact the film has had on movie-going fans of all ages for more than three decades!

Located at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL, they will join previously announced guests including Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead), Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead), the cast of Netflix's "Marvel's Daredevil" including Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock/Daredevil), Deborah AnnWoll (Karen Page), Elden Henson (Foggy Nelson), Jon Bernthal (Frank Castle/The Punisher), Elodie Yung (Elektra Natchios), and Rosario Dawson (Claire Temple), and more (http://wizardworld.com/comiccon/chicago).

To purchase Admissions and VIP Admissions for the event, set for August 18-21, and to view the schedule, location, show hours, hotel & travel info, please visit: http://wizardworld.com/comiccon/chicago

About Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB:WIZD)

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

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