{"id":11991,"date":"2015-06-18T23:23:44","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T03:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=11991"},"modified":"2015-06-18T23:23:44","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T03:23:44","slug":"e-v-a-jeremy-renner-coming-to-wizard-world-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=11991","title":{"rendered":"E.V.A.: Jeremy Renner Coming to Wizard World Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Two-time Academy Award\u00ae nominee <\/span>Jeremy Renner wil\"Jeremy<\/a>l make his Wizard World Comic Con debut in Chicago on Sunday, August 23. The star of blockbusters The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Hurt Locker, The Bourne Legacy and others, Renner will greet fans, sign autographs, pose for photo ops and conduct an interactive fan Q&A panel in Wizard World’s largest and longest-running show.<\/p>\n

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In July, Renner will reprise his role as \u201cWilliam Brandt\u201d in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. He is currently filming Captain America: Civil War, after playing Clint Barton\/Hawkeye in last month’s release of second installment of The Avengers: Age of Ultron .<\/p>\n

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His Academy Award\u00ae nominations have come as Best Actor for The Hurt Locker in 2008 and Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Town two years later.<\/p>\n

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Renner joins an all-star celebrity lineup at Wizard World\u2019s largest and longest-running show, August 20-23, which also includes Norman Reedus (\u201cThe Walking Dead,\u201d Boondock Saints), Nathan Fillion (Serenity, \u201cCastle\u201d), Stephen Amell (\u201cArrow\u201d), Billie Piper (\u201cDoctor Who\u201d), Burt Reynolds (Deliverance, Boogie Nights), David Morrissey (\u201cThe Walking Dead,\u201d \u201cThe Reaping\u201d), Ben McKenzie, (\u201cGotham,\u201d \u201cThe O.C.\u201d), Bruce Campbell (The Evil Dead, \u201cBurn Notice\u201d) and WWE\u00ae Superstar Undertaker\u00ae, Randy Orton\u00ae, Sting\u2122, Daniel Bryan\u00ae and Diva Paige\u2122and dozens of others.<\/p>\n

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Wizard World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels, cosplay, comics, television, sci-fi, toys, video gaming, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. The 15th of 26 events currently scheduled on the 2015 Wizard World calendar, Chicago show hours are Thursday, August 20, 3-8 p.m.; Friday, August 21, 12-7 p.m.; Saturday, August 22, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, August 22, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Wizard World Comic Con Chicago, the Midwest\u2019s largest pop culture convention, \u00a0is also the place for cosplay, with fans young and old showing off their best costumes throughout the event. Fans dressed as every imaginable character \u2013 and some never before dreamed \u2013 will roam the convention floor and participate in the famed Wizard World Costume Contest on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

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For more on the 2015 Wizard World Comic Con Chicago, visit www.wizardworld.com\/home-chicago.html<\/a> .<\/p>\n

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About Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD)<\/p>\n

Wizard World, Inc. (http:\/\/www.wizardworld.com<\/a> ) 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\u2122 (NASDAQ: CIDM), and ComicConBox\u2122, a premium subscription-based monthly box service. Fans can interact with Wizard World on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media services.<\/p>\n

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The 2015 Wizard World Comic Con schedule is available at: www.wizardworld.com\/wizcon.html<\/a> .<\/p>\n

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