• Star Wars star Hayden Christensen will be at the Middle East Film and Comic Con this weekend. Photo: Disney
    Star Wars star Hayden Christensen will be at the Middle East Film and Comic Con this weekend. Photo: Disney
  • Stranger Things star David Harbour is coming to Middle East Film and Comic Con in Abu Dhabi this March. Photo: Netflix
    Stranger Things star David Harbour is coming to Middle East Film and Comic Con in Abu Dhabi this March. Photo: Netflix
  • Jamie Campbell Bower is best known for his role as Vecna in the record-breaking Netflix show Stranger Things. AP
    Jamie Campbell Bower is best known for his role as Vecna in the record-breaking Netflix show Stranger Things. AP
  • Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen in a scene from House of the Dragon. Photo: HBO Max
    Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen in a scene from House of the Dragon. Photo: HBO Max
  • Moon Knight star Maya Calamawy. Photo: MEFCC
    Moon Knight star Maya Calamawy. Photo: MEFCC
  • Actor and director Andy Serkis. PA
    Actor and director Andy Serkis. PA
  • Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels, who plays C-3PO, will join a celebrity line-up at MEFCC in Abu Dhabi. Photo: MEFCC
    Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels, who plays C-3PO, will join a celebrity line-up at MEFCC in Abu Dhabi. Photo: MEFCC
  • American voice actor Christopher Sabat. Photo: MEFCC
    American voice actor Christopher Sabat. Photo: MEFCC
  • Disney artist Patty Peraza has drawn for Mickey’s Christmas Carol and various Disney adverts. Photo: MEFCC
    Disney artist Patty Peraza has drawn for Mickey’s Christmas Carol and various Disney adverts. Photo: MEFCC
  • Disney artist Mike Peraza, who has worked on films including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast. Photo: MEFCC
    Disney artist Mike Peraza, who has worked on films including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast. Photo: MEFCC
  • Jamie Campbell Bower, May Calamawy and Matt Smith are some of the stars attending this year's Middle East Film and Comic Con. Photo: MEFCC
    Jamie Campbell Bower, May Calamawy and Matt Smith are some of the stars attending this year's Middle East Film and Comic Con. Photo: MEFCC

Stranger Things star David Harbour is coming to Middle East Film & Comic Con in Abu Dhabi


Evelyn Lau
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David Harbour is coming to Middle East Film & Comic Con.

The actor is best known for his role as police chief Jim Hopper in Stranger Things, for which he won a Critics’ Choice Television Award and was nominated for two Emmys and a Golden Globe. He’s also been in films such as Black Widow, Hellboy and Suicide Squad.

The Comic Con will take place at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from March 3 to 5, after having its first event in the capital last year. A celebration of pop culture and fandom, it brings together fans and stars for a fun-filled weekend that features workshops, talks, meet-and-greets, concerts, competitions and more.

Other celebrity guests already announced for the event include fellow Stranger Things actor Jamie Campbell Bower, House of the Dragon star Matt Smith, director and actor Andy Serkis, Moon Knight and Ramy star May Calamawy and Anthony Daniels, the actor behind the beloved Star Wars character C-3PO.

Joining these Hollywood stars at MEFCC will be American voice actor Christopher Sabat, who is best known for his work as Dragon Ball Z's anti-heroes Vegeta and Piccolo.

Sabat has also voiced anime characters in the hit series One Piece, Yu Yu Hakusho, Fairy Tail and My Hero Academia. Aside from voice acting, he is also the founder of OkraTron 5000, an audio production company.

Disney artists Mike and Patty Peraza will also attend. Mike is an award-winning designer who has worked on films such as The Little Mermaid, DuckTales, The Fox and the Hound, Return of Oz, Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast. His wife Patty has done animation work for Mickey’s Christmas Carol and various Disney commercials.

Other talents announced include voice actors Paige O’Hara, who played Belle in Beauty and the Beast and Zach Aguilar, known for voicing Tanjiro Kamado in the Demon Slayer manga series and films and Aether in the action role-playing video game Genshin Impact.

Tickets to MEFCC start at Dh135 for a one-day pass. Celebrity meet-and greets-are charged additionally. More information is available at www.mefcc.com

Updated: February 22, 2023, 11:19 AM