The Middle East Film & Comic Con has announced its final slate of celebrities heading to the pop culture event at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from March 4 to 6.
Actors Barry Keoghan, Ming-Na Wen, Kevin Conroy and Disney artist James C Mulligan will be making appearances as part of a celebrity meet-and-greet.
Irish actor Keoghan was most recently in the Marvel film Eternals and also starred in Christopher Nolan’s war epic action film Dunkirk, based on true events that occurred during the Second World War.
Wen is an American actress who stars in the Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett and was also in the ABC superhero series Agents of SHIELD.
Meanwhile, Conroy is known for his voice work, voicing Batman and Bruce Wayne in Batman: The Animated Series, as well as numerous spin-off projects, such as the Batman: Arkham Asylum video game.
Finally, Mulligan is a Disney artist whose works have been collected by celebrities such as Johnny Depp, Neil Patrick Harris and Richard Sherman.
Already announced for this year's event are Better Call Saul and The Mandalorian star Giancarlo Esposito, Jon Bernthal and Michael Rooker, former stars of The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones’ Nathalie Emmanuel and voice actor Charles Martinet.
“The event will no doubt provide awesome excitement to the well-established and loyal fan base, and will prove to be a great addition to Abu Dhabi’s ever-expanding line-up of exciting events for 2022," said Ali Hassan Al Shaiba, executive director of tourism and marketing at the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi.
"We regard it as a real honour for the emirate to become part of the Comic Con global family, and we are very much looking forward to welcoming Comic Con’s crowd to explore Abu Dhabi for the very first time."
This year's Middle East Film & Comic Con will offer 25 exclusive Super VIP tickets that are priced at Dh2,500. The limited-edition pass will give visitors VIP access to all three days of the event, as well as complimentary meet-and-greet sessions with all the celebrities, a swag bag and fast-track entry.
In addition, those who purchase the tickets can expect one-hour exclusive access on the Friday, before doors open to the public at 2pm.
More information is at www.mefcc.com
Scroll below to see a gallery of last year's Middle East Film & Comic Con.
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Asad Mudeer in cosplay as Loki. Victor Besa / The National. -
Sumi Cosplay as 'Game of Thrones' character Daenerys Targaryen with Iwan Rheon, who played Ramsay Bolton on the show. Instagram / Sumi Cosplay -
Saif Bindhabooi as a 'Walking Dead' zombie. Victor Besa / The National. -
Bashar Nizam as The Wizard. Victor Besa / The National. -
A zombie cosplayer attends the Middle East Film and Comic Con. AFP -
Noob Saibot as Just Yeliz. Victor Besa / The National -
Jumana Tahmaz as Weiss Schnee and Natalea Gotez as Ruby Rose from RWbY. Victor Besa / The National -
A guest dressed as a Wile E. Coyote. EPA -
Makenzie Landeros as Frozen's Elsa. Victor Besa / The National -
Maha Mansour as Pikachu, Alya Ali as Sans from Undertale and Maitha Alnuaimi as Chloe from Life is Strange. Victor Besa / The National -
Jeremy Grange as Obi Wan Kenobi. Victor Besa / The National -
Cosplayers in action. Victor Besa / The National -
Emma Ghanam as a unicorn themed costume. Victor Besa / The National -
Jump for the camera. Victor Besa / The National -
Guardians of the Galaxy cosplayers. Victor Besa / The National -
Kevin Lim as Spider-Man. Victor Besa / The National -
Guests in zombie costumes attend the Middle East Film and Comic Con. EPA -
Tia Planojevic gets into character. Victor Besa / The National -
Maram Balash as Hidan from the anime, Naruto. Victor Besa / The National -
Cosplay was very popular at the 2019 MEFCC. Victor Besa / The National -
Caoimhe Doherty as Marceline from Adventure Time. Victor Besa / The National -
Sofi Vasyleva as Momo Yaoyorozu from Boku No Hero Academia. Victor Besa / The National -
Cosplayers competing on stage. Victor Besa / The National -
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Thanos arrives. Victor Besa / The National -
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The Joker arrives. Victor Besa / The National -
Sara Brugioli, Adelina Delmas as Ahri from LOL and Nour Fenniche as Teemo. Victor Besa / The National -
Harley DXB strikes a pose. Victor Besa / The National -
Cosplayers on day two of MEFCC. Victor Besa / The National -
Abdul Majid Malky as Sweet Tooth from Twisted Metal. Victor Besa / The National -
Sana Khan as Bowsette of Mario Bros. and Mariam Khan as 2B from Nier: Automata. Victor Besa / The National -
A group of cosplayers arrive. Victor Besa / The National -
A cosplay selfie. Victor Besa / The National -
Colourful characters at MEFCC. Victor Besa / The National -
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Black Panther cosplay. Antonie Robertson / The National -
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An inflatable tyrannosaurus rex. Antonie Robertson / The National -
Mini Superman. Antonie Robertson / The National -
A guest dressed as a Captain Jack Sparrow. EPA -
A guest in costume attends the Middle East Film and Comic Con. EPA -
Guests in costumes attend the Middle East Film & Comic Con (MEFCC). EPA -
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A guest in costume attends the Middle East Film and Comic Con. EPA -
Guests in costume attends the Middle East Film and Comic Con. EPA -
Guests in costume attends the Middle East Film and Comic Con. EPA -
A guest dressed as Jerry from Tom and Jerry attends the Middle East Film & Comic Con. EPA -
Guests in Star Wars series costumes attend the Middle East Film & Comic Con. EPA -
Guests in zombie costumes attend the Middle East Film & Comic Con (MEFCC). EPA -
A guest in costume attends the Middle East Film and Comic Con. EPA -
A guest in costume attends the Middle East Film and Comic Con. EPA -
Stormtrooper cosplayers attend the Middle East Film & Comic Con. AFP -
Cosplayers attend the Middle East Film & Comic Con on April 13 , 2019, in Dubai, AFP
