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The Boys’ Karl Urban Heading to MCM London Comic Con This October
London, Thursday 21 August: ReedPop has today announced that Karl Urban, star of Amazon Prime’s The Boys, will be a guest at MCM London Comic Con taking place 24-26 October at Excel London.
Appearing ahead of The Boys fifth and final season, set to release in 2026, Karl Urban plays iconic anti-hero Billy Butcher in the hit show.
Urban will take part in a panel about his time working on the show on the Main Stage on Sunday 26th October at 11am. This panel is included in VIP, Weekend and Sunday Priority tickets. Photo ops and autographs will also be available to purchase across all three days of the show.
Beyond The Boys, the New Zealand actor is best known for roles in many iconic films and franchises, including as Éomer in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy in the rebooted Star Trek films and as the title character in cult classic comic adaptation Dredd.
Urban also plays Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat II, which is due for release the weekend of MCM London Comic Con.
Keep an eye on the official MCM Comic Con pages for the latest announcements as ReedPop reveals more exciting guests, panels and activities in the lead up to MCM London Comic Con October and MCM Birmingham Comic Con in November.
Applications for press passes are now open - for more information about applying visit: https://www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/en-us/industry/industry-press-creators/press.html
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About MCM Comic Con
MCM Comic Con London is Europe’s largest fan convention, held at the Excel London twice yearly since 2002, usually on the last weekend in May and October. The show is produced by ReedPop and welcomes tens of thousands of fans every year. At MCM Comic Con, attendees can expect to find everything from celebrity panels and exclusive premiers, to cosplay, comic book writing workshops, independent artists, live action role play. All these features, and more, make MCM Comic Con the ultimate celebration of pop and geek culture.
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About ReedPop
ReedPop is a boutique group within RX – one of the world’s leading event organisers. Launched in 2006, the group has become the number one producer of pop culture events globally and a full-service digital content provider and media company. Delivering once-in-a-lifetime fan experiences curated specifically for localised audiences, ReedPop currently features events in North America, Europe and Asia, including MCM Comic Con, Eurogamer Expo (EGX), New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), PAX West, East, and Unplugged, Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), Star Wars Celebration, MagicCon, and more. In addition to organising and managing events, ReedPop owns and operates the pop culture news site, Popverse, which is the exclusive home for livestreams from all of ReedPop's major comic cons. The staff at ReedPop are a fan-based group of professionals uniquely qualified to build and serve the communities with whom they share a common passion. (www.reedpop.com)
