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Stranger Things’ Jamie Campbell Bower, Moon Knight’s May Calamawy join Middle East comic con lineup

The event is taking place during March 3-5 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre



Jamie Campbell Bower arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Black Phone" on TuesdayJune 21, 2022, at the TLC Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
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The biggest and iconic pop culture festival of the Middle East is back — this time, with more celebrities.

The Middle East Film and Comic Con is taking place between March 3 and March 5 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Actor Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays Vecna in the Netflix series ‘Stranger Things’, and ‘Moon Knight’s May Calamawy will join the celebrity line-up.

Among the other stars that were also unveiled for the 2023 line-up include Andy Serkis, Matt Smith, Anthony Daniels, Christopher Sabat, Zach Aguilar, and Paige O’Hara.

Campbell Bower will attend the event on March 4 and March 5. The UK-born actor, entertainer, songwriter and artiste has acted in some of the biggest blockbusters, including ‘Harry Potter’ series, ‘The Twilight Saga’, ‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones’ and ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’.

Egyptian-Palestininan actress May Calamawy is one of Hollywood’s most exciting rising stars. Her breakthrough role came in 2019 as a series regular on Hulu’s Peabody-winning and Emmy nominated comedy series, ‘Ramy’. She’s better known as Layla El-Faouly in ‘Moon Knight’, playing the wife of Oscar Isaac’s Marc Spector - an archaeologist who transforms into the Marvel superhero Scarlet Scarab.

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The two actors are also on the official MEFCC celebrity line-up at Meet the Stars where fans can meet them and get their autographs or photographs, or with the other actors that will be a part of the event. More celebrities are expected to take part.

The Creative Academy will also offer hands-on learning experiences in workshops from renowned comic book, artists, anime and content creation experts. That apart, there is a cine club, which comprises question-and-answer session with celebrities and exclusive screenings, among other events.

Tickets are available on Platinumlist and Virgin Tickets through www.mefcc.com/home/ticket-info. While the one-day pass costs Dh135, three-day passes cost Dh300 apiece.

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