BOBA FETT TO INVADE THE COLOSSEUM
Windsor ComiCon welcomes Dickey Beer to its guest line-up for 2018.
Windsor, ON. Windsor ComiCon is pleased to announce its next major guest for the 2018 season through actor, stunt performer, coordinator and producer, Dickey Beer.
Best known for his work on Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983), Beer portrayed several roles during the movie; more notably as the iconic bounty hunter Boba Fett who fought in all the battles scenes, which propelled him into cult status worldwide. He was also Luke Skywalker in a variety of action scenes while portraying the characters of Barada, Sergeant Junkin, a Stormtrooper, a Gamorrean Guard and a Biker Scout during this epic movie.
Going beyond the Star Wars Universe in a galaxy not so far away, Beer served as a stunt double, stunt coordinator, second unit director and assistant director for a variety of movies including but not limited to: A Bridge Too Far (1977), Superman III (1983), Krull (1983), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Dune (1984), Supergirl (1984), Rambo III (1988), Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989), Total Recall (1990), Cliffhanger (1993), Cutthroat Island (1995), Starship Troopers (1997), Terminator 3 (2003), Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003), Hancock (2008), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), The Bourne Legacy (20012), Need for Speed (2014), xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) through to The Inhumans TV Series (2017) and more recently Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018).
Finally, Beer worked on several James Bond Films ranging from Never Say Never Again (1983), A View to A Kill (1985) through to Tomorrow Never Dies (1997).
“We’re ecstatic to welcome Dickey Beer to our show,” says Windsor ComiCon President, Colin Douglas. “Fans of the Star Wars, Indiana Jones and James Bond universes will rejoice in his appearance as they learn of his stories amongst Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Pierce Brosnan to name a few.”
Dickey Beer is presented by the Star Wars Collectors Expo.
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Jeremy Renaud
General Manager – Windsor ComiCon
Phone: 519.566.1735 I Email: jeremy@windsorcomicon.com
ABOUT WINDSOR COMICON: Windsor ComiCon is an all-ages event, featuring popular genres such as: comics, sci-fi, horror, gaming, and anime / cosplay. The colossal event will take place inside The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor (September 29-30, 2018). Advance tickets are on sale at www.windsorcomicon.com
