Anthony Rapp and Spider-Man will open the 20th Starcon in St. Petersburg
The coming weekend in St. Petersburg promises to be hot, despite the spoiled weather. For the 20th anniversary, the city will host the Starcon Festival of Science Fiction, Science and Self-Expression, which over the years has grown from a modest Star Wars convention into a large-scale event that unites gamers, fans of popular TV series and movies on its hospitable platform , young scientists, sportsmen, media stars and, of course, all dreamers who believe in a progressive future. In honor of its anniversary, "Starcon" was well prepared to surprise and presented such a rich program that it scares only one thing - how to get around all the stands, participate in all discussions, see all the idols in just two days? ..This year, guests and participants of Starkon will be able to shake hands with the great test cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko and Valery Tokarev, take part in the battle of robots and drones, order coffee from artificial intelligence, create a real food flavoring, fight in an e-sports tournament and win very valuable prizes , test the projects that have not yet been released by Wargaming, walk around more than 20 fan stands in the universes of your favorite games and films, take the five-meter fortress For Honor by storm, admire hundreds of highly sophisticated cosplays, jump on trampolines or just chat with like-minded romantics who are equally aspiring to the future ... "Smart Comic-Con", as the regular of the event Timur Bekmambetov called it, will be held at the Expoforum site on June 29-30.  Moreover, the headliner of the festival this year will be Anthony Rapp - the favorite of fans of the Star Trek universe, charming and self-deprecating Lieutenant Paul Stamets from Star Trek: Discovery. You can talk with the actor during his performance on stage, as well as get his autograph and photo with him for the collection. Traditionally, moviegoers will not be left behind. If novice scientists will have a Parsec conference, gamers will have dozens of modern and vintage games and retro techniques, then the audience will have a spacious and cool cinema with the most anticipated summer premiere. 4 days before the official release, visitors to Starcon will be able to watch the blockbuster Spider-Man: Far From Home. The guests of the festival will find a desperate confrontation between Spider and Mysterio, as well as a short respite after the devastating finale of the previous part of the Marvel universe. Plus, the sequel to Spider-Man will close the sprawling third phase of MCU, so the film promises to be epic and fun.  This is not a complete list of events, events and guests invited to the 20th Festival of Fiction, Science and Expression. On the huge site of Expoforum this holiday weekend, absolutely everyone - an artist, cosplayer, writer or just a fan of pop culture - will find something dear to his heart. For a detailed schedule of the festival, see the link: https://vk.com/starcon?w=page-16315_56250351 The Topic of Article: Anthony Rapp and Spider-Man will open the 20th Starcon in St. Petersburg. |
