Goldblum, Levi, Guttenberg Q&A's, Creative Panels Head Programming At Wizard World Chicago

ROSEMONT, Ill. - EntSun -- Q&A sessions with Jeff Goldblum (Jurassic Park, Independence Day), Zachary Levi (Shazam, "Chuck"), Steve Guttenberg (Police Academy franchise, Cocoon), Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, "Stranger Things"), Henry Winkler ("Happy Days," "Barry"), Chris Sarandon (The Princess Bride, Nightmare Before Christmas), and "Charmed" (Holly Marie Combs, Brian Krause, Drew Fuller and Billy Zane) plus Kelly Hu ("Arrow," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles") and more, workshops, cosplayer and comics creator sessions, adult and kids costume contests, live podcasts and more highlight the programming offerings at Wizard World Chicago, Thursday through Sunday at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Most programming is included as part of the standard event admission and is in addition to the live entertainment options (dancing, music, etc.) all weekend.

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Some highlights of the more than 200 hours of panels scheduled to date include:

• Group sessions with "Buffy" stars Amy Acker and Emma Caulfield (Saturday, 11:30 a.m.); "Charmed" foursome of Combs, Krause, Fuller and Zane (Saturday, 12:30 p.m.); "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" voices Rob Paulsen, Barry Gordon, Cam Clarke and Townsend Coleman (Friday, 4:30 p.m.); "The Orville" cast Scott Grimes, Mark Jackson and Kelly Hu (Friday, 5 p.m.); "Heroes" foursome Greg Grunberg, Adrian Pasdar, Jack Coleman and David Anders (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.); The Nightmare Before Christmas stars Sarandon and Ken Page (Sunday, noon); "Arrowverse" trio of Hu, Matt Ryan and Teddy Sears (Sunday, 11 a.m.); Classic TV greats Winkler, George Wendt and Brad Savage (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.); "Batman vs. Superman" Kevin Conroy and Dean Cain (Saturday, 4 p.m.); and The Princess Bride reunion with Elwes & Sarandon (Saturday, 5 p.m.)

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• CONversations with Levi (Friday, 2:30 p.m.), Goldblum (Saturday, 3 p.m.), Guttenberg (Friday, 2 p.m.), Winkler (Friday, 3 p.m.), Powell (Saturday, 5:30 p.m.), Dan Fogler (Fantastic Beasts, Saturday, 2:30 p.m.) Mark Sheppard ("Supernatural"; Saturday, 1 p.m.), Melissa Joan Hart (Sunday, 1 p.m.)
• Pro wrestlers Honky Tonk Man and Rob Van Dam (Friday, 4 p.m.) and "Women of Wrestling Torrie Wilson, Lillian Garcia, Lisa Marie Varon and Katie Forbes dish on their favorite ring promotions (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.)
• Disney Trivia panel with Walt Before Mickey star Thomas Ian Nicholas (Rookie of the Year, American Pie), moderated by Handbook for Mortals author Lani Sarem and Samm Levine (Saturday, 6 p.m.)
• Creator sessions with industry superstars Mike Watson, Kurt Lehner, Joe Wos, Mostafa Moussa, Jeremy Clark and more