I don’t remember ever feeling this awake.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat do you get when you bring together Brundlefly\u2019s girlfriend from \u201cThe Fly\u201d with \u201cDammit Janet\u201d Weiss from \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show\u201d\u00a0for a road trip? Answer: the best, pro-feminist buddy\/road film of all times (and I don ‘ t say pro-feminist in a bad way either). While Academy Award winners Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon are much beloved movie icons in a league of their own (and one, Davis, starred in \u201cA League of Their Own,\u201d\u00a0one can get absolutely giddy wondering if the magic chemistry they had in \u201cThelma & Louise\u201d will be revved up and ready to go off a cliff in Rhode Island.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Join the Mobile Infantry and save the Galaxy. Service guarantees citizenship. Would you like to know more?\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nWhat is arguably the coolest reunion this year, Rhode Island Comic Con welcomes \u201cRico Roughnecks!\u201d from\u00a0\u201cStarship Troopers.\u201d\u00a0Directed by visionary director Paul Verhoeven and based of Robert A. Heinlein’s masterful novel, \u201cStarship Troopers\u201d is one coolest sci-fi\/action movies of the last 30 years and one of the best satires on fascism and authoritarian government ever released in the multiplexes. Casper Van Dien (Johnny Rico), Dina Meyer (Dizzy Flores), Denise Richards (Carmen Ibanez), Jake Busey (Ace Levy), Seth Gilliam (Sugar Watkins), Patrick Muldoon (Zander Barcalow) and Michael Ironside (Jean Rasczak) will all be locked and loaded for Rhode Island. The only thing that would have been cooler if \u201cStarship Troopers\u201d stars Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown, a few Arachnids and the cranium-sucking Brain Bug crashed the party.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Isn’t she pretty in pink?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nJohn Hughe’s alert. Rhode Island Comic Con is reuniting the three principal players of \u201cPretty in Pink,\u201d\u00a0including \u201880s Brat Pack on-screen couple Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy, as well as Duckie himself, Jon Cryer, who should have ended up with Ringwald in the end rather than Charlie Sheen on \u201cTwo and a Half Men.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
What is a \u2018Yute\u2019?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nAcademy Award-winner actress Marisa Tomei \u2014 best known as Mona Lisa Vito in \u201cMy Cousin Vinny\u201d and Aunt May to Tom Holland\u2019s Peter Parker\/Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe \u2014 will give sworn testimony on the correct ignition timing on a 1955 Bel Air Chevrolet, with a 327 cubic-inch engine and a four-barrel carburetor and share other memories with fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Men and women without fear?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nIf you\u2019re a fan of the live-action \u201cDaredevil\u201d series, you’re going to be in comic con heaven in Rhode Island this weekend. Following the red spandex heels of Rex Smith and Ben Affleck, Charlie Cox has carved a niche as the definitive Matt Murdock\/Daredevil, while Vincent D\u2019Onofrio is absolute dream-casting as the menacing Wilson Fisk, aka Kingpin, the crime lord of New York City. And what better way to hobnob with “Hell\u2019s Kitchen\u2019s” favorite horned defender than with some of his damaged friends, including Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle\/The Punisher, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, and Wilson Bethel as Benjamin Poindexter\/Bullseye, as well as White Tiger and the villain Muse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Friends (and enemies) of the fastest man alive.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nFans of The CWs \u201cThe Flash\u201d have plenty of reasons to run as fast as they can to the Rhode Island Comic Con. Seven stars from the superheroes series _ including Candice Patton (Iris West-Allen), Danielle Panabaker (Caitlin Snow\/Killer Frost\/Frost\/ Khione), Carlos Valdes (Cisco Ramon\/Vibe\/Mecha-Vibe), Tom Cavanagh (Eobard Thawne\/Reverse-Flash), Jesse L. Martin (Joe West), Danielle Nicolet (Cecile Horton\/Virtue) and Kayla Compton (Allegra Garcia) _ will keep the convention moving.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chocolate covered pretzel alert<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nAlthough Kevin Smith cancelled his appearance at Rhode Island Comic Con this year, a \u201cMallrats\u201d reunion will still go on without him with several of the movie stars including, Jason Lee, Michael Rooker, Jason Mewes, Jeremy London, Joey Lauren Adams and Brian O’Halloran. Also, King Mustafa Obafemi, who starred in \u201cChasing Amy,\u201d\u00a0will be there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If \u201cMy Name Is Earl\u201d\u00a0is more of your thing, you have Earl himself (Jason Lee), plus Eddie Steeples, Ethan Suplee and Jaime Pressley.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Winchester brothers ride again in spirit, sort of.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nIf you are fans of Sam and Dean Winchester of \u201cSupernatural\u201d\u00a0fame, you’re going want to hobnob with some of their most trusted and torturous associates in the shows incredible 15-season run, including Misha Collins, Kathryn Newton, Kurt Filler, Richard Speightur, Rob Benedict and Timothy Omundson.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Opie Taylor\u2019s offspring<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nFor fanatical fandom, Bryce Dallas Howard is the first to play Peter Parker\u2019s ill-fated girlfriend Gwen Stacy in \u201cSpider-Man 3,\u201d a movie that shot more blanks than wove webs of intrigue.\u00a0 Bryce also played Kate Connor, wife of future leader of the resistance against the Terminators John Connor in \u201cTerminator Salvation\u201d and a catlike vampire in \u201cThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse.\u201d\u00a0And she had directed standout episodes of \u201cThe Mandalorian\u201d and \u201cThe Book of Boba Fett.\u201d\u00a0But she\u2019s best known for the role as Dinosaur Protection Group founder and leader Claire Dearing in the \u201cJurassic World\u201d trilogy.<\/p>\n
I am no Jedi<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nNew York-born Rosario Dawson\u2019s colorful r\u00e9sume\u0301 includes \u201cKids\u201d (her 1995 debut), \u201cJosie and the Pussycats,\u201d , \u201cClerks II and 3,\u201d Quentin Tarantino\u2019s \u201cDeath Proof\u201d and the Robert Rodriguez\/Frank Miller collaboration \u201cSin City” and \u201cSin City: A Dame to Kill For.\u201d\u00a0But it\u2019s her role of former Jedi apprentice to Anakin Skywalker (aka the future Darth Vader) Ahsoka Tano (in \u201cThe Mandalorian,\u201d \u201cThe Book of Boba Fett\u201d and, \u201cAhsoka\u201d) that will be making would-be padawan with battery-operated light sabers buzzing in anticipation for her arrival.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Don’t have a cow man.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nIf we could only pick one panel to attend at Rhode Island Comic Con, it would be Hank Azaria, the man who has been giving voice to a cavalcade of colorful characters on \u201cThe Simpson\u201d for 35 years. His Who’s Who of fictitious Springfield includes Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy, Professor Frink, Apu, Lou and Carl Carlson. And, not only is he a talented voiceover actor, he’s also a really funny guy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They don’t make them like that anymore<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nWhether or not RICC attendees and organizers realize it, the most iconic and biggest groundbreaking star at Rhode Island Comic Con this year is Pam Grier. Hands down. Arguably the first big female action star, Grier proved to be a real powerhouse in blaxpoitation flicks \u201cCoffy\u201d and \u201cFoxy Brown,\u201d which came out more than 20 years before Quentin Tarantino cast her as the lead in the more mainstream \u201cJackie Brown.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hello Wisconsin<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nWith two iconic TV roles that are as different as night and day, Laura Prepon is expected to be a big draw this weekend in Rhode Island for playing Eric’s delightful\u00a0girlfriend Donna on \u201cThat 70s Show\u201d and Piper ‘s street-smart prison wife Alex on \u201cOrange Is The New Black.\u201d You can’t get much cooler than this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Always the Padawan, never the Jedi<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nLong before he landed his scene-stealing role as\u00a0Dunder Mifflin\u00a0salesman Dwight Schrute on \u201cThe Office,\u201d Rainn Wilson made his film debut as Lahnk, a Thermian, in the best \u201cStar Trek\u201d movie was not actually a \u201cStar Trek\u201d movie, aka \u201cGalaxy Quest.\u201d And, after \u201cThe Office\u201d closed its doors for good, Wilson finally made his proper \u201cStar Trek\u201d debut on \u201cDiscovery, \u201d playing cosmic flimflam man Harry Mudd. When it comes to Wilson, you get the best of both worlds.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whistling ‘Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah’<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nFunnyman Chevy Chase of \u201cNational Lampoon’s Vacation\u201d\/ \u201cChristmas Vacation\u201d and\u00a0\u201cFletch\u201d\u00a0fame, will be joined with several actors from both franchise, including on the \u201cNational Lampoon’s Vacation\u201d side, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid and Juliette Lewis (although we are more excited about the work she did in \u201cCape Fear,\u201d \u201cFrom Dusk to Dawn,\u201d \u201cNatural Born Killers,\u201d \u201cStrang Days,\u201d \u201cYellowjackets\u201d and \u201cKalifornia\u201d), while \u201cFletch\u201d\u00a0is represented with Geena Davis, Dana Wheeler and Tim Matheson.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The lovers, the dreamers, and me<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nPaul Williams \u2014 whose film credits include \u201cBattle for the Planet of the Apes,\u201d Brian De Palma\u2019s camp classic \u201cPhantom of the Paradise,\u201d and the Burt Reynolds vehicle \u201cSmokey and the Bandit\u201d \u2014is also the Grammy-winning lyricist behind the beloved Kermit the Frog signature \u201cRainbow Connection\u201d from the 1979 film \u201cThe Muppet Movie.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The lords of Kobol\u00a0meets the Power of the Force<\/strong><\/p>\nGoing from Colonial Viper pilot Starbuck in \u201cBattlestar Galactica\u201d to armored Death Watch member Bo-Katan Kryze in \u201cThe Mandalorian,\u201d Katee Sackhoff has two beloved universes to rev comic con attendees’ rockets.\u00a0In addition to Dawson and Sackhoff, t<\/strong>he \u201cStar Wars\u201d\u00a0universe is well represented at Rhode Island Comic Con with Brendan Wanye (\u201cThe Mandalorian\u201d\u00a0and \u201cAhsoka\u201d), Denis Lawson (Wedge Antilles in the original \u201cStar Wars\u201d trilogy), Diana Lee Inosanto (\u201cThe Mandalorian\u201d and \u201cAhsoka\u201d), Eman Esfandi (\u201cAhsoka\u201d) and Taylor Gray (\u201cStar Wars: Rebels\u201d).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\nOther fandoms well represented include, \u201cBaldur’s Gate III\u201d (Aliona Baranova, Jennifer English, Neil Newbon, Maggie Robertson and Devora Wilde), \u201cCobra Kai\u201d\u00a0(Dallas Dupree Young, Oona O’Brien, Alicia Hannah-Kim, Brandon H. Lee and Patrick Luwis), \u201ciCarly\u201d (Ryan Ochoa and Nathan Kress), \u201cGrandma\u2019 s Boy\u201d (Allen Covert, Joel David Moore and Nick Swardson); \u201cA League of Their Own\u201d (Lori Petty, Bitty Schram and Megan Cavanagh); \u201cOnce Upon a Time\u201d (Lana Parrilla, Rebecca Mader and Sean Maguire), \u201cNed\u2019s Declassified School Survival Guide\u201d (Daniel Curtis, Devon Werkheiser and Lindsay Shaw); \u201cDegrassi The Next Generation\u201d (Sarah Barrable-Tishauer, Shane Kippel, Mike Lobel and Melissa McIntyre); \u201cPsych\u201d (Corbin Bernsen and Maggie Lawson); and \u201cThe Land of the Lost\u201d (Wesley Eure, Kathy Coleman and creator Sid Kroft).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Other celebrities include Bill Allen (\u201cRAD\u201d), Bill Diamond (\u201cTerrifier 3\u201d), Christopher Serrone (\u201cGoodfellas\u201d), Seth Gabel (\u201cFringe\u201d), Mark Dacascos (\u201cJohn Wick: Chapter 3\u00a0 Parabellum\u201d); Jeff Ward (\u201cOne Piece\u201d); Jesse Posey (\u201cTeen Wolf: The Movie\u201d); Vernon Wells (\u201cMad Max 2: The Road Warrior\u201d and \u201cCommando\u201d); Shaun Weiss (\u201cThe Mighty Ducks\u201d), Mike O\u2019Malley (\u201cYes Dear\u201d); Nadji Jeter (\u201cThe Last of Us\u201d); Keith Coogan (\u201cAdventures in Babysitting\u201d), Khary Payton (\u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d); Raymond Ochoa (\u201cThe Good Dinosaur\u201d), Soleil Moon Frye (\u201cPunky Brewster\u201d), Shaun Weiss (\u201cThe Mighty Ducks\u201d); Steven John Ward (\u201cOne Piece\u201d); Cherie Johnson (\u201cFamily Matters\u201d) and Thora Birch (\u201cAmerican Beauty\u201d and \u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Professional wrestlers Chris Jericho, Ric Flair, Sting, Billy Gun, Rob Van Dam, Eric Bischoff, Killer Kross, Tommy Dreamer, Barbie Blank, Kayla Compto and Scarlett Bordeaux will also be hitting the convention mat.\u00a0 Or if basketball is more of your thing, you have one of the most colorful players to ever hit the hardwood, Dennis Rodman, also slated for RICC.\u00a0<\/p>\n