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Meet movie stars, sporting legends and comic artists at the Newcastle Film and Comic Con this weekend.

Billed as the region’s biggest movie collectors event, it takes place at the Metro Radio Arena on Saturday and Sunday.

There should be more than 30 stars from the world of film, TV, sports and comics meeting fans and signing autographs at the event.

Among the star-studded line-up are Danny John-Jules, the loveable Cat from Red Dwarf, and Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann, the seventh and eighth doctors in Doctor Who, Alexander Vlahos, Apollo Creed himself Carl Weathers, Stargate’s Christopher Judge, Lord of the Rings fan favourite John Rhys Davies AKA Gimli and many other well-known faces.

As always at the event, there will be some of the more unusual characters from the likes of Doctor Who and Star Wars.

Also promised are an array of sports guests, including legendary boxer Frank Bruno, footballers Peter Beardsley, Gordon Banks, Jeff Barnes and many more.

Other attractions include a traders’ area selling a wide range of merchandise from some of the greatest films ever made; toys, movies, comics and enough memorabilia to keep the big kid in all of us happy.

You can also have a professional photograph taken with the celebrities, giving you an extra special keepsake to take home and make your friends jealous.

There will also be a costume masquerade, free guest talks and fan zones.

Full details can be found at www.newcastlecomiccon.com . As the organisers put it: “Newcastle Film and Comic Con is not just an excellent weekend out, it’s an essential one!”