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April 29, 2016: Mehcad Brooks, Marc McClure, and Michael Landes Attending Superman Celebration
by Neil Cole
Actors Mehcad Brooks, Marc McClure, and Michael Landes will be among the celebrity guests attending the 38th Annual Superman Celebration in Metropolis, IL which takes place June 9th - 12th, 2016.
Each actor is known for their respective roles as Jimmy Olsen during their careers. Brooks currently stars as Olsen on the CBS Television series "Supergirl" while McClure portrayed the iconic DC Comics character in "Superman: The Movie" and it's three sequels as well as "Supergirl: The Movie".
Landes starred as Olsen during the first season of "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" and has made guest appearances on shows such as "CSI Miami", "The Ghost Whisperer", "Boston Legal", and "Hotel Babylon".
Other celebrity guests appearing at this year's festival include actor Peter Facinelli (Maxwell Lord - "Supergirl"), director Jon Schnepp ("The Death of "Superman Lives", What Happened?"), WWE Hall-of-Fame wrestler Jerry Lawler, and producer Holly Payne ("Space Ghost Coast to Coast")
The Superman Celebration is a long standing festival and a must see event for people of all ages, especially comic book lovers. Superman fans travel from all over the globe to visit the small southern Illinois town that is the Official Home of Superman. The real life Metropolis, with a population of 6,500 residents, welcomes approximately 30,000 people over the four-day celebration.
Complete with an Artist's Alley, Man of Steel exhibitions & contests, amusement park, live music, and a $1000 Superhero Costume Contest, the Superman Celebration provides fun for the entire family.
