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X-Men Star James McAvoy Announced for MCM Birmingham Comic Con
Tuesday 14 October: Actor James McAvoy, best known for playing Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, will be a guest at MCM Birmingham Comic Con in November, organisers ReedPop have announced.
Also known for M. Night Shyamalan films Split and Glass, the 46-year-old Scottish actor will be attending Saturday and Sunday of the show taking place at the NEC from 28 - 30 November 2025.
McAvoy will discuss his award-winning career in a spotlight panel on Saturday 29 November on the Main Stage, and will be available for autograph and photograph opportunities over the Saturday and Sunday.
McAvoy rose to fame thanks to his TV work, most notably Channel 4’s cult classic series Shameless. On the big screen he shot to fame following his role in The Last King of Scotland opposite Forest Whitaker.
A year later he won further acclaim for his starring role in Atonement opposite Kiera Knightley, following that up with a starring role in comic book adaptation Wanted. In 2011 he starred in X-Men: First Class as a young Professor X in the series’ origin tale.
In the years since, he’s starred in multiple X-Men sequels, as well as Filth, Atomic Blonde and It Chapter Two.
James McAvoy will be joined by a host of amazing guests at MCM Birmingham Comic Con. For more click through the announcements below.
- Wallace & Gromit’s Ben Whitehead Announced for MCM Birmingham Comic Con This November
- Gavin & Stacey’s Mathew Horne to Appear at MCM Birmingham Comic Con This November
- Original voice of Mario Charles Martinet to appear at MCM Birmingham Comic Con
- Demon Slayer’s Christine Marie Cabanos and Mela Lee to Appear at November’s MCM Birmingham Comic Con
Keep an eye on the official MCM Comic Con pages for the latest announcements as ReedPop reveals more exciting guests, panels and activities in the lead up to MCM Comic Con November.
See the full guest schedule here: https://www.mcmcomiccon.com/birmingham/en-us/guests.html
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MCM Comic Con Birmingham is held at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, annually. The show is produced by ReedPop and welcomes tens of thousands of fans every year. At MCM Comic Con, attendees can expect to find everything from celebrity panels and exclusive premiers, to cosplay, comic book writing workshops, independent artists, live action role play. All these features, and more, make MCM Comic Con the ultimate celebration of pop and geek culture.
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About ReedPop
ReedPop is a boutique group within RX – one of the world’s leading event organisers. Launched in 2006, the group has become the number one producer of pop culture events globally and a full-service digital content provider and media company. Delivering once-in-a-lifetime fan experiences curated specifically for localised audiences, ReedPop currently features events in North America, Europe and Asia, including MCM Comic Con, Eurogamer Expo (EGX), New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), PAX West, East, and Unplugged, Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), Star Wars Celebration, MagicCon, and more. In addition to organising and managing events, ReedPop owns and operates the pop culture news site, Popverse, which is the exclusive home for livestreams from all of ReedPop's major comic cons. The staff at ReedPop are a fan-based group of professionals uniquely qualified to build and serve the communities with whom they share a common passion. (www.reedpop.com)
