{"id":374778,"date":"2026-06-25T19:17:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/374778\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T19:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:17:21","slug":"moviewebs-fan-expo-anaheim-2026-panels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/374778\/","title":{"rendered":"MovieWeb’s Fan Expo Anaheim 2026 Panels"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fan Expo Anaheim is an event that you won’t want to miss. Starting Friday, June 26th, those attending the convention will be treated to all types of brilliant panels and experiences, all centering on some of the biggest names in geek media. Whether you’re a TV, movie, or video game nerd, there’s something at Fan Expo Anaheim for everyone. One of the most exciting things about Fan Expo Anaheim 2026, however, is that MovieWeb’s own Joe Deckelmeier<\/a> <\/a>will serve as the moderator of some of these panels. Let’s take a look at what Joe will be covering at Fan Expo Anaheim this weekend, and what time they’ll be happening (Pacific Time):<\/p>\n

Friday, June 26th, 2026<\/p>\n

6:00 PM to 6:45 PM – Voices of Video Gaming: Legends Behind the Controller – Stage #2<\/p>\n

Fan Expo Anaheim kicks off on Friday with a fascinating panel about those who provide the voices of your most beloved (or perhaps most hated) video game characters. Joe Deckelmeier will be joined by an array of talented voice actors who have been a part of some of the biggest video game series ever:<\/p>\n

Dawn M. Bennett (Persona 3 Reload, Mario Kart World, multiple Dragon Ball titles)<\/p>\n

Michael Yurchak (Grand Theft Auto V, L.A. Noire, the Skylander series, The Legend of Korra)<\/p>\n

Grant Kirkhope (Several Donkey Kong, Mario Kart, and Mario vs. Donkey Kong titles, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)<\/p>\n

James C. Burns (Frank Woods in the Call of Duty series)<\/p>\n

David Kaye (The Ratchet & Clank and Psychonauts series)<\/p>\n

Charlet Chung (The Call of Duty series, the Starcraft series, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Overwatch, Overwatch 2)<\/p>\n

James Arnold Taylor (The Ratchet & Clank and Final Fantasy series, Kingdom Hearts II, Marvel Rivals)<\/p>\n

Michael Bell (The Baldur’s Gate series, Call of Duty, Hearthstone)<\/p>\n

Colleen O’Shaughnessey (The Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, and Sonic the Hedgehog series)<\/p>\n

It’ll be exciting to see these amazing performers share their tales from inside the recording booth, as well as the fan reactions they’ve received over the years. This will be an enthralling panel to attend at Fan Expo Anaheim, and a great way to warm up for Friday’s most exciting event.<\/p>\n

7:00 PM – Mark Hamill Live – Spark Stage<\/p>\n

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MovieWeb’s own Joe Deckelmeier will be providing the introduction for the highly anticipated Mark Hamill live panel on the Spark stage at Fan Expo Anaheim. Hamill is famous for portraying the legendary Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars movies, and his status as a science fiction legend has led him to also star in an array of other projects, like The Big Bang Theory, What We Do in the Shadows\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b, and the 2025 SpongeBob SquarePants movie, to name a few. This experience will also allow those at Fan Expo Anaheim the opportunity to meet the actor, have their photo taken with him, and get their hands on some exciting Mark Hamill-related goodies.<\/p>\n

Sunday, June 28th, 2026<\/p>\n

11:45 AM to 12:30 PM – Nicktoons! Voices of Your Childhood – Stage #2<\/p>\n

The first Fan Expo Anaheim panel on Sunday features some of the most well-known voice actors from your favorite childhood TV shows. The 45-minute panel will feature appearances from Carlos Alazraqui (Rocko in Rocko’s Modern Life, Mr. Crocker in Fairly OddParents, and Winslow in CatDog), Debi Derryberry (Jimmy in Jimmy Neutron and various video game characters), and Candi Milo (Snap, Reggie Bullnerd, and Blocky in ChalkZone), all of whom are gathering to share their stories from the golden era of Nickelodeon animation. Considering the impact that animated Nickelodeon TV shows had on many of us throughout the 2000s, this panel is one you definitely won’t want to miss.<\/p>\n

2:45 PM to 3:30 PM – Join the Legendary John Rhys-Davies for an Unforgettable Conversation – Stage #2<\/p>\n

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Later on in the day, Joe Deckelmeier will be speaking with John Rhys-Davies in an incredible panel about the actor’s past work. John Rhys-Davies is best known for his portrayal of Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Sallah in the Indiana Jones movies, two characters that audiences will be over the moon to learn more about. An unforgettable conversation this will absolutely be, especially as Rhys-Davies will be delving into some fascinating insights and behind-the-scenes stories spanning the last 62 years of his career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fan Expo Anaheim is an event that you won’t want to miss. Starting Friday, June 26th, those attending…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374779,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-374778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}