{"id":410379,"date":"2026-07-24T04:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T04:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/410379\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T04:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T04:31:12","slug":"comic-con-2026-here-are-the-biggest-celebrities-spotted-thursday-in-san-diego-san-diego-union-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/410379\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic-Con 2026: Here are the biggest celebrities spotted Thursday in San Diego \u2013 San Diego Union-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday was the first official day of Comic-Con<\/a> International in downtown San Diego, and while the star power was lighter than what will likely take place Friday and Saturday, there were still plenty of celebrity sightings.<\/p>\n

Gen Z\u2019s favorite book franchise, \u201cPercy Jackson and the Olympians,\u201d is now a TV series, and it kicked off the big celebrity panels Thursday in Hall H. One of the biggest panels of the day was a Ballroom 20 meetup of the cast and crew behind A24\u2019s upcoming thriller film \u201cOnslaught.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at some of the actors and other celebrities seen inside and outside the San Diego Convention Center.<\/p>\n

Adria Arjona
\n\"AdriaAdria Arjona attends a panel for \u201cOnslaught\u201d during Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in San Diego. (Photo by Andrew Park\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n

Hot off the \u201cStar Wars\u201d series \u201cAndor,\u201d Puerto Rican actress Adria Arjona hit the scene at Comic-Con to promote the A24 action thriller \u201cOnslaught,\u201d set for a September release. She appeared alongside her co-stars in Ballroom 20, including Dan Stevens.<\/p>\n

Dave Bautista
\n\"DaveDave Bautista attendsd the \u2018Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender\u2019 Hall H panel during 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego at San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Actor and retired professional wrestler Dave Bautista joined his fellow voice co-stars for an \u201cAvatar Aang: The Last Airbender\u201d Hall H panel on Thursday. Bautista, who also appeared in \u201cGuardians of the Galaxy,\u201d is set to appear in two films next year, \u201cHighlander\u201d and \u201cRoad House 2.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tom DeLonge
\n\"TomTom DeLonge attends the \u201cTubi: Breaking Bear\u201d press room during 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego at Hilton Bayfront on July 23, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Tom DeLonge, known as a member of the hometown band blink-182, stopped by Comic-Con to promote \u201cTubi: Breaking Bear.\u201d Also at Comic-Con, blink-182 has a new partnership<\/a> with PAC-MAN to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band\u2019s landmark 2001 album, \u201cTake Off Your Pants and Jacket.<\/p>\n

Johnny Depp
\n\"Johnny<\/a>Johnny Depp attends the Paramount Pictures San Diego Comic-Con Ebenezer Office Activation at 235 Fifth Ave. on July 23, 2026, in San Diego, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton\/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)<\/p>\n

The biggest celebrity sighting of the day was none other than Johnny Depp himself. The A-lister made a surprise appearance at the Ebenezer Office activation at 235 Fifth Ave. in the Gaslamp Quarter \u2014 all a part of Paramount Pictures\u2019 media blitz for \u201cEbenezer: A Christmas Carol,\u201d set for release around the holidays later this year. He also appeared onstage in Hall H, where the film\u2019s trailer was released.<\/p>\n

Seth Green
\n\"SethSeth Green speaks at \u2018Inside The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art\u2019 Hall H panel during 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego at San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Seth Green, long a Comic-Con attendee because of \u201cFamily Guy,\u201d appeared in Hall H on Thursday as part of the \u201cInside The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art\u201d panel. He is set to appear with the \u201cFamily Guy\u201d cast on Saturday in Ballroom 20.<\/p>\n

Eric Nam
\n\"JessicaJessica Matten, left, and Eric Nam attend a panel for \u201cAvatar Aang: The Last Airbender\u201d during Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n

American singer-songwriter Eric Nam made a Hall H appearance Thursday as part of the \u201cAvatar Aang: The Last Airbender\u201d panel. He appeared alongside voice co-stars Dave Bautista, Jessica Matten and others. \u201cAvatar Aang: The Last Airbender\u201d is set to be released July 24 in the United States.<\/p>\n

Mike McCready
\n\"Sebasti\u00e1n<\/a>Sebasti\u00e1n Piriz, Marc Sable and Pearl Jam\u2019s Mike McCready signing at the Z2 Comics book at San Diego Comic-Con on July 23, 2026. (Photo by Peter Larsen\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

The Pearl Jam, Mad Season and Temple of the Dog guitarist has joined the wave of musicians getting into graphic novels. On Thursday, McCready appeared in the Indigo Ballroom for a panel titled \u201cMike McCready\u2019s Alternative History of Grunge.\u201d He also signed some books for fans at an autograph event.<\/p>\n

Keke Palmer
\n\"KekeKeke Palmer speaks at \u2018Inside The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art\u2019 Hall H panel during 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego at San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Actor, comedian, host, singer and all-around entertainer Keke Palmer was seen Thursday at the \u201cInside The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art\u201d panel in Hall H. Palmer, whose recent guests on podcast \u201cBaby, This is Keke Palmer,\u201d include Oprah Winfrey, Tracee Ellis Ross, Michelle Obama and Michael Strahan, could also appear at Comic-Con Friday as a cast member at a panel for \u201cSpaceballs: The New One.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dan Stevens
\n\"Dan<\/a>Dan Stevens poses for a portrait to promote \u201cOnslaught\u201d during Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo\/Chris Pizzello)<\/p>\n

Dan Stevens, known to many \u201cDownton Abbey\u201d fans as Matthew Crawley, joined his \u201cOnslaught\u201d co-stars for a panel Thursday in Ballroom 20. The action thriller hits theater in September, but fans got a sneak peek Thursday afternoon. Just like his co-stars, Stevens stopped by the Associated Press photo studio for a portrait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thursday was the first official day of Comic-Con International in downtown San Diego, and while the star power…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":410380,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[71831,967,74,76,75,420,1696],"class_list":["post-410379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-comic-con","tag-entertainment","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-things-to-do","tag-top-stories-sdut"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410379","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=410379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/410380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}