Photos: Celebrities at Comic-Con

Domenick Candelieri

July 26, 2024 at 11:35 AM·10 min read

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego Comic-Con feels like it is back to normal following last year’s Hollywood writers and actors strike and the coronavirus pandemic that forced the event to go virtual in 2021 and 2020.

With celebrities back and cosplayers attending in person, the crowds can enjoy a plethora of activities at the five-day event.

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A number of celebrities attended their panels Thursday:

“Transformers One”: Chris Hemsworth (Optimus Prime), Brian Tyree Henry (Megatron) and Keegan-Michael Key (Bumblebee)
“Celebrating 25 Years of SpongeBob Squarepants”: Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy), Mark Hamill (The Flying Dutchman)
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians”: Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood)

Kel Mitchell at the “Celebrating 25 Years of Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants” Panel at the 2024 San Diego International Comic-Con on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
(L-R) Actors Jo-Jo Macari, director Roland Emmerich, actors Sara Martins, Iwan Rheon, Gabriella Pession, Dimitri Leonidas and Moe Kashim pose during the press line for “Those About to Die” during Comic Con International in San Diego, California, July 25, 2024. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: (L-R) Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny and Mark Hamill speak onstage during the “Celebrating 25 Years Of Nickelodeon’s ‘SpongeBob SquarePants'” panel during 2024 Comic-Con International at San Diego Convention Center on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: Jojo Macari and Moe Hashim attend Peacock’s “Those About To Die” press line during 2024 Comic-Con International at Hilton Bayfront on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: Walker Scobell, Leah Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri speak onstage at the “Percy Jackson And The Olympians” panel during 2024 Comic-Con International at San Diego Convention Center on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: Adam Copeland speaks onstage during the “Percy Jackson And The Olympians” panel during 2024 Comic-Con International at San Diego Convention Center on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: Shamon Brown Jr. speaks onstage at “Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” during San Diego Comic Con at San Diego Convention Center on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Paramount+)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: Nicolas Cantu speaks onstage at “Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” during San Diego Comic Con at San Diego Convention Center on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Paramount+)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: Alanna Ubach speaks onstage at “Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” during San Diego Comic Con at San Diego Convention Center on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Paramount+)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: Claire Lim speaks onstage at “Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” during San Diego Comic Con at San Diego Convention Center on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Paramount+)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: Micah Abbey speaks onstage at “Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” during San Diego Comic Con at San Diego Convention Center on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Paramount+)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: Brady Noon speaks onstage at “Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” during San Diego Comic Con at San Diego Convention Center on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Paramount+)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: Chris Hemsworth at the Paramount Animation Presentation of “TRANSFORMERS ONE” HALL H PANEL at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for Paramount)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: Brian Tyree Henry at the Paramount Animation Presentation of “TRANSFORMERS ONE” HALL H PANEL at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for Paramount)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: Keegan-Michael Key at the Paramount Animation Presentation of “TRANSFORMERS ONE” HALL H PANEL at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for Paramount)

The celebrity sightings continued Friday with some of these familiar faces in various panels:

“Dexter: Original Sin”: Molly Brown, Patrick Gibson, Michael C. Hall, and Sarah Michelle Gellar
“Alien: Romulus Panel”: Isabela Merced, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn, Fede Alvarez, and Cailee Spaeny
“The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon-The Book of Carol”: Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, and Greg Nicotero
“The Walking Dead: Dead City”: Chris Hardwick, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gaius Charles, and Zeljko Ivanek
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”: Tyroe Muhafidin, Maxim Baldry, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Ema Horvath, Trystan Gravelle, Benjamin Walker, Robert Aramayo, Charles Edwards, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson
“The Simpsons” Panel: Tim Bailey, Rob LaZebnik, Jessica Conrad, Matt Selman, Matt Groening, and Kevin Smith

Molly Brown, from left, Patrick Gibson, and Michael C. Hall attend a panel for “Dexter: Original Sin” during Comic-Con International on Friday, July 26, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)
Molly Brown, from left, Patrick Gibson, Michael C. Hall, and Christian Slater attend a panel for “Dexter: Original Sin” during Comic-Con International on Friday, July 26, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)
Sarah Michelle Gellar moderates a panel for “Dexter: Original Sin” during Comic-Con International on Friday, July 26, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)
Isabela Merced, from left, Archie Renaux, and Spike Fearn participate in the “Alien: Romulus Panel”at Comic-Con International on Friday, July 26, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Fede Alvarez, left, and Cailee Spaeny participate in the “Alien: Romulus Panel”at Comic-Con International on Friday, July 26, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Charlie Vickers, from second left, Morfydd Clark, and Benjamin Walker attend a panel for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” during Comic-Con International on Friday, July 26, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Tyroe Muhafidin, from back left, Maxim Baldry, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Ema Horvath, Trystan Gravelle, Benjamin Walker, from bottom left, Robert Aramayo, Charles Edwards, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen and Cynthia Addai-Robinson attend a panel for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” during Comic-Con International on Friday, July 26, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Chris Hardwick, from left, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gaius Charles and Zeljko Ivanek attend a panel for “The Walking Dead: Dead City” during Comic-Con International on Friday, July 26, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Norman Reedus, from left, Melissa McBride, and Greg Nicotero attend a panel for “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon-The Book of Carol” during Comic-Con International on Friday, July 26, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Adam Sigal, from left, Bella Thorne, and Jack Kilmer attend a panel for “The Tower” during Comic-Con International on Friday, July 26, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)
Matt Selman, from left, Matt Groening, and Kevin Smith attend a panel for “The Simpsons” during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Tim Bailey, from left, Rob LaZebnik, and Jessica Conrad attend a panel for “The Simpsons” during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Saturday at Comic-Con didn’t disappoint with more celebrities appearing for the San Diego event. Here’s a few that were spotted:

Marvel Studios Press Line: Robert Downey Jr., Joe and Anthony Russo, Kevin Feige, Vanessa Kirby, Wyatt Russell, Sebastian Stan, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Tim Blake Nelson, Danny Ramirez, Giancarlo Esposito, and Anthony Mackie
“Silo” Panel: Rebecca Ferguson, Graham Yost, Hugh Howey, and Adam Savage
“The Wild Robot” Panel: Chris Sanders, Lupita Nyong’o, Kit Connor, and Mark Hamill
“American Dad!” Panel: Scott Grimes, Wendy Schaal, Dee Bradley Baker, Matt Weitzman, and Nic Wegener
“The Rookie” Panel: Jenna Dewan, Lisseth Chavez, Eric Winter, Nathan Fillion, Mekia Cox, and Melissa O’Neil
“Family Guy” Panel: Alex Borstein, Kara Vallow, Mike Henry, Jennifer Tilly, Seth Green, and Richard Appel

Pedro Pascal attends a press line for Marvel Studios during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)
Kevin Feige attends a panel for Marvel Studios during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Vanessa Kirby attends a press line for Marvel Studios during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)
Wyatt Russell, left, and Sebastian Stan attend a press line for Marvel Studios during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, from left, Joseph Quinn, Vanessa Kirby, and Pedro Pascal attend a panel for Marvel Studios during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Kevin Feige, from left, Joe Russo, Robert Downey Jr., and Anthony Russo attend a panel for Marvel Studios during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Tim Blake Nelson, from left, Danny Ramirez, Giancarlo Esposito, and Anthony Mackie attend a panel for Marvel Studios during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Alex Borstein attends a panel for “Family Guy” during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Alex Borstein, from left, Kara Vallow, Mike Henry, Jennifer Tilly, Seth Green, and Richard Appel attend a panel for “Family Guy” during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Adam Savage attends a panel for “Silo” during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Common, from left, Rebecca Ferguson, Graham Yost, and Hugh Howey attend a panel for “Silo” during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Mark Hamill attends a panel for “The Wild Robot” during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)
Anthony Mackie attends a press line for Marvel Studios during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)
Nic Wegener attends a panel for “American Dad!” during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Scott Grimes, from left, Wendy Schaal, Dee Bradley Baker, and Matt Weitzman attend a panel for “American Dad!” during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Jenna Dewan, left, and Lisseth Chavez attend a panel for “The Rookie” during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)
Eric Winter, from left, Nathan Fillion, and Mekia Cox attend a panel for “The Rookie” during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)
Melissa O’Neil attends a panel for “The Rookie” during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)