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Looking forward to Heroes Comic Con Belgium 2024 - The Vampire Diaries

Whoop whoop! This weekend it is time again for Heroes Comic Con Belgium 2024 in Brussels Expo! Over the last years, Brussels Expo has been the location for the combo-event Heroes Comic Con Belgium and Heroes Made in Asia Belgium and that will also be the case for this edition. But there is more, this year GameForce Belgium will also be held at the same location. When you buy a ticket, you will be able to visit all three of the areas. If you haven't bought a ticket yet, go to the website and secure one of those last tickets. After that come back here to read our first (of two articles about the movie and TV guest who will be attending the event. Today we are talking about two of them. All we can say is that with this guests things are gonna get 'bloody' fun!

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We went to Dutch Comic Con summer 2024!

WHOOP WHOOP we've never missed a Dutch Comic Con (and hopefully never will) so of course we were at Dutch Comic Con summer 2024! We already told you all about preview night. And now it's time to spill the tea about the rest of the weekend. And yeah, we've said it before and we'll say it again. It was EPIC. When you've seen our stories on Instagram, you know we did A LOT this weekend. If you haven't seen the stories: Run, don't walk! To Instagram and check our highlighted stories. So... where to begin? As you know we are chaos. And we run around all day, everyday, so let's just start somewhere. 

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Dutch Comic Con preview night

Dutch Comic Con is celebrating `10 years of heroes universe´ and because of this occasion, they decided to organize a preview night! Now, Dutch Comic Con not only took place on Saturday and Sunday. BUT ALSO ON FRIDAY EVENING. WHOOP WHOOP. The Preview Night took place on June 21st, from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. It gave visitors the opportunity to explore a part of the event before the weekend. With exclusive guests, panels, the possibility to buy merchandise and more! We are definitely in favor of more time at comic con. More time at comic con, means less FOMO for us. Because even when we´re there (and we´re always there), we always feel like we´re missing something, having not enough time to see it all. 

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The guests of Heroes Dutch Comic Con Summer 2024 - Part two

This weekend it is finally time for the Summer edition of Heroes Dutch Comic Con. In our previous (two) articles we already talked about most of the special movie and TV guests for this editio, but not all of them. The list goes on and our excitement gets bigger!

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The guests of Heroes Dutch Comic Con Summer 2024 - Part one

In a few weeks, Dutch Comic con celebrates 10 years of Heroes Universe with not two but three days of Dutch Comic Con. On Friday June 21st, the weekend will be kicked of with a preview night and you can read all about the special movie- and TV guests for this evening in our article from last week. In this second article, we are talking about some of the guests for the rest of the weekend and next week we will close off our article trilogy with an article about the remaining part of the guestlist. 

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The guests of Heroes Dutch Comic Con Summer - The Preview Night

Whoop whoop, just a few more weeks before it's time for Heroes Dutch Comic Con (21-22-23 June in Utrecht). To celebrate 10 years of Heroes Universe, Dutch Comic Con adds a preview night to their program on Friday 21 June. So for this edition, we will have not two but three days of geeky goodness. For the preview night, a part of the convention will already be opened up, for the lucky people who have a ticket. The doors will open at 16:00h and the party will end at 22:00h. On this night there will also be some special guests present and some of them will only be there for that special night. Oh yeah, before we forget: we will also be there ...whoop whoop! For now: Let us tell you all about the special guests of the Preview Night of Heroes Dutch Comic Con Summer Edition 2024.

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Visiting FACTS Spring 2024

Getting a photo taken with Joseph Quinn, Teri Hatcher and McKenna Grace. Making photos with lifesize horror statues. Seeing R2D2 and many other droids. Seeing the Knight Rider cars, Feel like a Ghostbuster. 

This may sounds like a fairytale, but it's real! This was our weekend at FACTS 2024! FACTS is an awesome event we always LOVE to attend. It's the place to be for people who love comics, anime, cosplay, science fiction, video games, board games, movies and tv series. We visited FACTS Spring 2024 and we had great time! 

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The Movie- and TV guests of FACTS Spring 2024 - P2

Yes!!! This weekend it is time for FACTS Spring edition 2024 in Flanders Expo Ghent again. Earlier this week we already told you everything about a few of the attending guests. Haven't read that article yet? You can read it here. Today we are telling you all about the remaining movie and TV guests for this upcoming edition of FACTS...

We are very excited to go to FACTS and will be there for the weekend. Hope to see you there, but first sit back, relax and read this article...

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The Movie- and TV guests of FACTS Spring 2024 - P1

Whoop Whoop! This upcoming weekend (April 6-7) it's time for one of our favorite comic cons again. We are going to the Spring Edition of FACTS 2024 and we are going for the weekend! 

It all began in Cafe 't Tonneke 32 years ago (with 40 visitors) and this weekend more than 45000 visitors will make their way to Flanders Expo, to enjoy everything that has to do with movie, television, anime, cosplay, merchandise, comics and much more. As always FACTS has an amazing list of movie- and television guests that will be joining the fun this upcoming weekend! In this first article we will tell you all about three of these amazing guests...

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Visiting Comic Film and Manga Fest Rotterdam 2024

WHOOP WHOOP! Recently we visited Comic Film and Manga Fest Rotterdam. We went the whole weekend and had an amazing time. Are you ready to hear all about our weekend? Let's go! 

 

We arrived on Saturday and started with breakfast at the event. After breakfast there was a tour and we were shown around. We got a quick overview of the event and then took place on the seats at the main stage. All the guests were introduced and came on stage. This was a great moment to see all the guests at once. It only made us more excited for the weekend! After this magical opening, we were allowed to do a few interviews (whoop whoop!). Of course we will share all the interviews with you! After the interviews, it was time for us to run around the event and do as much as possible! 

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Looking forward to Heroes Comic Con Belgium 2024 - The Vampire Diaries

Whoop whoop! This weekend it is time again for Heroes Comic Con Belgium 2024 in Brussels Expo! Over the last years, Brussels Expo has been the location for the combo-event Heroes Comic Con Belgium and Heroes Made in Asia Belgium and that will also be the case for this edition. But there is more, this year GameForce Belgium will also be held at the same location. When you buy a ticket, you will be able to visit all three of the areas. If you haven't bought a ticket yet, go to the website and secure one of those last tickets. After that come back here to read our first (of two articles about the movie and TV guest who will be attending the event. Today we are talking about two of them. All we can say is that with this guests things are gonna get 'bloody' fun!

Ian Somerhalder

The first guest we are talking about is mostly known for his role in "The Vampire Diaries" and his iconic line: "Hello brother". He is also known for "Lost" and recently announced that he retired from acting. Yes, Ian Somerhalder is coming to Brussels!

Ian Joseph Somerhalder was born on December 8th, 1978 in Covington, Louisiana (United States). Being the second of three children, means that he has an older brother (Robert Jr.) and a younger sister (Robyn). Ian's mother (Edna)  worked as a massage therapist, while his father (Robert Sr.) was an independent building contractor. According to most sources, Ian's parents divorced when he was 13 years old and Ian grew up with his mother.

Looking back on is childhood it seemed to be predestined that Ian would land the role of vampire Damon Salvatore later on in his life. He grew up on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, near New Orleans. In New Orleans, the occult still is very much a part of daily life. It served as an inspiration for many vampire novels and locals still believe that the city is the home of the real vampires. Ann Rice, the writer of one of the most famous and popular vampire novels ("Interview With The Vampire"), was born in New Orleans and Ian's mother was a big fan of her books. To top things off: Ian is of Cajun ancestry and the Cajun people are very much linked to folk magic and voodoo.

Growing up on the bayou, young Ian spent a lot of his life outside: fishing, taming and riding horses, setting crab traps with his brother and boating on the rivers, creeks and lakes. Ian also remembers the sleepovers at his grandmother's house. When he would get rushed up on sugar, his nan (who was French) would give him a tablespoon of wine and he would pass out right away. Ian's uncle had a house with a lot of land, where Ian would keep a horse. Whenever he had a weekend off (of football practice and things like that), he and his best friend would saddle up the horse and they would camp out in the nature.

 During his early school years, Ian showed an interest in acting, as he was in the school's drama club and he also performed with the local theater group. When Ian was 10 years old, his mother insisted on him giving modeling a try. Ian later explained that growing up money was tight, but his mother spent every spare dollar they had on putting him through modeling and acting classes. In 1990, Ian got a contract with Ford Models, which at the time was one of the biggest names in the fashion business. In the summertime, Ian would get on a plane with his mom and flew to New York to do modeling jobs. He worked for GAP Kids and Ralph Lauren (among others). In New York, Ian learned about the city and its culture, but also about being on sets, art direction, camera angles and so much more. At the age of 13, he put his modeling work to the background to focus on school and sports. He played American football and had a pretty normal life. Besides this, he played soccer, was in tracks, rode his skateboard and went fishing. Despite all of this, Ian missed the international feel that he had come to know during his modeling days. At the age of 16, Ian told his mother that he wanted to go back to work and back to modeling.

He got a manager and a New York agency and they booked him a shoot with Steven Meisel (at that time the biggest photographer in the world). At the age of 17, Ian decided he wanted to refocus on acting and began studying the craft with acting teacher William Esper. The William Esper studio is dedicated to the acting technique of Sanford Meisner. During this time, Ian also kept on doing modeling work to pay the bills and save up some money. Later on he stated that working with Esper helped him solidify his ideas to commit to acting to the fullest. In 1999, while he was shooting a GUESS advertising campaign in Los Angeles, he was asked to read for the pilot of "Dawson's Creek" spin-off "Young Americans". He begged for a few days off, to be able to do the audition and GUESS owner Paul Marciano was kind enough to let him do it. Ian nailed the audition and got the role of Hamilton Fleming on the show ( a role he played for 8 episodes). In later interviews he talked about his time on set in Baltimore. At that time Ian was 21 years old and he says he has never been more hungover on a set in his life. He says that he took his work very serious, but he also took his afterwork very serious.  In 2002 Ian played the role of Paul Denton, alongside James vanderBeek and Jessica Biel, in the movie "Rules of Attraction".

The year 2004, is the year of Ian's definitive breakthrough when he lands the role of Boone Carlyle in the TV show "Lost", which grew out to be one of the most popular TV shows ever. He played the role of Boone in 32 episodes between 2004 and 2010. Also in 2004, Ian steps into the world of DC, when he plays the role of antagonist Adam Knight in season 3 of "Smallville". In the years that followed, Ian kept making a name for himself and had roles in movies and TV shows like: "The Sensation of Sight" (2006, as Drifter), "Marco Polo" (2007, as Marco Polo), "Tell me you love me" (2007, as Nick) and "The Tournament" (2009, as Miles Slade). Also in 2009 Ian lands the role that will change his life forever, when he get cast as vampire Damon Salvatore in the new show "The Vampire Diaries". Fun Fact: A few years before this, Ian auditioned for a role in that other vampire show "True Blood". He wanted the role so bad and he rehearsed for it a lot. However, when he had to deliver, he blew the audition. Ian later stated, he was so disappointed about it that he could not bare to watch the show...at least not until he landed the role of Damon and he had his own vampire show.

Ian landed the role of Damon, after a very competitive audition process. To prepare for his role as a vampire, he read some of Anne Rice's books. "The Vampire Diaries" premiered on the CW on September 10th, 2009 and it ran for 8 seasons. Showrunner Julie Plec was a big fan of Young Americans, so she was instantly interested in Ian when he showed up for the audition. She says he tanked the audition. Although the showrunners (Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson) were very interested in Ian as Damon, there was a moment when someone else was almost casted for the role of Damon, but we will talk about that later. Eventually, he did land the role of Damon and we wouldn't have wanted it any other way. "The Vampire Diaries" ended in 2017 and after playing a vampire for 8 years, Ian played a vampire hunter in the next TV show he played in. He played the role of Dr. Luther Swan in all 10 episodes of "V-Wars". Unfortunately the show got cancelled after one season.

Recently, Ian announced that he took a step back from acting, but together with his wife (Nikki Reed) he has done some production work on a documentary about the regenerative agriculture, named "Common Ground". And this isn't the only documentary about climate change he produced.The Hollywood couple (Nikki is most famous for her role of Rosalie on the "Twilight" franchise) are married since 2015 and have two children. It has been over 4 years that Nikki and Ian have been on screen and at the moment they live on a farm outside of Los Angeles. They produce most of their own food. Somerhalder is also a big advocate for initiatives that can help slow down the climate change. Besides all of this, Ian also teamed up with his Vampire Diaries brother Paul Wesley and launched a company named Brother's Bond Bourbon. A small batch of Brother's Bond Bourbon will be available for sale at Heroes Comic Con Belgium. To secure your bottle, you can buy a ticket on their website.

Ian Somerhalder will be a guest at Heroes Comic Con Belgium on both days.

 

Prices 

Photo op: €105 (sold out, waiting list available)

Duo Photo op (with Paul Wesley): €180 (sold out, waiting list available)

Autograph: €80

Meet & Greet: €250 (sold out)

 

Times

Photo op Saturday: 14:15-15:30

Photo op Saturday: 15:45-17:45

Photo op Sunday: 11:00-12:30

Photo op Sunday: 14:15-16:15

 

Duo Op Saturday: 10:00-11:00

Duo Op Sunday: 09:30-10:30 (VIP/Fast Pass Ticket required)

 

Meet & Greet Saturday: 13:45-14:15

Meet & Greet Sunday: 13.15-13:45

 

Q&A Saturday: 18:30-19:00

Q&A Sunday: 16:30-17:00

 

Attendance, prices and times are subject to change.

Paul Wesley

The second guest is the brother, Ian was talking about when he delivered that iconic line. The Salvatore Brothers will be reunited in Brussels this weekend, because Paul Wesley will also be a guest in Brussels this weekend!

Paul Wesley was born Pawel Tomasz Wasilewski on July 23, 1982 in New Brunswick, New Jersey (U.S.). His parents Thomasz and Agnieszka Wasilewski are Polish immigrants. Paul has an older sister named Monika and two younger sisters named Leah and Julia. During his childhood (up until the age of 16), he spent four months a year in Poland, where a lot of his family members still lived. Paul grew up in the Marlboro township in New Jersey and in his teenage years he was often in trouble for fighting and stuff like that. First, Paul attended an all boys prep school (Christian Brothers Academy), but he got expelled for getting into fights. After this he went to Marlboro High School. During his youth, Paul was really into ice hockey and played it obsessively for 14 years. When he got kicked off the team, he had a lot of spare time on his hands and he decided to give theatre a try. He started his theater studies in New York and transferred to Lakewood Prep School in New Jersey. While he was in his junior year (age 16-17) in high school, an agent saw him during a play and he was cast as Max Nickerson in the long running soap opera "Guiding Light" (this was in 1999). Also in 1999, he played Sean McKinnon in "Another World". 

Paul graduated high school in 2000 and he went on to Rutgers University. His time on Rutgers was short. Paul quit after one semester, because he was offered roles. In 2001, he was offered a main role in the TV show "Wolf Lake". He played the role of Luke Cates for 10 episodes, but unfortunately the show got cancelled after one season. In the years that followed, Paul made a name for himself with (minor) roles in movies and TV shows, like: "American Dreams" (2002-2005), "Minority Report" (2002), "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2002), "Smallville" (2003), "The O.C."(2003), "8 Simple Rules(...For Dating my Teenage Daughter)" (2003-2004) and "Everwood" (2003-2004). In 2006, Paul plays the role of Trevor in the spiritual sports drama "Peaceful Warrior" and he also lands the role of Aaron Corbett in the TV movie "Fallen". The movie is based on the "The Fallen" novels by Thomas Sniegoski and revolves around the 18 year old Aaron, who finds out he is the Redeemer of the Prophecy. Almost a year later, Paul reprised the role of Aaron in the second and third part.

In 2008, Paul kept on working steadily. He played the role of PFC Logan Atwater in 5 episodes of "Army Wives" and he also played Evan Carroll in "The Russell Girl".  It was also around this time that he auditioned for the role of Stefan Salvatore in "The Vampire Diaries". But this didn't go as smoothly as he would have wanted. Initially the showrunners (Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson) were not sure about casting Paul. They thought he was too old for the role and they did not see him as a heartthrob. Remember when I mentioned that someone else almost got the role for Damon? Well that was Paul. When Ian Somerhalder di land the role of Damon, Paul was reconsidered for Stefan. He got one more chance and got to audition with Nina Dobrev (who played love interest Elena Gilbert). The chemistry between the two of them was undeniable and that is when he landed the role of Stefan (and we are glad he did). Paul played the role of Stefan Salvatore from 2009 until 2017 in 171 episodes of "The Vampire Diaries". During his vampire years, Paul also worked on other projects. In 2009 and 2010, he played the role of Stephen in 4 episodes of "24". In 2012, he played the role of Reese in the (very entertaining) movie "The Baytown Outlaws". In 2014 he starred in and co-produced the movie "Before I Disappear". In 2016, Paul co-founded the production company Citizen Media".

From 2018 until 2020, Paul played the role of Tucker Reed in the psychological drama series "Tell Me a Story". Over the last 5 or so years, Paul has been successfully combining acting, producing and directing. One of his most notable acting roles after "The Vampire Diaries" is the role of Captain James T. Kirk in the second season of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds". Besides all of this, Paul is also an activist for animal welfare and other charities. In 2020, he and his screen brother Ian Somerhalder  launched Brother's Bond Bourbon. Paul is an ethical vegan.


Our experience:

We met Paul at Bloody Night Con 2017. We both had a photo op and an autograph and we attended all of his panels over the weekend. He had a terrible jet lag, but was very nice to all of his fans.

 

Paul Wesley will be a guest at Heroes Comic Con Belgium on both days.

 

Prices 

Photo op: €85 (sold out on Saturday, still tickets for Sunday)

Duo Photo op (with Ian Somerhalder): €180 (sold out, waiting list available)

Autograph: €80

Meet & Greet: €250 

 

Times

Photo op Saturday: 13:30-14:30

Photo op Saturday: 14:45-15:45

Photo op Sunday: 11:45-12:45

Photo op Sunday: 13:45-14:45

 

Duo Op Saturday: 10:00-11:00

Duo Op Sunday: 09:30-10:30 (VIP/Fast Pass Ticket required)

 

Meet & Greet Saturday: 17:15-17:45

Meet & Greet Sunday: 15.30-16:00

 

Q&A Saturday: 18:30-19:00

Q&A Sunday: 16:30-17:00

 

Attendance, prices and times are subject to change.

How awesome is that! We are both big fans of "The Vampire Diaries" and "The Originals" and we are going to be in Brussels for the whole weekend. Will we see you there?

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