Lucca Comics and Games director Emanuele Vietina is understandably proud of the lineup he’s assembled for the 60th edition of this unique event, to be held Oct. 28-Nov. 1 in the Tuscan town of Lucca, which seamlessly spans the full gamut of geek culture and pop entertainment.
\n\nIt also attracts more than 200,000 fans a day – many of which cosplayers – within its medieval ramparts.
\n\nAs previously announced, highlights of this year’s edition include a sneak peak of Season 3 of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” with talents in tow and the presence of Aardman Animations’ founder Peter Lord and director Peter Walker for the Italian premiere of “Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom.” In a major coup, Japanese filmmaker Kore-eda Hirokazu will be making the trek to Lucca to meet fans and discuss adapting Fujimoto Tatsuki’s manga “Look Back,” which blends live-action realism with the creative process behind the manga genre. To mark its 60th anniversary, Lucca will feature “Lucca Legacy: A Comics and Games Story” exhibition in the 14th century Palazzo Guinigi, which will dig into the archival vaults to “tell a seminal story that was made by [Marvel legend] Stan Lee, [‘Iron Man,’ ‘Black…
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