THE
FORCE IS STRONG WITH COMIC-CON HQ
MARK
HAMILL’S POP
CULTURE QUEST
SET
FOR FALL 2016
The stage and
screen star will host and executive produce the new series with
fellow Star
Wars alum, Return
of the Jedi producer Howard Kazanjian
SANTA MONICA, June 2, 2016 –
Best known for his iconic role as Luke Skywalker in the original Star
Wars trilogy, Mark Hamill will bring his encyclopedic knowledge
of pop culture and passion for memorabilia to Comic-Con HQ, the new
subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) destination that will extend the
experience of San Diego Comic-Con into a year-round event.
Mark Hamill’s Pop Culture
Quest, a docu-style series featuring authentic stories about
passionate fans and their collections, will be hosted and produced by
Hamill. Production on the series will begin in June when he returns
from shooting Star Wars VIII in the U.K. The series will debut
on Comic-Con HQ this fall.
Hamill has been amassing
memorabilia, including comic books, toys, lunch boxes, records,
puppets, original artwork, and much more since the early 1970s. Now
with Pop Culture Quest, he can share his appreciation and
introduce other interesting collectors and their treasures to the
Comic-Con community.
“I’ve been a collector all my
life,” said Hamill. “This show is a natural outgrowth of that
passion. Now I have an opportunity to collect other people's
collections! I can't wait to see what's out there and share it with
the world. Collectibles are a living history of who and what we are,
so we just might learn something…but there's no doubt we're going
to have fun!”
Seth Laderman, EVP and General
Manager, Comic-Con HQ, added, "From the moment I started talking
with Mark about this idea over three years ago, his enthusiasm was
infectious. It had such an impact on me that after I came to
Comic-Con HQ, my first call was to him and his team about how to
bring this show to our community. Passion is at the heart of all of
our original series, with a goal to allow innovators like Mark the
opportunity to create and bring their ideas to life. We couldn’t be
happier to help Mark's show find a home."
Hamill will once again team with
his friend and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
producer Howard Kazanjian. Kazanjian was Executive Producer on
Raiders of the Lost Ark and served as VP at Lucasfilm during
the dramatic expansion of the company in the 1980s. Producer Darren
Moorman, whose film Same Kind of Different as Me will be
released next year, and longtime collector and vintage show promoter
Scott Kinney will round out the producing team as Executive Producers
on the series.
More news about upcoming
programming and partnerships for Comic-Con HQ will be announced in
the coming weeks. Anyone can register now for a free extended trial
on Comic-ConHQ.com via web
browsers and iOS/Android devices. The paid subscription service will
officially roll out this summer across more connected devices and
distribution platforms such as Roku, AppleTV and Amazon’s Streaming
Partners Program, with additional devices becoming available in the
months to come.
ABOUT COMIC-CON HQ
A partnership between Lionsgate
and Comic-Con International, Comic-Con HQ is an ad-free subscription
streaming video-on-demand platform created to provide a year-round
destination for fans to experience their world-famous events and
enjoy highly-curated content including exclusive original series,
daily entertainment news, an ever-evolving library of Film & TV
genre titles, sneak previews and special features from the latest and
greatest franchises across comics and the popular arts. Free beta
access is available on www.Comic-ConHQ.com
via web browsers and iOS/Android devices. Officially launching this
summer, the paid subscription service will then roll out to Roku,
AppleTV and Amazon’s Streaming Partners Program, with
additional distribution platforms becoming available throughout the
year.
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