Bell, Janssen, O'Donoghue, 'Hocus Pocus' Stars Added to FAN EXPO New Orleans Guest List

NEW ORLEANS - Rezul -- Catherine Bell ("Good Witch," "JAG"), Famke Janssen ("X-Men," "GoldenEye"), Colin O'Donoghue ("Once Upon a Time," "The Rite") and three standouts from the classic Disney film "Hocus Pocus," Jason Marsden, Vinessa Shaw and Omri Katz, will attend FAN EXPO New Orleans, as the latest wave of celebrity guests are announced today. The sixth annual pop culture celebration is set for January 8-10, 2027, at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

They will be joined by "Peggy the Dog" ("Deadpool & Wolverine") at the event.

Bell is the popular star of several long-running TV series, most recently "Good Witch," in which she headlined as protagonist "Cassie Nightingale" from 2015-2021, as well as "Army Wives," in which she had a seven-season run as "Denise Sherwood," and "JAG," co-starring opposite David James Elliott as Marine Corps attorney "Sarah MacKenzie" from seasons 2-10. She has appeared on the big screen in "Bruce Almighty."

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Janssen has caught the attention of the pop culture fandom world in several iterations of the "X-Men" franchise, including the 2000 feature film, the 2023 follow-up "X2: X-Men United," and several sequels as "Jean Grey."

O'Donoghue starred as "Captain Killian 'Hook' Jones" on the long-running ABC fantasy series "Once Upon a Time," from 2012-2018, which followed a breakout role headlining opposite Anthony Hopkins in the feature film "The Rite" a year earlier.

Marsden, who has been a popular character actor in more than 200 films and series for nearly 40 years, voiced tritagonist "Thackery Binx" in the 1993 Disney fantasy film "Hocus Pocus" and "Haku" in "Spirited Away." Perhaps his most recognizable live-action role is that of "Rich Halke" in the 90s TV series "Step By Step."

Shaw had the key role of "Allison Watts" in "Hocus Pocus," launching a career that has included more than 50 credits, including a spot opposite Russell Crowe, Christian Bale and Peter Fonda in the 2007 film "3:10 to Yuma.

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Katz portrayed protagonist "Max Dennison" in "Hocus Pocus," after bursting on the scene as "John Ross Ewing" in the evening serial "Dallas" for nine seasons from 1983-1991..

Peggy, who earned the title of "Britain's Ugliest Dog" in a national competition there, has since gone on to stardom as "Dogpool" in the Marvel Universe.

They join a first-rate FAN EXPO New Orleans (@fanexponeworleans) roster that already includes "Supernatural" stars Jared Padalecki, Jim Beaver, Mark Sheppard, Mark Pellegrino and Ruth Connell, plus Adam Savage of "MythBusters."

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