My Meetings at London Film and Comic Con 2019

Last weekend, with my sister and a friend, I went to London, for the third or fourth time, I don't really know, to attend an event I attended last year: the London Film and Comic Con, to meet some of the guests I absolutely wanted to meet in real life.
it was not easy because there were delays in the photoshoots, which caused a lot of trouble in the programs, and I thought I could not see all my guests in one afternoon, but I managed anyway :D

Here are the actors / actresses I met, in the order in which I saw them:

1. Erin Kellyman

My first encounter was with the adorable Erin Kellyman, a young actress whose best-known role at the moment is that of the badass and warrior Enfys Nest in Solo: a star wars story, and is seen as one of the most founders of the movement that will later give birth to rebellion against the empire. Enfys is a character too little shown unfortunately, too underrated, but who I think should have her own film, she has the potential, and Erin plays perfectly the role of the young woman warrior carrying on her shoulders the responsibility of having to lead a fight against oppression and tyranny. A beautiful character played by a beautiful actress. :)

2. Lana Parrilla

Ah, the beautiful and talented Lana Parrilla. She was announced among the first guests when the event was announced, and she was the first guest I chose. I discovered her in the very good TV series Once Upon a Time, where she plays the Evil Queen of Snow White, in a masterful way and we feel that she likes to play the character. The character quickly became one of my favorites in the series, and I wanted to meet Lana for a while now. I really like my photo with her, because it almost gives the illusion that we are going to start a dance together ;) Lana, a very great woman <3

3. Gemma Whelan

Oh, one of the guests I wanted to meet most! After meeting the evil queen, I went to meet another of my queens: the one and only sovereign of the iron islands, Gemma Whelan, aka Yara Greyjoy <3 Since I discovered the series, Yara has become one of my favorite characters of all, and I am waiting to meet Gemma for several years now. I could have met her at the All Men Must Die convention in Paris last year, but she had canceled for a scheduled shoot. But I waited and never lose hope, and now, I've met my iron queen, and my dream came true. :) <3

4. Jason Momoa

Do I really need to present this great actor, both in size and talent? The one and only, Mr. Jason Momoa himself! Khal Drogo, Aquaman, etc ... everyone knows him now. Jason is one of the actors I wanted to meet most and I admit to being very intimidated when I entered the studio for the photo. I think he liked my metalhead style because he greeted me with a big smile and showed me his fist, closed, in front of me. I guessed right away. Jason and I greeted each other by shocking our fists against each other. I could never forget this moment. Thanks again Mr. Momoa \m/ :D ah and one last thing: Jason was listening to metal music in the studio where he was, we could hear the music from outside, and it seems to me that it was Motörhead ;) So good!!

5. Vladimir Furdik

And to finish the event, an actor that I met last year at the same event, but I wanted to see again because he is an actor and stuntman that I admire a lot and deserves to be more known: Mr. Vladimir Furdik, aka the Lord of the Dead in Game of Thrones: the Night's King! I was very happy to see him again. I do not know if he recognized me, but that's not what mattered to me. For this photo, I asked him if we could do the pose "raise the dead" together, which posed no problem. I wanted to make the move to rise the dead with him, it was so great to do!! I almost felt like a white walker! :)

My meetings of the London Comic Con

This July 2018, I lived what will remain one of the best moments of my life: The Comic Con of London.

For this important event, I met four actors playing in Game of Thrones, and one actor who played in Star Wars:

Comic Con of London, Day 1

Vladimir Furdik (Game of Thrones)

The very first guest I met at this Comic Con, is my favorite villain of Game of Thrones, and also among my favorites in general. He is the greatest threat of Westeros: Vladimir Furdik, the actor and Slovak stuntman playing the leader of the white walkers, the Night's King himself. Being a fan of white walkers, as much as with giants and dragons, it was a dream come true for me. Vladimir is a very discreet person, who does not speak much, but he has an incredible presence and a eye of steel, you almost have the impression that he pierces you with his eyes when he looks at you. It's the gaze of Night's King, that's what I felt. For the photo, when he put his arm around my neck, I felt almost crushed, because he has strength. If he had wanted, he could have broken my neck like nothing.

Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones)

The guest I was praying to meet, because before, I was supposed to meet him at the convention in August, but he had to cancel for personal reasons, which is his right. But before, he came to London's Comic Con, and luckily he did not cancel this time. The only one is the unique Iwan Rheon, aka Ramsay Bolton, one of the most outstanding and cruel characters in Game of Thrones, a character worthy of the Joker's madness. While Ramsay is a monster of the worst kind, Iwan is just the opposite. Smiling, very friendly, he puts people at ease and talks with them. He is also very humble and does not think of himself as a superstar. I could not talk to him too much because there were a lot of people to take photos with him, and besides, he was behind schedule and apparently had a plane to take later, so his agent was a little urgent. Even though it was very short, it was a very strong moment for me to meet him and talk to him.

Comic Con of London, Day 2

Rory McCann (Game of Thrones)

For the second and last day at Comic Con, I met another actor I wanted to meet for a long time because he plays one of my favorite characters from the entire GOT universe: Rory McCann aka Sandor "The Hound" Clegane! I had trouble realizing that I met him, especially when I saw him for real. He is a giant, both in size and talent and inside, I was like "OH FUCK O_O". On the photo, I'm trying to make a tough guy's head, but I realize how ridiculous I look beside him XD. Rory is calm, discreet and after all, it's his right. Once again, there was a lot of people for a photo with him, so the meeting was short, but remained engraved in my mind, forever.

Ellie Kendrick (Game of Thrones)

This time, an actress, and not least: the lovely Ellie Kendrick, aka the intrepid, little but courageous, Meera Reed. Even though Meera is not considered as a main character, I am among those who love the character and care about her. She is a badass, she is among the rare characters who killed a white walker, and I also hope she will come back for season 8, to fight the army of the dead alongside the others. Ellie is really adorable, and it does not show in the photo, but I had to bend my legs a bit to not exceed the frame of the studio, they had adapted it to her size (she is 1 meter 55, and I am 1 meter 86).

Ray Park (Star Wars)

The last guest I met at this comic con was not the least. This time, I realized a childhood dream, which I had been waiting for years. Ray Park, actor and stuntman who played one of the most badass siths in the Star Wars universe: Darth Maul! One of the villains who marked my childhood. I remember being a child, when I watched Star Wars episode I, I thought this villain was so cool and dark. If I had been told one day that in many years, when I would be an adult, I would meet the actor of the character, I would not have believed. Ray is awesome and dynamic, he took his time with each person to talk to them and ask them what pose to do for the photo. For my part, I asked for a dynamic pose, and that's what we did. He is a martial arts pro, and it shows immediately in the poses he does, he has training. He is also very friendly with the fans, because when it was my turn to meet him, he shook my hand very hard and said "Hi man, who are you?" almost as if he was talking to a friend.

Finally, it was a really memorable experience, to meet these actors who play characters that I love a lot, but also to make my first comic con abroad. If I can do it again someday, I will, but it will depend on the guests who will be present.

Mathias, the Killmaster

Fire and Blood \m/