Nerd Con: FanExpo Dallas 2016 Panels

Even though I’ve been fighting off the wicked con crud for almost a week, FanExpo Dallas was an excellent convention. One of the key aspects to any great convention, is a great panel. I was lucky to attend four. Below are highlights from each.

Hayley Atwell

Hayley always has fabulous panels, her radiant personality and humor always shine. I managed to live-tweet the panel.

#HayleyAtwell favorite scene between #agentcarter and #jarvis: the martial arts onesie ??? #Dallascomiccon

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#HayleyAtwell would like to see @AgentCarterTV continue to see how she starts #shield! #Dallascomiccon #yes!!!

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#HayleyAtwell played full contact rugby at school and developed her confidence to throw herself into action sequences! #Dallascomiccon

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#HayleyAtwell: she shared a poignant moment w/her dad when watching winter soldier and seeing older Peggy. she looked like her grandmother.?

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#HayleyAtwell: when feeling lost, accept life on life’s terms with poise and grace. laugh at yourself it makes the ride more pleasant.

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Peter Capaldi

On his first U.S. convention outside of Comic Con, Peter Capaldi gave a fantastic array of answers.

• If he could write his own Doctor Who episode, what would he want to see? “How the doctor and his granddaughter came to be? He left her and didn’t come back, I want to see him come back.”
• Peter was star-struck when he met Peter Cushing. He met Cushing at a charity signing in his home-town and  received a free autograph. He was so obsessed with the autograph he modeled his own autograph on his since they were both P.C.
• What 3 historical figures would he bring on the TARDIS? “Prince, Alan Rickman, and David Bowie, and we would party.”
• Favorites musical? “Cabaret, Book of Mormon, and The Lion King was quite good.”
• What his ideal TARDIS interior would be…”a cross between Hartnell and Baker’s TARDIS.”
• His final thoughts to a young kid who wants to be the doctor. “make the very best with the gifts that you’re given. Bring creativity to the world.”

Daredevil with Jon Bernthal & Elden Henson

Jon and Elden were fantastic.

• Responding to the Netflix creative freedom: Jon stated it was a great group of people and telling the story in 13 episodes at once reduces the risk of people turning their back on the Punisher if they had to wait a week to see why he does what he does.
• When asked if they binged, Elden responded he was still on episode 3.
• When asked about the other Netflix shows, Elden said Luke Cage will be the best of all of them and he’s excited to see the show.
• When asked about who Karen would date to make Matt jealous, Foggy or Frank: Jon said he saw his daughter in her. He opened up to her because Karen is what he imagined his daughter would become, feisty and kind.
• Jon understands why nerds are so passionate. Comics allow for so much imagination, it creates ownership in the reader. He knew it was a great responsibility taking on the role.
  
• Elden is a movie nerd.
• Jon feels he wouldn’t have been able to do the part without being a husband and father and loving something more than himself.
• When asked if he sought out darker material or if he would be interested in a romantic comedy, Jon said he would love to if they would “take my ugly ass in a rom-com, I would do it.” This was answered with “awws” from the audience.
• Between Foggy and Fulton (Bash Bro from Mighty Ducks) who would win a fight? “Fulton”~Elden
• Between Elektraa and Punisher who would win a fight? Elden: “Mind Blown” Jon: “Elektra”

Candice Patton

Candice Patton is a Texas girl and a sweetheart. Her Iris West is a strong woman and an excellent role model for all.

• Candice is partial to Earth-2 Iris
• Individual directors are given a lot of freedom, Kevin Smith was daring enough to do it.
• When asked what Earth-3 Iris would be like she said an Amazonian.
• When asked how she felt after her audition: “Awful! I couldn’t remember lines and thought I bombed it.
• When she screen-tested with Grant, their chemistry was instant. “I wanted to tickle him and I don’t know what girl wouldn’t want to tickle Grant Gustin.
• Her chemistry with Jesse (Joe West) was quick as well. She knew it would be a friendship for life.
• Tom (Harrison Wells) is such a kid and cracks jokes all day.
• She’s just as frustrated as fans are that “Barry chose his mom over Iris. #WestAllenForever”
• She’s proud and humbled “an iconic character will now be known as a black woman.”

Many thanks to all of the gracious talent who visited with fans and took time answering questions. Below are just a few while signing.

To the Dallas convention goers, you all had fantastic questions. As a regular convention goer, you never really know what to expect from the audience. Everyone was appropriate, there wasn’t too much repetition, and there were many thoughtful questions. Also a special thank you to the moderators and volunteers!

Hope to see you next year at this great con!

Nerd On!
~R

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