Dante Has Arrived! AM2 Announces Celebrated Actor, Reuben Langdon, and More Talent for the Summer Festival Stage
Famed Actor of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Lost Planet 2, Resident Evil: 5, The Bourne Conspiracy, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II, Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, Devil May Cry 3 & 4 and Additional Summer Festival Performers Poel, Amy Singer and Miyuki Geta Dance Joins This Summer's Most Anticipated Anime, Music and Manga Event! Get your Passports Today and Experience the Difference!
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (June 24, 2011) Dante has arrived at this summer's most anticipated animation, music and manga event AM2 with additional talents performing on the coveted Summer Festival stage this July 1-3, 2011 at the Anaheim Convention Center. More info can be found at <www.am2con.org>
Dante has arrived. Although you may not recognize him, you have recently more than likely seen Reuben Langdon in the most talked about films of the decade; James Cameron's Avatar. Complimenting his success in the worlds of film and television, Langdon has performed in and coordinated a number of motion capture shoots for interactive video games including Lost Planet 2, Resident Evil: 5, The Bourne Conspiracy, Tao Fang, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II, Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, and Dead Rising. In Devil May Cry 3 and 4 he was both the motion capture actor and the English voice of Dante, the Gun/Sword toting hero of the franchise. Reuben's recent projects include brief appearances in the live action adaptation of, Bryan Lee O'Malley's graphic novel Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, director Michel Gundry's film adaptation of the classic TV show Green Hornet, and the new Latest from D.J. Caruso I Am Number 4. He also reprises his role as Dante in the highly anticipated Marvel vs. CAPCOM 3. Mr. Langdon will be hosting a panel on Sunday on his past and upcoming work.
Poel is a Los Angeles based compuser/guitarist/singer-songwriter and plays pop and rock with influences from Japanese pop/rock and world music. Poel will be backed by Masa Nishimura (Electric Starfish) on bass and Raanen Bozzio on drums during his performance on the Summer Festival Stage.
Amy Singer is a musician and the lead singer of the J-Pop cover-band the "Pink Amys" and will be performing classic and current popular J-Pop favorites! A fun experience for all that are into Japanese pop music!
Performing throughout Southern California and Las Vegas, Miyuki Geta created her own performing art called Geta Dance a dance style which blends elements of Japanese traditional dance, modern dance, and Japanese poetry with acting techniques, to make a dance style that expresses powerful emotional show-stopping theater pieces. Geta Dance is performed to the sounds of Japanese taiko drums, Minyo (Japanese folk music) shakuhachi (bamboo flute) and shamisen.
"AM2 is proud to welcome Mr. Langdon and these amazing Summer Festival performers," states Chase Wang AM2 representative, "We are doing all we can to bring the best to our attendees and fans! Come and check us out and have one of the best times of your summer! Get your Passports today and experience the difference!"
Attendees can avoid the anticipated huge lines at autographs, premiere screenings, workshops, main events, concerts and panels by purchasing a Passport fast pass for the event. The Passport fast pass will also provide holders with premier seating options at Main Events and at Concert events as well as major discounts with theme parks (i.e. Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, etc.), retailers (i.e. Best Buy, Macys, etc.) and local restaurants (i.e. IHOP, Tony Roma¹s, California Pizza Kitchen, etc.). Bypass the lines and get your Passport today and experience the difference! Passports can be purchased at www.am2con.org
Current Guest of Honors include Masao Maruyama, Sunao Katabuchi, Akihiko Yamashita, Miho Shimagosa, Scandal, Sadie, Kanon Wakeshima, kanon x kanon, heidi., Gashicon, IBI and MINT.
AM2 current activities include Exhibit Hall, AMV¹s, Arcade, Summer Festival, World Cosplay Summit, Behind the Voice Actors Studio, Rum Party Pirates, Masquerade, Cosplay Chess, Dances, Fashion Shows, Table Top, Console Gaming, AniMaid Café, AniMaid Café Host Club, Workshops, Panels, Concerts and more!
Partnerships include Ani.ME. and Cure Magazine
Prize sponsors include Anime Jungle. Atlus Games, Cosplay Wigs USA, Crunchyroll, FUNimation, Gaia Online, The Right Stuf and TokyoPop
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Also, 25% of all official Passport sales will be donated directly to Japanese Disaster Relief efforts.
About AM2 Located in Anaheim, California AM2, established in 2010, is a multi-day (3 days) event with no general attendance/badge purchase requirement and is aspiring to be a key meeting place for fans that share a common interest in Asian music, Animation/Anime, and Comics/Manga. Nominal fees are charged for certain activities that attendees choose to participate in. AM2 will be held on July 1-3, 2011 at the Anaheim Convention Center in sunny Anaheim, California. More information can be found at www.am2con.org
