Calgary Expo loses 3 of 6 ‘Goonies’ stars, gains a ‘Good Witch’

Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, and Kerri Green will be at this year's Calgary Expo. Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano and Martha Plimpton have had to pull out.

This year’s Calgary Comics and Entertainment Expo is down some Goonies stars.

Previously, Calgary Expo announced Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano, Martha Plimpton and Kerri Green would be at the show.

All of them starred in the iconic 1980s movie.

Tuesday, Expo said over social media Davi, Pantoliano and Plimpton have had to pull out.

Expo said the three “were excited to see everyone” but “are no longer able to make it due to filming and schedule changes.”

Expo also announced Manny Jacinto from The Acolyte has cancelled.

According to Expo, Jacinto “was looking forward to meeting all of his fans in Calgary, but due to a schedule conflict, he is also unable to attend.”

In all cases, Expo said those with paid experiences impacted by the cancellations will be contacted.

Celebrity guests are still being added to the list for this year’s show.

Tuesday, Catherine Bell from The Good Witch was announced.

Other celebrity guests include:

• The Lord of the Rings’ Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan;
• The Goonies’ Sean Astin (again), Corey Feldman, and Kerri Green;
• Smallville’s Tom Welling and Erica Durance;
• Star Wars’ Anthony Daniels;
• Star Trek’s William Shatner, Gates McFadden and Brent Spiner;
• Harry Potter’s Oliver Phelps, James Phelps and Bonnie Wright;
• Stranger Things’ Sean Astin (yes, again), Cary Elwes and Cara Buono;
• Hocus Pocus’s Jason Marsden, Vinessa Shaw and Omri Katz;
• Lost’s Josh Holloway and Henry Ian Cusick;
• Once Upon a Time’s Colin O’Donoghue;
• Luke Cage’s Mike Colter;
• Breaking Bad’s Dean Norris;
• The Walking Dead’s Steven Ogg; and
• Battlestar Galactica’s Alessandro Juliani.

Andrew Moyes, FanExpoHQ vice-president, told CTV News in a previous interview it’s a lot of moving parts to get and keep celebrity guest lists in sync.

Or, a lot of stars to align.

“Lots of very rapid phone calls, lots of favours,” Moyes said.

“It’s where our sense of responsibility to our fans comes in.

“We really want to ensure that we’re finding the best possible scenario to go back with another option for our community.”

Expo runs April 23-26 at the BMO Centre.

More information about the show—and tickets—can be found on Expo’s website.