TORONTO -
Mark Hamill will be bringing the force to Fan Expo Canada over Labour Day weekend.
The "Star Wars" icon will travel to Toronto to greet fans in what is being billed as his first-ever Canadian appearance.
Meanwhile, "Star Trek" hero William Shatner will be joined by cast members George Takei and Nichelle Nichols as the sci-fi franchise marks its 50th anniversary.
Organizers say Marvel Comics visionary Stan Lee is slated to make his final Canadian convention appearance at the event.
Other notable guests include actor John Cusack, "The X-Files" star Gillian Anderson, filmmaker Kevin Smith, Adam West and Burt Ward of the original "Batman" TV series, "Orange is the New Black" star Kate Mulgrew and cast members from the Netflix series "Daredevil."
Fan Expo Canada is billed as the largest comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming event in Canada. It takes place Sept. 1 to 4 in Toronto.
Toronto, Ontario's 2016 , scheduled for September 1–4, includes farewells to some  icons, and the debut of a new work by a Canadian icon. The first batch of programming was announced in a media release late last week.

File photo of The Expo floor in 2015. 
Saturday, September 3, acclaimed Canadian author  is to launch her graphic novel ''Angel Catbird'', with illustrator Johnnie Christmas. The panel includes a question and answer session and an opportunity to purchase the book before its general release date. Other recent firsts from the 76-year-old -winning Atwood include a chamber opera that debuted in 2014, participating in the  Fiction Festival in 2015, and being the first writer included in the , her ''Scribbler Moon'' not to be read until 2114.

, now 93, is in the midst of what he claims to be his final convention tour. As first announced in February, the ''Spider-Man'', '''', and '''' creator is to make his final Canadian convention appearance at Fan Expo. Also bidding adieu to the convention circuit are  and , from the original '''' television series, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

The remainder of the announced schedule includes various programs for the 50th anniversary of ''Star Trek'', including appearances by actors , , and , the four day long ''Geekfest Film Festival'', and a live script reading of '''' by voice acting legends , , , and . Panels include ''The Dark Knight III'' team, including a rare appearance by , the cast of '''', and an exclusive panel of  and .

The 750,000 square foot event projects "over 140,000" attendees this year to Toronto's .