Thousands of cosplayers descend on NYC Comic Con including Star Wars mega-fan who spent hundreds to meet hero Ewan McGregor
COMIC book fans and movie nerds from across the country have lined up to attend the first day of New York Comic Con on Thursday.
"And it was the cutest thing ever. And I was like, 'You know what, if she wanted to be Catwoman so bad, I'm going to embody that for her.'Chantelle said she had another connection to the Batman villain.Trainspotting and for portraying Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel films. Lauren told The U.S. Sun that she grew up watching the Star Wars movies, specifically the prequels as a child and said that meeting McGregor would mean the world to her.Lauren was accompanied by her friends Matt, Sam, and Bria, who were dressed as Luke Skywalker, Rey, and Han Solo, respectively."I’ve been a Star Wars fan since I was eight," said Matt. "I got a box set of the movies on VHS and I watched them every day for about two months.
“It’s a lot of work that goes into it and it’s really worth it when you actually go to the con cause all that work actually pays off,” said Matt.Lauren said her costumes take a lot of time and money as the process is a mixture of buying and making things.
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