One of the worst most recognised vampires of the modern era is set to make the trip to Australia with Twilight star Kellan Lutz confirming he will appear at the third annual Armageddon Expo at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on October 17-18, 2009. 

Lutz is the second Twilight star confirmed to attend the Armageddon Expo after event organisers last month announced that Michael Welch, who plays Mike Newton in the box office smash hit will be at the event. 

Bill Geradts from the Armageddon Expo said it was a huge coup to have Lutz at the event with his appearance verifying the expo's position as Australia’s premier science fiction convention.

“Kellan [Lutz] is extremely popular and a major draw card for this year’s event,” Geradts said, “He rose to fame playing Emmett Cullen in Twilight and has appeared in a number of American programs throughout his career.”

“It is a huge achievement for the Armageddon Expo to confirm Lutz in our lineup of stars attending this year’s event which is shaping up to be the biggest yet.”

Other celebrities set to appear alongside Lutz at the Armageddon Expo include:  Seth Green (Robot Chicken), Matthew Senreich (Robot Chicken), Tom Root (Robot Chicken), Paul McGillion (Stargate Atlantis), Amanda Tarpening (Stargate SG1/Atlantis), Noah Gray-Cabey (Heroes), Jason Momoa (Stargate Atlantis), Lani Tupu (Farscape) and Wayne Pygran (Farscape). 

The Armageddon Expo is Australia’s biggest science fiction, fantasy, anime, comic and gaming event in Australia. 

Tickets are now available for the event through Ticketmaster.  For more information on the Armageddon Expo visit, www.armageddonexpo.com. 

About Kellan Lutz

Born and raised North Dakota, Lutz grew up like a normal kid playing games at the local arcade, going to the bowling alley, hunting, and sledding in the snow. After moving to the state of Arizona when he was just 14, while in high school, Kellan had the unique opportunity to travel to the Dominican Republic for a semester, to study its culture and the Spanish language.

After considering becoming a chemical engineer, Kellan decided to pursue his love for acting and since then has appeared in The Bold and the Beautiful, CSI: New York, Six Feet Under and Heroes.  He has played Emmett Cullen in Twilight and is currently working on the films sequel and set to star in the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. 

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