HIGHLANDER FLING
Movie star Christopher turns up at Braehead
Highlander star Christopher Lambert revealed he felt like an honorary Scot during a special visit to Renfrew.
The movie icon, who starred alongside Sean Connery in the cult classic, was in townfortownfor the Film and Comic Con, hosted at Braehead.
And he revealed he has always had a soft spot for his co-star’s homeland since filming the hit flick in 1986.
Hesaid:“Hesaid:“AfterappearinginHighlanderAfterappearinginHighlander with Sean Connery I feel like an adopted Scot.
“I just love coming to Scotland and it’s great to be back.
“When we were on set, Sean would talk about Scotland all the time and he even taught me how to speak like a real Scot.”
Shoppers were met with the sight of characters from all kinds of films, TV shows and comics having a look round the shops.
More than 5,000 visitors were expected to turn out for event being held in The Arena at intu Braehead over the weekend.
Many fans were dressed in the costumes of their favourite sci-fi characters.
They also flocked to hundreds of stalls set up in The Arena to snap up movie memorabilia and sought-after rare comics.
Marketing manager for intu Braehead, David Lyon said:“We welcome everyone to intu Braehead – even Darth Vader and his Stormtroopers.
“We look forward to the Film and Comic Con event coming to intu Braehead every year, as it makes for a fantastic spectacle with the fans dressed in amazing costumes.
“You just never know who you’re going to bump into when you’re out in the malls.”