Lucca Comics Chief Emanuele Vietina on Celebrating the Crossover Between Movies and Video Games: ‘It’s All Part of a Specific Vision’

Variety - Oct 19, 2026

Lucca Comics and Games director Emanuele Vietina is understandably proud of the lineup he’s assembled for the 60th edition of this unique event, to be held Oct. 28-Nov. 1 in the Tuscan town of Lucca, which seamlessly spans the full gamut of geek culture and pop entertainment. It also attracts more than 200,000 fans a […]

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