These talented stars are on the rise. How many do you recognize?

These Stars Are on the Rise

From popular franchises to brand new worlds of exploration, science fiction and fantasy stories are more popular than ever. Check out our list of the best and brightest new and upcoming movies and series.

New and Upcoming Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Discover some of the most anticipated sequels, prequels, and spin-offs coming to theaters and streaming.

New Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-Offs

Michael Cornacchia hails from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Conestoga High School in Berwyn, PA. He then went on to attend the University of Southern California where he majored in Theatre. Michael has appeared in numerous television shows including "ER", "The Practice", "Six Feet Under", "CSI: New York", "The Tick," "Pushing Daisies," "October Road," and "Entourage." Michael was also in the well-known Internet series, "Terry Tate: Office Linebacker". He worked with Kevin Pollack in the 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Film, "Our Time is Up". He has also voiced the role of Eddie in the video game version of "Reservoir Dogs". He was the voice of Frankie in the Academy Award winning animated film, "Happy Feet." "Star Wars" fans know him as Jabba the Hutt and Admiral Ackbar in Patrick T. Gorman's, "The Star Wars Trilogy in 30 Minutes". Michael can also be heard on the Kids' WB series, "Legion of Super Heroes" as Bouncing Boy. Michael appeared in BOTH the "Hannah Montana" TV series and "Hannah Montana: The Movie." Michael also appeared in Edoardo Ponti's romantic comedy, "Coming and Going," starring Sasha Alexander and Rhys Darby. Michael's short, "Michael Poppins in The Curious Case of the Beastie Yeasties" in which he stars in and produced, appeared in the Los Angeles Comedy Festival. Michael also acted in and produced his first horror feature film, "Grey Skies." Michael also created a short spoofing popular ghost hunting shows called, "What the F&#$ Was That?!" Michael continued his love for producing with "The Pacellis." A web series in the vein of "The Sopranos." Michael not only produced "The Pacellis" but he wrote, directed, and acted in it as well.

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