August 2008
08.29.08 - Atlanta, GA
James will be appearing at the mega pop-cuture expo DRAGON CON:
Friday, August 29th – Monday, September 1st
4 Hosting Locations:
Atlanta Hilton
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Marriott Marquis Atlanta
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel
*for directions & maps: http://www.dragoncon.org/dc_location.php
July 2008
07.26.08 – San Diego, CA
Heroes will be holding a panel with the entire cast at the 2008 COMIC-CON:
Saturday, July 26th
San Diego Convention Center – Hall H
111 W. Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
*visit: http://www.comic-con.org/cci/index.php
07.07.08 – Los Angeles, CA
James will be filming the feature film HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A WOMAN:
Genre: Romantic Comedy. Also stars Josh Meyers & Krysten Ritter.
*synopsis: When young Andy realizes he's terrible beneath the sheets, he and his best friend Layne go on a wild
quest to discover the secret arts of love-making to save his relationship with his true love, Lauren.
June 2008
06.21.08
James will be filming a cameo for the feature film HARD BREAKERS:
Cast includes: Cameron Richardson, Sophie Monk, Tom Arnold, Chris Kattan, Tia Carrere, Bobby Lee,
and Stephen Tobolowski
*visit: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1220627/
06.07.08 - Brooklyn, NY
AKIRA'S HIP HOP SHOP will be screening in NYC:
Saturday, June 7th at 8:30pm
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
*Free tickets (seating: 340) are available at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway (cross street: Washington Ave.)
Brooklyn, New York 11238
Presented by Target First Saturdays - in conjunction with the MURAKAMI Exhibit
*visit: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/visit/first_saturdays.php
May 2008
05.29.08 - Nationwide
Celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage Month of May:
James will be part of a National awareness campaign from ImaginAsian TV.
*Watch the video here: http://www.ialink.tv/apahm/6.php
05.22.08 – Los Angeles, CA
James will be hosting the 7th Annual APWC Metamorphosis Gala:
We encourage you to find out more about this incredible organization.
*visit: http://www.apwcla.org/
05.12.08 - Nationwide
James will be part of a national campaign for The Banyan Tree Project:
Promoting HIV/AIDS awareness, along with Joan Chen & Amy Hanaiali'i
*Watch the video here: http://www.banyantreeproject.org/extras/James_welness_center.mov
05.01.08 – Nationwide
James has been nominated for a Best Supporting Television Actor for the 2008 ASIAN EXCELLENCE AWARDS:
Tune in: Thursday, May 1st 6pm ET/PT on E! Network
*visit: http://www.asianexcellenceawards.com/
04.25.08
James has been cast in a leading role in the Sci-Fi action feature TERMINATION SHOCK:
Synopsis: Given a undercover government mission to retrieve a "crate" from a distant planet, TY JOHNS and
LEI CHEN find that they must smuggle not a crate, but a woman off world -- and when their rocketship crashlands
on a planet packed with vicious giant alien bugs, they'll need all the cunning and ferocity they possess to stay alive...
James will star as Lei Chen.
Produced by UFO Films, the Tele-movie will premier in Summer of 2009, on the Sci-Fi Network.
*visit: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117984889.html?categoryId=28&cs=1
04.15.08
Catch all of your favorite episodes of HEROES - Season 2:
*Visit: http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/
03.28.08 – 04.06.08 Australia
James will be appearing at the pop-culture expo SUPANOVA in Australia:
March 28-30 Melbourne - Royal Showgrounds
April 4-6 Brisbane - RNA Show grounds
*visit: http://www.supanova.com.au/movies-and-tv/guests/james-kyson-lee
March 2008
SHUTTER opens in Theaters March 21st:
*Official Trailer: http://www.shutter-movie.com/
*Watch scene HERE
03.12.08 – Palm Springs, CA
James will participate in the 4th Annual K-Swiss Desert Smash Charity Tournament:
March 11th-12th, at La Quinta Resort & Club
* Hosted by Maria Shrapova
James will be playing in the WORLD POKER TOUR - Celebrity Invitational:
March 1-3, at Commerce Casinos
*visit: http://www.worldpokertour.com/
February 2008
James will be speaking at WONDERCON 2008:
Sat, Feb 23rd - 2:00 to 3:15pm
Moscone Center South – Hall A
747 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 974-4000
*Presentation by 20th Century Fox. Also on the panel:
David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Joshua Jackson, Rachel Taylor
For more info: http://www.comic-con.org/wc/wc08_prog_sat.php
James will be a Special Guest Judge at KOLLABORATION 8:
Sat, Feb 23rd – 7:00pm
The Orpheum Theater
842 S. Broadway (between 8th & 9th St.)
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(877) 677-4386
*For more info: http://www.kollaboration.org/
James will be playing in the 2008 NBA All-Star Celebrity Basketball Game:
Fri, Feb 15th - ESPN, 7pm ET (4pm PT)
For more info: http://www.nba.com/jamsession/celebritygame.html
*Coaches: Alyssa Milano & Gabrielle Union
02.14.08 – Los Angeles
Watch Akira’s Hip Hop Shop at the Pan African Film & Arts Festival! (www.paff.org)
Thu, Feb 14th - 6:15pm
Sat, Feb 16th - 11:15am
AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 15
4020 Marlton (Crenshaw Mall)
Los Angeles, CA 90008
*Official Trailer: http://www.popcultureshock.com/akira/trailers/
January 2008
01.20.08 – Tahoe, Nevada
James will begin filming the feature film NECROSIS:
*Visit: http://www.necrosismovie.com/public_html/homepage.html
James will be participating in the 7th Annual Michael Jordan Classic Invitational:
*Hosted by the Michael Jordan Foundation