As the Warner Bros. panel ended on the final day ofthis year’s edition of CCXP in Brazil, the roaring fans in the auditorium had a pretty good understanding of why the studio was selected to close the event. They not only tooka surprising slate of actorsto the panels, but each segment was introduced in ways that excited fans every time.
Due to the sheer amount of content, the panel was divided in two parts. On the first day of the event,news aboutFuriosawas revealed, while on Sunday we learned new information fromDune: Part 2,Godzilla x Kong: The New EmpireandAquaman and the Lost Kingdom. It was great that directorDenis Villeneuveand stars –Timothée Chalamet,Zendaya,Austin ButlerandFlorence Pugh– brought a lot of material to show fans, because getting through the panel was aninterestingexperience.
Fans were so excited about the stars andDunethatthe group was received with a 10-minute standing ovation, and the 3,000 people in the audience continuously cheered them as moderatorAline Diniztried to conduct the interviews. If fans were thrilled about their presence, you’re able to imagine how they reacted when Villeneuve revealedeveryone present would get to see the first ten minutes ofDune: Part Two.
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Villeneuve also referred toDune: Part Oneas the “appetizer,” whileDune: Part Twowould be the main course. To everyone’s surprise,he stated that the sequel works as its own standalone feature, even though it obviously helps to have watched the first one. The filmmaker underscored that he made a movie thatdemands to be seen in the biggest screen possible, and recommended everyone in the audience to do so.
Zendaya celebrated the fact that she got to participate more this time around and revealed thatshe was only on set for a weekinDune: Part One. According to Villeneuve,she will now be the “epicenter” of the moviealong with Chalamet, and the story is about both of them. Chalamet revealed he was excited to realize this moviewas about the evolution of Paul Atreidesand that we should be excited to see it too.
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It’s probably a good thing thatGodzilla x Kong: The new EmpiredirectorAdam Wingardcouldn’t make it to CCXP because it gave the audience a stretch of time to cool down after theDunemadness. The filmmaker made it to São Paulo but was feeling under the weather, so he recorded a video revealing thatthe audience would get to see the trailerfor the highly anticipated blockbuster and underscored that one of his favorite scenes in the movie is one where Kong and Godzilla have a fight in Rio de Janeiro –which is illustrated in one of the movie’s new posters.
Last but certainly not least,James Wan,Jason Momoa,Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIandPatrick Wilsonstepped on stage to have a laid-back chat aboutAquaman and the Lost Kingdom. At this point, the DC blockbusterhas been postponed so many timesand so much material has been released to keep fans excited. If you were worried that the sheer amoung of promotional material released beforehand meant they’d have nothing to show, you’d have been wrong. Wan and his cast revealeda full segment ofAquaman 2and also gave the audience tickets for everyone who was there to watch it for free in cinemas in 3D.
During the panel, Wan underscored thatAquaman 2was the kind of movie that is worth seeing in 3D because of the underwater digital world they created for it, and the scenes that they showed certainly proved that.Wan and Momoa also talked about fan-favorite octopus Topoand his participation in the sequel, while Wilson revealed that his character’s reluctant alliance with Aquaman.Abdul-Mateen II celebrated that his character Black Mantafinally has a trident of his own to rival his arch-enemy, all setting up an exciting sequel.
