Warner Bros. Pictures at CinemaCon 2023: Everything Announced
Warner Bros. Pictures took the stage at CinemaCon 2023 and pulled back the curtain on many of its upcoming films, including The Flash, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Wonka, Barbie, Dune Part Two, and many more.
IGN was in attendance at Warner Bros. Pictures' CinemaCon showcase and this article will share all you need to know about the biggest movies headed to a theater near you in the future.
The Flash CinemaCon 2023 Trailer Shows the Consequences of Trying to Change the Past
Warner Bros. Pictures has released a brand new trailer for The Flash at CinemaCon 2023 and, alongside featuring Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck's Batmen and Sasha Calle's Supergirl, it very much shows the consequences of trying to change the past.
The trailer begins with Keaton talking about losing his parents and how the pain of that even made him who he is. He spent his whole life trying to "right the wrongs of his past, as if fighting crime would bring my parents back." He then looks at Miller's Barry Allen and says, "you actually did it."
What follows is a look at the cost of Allen "succeeding." He admits he thinks he 'broke the universe," and this is seen by the return of General Zod. Alongside emotional scenes between various characters, we get Affleck's Bruce Wayne saying, "These scars we have, they make us who we are. We weren't meant to go back and fix them. Don't let your tragedy define you."
In perhaps the best moment for fans of Keaton's Batman, we see him say his famous line from 1989's Batman, "You want to get nuts?! Let's get nuts."
The Flash will race into theaters on June 16, 2023, and you can check out the full trailer below.
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Gets Extended Look at CinemaCon 2023
Alongside a promise that it will "blaze a trail forward" into the new DCU, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom got an extended look at CinemaCon 2023.
The footage begins by showing Jason Momoa's Aquaman a.k.a. Arthur Curry with a new baby boy. It then cuts to Randall Park's Dr. Stephen Shin on an arctic expedition before another cut shows off the Black Trident - a weapon whose power is said to come from a great evil.
Speaking of evil, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's Black Manta is seen and says, "I'm going to kill Aquaman and destroy everything he holds dear."
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will be released in theaters on December 20, 2023.
Blue Beetle CinemaCon 2023 Footage Shows Off the Villainous Carapax
The Blue Beetle footage shown at CinemaCon 2023 was very similar to the trailer that was recently released. However, it did give us an even better look at the villainous Carapax.
The director and stars of Blue Beetle were also on hand to share a bit about the film that will be released in theaters on August 18, 2023. As we saw in the trailer, family will be key in Xolo Maridueña's journey to becoming the Blue Beetle. The family members themselves will also go on heroic arcs and they are "sometimes very funny and sometimes very surprising," according to director Angel Manuel Soto.
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Dune Part Two Is an 'Action-Packed Epic War Movie,' First Footage Revealed at CinemaCon 2023
Dune Part Two director Denis Villeneuve stopped by CinemaCon 2023 to share the first footage the upcoming film he called an "action-packed epic war movie."
The footage shows Timothée Chalamet's Paul Atreides and Zendaya's Chani sitting together on dunes before cutting to Florence Pugh's Princess Irulan. Austin Butler's Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, who is described as an Olympic sword master who is a psychotic crossed with Mick Jagger, also gets a first look and he is quite angry. The footage ends with Paul in a sandstorm and then standing before the masses.
Dune Part Two will be released in theaters on November 3, 2023, and will pick up right where the first film ended as Paul and his mother joing the Fremen tribe and attempt to earn their trust.
Zendaya also said that there is much more Chani in the sequel as, "she's not just in dreams this time."
Oh, and of course there is an image of Paul riding a sandworm, which Villeneuve said was all practical.
Hugh Grant Plays an Oompa Loompa in the Willy Wonka Prequel
Warner Bros. Pictures revealed at CinemaCon 2023 that Hugh Grant would be playing an Oompa Loompa in the Timothée Chalamet-led prequel film Wonka. Those in attendance got a glimpse of Grant's orange-hued face on a CGI Oompa Loompa in some footage for Wonka, and Grant's character says he is a "perfectly respectable size."
The footage also shows Wonka attempting to make chocolate but having to go up against the aptly named chocolate cartel. It's also confirmed that the movie will be a musical or sorts but the trailer had no songs in it. This Willy Wonka is said to be full of hope and much different than who he becomes when Gene Wilder played him.
Wonka will be released in theaters on Decemeber 15, 2023.
Barbie's Ryan Gosling Says He Didn't Understand Ken Until He Bleached His Hair and Shaved His Legs
The cast and director of Barbie were a part of Warner Bros. Pictures' showcase at CinemaCon and helped reveal some new footage for the upcoming film. However, one of the highlights of the panel was Ryan Gosling saying he didn't really understand Ken until "one day I was bleaching my hair and shaving my legs and it all came on like a fever."
As for the footage, it began in Barbie's world and things start going wrong for our star. She then finds herself in the real world and has to deal with all that entails for someone who grew up in a toy world.
Barbie will be released in theaters on July 21, 2023.
Beetlejuice 2 Is Officially in Development at Warner Bros.
After years and years of rumors and reports, Warner Bros. has officially confirmed that Beetlejuice 2 is in development. We didn't learn much about anything about the film, but a logo that was briefly shown during a sizzle reel at Warner Bros.' CinemaCon 2023 panel should have fans who have waited 35 years for this excited nonetheless.
Meg 2: The Trench Trailer Reveals Prehistoric Creatures Fighting for Survival
Meg 2: The Trench got a new trailer at CinemaCon and featured prehistoric creatures fighting on a beach. A T-Rex then chases them into the ocean where a Meg catches swiftly catches the T-Rex and proves who the top predator is. We then cut to moden day where Jason Statham's Jonas and his team are on another mission to stop a Meg from coming to the surface that is the "biggest Meg anyone's ever seen."
The Nun II Gets a Terrifying Teaser Trailer Ahead of Its September 2023 Premiere
The Conjuring universe is about to get a bit bigger and even more terrifying as The Nun II will be released in theaters on September 8, 2023. The new footage shown began with church bells ringing and thunder and lightning striking as the demon nun appears once more.
We then cut to young girls in a convent school that looks like early 20th century Europe. They sneak into a closed chapel they know is off limits and discover some dark passageways that are in ruins. They then start playing a game called Defy the Devil, which has players staring at the image of a goat in a stain-glassed window to get a demon to appear.
The youngest girl is told by the eldest to not look away, and shortly thereafter the nun appears behind her with glowing eyes. She tries to run, but the other girls lock her in and laugh.
The footage segues into the trailer with appears to be set in the 50s or very early 60s.
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Oprah Stopped by CinemaCon 2023 to Reveal the First Footage of The Color Purple
Oprah Winfrey came by CinemaCon 2023 to talk about The Color Purple, the upcoming movie musical that is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name that is based on the Alice Walker novel from 1982.
Winfrey starred in the 1985 film adaptation of The Color Purple, which was directed by Steven Spielberg, and she is serving as a producer on the film. Oprah said that the film is a "celebration of sisterhood" and that it's "not your mama's color purple." It is also said to "bring magical realism" to the musical.
The Color Purple will be releasedi n theaters on December 25, 2023.
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