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 The four-day event, which has become an increasingly
important tool for Hollywood to generate interest in upcoming
movies, is due to kick off on Thursday. It will include panels
and activities hosted by studios and television networks for the
100,000-plus audience comprising comic book, film and TV fans.
Dreamworks' "Trolls," Oliver Stone's "Snowden" and sci-fi
adventure "Valerian" are putting on celebrity panels, while Seth
Rogen and Evan Goldberg are scheduled to host a screening party
for their R-rated animated "Sausage Party."
On Saturday, Warner Bros will showcase its upcoming films and
Marvel will close out the day.
Anthony Breznican, Entertainment Weekly senior writer, said in
an interview that Warner Bros has some work to do after the
criticism around March's "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice."
"(Warner Bros) has to win over the people about the rest of this
universe going forward," Breznican said. "Marvel just has to
maintain, they have cruise control on, but of course that
doesn't mean they can slow down."
Disney, keeping its line-up under wraps, is expected to bring
"Guardians of the Galaxy 2" and Benedict Cumberbatch's "Doctor
Strange."
Alongside "Wonder Woman", "Suicide Squad" and Guy Ritchie's new
"King Arthur" film, Warner Bros is throwing in a dose of magic
with "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," the first
spin-off from the "Harry Potter" franchise.
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"To be in a room full of people who genuinely put so much of their
time and attention into following what happens in these various
worlds - whether it's Marvel or Potter - it's primarily why we make
movies," said the film's director, David Yates.
"Fantastic Beasts", due out in November, is set in the greater
Potter world but features new characters. Fans will be shown a
trailer with previously unseen footage.
Yates, attending Comic-Con for the first time alongside cast members
including Eddie Redmayne, said fans would also get to "participate
in a moment of magic" with the cast.
Charlie Hunnam, who plays the title role in "King Arthur," said he
hoped the film would engage the convention's "well-versed" movie
fans.
"Nobody really knows what we're doing so there'll be a little more
emphasis on education for what we've gone out to achieve," Hunnam
said.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Jeffrey Hodgson)
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