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At San Diego Comic-Con, Pine joined Gadot and
director Patty Jenkins in a packed, 6,500-seat convention hall
to talk about "Wonder Woman 1984," which began filming three
weeks ago.
"I am actually not really here right now," Pine quipped when
asked by moderator Aisha Tyler how he will re-emerge on the
screen. "I'm just an aura of emotional support for my pals."
Pine played World War I pilot Steve Trevor in 2017 blockbuster
movie "Wonder Woman." At the end of the film, Trevor sacrifices
himself for the greater good and appears to die as his plane
explodes.
Jenkins, who had tweeted a photo of Pine on the "1984" set in
June, also was vague about his role on Saturday.
"What is he back here for? It's something I'm super excited for
everybody to see the movie find out," she said. "It's a very
important part of our movie."
The hugely successful "Wonder Woman" was a bright spot for
Warner Bros.' DC Comics movies, which have earned mixed reviews
from critics and failed to match the box office success of films
from Walt Disney Co's Marvel Studios. "Wonder Woman" grossed
$821.8 million worldwide.
In early "1984" footage shown to the crowd, Wonder Woman lassos
two bad guys and saves a child during a battle in a shopping
mall food court. The movie is scheduled to reach theaters in
November 2019.
Gadot said "1984" was not a traditional sequel. "It's its own
story. It's a different story," she said.
Warner Bros., a unit of AT&T Inc, also unveiled the first
trailer for superhero movie "Aquaman," which is due in theaters
in December. The footage showed glimpses of a brightly colored
underwater world that is in peril due to conflicts with surface
dwellers. Jason Momoa plays the title character, a reluctant
king forced to battle his brother.
Director James Wan, known for "Furious 7" and "The Conjuring"
movies, said he wanted to give "Aquaman" a different feel than
other superhero movies filling up screens.
"My movie in some ways plays more like a science-fiction fantasy
film than a traditional superhero movie," he said.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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