Are you ready for a weekend full of nerdy news and sneak peek content? Well, you’re going to want to stay tuned to the Collider homepage, because CCXP 2019 just kicked off in Sao Paulo, Brazil and this year's comic-con has a stacked lineup of high-profile panels and must-see events, with some of the most anticipated upcoming titles set to make an appearance — and we’re going to be on the ground covering it all.
With the con officially kicking off today, we’ve put together a handy guide to the highlights to watch out for over the weekend and when they’ll be taking the stage. From Birds of Prey and Wonder Woman, to a full Disney takeover on Saturday that includes Star Wars and the MCU, here are the can't-miss panels and presentations from this year's schedule.
Birds of Prey
The first blockbuster panel to kick things off at CCXP 2019 arrives on Thursday night, when the cast of Warner Bros. Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn are swooping in to tease the upcoming DCEU film. Of course, title star Margot Robbie will be there, joined by co-stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ella Jay Basco, Rosie Perez, and director Cathy Yan.
No confirmed details yet on what to expect from the panel, but here's hoping we get our first-look at some footage on the heels of the new 'Birth of Venus'-inspired poster. The panel kicks off at 8:00 pm local time in the Cinemark XD auditorium.
Amazon Prime Video: The Boys, The Expanse, and Star Trek: Picard
On Friday night, Amazon Prime Video is taking over the Cinemark XD auditorium with a sci-fi trifecta: The Boys Season 2, The Expanse Season 4, and Star Trek: Picard (the latest Trek spinoff will stream internationally on Amazon Prime and on CBS All Access in the US.)
Confirmed guests include Picard's Jonathan del Arco, Isa Briones, Michelle Hurd; Expanse headliners Steven Strait, Frankie Adams, Dominique Tipper, and Cas Anvar; and The Boys stars Karen Fukuhara, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty.
With all that super sci-fi action to show off, you better believe this panel's a bit of a whopper -- Amazon will take over the Cinemark auditorium from 6:30 - 8:45 on Friday night, so here's hoping that means we're getting some sneak peek footage during the extended panel.
Pixar's Onward
Saturday brings a jam-packed Disney lineup, starting with a special screening of Frozen 2 (which doesn’t arrive in Brazil until the new year) and a matching panel to follow, but the real forward-looking programming kicks off at 12:30 when Pixar presents Onward (aka, Dois Irmãos: Uma Jornada Fantástica).
Director and Pixar vet Dan Scanlon (Monsters University) will present the panel for the new animated film, which features the voices of Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and arrives in Brazil on March 5, 2020, and US theaters on March 6, 2020.
Free Guy
Disney’s also bringing out some 20th Century Fox content with Free Guy, the new action-comedy from Stranger Things and Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy. The film stars Ryan Reynolds as Guy, a bank teller who realizes he’s a side character in an open world online game.
Levy and Reynolds will be on-hand at CCXP to present the film, alongside Stranger Things breakout Joe Keery, who co-stars in a knockout ensemble that also includes Taika Waititi, Jodie Comer, Channing Tatum, and Lil Rel Howery. The panel runs from 3:00 - 3:45 in the Cinemark XD Auditorium.
Marvel Studios
Saturday’s lineup brings Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Disney Parks, and 20th Century Fox, but they saved the big big guns for the end of the day. At 4:00 in the CInemark XD auditorium, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige will take the stage for an MCU-centric panel. What will he present? Will there be announcements? Nobody knows! But with Phase Four behind us, Marvel’s Eternals and Black Widow (not to mention the Disney+ MCU series) on the way, Feige’s presence suggests we might be in for some cool sneak peaks and hopefully, an announcement or two.
Star Wars
CCXP brings Saturday to a close with a panel for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the decades-long-awaited culmination of the Skywalker Saga. Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy will present the panel alongside returning writer/director J.J. Abrams and castmembers Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac.
We all know that famous Star Wars secrecy, but with the final trailer, a behind-the-scenes promo, and the first clip already online, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the 45-minute panel might include a glimpse at some new footage. We’ll find out when Star Wars takes the stage from 5:00 - 5:45 in the Cinemark XD Auditorium.
Netflix
CCXP brings things home on Sunday, closing day, with another stacked lineup of A-list industry content and at 12:00, Netflix will take the stage for an epic 3 hour and 45-minute panel. Ryan Reynolds is back in action for his second CCXP panel of the year with Michael Bay for their upcoming Netflix actioner 6 Underground, which drops on the streamer on December 13.
Next up, Netflix is bringing out the cast of the hit Spanish Langage series Money Heist (aka La Casa De Papel), which returns for a fourth season in 2020. Rodrigo de la Serna, Esther Acebo, Pedro Alonso, Alba Flores, and Darko Peric will headline the panel teeing up the new installment of the hit crime drama.
But that’s not all! Netflix has been a staple at CCXP since 2014, but for the first time in their partnership, the streamer is also bringing out a mystery panel. With Netflix’s ever-growing content lineup it really is a mystery and anyone’s guess what might take the spot, but with the decision to keep it a secret, it’s probably going to be a pretty exciting panel.
Netflix’s presentation will take over the Cinemark XD Auditorium from 12:00 - 3:45 on Sunday afternoon.
Warner Bros. 2020
Warner Bros. will bring CCXP to a close on Sunday evening, starting with a presentation of their 2020 lineup. No word yet on what titles the studios’ bringing out for the event, but we know it won’t be Birds of Prey (see above) or Wonder Woman 1984 (see below). So what does that leave? Some very exciting possibilities.
Warner has a stacked lineup in 2020, including Scoob!, Godzilla vs. Kong, The Conjuring 3, Tenet, In the Heights, and Dune. Excepting Scoob!, we haven’t really seen anything from any of those films, so it’s a safe bet we’re going to see something from a couple of those titles.
Wonder Woman 1984
Who better to bring it all home than Wonder Woman herself? The final panel to take the main-stage at CCXP 2019 will be Wonder Woman 1984, with Gal Gadot and director Patty Jenkins on-hand for the presentation. Warner Bros. brought out a snippet of sneak peek footage way back at SDCC 2017 and we haven’t seen much since, so now’s the perfect time to finally get a full trailer for the upcoming DCEU film.
The 45-minute panel kick off at 5:30 in, you guessed it, the Cinemark XD Auditorium.
That’s quite a lineup, and these are just the highlights! The weekend is packed with other TV panels, Masterclasses, video game presentations and a couple 80th Anniversary panels for Batman so be sure to head to the official CCXP website for the full program details and stay tuned to Collider throughout the weekend for the latest updates on the ground.