Auto da Compadecida 2 gets its first official image; look

One of the most acclaimed productions of the Brazilian film industry, The Auto da Compadecida(2000) is getting a sequel after 25 years and production is already in full swing! A Conspiracy and the H2O Films revealed this Friday (18) the first official image of the feature film.

In the image, you can see john cricket (Matheus Nachtergaele) It is boy (Selton Mello) back to Taperoá, the city in Paraíba where the story of the first film took place. Check it out below:

In addition to the first official image, the production also announced that The Auto da Compadecida 2 has the approval of Ariano Suassunaauthor of the original play who died in July 2014 after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Beside Nachtergaele, Mello It is Taís Araújowhich will be Nossa Senhora, were also confirmed in the cast: Edward Sterblitch (Arlindo), Humberto Martins (Colonel Ernani), Fabiula Nascimento (Clarabella), Luis Miranda (Antonio do Amor) Juliano Cazarre (Omar) and Luellem de Castro (Iracema). In addition to them, the sequel will feature the returns of Virginia Cavendish (Rosinha, wife of Chicó) and Enrique Diaz (Joaquim Brejeiro).

Inspired by the popular play by Ariano Suassuna released in 1955, The Auto da Compadecida was released as a four-episode miniseries on Globo in 1999. In 2000, a version of the show hit theaters and helped solidify the story in the Brazilian popular imagination.

The film will take place 25 years after the original film and will show how time has changed the city of Taperoá. With direction of Guel Arraes It is Flavia Lacerdaand script signed by arraes, Adriana Falcão It is João Falcão (same trio from the original movie), The Auto da Compadecida 2 is set to premiere in 2024.