Epic Games is holding another movie presentation inFortnite, featuring Opus United’sWe The People x More Than A Vote. Those who attend this follow-up to the4th of July’s movie presentationwill get a free dance emote for joining in the presentation.
The ongoing nationwide protests over George Floyd’s death via police brutality have been going on for nearly two months now, and many companies have been giving their two cents on the events. Epic Games has been one of these companies, and the people there certainly look to be sympathetic to the protesters. Evensome of their more subtle changestoFortniteseem to be very aware of the current climate in America.
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This is whyFortnite’snext movie presentation willbring back Opus United, which describes itself as “a multi-disciplined, high-performing collective of strategists, creatives, executives, athletes, and entertainers who know how to power world-class brands.” The first showed up inFortnitewhen they airedWe The Peopleon Independence Day, and on July 28th,Fortniteplayers will get to see the first screening of the follow-upWe The People x More Than A Vote.The trailer’s description describes the film as “a series of conversations that bring together a coalition of athletes and entertainers to inspire and empower young adults to take action against the voter suppression crisis that is disproportionately impacting Black communities.”
We The People x More Than A Votefeatures a variety of prominent black figures. Journalist Cari Champion will be hosting the movie and will feature conversations with actress and comedian Yvonne Orji,professional baseball playerJason Heyward, rappers Russ and Bun B, and basketball player turned sports host Jalen Rose. The screenings will start at 7 pm Eastern on July 28th on the Island’s Big Screen during the Party Royale mode, and the movie will repeat every other hour for 22 hours. Those who attend the event at any point will be given a free “Verve” emote, modeled after the dance submitted by Emote Royale Contest winner Michael Mejeh and his brother Jamie.
The Independence Day screening isn’t the first timeFortnitehas aired movies or music.Fortnitehas seenconcerts with Diplo and Jordan Fisher, airings of Christopher Nolan movies to build hype for his (now indefinitely delayed) movieTenet, and more. Sometimes these crossover events held major bits of the plot not in the original movie, such as a speech from Emperor Palpatine referenced in the opening crawl ofTheRise of Skywalker.
