CinemaCon attendees during the Paramount Pictures presentation were given 3-D glasses before it started. Having all of us wonder with bated breath what were we going to see in 3-D?
Francisco Schlotterbeck, CEO of Maya Cinemas came to the stage with opening remarks to discuss the diversity in the marketplace and his heritage and legacy of being in the Hispanic market. He introduced the president of NATO of regional California Nevada, Todd Vradenburg who thanked theater owners for their support of this event over the years.
Inside of the theater, were a league of soldiers marching on the stage along with a chariot as a man yells out “are you not entertained?” This was forshadowing of what was to come of Paramount’s big film Gladiator 2 on the horizon.
John Krasinski joined virtually to share and present his film called IF starring Ryan Reynolds. And his second film A Quiet Place: Day One starring Lupita Nyong’o.
Brian Robbins, president and CEO of Paramount Pictures announced the film studio just extended a first look partnership with Ryan Reynolds’ production company. He also stated that director Damien Chazelle calls Paramount Pictures his home. Another deal was struck with Parker Finn, director of Smile. Robbins then elaborated on the box office success of Bob Marley: One Love and Mean Girls. He went through a quick list of films to come out of the studio in the near future.
Heart of the Beast
Untitled Damien Chazelle Movie
Transformers and GI Joe Movie
The Running Man (directed by Edgar Wright) starring Glenn Powell
Novocaine
Better Man (Christmas release date)
Bee Gees biopic
Vicious (starring Dakota Fanning)
The Last Ronin
The Naked Gun (starring Liam Neeson and directed by Akiva Schafer)
Scary Movie sequel
An untitled live action comedy by the creators of South Park and under Kendrick Lamar’s production banner
Mission: Impossible sequel
Star Trek: Origin Story
Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry came out to the stage to present a first look at the first featured animated film for the Transformers franchise, Transformers One. Directed by Josh Cooley, the film stars: Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Bumblebee, Jon Hamm and Laurence Fishburne. The screening footage for this film was exactly the reason why we the audience needed those 3-D glasses. CinemaCon attendees got the opportunity to experience 10 minutes of the film in 3-D and it was incredible to watch.
There will be a Smurfs animated movie and the cast was announced. The cast includes: Rihanna Nick Offerman, Natasha Lyonne, JP Karliak, Daniel Levy, Amy Sedaris, Nick Kroll, James Corden, Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, Sandra Oh, Alex Winter, Billie Lourd and Xolo Maridueña, Kurt Russell and John Goodman.
An announcement of Aang: The Last Airbender film due for release. Robbins says Dave Bautista “will play the villain”, but doesn’t specify who that character is. We can only assume it is Combustion Man. Eric Nam is also cast.
An extended trailer of A Quiet Place: Day One was presented to the audience showing the real threat of these aliens to these vulnerable humans.
Paramount also announced that there will be a 10 year annual release of Interstellar and it will be released in digital IMAX.
Robbins feels confident that Sonic The Hedgehog 3 will be their most successful films. It’s due for release in theaters this Christmas.
The horror movie Smile 2 is coming out October 18th
Gladiator 2 is entering into the arena in its own right. Director Ridley Scott virtually presented the film and the audience was able to screen first-look footage as the movie is still being filmed. Pedro Pascal is giving Oberyn Martell vibes, Denzel Washington is a wise sage but definitely has a bit of a hustler vibe in some moments and Joseph Quinn looks like he’s been he’s been taking too much adderall. His character during some scenes looks psychotic. This film definitely looks like an it’s an epic adventure setup for an awards campaign in the near future. Only time will tell.
