CINEMACON 2018 COVERAGE:
SONY PICTURES PRESENTATION
(VIDEO BLOG)
Article by Adam Mast
Video and Photos by John Pugh, Sheldon Demke, Abbey Archer
Hosted by The National Association of Theater Owners (NATO), Las Vegas-based CinemaCon showcases all the latest and greatest in movie theater hardware and snack bar goodness to theater owners from around the world. While we certainly love getting a peek at all the amazing equipment and goodies the movie industry has to offer, the real appeal for Team Cinemast are the big studio presentations. Because CinemaCon was designed for theater exhibitors, all of this glorious footage (referred to in the biz as sizzle reels) is presented in the best possible way. We’re talking the biggest screens, the most vibrant images, and the best sound possible! And generally speaking, the studios often bring out many of the storytellers behind these cinematic endeavors to introduce these sizzle reels. In short, CinemaCon continues to illustrate, in breathtaking fashion, why the theatrical experience is still the best way to take in your cinematic entertainment.
SONY PICTURES
CinemaCon opened up their 2018 shindig with a big old Sony Pictures presentation and team Cinemast threw together an informative video blog so you can have a taste of all that Sony had to offer. The video blog above delves into some of the titles below, as well as a whole lot more!
HOLMES & WATSON:
- Directed by: Etan Cohen (GET HARD)
- Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Ralph Fiennes, Rebecca Hall, and Lauren Lapkus.
- Star Power at Cinemacon: Funny man, Will Ferrell was present and belted a song solo. He also mentioned that he had won $50,000 playing roulette and will not be returning a penny.
- Exclusive Content: Watched a first-look Sizzle Reel
- Release Date: November 9, 2018
SUPERFLY:
- Directed by: Director X.
- Starring: Trevor Jackson, Jason Mitchell, Lex Scott Davis, Jennifer Morrison and Michael Kenneth Williams.
- Star Power at Cinemacon: Director X, Trevor Jackson, Jason Mitchell, Lex Scott Davis.
- Exclusive Content: Watched a first-look Extended Trailer
- Release Date: June 15, 2018
MISS BALA:
- Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke (THIRTEEN, TWILIGHT)
- Starring: Gina Rodriguez, Anthony Mackie, Matt Lauria and Ismael Cruz Cordova.
- Star Power at Cinemacon: Catherine Hardwicke, Gina Rodriguez, Anthony Mackie, and Ismael Cruz Cordova.
- Exclusive Content: Watched a first-look Extended Trailer
- Release Date: January 25, 2019
GOOSEBUMPS: HAUNTED HALLOWEEN:
- Directed by: Ari Sandel (THE DUFF)
- Starring: Madison Iseman, Odeya Rush, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Jeremy Ray Taylor.
- Star Power at Cinemacon: No one
- Exclusive Content: Watched a first-look scene where Jeremy Ray Taylor (IT) and another teen locate a hidden room in an old dilapidated home. They find a chest in there and open it to reveal one of R.L. Stine‘s manuscripts. We aslo saw a first-look at the Dummy saying something to the effect that he was back.
- Release Date: October 12, 2018
A DOG’S WAY HOME:
- Directed by: Charles Martin Smith (DOLPHIN TALE)
- Starring: Alexandra Shipp, Ashley Judd, Wes Studi and Edward James Olmos.
- Star Power at Cinemacon: No one
- Exclusive Content: Watched the first-look trailer.
- Release Date: January 25, 2019 (UK)
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION:
- Directed by: Genndy Tartakovsky (HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 1 & 2)
- Starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Kathryn Hahn, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi and Mel Brooks.
- Star Power at Cinemacon: Video of the cast
- Exclusive Content: Watched the first-look trailer.
- Release Date: July 13, 2018 (Friday the 13th)
WHITE BOY RICK:
- Directed by: Yann Demange (’71)
- Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Bel Powley, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Dern and Richie Merritt.
- Star Power at Cinemacon: Matthew McConaughey and Producer Jeff Robinov
- Exclusive Content: Watched the first-look extended trailer.
- Release Date: September 21, 2018
SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO:
- Directed by: Stefano Sollima
- Starring: Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener and Isabela Moner.
- Star Power at Cinemacon: Benicio Del Toro
- Exclusive Content: Extended Trailer + the intense clip of the vehicle ambush on the dirt road.
- Release Date: June 29, 2018
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE:
- Directed by: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey (RISE OF THE GUARDIANS), and Rodney Rothman
- Starring: Jake Johnson, Liev Schreiber, Brian Tyree Henry, Mahershala Ali and Shameik Moore.
- Star Power at Cinemacon: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Shameik Moore
- Exclusive Content: Trailer and additional first-look footage (some footage unfinished)
- Release Date: December 14, 2018
THE EQUALIZER 2:
- Directed by: Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN)
- Starring: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo
- Star Power at Cinemacon: Antoine Fuqua
- Exclusive Content: Extended Footage
- Release Date: July 20, 2018
THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB:
- Directed by: Fede Alvarez (EVIL DEAD, DON’T BREATHE)
- Starring: Claire Foy, Lakeith Stanfield, Sylvia Hoeks and Stephen Merchant.
- Star Power at Cinemacon: Fede Alvarez and Claire Foy
- Exclusive Content: The first-look scene
- Release Date: November 9, 2018
VENOM:
- Directed by: Ruben Fleischer (ZOMBIELAND)
- Starring: Michelle Williams, Tom Hardy, Jenny Slate and Riz Ahmed.
- Star Power at Cinemacon: Ruben Fleischer, Michelle Williams, Tom Hardy, and Riz Ahmed
- Exclusive Content: Extended trailer + whole scene in the apartment and escape onto the street.
- Release Date: October 5, 2018
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD:
- Directed by: Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, The Hateful Eight)
- Starring: Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Zoë Bell.
- Star Power at Cinemacon: Quentin Tarantino and Leonardo DiCaprio
- Exclusive Content: Tarantino has not yet started shooting. He went into details of what is to come; “A TV actor and his stunt double embark on an odyssey to make a name for themselves in the film industry during the Charles Manson murders in 1969 Los Angeles.” -(IMDB). He will be filming in downtown L.A. and some of the streets will go through a major makeover to look like the original L.A. in that time.
- Release Date: August 9, 2019
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