Next month is the annual exhibitor showcase Cinemacon where movie studios tout their wares for the very anxious theater owners.
It has already been announced that Sony is sitting this year out, so no info on VENOM 3: THE LAST DANCE, to be released October 25, 2024.
While I assume there will be some changes to the lineup, so far it is shaping up to be:
OPENING DAY: International Day features a screening of Universal 80s series remake THE FALL GUY starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Hannah Waddingham and Aaron Taylor-Johnson (who has said in a recent interview that it is a small role) ; directed by David Leitch (BULLET TRAIN, DEADPOOL 2)
DAY ONE: WB pulls up with their presentation "The Big Picture". It will be the first Cinemacon for James Gunn in his position as Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DC Studios.
I expect a song and dance from Gunn about how awesome sauce the new DC film universe will be
I'll believe it when I see it.
Sure to tease SUPERMAN LEGACY which stars David Corenswet as the title character, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.
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Also, FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
, the supernatural horror film THE WATCHERS, directed and written by Ishana Night Shyamalan, daughter of M. Night
, M. Night Shymalan's TRAP starring Josh Hartnett, ALTO KNIGHTS with Robert DeNiro playing a dual role.
Certainly don't expect anything to hear about THE BATMAN sequel other than it won't shoot until 2025. There has been no reason provided, but some say there isn't even a script, others say it was because there were no soundstages available in London to shoot this year.
DAY TWO: ANGEL STUDIOS - The outfit behind SOUND OF FREEDOM.
I suspect they will tease SIGHT starring Greg Kinnear and BONHOEFFER (aka GOD'S SPY) about German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, starring August Diehl, Flula Borg and Clarke Peters.
LIONSGATE: I suspect they will tease Guy Ritchie's THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE starring a pick-a-mix of men for all tastes - Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer, Henry Golding and Hero Fiennes Tiffins
; the action-thriller BOY KILLS WORLD fronted by Bill Skarsgård and costarring Sharlto Copley, Andrew Koji (who is working like mad), Famke Janssen and Isaiah Mustafa.
Surely, another Bill Skarsgård film THE CROW with fka Twigs
; THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1, which is the third film in the franchise - doing a bit of FAST AND THE FURIOUS mathing. It stars Madelaine Petsch, Froy Guittierez and Gabriel Basso
At long last the BALLERINA has pliete into the spotlight. This JOHN WICK spinoff stars Ana De Armas, with Anjelica Huston reprising her role from JOHN WICK 2. It's direct by Len Wiseman who directed the UNDERWORLD films starring his ex-wife Kate Beckinsale.
BORDERLANDS, an action-comedy based on the game, brought to the screen by Eli Roth. Starring Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Haley Bennett and Édgar Ramírez, amongst others.
and WHITE BIRD, which is in the same universe as the excellent children geared film WONDER. It was due to come out in 2023 but was pushed back due to the actors strike.
UNIVERSAL / FOCUS FEATURES: I suspect teases for Dev Patel's directorial debut MONKEY MAN. The film was originally slated to go to Netflix but Jordan Peele, under his Monkey Paw shingle, bought it and took it to Universal so it could have a theatrical release. *Granted, Netflix does a theatrical release for most of their films in certain markets, but I get Peele's rationale.
Their Monsters Universe theatrical idea didn't work, but Universal has realized there is more than one way to skin a cat. They are creating a Universal Monsters themed area at their parks and their monster/horror film ABIGAIL is a re-imaging of DRACULA'S DAUGHTER. It stars Alisha Weir, Melissa Barrera and Dan Stevens and features Angus Cloud in one of his last roles.
THE FALL GUY most definitely will have a place. Same with THE BIKERIDERS (with Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer, Norman Reedus, Mike Faist, etc.), which was a 20th Century (Disney owned) Film, and even though it was the first major film out the gate ahead of Oscars/Golden Globes' FYC season with a screening and Q&A held in L.A., the studio purposely stalled the engine and towed it off their schedule. It will now be distributed by Focus Features in the U.S., and Universal, internationally.
Other possible teases? DESPICABLE ME 4, TWISTERS, the standalone sequel to the 90s film TWISTERS
, horror film SPEAK NO EVIL starring James McAvoy and Mackenzie Davis
, WICKED: PART ONE and Sir Ridley Scott's GLADIATOR 2 with Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal.
There will also be a surprise screening; studio unknown.
DAY THREE: PARAMOUNT: Expected: the mixed live-action and animated comedy IF starring Ryan Reynolds, written/directed and produced by John Krasinski.
A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE, GLADIATOR 2 (though this is a co-production with Universal, so maybe Uni will tout it), SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3, the unending production that is MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 8,
WALT DISNEY: Possible: THE FIRST OMEN, KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
, MOANA 2, INSIDE OUT 2, DEADPOOL 3, ALIEN: ROMULUS, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD and SNOW WHITE.
CinemaCon always closes out with their awards (which always ties into an upcoming release. Funny how that works.
So far the honourees are:
Star of the Year - Lupita Nyong'o (A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE)
Breakthrough Performer of the Year - Joseph Quinn (A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE)
CinemaCon Vanguard Award - Amy Poehler (INSIDE OUT 2)
Director of the Year - Shawn Levy (DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE)
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hi!! i know the admins already answered a question like this during the last round of acceptances but is there any chance you guys could give a short list of the mwf the admins would like to see the most for new apps? like in general and not for any particular skeleton! 👀
ah, gosh, this is so hard and that's why we have the huge list but, for you anon... we will do our best 🫡
admin c:
andrew koji, arian moayed, benjamin bratt, golshifteh farahani, ma dong-seok, park hae-soo, poppy liu, raúl esparza, ray panthaki, sinqua walls, winston duke, zahn mcclarnon
admin g:
e.r. fightmaster, kawennáhere devery jacobs, kelly marie tran, logan browning, alberto guerra, aldis hodge, édgar ramírez, freema agyeman, lewis tan, michael greyeyes
admin p:
amy adams, hayley law, hiroyuki sanada, kiowa gordon, laverne cox, raymond ablack, ritu arya, sendhil ramamurthy, sonoya mizuno, yahya abdul-mateen ii
most wanted overall:
danny pino, dev patel, dewanda wise, gael garcia bernal, gina torres, idris elba, john boyega, john david washington, lucy liu, lupita nyong’o, mahershala ali, michelle yeoh, sara ramirez, sophie okonedo, stephanie hsu, tony leung
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mw fcs in general?
hello, anon !! and i'm so sorry it took us so long to answer this question but it was so hard for us to narrow it down to only a handful of fcs and ultimately, we... failed. 😔
jokes aside, it really was a struggle to cut down our list to a "relatively" "reasonable" number because there are so many fcs that we could see working for our open skeletons and we really don't want to limit anyone's creativity.
we hope this non-comprehensive list of fcs we would love to see in our game is of help when coming up with your character !
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30-35
anna sawai, ✓ daniel kaluuya, dev patel, e.r. fightmaster, hayley law, jasmine cephas jones, jordan alexander, justin h min, john boyega, kawennáhere devery jacobs, kelly marie tran, kiowa gordon, logan browning, luciane buchanan, mame-anna diop, miranda rae mayo, nittha jirayungyurn, parveen kaur, priscilla quintana, poppy liu, raymond ablack, regé-jean page, ritu arya, stephanie hsu, tanaya beatty, trevante rhodes, y'lan noel
36-40
alberto guerra, aldis hodge, alex meraz, andrew koji, angela sarafyan, asia kate dillon, daniel henney, danny pudi, deepika padukone, dewanda wise, édgar ramírez, freema agyeman, gabourey sidibe, ✓ greta lee, golshifteh farahani, john david washington, lewis tan, lupita nyong’o, martin sensmeier, michael b. jordan, park hae-soo, ray panthaki, ✓ riz ahmed, sonequa martin-green, sonoya mizuno, sinqua walls, wakeema hollis, ✓ will sharpe, winston duke, yahya abdul-mateen ii
45+
arjun rampal, amy adams, benjamin bratt, christine adams, danai gurira, danny pino, eva mendes, gael garcia bernal, gina torres, hamish linklater, hiroyuki sanada, idris elba, jesse williams, ✓ jeffrey wright, ke huy quan, kim byung-chul, kim hye soo, laverne cox, lucy liu, ma dong-seok, mahershala ali, michael greyeyes, michelle yeoh, ✓ omar sy, ✓ pedro pascal, rachel mcadams, rashida jones, raúl esparza, sandra oh, sara ramirez, sendhil ramamurthy, sophie okonedo, tamara taylor, taraji p henson, tony leung, zahn mcclarnon
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