#CinemaCon Takeaways: Ryan Gosling’s ‘Barbie’ Ken-ergy, ‘Wicked’ Wows and ‘The Flash’ Frenzy

#CinemaCon Takeaways: Ryan Gosling’s ‘Barbie’ Ken-ergy, ‘Wicked’ Wows and ‘The Flash’ Frenzy

There’s always been an impressive roster of top stars and filmmakers at CinemaCon except during the pandemic era. This year’s edition, however, was next-level — Oprah, Christopher Nolan, Rhianna, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio, among others. Yet perhaps the biggest star of the four-day show in Las Vegas was optimism. After worrisome fits and starts,…

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#Christopher Nolan Recalls Being Told “You Make the World a Better Place” By Man Who Thought He Was Aaron Sorkin

#Christopher Nolan Recalls Being Told “You Make the World a Better Place” By Man Who Thought He Was Aaron Sorkin

Christopher Nolan found himself recently walking past “a beautiful” Regal theater in Manhattan, one that had fantastic LED displays showing coming attractions. The filmmaker, who has his own upcoming offering in Universal Pictures’ The Oppenheimer, said that as he strolled he happened to pass a young man walking in the opposite direction. “Without breaking a…

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#‘Wicked’ Dazzles CinemaCon with First Footage of Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo in Character

#‘Wicked’ Dazzles CinemaCon with First Footage of Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo in Character

Something Wicked happened in Las Vegas on Wednesday. During Universal Pictures’ presentation at CinemaCon, the studio offered up a look at its highly anticipated two-part musical Wicked from director Jon M. Chu and starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. It was received with applause from theater owners, who were treated to looks at flying monkeys…

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#Sony Previews 14 Minutes of ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ at CinemaCon

#Sony Previews 14 Minutes of ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ at CinemaCon

Sony Pictures Animation previewed a still unfinished 14 minutes of the eagerly-anticipated Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the sequel to best animated feature Oscar winner Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Monday at CinemaCon. “In 2018 we delivered the most creatively ambitious movie I’ve ever been a part of,” said SPA president Kristine Belson. “We are deeply proud…

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