Margot Robbie’s Monopoly Money
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Margot Robbie's boardwalk to riches, Dwayne Johnson rescues Santa, Blair Witch and Jason Blum, Black Samurai and an Argentine cowboy.
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THE INDUSTRY NEWS
Comic Con for the film industry.
Over the last few days, there have been several major project announcements at CinemaCon, which is being held in Las Vegas.
Here’s a breakdown by studio:
Amazon MGM’s new slate:
Starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans
Genre: Christmas action movie
Plot: “Fire-breathing” Santa Claus rescue
First-look still of Johnson and Santa
Theatrical? Release date: Nov. 15
Producer: Plan B
Starring: Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard)
Plot: A spare and devastating exploration of abuse at a reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida that is ultimately a powerful tale of human perseverance, dignity and redemption
Starring: Ryan Gosling
Plot: An astronaut tries to save Earth while alone in outer space
Dir: Christopher Miller (21 Jump Street)
Writer: Drew Goddard (The Matrix 5)
Slated for 2026 release
Amazon discussed preserving the theatrical experience.
Warner Bros. Discovery:
Dir: Bong Joon-Ho
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Mark Ruffalo and Toni Collette
Plot: Pattinson dies over and over again in a space mission that feels a lot like Groundhog Day
Key trailer detail: Pattinson’s voice sounds like “Joe Pesci as Tweety Bird”
Release date: Jan 2025
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Emotional Trailer debut
Lionsgate passes Go:
Zev Foreman, Head of Film for Hasbro Entertainment, said: