Marlon Brando, Adam Driver and a Snail

Good morning: In today's edition of The Industry, we look at:

Adam Driver’s silence, Woody Harrelson's abyss, Judd Apatow's trainwreck, Sony knows what we're doing next summer, and a Zimbabwean funeral.

Let’s go!

---

THE INDUSTRY NEWS

Megalopolis.

Megalopolis has dominated the Cannes conversation, with reviews flooding in from the ​ultra-critical​ to the ​blissfully praiseful​. For everyone who didn’t see the film, IMAX has ​committed to distributing it globally​.

IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond stated:

“One of the things that we pride ourselves on is being filmmaker-friendly. So we’ve committed to Francis to do a global IMAX release.”

IMAX has also committed to ​14+ releases​ in 2025, their largest slate ever.

Here are a few highlights:

• Captain America: Brave New World (Disney/Marvel)

  • Release Date: Feb 15

• Untitled Vampire film (WB)

  • Dir: Ryan Coogler

  • Starring: Michael B. Jordan

  • Release Date: Mar 7

• Mission: Impossible 8 (Paramount)

  • Release Date: May 23

• Untitled Formula One (Apple/Distributor TBC)

  • Dir: Joseph Kosinski

  • Starring: Brad Pitt

  • Release date: Jun 27

• TRON: Ares (Disney)

  • Starring: Jared Leto

  • Co-Starring: Jeff Bridges (his return to the franchise)

  • Release date: Oct 10

IMAX accounted for 5.9% of the domestic box office in Q1 of 2024.

All3Media was officially acquired for ​$1.45 bn​ by RedBird IMI (a private investment firm). Regulators just approved the deal.