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 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.