{"id":161397,"date":"2018-04-24T10:26:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T14:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=161397"},"modified":"2018-04-24T10:26:47","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T14:26:47","slug":"from-jumanji-to-tarantino-sony-teases-varied-slate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/04\/24\/from-jumanji-to-tarantino-sony-teases-varied-slate\/","title":{"rendered":"From ‘Jumanji’ to Tarantino, Sony teases varied slate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The studio also rolled out intense new footage from \u201cVenom,\u201d which Tom Hardy said he wanted to do for his son, and \u201cThe Girl in the Spider’s Web,\u201d with \u201cThe Crown\u201d star Claire Foy in the role of Lisbeth Salander who, Rothman said, makes \u201cWonder Woman look like a Powerpuff Girl.\u201d (Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 Sony Pictures\u00a0Entertainment<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Chairman Tom Rothman assured theatre owners Monday that his studio is dedicated to appealing to a range of audiences \u2014 from global franchises such as \u201cSpider-Man\u201d and \u201cThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo\u201d series to family films, action pics, comedies and even Quentin Tarantino’s Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt film \u201cOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Tarantino and DiCaprio surprised the audience of exhibitors with their appearance at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, but unlike most of the films Sony would hype Monday with new footage and celebrities, they had nothing to show. They haven’t shot a frame yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s hard to speak about a film that we haven’t done yet,\u201d DiCaprio said on stage.<\/p>\n

The \u201chush-hush\u201d film will take place in Hollywood in 1969 at the \u201cheight of the counter-culture explosion,\u201d the famed director said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is probably the closest to ‘Pulp Fiction’ that I’ve done,\u201d Tarantino said, of the kind of Los Angeles film he hopes to make. He said Pitt and DiCaprio together will be \u201cthe most exciting star dynamic duo since Robert Redford and Paul Newman.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tarantino also took the opportunity to remind the theatre owners at the convention, that he too is an exhibitor \u2014 he owns the historic New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The studio also rolled out intense new footage from \u201cVenom,\u201d which Tom Hardy said he wanted to do for his son, and \u201cThe Girl in the Spider’s Web,\u201d with \u201cThe Crown\u201d star Claire Foy in the role of Lisbeth Salander who, Rothman said, makes \u201cWonder Woman look like a Powerpuff Girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing I think makes this special and truly, truly compelling is that you can’t describe her,\u201d Foy said.<\/p>\n

Director Fede Alvarez, who was behind the horror hit \u201cDon’t Breathe,\u201d said that there is an audience demand for \u201cgood-quality filmmaking.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe in movies that provoke. Movies you cannot ignore. Movies that hit the cultural conversation. I’m confident this movie will hit all fronts,\u201d Alvarez said of \u201cThe Girl in the Spider’s Web.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rothman also said that a \u201cJumanji\u201d sequel, with Dwayne Johnson, will be coming in December 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon’t rush to give all those screens to ‘Star Wars’ again,\u201d Rothman said.<\/p>\n

The Johnson-led reboot, \u201cJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle\u201d became a massive hit in the early part of the year, making over $956 million worldwide.<\/p>\n

The CinemaCon convention features massive presentations from each of the major studios, in addition to a few of the smaller ones, like Amazon, with sizzle reels and stars to wow the theatre owners with what’s coming up and why theatres should be excited about the fresh movies on the horizon.<\/p>\n

Alternating at times between a variety show and a business meeting, Sony’s presentation featured everything from Will Ferrell promoting the comedy \u201cHolmes & Watson\u201d by singing \u201cMy Heart Will Go On\u201d and talking about winning $50,000 playing roulette earlier in the evening, to actress Gina Rodriguez, in support of the action pic \u201cMiss Bala,\u201d stressing the importance of the Latino movie-going audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cLatinos make up every one in four tickets sold,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cTo give them a project like this feels like such a gift, such a blessing for your audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Motion Picture Association of America, Latinos made up 18 per cent of the population in 2016, but represented 23 per cent of frequent moviegoers.<\/p>\n

Sony showed rough footage from its animated \u201cSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,\u201d which features the voice of Shameik Moore as Miles Morales\/Spider-Man at hits theatres at Christmastime.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m not the only kid who imagined himself being ‘Spider-Man,\u201d’ said Moore.<\/p>\n

And Matthew McConaughey was on hand, too, to tease the gritty period piece \u201cWhite Boy Rick,\u201d in which he plays a hustler and a schemer and all-around bad, but well-meaning dad to a teenage boy who ends up becoming an undercover FBI informant.<\/p>\n

\u201cWait till you see this performance,\u201d McConaughey said of the unknown actor, Richie Merritt, who plays the lead.<\/p>\n

From studio executives, to the filmmakers behind the projects, all stressed the quality and diversity of the upcoming films.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re dedicated to the range of audience, including having a staunch, and increasingly rare dedication to originality,\u201d Rothman said. \u201cWe are not all superheroes all the time. But we are in the global franchise business.\u201d<\/p>\n

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