Paramount
Paramount has a wealthy cinematic legacy, however lately it’s been often called the studio that Tom Cruise re-built. So it solely is smart that its presentation concluded with a Cruise cameo, who walked—not ran—onstage to introduce the ultimate trailer for the eighth and (perhaps) ultimate Mission: Unimaginable film. However the studio can also be wanting past Cruise with a slate that takes benefit of its treasure trove of animated IP—together with SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar: The Final Airbender, and Paw Patrol—in addition to a possible Oscar nominee within the Channing Tatum-led Roofman.
Greatest Trailer: The Working Man was beforehand delivered to the display as an awesomely ’80s Arnold Schwarzenegger automobile. For the brand new model, director Edgar Wright hews nearer to Stephen King’s unique novel, set in a actuality television-ridden dystopia. However Wright’s film can also be full of loads of his trademark visible humor and star Glen Powell is as fast with sarcastic wisecracks as he’s fast on his toes.
Worst Trailer: Talking of animated IP, Paramount continues to be making Smurfs films although virtually nobody demanded it. The newest revival starring these tiny blue mushroom-dwellers options Rihanna because the voice Smurfette and a storyline that sends them into our world to rescue Papa Smurf.
Most Buried Lede: Looming over the presentation was Paramount International’s long-planned merger with Skydance Media later this yr, which might result in an government reshuffling. “I’m extremely happy with what we’ve completed at Paramount amidst all of the noise occurring at our guardian firm,” president and CEO Brian Roberts stated throughout the presentation earlier than dashing previous the topic.
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Cruise unsurprisingly is raring to ship Mission: Unimaginable out with a bang, and his tributes to M:I director Christopher McQuarrie and his late High Gun co-star Val Kilmer have been heartfelt additions to the presentation. However the glimpses of The Working Man, Roofman, and the newest SpongeBob SquarePants film have been equally heartening, indicating that Paramount nonetheless has loads of race left to run.
