Written by Adam Mast
It’s been quite a week! CinemaCon 2015 has come to a close, and as expected, it was quite the cinematic adventure. Over the course of four days, attendees were treated to an incredible collection of product reels from major studios like Warner Brothers, Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures, and Paramount Pictures.
“Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation,” “Terminator: Genisys,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Pitch Perfect 2,” “Ant-Man,” “Tomorrowland,” “Episode VII,” “Inside Out,” “Trainwreck,” “Creed,” “Vacation,” “The Walk,” “Pixels,” “Crimson Peak,” “Straight Outta Compton,” “Spy,” “The Fantastic Four,” “The Revenant,” “The Martian,” “Joy,” “The Peanuts Movie,” “Goosebumps,” “Spectre,” “The Intern,” “Aloha,” “Minions,” and more. I don’t think there was a major profile movie opening in 2015 that wasn’t profiled in some shape or form.
What’s more, the convention was a haven for film-making heavyweights of the highest caliber: Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Clint Eastwood, Tom Hardy, Chalize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Elizabeth Banks, Alan Arkin, Paul Rudd, Robert Zemeckis, Chris Columbus, Guillermo del Toro, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, F. Gary Gray, Rose Byrne, Kevin Hart, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Julianne Moore, Jason Statham, Jude Law, Chris Pratt, and Amy Schumer. And that list only represents about half of the big time talent that was on hand at CinemaCon this year.
As I continue to go through all my notes and piece together a recap article, I did want post something here at The Independent so readers could get a little more detailed taste of what the CinemaCon experience is like. Therefore, I got together with local celebrity Sheldon Demke during the convention and put together a couple of video blogs through the gracious aid of Jeff Sanders and John Pugh.
Watch for an epic “CinemaCon” recap article very soon. In the meantime, have a look at our insightful “CinemaCon” vlogs.
The first one is a look at the Paramount Pictures presentation featuring our thoughts on “Terminator: Genisys,” “Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation,” and getting to see Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Cruise in person. Watch above or click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5Xc4eqQXeo
The next one is a look at the Disney presentation featuring our thoughts on Pixar’s “Inside Out” and “Episode 7.” We also briefly chat about CinemaCon’s tribute to Clint Eastwood. Watch above or click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXAKq66AWdk
Finally we have a look at the Warner Brothers presentation and our thoughts on an epic upcoming slate that includes “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Creed,” “Vacation,” “Black Mass,” and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Watch above or click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYc4OBjtg-s
