Our own Editor-in-Chief Paul Shirey is our boots on the ground for this year's CinemaCon in Las Vegas, and recently, he's been blowing up the official JoBlo Twitter account with updates from today's Universal panel. While the presentation remains ongoing, the studio has already teased the lion's share of their upcoming releases. Included on the schedule was a presentation by Jim Orr, who talked up the studio's JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, NIGHT SCHOOL, THE GRINCH, GLASS, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 3 and US box office results. Shortly thereafter, showcases for THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2, Octavia Spencer's MA, Will Packer's LITTLE, Danny Boyle's Beatles-centric drama YESTERDAY, and Seth Rogen's crass teen comedy GOOD BOYS took center stage.
Ah, but Universal's offerings didn't stop there. The studio also paraded details for QUEEN SLIM, Dreamwork's upcoming animated feature ABOMINABLE, LAST CHRISTMAS, FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW, Tom Hooper's theatrical adaptation of the Broadway musical CATS and more!
You can follow Paul throughout the entire presentation by checking out the tweet-storm below:
Jim Orr takes the stage for the Universal panel at #CinemaCon
and talks up Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Night School and The Grinch, as well as Glass, How To Train Your Dragon 3 and Us box office results, as well as the Best Picture win for Green Book.— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Donna Langley, Chairman Universal Filmed Entertainment Group takes the stage to intro Universal’s slate, playing a reel that highlights the importance of the theatrical experience. #CinemaCon
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Illumination has brought in $6 Billion in 10 years, with the Despicable Me franchise being the biggest animated franchise of all time. #CinemaCon
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
The rabbit that Kevin Hart is holding is not having it and Hart is doing his best. Haddish’s shitzu is way more cooperative. #CinemaCon
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Jason Blum takes the stage to talk the Universal Blumhouse horror slate #CinemaCon
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Will Packer takes the stage at #CinemaCon to talk his upcoming film and talks about his experience of sneaking into CinemaCon when it was called ShoWest and convincing exhibitors to play his first movie.
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Will Packer is talking up his next production #Little with Regina Hall, Issa Rae, director Tina Gordon and Marsai Martin, who pitched the movie when she was 10 years old introduce the film onstage at #CinemaCon
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Danny Boyle takes the stage to talk #Yesterday and says he’s from “Planet Brexit” pic.twitter.com/iwm3mGuQgi
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Fotos! #cinemacon via (@arcticninjapaul) pic.twitter.com/mDGFpJzCZn
— ArrobaNerd (@ArrobaNerd) April 3, 2019
Himesh Patel, Star of Danny Boyle’s #Yesterday takes the stage to play the titular song pic.twitter.com/KQUmx251dO
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Really nice performance by Patel and #Yesterday looks like a real winner, once again, from director Danny Boyle. #CinemaCon
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Seth Rogen talks #GoodBoys and bring out the stars, Jacob Tremblay, Brady Noon and Keith Williams pic.twitter.com/HuHen99axY
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Saw an extended trailer for #GoodBoys which looks hilarious. It almost feels like a SuperBad prequel. I guess the next one will be foul-mouthed first graders? #CinemaCon
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Next from Dreamworks is #Abominable about a Yeti named Everest who links up with a teenage girl in a journey across China. That’s one way to secure that China box office, eh? About to take a look at an early peek at the film… #CinemaCon
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
#Abominable looks…eh. It’s still not finished, so I’ll give the benefit of the doubt, but it looks like pretty standard Dreamworks fare and not quite up to How To Train Your Dragon levels. We’ll see how it rolls out when it’s more refined. #CinemaCon
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
About to get a look at the #DowntonAbbey movie trailer #CinemaCon
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
#DowntonAbbey trailer looks like it checks all the blocks for fans of the show. I’ve never seen a frame of it, so I’m the worst person to tell you if it looks up to snuff or not, but my girlfriend was clapping and cheering and possibly crying, so take that FWIW. #CinemaCon
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Paul Feig, Emma Thompson and Henry Golding take the stage to talk #LastChristmas at #CinemaCon pic.twitter.com/yEAAK5h0Mw
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Saw a trailer for #LastChrismas which seems like a fun enough romcom with Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding. Hard to see what it’s about beyond two people falling in love, but we’ll see. Maybe that’s enough? Bonus, is new and classic George Michael soundtrack. #CinemaCon
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
#QueenSlim cast and crew take the stage at #CimemaCon including Daniel Kaluya, Lena Waithe, Melina Matsoukas and Jodie Turner-Smith pic.twitter.com/qqNiBfKMk2
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Director David Leitch takes the stage to talk #HobbsAndShaw at #CimemaCon pic.twitter.com/HnrZdhohOK
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Saw a new trailer for #HobbsandShaw and it’s like an explosion of every action movie ever made of all time as broadcast in a Rick and Morty Intergalactic Cable channel. I just can’t imagine this won’t be the most fun we’ll have in the theater this summer #CinemaCon
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Just got a look at a behind-the-scenes featurette for #Cats and it looks like they’re really putting in the work on this one. Mo-cap suits, all manner of dance styles and a diverse cast of actors. Could be something special come the holidays #CinemaCon
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Jennifer Hudson takes the stage to sing “Memories” from Cats onstage at #CinemaCon pic.twitter.com/hNxTM7yA6m
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
That’s it for Universal! Gotta say, #HobbsandShaw has me the most won over from Universal’s upcoming slate, although, surprisingly #Cats is now on my radar. I’m really intrigued to see how they bring it to life. Okay, and maybe because it has Taylor Swift in it. #CinemaCon
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) April 3, 2019
Be sure to keep close to JoBlo for all of our latest update from this year's Cinemacon experience. There's bound to be lots more on the way as the show continues to heat up.
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