Warner Bros Taking CinemaCon To Another Level This AM With ‘Barbie’, ‘Dune 2’, ‘The Flash’, ‘Aquaman 2’, ‘Wonka’ & More
25.04.2023 - 17:31
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Refresh for updates: Big stuff expected here this morning at CinemaCon in Las Vegas as Warner Bros struts its 2023 slate.
Teeing off this morning was Warner Bros Domestic Distribution Chief Jeff Goldstein and Internatioinal Distribution Cheif Andrew Cripps jogging onstage all clad in pink suits, in celebration to the studio’s late summer anticipated hit, Barbie.
“By a show of hands who wore it better, Andrew or me?” beamed Goldstein
“As Barbie says, everybody looks better in pink!” the distrib exec added.
“I’m not sure, Jeff, ” added Cripps.
“Hello, everybody, we’re both tickled pink,” Goldstein continued to pun.
The two touted the success of this past weekend’s Evil Dead Rise, which made its pivot from Max streaming service to an exclusive theatrical window. They also took time to reflect on the legacy of former distrib colleague, MGM’s Erik Lomis. This led into a 100 Years studio sizzle reel with flashes of Elvis, Inception, A Star Is Born, Man of Steel, Mad Max Fury Road, Great Gatsby set to the cover of Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love With You” from the Baz Luhrmann movie.
Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav took the stage this AM, in what is an anomaly appearance for a corporate CEO at the annual distribution and exhibition love-in.
“We tell the stories, and you bring the people in,” Zaslav told exhibition in the room.
Also expected this AM are Warner Bros Motion Picture Bosses Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy (“Who’s better than the two of them…I call them anytime of day and try to stump them on a movie I’m watching on Turner Classics” said Zas today) as well as DC co-Boss Peter Safran (fellow co-Boss James Gunn is on a global press tour for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3).
“Mike and Pam and I were