Sony came out swinging — in more ways that one — during its CinemaCon presentation Wednesday in Las Vegas, with Tom Rothman sharing news sure to excite fans of the Spider-Man franchise. LEGO movie directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are creating an animated Spider-Man film that will be released on July 20, 2018. They'll write and produce the project, but are not currently signed on to direct. Plus, the new Marvel and Sony live-action film has been dated for July 28, 2017. The new chairman presented footage and news from its slate, and brought to the stage several of its high-profile directors including Chris Columbus and Robert . But a significant amount of time was spent speaking about how the studio plans to overcome its recent challenges. "There were a few stories written about Sony last year," said Rory Bruer, worldwide distribution president, as he took the stage. After a tumultuous past few months due to The Interview hack scandal and the ousting of Amy Pascal, Sony focused its presentation on the latest news about its studio, including the hiring of Tom Rothman at the chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Motion Picture Group and the deal that brought Studio 8 onto the lot.
"Tom's mission is to identify, develop and produce the next wave of iconic films for audiences worldwide," said Bruer. Rothman was the surprise guest who took the stage near the end of the panel. He came out onstage to the James Bond theme song, and spoke at length about how the studio will move forward after its tumultuous past few months. "Together we have been through as challenging a time as any modern company has faced," he said. "We have more than survived, we have thrived." Rothman also said a special thanks to Pascal. "Amy is a tremendous talent and responsible for so much. I'm thrilled and lucky that she's one of our producers." "It's a new day at the studio and there are mighty things ahead," he said. "I believe in big-ass movies for big worldwide audiences. I also believe in diverse slates." "We're not retrenching and we're not retreating, because we believe, so please believe along with us," he added. Sony showed a comprehensive reel that included never-before-seen footage of The 5th Wave, Money Monster (starring George Clooney), Inferno, Concussion and Ricky and the Flash.
The presentation ended with new footage from Eon and MGM's James Bond film Spectre, starring Daniel Craig. Zemeckis, the director of The Walk, took to the stage early on in the presentation to tell the crowd of theaters owners that he "prefers to see movies on a really big screen." The director, who showed a trailer for the drama starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, said he'd been working on the project for 10 years: "I was really looking for a project that should be presented in a theatrical venue." Lee, who is shooting in Georgia, was featured in a special video message about his film Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. He announced that it will be the first film ever shot entirely in the high frame rate of 120 frames per second. It will feature a cast including Kristen Stewart, Vin Diesel and Garrett . Chris Columbus, helmer of Pixels, also took the stage to talk about the Adam Sandler-starring film. He debuted never-before-seen footage from the comedy about giant video game characters that are sent by aliens to attack Earth.
"Why did I fall in love with it? It's a big summer movie that's not a sequel, doesn't have anybody in spandex and is not a board game," he said of the project. Goosebumps producer Neal Moritz and director Rob Letterman introduced the new project, saying they hoped it was the beginning of a new franchise. Jack Black stars as author R.L. Stine. "It's funny, it's scary, it's thrilling and it's filled with all of R.L. Stine's monsters," said Letterman before a new clip was shown.Superheroes ReviewSuperheroes ConceptSuperheroes Villians LegoHeroes SuperheroSuperheroes SpidermanLego SuperherosSpiderman StuffSuperheroes GoogleLego SpidermanForwardLEGO Spider-Man -- New Character Images and Concept Art for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes | Spider-Man: Homecoming may be hiding even more mysteries in its web, at least going by some new merchandise.We all know that the movie will include Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark, as well as Michael Keaton's villain Vulture.However, a new LEGO set unveiled at the New York Toy Fair shows a rather deliberate obscuring of a character on one of the set's boxes.
/hkdvljcPo7— AssassinJim (@assassin_jim) February 19, 2017It's quite clearly intentional, which begs the question... who's the mysterious shady figure, and why have they been concealed?The only clue appears to be the fact that the character's driving a van marked DODC - Department of Damage Control.It could, in the end, be Shocker, who we've been given a fuller glimpse of in new promo art below. After all, we only briefly saw him in a new trailer, so it would make sense if they wanted to hype up his appearance separately. 3/4: New York Toy Fair 2017 was a blast! Thanks to @firstordertransmissions and @makingstarwars, I was lucky enough to attend @Hasbro's off-site event today, and was blown away! This is Hasbro's best year for Toy Fair by far, and all of the Hasbro staff members were a class act! They held an amazing theater presentation talking about everything that they have in store for the next few months. We got sneak peeks at all sorts of toys including new 40th Anniversary Star Wars figures, Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 figures, and of course, Spider-Man Homecoming figures! We even got o
ur first look at what Shocker will look like in Spider-Man Homecoming! Once I got to the show floor, my jaw literally dropped to the floor when I saw how amazing all of these figures look, especially @TomHolland2013's 6" Marvel Legends Spidey figure with Peter's head. It looks exactly like Tom! When the event was over, Hasbro was kind enough to send everyone home with a gift bag with some toys including Star Wars Black Series Figures and Marvel Legends figures! I was fortunate enough to receive a Black Series Baze Malbus, and a new Marvel Legends Green Goblin! They look absolutely spectacular! Hasbro has really stepped up their game over the past few years, and I am so grateful to @firstordertransmissions and @makingstarwars for giving me the opportunity to attend this year! Thanks again Hasbro for making this an incredible Toy Fair! I can't wait to get my hands on all of the Star Wars 40th Anniversary figures, the Guardians Volume 2 figures, The Last Jedi figures, and of course, the Spider-Man Homecoming figures! #HasbroToyFai