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| 'Incredibles' scheduled for 2019 sequel |
It looks like Disney is in for a killer year in 2019 - lots of highly anticipated sequels and more franchise pics. Here's what's on the mouse's schedule, two plus year from now:
Captain Marvel - first female-led superhero movie. The scuttlebutt is that virtually every major female star is gunning for the lead in this one. It will be BIG!
Untitled Disneytoons Production - the maker of 'Planes', Disneytoons is currently producing another animated drama for the cinema which no doubt will be a box office hit with younger audiences.
Avengers:Infinity War II - The 'Iron Man' saga continues and it won't be the last. The first two Avenger films were huge box office bruisers and this, third installment, won't disappoint - huge fan base.
Star Wars: Episode IX - The last of the Star Wars trilogy of films by Disney, this film could be the biggest grosser ever! We'll have to wait and see but my guess is that the mouse-house plans to continue the Star Wars franchise. It's just too lucrative to stop.
The Incredibles 2 - Pixar films are, for the most part, incredible and very popular with a wide age group of moviegoers. 2019 will finally see the release of the long awaited sequel to 'The Incredibles'
The Inhumans - A new, stand-alone superhero film. Rumor is that Vin Diesel will star, which means that Disney thinks this film could have sequel or even franchise potential and will green-light a mega-budget for this one.
Indiana Jones 5 - The only thing we know for sure is that this sequel will be made and that Spielberg (will direct) and Ford (will star). Fans are looking forward to a good storyline and solid action reminiscent of the first two Jones' movies. It will be good to see Jones with iconic hat, whip, pouch, and swagger back on screen.
Tinkerbell ? - In production is a live-action fantasy film which is thus far untitled. It's not known if this will be the long-anticipated 'Tinkerbell' or perhaps a sequel to 'The Jungle Book'. Disney has yet to announce but 'Tinkerbell' is the front-runner guess.
So, all of the above to be released in one year. 2019 could turn out to be the biggest, all-time grosser for any studio ever given this roster of movies - only time will tell but Disney has a good shot at it.
'Show Your Disney Side'
Another Disney happening, is a new iPhone app called, 'Show Your Disney Side'. Launched two weeks ago, by using this app you can take a selfie and hit a button and transform yourself into a Disney character - ie. a clone of hundreds of characters. Since its release, 'Show Your Disney Side' has been downloaded more than 1.5 million times with over 11.5 million Disney character transformations.
A clone of a Japanese app called Tyffon, which turns selfies into zombies, Disney saw the opportunity in swapping its animated and live-action characters instead and contracted Tyffon to make the new app a reality.
'Show Your Disney Side' is free as Disney views it a great marketing tool. Try it out!
NATO Rejects 'Screening Room' Movie Release Scheme
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As a follow-up to a CMG post of March 15th, entitled 'Movie Exhibitors' Release Window Gets Shut' it appears that the Screening Room scheme of offering in-home movies day-and-date with cinemas has run into some stiff resistance.
NATO, the National Association of Theater Owners, issued a statement yesterday denouncing the Screening Room idea. Defending the notion that the traditional release schedule provides movies the ability to become an 'event' and not just another in-home pay-per-view option, NATO was having none of the Screening Room's proposal.
In a non-to veiled reference to the Screening Room plan, the theater owners group said, "NATO has consistently called on movie distributors and exhibitors to discuss, as partners, release models that can grow the business for everyone. These models should be developed in company-to-company discussions, and not by third parties."
CMG tends to agree with NATO. Why have a middleman? Cinema owners and the studios can work out a release model which takes into account the changing lifestyles of movie-viewers to the mutual benefit of both. Prediction: Screening Room will not see the light of day.
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Seymour Flix
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