As Paramount Pictures is set to make its presentation at CinemaCon 2017 – the annual Las Vegas convention where distributors gin up excitements for their upcoming slates to the National Association of Theater Owners – the distributor dropped some news on when a few of their hot-button titles will hit screens. Among those announced include George Clooney’s anticipated upcoming directorial bid Suburbicon, which features stalwart ensemble cast in Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac and Josh Brolin.
The crime drama, penned by Joel and Ethan Coen (regular collaborators with Clooney – O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Intolerable Cruelty and Hail, Caesar!), Grant Heslov and Clooney himself, will bow in theaters on November 3rd. The film, which has been shrouded with a certain degree of secrecy, will surely be one of the year’s more eagerly anticipated films considering the pedigree involved. Suburbicon will go head to head with expected blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok at the box office, but will likely be seeking a more mature crowd and serve as counter-programming to the Marvel title.
Also dated from Paramount is their upcoming comedy Action Point starring Jackass alum Johnny Knoxville. The film centers around a comedy stuntman (Knoxville), who along with a string of cohorts, acquire and operate a theme park where inevitably a cavalcade of hijinks ensue. Action Point will hit theaters on March 23, 2018.
Paramount also dated the recently announced horror entry A Quiet Place. John Krasinski (Promised Land) directs and stars alongside wife Emily Blunt (Sicario) in the upcoming thriller; plot details for which are currently under lock and key. A Quiet Place will bow on April 13, 2018.
Paramount’s presentation at CinemaCon 2017 will take place tomorrow.
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