CinemaCon 2025

Sony Pictures

Sony kicked off Cinema Con with a dive into ‘28 Years Later’ directed by Danny Boyle, a sequel to ‘28 Days Later’ that was released in the summer of 2003. The film will be coming to theaters this summer. It was also announced that a fourth installment ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’, directed by Nia DaCosta, was filled back-to-back and is slated to be released in 2026. ‘GOAT’, produced by Stephen Curry, is scheduled to hit theaters on February 13th, 2026.  

The studio also debuted exclusive Spider-Verse clips and confirmed that Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse will be released on June 4th, 2027. Also, in the Spider-Man world, Tom Holland’s fourth Spider-Man installment was announced as well. Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be swinging into theaters on July 31st, 2026. Footage from the next “I Know What You Did Last Summer” was released and the film will be in theaters on July 18th, 2025. Jumanji 3 has been greenlit as well as the live action ‘The Legend of Zelda’. The worldwide trailer for ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ was released, coming to theaters on May 30th, 2025.

Lastly, Sony Pictures announced ‘The Beatles – A Four- Film Cinematic Event’ staring Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Star, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison will be released in theaters in April of 2028.  

Lionsgate

Lionsgate presented an extended look at Ballerina, the next John Wick installment, coming to theaters this summer. Director Frances Lawrence confirmed that the newest Hunger Games adaptation ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ is currently in development and introduced the film’s new animated logo. Ruben Fleischer presented a first look at ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’, the third installment of the franchise that will be released on November 14, 2025.

The adaptation of the physiological thriller ‘The Housemaid’ staring Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, and Brendan Sklenar debuted exclusive footage and is slated to be in theaters on December 25th, 2025.

 Finally, Lionsgate closed their segment with live footage from the upcoming film ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ releasing on May 14th, 2025, staring Jenna Ortega and Abel Tesfaye. Along with the film sneak peak, attendees were also surprised with a live performance from The Weeknd!

Warner Bros.

The Warner Bros. segment began with Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, and Regina Hall speaking about their upcoming film titled ‘One Battle After Another’. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, its slated to be released later this fall. New Line Cinema’s President and CEO Richard Brener took the stage to give a sneak peak of the upcoming ‘Mortal Kombat II’ and ‘The Conjuring; Last Rites’. Brener also presented the audience with an extended look to the next Final Destination Installment, Bloodlines, which releases this summer.

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Director Joseph Kosinski made an appearance to premiere the first ten minutes of ‘F1’ starring Brad Pitt that hits theaters this summer as well.

James Gunn and Peter Safran graced the stage as they introduced the cast of the upcoming Superman film, giving attendees an exclusive sneak peak of the film.

Universal Pictures

This year at CinemaCon included the world premiere of Universal Pictures live action ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ accompanied by costumes worn by Hiccup, Astrid, and statues of Toothless and Stormfly were also beautifully on display. Director/ writer Dean DeBoise, Gerald Butler, and Nico Parker were in attendance to introduce the film that will be released to the public on June 13th, 2025.

Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Director Gareth Edwards presented exclusive footage for ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ coming to theaters this summer. While Universal Pictures spoke about several upcoming sequels that include ‘The Bad Guys 2’, ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’, ‘The Black Phone 2’, and ‘M3GAN 2.0’.

Concluding the segment included Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Producer Marc Platt, and Director Jon M. Chu to debut the first exclusive trailer for ‘Wicked: For Good’ coming to theaters on November 26th, 2025.

Amazon MGM Studios

Taking the stage to present a sneak peak of ‘After the Hunt’, coming to theaters with a limited release on October 10th, 2025, were Andrew Garfield, Ayo Edebiri, and Director Luca Guadagnino.

Halle Berry, Chris Hemsworth, and Director/ Writer Bart Layton were able to speak about and showcase an exclusive sneak peek of their upcoming film ‘Crime 101’.

Closing the panel, attendees were treated to a discussion with Director Gavin O’Connor and the cast of The Accountant 2 that included Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Daniella Pineda.

Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures introduced ‘The Running Man’ panel which stars Glen Powell, Colman Domingo, and Josh Brolin. A handful of other projects were revealed that included PAW Patrol, The Dino Movie, and The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle sequel are slated to be released. Attendees were able to get a sneak peak of The Naked Gun and received a special message from Rihanna for the upcoming Smurfs film. Paramount closed their panel in one of the most epic ways, with Tom Cruise honoring Director Christopher McQuarrie before he introduced the first look at the official trailer for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

Walt Disney Studios

Walt Disney Studios graced attendees with an exclusive sneak peek at Freakier Friday, scheduled for release this summer. The first footage from Tron: Ares was introduced by Jared Leto and Jeff Bridges as well as Elle Fanning premiering the trailer for Predator Badlands. In true Marvel fashion, the cast of Thunderbolts* released an exclusive sneak peek for their upcoming film as well. Lastly, Zoe Saldana, with a virtual message from James Cameron, introduces the first 3D clips from Avatar: Fire and Ash which is slated to be released in theaters this December.

For my cinephiles who just can’t wait, CinemaCon 2026 will be taking place on April 13th through April 16th.