The last two of the US majors to present their slate to attendees brought suitable star-power and razzmatazz to the final day of CinemaCon in Las Vegas (27).
Fox executives wowed the crowd with stirring footage from upcoming summer release Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes as well as a clip from Dreamworks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon 2.
Shailene Woodley, star of the number one US film Divergent, talked about counter-programmer The Fault In Our Stars, while Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann introduced a scene from comedy The Other Woman.
Studio chairman Jim Gianopulos hosted the session, which included mentions of other 2014 releases including YA adaptation The Maze Runner and Gone Girl from David Fincher.
Distribution president introduced Gianopulos and was promptly surrounded by samba dancers to mark imminent release Rio 2 (pictured).
The Warner Bros heirarchy brought on Clint Eastwood to talk up musical Jersey Boys while Gareth Evans presented footage from Godzilla and Morgan Freeman and CinemaCon regular Johnny Depp tub-thumped for Transcendence.
International distribution president Veronika Kwan Vandenberg and her domestic counterpart Dan Fellman introduced the celebrities to the stage.
The roster included Adam Sandler and a pregnant Drew Barrymore for family film Blended.
Warner Bros’ 2014 slate includes Andy and Lana Wachowski’s original sci-fi Jupiter Ascending, Tom Cuise and Emily Blunt in Edge Of Tomorrow, action film Into The Storm and Robert Downey Jr opposite Robert Duvall in The Judge.
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