With Mission: Impossible - Fallout leading the way, Paramount's presentation on Wednesday night was undoubtedly one of my most anticipated of the week as we prepared to get our first look at extended footage from one of the most eagerly-awaited action films of the year - and, quite possibly, of all-time. Plus, we also got plenty of updates on Bumblebee, Star Trek 4/5, Overlord, A Quiet Place 2, and more!
Read my recap of the Paramount Pictures presentation, which includes an extremely detailed footage description of everything we saw from Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible - Fallout, below:
To view every page at once, simply click on the VIEW LIST (ONE PAGE) button below!
Untitled A Quiet Place Sequel
Paramount began the presentation by celebrating the blockbuster success of A Quiet Place earlier this year, which has taken in over $236.6 million to date, and confirmed that they've already working on developing a sequel. It remains unknown whether or not John Krasinski and Emily Blunt will return, but it's hard not to imagine they won't be involved in one capacity or another.
Bumblebee
If you weren't a fan of Michael Bay's five Transformers films, well, then, you're in luck because Travis Knight's upcoming Bumblebee spinoff looks unlike any Transformers movie that's come before it.
Knight opens the presentation and promises an adventure that will have a true emotional core that families worldwide will come to love this holiday season. He then brings out stars Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, and Jorge Lendeborg Jr., who share minor details about their characters before debuting a first look at Bumblebee.
The extended sneak peek opens with Charlie (Steinfeld) waking up and getting ready for the day, listening to music and dancing along. She eventually makes her way to the garage and notices that a piece of her car hit the floor. She quickly grabs a few tools and a creeper and heads under the hood of her bug to examine the problem. She doesn't notice anything until she comes across Bumblebee's face and it lights up.
Bee transforms back into battle mode and stands above her. They make eye contact and Charlie is left speechless. (Note: Bee does look a little smaller than what we're accustomed to.) Bee scrambles into the corner while Charlie makes a dash for the door, however, when she notices that Bee seems pretty harmless, she slowly approaches him and says hello. When she asks if he can speak, he nods no, which means he must've lost his voicebox at least thirty years before the events of the first film.
Bee does an assessment of Charlie and when he realizes she's safe, he allows her to touch his face and she begins to ask him what he is and where he came from, questions he can't answer at the moment. He then begins pointing at her, asking her who she is. She introduces herself and reveals that it's actually her 18th birthday today. She then asks for his name and when he shies away, she tells him he sounds like a bumblebee and says that's what she's going to call him from now on.
The clip ends and we're given a quick look at an extended trailer, featuring plenty of never-before-seen footage, including shots of Bumblebee running away from helicopters and military vehicles, him giving Charlie a ride, and several other unnamed Autobots making appearances. We see him team with Charlie on unspecified new mission with John Cena's character apparently hot on their tails.
This is one film to look out for this December and based on what we saw, I can safely say that there's more heart in that one scene than probably every otherTransformers movie, save for the first one, combined. Also, Aquaman's going to have his work cut out for him, especially with the younger crowds, which may find the fan-favorite Autobot a much more preferable option to the latest DC adventure.
That was it for Hasbro, but before they left, they did briefly show us title cards for Dungeons and Dragons and Micronauts, which are both expected to go into development soon.
Book Club
A quartet of legends took the stage next as Academy Award-winner Diane Keaton, 2x Academy Award-winner Jane Fonda, Academy Award-nominee Candice Bergen, and Academy Award-winner Mary Steenburgen arrived to promote their upcoming romantic comedy Book Club.
Following a series of jokes about their male co-stars, they introduced a new trailer that was well-received by those in attendance. While the film does open the same day as Deadpool 2, it should still find an audience as we head into the summer months.
What Men Want
The lovely Taraji P. Henson was next to preview her upcoming comedy What Men Want, which actually began filming the day after Paramount's presentation on Wednesday. The movie follows Henson's character, a female sports agent that's been boxed out by her male colleagues at her agency, however, she gains an unexpected edge when she gets the ability to hear their thoughts.
Wendi McLendon-Covey, Tracy Morgan, Aldis Hodge, and Max Greenfield will co-star.
Untitled Tyler Perry Movie
Tiffany Haddish was pulling double duty on Wednesday with Universal and Paramount and returned to preview her upcoming comedy, which is currently known as an Untitled Tyler Perry Movie. Filming just wrapped the week before the presentation, so it's understandable that they had yet to settle on an official title.
The movie is about two sisters, one that recently gets out of jail (Haddish) and one that's very sophisticated (Tika Sumpter). After learning about her sister's online relationship, she quickly comes to realize that her sister might be getting catfished and hilarious hijinks ensue.
The Spongebob Movie: It's A Wonderful Sponge
A new "live-action" Spongebob movie is coming and Paramount officially revealed the title during its presentation: The Spongebob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge. The movie will be the third in the franchise and is expected to hit thheaters on July 22, 2020, which is still a good ways away.
While further details weren't available, it can probably be assumed that a good majority of the voice cast will reprise their roles.