Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Early CinemaCon Predictions: Universal Pictures

Next up in my CinemaCon predictions is Universal Pictures. Closing in on their 106th year in business, here is their schedule right now...

Film: Breaking In
Release Date: May 11, 2018
Prediction: Trailer will be shown.

Film: Loving Pablo
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Prediction: A trailer will debut at the show.

Film: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Release Date: June 22, 2018
Prediction: Some footage will be shown off.

Film: The First Purge
Release Date: July 4, 2018
Prediction: The trailer will be shown off.

Film: Skyscraper
Release Date: July 13, 2018
Prediction: The Rock may come on stage to present some footage or something.

Film: Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!
Release Date: July 20, 2018
Prediction: A new trailer will debut at the show.

Film: The House With a Clock in its Walls
Release Date: September 21, 2018
Prediction: The trailer will be shown off, and nothing more than that.

Film: Night School
Release Date: September 28, 2018
Prediction: Just the trailer will be shown.

Film: First Man
Release Date: October 12, 2018
Prediction: A trailer will be shown off.

Film: Halloween
Release Date: October 19, 2018
Prediction: The teaser trailer will debut at the show.

Film: Dr. Seuss' The Grinch
Release Date: November 9, 2018
Prediction: The trailer will be shown, and maybe some footage from the film.

Film: Untitled Robert Zemeckis Project
Release Date: November 21, 2018
Prediction: Either say what it is, push it back, or remove it from the schedule.

Film: Mortal Engines
Release Date: December 14, 2018
Prediction: A new trailer will appear at the show.

Film: Glass
Release Date: January 18, 2019
Prediction: A teaser trailer may or may not be shown.

Film: Untitled Blumhouse
Release Date: February 14, 2019
Prediction: They'll likely say what it is, and probably show a trailer as well.

Film: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Release Date: March 1, 2019
Prediction: A teaser trailer will play at the show, and then it won't show up online until after the DreamWorks festival in June.

Film: Untitled Jordan Peele Thriller
Release Date: March 15, 2019
Prediction: The title will be announced at the show.

Film: The Voyage of Dr. Dolittle
Release Date: April 12, 2019
Prediction: A small tease may be shown.

Film: Detective Pikachu
Release Date: May 10, 2019
Prediction: Some footage may appear, and it could be presented by Ryan Reynolds as well.

Film: Untitled Blumhouse
Release Date: May 31, 2019
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

Film: The Secret Life of Pets 2
Release Date: June 7, 2019
Prediction: Perhaps they'll say who's voicing Max now that Louis C.K. is no longer attached to the project.

Film: Cowboy Ninja Viking
Release Date: June 28, 2019
Prediction: A delay might be announced, since they apparently just got a writer.

Film: Hobbs & Shaw
Release Date: July 26, 2019
Prediction: A small tease may or may not be shown off.

Film: Untitled Universal Event
Release Date: August 16, 2019
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

Film: Untitled Danny Boyle/Richard Curtis Film
Release Date: September 13, 2019
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

Film: Little
Release Date: September 20, 2019
Prediction: A quick tease may or may not appear at the show.

Film: Everest
Release Date: September 27, 2019
Prediction: A delay is bound to happen, what with it facing Angry Birds 2 and all, but I'm also leaning towards a cast announcement.

Film: Untitled Blumhouse
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

Film: Untitled Will Packer
Release Date: November 15, 2019
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

Film: Untitled Blumhouse
Release Date: December 13, 2019
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed, but I'm leaning more towards a date change due to competition from Star Wars: Episode IX.

Film: Wicked
Release Date: December 20, 2019
Prediction: A date change is possible, due to Episode IX.

Film: Untitled Blumhouse
Release Date: January 3, 2020
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

Film: Untitled Universal Event
Release Date: January 17, 2020
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

Film: Untitled Blumhouse
Release Date: February 14, 2020
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

Film: Fast & Furious 9
Release Date: April 10, 2020
Prediction: It may be a little too early for a title, but don't rule it out just yet.

Film: Trolls 2
Release Date: April 17, 2020
Prediction: I suppose they'll just remind audiences that it exists.

Film: Untitled Will Packer
Release Date: May 15, 2020
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

Film: Red Notice
Release Date: June 12, 2020
Prediction: Perhaps they'll get The Rock on stage to say something about it.

Film: Minions 2
Release Date: July 3, 2020
Prediction: A plot may or may not be revealed.

Film: Untitled Universal Event
Release Date: July 17, 2020
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

Film: Untitled Universal Event
Release Date: August 14, 2020
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

Film: The Croods 2
Release Date: September 18, 2020
Prediction: A plot may or may not be revealed.

Film: Untitled Blumhouse
Release Date: October 16, 2020
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

Film: Untitled Universal Event
Release Date: November 13, 2020
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

Film: Sing 2
Release Date: December 25, 2020
Prediction: Simple. They'll just remind the audience that it is happening.

Film: The Boss Baby 2
Release Date: March 26, 2021
Prediction: Just remind the audience that it's coming, though I'd love to know how Alec Baldwin could be back given how the first film ended.

Film: Fast & Furious 10
Release Date: April 2, 2021
Prediction: If The Rock is indeed showing up at the convention, then a word on this is likely.

Film: Jurassic World 3
Release Date: June 11, 2021
Prediction: I would love it if they pulled an Avengers 4 and said that the title was a spoiler for Fallen Kingdom.

Film: Untitled Illumination
Release Date: July 2, 2021
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

Film: Spooky Jack
Release Date: September 17, 2021
Prediction: At this point, I think the very least we'll get is a logo reveal. Although, I would love to know whether DreamWorks plans to outsource it or not.

Film: Untitled Illumination
Release Date: July 1, 2022
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

Film: Untitled Illumination
Release Date: December 21, 2022
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

Film: Untitled Illumination
Release Date: June 30, 2023
Prediction: A title may or may not be revealed.

One thing that I believe is a high priority for Universal is the fourth Despicable Me movie. It's already confirmed to be in development, and there's still no release date for it! I say announce that it's coming out in 2021 or so.

On an Illumination-related note, I bet we'll hear something about their Super Mario movie. That would be incredible! Maybe they'll extend their slate to 2025 or so with a bunch of untitled films! Who knows?

I would also like to see DreamWorks' slate get a little expansion to match Illumination's schedule. Perhaps they could say a little something about Shrek 5. Other than that, I do think it's possible that Scarface could be put back on as their event movie on August 16, 2019.

What say you?

(UPDATE: 4/20/2018; 8:57 AM)

Universal just added a movie titled The Hunt to their schedule for September 27, 2019. I predict we'll hear about the cast, or not. Also, Everest is definitely moving since it currently falls on the same date.

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