


Maggie Q, star of the upcoming action film “The Protégé,” talked about her excitement at seeing her work back in theaters.

More: Are we actually going to have a summer-movie season this year? Yes, 'if we're good'Įach speaker encouraged the return to theaters as the industry moves to rebound after the pandemic created life without theaters about a year ago. The three-hour event also featured movie clips and trailers from Disney, Sony and other studios.Įxtended footage was shown from Warner Bros.’ “In the Heights,” Disney’s “Cruella,” Universal’s “F9,” Paramount’s “Snake Eyes” and Aretha Franklin’s biopic “Respect” from MGM Studios/United Artist Releasing. The gathering was one of the first in-person events for the industry to showcase its biggest upcoming projects. They are missing special and visual effects and all the great stuff you usually see on the big screen.” “Yes, we’ve seen over the past year in the pandemic, that people watch movies on their little iPhone and iPad and put on their glasses to see what’s going on there. “If you have the movie and you don’t have the theaters, you don’t have nothing,” Schwarzenegger said.
