CONVENTION ROUND-UP
CINEMACON The Las Vegas convention has provided sneak peeks of upcoming movies in a slew of star-studded presentations. Here are Teaser’s top picks from this year’s event in Sin City…
GLADIATOR 2
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace was the perfect venue for director Ridley Scott to introduce five minutes of fierce unfinished footage via video from London. The brutal scenes showcased the sequel’s top-tier cast – including Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen and a ripped Paul Mescal – as well as murderous monkeys, soldiers on rhinos and, erm, sharks. Epic! ‘Going to work every day with Sir Ridley Scott behind the camera is a good day’s work in any context,’ commented Mescal.
GLADIATOR 2 OPENS IN CINEMAS ON 22 NOVEMBER.
JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX
Director Todd Phillips wowed the crowds with a mesmerising trailer for Joker 2, which gave audiences a first glimpse at the alluring chemistry between Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. When quizzed about the musical element of the movie, Phillips explained: ‘I like to say it’s a movie where music is an essential element. To me, that doesn’t really veer too far from the first film because Arthur [Phoenix] is weird, aloof and distant – but he has music in him.’
JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX OPENS IN CINEMAS ON 4 OCTOBER.
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
It’s taken more than 35 years for Michael Keaton to reteam with Tim Burton for the whack-a-doodle follow-up to supernatural 1988 comedy Beetlejuice. ‘It’s like a weird family reunion,’ chuckled the deadpan director, who introduced an eye-popping preview alongside the cast. The spook-tacular sequel – which focuses on three generations of the Deetz family: Delia (Catherine O’Hara), Lydia (Winona Ryder) and Astrid (Jenna Ortega) – is set to utilise practical effects. How does Keaton
