Sony at CinemaCon: Everything We Learned From the Presentation
The Mary Sue is here soaking up the Las Vegas sun, and day one of CinemaCon certainly opened with a bang this year. Iconic franchises such as Insidious and Jumanji are getting mew installments, and Sony has a whole slate of new video game adaptations in the pipeline. Though there was no new information about Zelda, fans will be pleased to know that it has finished filming, so hopefully news should be coming soon.
A new look was also given at Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which releases on July 31. As we recall, Brand New Day leaves Peter (Tom Holland) estranged from his friends after he had to make a difficult choice and let the world forget him. Holland’s Spider-Man isn’t the only Spidey getting news: An announcement was made about the third installment of the Spider-Verse films, which has faced delays in the past.
In the meantime, check out a few of the biggest announcements from Sony’s panel at CinemaCon.
Insidious: Out of the Further
 In Insidious: Out of the Further, Amelia Eve stars as Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in who discovers she can travel into The Further, the purgatorial realm of lost souls at the heart of the Insidious universe. When something evil comes after her, Gemma discovers an ability that changes everything: she doesn’t just enter The Further, she can bring what lives there back to the real world. Once the demons realize her power, our world becomes their playground.
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With Lin Shaye reprising her iconic role as Elise Rainier and Jacob Chase directing, Insidious: Out of the Further opens August 21, 2026.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) returns for the final chapter of Sony Pictures Animation’s Oscar-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. Originally slated to be released in 2024, there is now a definitive date for release and first look at this much-anticipated finale.
Hunted by Miguel O’Hara’s (Oscar Isaac) Spider Society and betrayed by his friends, Miles finds himself in the darkest corners of the Spider-Verse in search of a way home. Knowing that his family has been not only fractured but endangered by his calling, it’s a race against the clock for Miles to travel across the wildest reaches of time and space to fight for and reunite everything he holds most dear.
Bloodborne and Helldivers
Sony Pictures announced that PlayStation’s widely popular game Bloodborne is being developed into an R-rated animated feature for Sony Pictures. The plot is currently being kept under wraps.
Bloodborne is an action role-playing game where a traveler journeys into a horror-filled gothic city full of deranged mobs and nightmarish creatures lurking around every corner. It has been praised for its challenging gameplay and richly layered world that players have spent years exploring.
Considered one of the best games of all time by numerous publications, Bloodborne was developed by FromSoftware and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The film is produced by PlayStation Productions, Lyrical Animation and creator and gamer Seán McLoughlin, better known by his pseudonym JackSepticEye. Seán is a massive gamer who has spent years battling it out in the brutal world of Bloodborne for his over 48 million online fans.
Along with the announcement of Bloodborne, Sony announced the adaptation of Helldivers, directed by Justin Lin and starring Jason Momoa. Slated for release in 2027, the film is based on the hugely popular Helldivers video game franchise.
Klara and the Sun
Based on the bestselling novel from Nobel Prize-winner Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun introduces audiences to Klara (Jenna Ortega), an Artificial Friend who wants nothing more than to find the perfect home. When Klara meets Josie (Mia Tharia), each immediately senses a kindred spirit in the other. Josie has a fraught relationship with her mother (Amy Adams) and they’ve suffered great loss, but Klara’s innocent wonder and unwavering loyalty begin to heal the family and bring light to Josie’s complicated world.
Klara and the Sun is directed by Taika Waititi, with the screenplay co-written by Waititi and Dahvi Waller. The film also stars Aran Murphy, with Steve Buscemi and Natasha Lyonne.
Jumanji: Open World
Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan are reunited in Jumanji: Open World, the hilarious new installment of the wildly successful global action-adventure franchise. Our heroes have escaped the ever-changing jungles of Jumanji before, but this time the game comes to us as Jumanji breaks free of its console, unleashing its chaos into our world.
Directed by Jake Kasdan, with the screenplay by Kasdan, Jeff Pinkner, and Scott Rosenberg. The film also stars Alex Wolff, Madison Iseman, Morgan Turner, Ser’Darius Blain, Rhys Darby, Nick Jonas and Danny DeVito.
Jumanji: Open World opens Christmas Day.
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