CinemaCon 2025 is finally here, and this year’s event arguably has the most packed schedule yet when compared to previous years. Mainstay studios like , , , , and , which are present at every CinemaCon, are now being joined in the lineup by the returning and the newly formed . The official convention of — previously known as the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) — CinemaCon has become one of the top news events for eager moviegoers. The annual event sees theater owners, distributors, exhibitors, industry professionals, journalists, and more unite at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to celebrate the communal theatrical experience and discuss what’s coming in the future.

Up first today at CinemaCon 2025 is Sony Pictures, who are promising a presentation over two hours long. While we have no confirmation on what movies will be shown or teased, fans can at least expect new updates on , , and the legacy sequel. Press and CinemaCon attendees in attendance might also get updates on Sony’s in-development slate for 2026 and beyond, including Sam Mendes’ long-anticipated , starring and , and the live-action adaptation, which just got scheduled for March 26, 2027.

CinemaCon is not open to the public, which means no releases of exclusive footage and first-look reveals from the highly anticipated event. But look no further, as we at DiscussingFilm will be listing below every major news update and exclusive footage description from Sony’s CinemaCon 2025 studio presentation. Stay tuned as we continue to cover this year’s CinemaCon throughout the week, with presentations from Lionsgate, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Amazon MGM Studios, Walt Disney Studios, and Paramount Pictures still to come.

May 30, 2025.
Jonathan Entwistle.
Rob Lieber.
The Karate Kid by Robert Mark Kamen.
Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio, Ben Wang, Joshua Jackson, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Sadie Stanley, Aramis Knight, Wyatt Oleff, and Jennifer-Lyn Christie, & Ming-Na Wen.

CinemaCon 2025 saw two scenes from Karate Kid: Legends. The first scene features the new Karate Kid named Lee entering his low-lit apartment, only to notice a dangling pot in his kitchen. Suspicious, he looks around and calls for his mom. He grabs a small pot to arm himself before he is attacked by a shadowy figure — they toss around the kitchen, and then he is beaten into the light switch. Jackie Chan, in a grey hoodie, greets Lee, and they sit down at his kitchen table as Lee’s mom (Ming-Na Wen) enters the scene.

In California, Mr. Han (Chan) leaves a taxi and enters an empty dojo. He looks at a picture of Mr. Miyagi and shares his respects. Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) enters the scene and explains that Miyagi passed away years ago, but Mr. Han says that he knows. The twist is that he’s come specifically to seek Daniel out. He shows Daniel an old photo of Han and Miyagi and tells Daniel what he has meant to Miyagi and that he must pass down his special knowledge to Lee in New York. Daniel turns down his offer, but Han insists that he will see him in the Big Apple regardless — jokingly alluding to his lack of choice in the matter.

June 20, 2025.
Danny Boyle.
Alex Garland.
Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, Edvin Ryding, Chi Lewis-Parry, & Emma Laird.

A new trailer for 28 Years Later debuted at this year’s CinemaCon. It has a lot of similarities to the first trailer, including the song motif and general cryptic tone. It opens on soldiers walking down a dark bunker, the frame only illuminated by their flashlights. They are attacked by infected before the studio logos kick in. We are shown more of the film’s setting, a small English town surrounded by a large barrier and bridge to the mainland, adorned by skulls and graves. We are shown the settlements and the groups of survivors who have grown accustomed to the pandemic life.

Conflict arises as Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s son turns of age and must be taught to protect the town’s barriers. Next, we see him being trained to use a crossbow on the infected, deep in the woods. As the rhythm of the trailer intensifies, images of Infected taking down military, survivors running down forests, and an old infected talking about judgement day as infected attack civilians. 

January 16, 2026.
Nia DaCosta.
Alex Garland.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O’Connell, Emma Laird, & Ralph Fiennes.

While CinemaCon 2025 wasn’t treated to any footage of the fourth installment of the 28 Days Later franchise, and second in this new 28 Years trilogy, audiences were shown two stills from Nia DeCosta’s post-apocalyptic middle chapter. The first is a relatively straightforward shot of survivors running down a forest. The second is much more compelling — Ralph Fiennes as a potential villain. He is sickly pale, bald, and naked, covered in wounds and surrounded by a wall of skulls. DaCosta teased that moviegoers will learn more about his character in 28 Years Later but stresses he is “crazy” and is ready for audiences to meet him. 

June 4, 2027.
Bob Persichetti & Justin K. Thompson.
Dave Callaham, Phil Lord, & Christopher Miller.
Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Nicolas Cage, Luna Lauren Velez, Jake Johnson, Oscar Isaac, & Jason Schwartzmann.

Sony confirmed that Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse will hit theaters on . CinemaCon 2025 also got a sneak peek at what the film will entail. The first look opens with the camera moving through a multi-colored prism of sorts, with scenes from the prior two films intercut. The footage then shifts to a quick succession of teases for what audiences can expect. Miles (Shameik Moore) and Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) are riding on a motorbike. The Spot (Jason Schwartzman) is sucking the color out of various environments. Speaking of The Spot, he seems to have the ability to transform into an arachnid-style form that sees him crawling menacingly towards our protagonists.

A big component of the footage is between Miles and the alternate-universe version of himself that has become The Prowler. Strangely, though, a shot towards the end of the teaser shows the two Miles’ working together with who appears to be Aaron Davis (Mahershala Ali). The multi-colored prism is then revealed as the film’s logo. There’s not much to this footage, but it gives us a good idea of what Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse will be preoccupied with.

August 29, 2025.
Darren Aronofsky.
Caught Stealing by Charlie Huston.
Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Bad Bunny, & Vincent D’Onofrio.

CinemaCon attendees were treated to the first trailer of Darren Aronofsky’s newest film Caught Stealing, which appears to be a large departure in tone from his last few provocateur efforts. Instead of a drama, Aronofsky’s newest is an ensemble heist thriller. It opens with brief introductions to a star-studded cast: Austin Butler as Hank Thompson, an ex-baseball player dating Zoe Kravitz in a 1990s New York setting. We were shown Bad Bunny as a smoking gangster attacking a man with a baseball bat, as well as a mo-hawked punk Matt Smith showing off his bounty of large money bags.

The trailer climaxes as we are shown Butler’s character descending deeper into the New York crime scene. A kitchen fight and a car chase set piece all culminate in an end tag of Butler seated with Rabbis, played by Liev Schreiber and Vincent D’Onofrio, eating matzo ball soup. Aronofsky said his motivation to make this film was to try “something that was, simply put, a lot of fun,” and that impulse certainly shows as the movie seems to be something with much broader appeal than the dour auteur features he’s known for.

September 19, 2025.
Kogonada.
Seth Reiss.
Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell, Margot Robbie, Lily Rabe, Jodie Turner-Smith, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Billy Magnussen, Brandon Perea, Sarah Gadon, Chloe East, & Hamish Linklater.

Kogonada’s follow-up to After Yang showed its first full trailer today at CinemaCon 2025. The trailer opens with a series of brightly colored umbrellas in a rainy environment. Characters played by Collin Farrell and Margot Robbie steal glances at each other. Their interest in each other is clear, but they part ways. Driving through the countryside, Farrell is asked by his GPS if he wants to go on a “big bold beautiful journey”. The GPS then brings him to Sarah, the character played by Margot Robbie, whose car has broken down. The two ride together to a strange red door in the middle of nowhere.

The burgeoning couple step through the door, only for them to be in a high school memory of Farrell’s character, where he lost a young love. A quick succession of shots goes through understated visualizations of the memories the two will wander through. We even get a brief glimpse of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s character sitting at a desk. The footage feels tender, heartwarming, and lightly funny, yet more conventional than After Yang. While it doesn’t exactly look as big and bold as the title suggests, there’s a lot of appeal here for the general audiences and the arthouse crowd alike.

February 13, 2026.
Tyree Dillihay.
Aaron Buchsbaum & Teddy Riley.
Stephen Curry, Michelle Raimo Kouyate, Erick Peyton, Adam Rosenberg, & Rodney Rothman.

Exclusive Footage Description: Stephen Curry recorded an introduction to his animated film, Goat. The animated movie follows the story of Will Harris, the titular anthropomorphic “under goat” trying to make his way into the big league of animal sports. Though we didn’t see any clips, we did get an exclusive look into the concept art and Curry’s personal attachment to its underdog story. Images include looks at Will’s awkwardly charming design and his big, exaggerated trademark sneakers. The most compelling image was a set piece of Will playing a match against a large silhouetted bear as the court is covered in flames, teasing that the visuals of Goat will go beyond imagination to bring its vibrant basketball scenes to life.

I Know What You Did Last Summer

Release Date: July 18, 2025.
Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson.
Screenplay by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson & Sam Lansky.
Story by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson & Leah McKendrick.
Based on characters by Lois Duncan.

Exclusive Footage Description: CinemaCon 2025 played to the horror crowd with a trailer for their upcoming I Know What You Did Last Summer legacy sequel. The trailer starts with some light banter between a teenage couple, one of whom is played by Madelyn Cline. As Madelyn Cline goes upstairs to take a bath, complete with a blood-red bath bomb and headphones to listen to guided meditations, her boyfriend is savagely murdered by a hook-handed killer dressed all in black. The trailer then moves on to show Madelyn Cline’s character and her group of friends, including Chase Sui Wonders, debating if this has anything to do with, well, what they did last summer.

During a town hall meeting, Freddie Prinze, Jr., returning as his character from the original film, angrily reiterates that this “isn’t the first time there’s been violence” in their town. The rest is the sort of fare you can expect from a horror trailer, quick cuts of kills and all. That is, until Jennifer Love Hewitt comes out and asks a character what they did last summer. The trailer is exciting, fast-paced, and certainly reliant on nostalgia. Still, it has a certain mean streak that makes this legacy slasher feel slightly different from the recent Scream and Halloween legacy sequels.