Kenneth Branagh & A Live Musical Performance From ‘Wish’ Feature At Disney Slate Show – CineEurope
deadline.comDisney was the final studio to present here at CineEurope in Barcelona, highlighting 17 upcoming films and bringing A Haunting in Venice star/director Kenneth Branagh to town, as well as a live performance of “This Wish” from animated adventure Wish which releases in November.
Head of Global Theatrical Distribution, Tony Chambers, started off the show, thanking exhibition for the success of Avatar: The Way of Water before introducing a pre-taped message from James Cameron.
The filmmaker said to the crowd, “I’m thankful to have had you as our partners. Bravo to all of you.” The Avatar films are “a labor of love,” he said, “and there are three more to go in the coming years.
Thank you for doing everything you do for keeping the magic of cinemagoing alive and well.” Chambers noted this is Disney’s 100th anniversary, “a century of iconic, stellar storytelling… Stories need to be seen on the big screen.” He pointed out that 2023 is the first year since 2019 that Disney will be releasing a movie from each of its brands.
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