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RAISE YOUR GLASS - The Hourglass Pictures Exposition

By Ezen Baklattan, in Create A Year Of Movies (CAYOM)

Most Anticipated Film of Hourglass Pictures in....  

7 members have voted

  1. 1. Y4?

    • Aera Rising (dir. Daron Nefcy)
      3
    • Benji & Me (dir. Michael Dougherty)
      2
    • Cassia of the Night (dir. Julia Ducornau)
      0
    • Francis (dir. Edgar Wright)
      1
    • Freddy Zapper & the Manifesto of Doom (dir. James Bobin)
      0
    • Katamari Damacy (dir. Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan)
      0
    • Starlit Highway (dir. Stephen Chbosky)
      1

  2. 2. Y5 and Beyond?

    • Appleton Express (dir. Taika Waititi)
      0
    • The Epsilon Syndicate: Union of Thieves (dir. Drew Goddard)
      1
    • Spark: Euphoria / Evermore (dir. Jennifer Yuh)
      4
    • Two Lonely Bounty Hunters (dir. David Soren)
      2
    • Wallace and Gromit (dir. Nick Park and Richars Starzak)
      0

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Let's begin with our first look:

 

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Huge laughter and applause as we see this first look at AERA: RISING. Daron Nefcy prepares to present as we begin to look into the film - set 30 years before the events of Spark: Rising. Note that Aera's species lives for hundreds of years, so it was quite easy to recast Aubrey Plaza as Aera. The plot follows her as she tries to make it in galactic society, namely Celestial Haven.

 

Unfortunately, after crossing the wrong person, she gets her visa denied and may be forced to return home. However, she makes a deal to recover a stolen priceless artifact. If she can get it returned 7 days, her Visa will be renewed easily. To do this, she runs in with a band of rugged outlaws, including the charming womanizer (except rather feminist and yes, openly lesbian) Warlene (Elizabeth Debicki), a wolf-like alien with reddish fur. Also on her side are Dag, (John Cena) a hulking robot who has recently discovered Earth culture from an underground source - specifically Broadway musicals. Finally, there is Gippir, (Lil 'Rel Howery) a genius with a few nervous ticks and extreme germaphobia. As they embark on a madcap chase through the city, curiously wondering why they didn't just call the police, they'll discover that there's more to this case than meets the eye.

 

The film will be an exciting and hilarious journey that adds to the mythology of the Spark Saga while lovingly poking fun at it in certain places, all while featuring several surprises and exciting secrets along the way. Aera: Rising drops July 10th in IMAX and DOLBY Cinema.

 

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Kozar going from full prosthetic face and makeup to a near full CGI body Cable style.

 

Not saying we used black magic to revive Venchell but we did make some... sacrifices... and we gave him some biological upgrades... and a bald head to boot.

 

:Venom:

 

 

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A new trailer is unveiled for BENJI & ME, an audacious new horror comedy from director Michael Dougherty:

 

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*We see a woman, Abbey (Jenny Slate) in a coffee shop, on the phone with her family.*

 

Abbey: Hey mom, I just wanted to tell you I love you! Today's the first day of filming, and I'm a little nervous, but I'm pretty excited truth be told. Wish me luck!

 

 

(0:03)

HOURGLASS PICTURES

BLUMHOUSE PRODUCTIONS

GARY SANCHEZ PICTURES

 

*We see the inside of a studio - Abbey meets with producers Leigh (Elizabeth Banks) and Jack (Matt Dillon), as well as director, Sam (Danny McBride). The set is very much akin to a kids show, set in a magical forest outside a big, colorful house.*

 

Leigh: You absolutely nailed the audition, Fisher. Hope you can bring that same energy to the first day. You're gonna crush it.

Sam: Pretend you're this generation's Leo McAllister.

 

*We cut to archive footage from a 80s style TV filming where Leo (Lakeith Stanfield) speaks with some puppers, namely Benji the otter and Daphne the dolphin.*

Leo: Golly, I'm so excited to learn so much today!

 

Abbey: But....he vanished.

Sam: Then....Natalie Wood?

Jack: She drowned.

Sam: ....Phil Hartman?

Jack: Okay, just stop.

 

(0:21)

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ACADEMY

 

*Abbey is mimicking the footage from earlier, giving the Benji puppet a hug.*

*Sam looks over and notices something concerning.*

 

(0:28)

AND THE PRODUCERS OF BLOOD AND FUR

 

*Izzy (Kelly Marie-Tran), Daphne's puppeteer, tells Abbey that she did great, asking if they want to get drinks after the day of filming.*

*Abbey accepts, and the two walk out of the studio.*

*The Benji puppet begins to eye them as they leave the door.*

*The music stops*

 

*At night in the studio, a janitor is cleaning up. He sees the Benji puppet. As he turns away, the puppet jumps him and starts stabbing him repeatedly.*

 

(0:56)

*We see a lot of commotion over the murder*

 

Leigh: Holy shit, this is horrifying. We need to stop production.

Jack: This could just be a prank, we keep filming.

Abbey: Are you sure that's a good idea?

Jack: I'm the head of this production company, so if it comes from me, it's a good idea.

 

(1:03)

*We see Thomas Aldrich (Michael Shannon), Benji's puppeteer, looking out a window.*

Thomas: I need to escape from all this. I can't destroy the puppet. In his beady eyes...

 

*We see Thomas holding the Benji puppet in his hands*

Thomas: ....I wanna smack that fucking grin off his face.

 

*He punches it repeatedly. No damage is done. People try to get him and pull it away. As the puppet is on his hand, it turns around to face him, snapping bones in his arms. He screams*

 

(Jump to 1:38)

*Abbey runs through a hallway as the lights flicker.*

 

(1:41)

NEXT FEBRUARY

 

*The puppets all eye Abbey during a filming, as Leigh glares at Jack.*

*Izzy locks the Delphanie puppet in the trunk of her car, as she appears horrified.*

*Paparazzi take pictures of Izzy at a busy sidewalk.*

 

(1:48)

HELL

 

*Thomas washes blood off of his arm*

 

HATH

 

*Several puppet eyes begin to stare at Leigh in a puppet design shop.*

 

NO

 

*Benji and Delphanie begin to make out, while Izzy looks at her arm, carrying a meat cleaver.*

 

FURRY

 

*Several people in a Benji costume appear in a parade, as Abbey looks in horror on the street, the music stops.*

*Pause.*

*A puppet jumps out of her backpack and attempts to strangle her.*

 

(2:15 - 2:17)

JENNY SLATE

MICHAEL SHANNON

ELIZABETH BANKS

MATT DILLON

KELLY MARIE TRAN

ALAN TUDYK

DANNY MCBRIDE

and LAKEITH STANFIELD

 

(Skip to 2:21)

*We see Benji looking at the studio and smiling.*

 

(2:23-2:25)

*Thomas and Abbey get into a brutal car accident.*

*A car explodes.*

 

(2:25-2:27)

*The soundstage is in flames*

*Jack, doused in blood, holds a shotgun.*

*A prop tree nearly falls on someone's head.*

*A puppet carries a hammer*

*Several puppets jerk their heads toward the camera.*

 

*Abbey calls from a bathroom, her shirt bloodied up and her nearly in sobbing hysterics.*

 

Abbey: I shouldn't have taken this fucking job!

 

BENJI & ME

February Y4

 

As the audience cheers, Michael Dougherty promises a ridiculous, bloody fun time. The demonic puppet movie will definitely play more towards Comedy than Horror, but it won't be afraid to get really, really, twisted in places. The final 30 minutes supposedly make Blood and Fur look like Don't Let The Pigeon Drive.

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Night 2 of Hourglass Pictures' panels begins with an exclusive look at the mysterious new Edgar Wright project, FRANCIS. Bringing him back to London, the film follows a neurotic couple (Paul Dano and Alia Shawkat) as they find themselves in a very curious situation involving an AI trying to understand how life works.

 

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*Bill (Paul Dano) look at the camera in an office with his wife, Ash (Alia Shawkat)*

 

Ben: I'm sorry, but there's simply no way we'll be able to afford a place like this.

Realator: Well, we can explore option A.

*A form says, "Even more expensive"

Or very well option B.

"Good lord he did not get the message"

Or perhaps option C?

"You will die in this debt."

Ash: Uhhh.....could we look at maybe a different neighborhood?

 

 

HOURGLASS PICTURES

WORKING TITLE FILMS

 

(0:17 - INSTRUMENTAL)

 

*Bill and Ash walk parallel routes home from their jobs, cut with a fast, synchronous rhythm. The action then syncs their dialogue.*

Bill: Student loan bills. Electric bills. Phone bills. That should be everything.

Ash: There's at least 2 more.

*Bill looks at Ash with a look of sadness and confusion*

 

(0:34 - 0:49: Now non-instrumental - each line appears with a respective action below. Unique transitions are applied to each bit.*)

*Ash nervously smokes a joint with some friends.*

*Bill, half asleep, turns on a blender.*

*Ash walks through a city in heels.*

*Ash is asleep on a subway, grocery bags by her side.*

*Bill is dressing up for a business event.*

*Ash tosses and turns in bed at night.*

*Bill networks with people in said suit.*

*Bill and Ash look to each other*

 

(1:21 - 1:37: Same as before)

*Bill lies in bed, dead eyes*

*Ash lays on a glamorous couch, holding a bottle of champagne.*

*We see a headline: Depressing News in Sadtown*

*Ash lays her head down at a place she's bar-tending at.*

*Bill and Ash sit on their couch, moving to check their own phones, then lay on each other, then pass out.*

 

(1:38 - 1:59

From the director of

THE CORNETTO TRILOGY

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

THE CURSE OF MONKEY ISLAND

and

BABY DRIVER

 

Bill: Surely we can do something better than this.

Ash: Perhaps, but opportunity tends to find us and not the other way around.

Bill: So we wait?

 

(2:00) Three beeps occur, and a doorbell rings.

*They open the door to see a 3 foot tall android, Francis (voiced by Chris O'Dowd) standing there.*

Francis: These are odd circumstances but I'm doing very important research. Please tell me how life works.

Bill: *pause* Well that was a quick wait.

 

(3:05 - instrumental)

FRANCIS

 

PAUL DANO

ALIA SHAWKAT

MICHELLE PFEIFFER

BILL HADER

KATE MICCUCI

DANIEL KALUUYA

with SALMA HAYEK

and CHRIS O'DOWD as FRANCIS

APRIL Y4

 

This surreal odyssey follows a married couple as they encounter, and form a relationship with, an alien robot sent to collect information on Earth. Several people befriend or battle the two as they take on the unexpected role of deciding the future of our species. It'll combine satire, heart, visual wit, and excitement to create something rarely seen before - an action dramedy.

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*A woman stands in a field at the dead of night, her silhouette showing in a full moon. Her name is Cassia (Evan Rachel Wood). She narrates.*

 

I have been around for longer than I care to remember.

 

*She walks alone through the city streets of NYC at a night in the 1980s.*

 

I have seen and done more than I ever thought I could.

 

*She works with a large alchemy display in an apartment, drinking a red elixir.*

 

But I am not certain if the things that I have done...

 

*She looks at a crowd of people, trying to stay hidden. We then cut to her apartment. She sits in the bathroom with no reflection. The music stops at 0:23.*

 

...can ever be shared.

 

(Music starts at 0:28)

 

From the producers of NOTES FROM THE OTHERSPACE

 

*She floats in a pool indoors, pushing herself further underwater.*

 

*We see her kissing a woman, Liza (Zoe Kravitz) passionately.*

 

Cassia: I wish I could tell you all there is to know about me, but I can't.

Liza: Why not?

Cassia: Because I've been around this world long enough to make the wrong kind of enemies.

Liza: What do you mean?

 

EVAN RACHEL WOOD

 

*A protest occurs in the middle of the night, and Cassia and Liza attend. The police stop the protest, and Cassia attacks one of them.*

 

DIEGO LUNA

 

*Lucien (Diego Luna) opens a door in an apartment.*

*He and Cassia run down the stairs of a crowded subway*

 

ZOE KRAVITZ

 

*Liza attends a funeral during the day, noticing that Cassia is not there. She sits alone, wearing black.*

 

BEN MENDELSOHN

 

*He sits alone at a bar, ordering a drink. A gun is hidden in his jacket.*

 

*In a dream sequence, Cassia dances during the day in a bright, colorful cityscape. She and Lucien hug, and the world seems right.*

*Cassia sings at a coffee bar in Greenwich village.*

 

Cassia: I know there is something greater out there. I feel it within my soul. But I know that this is not my place.

 

*Cassia looks at the moon again from a city apartment.*

 

Cassia: For I am of the night.

 

CASSIA OF THE NIGHT

 

HOURGLASS PICTURES and ANNAPURNA PICTURES present CASSIA OF THE NIGHT

EVAN RACHEL WOOD  DIEGO LUNA  ZOE KRAVITZ  BEN MENDELSOHN

Cinematography by BRUNO DELBONELL Original Score by M83 Edited by MAT NEWMAN

Production Design by K.K. BARRETT Costume Design by SANDY POWELL

Written and Directed by JULIA DUCORNAU


 

 

 

Described as the art house answer to Freddy Zapper, Cassia of the Night follows a 500 year old vampire as she longs for meaning and falls in love with a young activist. However, an old flame re-enters her life and inadvertently threatens her as he attracts the attention of a vengeful hunter. She finds herself at an impasse.

 

CASSIA OF THE NIGHT releases in December Y4.

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That's it for Y4! Coming tomorrow - an exclusive look at Y5 and Beyond for Hourglass Pictures.

Bounty Hamster 2 and Psychonauts please.

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