Las Vegas got a taste Beyond the great On Tuesday, as JJ Abrams gave a look at his latest project during Warner Bros. Show Cinema Con.
The star-studded film features Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Merritt Wever, and Samuel L. Jackson, and marks Abrams’ first directorial effort since 2019’s . Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. It is set for theatrical release on November 13.
The plot has been kept secret, and the footage does not reveal much about the story. The trailer begins with a quote from HG Wells and initially shows Powell and Ortega interacting.
“People like us, I think we’re looking for something — something pure, something we can’t find here,” Ortega says. Scenes from the trailer show flashing lights, glowing matter, and the Earth opening up. It ends with Powell escaping.
“I felt like I needed to get back to original storytelling,” Abrams said from the stage. “I wanted it to be big and to be something that different generations and people could go to the theater to see. At the heart of the film, it’s about reconnecting with that sense of possibility and wonder that we had as children.”
Abrams praised the popular cast and joked that he chose Powell as the lead because he wanted the character to be someone viewers would think, “maybe he peaked in high school.”
Beyond the great It also comes as Abrams enters a new phase with his Bad Robot production company; Earlier this month, it was revealed that Bad Robot would be downsizing and reorganizing its operations while closing its Los Angeles office and relocating to New York, where Abrams is now based. The company was founded in 1999 and has been behind TV hits including 2001’s Alias2004 lost2008 margin2011 A person of interest And 2016 Western worldAnd film successes, including Abrams’ film. star wars Movies, multiple Mission: impossible projects and 2009 Star Trek Reboot.
CinemaCon, the annual gathering of movie theater owners and Hollywood studios, is hosted in Las Vegas by Cinema United, formerly known as the National Association of Theater Owners. This year’s edition will be held from April 13 to 16.
