Paramount Pictures at CinemaCon 2026: Everything Revealed

Paramount took the stage at CinemaCon 2026. Their presentation offered a new look at upcoming films like Street Fighter (which just released its first trailer), Scary Movie, Jackass 5, Children of Blood and Bone, Sonic the Hedgehog 4, A Quiet Place Part III, and confirmed that Top Gun 3 is a go with Tom Cruise.

The Paramount presentation wasn’t livestreamed, but IGN was in the room, and we’ve got the full scoop on everything we saw.

The Paramount/Warner Bros. Movie Slate

The presentation opened with Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison appearing onstage and acknowledging the pending acquisition of Warner Bros. Ellison said that the goal once both companies are combined is to release a minimum of 30 new films across both studios each year. Paramount is committed to a 45-day minimum window for theatrical releases, with initial plans to release films on SVOD after 90 days.

Top Gun 3 and Paramount’s Big Franchises

Paramount bosses Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein appeared next, where they spotlighted the upcoming James Mangold-directed, Timothée Chalamet-starring The High Side and the Call of Duty movie (though there are no updates on the CoD front just yet). They also confirmed that Paramount is developing new installments of Star Trek, G.I. Joe, Transformers, World War Z, Sonic the Hedgehog, Paranormal Activity, Possession, Longlegs, and Jackass.

The biggest news here is that Top Gun 3 is officially in development, with Tom Cruise set to return.

Other movies mentioned included Damien Chazelle’s next film starring Cillian Murphy, Teanna Taylor’s directorial debut dance movie, Get Life, Robert Rodriguez’s The Naughty List, and James Wan’s English-language remake of the 2019 South Korean action-thriller The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Gets a First Look

Sonic the Hedgehog stars James Marsden and Tika Sumpter appeared via video message to introduce the first footage of the fourth film in the series. The footage (some of it reused from earlier movies) shows quick shots of Sonic, Knuckles, Shadow, and Amy. We also see Jim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik appear exhausted after breaking down a vault door. He shouts “Robotnik! Saves! World!”

A Quick TMNT: Mutant Mayhem 2 Update

The presentation didn’t give us much on the TMNT front, but producer Seth Rogen and the Mutant Mayhem 2 filmmakers did provide a video message confirming they’re still working on the sequel.

John Krasinski on A Quiet Place Part III

Simialrly, John Krasinski briefly appeared to give a quick update on the next entry in the A Quiet Palce series. Krasinski revealed he was on his way to scout locations something “incredible,” but stopped himself before revealing more.

The Call of Duty Teaser

As mentioned above, there’s not much new on the Call of Duty front, but we did see a quick teaser for the movie that uses game footage set to the tune of “Seven Nation Army.” Director Peter Berg appeared on camera saying he and Taylor Sheridan are working on the film. He said, “Taylor and I are both very attached to the special operations community,” and promised to capture the reality of their job but with a big scope. The film releases on June 30, 2028.

James Cameron Hypes Up Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft

Next the focus shifted to Billie Eilish’s concert film Hit Me Hard and Soft, which was filmed in 3D by none other than James Cameron. Cameron said the film is meant to be a theatrical experience, not a streaming one, and revealed that they developed new tools not available even on the recent Avatar movies. They even built new, very small 3D cameras for use in certain moments.

This segment ended with some 3D footage from Hit Me Hard and Soft.

Scary Movie 6 Spoofs Modern Horror Classics

Next up, we saw marlon and Shawn Wayans and Anna Faris promote Scary Movie. The actors said they heard R-rated comedies don’t work, to which Faris responded “That’s bulls***!”

They then screened some footage of the upcoming sixth film in the series. The horror films parodied included Get Out’s chair scene (with Ghostface ordering Shorty “Sink into the chair. Sink!”, Weapons (with a group of kids stealing Shorty’s stash and running while high, Cheri Oteri’s character getting The Substance, and Sinners (with an Irish band singing The Jeffersons theme song at the door). Other scenes showed Ghostface getting stabbed in the mouth with a dildo and a big callback to the “Wazzup!!!” scene from the original movie.

Jackass: Best and Last Gets a Trailer

Next, Jackass star Johnny Knoxville showed up to intro the final film in the series. The trailer begins with old footage of the gang, followed by a montage of “I’m Johnny Knoxville” intros. The footage introduces a new “cast member” named Larry, who’s actually a robot who hits Knoxville in the balls. We also see Steve-O inside a Port-a-Potty being launched on a giant bungie. Later, Steve-O becomes the subject of the world’s first robot prostate exam.

A Paramount exec also tease that fans should be on the lookout for the film’s themed popcorn bucket they’ve been developing (we’re afraid).

Paramount’s Animated Lineup

Then the focus shifted to Paramount’s upcoming animated fare, including Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie and Angry Birds 3. Paw Patrol will feature new music from The Backstreet Boys. We also saw brief footage of Angry Birds 3, with Jason Sudeikis’ Red now cast as a loving father to a chaotic home full of rambunctious toddler birds and plenty of scatalogical humor to be had.

Street Fighter’s Cast Assembles

Next up was Street Fighter, beginning with a sizzle reel of game footage and fan reactions set to The Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage.” An announcer was there to hype up the crowd, who was then replaced by Eric André. Much of the film’s cast appeared onstage, including Cody Rhodes wearing his Guile hairpiece. The new trailer was screened.

Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story

Former New York Giants quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Phil Simms appeared to talk about Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story, a movie about the player who was infamously picked last in the 1983 draft. Tuggle wound up being named Special Teams Player of the Year.

Star David Corenswet appeared via video to introduce the trailer. Corenswet joked about being a Philly boy wearing a New York jersey, saying, “What would Bradley Cooper think of me?” The trailer suggests this will be a very tearjerking, inspirational sports movie.

Brad Pitt in The Heart of the Beast

Then we saw footage of director David Ayer’s survival drama The Heart of the Beast, which stars Brad Pitt as an ex-Special Forces operative still bonded with the dog he served alongside. We see their plane crash in the wildnerness and the dog save Pitt’s character, at which point they have to make it back to civilization. Pitt tells his dog, “One last mission. I’m not going to let you die out here.”

Johnny Depp Becomes Ebeneezer Scrooge

Director Ti West appeared via video to introduce his film Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol. Surprisingly, Johnny Depp was also there in person to promote the film. Depp revealed he’s been obsessed with the original Dickens story since he was a child. When first approached, he feared there was no way to top Alastair Sims’ performance, but decided there was a way to go into the project and find a new angle on the story and character.

Footage was shown of the movie, with people parting in the streets to make way for Depp’s Scrooge, who looks uncharacteristically creepy and and cackling. We see Ian McKellen as the ghost of Jacob Marley warning Scrooge about his impending visitors. When Scrooge won’t get out of bed, the bed sucks him in (not unlike A Nightmare on Elm Street). The footage ends with someone trying to tell Scrooge “Merry Christmas” before he cuts him off and shouts “Don’t you dare!”

Children of Blood and Bone

Children of Blood and Bone director Gina Prince-Blythewood and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Regiba King, Amandla Stenberg, Damson Idris, Thuso Mbedu all stopped by (accompanied by a group of dancers) to talk about the 2027 adaptation of the Afrofuturism novel and show new footage.

The footage shows Viola Davis’ Mama Agba and her allies smacking around some tax collectors. The film is a story about the struggle to bring back magic in a kingdom where magic users are routinely executed. The magic users have Targaryen-like white hair. We see one magician summon a tree fighter to battle enemy warriors. The movie looks very unique.

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