UPDATE: Paramount Pictures' CinemaCon panel has concluded. Read the article below with the biggest updates from the panel!
The final day of CinemaCon 2026 kicks off with a presentation by Paramount, which has a host of new movies coming to theaters soon. CinemaCon is the world's largest annual gathering of movie theater companies and employees, where theater owners and studios come together to promote theatrical releases and more. After Amazon MGM Studios' panel closed off Day 3, the fourth and final day will have more than one panel expected to deliver thrilling announcements.
Day 4 of CinemaCon 2026 is ready to start with a presentation from Paramount Pictures. This panel will run from 9:45 - 11:30 a.m. PT/12:45 - 2:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 16, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Paramount showcased more than half a dozen movies at its 2025 CinemaCon panel, including Edgar Wright's The Running Man, Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, and The Naked Gun. The panel concluded with Tom Cruise's final Mission: Impossible movie, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, which debuted in theaters in July 2025.
This year, more animated movies are expected to take the spotlight, including Avatar: Aang, The Last Airbender. Originally intended for theaters, the new addition to the Avatar franchise is expected to debut on Paramount+ in October, starring Steven Yeun, Dave Bautista, Taika Waititi, and Ke Huy Quan. Additionally, Angry Birds 3 may be featured in this presentation, which includes new voice actors such as Emma Myers, Keke Palmer, Tim Robinson, and Walker Scobell.
The Scary Movie franchise (developed by the Wayans family) could also get an update ahead of its June 5 release. Other potential options for Paramount's panel include Street Fighter, Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, and Sonic the Hedgehog 4.
Every CinemaCon 2026 Announcement for Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures' panel for CinemaCon 2026 officially began in Las Vegas with a video narrated by longtime Paramount collaborator Tom Cruise and directed by Wicked director Jon M. Chu. The video included cameos from Timothée Chalamet, James Cameron, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mckenna Grace, the Duffer Brothers, and more before ending with a shot of Cruise on the Paramount water tower.
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison took the stage next, promising a minimum of 30 films from both Paramount and Warner Bros. once the two companies merge. Every film will be released in theaters with a minimum 45-day theatrical window.
Multiple New Releases Confirmed
Paramount co-chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein came to the stage next to promote a handful of movies, including new additions to Star Trek, Transformers, and G.I. Joe. They also reconfirmed that a third Top Gun movie is in development, with a script currently being written. Also announced were a new installment of Long Legs and a new Paw Patrol movie.
New footage was revealed from Sonic the Hedgehog 4 with Jim Carrey's return as Dr. Robotnik, appearing to be in prison, and shouting, "Robotnik saves the world!" Kristen Bell was also officially introduced as Amy Rose, who made a cameo in the post-credits scene from Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
John Krasinski appeared next in a video message teasing A Quiet Place 3, which will also star Josh O'Connor, Jason Clarke, and Katy O'Brian. The movie is in preproduction and is teased as "bigger" than the first two films, ahead of its 2028 release.
Call of Duty
Another video hyped up the upcoming Call of Duty movie, directed by Peter Berg and co-written by Berg and Taylor Sheridan. Rob Kostich, the President of Activision, joined the presentation to say he and his team are "only going to make a movie if it's right."
Berg added, "It's captured on a human level, so it feels very real... and yet infused with that really big scope" when discussing the new movie. While no footage was released, it is confirmed to be released in theaters on June 30, 2028, and it came with a new title card.
Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour Live in 3D
Avatar director James Cameron came to the stage alongside Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Billie Eilish to tease a project they are making together. They are uniting to bring Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour Live in 3D to Paramount, creating a cinematic experience of Eilish's concert tour.
Cameron noted that this is "not a concert movie for streaming," having built new 3D cameras and tech for the movie while using AI to help with the background. Audiences at CinemaCon were treated to a Dolby 3D presentation of some footage from the movie.
This film will come to theaters on May 8.
Scary Movie 6
Paramount Head of Domestic Theatrical Distribution Shaun Barber joined the presentation to promote Scary Movie 6 alongside three of the main cast members: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Anna Faris. They all apologized to everybody that this movie would offend, pulling out a comedically long scroll listing every type of person
A new trailer for the movie played, as Ghostface stirred a teacup in a parody of Get Out. Trying to get Shorty Meeks in the sinking place, Shorty says, "I'm high as f***!" as he's falling through the skies of Nope. The trailer then parodies the run from Weapons, with the kids being super high from accidently eating edibles, and a musical moment from Sinners, with the vampires singing the theme from The Jeffersons.
Scary Movie 6 will be released in theaters on June 5.
Jackass
Jackass regular Johnny Knoxville came to CinemaCon to promote the final movie in his series. Saying the team "knew [they] were making the last one," they wanted to make sure they "went extra hard to make sure this was [their] best Jackass film ever."
Officially titled Jackass: Best and Last, the first trailer introduced Karry the Robot as a new cast member. "25 years and we haven't learned a g**damn thing," said Knoxville as he brought a shock collar for genitals into the picture.
Steve-O was also launched in a porta-potty, along with plenty of classic antics. The movie also teased an escape room from hell and the first prostate exam for a robot. A wild popcorn bucket was also teased for this movie.
Jackass: Best and Last will debut in theaters on June 26.
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie
Paramount moved to new footage for the latest addition to one of its most popular franchises, PAW Patrol, in a look at PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie. The dogs are first seen on a ship in rough waters before crashing onto a seemingly deserted island.
Suiting up and getting into their cars, the dogs then run away from a T-Rex and a Spinosaurus fighting one another. Humans are seen blowing up the island for resources, which could trigger a natural event that would wipe out the island. PAW Patrol unites to stop them, and they have to bring the dinosaurs in to help.
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie will come to theaters on August 14.
The Angry Birds Movie 3
CinemaCon attendees were then treated to new footage from The Angry Birds Movie 3, which will be in theaters on December 23. In this movie, Red will be a full-time parent to a baby bird, a young bird, and a teenage bird, the latter of which is quite annoyed by him.
The trailer finishes with Josh Gad's Chuck and Danny McBride's Bomb failing at babysitting, letting the baby drink soda, and going crazy. The baby also pees all over the place and grabs a water strainer, with Bomb comparing it to "the Bellagio fountain."
Street Fighter
As part of a huge turnout for the Street Fighter movie, Andrew Koji, Noah Centineo, and Callina Liang came on stage to start the presentation. Eric Andre came next in the introductions, followed by pro wrestlers Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns (Rhodes was dressed as Guile). Rayna Vallandingham and David Dastmalchian were next to join the party before Andrew Schulz, Vidyut Jammwal, and Olivier Richters came on as well.
Schulz joked that "Mortal Kombat is a great movie and everyone should see it in theaters" before the team showed the trailer in 16-bit resolution. 50 Cent then interrupted them on stage, as Schulz joked, "There's a joke about 50 Cent being late that no one will make."
This comes after a new trailer for the movie was released this morning. Street Fighter will come to theaters on October 16.
Mr. Irrelevant
Phil Simms, two-time Super Bowl champion and the MVP of Super Bowl XXI, took the CinemaCon stage and thanked fans "for that lukewarm applause," calling it "nice." He then helped introduce the panel for Mr. Irrelevant, a biopic about John Tuggle, the New York Giants' final pick in the 1983 NFL draft.
Star David Corenswet appeared in a video message promoting the movie, joking about being a Philadelphia Eagles fan and having to wear a New York Giants jersey for his role as John Tuggle. He joked further by asking, "What would Bradley Cooper think of me?" Cooper is well known as one of the Eagles' biggest celebrity fans.
The movie will focus on Tuggle's perseverance and dedication to football, and on a rocky relationship with his coach that evolves over the course of the film. His love life will also be highlighted, as Corenswet puts forth an inspired performance as Tuggle, who died of cancer only three years after being drafted.
Mr. Irrelevant will debut in theaters on Christmas Day 2026.
Heart of the Beast
The presentation continued with a showing for Heart of the Beast, directed by David Ayer, which comes to theaters this fall.
Brad Pitt plays a war veteran with a work dog dealing with PTSD from his time in the war, now keeping to himself in the wilderness. He seems to have a panic attack while flying a plane, crashing it into the wilderness.
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight that matters, it's the size of the fight in the dog," Pitt's character says, then telling his companion that he is going to get him home and that they "have to do this the hard way." While only a few story details have been revealed, it is teased as a survival story, with bears, wolves, and the force of nature coming after them.
Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol
Johnny Depp was next in line to promote his new movie, Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, in which he plays Ebenezer Scrooge. This movie is set to be released in theaters on November 13. Depp called it "a privilege to step into a story" that he has loved since childhood.
New footage from the movie teased a comedic element to the story, but it remains a fairly serious and grounded retelling of the classic plot. While it largely recreates the original narrative, it feels grander this time. The trailer then showed looks at all three ghosts and teased horror vibes as drummers came on stage to promote this new outing, with dancers in the audience as well.
Children of Blood and Bone
Gina Prince-Bythewood helped close out Paramount's presentation with her new movie, a film adaptation of Children of Blood and Bone, which will debut in theaters on January 15, 2027.
She was joined by Thuso Mbedu, Damson Idris, Amandla Stenberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Regina King to show a first look at the movie. It sets up an African fantasy kingdom, with a young girl on a quest to reclaim the magic violently stolen from her people. She and her brother then ally with the king's daughter and son to fight back against his rule.
Ejiofor discussed how "movies like this don't come around often," saying it was time for him "to be a king." Hall then chimed in and said, "Black girls deserve to see themselves in worlds of wonder, power and imagination," before Prince-Bythewood expressed her honor "to bring this incredible best-selling fantasy book to life."
New footage showed off massive locations, big action, and magic that left viewers astounded. Continuing the work seen in Prince-Bythewood's The Woman King, the trailer ended with a main character assembling a giant creature from surrounding trees and branches to fight off soldiers attacking.
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