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Super Bowl ads included trailers for ’23 blockbusters

By Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times
Published: February 17, 2023, 6:38am

Trailers for “Scream VI,” “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” “Creed III” and several other highly anticipated films aired during the Super Bowl this week.

Major movie studios including Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. and Disney all paid big bucks to promote their titles.

Here’s a rundown of some of those movies.

  • “65” — March 10

Sony Pictures’ science-fiction thriller stars Adam Driver as a pilot who crashes and becomes stranded on Earth 65 million years ago. Written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, the film also stars Ariana Greenblatt and Chloe Coleman.

  • “Air” — April 5

Amazon Prime Video offers the latest directorial effort from Ben Affleck, about basketball legend Michael Jordan’s groundbreaking partnership with Nike. The cast includes Affleck, Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, Marlon Wayans, Chris Tucker and Viola Davis.

  • “Cocaine Bear” — Feb. 24

Universal Pictures’ thriller is based on the true story of a black bear that ingested a dangerous amount of cocaine after a drug runner’s plane crashed in a Georgia forest in 1985. Directed by Elizabeth Banks, the film stars Keri Russell, Margo Martindale, Ray Liotta, Alden Ehrenreich, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Kristofer Hivju, Kahyun Kim, Christian Convery, Brooklynn Prince and Scott Seiss.

  • “Creed III” — March 3

MGM Pictures’ third installment in the “Creed” franchise stars Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson and Jonathan Majors.

  • “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” — March 31

Paramount Pictures’ action-adventure flick is based on the popular fantasy role-playing game of the same name. Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, it stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Hugh Grant, Daisy Head, Chloe Coleman and Regé-Jean Page.

  • “Guardians of Galaxy Vol. 3” — May 5

Disney’s third installment of the “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper as the titular band of Marvel superheroes.

  • “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” — June 30

Disney offers the fifth installment of the “Indiana Jones” franchise, featuring the return of Harrison Ford as the titular swashbuckling archaeologist. Directed by James Mangold, the sequel also stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Shaunette Renee Wilson, Thomas Kretschmann, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Oliver Richters, Ethann Isidore and Mads Mikkelsen.

  • “The Flash” — June 16

Warner Bros.’ film stars embattled actor Ezra Miller as the titular speedy superhero and is directed by Andrés Muschietti.

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