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Incarnate FCS • 12/2/2016 • PG-13 • Wide Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Carice Van Houten, David Mazouz, Catalina Sandino Moreno Director: Brad Peyton Screenplay: Ronnie Christensen Synopsis: A scientist with the ability to enter the subconscious minds of the possessed must save a young boy from the grips of a demon with powers never seen before, while facing the horrors of his past. Marketing/Promotion: Run promotions and advertising that target the horror film crowd. Host late night and midnight screenings of the movie during its opening week. Invite a radio station to do a live remote from one of these showings. Patrons can answer trivia questions about horror films, compete in “Best Scream” contests, and much more. Partner with historical societies and organizations that offer ghost walk tours and haunted home tours of landmarks. Films attracting similar target audience: Ouija: Origin of Evil Tag Line: “Faith Has Failed Us.” Facebook: facebook.com/incarnatemov Twitter: @bhtilt Instagram: @bhtilt Inferno SON • 10/14/2016 • PG-13 • IMAX • WIDE Cast: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, Ben Foster, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Director: Ron Howard Screenplay: David Koepp Website: sonypictures.com/movies/inferno Synopsis: Academy Award® winner Ron Howard returns to direct the latest bestseller in Dan Brown’s (Da Vinci Code) billion-dollar Robert Langdon series, Inferno, which finds the famous symbologist (again played by Tom Hanks) on a trail of clues tied to the great Dante himself. When Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones), a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories. Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to stop a madman from unleashing a global virus that would wipe out half of the world’s population. Marketing/Promotion: Organize a citywide scavenger hunt that aimed at getting hundreds involved in completing tasks for a variety of prizes. Team up with other businesses for this hunt and find ways to tie it in thematically with the mysteries of the film series. Partner with book stores, libraries, and book clubs to promote the movie in conjunction with the popular Robert Langdon book series by Dan Brown, which also includes The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons. Play up director Ron Howard and star Tom Hanks. Banners, minis, & oversized 1-sheets will be made available. Films attracting similar target audience: Deepwater Horizon, The Birth of a Nation, The Accountant Tag Line: “His greatest challenge. Humanity’s last hope.” Facebook: facebook.com/InfernoTheMovie Twitter: @infernothemovie Instagram: @infernothemovie 32 • ShowTime Preview Guide – Fall 2016