Money Monster
SON • 05/13/2016 • Scope • Wide
Cast: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack
O’Connell, Dominic West, Giancarlo Esposito,
Caitriona Balfe
Director: Jodie Foster
Screenplay: Jaime Linden, Alan DiFiore, Jim Kouf
Website: sonypictures.com/movies/moneymonster
In the taut and tense thriller Money Monster, Lee Gates (George Clooney) is a bombastic TV personality
whose popular financial network sh ow has made him the money wiz of Wall Street. But after he hawks a
high tech stock that mysteriously crashes, an irate investor (Jack O’Connell) takes Gates, his crew, and
his ace producer Patty Fenn (Julia Roberts) hostage live on air. Unfolding in real time, Gates and Fenn
must find a way to keep themselves alive while simultaneously uncovering the truth behind a tangle of
big money lies.
Marketing/Promotion: Advertising can highlight positive reviews and word of mouth buzz the movie
generates. Play up Clooney and Roberts and seek to generate curiosity that will lead to on-line viewing
of the excellent trailer. There are also lots of potential tie-ins featuring “money” and/or the economy.
Compatible films for trailer programming: Collide, Everybody Wants Some, The Meddler
Facebook: facebook.com/MoneyMonster
Twitter: twitter.com/MoneyMonster
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