F3PR: Zendaya to receive CinemaCon Star of the Year Award

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ZENDAYA TO RECEIVE
CINEMACON® STAR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures'
Dune: Part Two in theatres on November 3, 2023

WASHINGTON D.C. and LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (March 28, 2023) – Zendaya will receive this year’s CinemaCon® Star of the Year Award, Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon, announced today. CinemaCon, the official convention of NATO, will be held April 24-27, 2023, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Zendaya will be presented with this special honor at the Big Screen Achievement Awards ceremony taking place on the evening of Thursday, April 27, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace and hosted by official presenting sponsor The Coca-Cola Company.

"In just a few short years, Zendaya has captured audiences' attention with her compassionate performance on the small screen as Rue in Euphoria and has drawn audiences in on the big screen with her performances in Spider-Man: Far from Home, The Greatest Showman, and Dune,” noted Neuhauser. “We could not be more honored to present Zendaya with this year’s CinemaCon Star of the Year Award."

Later this year Zendaya will return to her role as Chani in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ Dune: Part Two. This follow-up film will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee. Zendaya can be seen this fall in MGM’s bold new romantic sports drama called Challengers, also starring Mike Faist (West Side Story) and Josh O’Connor (The Crown, God’s Own Country), directed by Luca Guadagnino (Bones and All, Call Me by Your Name).

With a childhood spent at the local theater where her mother worked, Zendaya began her career performing in Oakland, California before making her foray into television starring in the hit Disney Channel series Shake it Up and K.C. Undercover. Her role as Rue on the critically acclaimed television series Euphoria earned her 2 Emmy Awards for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series, making her the youngest women ever to win an Emmy in this category.

Zendaya has made a name for herself on the big screen as well, starting with her feature film debut in Spider-Man: Homecoming where she joined the Spider-Man Universe. From there, she went on to deliver outstanding performances in films such as The Greatest Showman, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Dune. Her other notable projects include Malcolm & Marie, which she helped create and produce during the pandemic, Space Jam: A New Legacy, and the animated film Smallfoot.

About CinemaCon®

CinemaCon will attract upwards of 6,000 motion picture professionals from all facets of the industry--from exhibition and distribution, to the equipment and concession areas--all on hand to celebrate the movie-going experience and the cinema industry.

CinemaCon is delighted to have both the International Cinema Technology Association (ICTA) and National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) as its trade show partners. CinemaCon is also thrilled to have The Coca-Cola Company –- one of the industry’s most highly regarded and respected partners in the world of the movies -– as its official presenting sponsor.

About NATO

The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) is the largest exhibition trade organization in the world, representing more than 35,000 movie screens in all 50 states, and more than 32,000 screens in 100 countries worldwide. NATO’s membership includes the largest cinema chains in the world as well as hundreds of independent theatre owners.

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The Smallfoot Yeti Village offers a cool blast in the heat of Hollywood

After successfully creating a blockbuster-building buzz last year for the Stephen King adaptation It with a free, immersive fan experience custom built in the heart of Hollywood, Warner Bros. is once again doing the same but for a wildly contrasting film: the animated comedy Smallfoot, featuring a voice cast led Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, LeBron James, Common, Gina Rodriguez, Yara Shahidi, and Danny DeVito. While the It Experience was a scary, haunted house/maze-esque attraction aimed at an adult audience, the Smallfoot "Yeti Village" is accordingly as family-friendly as Karey Kirkpatrick's film, offering a number of activities for the kids as well as photo opportunities and--perhaps most importantly--an Arctic-level blast of literal cool over its two-level structure in the late summer swelter of SoCal heat.

Unlike the It attraction, which was a bit more structured in that small groups were guided through the expanse of the space in fairly rigid intervals, after checking in at the Smallfoot Yeti Village at their scheduled time, each party has more or less free reign to explore the premises. That being said, there is a set route upon entry, as one is first led to go up a staircase, in which this evidence of the "Smallfoot" (that is, humans) is presented.

That sets the stage for the theme of the top level of the experience, that being the icy, isolated home of the not-so-mythical creatures. The first thing one sees is a big display of footprints for the various Yeti characters in the film.

Gwangi, the character voiced by James, is appropriately the biggest of the bunch.

This level is largely focused on photo op settings, such as that footprint display and this big set piece.

Smaller prop displays are also around, such as this taste of native Yeti news outlets.

The sole non-photo op attraction on the top level is actually also a (optional) transport system to the bottom level: a slide...

...which leads out to a display of a Yeti who made a less-than-safe landing.

The bottom level is the snowy home of "Smallfoot," or, rather, human beings, and appropriately this is the level where more of the activities are based. First visible is the "Yeti to Play" game room, featuring skeeball and other fun for the family.

This ball tub is the sole photo-op-focused attraction on the bottom level.

Kids can put their artistic skills to work at the "Yeti Museum," a coloring and drawing station...

...after which they can ask parents for various souvenir merchandise at the gift shop next door.

The last major stop is the iHeartRadio karaoke station, where the entire family can put on a tuneful show.

Inside the karaoke bar, as in other "outdoor" spots on this level, has a lot of amusing and clever decorative touches.

All in all, a fun and refreshingly air conditioned experience is awaiting any family, Yeti or Smallfoot, at Hollywood and Vine for the next few weeks.

The Smallfoot Yeti Village is now open daily at the corner of Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles through Friday, September 14. Advance reservations are required at SmallfootYetiVillage.com. Smallfoot opens in cinemas nationwide on Friday, September 28, from Warner Bros.

(Special thanks to Warner Bros. and LeBron James)

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