Nearly 11 years after the powerfulOscar-winningdocumentaryAn Inconvenient Truthhit theaters, former Vice PresidentAl Gorereturns to spread awareness of climate change even further in the highly-anticipated follow-upAn Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power. During Paramount’s CinemaCon presentation today, the studio released the first trailer for this documentary sequel, which will hit theaters nationwide on June 28. This trailer also includes footage from PresidentDonald Trump’s campaign rallies, where he promises to put an end to the Environmental Protection Agency, at a time when we very well may need it the most.
A decade afterAn Inconvenient Truthbroughtclimate changeinto the heart of popular culture, comes the riveting and rousing follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution. Vice PresidentAl Gorecontinues his tireless fight traveling around the world training an army of climate champions and influencing international climate policy. Cameras follow him behind the scenes, in moments both private and public, funny and poignant, as he pursues the inspirational idea that while the stakes have never been higher, the perils of climate change can be overcome with human ingenuity and passion.
Stepping beyond the limits of the first movie’s focus on Gore’s inspirational slide presentation, the new film travels the world and delivers an inspirational story of change in the making. Participant Media presents a film featuringAl Gore, directed byBonni CohenandJon Shenk.An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Poweris produced byRichard BergeandDiane Weyermannand executive produced byJeff Skoll,Davis Guggenheim,Lawrence Bender,Laurie David,Scott Z. BurnsandLesley Chilcott.Davis Guggenheimdirected theoriginal documentary, which won Oscars for Best Original Documentary and Best Original Song, forMelissa Etheridge’s “I Need to Wake Up.”
Paramount Pictureshas handed out a June 28 release date for this documentary sequel, which will go up Sony’sBaby Driver, which just moved to thissummer release datea few hours ago. This documentary will also be sandwiched between a few high-profile projects. Five days before this release, Paramount will debut their highly-anticipatedTransformers: The Last Knighton June 23, and two days after the release, it will face Universal’s animated comedy sequelDespicable Me 3, along with Warner Bros.' comedyThe House, The Weinstein Company’s thrillerAmityville: The Awakeningand Broad Green Pictures’Wish Upon.
The original movieAn Inconvenient Truthbroughtglobal warmingand climate change issues to the forefront of pop culture, earning $24.1 million domestically and $49.1 million worldwide, which may not seem like much, but they’re big numbers for a documentary. Paramount hasn’t revealed how wide a releaseAn Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Poweris getting, but with climate change more relevant than ever, thanks in part to PresidentDonald Trump’s controversial comments about the EPA, this film may have an exponentially bigger audience this time around. Take a look at the first trailer forAn Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.
