In a darkened theatre, curtains drawn and amid hushes and whispers, the feelings of anticipation looms over the crowd. As they eagerly await the opening trailer of a new cinematic block-buster – suddenly, the lights dim further and the curtains open, as with a big dramatic thud, a set of blocky white letters flashes upon the silver-screen.
A large looming building in the shape of the New Glabe Gazette is presented on screen, from a birds eye point of view, dozens upon dozens of figures flood in and out of the building. Some wearing normal office attire, some flashy sunglasses, a couple of distinctive fedoras – one a flower crown – keen eyed viewers can even spot a small sailor’s cap in there.
The camera shifts and pans to the inside offices of the Gazette – the familiar large open plan of the Gazette's Newsroom coming into view, as all manner of different employees pitch ideas, argue, gossip and drink truly unhealthy doses of coffee.
A short flash-cut of some truly dramatic and ridiculous moments follow: From an individual wearing a goose mask running around the office, to a dramatic reveal of blackmail being found in one of the department heads' note-books, to a loud and passionate lines of journalists with their fists in the air committing to a strike against a greedy owner, to even a comical mix-up of two identical looking twins.
The scene shifts to a over-dramatic shot of Argos, staring from a corner of The Newsroom with sunlight dramatically reflecting off the sunglasses and wearing a large black leather jacket – extremely familiar in design to the one Manny was so fond of wearing.
Dressed in a one-to-one recreation of the same office overalls Sam McDonald was known for, a looming shot of Manny sat on a desk with interfaced fingers, forebodingly looking out of the Editor's Office.
Dramatic melodies start being blasted from the speakers as the scenes cut to from a plethora – funny and serious – past interactions of Manny with many of the Gazette's journalists.
In aesthetic handwritten form, the title of the upcoming release slides onto the screen.
Coming to Cinemas this Summer
Written by Kamil