Common Reveals a Trailer for Its Behind the Scenes Theme Park Docuseries

Disney will get all of the press, and Six Flags has all of the dancing commercials, however Common has always had a strong position within the theme park world. Beginning with a easy tour of the Common lot in Hollywood, the movie studio advanced that into a number of parks throughout the globe, all of which showcase the big, popular film and TV shows created by the studio. Then, final 12 months, that culminated with Common opening its most advanced park yet, Epic Universe in Orlando.

And whereas we’ve seen loads of documentaries about how Walt Disney built his theme park empire, we haven’t seen a lot about Common. Till now. All that historical past and extra is on the middle of a brand new docuseries coming to Peacock on September 29. It’s known as Epic Journey: The Story of Common Theme Parks, and the primary trailer was simply launched. Test it out.

Now, you’re in all probability considering what I used to be considering after watching that trailer. “It says ‘the story of Common theme parks,’ nevertheless it actually appears to be the story of ONE Common theme park.” Sure, the trailer leans closely into Epic Universe merely since you’d think about the concept for this documentary got here throughout its development. However the inclusion of Steven Spielberg within the collection, together with Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Donna Langley, and Bryce Dallas Howard, all recommend this goes effectively past that.

Spielberg, for instance, doesn’t have any direct involvement with any of the Epic Universe IP. However he did, and does, have an enormous hand in different Common rides based mostly on movies like ET, Again to the Future, and Jurassic Park. The identical goes for the remainder of that group, save for Langley, who runs the whole studio, so she will be able to communicate to something.

Mainly, whereas the trailer makes use of all the brand new, slick footage of the most recent park, we hope that there’s loads of digging into the historical past of Common as a theme park model, as a result of it’s an enchanting story with a number of star energy. If it doesn’t, it’s going to be a fairly tedious three-part collection.

We’ll discover out quickly, although, when Epic Journey debuts on Peacock September 29. And no, don’t get this confused with the Contained in the Worlds of Epic Universe particular, which debuted final month.

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