SCREENTALK MOVIE PLANNER JANUARY - MARCH
Logan
Wolverine will detract his claws, one last time Step inside the magical world of
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
RAEES
Unfold the story of a cruel and clever bootlegger
XXX: The Return of Xander Cage
Vin Diesel AKA Xander Cage is back in action
MEGA BLOCKBUSTERS
RAEES (HINDI)
ACTION/CRIME/THRILLER
JANUARY
‘Raees’ is an upcoming 2017 Indian action thriller based on the real life story of criminal Abdul Latif. It stars Shah Rukh Khan as Raees Alam, Sunny Leone as Laila, Mahira Khan as Mohsina and Nawazuddin Siddiqui as ACP Ghulam Patel.
THE GREAT WALL
ACTION/ADVENTURE/FANTASY
FEBRUARY 3D/IMAX
Made with a budget of $135 million, ‘The Great Wall’ is the first English-language film directed by Zhang. This American-Chinese, historical and fiction action-adventure monster film stars Matt Damon in the lead role as William Garin.
In an alcohol free-state, a cruel and clever liquor baron monopolizes the industry until it is eventually thwarted by a police officer. Angered by his loss of wealth, the man retaliates by creating a network of supporters in favor of this black market - gradually establishing himself as Gujarat’s most ruthless crime lord at the height of the 1980s Gujarat riots.
In the battle for humanity, an elite force makes a heroic stand atop the Great Wall of China to combat an army of monsters. The monster is identified as the Taotie - a beast of great greed from ancient Chinese mythology. A horde of monsters creep up on the wall every 60 years forcing the army to defend it.
LOGAN
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
ACTION/SCI-FI
MARCH 3D/IMAX
The film takes inspiration from the eight-issue storyline ‘Wolverine: Old Man Logan’ by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven, which follows a past-his-prime Logan undertaking a final adventure in the post-apocalyptic future. Hugh Jackman stars as Logan in what is intended to be his final portrayal of the character - after having played the role for 17 years. ‘Logan’ is intended to be the third and final Wolverine solo film. Years after the epilogue of ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’, some of the last mutants, an aging Logan - whose healing factor is starting to fail - and Charles Xavier, protect a young girl named Laura who is very similar to Logan, and is being hunted by sinister forces.
FAMILY/FANTASY/MUSICAL
MARCH 3D/IMAX
After the release of its first theatrical trailer, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ set a new record, with 127.6 million views in its first 24 hours, as the trailer with the most views in one day. The film is an upcoming 2017 American romantic fantasy musical directed by Bill Condon starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline and Josh Gad. Belle is a young woman who is taken prisoner by a Beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s exterior - to recognize the true heart and soul of the human Prince within, just as a hunter named Gaston is on the loose to take Belle for himself and hunt down the Beast at any cost.
*Movie release dates are subject to change.
MAXI BLOCKBUSTERS
XXX: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE
JANUARY
ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER 3D/4D/IMAX
LIVE BY NIGHT
JANUARY
CRIME/DRAMA
Extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) - thought to be long dead, comes out of self-imposed exile and is set on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior Xiang (Donnie Yen) and his team in a race to recover a sinister and seemingly unstoppable weapon known as ‘Pandora’s Box’.
Boston, 1926: Joe Coughlin (Ben Affleck), the youngest son of a prominent police captain, has a career with the city’s most fearsome mobsters. He enjoys the spoils, thrills, and notoriety of being an outlaw, but life on the dark side carries a heavy price - when ruthless men of ambition armed with cash and guns battle for control, no one can be trusted.
SPLIT
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2
HORROR/THRILLER
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY
ACTION/CRIME/THRILLER
4D
RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER
JANUARY
ACTION/HORROR/SCI-FI
3D/IMAX
As the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead hordes, Alice must return to where the nightmare began – Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.
RANGOON (HINDI) DRAMA/ROMANCE
FEBRUARY
Kevin, a man with 23 different personalities, abducts three teenage girls. As the girls are held captive and attempt to escape, they begin to meet all of his 23 personalities. But the nightmare truly begins when Kevin’s 24th personality - an entity known as the ‘Beast’, begins to emerge.
In the sequel to the 2014 film ‘John Wick’, legendary hitman John is forced out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against the world’s deadliest killers.
‘Rangoon’ is an upcoming Bollywood romantic musical film, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, narrates a story of a love triangle between Kangna Ranaut, Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor. The film is set against the backdrop of the Second World War.
KONG: SKULL ISLAND
KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD
SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE
ACTION/ADVENTURE/FANTASY
MARCH 3D/IMAX
The film is a reboot of the ‘King Kong’ franchise starring Tom Hiddleston & Samuel Jackson. The plot is based in the 1970s when a team of explorers and soldiers venture into an uncharted island in the Pacific - as beautiful as it is treacherous unaware that they are crossing into the domain of monsters, as well as the mythic Kong.
MARCH
ACTION/ADVENTURE/FANTASY 3D/IMAX
This is an Australian-American epic adventure drama film directed by Guy Ritchie, starring Charlie Hunnam as King Arthur. A run away young Arthur, not knowing his royal lineage, grabs the ‘Excalibur’ and is instantly confronted by the sword’s influence. Arthur then joins the rebellion to better understand the magic weapon.
ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY
MARCH
3D
An upcoming American animated adventure-comedy film directed by Kelly Asbury, starring Demi Lovato as the adorable & beautiful Smurfette. Smurfette attempts to find her purpose in the village. When she encounters a creature in the Forbidden Forest who drops a mysterious map, she sets off with her friends on an adventure to find the Lost Village.
*Movie release dates are subject to change.
MINI BLOCKBUSTERS
PATRIOTS DAY
DRAMA/HISTORY/THRILLER
JANUARY
MONSTER TRUCKS
ACTION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY
JANUARY 3D
JANUARY
Based on the book ‘Boston Strong’, the movie is an account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis’s actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, and the aftermath.
Tripp may have just found the key to getting out of town and a most unlikely friend by meeting a strange creature with a taste and a talent for speed. An action filled adventure for the whole family.
‘Kaabil’ is an upcoming Indian romantic action thriller directed by Sanjay Gupta, featuring Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam in the lead roles - both of whom are blind.
A MONSTER CALLS
COLLIDE
THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE
DRAMA/FANTASY
JANUARY
ACTION/THRILLER
FEBRUARY
ACTION/ANIMATION/ADVENTURE
FEBRUARY 3D/IMAX
A visually spectacular drama based in the award-winning children’s fantasy novel, revolves around a 12 year old boy who deals with his mother’s illness and bullies at school by living in a world of fairy tales and monsters.
After a heist goes terribly wrong, Casey finds himself on the run from a ruthless gang headed by mob boss Hagen. Left with no choice, Casey calls his former employer and drug smuggler to protect his long-time girlfriend before Hagen gets his hands on her.
There are big changes brewing in Gotham, but if Batman wants to save the city from the Joker’s hostile takeover, he may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.
FIST FIGHT
THE BOSS BABY
GHOST IN THE SHELL
COMEDY
FEBRUARY
ANIMATION/COMEDY/FAMILY
MARCH
ACTION/SCI-FI/THRILLER
MARCH IMAX
An upcoming American comedy film directed by Richie Keen. The story is about how one school Teacher (Charlie Day) gets the other (Ice cube) fired, and how he is challenged to an after-school fight.
An animated comedy based on how a suit-wearing baby pairs up with his seven year old brother to stop the dastardly plot of the CEO of Puppy Co. The movie is loosely based on the 2010 picture book of the same name by Marla Frazee.
Based on the Japanese manga of the same name, ‘Ghost in the Shell’ is an upcoming American film starring Scarlett Johansson. Cyborg field commander ‘The Major’ and her task force attempts to bring down a nefarious computer hacker.
POWER RANGERS
BADRINATH KI DULHANIA (HINDI)
THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE
ACTION/ADVENTURE/SCI-FI
MARCH
The movie will be the third film based on the ‘Power Rangers’ property and is a reboot and reimagining of the franchise. Five outcasts who become the Power Rangers must save their town and the world which is threatened by Rita Repulsa and her alien forces.
MARCH
COMEDY/ROMANCE
An upcoming Bollywood romantic comedy, which is the second installment of the franchise that began with Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, directed by Shashank Khaitan - starring Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Gauahar Khan.
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/HISTORY
MARCH
The movie is based on the non-fiction book which won the prestigious ‘Orion Book Award’ in 2008 and tells the story of the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo - who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the German invasion of Poland.
*Movie release dates are subject to change.
MORE BLOCKBUSTERS STILL TO COME APRIL - JUNE
FAST 8 - APRIL
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 MAY
WONDER WOMAN - JUNE
JAGGA JASOOS (HINDI) - APRIL
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES - MAY
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT - JUNE
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