SCREENTALK MOVIE PLANNER
JANUARY - MARCH 2018
BLACK PANTHER Experience Wakanda in all its glory
PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING Witness the return of the Jaegers
The world is not only for humans
2.0
Seduce, Deceive and Repeat
Red Sparrow
MEGA BLOCKBUSTERS
2.0 (TAMIL) JANUARY
BLACK PANTHER
2.0 is an Indian film written and directed by S. Shankar, and produced by Subaskaran Allirajah. This will be the first Indian film directly shot in 3D with an estimated budget of USD$70 million – the most expensive Indian film made to date. The movie serves as a sequel to the 2010 Tamil film Enthiran, and features Rajinikanth reprising the roles of Dr. Vaseegaran and Chitti, alongside Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson.
Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Black Panther is intended to be the eighteenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is directed by Ryan Coogler from a screenplay by him and Joe Robert Cole, and stars Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa (Black Panther) alongside Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett and Forest Whitaker.
2.0 also has a huge dose of VFX effects - considered the major highlight of the film, and will release in 15 languages (worldwide).
In Black Panther, T’Challa returns home as king of Wakanda but finds his sovereignty challenged by a long-time adversary in a conflict that has global consequences.
A WRINKLE IN TIME
TOMB RAIDER
ACTION/ADVENTURE/SCI-FI
ADVENTURE/FAMILY/FANTASY
MARCH 3D/IMAX
ACTION/ADVENTURE/SCI-FI
ACTION/ADVENTURE
FEBRUARY 3D/IMAX
MARCH 3D/IMAX
Meg Murry and her little brother, Charles Wallace, have been without their scientist father, for five years - ever since he discovered a new planet and used the concept known as a tesseract to travel there. Joined by Meg’s classmate Calvin O’Keefe and guided by the three mysterious astral travelers - Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, the children brave a dangerous journey to a planet that possesses all of the evil in the universe.
Lara Croft is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished years earlier. Hoping to solve the mystery of her father’s disappearance, Lara embarks on a perilous journey to his last-known destination - a fabled tomb on a mythical island that might be somewhere off the coast of Japan. The stakes couldn’t be higher as Lara must rely on her sharp mind, blind faith and stubborn spirit to venture into the unknown.
Starring Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling and Chris Pine, the film is directed by Ava DuVernay and is based on a 1962 novel of the same name.
The film is directed by Roar Uthaug and stars Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, Nick Frost and Kristin Scott Thomas.
*Movie release dates are subject to change
MAXI BLOCKBUSTERS
THE CURRENT WAR
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/HISTORY
JANUARY
PROUD MARY ACTION/THRILLER
JANUARY
Current War is the story of the cut-throat race between electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world. The movie stars Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch and Nicholas Hoult.
Mary is a hit-woman working for an organized crime family in Boston. Her life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes awry. The stars Taraji P. Henson, Neal McDonough and Danny Glover.
PADMAN (HINDI)
RED SPARROW
BIOGRAPHY
JANUARY
THRILLER
MARCH
An Indian comedy-drama film directed by R. Balki, featuring Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, Radhika Apte and Amitabh Bachchan. The film is based on the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham - a social activist who revolutionised the concept of menstrual hygiene in rural India.
Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to ‘Sparrow School’ - a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. But her first mission, targeting a CIA agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence and Ciarán Hinds.
PACIFIC RIM UPRISING
READY PLAYER ONE
ACTION/ADVENTURE/SCi-FI
MARCH
3D/IMAX
Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots - including rival Lambert and 15-year-old hacker Amara, against a new Kaiju threat. The sequel to the 2013 film stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood and Tian Jing.
*Movie release dates are subject to change
ACTION/ADVENTURE/SCI-FI
MARCH
When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg - which will give the finder his fortune. Wade Watts finds the first clue and starts a race for the Egg. The film stars T.J. Miler and Olivia Cooke.
MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE
JANUARY
ACTION/THRILLER
In the third movie of the Maze Runner series, Thomas leads some escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. answers to the questions that the Gladers have been asking since they arrived in the maze. The film stars Dylan O’Brien and Katherine McNamara.
ALPHA
ACTION/DRAMA/THRILLER
MARCH
3D/IMAX
After a hunting expedition 20,000 years ago (during the Upper Paleolithic period) goes awry, a young caveman struggles against the elements to find his way home, all the while developing a friendship with a wolf. Alpha stars Kodi SmitMcPhee, Leonor Varela and Jens Hultén.
SANJU (HINDI)
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA
MARCH
3D/IMAX
This Indian biographical drama film is written and directed by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Tabu, and is based on the controversial life of actor Sanjay Dutt - his film career, jail sentence and personal life.
MINI BLOCKBUSTERS
ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD
JANUARY
DARKEST HOUR
JANUARY
THE POST
JANUARY
CRIME/DRAMA/MYSTERY
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/HISTORY
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/HISTORY
The story of the kidnapping of 16-yearold John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or not.
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government.
12 STRONG
DEN OF THIEVES
ACTION/DRAMA/HISTORY
JANUARY
ACTION/CRIME/DRAMA
JANUARY
THE SHAPE OF WATER
ADVENTURE/DRAMA/FANTASY
FEBRUARY
12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11. Under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff’s Dept. and the state’s most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
An other-worldly fairy tale set against the backdrop of the Cold War era in America. Elisa’s life is changed forever when she discovers a secret classified experiment in the laboratory where she works.
PARI (HINDI)
ANNIHILATION
THE WAR WITH GRANDPA
MYSTERY/ROMANCE
FEBRUARY
ADVENTURE/DRAMA/FANTASY
FEBRUARY
COMEDY/FAMILY
FEBRUARY
Pari will be Anushka Sharma’s third production with her production house, ‘Clean Slate Films’. Directed by debutant Prosit Roy, the film stars Anushka Sharma alongside Parambrata Chatterjee.
A biologist, in search of her husband, signs up for an expedition into an environmental disaster zone, but does not quite find what she’s expecting. The film stars Natalie Portman and Tessa Thompson.
Forced to give up his room to his grandfather, a scheming boy devises a series of outrageous pranks in an attempt to make his granda move out and get his room back.
GAME NIGHT
SHERLOCK GNOMES
PETER RABBIT
ACTION/COMEDY/CRIME
MARCH
A group of friends meet regularly for their game night, and one night they find themselves investigating an actual murder mystery. The film stars Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams and Kyle Chandler.
*Movie release dates are subject to change
ANIMATION/COMEDY/FAMILY
MARCH
Renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes is recruited to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments. The film is voiced by Johnny Depp, James McAvoy and Emily Blunt.
ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY
MARCH
Peter Rabbit’s feud with Mr. McGregor reaches new heights as both compete for the affections of a kind animal lover who lives next door. The film is voiced by James Corden, Margot Robbie and Daisy Ridley.
TENTATIVE MOVIE RELEASE SCHEDULE - Q1 2018 RELEASE DATE
JANUARY 4
JANUARY 11
JANUARY 18
JANUARY 25
FEBRUARY 1
FEBRUARY 8
FEBRUARY 15
FEBRUARY 22
MARCH 1
MARCH 8
MARCH 15
MARCH 22
MARCH 29
MOVIE TITLE
GENRE
THE WEDDING PARTY 2
COMEDY/ROMANCE
THE DISASTER ARTIST
BIOGRAPHY/COMEDY/DRAMA
INSIDIOUS 4: THE LAST KEY
HORROR/MYSTERY/THRILLER
TADEO JONES 2: THE HERO RETURNS
ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY
THE CURRENT WAR
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/HISTORY
ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD
CRIME/DRAMA/MYSTERY
FAN OF AMOORY (EMARATI)
TBC
DARKEST HOUR
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/HISTORY
THE COMMUTER
CRIME/DRAMA/MYSTERY
PROUD MARY
ACTION/THRILLER
MOMO (FRENCH)
TBC
DOWNSIZING
COMEDY/DRAMA/SCI-FI
THE POST
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/HISTORY
DEN OF THIEVES
ACTION/CRIME/DRAMA
12 STRONG
ACTION/DRAMA/HISTORY
MAZE RUNNER 3: THE DEATH CURE
ACTION/SCI-FI/THRILLER
WHITE BOY RICK
CRIME/DRAMA
2.0 (TAMIL)
ACTION/ADVENTURE/SCI-FI
EXTINCTION
SCI-FI/THRILLER
PADMAN (HINDI)
BIOGRAPHY
SHOWDOWN IN MANILA
ACTION
HERE COMES THE GRUMP
ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY
HOT DOG
ACTION/COMEDY
SHAPE OF WATER
ADVENTURE/DRAMA/FANTASY
PHANTOM THREAD
DRAMA
EVERY DAY
DRAMA
WINCHESTER
BIOGRAPHY/FANTASY/HORROR
MANOU THE SWIFT
ACTION/ADVENTURE
COPS AND ROBBERS
ACTION
EARLY MAN
ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY
THE 15.17 TO PARIS
DRAMA
CLOVERFIELD MOVIE
HORROR/MYSTERY/SCI-FI
BRAVEN
ACTION
PARI (HINDI)
MYSTERY/ROMANCE
DAMASCUS COVER
THRILLER
THE LEISURE SEEKER
ADVENTURE/COMEDY/DRAMA
FIFTY SHADES FREED
DRAMA/ROMANCE/THRILLER
BLACK PANTHER
ACTION/ADVENTURE/SCI-FI
WISH
TBC
THE FEMALE BRAIN
COMEDY
THE CHANGEOVER
THRILLER
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
COMEDY/CRIME/DRAMA
ANNIHILATION
ADVENTURE/DRAMA/FANTASY
THE WAR WITH GRANDPA
COMEDY/FAMILY
BACKSTABBING FOR BEGINNERS TAXI 5 YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
THRILLER ACTION/COMEDY/CRIME DRAMA/MYSTERY/THRILLER
RED SPARROW
THRILLER
GAME NIGHT
ACTION/COMEDY/CRIME
PERMISSION
COMEDY/DRAMA/ROMANCE
FORMAT
3D
IMAX 3D
3D
IMAX
3D/IMAX
LUIS AND THE ALIENS
ANIMATION
ALPHA
ACTION/DRAMA/ THRILLER
3D/IMAX
A WRINKLE IN TIME
ADVENTURE/FAMILY/FANTASY
3D/IMAX
THE UPSIDE
COMEDY/DRAMA
DEATH WISH GRINGO
ACTION/CRIME/DRAMA ACTION/ COMEDY/DRAMA
LOVE, SIMON
DRAMA
TOMB RAIDER
ACTION/ADVENTURE
SWINGING SAFARI
DRAMA
3D/IMAX
HOSTILE
DRAMA/HORROR
PACIFIC RIM 2: UPRISING
ACTION/ADVENTURE/SCI-FI
3D/IMAX
SHERLOCK GNOMES
ANIMATION/COMEDY/FAMILY
3D
ENTEBBE
CRIME/DRAMA/THRILLER
DEAR DICTATOR
COMEDY
READY PLAYER ONE
ACTION/ADVENTURE/SCI-FI
PETER RABBIT
ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY
MARY MAGDALENE
DRAMA
SANJU (HINDI)
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA
MOM AND DAD
HORROR/THRILLER
DEAD IN A WEEK
ACTION/COMEDY/DRAMA
*Movie release dates are subject to change
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