Screentalk Movie Planner Q1 2022

SCREENTALK MOVIE PLANNER JANUARY - MARCH 2022

THE BATMAN Gotham’s caped crusader is back!

Fortune favours the bold

UNCHARTED

The adventure is real. The heroes are not

THE LOST CITY

DEATH ON THE NILE Murder was just the beginning

MEGA BLOCKBUSTERS

OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE

ACTION/COMEDY/THRILLER

JANUARY

Following the success of ‘Wrath of Man’ in 2021, director Guy Ritchie reunites with Jason Statham for this new spy adventure.

Operation fortune stars Statham as Orson Fortune - a super spy who is tasked with tracking down a stolen piece of technology.

Orson and his crackerjack team must stop it from going on the open market and possibly falling into the wrong hands of a billionaire arms dealer named Greg Simmonds (Hugh Grant).

This trailer promises Ritchie’s trademark twisty plots and high stakes gamesmanship, all captured with a kinetic visual style.

UNCHARTED

ACTION/ADVENTURE

FEBRUARY

IMAX

Tom Holland plays street-smart Nathan Drake, who is on his first treasure-hunting adventure with the wisecracking Victor “Sully” Sullivan, played by Mark Wahlberg.

Inspired by the award-winning video game series, this actionadventure epic spans the globe and follows Nate and Sully as they embark on the dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure never found” while also tracking clues that may lead to Nate’s long-lost brother. Get Ready for some Indiana Jones-style adventuring, archaeology and swashbuckling as Drake and Sully set off in pursuit of the mysterious great fortune.

*Movie release dates are subject to change

PRITHVIRAJ (HINDI)

ACTION/DRAMA

JANUARY

Based on medieval literature epic ‘Prithviraj Raso’ by great poet Chand Bardai. Pritviraj is a biopic of legendary Hindu Rajput warrior king of Chahamanas Dynasty “Prithviraj Chauhan” which captures his early life, military accomplishments, marriage to Sanyukta and battle with Muhammad of Ghor - the Sultan of the Ghurid Empire, who led the conquest of Hindustan (India).

Akshay Kumar plays the the titular role of the brave warrior. The movie also stars Sanjay Dutt, Sonu Sood and Manushi Chhillar.

The movie is directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi.

THE BATMAN

ACTION/CRIME/DRAMA

MARCH IMAX

Robert Pattinson stars in Matt Reeves’ adaptation of the famous DC hero The Batman.

The movie follows Gotham’s caped crusader, in his second year of striking fear into criminal hearts.

The Batman must follow a trail of cryptic clues that are left behind by The Riddler – a serial killer who targets Gotham’s elite with a series of sadistic ploys. It’s time for him to forge new relationships, unmask the culprit, and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued the Gotham City.

MAXI BLOCKBUSTERS

SCREAM

JANUARY

HORROR/MYSTERY

NIGHTMARE ALLEY

CRIME/DRAMA/THRILLER

JANUARY

Scream, the fifth installment in the horror franchise, takes place 25 years after the original streak of brutal murders shook the town of Woodsboro. Now, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) along with Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) must return to uncover the truth.

Guillermo Del Toro’s adaptation of the 1946 novel of the same name, sees an ambitious carny (Bradley Cooper) with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words. Benefiting from the exploitation of his conned clients, he finds himself desperate to escape his own dark fate as he plots to fool a dangerous tycoon with a mysterious psychiatrist by his side – who might be his most threatening opponent.

MOONFALL

DEATH ON THE NILE

ACTION/ADVENTURE/FANTASY

FEBRUARY

CRIME/DRAMA/MYSTERY

FEBRUARY

A mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. With mere weeks before impact, NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler (Halle Berry) along with astronaut Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson) and conspiracy theorist K.C.Houseman (John Bradley) mount an impossible mission into space, only to find out that our Moon is not what we think it is.

Based on Agatha Christie’s novel of the same name and sequel to 2017 movie Murder on the Orient Express. The famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple’s idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short.

Director Kenneth Branagh plays Poirot in the movie, which also stars Gal Gadot, Tom Bateman and Armie Hammer.

TURNING RED

THE LOST CITY

ACTION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY

MARCH

Story of Mei, (Rosalie Chiang), a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother’s dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Due to a magical connection with red pandas in her ancestry, when Mei experiences certain emotions intensely, she will transform into a red panda. Pixar studio’s 25th feature film, Turning Red, will be directed by Academy Award winner Domee Shi and produced by Lindsey Collins.

*Movie release dates are subject to change

ACTION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY

MARCH

Brilliant, but reclusive author Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) has spent her career writing about exotic places in her popular romance-adventure novels featuring handsome cover model Alan (Channing Tatum). While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe) who hopes that she can lead him to the the ancient lost city’s treasure from her latest story.

MINI BLOCKBUSTERS

RADHE SHYAM (HINDI/TELUGU)

JANUARY

DRAMA/ROMANCE

A period love story set in the 1970s backdrop of Europe starring Prabhas as ‘the great Vikramaditya’, a sought-after palmist who can see the future. Directed

by Radha Krishna Kumar, the movie will release in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.

A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN DRAMA

JANUARY

Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq who begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. The movie directed by Denzel Washington is a sweeping account of a once-in-a-lifetime love and importance of family.

MARRY ME

COMEDY/MUSIC/ROMANCE

FEBRUARY

Music superstars Kat Valdez (Jennifer Lopez) and Bastian are getting married before an audience of fans. But when Kat learns, seconds before her vows, that Bastian has been unfaithful, she decides to marry Charlie (Owen Wilson), a stranger in the crowd, instead.

*Movie release dates are subject to change

JANUARY

DEEP WATER

DRAMA/THRILLER

Based on the Patricia Highsmith’s psychological thriller novel, Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas star as Vic and Melinda Van Allen, a married couple whose mind games with each other take a twisted turn when people around them start turning up dead.

JANUARY

THE 355

ACTION/THRILLER

When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a wild card CIA agent (Jessica Chastain) joins forces with three international agents on a lethal mission to retrieve it, while staying a step ahead of a mysterious woman who’s tracking their every move.

SHAMSHERA (HINDI) ACTION/ADVENTURE

MARCH

Indian adaptation of Howard Pyle’s “Merry Adventures of Robin Hood” starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Vaani Kapoor.

Set in 1800s India, the movie chronicles the story of a dacoit tribe fighting against the British for their rights and independence.

VALIMAI (TAMIL)

ACTION/CRIME/THRILLER

JANUARY

Arjun, an IPS officer sets out for a dangerous mission on hunting down illegal biker gangs involving in theft and murder. Directed by H Vinoth, the movie features Ajith Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Kartikeya Gummakonda, Yogi Babu and Bani

BELFAST DRAMA

JANUARY

A semi-autobiographical film which chronicles the life of a working-class family and their young son’s childhood during the tumult of the late 1960s in the Northern Ireland capital. Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Kenneth Branagh.

DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA

DRAMA/ROMANCE

MARCH

The sequel to the 2019 feature film, which grossed $193.82 million worldwide and received largely positive reviews from critics and the audience. In A New Era, we see how the Crawley family and Downton staff prepared for a royal visit from the King and Queen of Great Britain.

TENTATIVE MOVIE RELEASE SCHEDULE - Q1 2022 RELEASE DATE

MOVIE TITLE

GENRE

BOOK OF LOVE

COMEDY/ROMANCE

FORTRESS

ACTION/THRILLER

DEEP WATER

DRAMA/THRILLER

A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN

DRAMA

THE 355

ACTION/THRILLER

ZONE 414

SCI-FI/THRILLER

RADHE SHYAM (HINDI/TELUGU)

DRAMA/ROMANCE

A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN

DRAMA

VALIMAI (TAMIL)

ACTION/CRIME/THRILLER

SCREAM

HORROR/MYSTERY

PRITHVIRAJ (HINDI)

ACTION/DRAMA

THE TIGER RISING

FAMILY

OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE

ACTION/COMEDY/THRILLER

NIGHTMARE ALLEY

CRIME/DRAMA/THRILLER

OPERATION MINCEMEAT

DRAMA/WAR

BEST SELLERS

COMEDY/DRAMA

BREAKING NEWS IN YUBA COUNTY

COMEDY/CRIME/DRAMA

BELFAST

DRAMA

MONA LISA AND THE BLOOD MOON

FANTASY/MYSTERY/THRILLER

THE BLACK PHONE

HORROR

MOONFALL

ACTION/ADVENTURE/FANTASY

MY SWEET MONSTER

ANIMATION/ADVENTURE

DEATH ON THE NILE

CRIME/DRAMA/MYSTERY

UNCHARTED

ACTION/ADVENTURE

MARRY ME

COMEDY/MUSIC/ROMANCE

BLACKLIGHT

ACTION/THRILLER

THE SIEGE OF ROBIN HOOD

ACTION

A BANQUET

HORROR

SHADOW IN THE CLOUD

ACTION/HORROR/WAR

THE DEVIL’S LIGHT

HORROR/THRILLER

THE BATMAN

ACTION/CRIME/DRAMA

TURNING RED

ACTION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY

THE REQUIN

THRILLER

DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA

DRAMA/ROMANCE

THE WOLF AND THE LION

FAMILY

SHAMSHERA (HINDI)

ACTION/ADVENTURE

PANAMA

ACTION/THRILLER

THE UNBREAKABLE BOY

DRAMA

THE BAD GUYS

ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY

THE LOST CITY

ACTION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY

FORMAT

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JANUARY 27

FEBRUARY 3

FEBRUARY 10

FEBRUARY 17

IMAX

FEBRUARY 24

MARCH 3

MARCH 10

MARCH 17

MARCH 24

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