Director => Prawaal Raman
Producer => Prawaal Raman, Ishan Saksena, Vikram Khakhar, Sunil Shah
Screenplay => Prawaal Raman
Based On => Oculus by Mike Flanagan and Jeff Howard
Star Cast => Huma Qureshi, Saqib Saleem, Lisa Ray, Adil Hussain, Madalina Bellariu Ion, Rhea Chakraborty
Music => Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Genre => Horror
Release Date => 2 June 2017
Country => India
Language => Hindi
Dobaara - See Your Evil | Official Trailer | Huma Qureshi, Saqib Saleem
STORY & PREVIEW
Dobaara: See Your Evil is an upcoming 2017 Bollywood horror film written, produced and directed by Prawaal Raman. It is an official adaptation of the 2013 American horror film Oculus.[2] The film is a B4U Motion Pictures presentation in association with Relativity Media and Zahhak Films Limited. Dobaara: See Your Evil is produced by Ishan Saksena, Prawaal Raman, Sunil Shah and Vikram Khakhar and stars Huma Qureshi, Saqib Saleem, Adil Hussain, Lisa Ray, Rhea Chakraborty and Madalina Bellariu Ion. The film is scheduled to be released on June 2, 2017.
It's a story about a mirror believed to be haunted and the contradictory views between a brother (Saqib Saleem) and sister (Huma Qureshi) dealing with the killing of their parents (Adil Hussain) and (Lisa Ray) a decade ago.
Romanian actress Madalina Bellariu Ion plays a pivotal role in this story dealing with an extra marital affair and the siblings difference in beliefs concerning paranormal, set in a surreal world.
Dobaara: See Your Evil is slated to release in India on June 2, 2017.
Director => Ajay K Pannalal
Producer => Tony D'souza, Amul Vikas Mohan, Nitin Upadhyaya
Writer => Vinit Vyas
Star Cast => Rajkummar Rao, Shruti Haasan
Music => Rishi Rich, Jaidev Kumar, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Amjad-Nadeem, Kaushik-Akash-Guddu(JAM8)
Genre => Romantic, Comedy
Release Date => 2 June 2017
Country => India
Language => Hindi
Behen Hogi Teri - Official Trailer | Rajkummar Rao | Shruti Haasan | Gautam Gulati
STORY & PREVIEW
Behen Hogi Teri (English: She Must Be Your Sister) is an upcoming 2017 Indian Bollywood romantic comedy film starring Rajkummar Rao and Shruti Haasan.
The songs featured in the film are composed by Rishi Rich, Kaushik-Akash-Guddu(K A G) for Jam8 and Jaidev Kumar. Music By Yo Yo Honey Singh. There is a song Tera Hoke Rahoon sung by Arijit Singh & Shubhanshu Kesharwani.
The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on June 2nd, 2017.
Director => Konkona Sen Sharma
Producer => Ashish Bhatnagar, Vijay Kumar Swami, Raagii Bhatnagar, Honey Trehan, Abhishek Chaubey
Screenplay => Konkona Sen Sharma
Story => Mukul Sharma
Star Cast => Vikrant Massey, Tillotama Shome, Gulshan Devaiah, Om Puri, Kalki Koechlin, Ranvir Shorey, Tanuja, Jim Sarbh
Music => Sagar Desai
Genre => Thriller, Drama
Release Date => 2 June 2017 (Theatrical), 10 September 2016 (TIFF)
Running Time => 1hr 44 minutes
Country => India
Language => English, Bengali
A DEATH IN THE GUNJ Trailer
STORY & PREVIEW
A Death In The Gunj is a 2016 Indian Hindi drama thriller film written and directed by Konkona Sen Sharma. It features an ensemble cast of Vikrant Massey, Tillotama Shome, Om Puri, Tanuja, Gulshan Devaiah, Kalki Koechlin, Jim Sarbh, and Ranvir Shorey. Produced by Ashish Bhatnagar, Vijay Kumar Swami, Raagii Bhatnagar, Abhishek Chaubey, and Honey Trehan under the banners of Studioz IDrream and MacGuffin Pictures, it is Sharma's directorial debut feature. Principal photography began in February 2016 and was completed in March 2016 after a six-week shoot.
The film is set in the town of McCluskieganj during winter 1979. What starts as an uneventful family holiday takes a twist when the guests start playing with the spirits. It is nothing tangible but insinuates its way into the group until the holiday ends in an implosion, resulting in an unavoidable event.
A Death in the Gunj was launched by Gulzar and Vishal Bhardwaj at a press conference on 13 January 2016. The film's World premiere took place at the 21st annual 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2016. Its Asian premiere was held at the 21st Busan International Film Festival on 7 October 2016. It was chosen as the Opening Film for the 18th Mumbai Film Festival where it was screened on 21 October 2016 and where director Konkona Sensharma received the 'MasterCard Best India Female Filmmaker 2016 Award'. A Death in the Gunj also had its US premiere as the Opening Film of its 13th South Asian International Film Festival on the night of 30 November 2016. The film is set to release in Indian theatres on June 2, 2017.
Director => James Erskine
Producer => Ravi Bhagchandka, Carnival Motion Pictures
Writer => James Erskine, Sivakumar Ananth
Star Cast => Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Mayuresh Pem
Music => A. R. Rahman
Genre => Biopic
Release Date => 26 May 2017
Country => India
Language => Hindi
Sachin A Billion Dreams | Official Trailer | Sachin Tendulkar
STORY & PREVIEW
Sachin: A Billion Dreams is an upcoming 2017 Indian biographical film written and directed by James Erskine and produced by Ravi Bhagchandka and Carnival Motion Pictures under 200 Not Out Productions.The film is based on the life of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. The film is scheduled to be released on 26 May 2017.
The film captures Tendulkar's cricket and personal life in substantial detail, as well as reveals few aspects of his life which have never been heard of or seen before. Dubs of this film will be released in Tamil, Telugu and Marathi.
The name of the film was selected via a contest that Sachin Tendulkar had announced on Twitter.
In May 2016, Sachin travelled to London to promote the film.
The film is scheduled to be released on May 26, 2017 in India. Since the filmmakers wanted the film to appeal to the cricketer's diverse fans nationwide, it will be released in five languages – English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu.
Director => Saket Chaudhary
Producer => Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Dinesh Vijan
Screenplay => Zeenat Lakhani, Saket Chaudhary
Story => Zeenat Lakhani, Saket Chaudhary
Star Cast => Irrfan Khan, Saba Qamar, Deepak Dobriyal
Songs => Sachin-Jigar
Background Score => Amar Mohile
Genre => Romantic, Drama
Release Date => 19 May 2017
Country => India
Language => Hindi
Official Trailer: Hindi Medium | Irrfan Khan | Saba Qamar & Deepak Dobriyal
STORY & PREVIEW
Hindi Medium is an upcoming Indian Hindi film, written by Zeenat Lakhani and directed by Saket Chaudhary. The film will have Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar in the lead roles.
The film, initially scheduled for release on 12 May 2017, is to be released on 19 May 2017.
The story-line of this movie has strong resemblance with the Bengali movie 'Ramdhanu', directed by the duo Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee, which was released in 2014.
The music of the film is composed by Sachin–Jigar while lyrics have been penned by Priya Saraiya and Kumaar. Amar Mohile has given the background score. The full music album was released on 21 April 2017. The music rights are acquired by T-Series.
The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on 19 May 2017.
Director => Mohit Suri
Producer => Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Mohit Suri, Chetan Bhagat
Writer => Ishita Moitra Udhwani (Dialogues)
Screenplay => Tushar Hiranandani
Based On => Half Girlfriend by Chetan Bhagat
Star Cast => Arjun Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Rhea Chakraborty
Music => Mithoon, Tanishk Bagchi, Rishi Rich, Farhan Saeed, Ami Mishra, Rahul Mishra (Songs)
Background Score => Raju Singh
Genre => Romantic, Drama
Release Date => 19 May 2017
Running Time => 2hrs 15 minutes
Country => India
Language => Hindi
Half Girlfriend Official Trailer | Arjun Kapoor | Shraddha Kapoor | 19th May 2017
STORY & PREVIEW
Half Girlfriend is an upcoming Indian romantic drama film based on the novel of the same name written by Chetan Bhagat. The film is directed by Mohit Suri and features Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles.
Principal photography commenced in June 2016 and filming locations include Delhi, Patna, Dumraon, Varanasi, New York City and Cape Town. The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on 19 May 2017.
Film went into production in March 2016. Prominent shooting locations included Miranda House in New Delhi and Times Square and the UN Headquarters in New York City. Around 200 students from different colleges were roped in to play extras as some of the scenes demand Delhi University students in the film. The trailer was released on April 10.
The film score is composed by Raju Singh who has composed for all of Mohit Suri's previous films. The songs featured in the film are composed by Mithoon, Tanishk Bagchi, Rishi Rich, Farhan Saeed, Ami Mishra and Rahul Mishra while the lyrics have been written by Manoj Muntashir, Kumaar, Kunaal Vermaa, Arafat Mehmood, Tanishk Bagchi, Laado Suwalka, Anushka Shahaney, R. Rekhi, Veronica Mehta, Yash Anand, Yash Narvekar and Ishita Moitra Udhwani. Baarish by Ash King and Shashaa Tirupati is the first song released on YouTube. The album includes a duet, "Thodi Der", by Shreya Ghoshal and Farhan Saeed, released on April 26, 2017. This track is a recreated version of the album "Tu Thodi Der" by Saeed. The music rights are acquired by Zee Music Company. The full soundtrack album was released on 28 April 2017 which includes 11 songs.
Director => Ram Gopal Varma
Producer => Rahul Mittra, Anand Pandit, Gopal Shivram Dalvi, Krishan Choudhary, WeOne
Writer => P Jaya Kumar, Ramkumar Singh
Screenplay => Ram Gopal Varma
Story => Nilesh Girkar
Star Cast => Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Manoj Bajpayee, Amit Sadh, Yami Gautam, Ronit Roy
Music => Ravi Shankar, Rohan Vinayak
Genre => Crime, Thriller
Release Date => 12 May 2017
Running Time => 2hrs 10 minutes
Country => India
Language => Hindi
Sarkar 3 | Official Trailer 2 | Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie, Amit Sadh, Yami Gautam & Manoj
STORY & PREVIEW
Sarkar 3 is a 2017 Indian political crime thriller film, directed by Ram Gopal Varma, and co written by Varma and Nilesh Girkar. This is the third installment of the Sarkar franchise which stars Amitabh Bachchan again in the lead role along with Ronit Roy, Jackie Shroff, Manoj Bajpayee, Amit Sadh and Yami Gautam. The film was released on 12 May 2017.
Annu Karkare (Yami Gautam) conspires and attempts to avenge the death of her father, for which she blames "Sarkar" (Amitabh Bachchan). Juxtaposed with the situation is Sarkar's own personal battles with his volatile grandson Shivaji Nagre or "Cheeku" (Amit Sadh). Parallely the political and corporate diaspora pose threats to Sarkar's dominance. Assisted by his aide Gokul Satam (Ronit Roy), Sarkar deals with one of his greatest adversaries in the form of Michael Valya (Jackie Shroff) and the moody and seemingly violent politician Govind Deshpande (Manoj Bajpayee).
In 2009 Ram Gopal Verma stated that he had no plans finalised for the third instalment in the series and shelved Sarkar 3. However in 2012 it was reported that the sequel would go ahead once again and currently is in the pre production stage where the script is being written. The film is expected to go on floors at the end of 2013, primarily with the same cast of Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan although his character dies at the end of this film and also Aishwarya Rai is to be left out.
In August, 2016 director Ram Gopal Varma confirmed Sarkar 3. He told on his Twitter that Abhishek and Aishwarya will not be a part of the third installment.
The rights of the film are acquired by eros now music. The full soundtrack was released on 3 May 2017 which has 7 songs.
Meri Pyaari Bindu | Official Trailer - Chapter 5 | Ayushmann Khurrana | Parineeti Chopra
STORY & PREVIEW
Meri Pyaari Bindu is an Indian Hindi romantic comedy film, written by Suprotim Sengupta and directed by Akshay Roy. It features Ayushmann Khurrana and Parineeti Chopra in the lead roles.
The principal photography of the film began in Kolkata in May 2016 and was wrapped in October 2016. The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on 12 May 2017.
The film soundtrack of Meri Pyaari Bindu is composed by Sachin–Jigar with lyrics by Kausar Munir and Priya Saraiya. The songs in the film has been sung by Arijit Singh, Sonu Nigam, Parineeti Chopra, Clinton Cerejo, Dominique Cerejo, Monali Thakur, Nakash Aziz, Sanah Moidutty, Jigar Saraiya and Jonita Gandhi. This movie presents a fresh music album with diverse selection of songs. Parineeti has recorded her first song ‘Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin’ for the film. The full soundtrack which consists a total of 7 songs was released on 19 April 2017.
Director => S. S. Rajamouli
Producer => Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni
Screenplay => K. V. Vijayendra Prasad, S. S. Rajamouli
Story => K. V. Vijayendra Prasad
Star Cast => Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Ramya Krishnan, Tamannaah, Sathyaraj, Nassar
Music => M. M. Keeravani
Genre => Epic, Action
Release Date => 28 April 2017
Running Time => 2hrs 51 minutes (Telugu), 2hrs 48 minutes (Tamil)
Country => India
Language => Telugu, Tamil
Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion | Official Trailer (Hindi) | S.S. Rajamouli | Prabhas | Rana Daggubati
STORY & PREVIEW
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (English: The One With Strong Arms: The Conclusion) is a 2017 Indian historical fiction film co-written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli. The film was produced by Tollywood studio Arka Media Works. It is the continuation of Baahubali: The Beginning, taking place before and after the events of that film. It was originally made in both Telugu and Tamil languages and dubbed into Hindi, Malayalam, German, French, Japanese and English. The film stars major actors from Tollywood industry with Prabhas, Anushka Shetty and Rana Daggubati in lead roles. Initially, both parts were jointly produced on a budget of 250 crore (2.5 billion), however, the budget of the second part was increased later. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has made a record of highest pre-release business with 500 crore (5 billion).
Baahubali 2: The conclusion was premiered at the British Film Institute, and was theatrically released over 9000 screens worldwide on 28 April 2017. Baahubali 2 was the first Telugu film to be released in 4K High Definition format. It is estimated that close to 200 screens are being upgraded to 4K projectors before the release date of the movie.
Baahubali 2 surpassed the film PK to become the highest grossing Indian film of all time collecting approx 800 crore (US$120 million) worldwide within just six days of its release. It became the first ever Indian film to gross over 1000 crore (US$155 million) in all languages in just ten days.
Prabhas was cast as main lead of the film. Anushka Shetty was cast as the heroine of the film as she was also a part of Mirchi (2013). She coincidentally became the first heroine Rajamouli repeated in his films and thus made her schedules full for 2013 and 2014. Rana Daggubati was recruited as the antagonist of the film and coincidentally he was also a part of Rudhramadevi. Sathyaraj signed the film.
In April 2013, Adivi Sesh was cast for a crucial role in the film as Rajamouli was impressed by his work in the Panjaa (2011). Actress Ramya Krishnan was chosen to play the crucial role in the film as Rajamatha in August 2013. Actor Nassar was selected to play a supporting role. Charandeep was selected to play the brother of the film's chief villain. On 20 December 2013 a press release stated that Tamannaah will be second heroine of the film which marks her first collaboration with Rajamouli and second collaboration with Prabhas. Meka Ramakrishna was picked for the head of the Kuntala guerillas.
The film was released in conventional 2D as well as in IMAX format on 28 April 2017 in about 9,000 screens worldwide. The film was initially released in most Gulf countries including the UAE a day earlier, on 27 April 2017. The Telugu version of the film was insured against financial loss by Future Generali for 200 crore.
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion set a record collection of 500 crore (5 billion) before the release of the film through satellite and theatrical rights.
Movie Name: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
Directed By: Paul W. S. Anderson
Produced By: Paul W. S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Robert Kulzer, Samuel Hadida
Written By: Paul W. S. Anderson
Based On: Resident Evil by Capcom Star Cast: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Shawn Roberts, Ruby Rose, Eoin Macken, William Levy, Iain Glen
Music By: Paul Haslinger Genre: Action-Adventure-Fantasy-Science Fiction-Horror Release Date: 23 December 2016 (Japan), 27 January 2017 (USA)
Running Time: 1 hour 46 minutes
Country: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, France
Language: English
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter International Trailer (HD):
Story: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is a 2016 science fiction action horror film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. It is the sequel to Resident Evil: Retribution and the sixth and final installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is very loosely based on the Capcom survival horror video game series Resident Evil. The film stars Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Shawn Roberts, Ruby Rose, Eoin Macken, William Levy, and Iain Glen. In the film, Alice and her friends are betrayed by Albert Wesker, who gathers the entire forces of Umbrella into one final strike against the apocalypse survivors.
It was released on December 23, 2016 in Japan and is scheduled to be released on January 27, 2017 in the United States in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D.
Plot:
Picking up three weeks after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, humanity is on its last legs after Alice was betrayed by Wesker in Washington D.C. 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. In a race against time Alice will join forces with old friends, and an unlikely ally, in an action packed battle with undead hordes and new mutant monsters. Between losing her superhuman abilities and Umbrella's impending attack, this will be Alice's most difficult adventure as she fights to save humanity, which is on the brink of oblivion.
Production:
In September 2012, following the box office success of Resident Evil: Retribution, a sixth film in the "Resident Evil" series was confirmed by the head of Sony Pictures distribution, Rory Bruer, with Milla Jovovich attached to reprise the role of Alice. In October 2012, in an interview with Forbes, producer Samuel Hadida stated that a sixth and seventh installment were being planned and a reboot of the series was possible. In December 2012, director Paul W. S. Anderson confirmed that he would be directing "Resident Evil 6,". He stated that it would be the last film in the series and some characters from the first two films would return. In June 2013, Jovovich tweeted that the sixth film, which had been scheduled for a September 12, 2014 release, would not be released before 2015. The film was scheduled to start shooting in late 2013 as soon as Anderson had finished work on his disaster/romance film Pompeii.
Filming:
Principal photography on the film began on September 18, 2015 in Cape Town / Hartbeespoort Dam, South Africa. During filming, Jovovich's stunt double Olivia Jackson was severely injured when her motorcycle collided with a camera crane, leaving her in a medically-induced coma for two weeks. Among Jackson's injuries were cerebral trauma, a crushed face, a severed artery in her neck, a paralyzed arm, several broken ribs, a shattered scapula, a broken clavicle, torn fingers with a thumb that needed to be amputated, and five nerves torn out of her spinal cord. Jackson announced in December 2015 that her paralyzed left arm will need to be amputated. A second accident occurred during filming on December 3 when crew member Ricardo Cornelius was crushed to death by one of the film's props, a U.S. Army issue Hummer, while on set. Filming ended on December 9, 2015.
Release Date:
Sony first scheduled the film for release on September 12, 2014. The film was released in Japan on December 23, 2016. As of September 20, 2015, it is scheduled to be released in North America on January 27, 2017 by Screen Gems.
Movie Name: A Dog's Purpose
Directed By: Lasse Hallström
Produced By: Gavin Polone, Darren Reagan, Mark Sourian, Roy Lee, Jeffrey Skoll, Chris Bender
Screenplay By: Audrey Wells
Based On: A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron Star Cast: Britt Robertson, Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad, K.J. Apa, Peggy Lipton, Juliet Rylance
Music By: Rachel Portman Genre: Comedy-Drama Family Film Release Date: 27 January 2017
Running Time: 2 hours
Country: United States
Language: English
A Dog's Purpose - Official Trailer (HD):
Story: A Dog's Purpose is an upcoming American comedy-drama film, directed by Lasse Hallström and written by Audrey Wells. It is based on the 2010 novel of the same name by W. Bruce Cameron. The film stars Britt Robertson, Dennis Quaid, KJ Apa, Josh Gad, Peggy Lipton, and Juliet Rylance. Universal Pictures has scheduled the film for release on January 27, 2017.
Plot:
Bailey (voiced by Josh Gad) is a dog whose life is shown from his birth to his death and to his reincarnation through different dog breeds.
Production:
In 2015, DreamWorks acquired the film rights for Cameron's novel. On May 8, 2015, it was announced Lasse Hallström would direct the film.[9] On August 5, 2015, Britt Robertson and Dennis Quaid joined the cast. On September 18, 2015, Pooch Hall was cast in the film. On October 15, 2015, Bradley Cooper joined the cast to play the dog's inner voice. Josh Gad eventually replaced him. Principal photography began on August 17, 2015.
Release:
In December 2015, the film switched from a DreamWorks Pictures release to under the Amblin Entertainment banner as per Amblin Partners' newly enacted branded strategy. The film is scheduled to be released on January 27, 2017, by Universal Pictures.
Movie Name: The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (2017)
Directed By: Dallas Jenkins
Produced By: Alix Taylor, John Bolin, Jamie Elliott, Michael J. Luisi, Ralph E. Portillo
Written By: Andrea Gyertson Nasfell Star Cast: Brett Dalton, Anjelah Johnson, Neil Flynn, Shawn Michaels, D. B. Sweeney Genre: Comedy-Drama Release Date: 20 January 2017
Running Time: 1 hour 32 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone Official Trailer:
Story: The Resurrection of Gavin Stone is a 2017 American Christian comedy-drama film directed by Dallas Jenkins and starring Brett Dalton, Anjelah Johnson, Neil Flynn, Shawn Michaels, and D. B. Sweeney. The film is scheduled to be released on January 19, 2017 by Blumhouse Tilt and WWE Studios.
Premise:
A former child star, now a washed-up, partied-out man forced to return home, pretends to be a Christian so he can portray Jesus in an Easter play being produced by a megachurch.
Production:
As Jenkins was searching for an actor for the lead role, his son, a fan of the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., suggested Brett Dalton. Not being familiar with the name, Jenkins mentioned Brett to the casting director who, after one audition, cast the actor as Gavin Stone. Jenkins announced on his Facebook page that filming of the movie would start in May 2015, as would casting of local churchgoers as extras. The film was shot in 20 days, as behind-the-scenes videos were posted showing the production process.
Release:
On July 29, 2015, it was announced that WWE Studios had acquired worldwide rights to the faith-based comedy. On July 20, 2016, Vertical Church Films announced that the film would be released on January 20, 2017.
Movie Name: XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
Directed by D. J. Caruso
Produced by Vin Diesel, Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Samantha Vincent
Written by F. Scott Frazier, Chad St. John
Based onCharacters by Rich Wilkes Star Cast: Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Kris Wu, Ruby Rose, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev, Toni Collette, Samuel L. Jackson
Music byBrian Tyler Genre: Action Release Date: 14 January 2017 (India), 20 January 2017 (Global)
Country: United States
Language: English, Spanish
Story: xXx: Return of Xander Cage (alternatively known as xXx: Reactivated and pronounced "Triple X") is an upcoming 2017 American action film directed by D. J. Caruso, produced by Vin Diesel, Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Samantha Vincent, and written by F. Scott Frazier and Chad St. John. It stars Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Samuel L. Jackson, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev, Ruby Rose, Rory McCann, Kris Wu, and Ariadna Gutiérrez. It is intended to be the third film in the xXx franchise, and thereby a sequel to both the 2002 film xXx and the 2005 film xXx: State of the Union, though more directly with the first film. Unlike the previous films, which were distributed by Columbia Pictures, Return of Xander Cage will be released by Paramount Pictures on January 20, 2017, in 2D, RealD 3D and IMAX 3D.
This will also mark the first film produced by Revolution Studios in nine years since 2007's The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep.
Production
Although the character of Xander Cage was supposedly killed in the sequel to explain his absence, Vin Diesel has announced in 2006 that he would be returning as Xander Cage in a second sequel, entitled xXx: The Return of Xander Cage. Initially, not only Diesel was set to return, but also the director of xXx, Rob Cohen. Diesel has said that the style and music will also be similar to that of the original film, more of what the fans want, with an emphasis on extreme stunts and with a heavy metal soundtrack. Joe Roth was in talks to produce. According to Cohen, he has also approached Sony, and "now we're writing a script with the guys who wrote Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Terminator Salvation. So we'll do another Xander Cage XXX. We'll bring it up to speed a bit and bring back the extreme sports guy who's drafted to be a spy." On June 10, 2009, Cohen dropped out of the production, instead moving to direct the action film Medieval. On August 26, 2009, SlashFilm announced that Ericson Core would be directing and production would start in early 2010.
In April 2010, it was revealed that the third film would be financed by Paramount Pictures instead of Sony, and would also be shot in 3D. Meanwhile, Rob Cohen had returned as director. Vin Diesel will produce, among others, while Gloria S. Borders, Scott Hemming, Ric Kidney and Vince Totino will serve as executive producers.
Filming & Casting
In January 2014, Vin Diesel confirmed work on a sequel tentatively titled xXx: The Return of Xander Cage. On August 23, 2015, Vin Diesel announced on his Instagram page that "While I was filming XXX, guys on set called me Air Diesel... The time to return has come. Filming starts December in the Philippines. #ILiveForThisShit...". On October 10, 2015, it was reported[by whom?] that director D.J. Caruso will direct the film. Diesel announced that UFC fighter Conor McGregor was cast in a role and that Jackson will be reprising his role as Gibbons. On January 1, 2016, Twitch reported that Tony Jaa, Jet Li and Deepika Padukone were cast in roles. The following week, Nina Dobrev and Ruby Rose were also cast. Dobrev would be playing a witty and sarcastic techie, while Padukone will play a huntress who happens to be Cage’s former lover. Rose will play a sniper. Andrey Ivchenko was confirmed to be another villain in the film as one of the big bads Diesel is set to lock horns with, given that earlier reports revealed Li also joined the threequel as a potential adversary. It started filming later in January 2016 and with schedules in Canada in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, as well as the Dominican Republic and the Philippines. It was rumored that Ice Cube, who played the protagonist Darius Stone in the second film (xXx: State of the Union in 2005), would reprise his role but has yet to be confirmed. On February 6, 2016, the director revealed on his Twitter account that Kris Wu had joined the cast, he also added that Wu would be playing a vital character. On February 12, 2016, reports brought in the news that Jet Li dropped out of the film and was replaced with Donnie Yen in the role of the main antagonist, Xiang.
Conor McGregor later dropped out of his planned appearance to focus on training and the UFC. He was replaced by Michael Bisping. On June 3 2016, it was revealed that Brazilian footballer Neymar joined the film's cast.
Release
Paramount Pictures scheduled the film for a January 20, 2017 release date.
Movie Name: Split (2017)
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Produced by M. Night Shyamalan, Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock
Written by M. Night Shyamalan Star Cast: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley
Music byWest Dylan Thordson Genre: Drama-Thriller Release Date: 26 September 2016 (Fantastic Fest), 20 January 2017 (USA)
Running Time: 117 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English Split 2017 Official Trailer:
Story: Split is a 2016 American psychological horror thriller film directed and written by M. Night Shyamalan. The film stars James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy and Betty Buckley. The film has been described as a thematic sequel to the 2000 film Unbreakable. Principal photography began on November 11, 2015, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Plot
After a wholesome teen birthday party, three girls are kidnapped in broad daylight: friends Claire (Haley Lu Richardson) and Marcia (Jessica Sula), and difficult outsider Casey (Anya Taylor-Joy). Their captor (James McAvoy) locks the trio in a windowless room, then proceeds to frighten and baffle them. One minute he's wearing eyeglasses and obsessive about cleanliness, the next he's presenting as female, and later he acts like a nine-year-old boy.
Production
On August 26, 2015, it was announced that M. Night Shyamalan would next direct a thriller film based on his own script, which would star Joaquin Phoenix in the lead role. Shyamalan would also produce the film along with Jason Blum and Marc Bienstock. On October 2, 2015, James McAvoy was cast in the film to play the lead, replacing Phoenix. On October 12, 2015, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley, Jessica Sula, and Haley Lu Richardson were added to the cast. On October 27, 2015, Universal Pictures came on board to release the film and titled it as Split.
Principal photography on the film began on November 11, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Reshoots occurred in June 2016. Split is Shyamalan's longest movie to date.
Release
Split had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 26, 2016. It also screened at the AFI Fest on November 15, 2016.
The film is scheduled to be released on January 20, 2017 in United States and Canada.
Movie Name: Sleeepless (2017)
Directed by Baran bo Odar
Produced by Roy Lee, Adam Stone
Screenplay byAndrea Berloff
Based onSleepless Night by Frédéric Jardin, Nicolas Saada, Olivier Douyère Star Cast: Jamie Foxx, T.I., Michelle Monaghan, Dermot Mulroney, David Harbour, Gabrielle Union, Scoot McNairy
Music byMichael Kamm Genre: Action-Thriller Release Date: 13 January 2017 (USA)
Running Time: 95 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English Sleepless (2017) Official Trailer:
Story: Sleepless is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by Baran bo Odar, written by Andrea Berloff and starring Jamie Foxx and T.I. as a pair of corrupt Las Vegas cops who search for one of their kidnapped sons. Michelle Monaghan, Dermot Mulroney, David Harbour, Gabrielle Union, and Scoot McNairy also star.
Plot
A police detective with a connection to the criminal underground finds his secret life exposed when he and his partner are caught stealing cocaine from a powerful drug lord, a move that puts his son's life in danger.
Filming
Filming began on June 15, 2015 through Atlanta, Georgia and Las Vegas.
Release
The film was originally set to be released on February 24, 2017, but in October 2016 was moved up to January 13, 2017.
Movie Name: The Bye Bye Man (2017)
Directed by Stacy Title
Produced by Simon Horsman, Trevor Macy, Jeffrey Soros, Seth William Meier, Melinda Nishioka
Written by Jonathan Penner
Based onThe Bridge to Body Island by Robert Damon Schneck Star Cast: Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas, Doug Jones, Carrie-Anne Moss, Faye Dunaway
Music byThe Newton Brothers Genre: Horror-Triller
Distributed bySTX Entertainment Release Date: 13 January 2017
Running Time: 96 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
The Bye Bye Man (2017) Official Trailer:
Story: The Bye Bye Man is an upcoming American supernatural horror film directed by Stacy Title and written by Jonathan Penner, based on the chapter "The Bridge to Body Island" in Robert Damon Schneck's book The President's Vampire. The film stars Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas and Doug Jones, with Carrie-Anne Moss and Faye Dunaway. Principal photography began on November 2, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Plot
Three college students move into an old, off-campus house, where they find themselves hunted by a supernatural entity called The Bye Bye Man who may be responsible for possessing various people and causing them to commit killing sprees throughout recent history. The students discover the origins of the Bye Bye Man and find that there is only one way to avoid his curse: don't say or think his name, because once the Bye Bye Man gets inside your head, he takes control.
Production
On September 11, 2014, TWC-Dimension acquired the worldwide distribution rights of the supernatural thriller film The Bye Bye Man, which Jonathan Penner adapted from "The Bridge to Body Island", a chapter in Robert Damon Schneck's non-fiction book The President's Vampire. "The Bridge to Body Island" tells an allegedly true story that was related to Schneck.
Stacy Title would direct the film, which Intrepid Pictures would produce its founder Trevor Macy. On June 23, 2015, Los Angeles Media Fund came on board to finance and co-produce the film. Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman would also produce the film through LAMF. On November 4, 2015, STX Entertainment acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the film, and it would also co-finance the film. David Prior also adapted the book along with Penner. Melinda Nishioka is a co-producer of the film.
Principal photography on the film began on November 2, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio, and wrapped on December 11, 2015.
Release
The Bye Bye Man is now scheduled for release on January 13, 2017. It had originally been scheduled to release on October 14, 2016, before being moved forwards to June 3, 2016, and then again on December 9, 2016.
Produced By - Bibo Srinivas (Presenter), Saibabu Jagarlamudi, Y. Rajeev Reddy, Suhasini Panguluri
Written By - Sai Madhav Burra (Dialogues)
Screenplay By - Krish
Story By - Krish
Based On - Gautamiputra Satakarni
Star Cast - Nandamuri Balakrishna, Shriya Saran, Shriya Saran, Hema Malini
Music By - Chirantan Bhatt
Genre: Epic Historical Action Film
Release Date - 12th January 2017
Country - India
Language - Telugu
Story:
Gautamiputra Satakarni (English: Satakarni, son of Gauthami) is a 2017 Telugu epic historical action film produced by Saibabu Jagarlamudi & Y. Rajeev Reddy on First Frame Entertainment banner and written and directed by Krish. Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna in title role, Shriya Saran as the female lead. The film is based on life history of 2nd century CE, Satavahana ruler Gautamiputra Satakarni. The film is a prestigious project to Nandamuri Balakrishna as his 100th film. The trailer of the film was released.
Production:
The film was officially announced 8 April 2016, on eve of Ugadi at Andhra Pradesh's proposed capital city Amaravati. The movie opening was held at Hyderabad on 22 April 2016, with eminent personalities like K. Chandrasekhar Rao, T. Harish Rao, Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, K. Raghavendra Rao, Dasari Narayana Rao, Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Boyapati Srinu, Sai Korrapati, Sriwass, Akkineni Ramesh Prasad etc. As the female lead was going for a long search, many heroines were on the verge of signing the main female role like Nayanthara, Kajal Aggarwal, Trisha and many others were considered. Finally, actress Shriya Saran was signed on as the lead heroine, after being successful in Telugu with various projects. Bollywood veteran actress Hema Malini is playing Balakrishna's mother character, Gautami Balashri. Neeta Lulla is designing costumes and jewellery for Gautamiputra Satakarni.
Nadamuri Balakrishna presented a Beautiful Saree to Hema Malini as a surprise gift at sets of the film on 4 September 2016, which is currently going on in Rajasthan. The official teaser of the movie has been launched on 11th October 2016 at 10:15 a.m by the makers on eve of Vijayadashami. The trailer has been launched on 16th December 2016 at Tirumala theatre in Karimnagar, Telangana. The picture team paid a visit to the famous Kotilingala temple before proceeding to the trailer launch. The place has significance as it was the first capital of Satavahanas in 1st century AD and came under the rule of Satakarni.
Soundtrack:
Devi Sri Prasad was the music director of the film, but the makers had to sign Chirantan Bhatt when Devi Sri Prasad left the project. Senior music directors Ilaiyaraaja and Keeravani was also considered to score the music, but finally the makers signed Chirantan Bhatt.
Story: Viking (Викинг) is a 2016 historical action film by director Andrei Kravchuk, based on the historical document Primary Chronicle and Icelandic Kings' sagas. Screen International has called it Russia's Game of Thrones. The films stars Danila Kozlovsky (Vampire Academy, Hardcore Henry) and Svetlana Khodchenkova (The Wolverine, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy).
Kievan Rus, late 10th century. After the death of his father, Svyatoslav I, ruler of Kievan Rus, the young Viking prince Vladimir (Danila Kozlovsky) is forced into exile across the frozen sea in Sweden to escape his treacherous half-brother Yaropolk (Aleksandr Ustyugov), who has murdered his other brother Oleg (Kirill Pletnyov) and conquered the Viking territory of Kievan Rus. The old warrior Sveneld (Maksim Sukhanov) convinces Vladimir to assemble a Varangian armada, hoping to reconquer Kiev from Yaropolk and ultimately face the mighty Byzantine forces.
The film was produced by Konstantin Ernst and Anatoly Maksimov, best known for the Russian urban fantasy/supernatural thrillers Night Watch and Day Watch.
A few scenes were filmed in 2013 to secure funding (see External Links), a common way to secure finances for large movie productions in Russia. The majority of the film was filmed from early March to the last week of July 2015. The budget was on par with the Russian WWII epic Stalingrad, 1 250 million rubles. The film was shot on several locations including the city of Bakhchisarai, the Belogorsky District and the Genoese fortress in Sudak.
The cast is mostly Russian; however the film does features Swedish actor Joakim Nätterqvist and Canada's John DeSantis.
The first official teaser trailer was shown during a closed pitch event with the management of the Russian Ministry of Culture and chairmen of Cinema Foundation of Russia.
In September 2015 Central Partnership distribution studios announced the release date for the film as 22 December 2016. On November 19, 2015, Film Direction and Channel One Russia released the official trailer to the public.
Producer: Sarik Andreasyan, Gevond Andreasyan, Vladimir Polyakov, Max Oleinikov, Nikita Argunov
Writter: Andrei Gavrilov
Star: Sanzhar Madiyev, Anton Pampushnyy, Sebastian Sisak-Grigoryan, Alina Lanina, Valeria Shkirando, Stanislav Shirin, Vyacheslav Razbegaev
Genre: Science fiction
Release date: February 23, 2017
Country: Russia
Language: Russian
Story: Zaschitniki (In Russian: «Защитники»; The Guardians) is a Russian neo-noir superhero film directed by Armenian director Sarik Andreasyan and starring Anton Pampuchniy, Sanzhar Madiev, Sebastian Sisak-Grigoryan, Alina Lanina, Valeria Shkirando and Stanislav Shirin. It is set to be released in February 2017.
The film is set in an alternate history at the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, as a group of Soviet superheroes were created during the Cold War. The group includes representatives of the different nationalities of the USSR, superpowers protagonists reflect strengths and traditions of the people of the USSR.
Set during the Cold War, a secret organization named "Patriot" gathered a group of Soviet superheroes, altering and augmenting the DNA of four individuals, in order to defend the homeland from supernatural threats.
The group includes representatives of the different nationalities of the Soviet Union, which each one of them have long been hiding their true identity. In hard times, they settled down to business and gather to defend their homeland.
Anton Pampushniy as Arsus
Wildman, Arsus is a werebear, and has the ability to transform himself into a large bear, though he can control how much of his body is transformed and can transform partially if he wills it. This transformation ability can allow him to seamlessly alter his size, bulk and musculature and transform himself into a burly humanoid, as well as use his transformations to physically augment himself. He has multiple phases of transformation due to his ability to partially transform. He is armed with minigun in battle, which he carries on his back when fully transformed. He can also use his inhuman physicality to fight, especially when he is full bear form. Desperate, loyal and determined, he is known for his drive to "break the enemy into small pieces".
Sanzhar Madiev as Khan
Windman. Masterfully skilled with all kinds of blades, as well as with many kinds of martial arts. Along with other blades, he is primarily armed with twin, crescent like blades, which resemble a scimitar, scythe or sickle and can be joined at the hilts to form a double bladed weapon. He is also physically augmented, possessing a degree of superhuman strength that allows him to smash through brick walls with a single punch and send men flying through the air with his attacks, as well as superhuman mobility that gives him acrobatic and gymnastic capabilities and the ability to effortlessly dodge and evade attacks, even gunfire at point blank range. He also possess inhuman speed, to such a degree that it appears he almost appears to teleport.
Sebastian Sisak-Grigoryan as Ler.
Landman. He is armed with all forms of earth manipulation abilities, and is able to control stone and soil, collect dust from boulders, stop falling rocks, and move mountains. He can cause the ground to break apart under his enemies feet with great precision in what parts break and what shape the subsequent depression makes. This allows him to form instant craters, canyons, ravines, and sink holes to fight his opponents, though these formations are usually small in scale. Being able to cause quakes and tremor like events in the ground beneath his opponents, such as making the ground under them erupt and explode with the force of a hand grenade. Along with his abilities, he is armed with a small chain with a large rock cemented on its end, which he can use as a type of flail.
Alina Lanina as Xenia
Waterwoman. Flexible and agile, to a superhuman degree. She has the ability to move on water as if it were solid ground, as well as to seamlessly floating through it. This gives her higher mobility in water than the fastest, or most maneuverable sea creature. She cannot feel temperature differences and can survive in an airless vacuum, which allows her to survive underwater without any negative effects. She can also transform her body into liquid and use it defensively or offensively.
Valeria Shkirando as Head of "Patriot" Secret organization.
Vyacheslav Razbegaev as Major-general Nikolai Dolgov
Stanislav Shirin as August Kuratov.
Main antagonist. Owns a machine named "Modul-1" which allows him to control any technical equipment. He decides to build his own army of clones in order to capture Moscow, in preparation to control the whole world.
Filming began on April 27, 2015 in Moscow while the casting process was concluded earlier in this year. Filming was continued in Moscow Oblast and in the Crimean peninsula, and was wrapped on July 14, 2015.
A sequel, Guardians 2, is planned, with Turbo Films, the Chinese distributor of the first film, as a co-production company.
Story: Hardcore Henry (also known as simply Hardcore) is a 2015 Russian-American science fiction action film written and directed by Ilya Naishuller. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Danila Kozlovsky, and Haley Bennett. The film is scheduled to be released theatrically on April 8, 2016, by STX Entertainment.
Hardcore Henry is a first-person perspective action film, in which the audience sees everything through the eyes of Henry, who's resurrected from the brink of death, made into a cybernetic super soldier and remembers nothing about his past. He is trying to save his wife Estelle, who has been kidnapped by Akan, a powerful warlord with a plan for bio-engineering soldiers. In the unfamiliar city of Moscow, Henry tries to avoid being killed while discovering the truth behind his identity.
The film premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2015. The film became one of the highest-profile at the festival, and led to a bidding war between Lionsgate, Universal, and STX Entertainment. Ultimately, STX acquired worldwide rights to Hardcore, including a wide release commitment, for $10 million, becoming the studio's first festival acquisition. It was retitled Hardcore Henry for its domestic release.
At the Festival, the film won the Grolsch People's Choice Midnight Madness Award. The film is scheduled to be released on April 8, 2016, by STX Entertainment.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 89%, based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. Metacritic gives the film a score of 55 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
