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Warner Bros. Pictures’ 2015 Preview Includes New Images From THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. And PAN

By Michelle McCue | December 30, 2014

For the second consecutive year, Warner Bros. Pictures International has exceeded the coveted $3 billion mark at the international box office. This benchmark comes on the heels of the release of THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, which surpassed $400 million at the international box office this weekend and is still going strong.

Nine Warner Bros. Pictures films have exceeded $100 million internationally, topped by Christopher Nolan’s INTERSTELLAR (with Paramount Pictures), which has taken in an astounding $467 million outside of the U.S. to date, and GODZILLA (with Legendary Pictures), which has earned $327 million overseas.

Four titles – Doug Liman’s EDGE OF TOMORROW (with Village Roadshow Pictures), Phil Lord & Christopher Miller’s THE LEGO MOVIE (also with Village Roadshow Pictures), and Noam Murro and Zack Snyder’s 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE (with Legendary), along with the 2014 spillover grosses from THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG—each topped $200 million abroad. Other key successes included New Line’s ANNABELLE at a phenomenal $171 million and INTO THE STORM, and the local productions WILD TALES (Relatos Salvajes), Argentina’s official entry for the Foreign Language Film Oscar and the highest grossing local production of all time; the hit German comedy “Vaterfreuden”; and the Japanese productions “Rorouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno” and “Runouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends.”

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the annual preview of their upcoming films. Included in their 2015 slate of films, the studio unveiled new photos and synopses.

First up is MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. In theaters on August 14, the first photo from the film features ARMIE HAMMER as Illya Kuryakin, ALICIA VIKANDER as Gaby Teller and HENRY CAVILL as Napoleon Solo.

Director: Guy Ritchie
Writer: Screenplay by Guy Ritchie & Lionel Wigram
Story by Jeff Kleeman & David Campbell Wilson and Guy Ritchie & Lionel Wigram
Based on the television series “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”
Producers: John Davis, Steve Clark-Hall, Lionel Wigram, Guy Ritchie
Executive Producer: David Dobkin

Cast: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, with Jared Harris, and Hugh Grant

Action Adventure. A fresh take on the hugely popular 1960s television series,“The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” is set against the backdrop of the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” centers on CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin Armie Hammer). Forced to put aside longstanding hostilities, the two team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The duo’s only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organization, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe.

This film has been rated PG-13 for action violence, some suggestive content, and partial nudity.

PAN In 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX on July 24

Director: Joe Wright
Writer: Written by Jason Fuchs
Producers: Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Paul Webster
Executive Producer: Tim Lewis

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, Adeel Akhtar, Levi Miller, Taejoo Na, Nonso Anozie, Kathy Burke, Kurt Egyiawan, Lewis MacDougall, Leni Zieglmeier, and Amanda Seyfried

Action Adventure. From director Joe Wright comes “Pan,” a live-action feature presenting a wholly original adventure about the beginnings of the beloved characters created by J.M. Barrie.Peter (Levi Miller) is a mischievous 12-year-old boy with an irrepressible rebellious streak, but in the bleak London orphanage where he has lived his whole life those qualities do not exactly fly. Then one incredible night, Peter is whisked away from the orphanage and spirited off to a fantastical world of pirates, warriors and fairies called Neverland. There, he finds amazing adventures and fights life-or-death battles while trying to uncover the secret of his mother, who left him at the orphanage so long ago, and his rightful place in this magical land.

Teamed with the warrior Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara) and a new friend named James Hook (Garrett Hedlund), Peter must defeat the ruthless pirate Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman) to save Neverland and discover his true destiny—to become the hero who will forever be known as Peter Pan.

HUGH JACKMAN as Blackbeard and LEVI MILLER as Peter in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure PAN.

Alcon Entertainment’s full-length feature film HILLSONG – LET HOPE RISE chronicles the spectacular and unlikely rise to prominence of the Australia-based Christian band, Hillsong UNITED. The music of Hillsong is so popular it is estimated that on any given Sunday, more than 50 million churchgoers around the world are singing their songs.

Routinely performing to sold-out stadiums, the 11-member band, led by Joel Houston, are all volunteers or employees of Hillsong Church, founded by Joel’s parents, Brian and Bobbie Houston. With more than 16 million albums sold, music and merchandise sales enable Hillsong Church—which spans 12 global locations with more than 100,000 weekly attendees, including thriving congregations in New York and Los Angeles—to support both local and worldwide charity that includes feeding and educating children in the slums of India, holistic community development in Africa, rescuing and rehabilitating victims of human trafficking and sponsoring children living in poverty around the world.

Directed by Michael John Warren (Jay-Z’s “Fade to Black”), the film follows the band members as they labor to record their next album and struggle to find a way to perform free concerts around the world. It explores the history of Hillsong, a 30-year journey from a tiny church in the Sydney suburbs to a vibrant international ministry. The film culminates in a transformational concert experience spotlighting the humble hearts behind this worldwide sensation.

Matthew Weaver of MediaWeaver Entertainment and Jonathan Bock of Grace Hill Media are producers on the film. B. Wayne Hughes, Jr., Greg Campbell of Cantinas Entertainment and Phil Cooke serve as executive producers.

The film is set for release on April 1, 2015.

Watch the trailer HERE.

SAN ANDREAS In 3D and 2D in select theaters on May 29 (New Line Cinema/Village Roadshow Pictures)

Director: Brad Peyton
Writers: Screenplay by Carlton Cuse, Story by Andre Fabrizio & Jeremy Passmore
Producers: Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson
Executive Producers: Richard Brener, Samuel J. Brown, Michael Disco, Rob Cowan, and Bruce Berman

Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Art Parkinson, and Paul Giamatti

Action Thriller. After the infamous San Andreas Fault finally gives, triggering a magnitude 9 earthquake in California, a search and rescue helicopter pilot (Dwayne Johnson) and his estranged wife make their way together from Los Angeles to San Francisco to save their only daughter. But their treacherous journey north is only the beginning, and when they think the worst may be over…it’s just getting started.

Director/producer RON HOWARD on the set of IN THE HEART OF THE SEA.

IN THE HEART OF THE SEA In theaters and IMAX on March 13

Action Adventure. In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. “Heart of the Sea” reveals the encounter’s harrowing aftermath, as the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive. Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men will call into question their deepest beliefs, from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade, as their captain searches for direction on the open sea and his first mate still seeks to bring the great whale down.

This film has been rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and peril, brief startling violence, and thematic material.

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FOCUS In theaters and IMAX on February 27

Directors: Glenn Ficarra & John Requa
Writers: Glenn Ficarra & John Requa
Producer: Denise Di Novi
Executive Producers: Charlie Gogolak, Stan Wlodkowski

Cast: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, Gerald McRaney

Heist. Will Smith stars as Nicky, a seasoned master of misdirection who becomes romantically involved with novice con artist Jess (Margot Robbie). As he’s teaching her the tricks of the trade, she gets too close for comfort and he abruptly breaks it off. Three years later, the former flame—now an accomplished femme fatale—shows up in Buenos Aires in the middle of the high stakes racecar circuit. In the midst of Nicky’s latest, very dangerous scheme, she throws his plans for a loop…and the consummate con man off his game.

This film has been rated R for language, some sexual content and brief violence.

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JUPITER ASCENDING In 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX on February 6

Directors: The Wachowskis
Writers: The Wachowskis
Producers: Grant Hill, Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski
Executive Producers: Roberto Malerba, and Bruce Berman

Cast: Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth, Tuppence Middleton

Sci-Fi Action Adventure. From the streets of Chicago to the far-flung galaxies whirling through space, “Jupiter Ascending” tells the story of Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis), who was born under a night sky, with signs predicting she was destined for great things. Now grown, Jupiter dreams of the stars but wakes up to the cold reality of a job cleaning other people’s houses and an endless run of bad breaks. Only when Caine (Channing Tatum), a genetically engineered ex-military hunter, arrives on Earth to track her down does Jupiter begin to glimpse the fate that has been waiting for her all along—her genetic signature marks her as next in line for an extraordinary inheritance that could alter the balance of the cosmos.

This film has been rated PG-13 for some violence, sequences of sci-fi action, some suggestive content and partial nudity.

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AMERICAN SNIPER In theaters on January 16 (Wide)
(Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures)

Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: Written by Jason Hall
Based on the book by Chris Kyle, with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
Producers: Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper, Peter Morgan
Executive Producers: Tim Moore, Jason Hall, Sheroum Kim, and Bruce Berman

Cast: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Jake McDorman, Luke Grimes, Navid Negahban, Keir O’Donnell

Drama. From director Clint Eastwood comes “American Sniper,” starring Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. But there was much more to him than his skill as a sharpshooter. U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and, as stories of his courageous exploits spread, he earns the nickname “Legend.” However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents.

He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world. Despite the danger, as well as the toll on his family at home, Chris serves through four harrowing tours of duty in Iraq, personifying the spirit of the SEAL creed to “leave no one behind.” But upon returning to his wife, Taya (Sienna Miller), and kids, Chris finds that it is the war he can’t leave behind.

This film has been rated R for strong and disturbing war violence, and language throughout including some sexual references.

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GET HARD In theaters on March 27

Director: Etan Cohen
Writers: Screenplay by Jay Martel & Ian Roberts and Etan Cohen
Story by Adam McKay and Jay Martel & Ian Roberts
Producers: Chris Henchy, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
Executive Producers: Ravi Mehta, Kevin Messick, Jessica Elbaum

Cast: Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Alison Brie, and Craig T. Nelson

Comedy. When millionaire hedge fund manager James (Will Ferrell) is nailed for fraud and bound for a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him 30 days to get his affairs in order. Desperate, he turns to Darnell (Kevin Hart) to prep him for a life behind bars. But despite James’ one-percenter assumptions, Darnell is a hard-working small business owner who has never received a parking ticket, let alone been to prison. Together, the two men do whatever it takes for James to “get hard” and, in the process, discover how wrong they were about a lot of things – including each other.

This film has been rated R for pervasive crude and sexual content and language, some graphic nudity, and drug material.

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MAD MAX: FURY ROAD In 3D and 2D in select theaters on May 15 (Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures)

Director: George Miller
Writers: George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nico Lathouris
Producers: Doug Mitchell, George Miller, P.J. Voeten
Executive Producers: Iain Smith, Graham Burke, Bruce Berman

Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Nathan Jones, Josh HelmanRosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton,John Howard, Richard Carter, iOTA, Angus Sampson, Jennifer Hagan, Megan Gale, Melissa Jaffer, Melita Jurisic, Gillian Jones, Joy Smithers

Action Adventure. From director George Miller, originator of the post-apocalyptic genre and mastermind behind the legendary “Mad Max” franchise, comes “Mad Max: Fury Road,” a return to the world of the Road Warrior, Max Rockatansky. Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max (Tom Hardy) believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa (Charlize Theron). They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne), from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.

ENTOURAGE In theaters on June 5 (Warner Bros. Pictures/Home Box Office)

Director: Doug Ellin
Writer: Screenplay by Doug Ellin
Story by Doug Ellin & Rob Weiss
Producers: Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Doug Ellin
Executive Producer: Wayne Carmona

Cast: Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, and Jeremy Piven, Billy Bob Thornton, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Rhys Coiro, Alan Dale, Rex Lee, Debi Mazar, Scott Mescudi, Haley Joel Osment, Emily Ratajkowski, Perrey Reeves,
Ronda Rousey, Constance Zimmer, Nora Dunn

Comedy. Movie star Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier), together with his boys, Eric (Kevin Connolly), Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) and Johnny (Kevin Dillon), are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven). Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood.

This film has been rated R for pervasive language, strong sexual content, nudity and some drug use.

MAGIC MIKE XXL In theaters on July 1 (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: Gregory Jacobs
Writer: Reid Carolin
Producers: Nick Wechsler, Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, Gregory Jacobs
Executive Producer: Steven Soderbergh

Cast: Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez, Gabriel Iglesias, Amber Heard, Donald Glover, Michael Strahan Elizabeth Banks, with Andie MacDowell, and Jada Pinkett Smith

Comedy. Picking up the story three years after Mike (Channing Tatum) bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, “Magic Mike XXL” finds the remaining Kings of Tampa likewise ready to throw in the towel. But they want to do it their way: burning down the house in one last blow-out performance in Myrtle Beach, and with legendary headliner Magic Mike sharing the spotlight with them. On the road to their final show, with whistle stops in Jacksonville and Savannah to renew old acquaintances and make new friends, Mike and the guys learn some new moves and shake off the past in surprising ways.

RUN ALL NIGHT In theaters on April 17

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Writer: Brad Ingelsby
Producers: Roy Lee, Brooklyn Weaver, Michael Tadross
Executive Producer: John Powers Middleton

Cast: Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent D’Onofrio, Bruce McGill, Genesis Rodriguez, Boyd Holbrook, Holt McCallany, with Common, and Ed Harris

Action Thriller. Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon (Liam Neeson), once known as The Gravedigger, has seen better days. Longtime best friend of mob boss Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris), Jimmy, now 55, is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. Lately, it seems Jimmy’s only solace can be found at the bottom of a whiskey glass. But when Jimmy’s estranged son, Mike (Joel Kinnaman), becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. With Mike on the run, Jimmy’s only penance for his past mistakes may be to keep his son from the same fate Jimmy is certain he’ll face himself…at the wrong end of a gun. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy just has one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.

This film has been rated R for strong violence, language including sexual references, and some drug use.

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THE WATER DIVINER In theaters on April 24 (Limited)

Director: Russell Crowe
Writers: Screenplay by Andrew Knight and Andrew Anastasios
Producers: Andrew Mason, Keith Rodger, Troy Lum
Executive Producers: James Packer, Brett Ratner, Kerry Stokes, Tim Worner,
Angus Ross, John Collee, Andrew Knight, Andrew Anastasios

Cast: Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Yilmaz Erdogan, Cem Yilmaz, Jai Courtney, Ryan Corr, James Fraser, Ben O’Toole, Isabel Lucas

Drama. Russell Crowe’s directorial debut, “The Water Diviner,” is an epic and inspiring tale of one man’s life-changing journey of discovery. Crowe plays Australian farmer Joshua Connor, who, in 1919, goes in search of his three missing sons, last known to have fought against the Turks in the bloody Battle of Gallipoli. Arriving in Istanbul, he is thrust into a vastly different world, where he encounters others who have suffered their own losses in the conflict: Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), a strikingly beautiful but guarded hotelier raising a child alone; her young, spirited son, Orhan (Dylan Georgiades), who finds a friend in Connor; and Major Hasan (Yilmaz Erdoğan), a Turkish officer who fought against Connor’s boys and who may be this father’s only hope. With seemingly insurmountable obstacles in his path, Connor must travel across the battle-scarred Turkish landscape to find the truth…and his own peace.

UNTITLED REESE WITHERSPOON/SOFIA VERGARA FILM In theaters on May 8

Director: Anne Fletcher
Writers: Written by David Feeney & John Quaintance and Dana Fox & Katherine Silberman
Producers: Bruna Papandrea, Reese Witherspoon, Dana Fox
Executive Producers: Jeff Waxman, Sofia Vergara, Luis Balaguer

Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara, John Carroll Lynch, Rob Kazinsky

Comedy. An uptight and by-the-book cop (Reese Witherspoon) tries to protect the sexy and outgoing widow (Sofia Vergara) of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen.

THE GALLOWS In theaters on July 10 (New Line Cinema)

Director: Chris Lofing, Travis Cluff
Writers: Chris Lofing, Travis Cluff
Producers: Jason Blum, Dean Schnider, Benjamin Forkner, Guymon Casady, Travis Cluff, Chris Lofing
Executive Producer: Couper Samuelson

Cast: Cassidy Gifford, Ryan Shoos, Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown

Horror. Twenty years after an accident during a small town high school play results in death, students at the school resurrect the failed stage production in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy – but ultimately find out that some things are better left alone.

POINT BREAK In 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX on July 31 (Alcon Entertainment)

Director: Ericson Core
Writer: Kurt Wimmer
Producers: Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove, John Baldecchi, Chris Taylor, Kurt Wimmer
Executive Producers: Devesh Chetty, John McMurrick

Cast: Édgar Ramírez, Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone, Teresa Palmer, Delroy Lindo

Action Thriller. In “Point Break,” a young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists. Deep undercover, and with his life in danger, he strives to prove these eco-activists are the architects of the mind-boggling crimes that are devastating the world’s financial markets. The film marks some of the most daring stunts ever committed to film. Extreme sports featured include snowboarding, wingsuit flying, free rock climbing, high-speed motorcycle stunts and surfing 70-foot waves.

MAX In theaters on August 21 (Warner Bros. Pictures/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures)

Director: Boaz Yakin
Writers: Written by Boaz Yakin & Sheldon Lettich
Producers: Karen Rosenfelt, Ken Blancato
Executive Producers: Ben Ormand, Boaz Yakin

Cast: Josh Wiggins, Lauren Graham, Thomas Haden Church

Family Action Adventure. A coming-of-age story about a young teen from a family dealing with loss, who finds friendship, comfort and adventure with the heroic military dog of his fallen brother, a United States Marine who served his country on the frontlines of the war in Afghanistan.

UNTITLED WHITEY BULGER FILM In theaters on September 18 (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: Scott Cooper
Writers: Screenplay by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth
Based on the book by Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill
Producers: Brian Oliver, Tyler Thompson, John Lesher, Patrick McCormick, Scott Cooper
Executive Producers: Peter Mallouk, Ray Mallouk, Lauren Selig, Brett Granstaff, Gary Granstaff,
Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Brett Ratner, James Packer

Cast: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon, Rory Cochrane, David Harbour, Dakota Johnson, , Sienna Miller, Julianne Nicholson, Jesse Plemons, James Russo, Adam Scott, Corey Stoll, Juno Temple, W. Earl Brown, Bill Camp, Brad Carter, Jeremy Strong

Drama. In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp) to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the true story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement, consolidate power, and become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history.

THE INTERN In theaters on September 25 (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: Nancy Meyers
Writer: Nancy Meyers
Producers: Nancy Meyers, Suzanne Farwell
Executive Producer: Celia Costas

Cast: Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Anders Holm, Rene Russo, Andrew Rannells, Adam DeVine, Celia Weston, Nat Wolff, Linda Lavin, Zack Pearlman, Reid Scott, Jason Orley, Christina Scherer

Dramatic Comedy. In “The Intern,” Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro) is a 70-year-old widower who has discovered that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway).

VACATION In theaters on October 9 (New Line Cinema)

Director: Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley
Writer: Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley
Producers: Chris Bender, David Dobkin
Executive Producers: Marc S. Fischer, Jeff Kleeman, Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter, Samuel J. Brown

Cast: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Leslie Mann, Beverly D’Angelo, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, with Chris Hemsworth, and Chevy Chase

Comedy. The next generation of Griswolds is at it again—and on the road for another ill-fated adventure. Following in his father’s footsteps and hoping for some much-needed family bonding, a grown-up Rusty Griswold (Ed Helms) surprises his wife, Debbie (Christina Applegate), and their two sons with a cross-country trip back to America’s “favorite family fun park,” Walley World.

MIDNIGHT SPECIAL In theaters on November 25 (Warner Bros. Pictures/ Faliro House Productions)

Director: Jeff Nichols
Writer: Jeff Nichols
Producers: Sarah Green, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones

Executive Producers: Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Glen Basner, Hans Graffunder

Cast: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher, Bill Camp, Scott Haze, Paul Sparks, and Sam Shepard

Sci-Fi Thriller. In “Midnight Special,” the latest sci-fi thriller from acclaimed writer/director Jeff Nichols, Roy (Michael Shannon) is a father who goes on the run to protect his son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher) who has special powers.

This film has been rated PG-13 for some violence and action.