The Forest (2016 film)

The Forest is an upcoming American horror film directed by Jason Zada and written by David S. Goyer and Nick Antosca and Sarah Cornwell. The film stars Natalie Dormer and Taylor Kinney and is set to be released January 8, 2016 in the United States.

Plot:

Set in the Aokigahara Forest, a real-life place in Japan where people go to end their lives. Against this backdrop, a young American woman comes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared. Despite everyone's warnings not to "stray from the path," Sara (Natalie Dormer) dares to enter the forest to discover the truth about her sister's fate, only to be confronted by the angry and tormented souls of the dead who now prey on anyone who crosses their paths.

Directed by Jason Zada

Produced by David S. Goyer

                        David Linde

                        Tory Metzger

Written by David S. Goyer

                        Nick Antosca

                       Ben Ketai

                       Sarah Cornwell

Starring        Natalie Dormer

                       Taylor Kinney

Music by         Bear McCreary

Cinematography Mattias Troelstrup

Edited by                 Jim Flynn

Production              Lava Bear Films

company

Distributed              by Gramercy Pictures

                                Icon Film Distribution

Release dates     Jan 8, 2016 (USA)

Country                United States

Language                English

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The Revenant (2015 film)

The Revenant is an upcoming American biographical Western thriller film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The screenplay by Mark L. Smith and Iñárritu is based on Michael Punke's 2002 novel of the same name. It is inspired by the life of frontiersman Hugh Glass (c. 1780–1833). The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, and Domhnall Gleeson.

Development of the film began in August 2001 when Akiva Goldsman purchased Punke's manuscript with the intent of producing the film. The film was originally set to be directed by Park Chan-wook with Samuel L. Jackson in mind to star, and later by John Hillcoat with Christian Bale in negotiations to star. Both directors left the project, and Iñárritu signed on to direct in August 2011. In April 2014, after several delays in production due to other projects, Iñárritu confirmed that he was beginning work on The Revenant and that DiCaprio would play the lead role. Principal photography began in October 2014 and ended in August 2015.The film will have a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 25, 2015, followed by a wide release on January 8, 2016.

Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Produced by Arnon Milchan

                        Steve Golin

                        Alejandro G. Iñárritu

                        Mary Parent

Screenplay by Mark L. Smith

                       Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Based on The Revenant 

                by Michael Punke

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio

                Tom Hardy

                Will Poulter

                Domhnall Gleeson

Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto

                Bryce Dessner

                Alva Noto

Cinematography Emmanuel Lubezki

Edited by                Stephen Mirrione

Production              Regency Enterprises

companies              New Regency Pictures

                              Anonymous Content

                              M Productions

                              Appian Way

                              RatPac-Dune Entertainment

Distributed by      20th Century Fox

Release dates      Dec 25, 2015

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The Hateful Eight (2015 film)

The Hateful Eight (stylized as The H8ful Eight or The Hateful 8) is an upcoming American western film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen and Bruce Dern. The film is set some years after the Civil War in Wyoming, and revolves around eight strangers who seek refuge in a stagecoach stopover on a mountain pass during a blizzard.

The film's development was announced by Tarantino in November 2013. However, after the script was leaked in January 2014, Tarantino decided to cancel the movie and publish the script as a novel instead. After directing a live read of the leaked script at the United Artists Theater in Los Angeles, Tarantino said that he had changed his mind and was going to film The Hateful Eight.

Filming began on January 23, 2015 in Telluride, Colorado. The film is set for a December 25, 2015 release, being released only in 70 mm film format on Christmas Day before its release in digital theaters on January 8, 2016.

Plot:

In post-Civil War Wyoming, John "The Hangman" Ruth (Russell) is escorting fugitive Daisy "The Prisoner" Domergue (Leigh) to Red Rock where the latter will face justice for murder. They encounter another bounty hunter named Major Marquis "The Bounty Hunter" Warren (Jackson) and Chris "The Sheriff" Mannix (Goggins). A blizzard forces the four to take shelter at a stagecoach passover called Minnie's Haberdashery where they encounter four more strangers; Bob "The Mexican" (Bichir), Oswaldo "The Little Man" Mobray (Roth), Joe "The Cow Puncher" Gage (Madsen), and ex-General Sanford "The Confederate" Smithers (Dern). Through betrayal and deception, the eight strangers soon learn that they may not make it to Red Rock after all.

Directed by  Quentin Tarantino

Produced by  Richard N. Gladstein

                         Shannon McIntosh

                         Stacey Sher

Written by Quentin Tarantino

Starring Samuel L. Jackson

                Kurt Russell

                Jennifer Jason Leigh

                Walton Goggins

                Demián Bichir

                Tim Roth

                Michael Madsen

                Bruce Dern

Music by                  Ennio Morricone

Cinematography Robert Richardson

Edited by                 Fred Raskin

Distributed by         The Weinstein Company

Release dates     Dec 25, 2015

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