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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Point Break (2015 film)

Point Break is an upcoming 2015 American action thriller film directed by Ericson Core and written by Kurt Wimmer. It is a remake of the 1991 film of the same name, which starred Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves. The film stars Édgar Ramírez, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, and Ray Winstone, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 25, 2015.

Crew:

It was announced in 2011 that a remake of Point Break was being developed by Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. The screenplay was being written by Kurt Wimmer, screenwriter of the 2012 Total Recall remake. Wimmer is expected to coproduce with Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove, John Baldecchi, and Chris Taylor. Ericson Core, cinematographer of The Fast and the Furious (2001), was announced as the director.

Directed by          Ericson Core

Produced by         Andrew A. Kosove

                                Broderick Johnson

                                John Baldecchi

Screenplay by         Kurt Wimmer

Starring                 Édgar Ramírez

                                Luke Bracey

                                Teresa Palmer

                                Delroy Lindo

                                Ray Winstone

Music by                 Junkie XL

Cinematography Ericson Core

Release dates   Dec 25, 2015

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Joy (film 2015)

Joy is an upcoming American biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell. The film is about a struggling single mom of three children, Joy Mangano, who invented the "Miracle Mop" and is the President of Ingenious Designs, LLC. It stars Jennifer Lawrence as Mangano, Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, and Édgar Ramírez. The film is scheduled to be released on December 25, 2015 by 20th Century Fox.

Summary:

The film follows Joy Mangano, a single mother of three children, through four generations as she builds her business empire after creating the Miracle Mop.

Directed by David O. Russell

Produced by John Davis

                        Megan Ellison

                        David O. Russell

Screenplay by David O. Russell

Story by         Annie Mumolo

                        David O. Russell

Starring         Jennifer Lawrence

                        Robert De Niro

                        Bradley Cooper

Cinematography Linus Sandgren

Edited by         Alan Baumgarten

                        Jay Cassidy

                        Tom Cross

                        Christopher Tellefsen

Production      Davis Entertainment

company         Annapurna Pictures

Distributed by 20th Century Fox

Release dates   Dec 25, 2015

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Daddy's Home (film 2015)

Daddy's Home is an upcoming American comedy film directed by Sean Anders and John Morris, and written by Brian Burns.The film stars Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and Linda Cardellini. Principal photography began on November 17, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. It will mark the second collaboration between Wahlberg and Ferrell, following the 2010 action-comedy film The Other Guys. The film is scheduled to be released on December 25, 2015, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot:

Brad, mild-mannered radio executive (Will Ferrell) struggles to become a good stepfather to his wife's (Linda Cardellini) two children, but complications arise when their father, Dusty (Mark Wahlberg) arrives, forcing him to compete for the affection of the kids.

Directed by   Sean Anders

Produced by   Will Ferrell

                          Adam McKay

                          Chris Henchy

                          John Morris

Screenplay by  Brian Burns

                         Sean Anders

                        John Morris

Story by         Brian Burns

Starring         Will Ferrell

                        Mark Wahlberg

                        Linda Cardellini

Music by         Michael Andrews

Cinematography Julio Macat

Edited by                 Eric Kissack

                                Brad Wilhite

Production              Red Granite Pictures

companies              Gary Sanchez Productions

Distributed by        Paramount Pictures

Release dates   Dec 25, 2015

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Concussion (2015 film)

Concussion is an upcoming 2015 American biographical sports thriller drama film starring Will Smith portraying Bennet Omalu, the forensic pathologist who fought against efforts by National Football League to suppress his research on the brain damage suffered by professional football players. The film was directed and written by Peter Landesman, based on the 2009 GQ exposé Game Brain by Jeanne Marie Laskas. The film also stars Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Albert Brooks.

Columbia Pictures will release the film on Christmas Day, 2015.

Plot:

A dramatic storytelling depiction of Dr. Bennet Omalu's race-against-time to publicize CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) in American football players and games and the attempts by the NFL to deny the problem and to disparage Omalu.

Directed by Peter Landesman

Produced by Ridley Scott

                        Giannina Scott

                        David Woltroff

Written by Peter Landesman

Based on Game Brain 

                by Jeanne Marie Laskas

Starring Will Smith

                Alec Baldwin

                Gugu Mbatha-Raw

                Arliss Howard

                Paul Reiser

                David Morse

Music by James       Newton Howard

Cinematography Salvatore Totino

Edited by                 William Goldenberg

Distributed by        Columbia Pictures

Release dates   Dec 25, 2015

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Dilwale (2015 film)

Dilwale (translation:The Big Hearted) is an upcoming 2015 Indian romantic action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty, and produced by Gauri Khan and Shetty under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment and Rohit Shetty Productions respectively. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon in lead roles.

The film is scheduled to release on 18 December 2015.

Directed by Rohit Shetty

Produced by Gauri Khan

                Rohit Shetty

Written by Sajid-Farhad

Starring         Kajol

                        Kriti Sanon

                        Shah Rukh Khan

                        Varun Dhawan

Music by         Pritam Chakraborty

Cinematography Dudley

Edited by         Bunty Nagi

Production      Rohit Shetty Productions

company         Red Chillies Entertainment

                

Distributed by Red Chillies Entertainment

Release dates   18 December 2015

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