TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX, UPCOMING RELEASES

THE DARKEST MINDS (FOX)

Local Release: 16th August

Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Screenplay by: Chad Hodge

Based upon the novel by: Alexandra Bracken

Producers: Dan Cohen, Dan Levine, Shawn Levy

Cast: Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Bradley Whitford, Harris Dickinson, Patrick Gibson, Skylan Brooks, Miya Cech, and Gwendoline Christie 

Plotline:

When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby, one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon this newfound family realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future.

THE PREDATOR (FOX)

Local Release: 13th September (Previously 2nd August 2018)

Action-Adventure- Horror

Director: Shane Black

Written by Fred Dekker & Shane Black.

Based on the characters created by Jim Thomas & John Thomas.

Producers: John Davis, Larry Gordon, Joel Silver

Cast: Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown, Alfie Allen, Thomas Jane, Augusto Aguilera, Jake Busey, Yvonne Strahovski

Plotline:

From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black's explosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe's most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.

WIRO SABLENG: 212 WARRIOR (INDO)

Local Release: 27th September

Director: Angga Dwimas Sasongko

Writer: Seno Gumira Ajidarma, Tumpal Tampubolon

Cast: Yayan Ruhian, Cecep Arif Rahman, Vino G. Bastian

Plotline:

A warrior accepts a mission from his master to defeather former disciple who betrayed her. He embarks on an exciting journey that eventually forces him to face his demons and memories of revenge that hold him back.

Twentieth Century Fox and Lifelike Pictures present a Fox International Productions/Lifelike Pictures production 212 WARRIOR, directed by Angga Dwimas Sasongko, written by Sheila Timothy & Tumpal Tampubolon and Seno Gumira Ajidarma, produced by Sheila Timothy.

Starring Vino G. Bastian, Yayan Ruhiyan, Sherina Munaf, Fariz Alfarazi, Marsha Timothy,andRuth Marini.

BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE

Local Release: 11th October 2018

Director: Drew Goddard

Producers: Jeremy Latcham, Drew Goddard

Cast: Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny and Chris Hemsworth

Plotline:

Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption... before everything goes to hell. Jeff Bridges, Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson and Cynthia Erivo lead an all-star cast in Bad Times At The El Royale.

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (FOX)

Local Release: 1st November 2018

Director: Bryan Singer

Producers: Graham King, Jim Beach

Screenplay by Anthony McCarten and Justin Haythe

Story by Peter Morgan

Cast: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aidan Gillen,

Allen Leach Tom Hollander and Mike Myers

Plotline:

Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. Freddie defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound. They reach unparalleled success, but in an unexpected turn Freddie, surrounded by darker influences, shuns Queen in pursuit of his solo career. Having suffered greatly without the collaboration of Queen, Freddie manages to reunite with his bandmates just in time for Live Aid. Facing a life-threatening illness, Freddie leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. Queen cements a legacy that continues to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day.

WIDOWS (FOX)

Local Release: 6th December 2018

Director: Steve McQueen

Producers: Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan

Written by: Gillian Flynn & Steve McQueen – Based on the Television Series entitled “Widows”, produced by Euston Films, Ltd., Written by Lynda Laplante

Cast: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Garret Dillahunt, Carrie Coon, Jacki Weaver, Jon Bernthal, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo with Robert Duvall, and Liam Neeson 

Plotline:

From Academy Award®-winning director Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”) and co-writer and bestselling author Gillian Flynn (“Gone Girl”), comes a blistering, modern-day thriller set against the backdrop of crime, passion and corruption: “Widows" is the story of four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities. Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, tensions build when Veronica (Oscar® winner Viola Davis), Alice (Elizabeth Debicki), Linda (Michelle Rodriguez) and Belle (Cynthia Erivo) take their fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. “Widows" also stars Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, Daniel Kaluuya and Brian Tyree Henry.

ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (FOX)

Local Release: 20th December 2018 (Previously July)

Directed By: Robert Rodriguez

Screenplay By: James Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis and Robert Rodriguez

Based on the Graphic Novel (“Manga”) Series: “Gunnm” By Yukito Kishiro

Produced By: James Cameron and Jon Landau

Cast: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley, Keean Johnson

Plotline:

From visionary filmmakers James Cameron (Avatar) and Robert Rodriguez (Sin City), comes Alita: Battle Angle, an epic adventure of hope and empowerment. When Alita (Rosa Salazar) awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido (Christoph Waltz), a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo (Keean Johnson) offers instead to help trigger her memories. But it is only when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after Alita that she discovers a clue to her past - she has unique fighting abilities that those in power will stop at nothing to control. If she can stay out of their grasp, she could be the key to saving her friends, her family and the world she's grown to love.

2019

AD ASTRA (FOX)

Local Release: 10th January 2019

Director: James Gray

Producers: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, James Gray, Rodrigo Teixeira, Anthony Katagas

Screenplay by: James Gray, Ethan Gross

Cast: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland, Jamie Kennedy

Plotline:

Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.Plotline: TBA

DARK PHOENIX (FOX/ MARVEL)

Local Release: 5th February 2019 (Previously 1st November 2018)

Director: Simon Kinberg

Screenplay Simon Kinberg

Produced

Cast: Sophie Turner, Jennifer Lawrence, Tye Sheridan, Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy. Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee

Plotline: TBA

THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING (FOX)

Local Release: 14th March 2019

Director: Joe Cornish

Screenplay by: Joe Cornish

Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Nira Park

Cast: Louis Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Doris, Angus Imrie, Patrick Stewart, Rebecca Ferguson

Plotline:

The Kid Who Would Be King tells the story of Alex, a twelve-year-old British schoolboy whose everyday problems are dwarfed by his discovery of the mythical sword Excalibur. Now, with the most powerful sword in history in the hands of the most powerless schoolboy in Britain, an epic adventure begins as Alex and his friends must thwart a medieval villain named Morgana, who is hell-bent on destroying the world.

BREAKTHROUGH (FOX)

Local Release: 25 April 2019

Director: Roxann Dawson

Based on: The Impossible: The Miraculous Story of a Mother’s Faith and Her Child’s

Resurrection by Joyce Smith

Screenplay: Grant Nieporte

Cast: Chrissy Metz, Mike Colter, Topher Grace

Plotline:

Breakthroughis based on the incredible true story of one mother’s unfaltering love in the face of impossible odds. When Joyce Smith’s adopted son John falls through an icy Missouri lake, all hope seems lost. But as John lies lifeless, Joyce refuses to give up. Her steadfast belief inspires those around her to continue to pray for John’s recovery, even in the face of every case history and scientific prediction. From producer DeVon Franklin (Miracles from Heaven) and adapted for the screen by Grant Nieporte (Seven Pounds) from Joyce Smith’s own book, Breakthrough is an enthralling reminder that faith and love can create a mountain of hope, and sometimes even a miracle.

THE NEW MUTANTS (FOX/ MARVEL)

Local Release: 1 August 2019 (Previously 21st Feb 2019)

Director: Josh Boone

Cast: Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Henry Zaga, Blu Hunt

Plotline:

Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.

SPIES IN DISGUISE (FOX/ BLUESKY)

Local Release: 12 September 2019

Director: Nick Bruno, Troy Quane

Based on: Pigeon: Impossible by Lucas Martell

Cast: Will Smith, Tom Holland, Karen Gillan, Goldie Hawn, Rashida Jones, DJ Khaled

Plotline:

Super spy Lance Sterling (Will Smith) and scientist Walter Beckett (Tom Holland) are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is… not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions. But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way. And if this odd couple can’t learn to work as a team, the whole world is in peril. Spies In Disguise is an animated comedy set in the high-octane globe-trotting world of international espionage.

[CREDIT: Twentieth Century Fox]