We had staff at the Fox Showcase at Cinemacon 2018 and Fox was kind enough to send us the information from the movies shown. We will have a panel recap soon including the surprise guests and trailers.
Deadpool 2
Release: May 18, 2018
Director: David Leitch
Produced by: Simon Kinberg, p.g.a., Ryan Reynolds, p.g.a., Lauren Shuler Donner
Written by: Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Ryan Reynolds
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, Jack Kesy.
After surviving a near fatal bovine attack, a disfigured cafeteria chef (Wade Wilson) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Miami’s hottest bartender, while also learning to cope with his lost sense of taste. Searching to regain his spice for life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade must battle ninjas, the yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines, as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family, friendship, and flavor – finding a new taste for adventure and earning the coveted coffee mug title of World’s Best Lover.
Release: August 3, 2018
Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Screenplay by: Chad Hodge
Based upon the novel by: Alexandra Bracken
Cast: Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Bradley Whitford, Harris Dickinson, Patrick Gibson, Skylan Brooks, Miya Cech, and Gwendoline Christie
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.
#TheDarkestMinds
The Predator
Release: September 14, 2018
Director: Shane Black
Written by Fred Dekker & Shane Black.
Based on the characters created by Jim Thomas & John Thomas.
Produced by: John Davis, p.g.a.
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
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.
#ThePredator
Bad Times At The El Royale
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Director: Drew Goddard
Producers: Jeremy Latcham, Drew Goddard
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny and Chris Hemsworth
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.
The Hate U Give
Release: Fall 2018
Director: George Tillman Jr
Producers: Robert Teitel, George Tillman, Jr., Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey
Screenplay by: Audrey Wells
Based upon the novel by Angie Thomas
Cast: Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russel Hornsby, K.J. Apa, Lamar Johnson, Issa Rae, Algee Smith, Sabrina Carpenter, with Common and Anthony Mackie
Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black, neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what’s right. THE HATE U GIVE is based on the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller by Angie Thomas and stars Amandla Stenberg as Starr, with Russell Hornsby, Regina Hall, Common, Anthony Mackie and Issa Rae.
Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who 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, their near-implosion as Mercury’s lifestyle spirals out of control, and their triumphant reunion on the eve of Live Aid, where Mercury, facing a life-threatening illness, leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. In the process, cementing the legacy of a band that were always more like a family, and who continue to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day.
Widows
Release: November 16, 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
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, Lukas Haas and Brian Tyree Henry.
Alita Battle Angel
Release: December 21, 2018
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Produced by: James Cameron, Jon Landau
Screenplay by: James Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis and Robert Rodriguez
Based upon the graphic novel (“Manga”) series “GUNNM” by Yukito Kishiro
Cast: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley, Keean Johnson
From visionary filmmakers James Cameron (AVATAR) and Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY), comes ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, 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.
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM TAPS KINO INDUSTRIES’
CtrlMOVIE TECHNOLOGY FOR UPCOMING
‘CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE’ INTERACTIVE FEATURE FILM
Berlanti Productions Joins Davis Entertainment and
Chooseco as Producers of the Interactive Feature
Los Angeles, CA – April 26, 2018 – Twentieth Century Fox Film (TCFF) today announced
that they are licensing Kino Industries’ CtrlMovie technology for the Studio’s upcoming
film, CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE. The patented technology will allow in-theater
audiences to control the characters’ action throughout the film using the app developed and
created by Kino. This is the first film in a potential multi-film partnership utilizing
this innovative technology. The announcement was made today during the CinemaCon
presentation for TCFF in Las Vegas.
The film, based on the iconic 1980s book series that sold over 265 million copies
worldwide, is currently in development at TCFF with John Davis and John Fox of Davis
Entertainment, Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti Productions, and Shannon
Gilligan of Chooseco, the publisher of the “Choose Your Own Adventure” brand, attached
to produce. Kino Industries principals Chady Eli Mattar, Scott C. Silver and Tobias
Weber will serve as executive producers. Mike Ireland will oversee the project for
TCFF.
Using Kino’s simple, proprietary app on their smart devices, viewers vote to decide
what characters will do at pivotal points in the narrative. That means the same
film will have a different plot, ending and even running time depending on the
audience’s
unanimous choices. And unlike previous attempts at interactive filmmaking, it all
happens seamlessly, with no break in the onscreen action. The result is a deeply
engaging and highly communal movie-watching experience, unlike anything that’s
come before.
“Bringing game changing, innovative technology to audiences and enhancing the cinematic
experience has always been a cornerstone of the Twentieth Century Fox brand and
our next venture is the outstanding CtrlMovie technology we are utilizing for CHOOSE
YOUR OWN ADVENTURE,” said TCFF President of Domestic Distribution Chris Aronson.
“This interactive experience, and the passionate, creative team behind this project,
allow the true spirit of the beloved book series to fall into the hands of fans
around the world.”
“First and foremost, we are filmmakers whose goal is to preserve the communal,
in-theatre, big-screen experience. With CtrlMovie we will be expanding the art and science of
motion pictures by transporting audiences to a new realm of movie-going while providing
filmmakers, distributors and exhibitors with the tools, support and technology to
take them there,” says Kino Co-CEO Chady Eli Mattar. “We are thrilled that Fox has
opted to license our technology for their CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE films, which
we expect to be the beginning of a new, long term partnership with the studio.”
