Sony Sets Release Dates For UNCHARTED, GHOSTBUSTERS, UNDERWORLD, RESIDENT EVIL, & More
Sony has unveiled new and updated release dates for sixteen films from the studio's 2016 & 2017 slates. Ghostbusters & Uncharted have shifted a bit, while Underworld 5, The Dark Tower, & more get dated.
Earlier today, Sony Pictures officially announced new and updated release dates for sixteen films from their upcoming 2016 and 2017 slates, highlighted by the announcement of not just one, but two Bad Boys sequels.
As for updates, the most notable change is that the long-awaited Uncharted film adaptation, which is still looking for its director and its star, has been pushed back a year to June 30, 2017. Elsewhere, Paul Feig's Ghostbusters has moved up a week to July 15, 2016 and Antoine Fuqua's The Magnificent Seven remake has been moved up a few months to September 23, 2016.
Action/horror sequels Underworld 5 and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, have been dated for October 21, 2016 and January 27, 2017, respectively. Sony has also set Patient Zero, a potential new zombie franchise, for September 2, 2016. Meanwhile, sci-fi/romance Passengers will arrive just in time for Christmas next year on December 21, 2016. Other potential new franchises, an adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower and Barbie, have been dated for January 13, 2017 and June 2, 2017, respectively.
Sony also has their next live-action Spider-Man film, a joint-collaboration with Marvel Studios, set for July 28, 2017 and also have an animated Spider-Man adventure, with Phil Lord & Christopher Miller attached, dated for July 20, 2018.
Check out Sony Pictures' full updated slate below:
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The 5th Wave [J Blakeson (director); Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson] - 1/15/16
Grimsby [Louis Leterrier (director); Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Isla Fisher] - 3/4/16
Money Monster* [Jodie Foster (director); George Clooney, Julia Roberts] - 4/8/16
The Angry Birds Movie [Clay Kaytis & Fergal Reilly (directors); Jason Sudeikis, Peter Dinklage] - 5/20/16
The Shallows* - 6/24/16
Ghostbusters [Paul Feig (director); Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Chris Hemsworth] - 7/15/16
Sausage Party [Greg Tiernan & Conrad Verson (directors); Seth Rogen, James Franco] - 8/12/16
Patient Zero* [Stefan Ruzowitzky (director); Matt Smith, Natalie Dormer] - 9/2/16
The Magnificent Seven [Antoine Fuqua (director); Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Matt Bomer] - 9/23/16
Inferno [Ron Howard (director); Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Omar Sy, Irrfan Khan] - 10/16/16
Underworld 5* [Kate Beckinsale, Theo James] - 10/21/16
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk [Ang Lee (director); Joe Alwyn, Vin Diesel, Kristen Stewart] - 11/11/16
Passengers* [Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence] - 12/21/16
Jumanji* - 12/25/16
The Dark Tower* [Nikolaj Arcel (director)] - 1/13/17
Resident Evil 6* [Paul W.S. Anderson (director); Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter] - 1/27/17
Bad Boys 3* - 2/17/17
Baby Driver* [Edgar Wright (director)] - 3/17/17
Get Smurfy [Kelly Asbury (director); Mandy Patinkin, Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson] - 3/31/17
Barbie* - 6/2/17
Uncharted - 6/30/17
Marvel's Spider-Man [Jon Watts (director); Tom Holland, Marisa Tomei] - 7/28/17
The Equalizer 2 [Denzel Washington] - 9/29/17
The Lamb* - 12/8/17
Animated Spider-Man [Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (writers)] - 7/20/18
Bad Boys 4* - 7/3/19
What do you guys think of Sony's updated slate? Which films are you most looking forward to? Sound off with your thoughts below!
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