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Overview of the events of 2015 in film
There are numerous films set to be released in 2015. While some films have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming, others are in production but do not yet have definite release dates.
2015 films
January – March
Opening
Title
Studio
Cast and crew
Genre
Ref.
J A N U A R Y
9
Kitchen Sink
Columbia Pictures
Robbie Pickering (director); Oren Uziel (screenplay); Vanessa Hudgens , Denis Leary , Mackenzie Davis, Nicholas Braun , Josh Fadem, Bob Odenkirk , Patton Oswalt , Ian Roberts
Comedy , Horror
[ 1]
16
Cyber
Universal Pictures /Legendary Pictures
Michael Mann (director/screenplay); Morgan Davis Foehl (screenplay); Chris Hemsworth , Viola Davis , Holt McCallany , Tang Wei , Leehom Wang
Thriller
[ 2]
Frankenstein
20th Century Fox
Paul McGuigan (director); Max Landis (screenplay); Daniel Radcliffe , James McAvoy , Jessica Brown Findlay
Horror
[ 3]
Norm of the North
Lionsgate
Anthony Bell (director) Steven Altiere, Daniel Altiere (screenplay); Rob Schneider , Ken Jeong , Loretta Devine
Animation, Family
[ 4]
23
The Boy Next Door
Universal Pictures
Rob Cohen (director); Jennifer Lopez
Comedy
F E B R U A R Y
6
Seventh Son
Universal Pictures
Sergei Bodrov (director) Ben Barnes , Jeff Bridges , Julianne Moore , Alicia Vikander , Kit Harington , Djimon Hounsou , Antje Traue
Fantasy film
[ 5]
The Wedding Ringer
Screen Gems
Jeremy Garelick (writer/director); Kevin Hart , Kaley Cuoco , Alan Ritchson , Josh Gad
Comedy
[ 6]
13
Fifty Shades of Grey
Universal Pictures
Sam Taylor-Johnson (director); Kelly Marcel , Patrick Marber , Mark Bomback (screenplay); Jamie Dornan , Dakota Johnson , Jennifer Ehle , Luke Grimes , Victor Rasuk , Eloise Mumford , Max Martini
Romance /Drama
[ 7]
The Longest Ride
20th Century Fox
Drama, Romance
[ 8]
SpongeBob SquarePants 2
Paramount Pictures / Nickelodeon Movies / Paramount Animation
Paul Tibbitt (director), Jonathan Aibel , Glenn Berger (screenplay), Tom Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Rodger Bumpass , Clancy Brown , Carolyn Lawrence , Mr. Lawrence , Antonio Banderas
Comedy
[ 9]
M A R C H
6
The Secret Service
20th Century Fox
Matthew Vaughn (director/screenplay); Jane Goldman (Screenplay); Colin Firth , Michael Caine , Samuel L. Jackson , Taron Egerton
Action, Adventure
[ 10]
13
Cinderella
Walt Disney Pictures
Kenneth Branagh (director); Aline Brosh McKenna , Chris Weitz (screenplay); Cate Blanchett , Lily James , Richard Madden , Helena Bonham Carter , Holliday Grainger , Sophie McShera , Stellan Skarsgard , Hayley Atwell
Family, Fantasy
[ 11]
Untitled Friday the 13th film
Paramount Pictures / Platinum Dunes
Derek Mears
Horror
[ 12]
In the Heart of the Sea
Warner Bros.
Ron Howard (director); Chris Hemsworth , Benjamin Walker , Cillian Murphy , Ben Whishaw , Brendan Gleeson
Drama
[ 13]
27
Chappie
Sony Pictures
Neill Blomkamp (director/screenplay); Terri Tatchell (screenplay); Sharlto Copley , Ninja , Yo-Landi Vi$$er , Dev Patel , Hugh Jackman , Sigourney Weaver
Sci-Fi , Comedy
[ 14]
The Penguins of Madagascar
20th Century Fox / DreamWorks Animation
Simon J. Smith (director); Michael Colton , John Aboud (screenplay); Benedict Cumberbatch , John Malkovich
Comedy, Family
[ 15]
April – June
Opening
Title
Studio
Cast and crew
Genre
Ref.
A P R I L
3
Insidious: Chapter 3
FilmDistrict
Leigh Whannell (producer)
Horror
Passengers
The Weinstein Company
Brian Kirk (director); Jon Spaihts (screenplay); Keanu Reeves , Rachael McAdams
Sci-Fi, Romance
[ 16]
M A Y
1
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Marvel Studios
Joss Whedon (director/screenplay) Robert Downey, Jr. , Chris Evans , Mark Ruffalo , Chris Hemsworth , Scarlett Johansson , Jeremy Renner , Elizabeth Olsen , Aaron Taylor-Johnson , James Spader , Cobie Smulders , Samuel L. Jackson
Action , Adventure
[ 17]
15
Mad Max: Fury Road
Warner Bros.
George Miller (director) Tom Hardy , Charlize Theron , Nicholas Hoult , Zoë Kravitz , Abbey Lee , Richard Norton , Riley Keough , Hugh Keays-Byrne , Nathan Jones , Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Action
[ 18]
22
Susan Cooper
20th Century Fox
Paul Feig (director/screenplay); Melissa McCarthy , Jason Statham
Action , Comedy
[ 19]
Tomorrowland
Walt Disney Pictures
Brad Bird (director/screenplay); Damon Lindelof (screenplay); George Clooney , Hugh Laurie , Britt Robertson , Raffey Cassidy, Thomas Robinson , Kathryn Hahn , Judy Greer , Tim McGraw
Science fiction
[ 20]
29
Monster Trucks
Paramount Pictures / Paramount Animation
Chris Wedge (director);
[ 21]
J U N E
5
B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations
20th Century Fox / DreamWorks Animation
Tony Leondis (director); Tom Wheeler (screenplay); Seth Rogen , Melissa McCarthy , Rashida Jones , Matt Bomer , Bill Murray , Jennifer Coolidge , Octavia Spencer , Benjamin Stockham
Comedy
[ 22]
12
Jurassic World
Universal Pictures / Legendary Pictures / Amblin Entertainment
Colin Trevorrow (director/screenplay); Derek Connolly (screenplay); Bryce Dallas Howard , Ty Simpkins , Nick Robinson
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
[ 23]
19
The Fantastic Four
20th Century Fox
Josh Trank (director/screenplay); Ashley Miller , Jeremy Slater, Zack Stentz , Michael Green , Seth Grahame-Smith , Simon Kinberg (screenplay)
Action , Sci-Fi
[ 24]
Inside Out
Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios
Pete Docter (director); Michael Arndt (screenplay); Lewis Black , Mindy Kaling , Bill Hader , Amy Poehler , Phyllis Smith
Family, Comedy
[ 25]
26
Ted 2
Universal Pictures
Seth MacFarlane (director/screenplay); Mark Wahlberg , Seth MacFarlane
Comedy
[ 26]
July – September
Opening
Title
Studio
Cast and crew
Genre
Ref.
J U L Y
1
Terminator
Paramount Pictures / Skydance Productions / Annapurna Pictures
Alan Taylor (director); Laeta Kalogridis , Patrick Lussier (screenplay);
Action, Sci-Fi
[ 27] [ 28]
10
Minions
Universal Pictures / Illumination Entertainment
Pierre Coffin , Kyle Balda (directors); Brian Lynch (screenplay); Sandra Bullock , Jon Hamm
Animation, Comedy, Family
[ 29]
17
Batman vs. Superman
Warner Bros. / DC Comics
Zack Snyder (director/screenplay); David S. Goyer (screenplay); Henry Cavill , Ben Affleck , Amy Adams , Laurence Fishburne , Diane Lane
Action, Adventure
[ 30]
31
Ant-Man
Marvel Studios
Edgar Wright (director/screenplay); Joe Cornish (screenplay);
Action , Adventure
[ 31]
Peregrine's Home for Peculiars
20th Century Fox
Tim Burton (director); Jane Goldman (screenwriter);
Fantasy
[ 32]
A U G U S T
7
Assassin's Creed
20th Century Fox / New Regency
Michael Lesslie (screenplay); Michael Fassbender
Action , Adventure
[ 33]
14
The Smurfs 3
Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation
Karey Kirkpatrick , Chris Poche (screenplay)
Adventure, Family, Comedy
[ 34]
28
Regression
The Weinstein Company / Dimension Films
Alejandro Amenabar (director/writer); Ethan Hawke
Thriller
S E P T E M B E R
25
Hotel Transylvania 2
Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation
Animation , Comedy
October – December
Opening
Title
Studio
Cast and crew
Genre
Ref.
O C T O B E R
9
The Jungle Book
Walt Disney Pictures
Jon Favreau (director);
Fantasy
[ 35]
N O V E M B E R
6
Bond 24
Columbia Pictures / MGM
Sam Mendes (director); John Logan (screenplay); Daniel Craig
Action , Thriller
[ 36]
Peanuts
20th Century Fox / Blue Sky Studios
Steve Martino (director); Craig Schultz (screenplay)
Family
[ 37]
20
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Lionsgate
Francis Lawrence (director); Danny Strong (screenplay); Jennifer Lawrence , Josh Hutcherson , Liam Hemsworth , Woody Harrelson , Elizabeth Banks , Philip Seymour Hoffman , Jeffrey Wright , Stanley Tucci , Donald Sutherland , Julianne Moore , Natalie Dormer , Stef Dawson, Evan Ross
Action , Adventure, Sci-Fi
[ 38]
25
The Good Dinosaur
Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios
Bob Peterson (director); Lucas Neff , John Lithgow , Frances McDormand , Bill Hader , Neil Patrick Harris , Judy Greer
Comedy, Family
[ 39]
D E C E M B E R
11
Alvin and the Chipmunks 4
20th Century Fox / Regency Enterprises
TBA
Family
[ 40]
18
Star Wars Episode VII
Walt Disney Pictures / Lucasfilm / Bad Robot
J.J. Abrams (director/screenplay); Lawrence Kasdan (screenplay);
Science fantasy
[ 20]
Inferno
Columbia Pictures
Ron Howard (director); David Koepp (screenplay); Tom Hanks , Morena Baccarin
Thriller
[ 41]
23
Kung Fu Panda 3
20th Century Fox / DreamWorks Animation
Jennifer Yuh Nelson (director); Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger (screenplay); Jack Black , Angelina Jolie , Dustin Hoffman , Jackie Chan , Seth Rogen , Lucy Liu , David Cross , James Hong , Bryan Cranston , Mads Mikkelsen , Rebel Wilson
Action, Comedy
[ 42]
25
Live by Night
Warner Bros. Pictures
Ben Affleck (director)
Crime
[ 43]
Mission: Impossible 5
Paramount Pictures
Christopher McQuarrie (director); Drew Pearce (screenplay); Tom Cruise , Simon Pegg
Action, Adventure
[ 44]
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