On the last day of CinemaCon 2017, Fox took the stage and world premiered a ton of awesome footage from their upcoming films including Jonathan Levine’s Snatched, Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, Matt Reeves’ War For the Planet of the Apes, Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Hany Abu-Assad’s The Mountain Between Us, Francis Lawrence’s Red Sparrow, Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express, and Michael Gracey’s The Greatest Showman.

Shortly after the presentation ended, I recorded a Facebook Live session with Peter from /Film to talk about all the films and our thoughts on the footage.

As you’ll hear me say during the video, I was absolutely blown away by the FOX panel because all of their live-action films looked fantastic. Alien: Covenant looks insanely gory and ups the scare factor from Prometheus. The VFX in War For the Planet of the Apes is jaw dropping and average moviegoers might think they cast real apes. Kingsman: The Golden Circle looks like it’s taken everything you loved about the first film and then added about a million new awesome things and each one is better than the last. Also, Channing Tatum looks like he might steal every scene. Red Sparrow reunites Jennifer Lawrence with her Hunger Games director, Francis Lawrence, for a great looking spy thriller and even though they’ve only been filming a short while the footage was fantastic. The Greatest Showman is an original musical starring Hugh Jackman with songs by Academy Award winners Benji Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land) and I didn’t speak with one person that wasn’t floored by the visuals and music. And this wasn’t everything! Trust me when I say FOX is going to have a great year and you should be excited by their upcoming slate.

Check out the video below and further down the page are the new synopses and details for all the films.

Snatched

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    Release: May 12, 2017
  • Director: Jonathan Levine
  • Written by: Katie Dippold
  • Produced By: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Paul Feig, Jessie Henderson
  • A Chernin Entertainment/Feigco Entertainment Production
  • Cast: Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Joan Cusack, Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes, Christopher Meloni, Tom Bateman

After her boyfriend dumps her on the eve of their exotic vacation, impetuous dreamer Emily Middleton (Amy Schumer) persuades her ultra-cautious mother, Linda (Goldie Hawn) to travel with her to paradise. Polar opposites, Emily and Linda realize that working through their differences as mother and daughter - in unpredictable, hilarious fashion - is the only way to escape the wildly outrageous jungle adventure they have fallen into.

Alien: Covenant

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    Sci Fi-Thriller
  • Release: May 19, 2017
  • Director: Ridley Scott
  • Screenplay: John Logan* (*writing credit not final)
  • Producers:  Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, Mark Huffam
  • Cast: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Jussie Smollet, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, Benjamin Rigby

Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with ALIEN: COVENANT, a new chapter in his ground-breaking ALIEN franchise. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape.

War For the Planet of the Apes

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    Release: July 14, 2017
  • Director: Matt Reeves
  • Producers:  Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
  • Cast: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Terry Notary, Judy Greer, Karin Konoval

In War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel.  After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.  As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

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    Action-Adventure
  • Release: September 29, 2017
  • Director: Matthew Vaughn
  • Written by: Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn, based on the comic book "The Secret Service" by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons
  • Cast: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Halle Berry with Sir Elton John, and Channing Tatum, and Jeff Bridges

"Kingsman: The Secret Service" introduced the world to Kingsman - an independent, international intelligence agency operating at the highest level of discretion, whose ultimate goal is to keep the world safe. In "Kingsman: The Golden Circle," our heroes face a new challenge. When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, their journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US called Statesman, dating back to the day they were both founded. In a new adventure that tests their agents' strength and wits to the limit, these two elite secret organizations band together to defeat a ruthless common enemy, in order to save the world, something that's becoming a bit of a habit for Eggsy...

The Mountain Between Us

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    Release: October 20, 2017
  • Director: Hany Abu-Assad
  • Produced by: Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping
  • Cast: Kate Winslet, Idris Elba, Beau Bridges, Dermot Mulroney

Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a terrifying journey across hundreds of miles of wilderness, pushing one another to endure and igniting an unexpected attraction. The film is directed by Academy Award nominee Hany Abu-Asad and stars Academy Award winner Kate Winslet and Idris Elba.

Red Sparrow

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    Release: November 10, 2017
  • Director: Francis Lawrence
  • Screenplay by Justin Haythe
  • Based on novel by Jason Matthews
  • Produced by Peter Chernin and Steve Zaillian
  • Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Shoenearts, Jeremy Irons, Mary-Louise Parker, Charlotte Rampling

Dominika Egorova (Jennifer Lawrence) is drafted against her will to become a "sparrow," a trained seductress in the Russian security service. Dominika learns to use her body as a weapon, but struggles to maintain her sense of self during the dehumanizing training process. Finding her power in an unfair system, she emerges as one of the program's strongest assets. Her first target is Nate Nash (Joel Edgerton), a CIA officer who handles the agency's most sensitive infiltration of Russian intelligence. The two young operatives fall into a spiral of attraction and deception, which threatens their careers, allegiances and the security of both countries.

Based on the book by former CIA officer Jason Matthews, "Red Sparrow" reunites Jennifer Lawrence with her "Hunger Games" director, Francis Lawrence with Charlotte Rampling, Jeremy Irons, and Mary Louise Parker rounding out the cast.

Murder on the Orient Express

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    Mystery
  • Release: November 22, 2017
  • Director: Kenneth Branagh
  • Screenplay by*: Michael Green
  • Based upon the Novel by: Agatha Christie
  • Produced by*: Ridley Scott, Mark Gordon, Simon Kinberg, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Shaefer, Judy Hofflund
  • Cast*: Tom Bateman, Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom, Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Marwan Kenzari, Olivia Colman, Lucy Boynton, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Sergei Polunin.
  • *Credits/Credit orders not yet final.

What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told.  From the novel by best selling author Agatha Christie, "Murder on the Orient Express" tells the tale of thirteen strangers stranded on a train, where everyone's a suspect. One man must race against time to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again. Kenneth Branagh directs and leads an all star cast including Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley and Josh Gad.

The Greatest Showman

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    Musical
  • Release: December 25, 2017
  • Director:  Michael Gracey
  • Cast: Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson

"The Greatest Showman" is a bold and original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and the sense of wonder we feel when dreams come to life. Inspired by the ambition and imagination of P.T. Barnum, "The Greatest Showman" tells the story of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerizing spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. "The Greatest Showman" is directed by exciting new filmmaker, Michael Gracey, with songs by Academy Award winners Benji Pasek and Justin Paul ("La La Land") and starring Academy Award nominee Hugh Jackman. Jackman is joined by Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams, Zendaya, Zac Efron and Rebecca Ferguson.