Fall Moview Preview 2016

USC School of Cinematic Arts
Fall Movie Preview 2016: Films Representing SCA Alums We Can't Wait to See!

 

Dancer

Release Date: September 9, 2016

Directed by Steven Cantor '95

Dancer immerses you into the world of the British Royal Ballet’s youngest principal dancer ever – the controversial ballet superstar Sergei Polunin.

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week

Release Date: September 16, 2016

Produced and Directed by Ron Howard
Produced by Brian Grazer

Filmmaker Ron Howard explores The Beatles’ rise to fame – from their days playing gigs in Liverpool cellars to sold-out concerts around the world.

The Magnificent Seven

Release Date: September 23, 2016

Produced by Todd Black '82

Seven outlaws in the old west, led by bounty hunter Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington), are hired by a poor town to fend off vicious thieves.

The Birth of a Nation

Release Date: October 7, 2016

Produced by Jason Michael Berman '06
Executive Produced by David Goyer '88

Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher, leads a slave rebellion in 1831 Virginia.

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Release Date: September 30, 2016

Written by Ransom Riggs '05

After a family tragedy, 16-year old Jacob (Asa Butterfield), searches for the truth and stumbles onto Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children where he gets to know its inhabitants and their special peculiarities.

Masterminds

Release Date: September 30, 2016

Written by Hubbel Palmer ‘05

Based on a true story, a bored night guard (Zach Galifianakis) at an armored car company finds excitement when his work crush (Kristen Wiig) lures him into organizing a major bank heist.

Denial

Release Date: September 30, 2016

Produced by Gary Foster ‘83

Writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt (Rachel Weisz) battles accusations of libel from David Irving (Timothy Spall) after declaring him a Holocaust denier.

Monster High

Release Date: October 7, 2016

Directed by Ari Sandel ‘05
Written and Produced by Josh Schwartz

A live-action adaptation of Mattel’s Monster High doll franchise, the film follows a group of teens discovering who they are at the secret academy Monster High

Inferno

Release Date: October 14, 2016

Produced by Brian Grazer
Produced and Directed by Ron Howard

The sequel to Angels & Demons, Inferno follows Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) who wakes up in a hospital in Italy with no recollection of the last few days. After becoming a major target again, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones) to regain his lost memories and to foil a global plot.

Max Steel

Release Date: October 14, 2016

Directed by Stewart Hendler ‘01

Teenager Max McGrath (Ben Winchell) must combine his powers with his alien companion Steel to become the super-charged hero Max Steel.

Kevin Hart: What Now?

Release Date: October 14, 2016

Directed by Tim Story ‘94

Comedian Kevin Hart performs his stand-up in front of a sold-out Lincoln Financial Field in his hometown of Philadelphia.

Ouija: Origin of Evil

Release Date: October 21, 2016

Cinematography by Michael Fimognari ‘01

In 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her daughters who run a séance scam business accidentally invite an authentic spirit into their house that possesses the youngest daughter.

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

Release Date: October 21, 2016

Cinematography by Caleb Deschanel ‘69
Executive Produced by David Ellison

Four years after the events of the first film, Jack Reacher must clear his name after being accused of a 16-year-old homicide, a conspiracy which he discovers to only be a part of something bigger than anything he has every dealt with.

Keeping Up with the Joneses

Release Date: October 21, 2016

Executive Produced by Evan Hayes
Written and Produced by Michael LeSieur
Co-Produced by Riyoko Tanaka

A suburban couple discovers that their new, perfect neighbors are actually government spies.

31

Release Date: October 21, 2016

Edited by Glenn Garland '88

When five carnival workers are kidnapped by a gang of murderers dressed as clowns, they are forced to play a violent game called “31” to survive.