2018 Lionsgate/Summit Movie Preview

Last Updated on August 3, 2021

Lionsgate and Summit entertainment managed to gross $885 million thanks to films like JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2, POWER RANGERS, and WONDER. This year, Lionsgate managed to outgross one of the major studios, Paramount. This year may offer some more success in the form of THE COMMUTER, the horror film WINCHESTER: THE HOUSE THAT GHOSTS BUILT and the revisionist version of ROBIN HOOD coming later in the year.

Check out Lionsgate’s 2018 slate and let us know which flicks you are most looking forward to.

TYLER PERRY’S A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL (Fall 2018)

A joyous family reunion becomes a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia, where they find themselves unexpectedly planning a funeral that might unveil unsavory family secrets..

Starring Tyler Perry. Directed by Tyler Perry.

ROBIN HOOD (September 21st)

A gritty take on the classic Robin Hood story..

Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Eve Hewson, Jamie Dornan, Ben Mendelsohn, and Paul Anderson. Directed by Otto Bathurst.

KIN (August 31st)

An ex-convict and his brother are forced on the run by a vengeful criminal.

Starring James Franco, Dennis Quaid, Zoe Kravitz, Carrie Coon, and Jack Reynor. Directed by Jonathan Baker and Josh Baker.

THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME (August 3rd)

A pair of friends embark on an espionage adventure after one of them finds out her ex is a spy..

Starring Gillian Anderson, Justin Theroux, Sam Heughan, Kate McKinnon, and Mila Kunis. Directed by Susanna Fogel.

UNCLE DREW (June 29th)

After draining his life savings to enter a team in the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem, Dax is dealt a series of unfortunate setbacks, including losing his team to his longtime rival. Desperate to win the tournament and the cash prize, Dax stumbles upon the man, the myth, the legend UNCLE DREW and convinces him to return to the court one more time. The two men embark on a road trip to round up Drew’s old basketball squad and prove that a group of septuagenarians can still win the big one. .

Starring Nick Kroll, Lil Rey Howery, Kyrie Irving, and Shaquille O’Neal. Directed by Charles Stone III.

TRAFFIK (April 27th)

A couple off for a romantic weekend in the mountains are accosted by a bike gang. Alone in the mountains, Brea and John must defend themselves against a gang, who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets..

Starring Paula Patton, William Fichtner, and Missi Pyle . Directed by Deon Taylor.

ACRIMONY (March 30th)

A faithful wife tired of standing by her devious husband is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed.

Starring Taraji P. Henson, Lyriq Bent, Tika Sumpter, Jazmyn Simon & Jay Hunter. Directed by Tyler Perry.

EARLY MAN (February 16th)

Set at the dawn of time when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, a caveman named Dug, along with his pet sidekick Hognob and Goona, unites his tribe to save their valley home when it is claimed by Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City..

Starring Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, and Timothy Spall. Directed by Nick Park.

WINCHESTER: THE HOUSE THAT GHOSTS BUILT (February 2nd)

Sarah Winchester, whose husband William and their child died suddenly, is adamant she is cursed and begins building the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California upon advisement from a medium.

Starring Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke. Directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig.

THE COMMUTER (Now Playing)

Michael McCauley is an insurance salesman who is on his daily commute home. A mysterious stranger contacts him and offers him $100,000 if he identifies a hidden passenger on his train before the last stop. As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realizes he is caught in the midst of a deadly criminal conspiracy and that his life and the lives of his fellow passengers are at risk.

Starring Liam Neeson, Patrick Wilson, and Vera Farmiga. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.

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