2017 Warner Bros. Preview

Last Updated on August 3, 2021

Despite mediocre reviews, Warner Bros. rode the box office millions from BATMAN V SUPERMAN and SUICIDE SQUAD to $1.9 billion at the domestic box office and a #2 ranking out of all studios. With seven films crossing the $100 million mark, WB has no shortage of franchises under their control. In 2017, the studio looks to expand their success with two more DCEU films, the long awaited sequel to BLADE RUNNER, and a pair of entries into the burgeoning LEGO film universe. Lets see if the legendary studio can ride King Kong and King Arthur to more box office records.

Check out the full line-up of 2017 films from Warner Bros and let us know the ones you want to see the most in the comments below.

JUSTICE LEAGUE (November 17th)

More than a year after the events of Batman v Superman,[2] inspired by Superman’s sacrifice for humanity, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth.

Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen and J. K. Simmons. Written by Chris Terrio. Directed by Zack Snyder.

GEOSTORM (October 20th)

As a man heads into space to prevent climate-controlling satellites from creating a storm of epic proportions, his brother discovers a plot to assassinate the president.

Starring Gerard Butler, Abbie Cornish, Alexandra Lara, Jim Sturgess, Amr Waked, Ed Harris and Andy García. Written and directed by Dean Devlin (STARGATE).

BLADE RUNNER 2049 (October 6th)

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.

Starring Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista and Jared Leto. Written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. Directed by Denis Villeneuve (ARRIVAL).

THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (September 22nd)

Six young ninjas are tasked with defending their island home of Ninjago. By night, they’re gifted warriors using their skill and awesome fleet of vehicles to fight villains and monsters. By day, they’re ordinary teens struggling against their greatest enemy….high school.

Starring the voices of Dave Franco, Michael Peña, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods, Fred Armisen, Abbi Jacobson, Olivia Munn, Justin Theroux, and Jackie Chan. Written by Dan and Kevin Hageman, Kevin Chesley and Bryan Shukoff. Directed by Charlie Bean.

IT (September 8th)

When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids is faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.

Starring Bill Skarsgard, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, and Jack Grazer. Written by Chase Palmer and directed by Andrés Muschietti (MAMA).

ANNABELLE 2 (August 11th)

The story is focused on a dollmaker and his wife, whose daughter tragically died twenty years earlier, as they decide to open their home to a nun and several girls from an orphanage that has been closed. The dollmaker’s possessed creation Annabelle sets her sights on the children and turns their shelter into a storm of horror.

Starring Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Anthony LaPaglia, and Miranda Otto. Written by Gary Dauberman. Directed by David F. Sandberg (LIGHTS OUT).

DUNKIRK (July 21st)

Allied soldiers from Britain, Belgium, Canada, and France are surrounded by the German Army on the beaches on Dunkirk and evacuated in Operation Dynamo between 26 May and 4 June 1940, during the early stages of the Second World War.

Starring Aneurin Barnard, Kenneth Branagh, James D’Arcy, Tom Glynn-Carney, Tom Hardy, Barry Keoghan, Jack Lowden, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance and Harry Styles. Written and directed by Christopher Nolan.

THE HOUSE (June 30th)

Scott and his wife Kate team up with their neighbors to start an illegal casino in his basement to earn money, after they destroy their daughter’s college fund.

Starring Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Ryan Simpkins, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, and Cedric Yarbrough. Written by Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O’Brien. Directed by Andrew J. Cohen.

WONDER WOMAN (June 2nd)

In the early 20th century, the Amazon princess Diana, who is living on the island of Themyscira, meets American military pilot Steve Trevor when he is washed ashore. After learning from him about the ongoing events of World War I, she leaves her home to bring an early end to the war.

Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Lucy Davis, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Ewen Bremner, Saïd Taghmaoui and David Thewlis. Written by Allan Heinberg and Geoff Johns. Directed by Patty Jenkins (MONSTER).

EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING (May 19th)

A teenager who’s lived a sheltered life because she’s allergic to everything, falls for the boy who moves in next door.

Starring Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson. Written by J. Mills Goodloe and directed by Stella Meghie.

KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD (May 12th)

The young Arthur runs the back passages of Londinium with his crew, not knowing his royal lineage until he draws the sword Excalibur from the stone. Instantly confronted by the sword’s influence, Arthur is forced to decide where to become involved with his power. Throwing in with the Resistance and an enigmatic young woman named Guinevere, he must learn to master the sword, face down his demons and unite the people to defeat the tyrant Vortigern — who murdered his parents and stole his crown — and became king.

Starring Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou and Eric Bana. Written by Joby Harold and directed by Guy Ritchie (THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.).

UNFORGETTABLE (April 21st)

A newly divorced and mentally unstable mother loses her temper & decides to extort retaliation on the family of her ex-husband David, including his new wife.

Starring Katherine Heigl, Rosario Dawson, Geoff Stults and Cheryl Ladd. Written by Christina Hodson and David Leslie Johnson. Directed by Denise Di Novi.

GOING IN STYLE (April 7th)

Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.

Starring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin, Joey King, Ann-Margret and Matt Dillon. Written by Theodore Melfi and directed by Zach Braff (GARDEN STATE).

CHiPS (March 24th)

Two middle-aged Los Angeles motorcycle cops who are tasked with highway patrol soon find themselves in a situation like none other when a sadistic ex-cop & his motor vehicle theft hitmen are wreaking havoc throughout their city.

Starring Dax Shepard, Michael Pena, Vincent D’Onofrio, Adam Brody, Rosa Salazar, Vida Guerra, and Kristen Bell. Written and directed by Dax Shepard.

KONG: SKULL ISLAND (March 10th)

In the 1970s, a team of explorers and soldiers are brought together to venture deep into an uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean – as beautiful as it is treacherous – unaware that they are crossing into the domain of monsters, as well as the mythic Kong, the “king” of the island.

Starring Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Jing Tian, Toby Kebbell, John Ortiz, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Shea Whigham, Thomas Mann, Terry Notary, and John C. Reilly. Written by Dan Gilroy and Max Borenstein. Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts (THE KINGS OF SUMMER).

FIST FIGHT (February 17th)

After high school teacher Andy Campbell accidentally gets his colleague Ron Strickland fired, Strickland challenges him to an after school fight.

Starring Ice Cube, Charlie Day, Christina Hendricks, Dennis Haysbert and Tracy Morgan. Written by Van Robichaux and Evan Susser. Directed by Richie Keen.

THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (February 10th)

Batman goes on a personal journey to find himself and learn the importance of teamwork and friendship in the hopes of saving Gotham City from a hostile takeover set by The Joker.

Starring the voices of Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Zach Galifianakis, Ralph Fiennes and Rosario Dawson. Written by Seth Grahame-Smith and Chris McKenna. Directed by Chris McKay (THE LEGO MOVIE).

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