Sony Pictures Entertainment Announces Release Dates 2016 & 2017 Slates

Sony Pictures Entertainment today unveiled release dates for 16 filmsfor the studio's 2016 and 2017 slates.

The additions compose a diverse, globally orientedmix of films, including new films with franchise potential (The Dark Tower,Uncharted, Patient Zero), established franchises (Bad Boys 3 and 4, Resident Evil, Underworld), adaptations of strong and beloved source material (The Magnificent Seven, Jumanji, Barbie), and daring original films (Passengers,Money Monster,The Shallows,Baby Driver,The Lamb).

These films join numerous projects already on the studio's slate, including Ghostbusters(which moves up one week to 7/15/16), the next Spider-Man film (7/28/17), THE EQUALIZER 2 (9/29/17), Dan Brown's Inferno(10/14/16), Ang Lee'sBilly Lynn's Long Halftime Walk(11/11/16), and the animated Spider-Man film masterminded by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (7/20/18.)

The full list of films and their release dates added to the slate includes:

Money Monster 4/8/16
The Shallows 6/24/16
Ghostbusters 7/15/16*
Patient Zero 9/2/16
The Magnificent Seven 9/23/16*
Underworld 5 10/21/16
Passengers 12/21/16
Jumanji 12/25/16
The Dark Tower 1/13/17
Resident Evil 61/27/17
Bad Boys 3 2/17/17
Baby Driver 3/17/17
Barbie 6/2/17
Uncharted 6/30/17*
The Lamb 12/8/17
Bad Boys 4 7/3/19

*Previously slated films with new dates.

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SOURCE Sony Pictures Entertainment