Snoopy's in-flight nemesis, the notorious Red Baron, causes some trouble for the Ace around the Eiffel Tower, a dangerous situation that brings Snoopy back to Earth with a thud.
After a brief shot of the movie's title card, the scene changes to a crowded movie theatre full of Peanuts characters.
While everybody else looks on with frustration, Charlie Brown has a bit of a mishap with some popcorn.
The Peanuts Movie marks the first time the cartoon-strip characters created by Charles M Schulz will be on the big screen.
Their previous films - including A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) and It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) - aired as television specials.
This new version features computer-graphics animation and will be released in 3D.
Unlike many reboots, however, this one is likely to stay true to its source material.
Craig and Bryan Schulz, the son and grandson of the Peanuts creator - who died in 2000 - wrote the script with Cornelius Uliano and told the Washington Post their goal was to honour the original work.
One of the voices in the new movie also has a history in the Peanuts world: Bill Melendez, the director of A Charlie Brown Christmas, provided the original voice for Snoopy (who never actually spoke in the animated specials).
The new movie will use recordings of Melendez to keep Snoopy sounding the same.
No other voice actors have been named as being involved with the film.
One of the most influential comic strips in history began its run on October 2, 1950, and Schulz kept it going on a daily basis until 2000.
Syndicated versions of Peanuts comics still appear in most American newspapers and have been translated into more than 20 languages.
The November 2015 release of The Peanuts Movie has been timed partially to coincide with the 65th anniversary of the comic strip and the 50th anniversary of the Christmas special.
- Daily Mail
