Film MAY TOSEE
What’s showing in theaters this season
MARCH
Logan Hugh Jackman protracts his
claws as Wolverine one final time to protect a young mutant in the post-apocalyptic, R-rated conclusion to the X-Men spin-off film series. à Dir. James Mangold. 2017. R. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant. Now playing.
Kong: Skull Island Bearing no relation to the Peter
Jackson remake, this 1970s-set retelling of the towering ape’s origin tale assembles an ensemble cast of explorers to set the stage for the looming Godzilla vs. Kong showdown. à Dir. Jordan Vogt-Roberts. 2017. PG-13. Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman. Opens Mar 10.
T2 Trainspotting Catch up with Renton, Spud, Sick
Boy and Begbie in the 20-years- later follow-up to Danny Boyle’s cult-classic comedy about drug addiction and Scottish squalor. à Dir. Danny Boyle. 2017. R. Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller. Opens Mar 17.
Life We can’t tell if this serious-
looking space flick is going to be more Interstellar or Alien, but with a cast of astronauts including Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal, we’re happy to take the ride. à Dir. Daniel Espinosa. 2017. Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, Rebecca Ferguson. Opens Mar 24.
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Power Rangers The beloved ’90s TV show about
five world-saving, color-coded karate kids with giant dinosaur robots was due for another big- screen treatment (seek out the 1995 attempt: campy gold). This time, Elizabeth Banks is kooky villainess Rita Repulsa. à Dir. Dean Israelite. 2017. Bryan Cranston, Bill Hader, Becky G. Opens Mar 24.
APRIL
Wonder The director of The Perks of Being
a Wallflower wants you to cry—a lot—in this drama about a boy with a facial deformity (Room’s revelatory Jacob Tremblay) trying to fit in at his new school. à Dir. Stephen Chbosky. 2017. Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Daveed Diggs. Opens Apr 7.
The Fate of the Furious The title puns might be getting a
bit stale—really, guys?—but the cast is certainly fresh: Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren join the “Fast” crew on its eighth outing. à Dir. F. Gary Gray. 2017. Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, Kurt Russell. Opens Apr 14.
The Circle We have high hopes for this
adaptation of Dave Eggers’s novel about a woman working for a powerful tech company with sinister goals. It has stars aplenty (Emma Watson, Tom Hanks) and Spectacular Now director James Ponsoldt at the helm. à Dir. James Ponsoldt. 2017. Karen Gillan, Bill Paxton, John Boyega. Opens Apr 28.
64 Beauty and the Beast
Live-action remakes of fairy tales show no signs of stopping. The latest: an Emma
Watson–led reimagining of Disney’s classic animated film featuring both familiar songs and new additions.
à Dir. Bill Condon. 2017. PG. Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans. Opens Mar 17. Guardians of the Galaxy
Vol. 2 Marvel’s band of intergalactic misfits returns for another colorful adventure accompanied by a killer retro soundtrack. Come for the revelations about Star-Lord’s (Chris Pratt) father, and stay for the adorable antics of Baby Groot. à Dir. James Gunn. 2017. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista. Opens May 5.
King Arthur: Legend of
the Sword Guy Richie (Sherlock Holmes) outfits the Arthurian legend with gritty fisticuffs and epic battle sequences, depicting
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Arthur’s action-packed rise from common criminal to Excalibur- wielding hero. à Dir. Guy Ritchie. 2017. Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Eric Bana. Opens May 12.
Alien: Covenant After the convoluted
disappointment of Prometheus, Ridley Scott offers an Alien prequel that pits another unlucky group of space travelers against a planet filled with bloodthirsty xenomorphs. à Dir. Ridley Scott. 2017. Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup. Opens May 19.
Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Men Tell No Tales Disney’s amusement-park-ride– based film franchise sails into its fifth installment, introducing the evil Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), who is determined to hunt down Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp). à Dir. Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg. 2017. Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Orlando Bloom. Opens May 26.
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