Dragonlord's 2017 Movie Guide / Your Most Anticipated Films of 2017

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A CURE FOR WELLNESS **Interested**

Release Date: February 17, 2017

Genre: Mystery Psychological Thriller

Director: Gore Verbinski (The Ring, Pirates of the Caribbean 1)

Cast: Dane DeHaan, Mia Goth, Jason Isaacs, Celia Imrie, and Carl Lumbly

Synopsis: An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.

 

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A UNITED KINGDOM

Release Date: February 17, 2017

Genre: Biographical Drama

Director: Amma Asante (Belle, A Way of Life)

Cast: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport, Jack Lowden, Laura Carmichael, Jessica Oyelowo, and Tom Felton

Synopsis: Based on a true story, Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo) is the Prince of Bechuanaland (now Botswana). In 1948 he meets and falls in love with London office worker Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike). But their interracial relationship is not approved of by either of their families, nor by the British and South African governments. Seretse and Ruth must defy family, apartheid and the British empire to return from an imposed exile to their African kingdom, and assume power after independence.

 

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PATIENT ZERO **Interested**

Release Date: February 17, 2017

Genre: Horror Action Thriller

Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky (Deadfall, Anatomy)

Cast: Matt Smith, Natalie Dormer, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Bennett-Warner, and Clive Standen

Synopsis: In the pandemic thriller, Patient Zero, humanity is battling intelligent, adrenaline-fueled creatures born from a viral super-strain. After being bitten, human survivor Morgan (Matt Smith) realizes he is asymptomatic and can communicate with the infected, leading the last survivors on a hunt for Patient Zero and a cure.

(No trailer released yet)

 

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GET OUT

Release Date: February 24, 2017

Genre: Horror Thriller

Director: Jordan Peele (feature film directorial debut)

Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Lil Rel Howery, and Keith Stanfield

Synopsis: A young African American man visits his white girlfriend's family estate where he learns that many of its residents, who are black, have gone missing, and he soon learns the horrible truth when another frantic African-American warns him to "get out". He soon learns this is easier said than done.

 

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TULIP FEVER

Release Date: February 24, 2017

Genre: Historical Period Romance Drama

Director: Justin Chadwick (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, The Other Boleyn Girl)

Cast: Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Zach Galifianakis, Judi Dench, Christoph Waltz, Jack O'Connell, Holliday Grainger, Matthew Morrison, Kevin McKidd, Cara Delevingne, David Harewood, and Tom Hollander.

Synopsis: Set in the Netherlands in the early 17th century, during the period of the tulip mania, an artist (Dane DeHaan) falls for a married young woman (Alicia Vikander) while he's commissioned to paint her portrait by her husband (Christoph Waltz). The two invest in the risky tulip market in hopes to build a future together.

 

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ROCK DOG

Release Date: February 27, 2017

Genre: Animation Comedy Adventure

Director: Ash Brannon (Toy Story 2, Surf's Up)

Cast: Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, J.K. Simmons, Lewis Black, Kenan Thompson, Mae Whitman, Jorge Garcia, Matt Dillon and Sam Elliott

Synopsis: When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.

 

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LOGAN **Must-Watch**

Release Date: March 3, 2017

Genre: Superhero Action Adventure

Director: James Mangold (Cop Land, 3:10 to Yuma)

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Boyd Holbrook, Richard E. Grant, Stephen Merchant, Eriq La Salle, Elizabeth Rodriguez, and Dafen Keen

Synopsis: Set in the future, Logan and Professor Charles Xavier must cope with the loss of the X-Men when a corporation led by Nathaniel Essex is destroying the world leaving it to destruction, with Logan's healing abilities slowly fading away and Xavier's Alzheimer's forcing him to forget. Logan must defeat Nathaniel Essex with the help of a young girl named Laura Kinney, a female clone of Wolverine.



Extra: [Warning - bragging ahead] I was the first one to use Johnny Cash's "Hurt" for my Wolverine story [Link] six months before the first trailer was even released.

 

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THE SHACK

Release Date: March 3, 2017

Genre: Fantasy Drama

Director: Stuart Hazeldine (Exam)

Cast: Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Radha Mitchell, Graham Greene, Avraham Aviv Alush, Sumire Matsubara, and Tim McGraw

Synopsis: After the abduction and assumed death of Mackenzie Allen Phillip's youngest daughter, Missy, Mack receives a letter and has the suspicion it's from God asking him to return to The Shack where Missy may have been murdered. After contemplating it, he leaves his home to go to The Shack for the first time since Missy's accident and encounters what will change his life forever.

 

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T2 TRAINSPOTTING **Interested**

Release Date: March 3, 2017

Genre: Comedy Crime Drama

Director: Danny Boyle (Trainspoting, 28 Days Later, 127Hours)

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald

Synopsis: First there was an opportunity......then there was a betrayal. Twenty years have gone by. Much has changed but just as much remains the same. Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns to the only place he can ever call home. They are waiting for him: Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), and Begbie (Robert Carlyle). Other old friends are waiting too: sorrow, loss, joy, vengeance, hatred, friendship, love, longing, fear, regret, diamorphine, self-destruction and mortal danger, they are all lined up to welcome him, ready to join the dance.

 

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TABLE 19

Release Date: March 3, 2017

Genre: Comedy

Director: Jeffrey Blitz (Rocket Science)

Cast: Anna Kendrick, Amanda Crew, Stephen Merchant, Lisa Kudrow, Wyatt Russell, Craig Robinson, Tony Revolori, June Squibb

Synopsis: Ex-maid of honor Eloise (Anna Kendrick) - having been relieved of her duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text- decides to attend the wedding anyway only to find herself seated with 5 "random" guests at the dreaded Table 19.

 

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BEFORE I FALL

Release Date: March 3, 2017

Genre: Mystery Drama

Director: Ry Russo-Young (Nobody Walks, You Won't Miss Me)

Cast: Zoey Deutch, Elena Kampouris, Jennifer Beals, Diego Boneta, Nicholas Lea, Halston Sage, Logan Miller, and Alyssa Lynch

Synopsis: February 12 is just another day in Sam's charmed life until it turns out to be her last. Stuck reliving her last day over one inexplicable week, Sam untangles the mystery around her death and discovers everything she's in danger of losing.

 

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KONG: SKULL ISLAND **Must-Watch

Release Date: March 10, 2017

Genre: Fantasy Sci-Fi Action Adventure

Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings of Summer)

Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, John C. Reilly, Tom Wilkinson, Toby Kebbell, Jason Mitchell, Corey Hawkins, Thomas Mann, John Ortiz, and Shea Whigham

Synopsis: Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures' Kong: Skull Island reimagines the origin of the mythic Kong in a compelling, original adventure from director Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings of Summer). In the film, a diverse team of explorers is brought together to venture deep into an uncharted island in the Pacific - as beautiful as it is treacherous - unaware that they're crossing into the domain of the mythic Kong.

 

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THE WALL **Interested**

Release Date: March 10, 2017

Genre: War Survival Drama Thriller

Director: Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow, The Bourne Identity)

Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Cena, and Laith Nakli

Synopsis: Two American soldiers (Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and John Cena) are trapped by a lethal Iraqi sniper, with only an unsteady wall between them.

 

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Release Date: March 17, 2017

Genre: Fantasy Romance Musical Drama

Director: Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Mr. Holmes, Chicago, The Fifth Estate)

Cast: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Kevin Kline, Stanley Tucci, Josh Gad, Audra McDonald, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Synopsis: Disney's animated classic takes on a new form, with a widened mythology and an all-star cast. A young prince, imprisoned in the form of a beast, can be freed only by true love. What may be his only opportunity arrives when he meets Belle, the only human girl to ever visit the castle since it was enchanted.

 

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THE BELKO EXPERIMENT **Interested**

Release Date: March 17, 2017

Genre: Horror Thriller

Director: Greg McLean (Rogue, Wolf Creek)

Cast: John Gallagher Jr., Tony Goldwyn, David Del Rio, Adria Arjona, Michael Rooker, Sean Gunn, John McGinley, David Dastmalchian, and Mikaela Hoover

Synopsis: In a twisted social experiment, 80 Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogotá, Colombia and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be killed.

 

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FREE FIRE **Interested**

Release Date: March 17, 2017

Genre: Crime Action Comedy

Director: Ben Wheatley (High-Rise, Kill List)

Cast: Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley, Cillian Murphy, Sam Riley, Jack Reynor, Noah Taylor, and Enzo Cilenti

Synopsis: An arms deal that goes spectacularly and explosively wrong. Justine has brokered a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two Irishmen and a gang led by Vernon and Ord, who are selling them a stash of guns. But when shots are fired during the handover, complete pandemonium ensues, with everyone at the scene suddenly thrust into a heart-stopping game of survival.

 

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POWER RANGERS **Interested**

Release Date: March 24, 2017

Genre: Sci-Fi Action Adventure

Director: Dean Israelite (Project Almanac)

Cast: Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G, Ludi Lin, Bryan Cranston, Bill Hader, and Elizabeth Banks

Synopsis: Saban’s Power Rangers follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove – and the world – is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover that they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so they will have to overcome their real-life issues and band together as the Power Rangers before it is too late.

 

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CHiPS **Interested**

Release Date: March 24, 2017

Genre: Action Comedy

Director: Dax Shepard (Hit and Run, Brother's Justice)

Cast: Dax Shepard, Michael Peña, Vincent D'Onofrio, Kristen Bell, Adam Brody, Rosa Salazar, Ryan Hansen, Justin Chatwin, Vida Guerra, Jane Kaczmarek, Maya Rudolph, Richard T. Jones, Ben Falcone and Adam Rodriguez

Plot: Officer Jon Baker (Dax Shepard) and Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello (Michael Pena) find themselves battling Vic Brown (Vincent D'Onofrio), a former LAPD cop kicked off the force and now leading a group of car thieves.

(No trailer released yet)


Comments: This rated-R action comedy could be the next 21 Jump Street.

 

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LIFE **Interested**

Release Date: March 24, 2017

Genre: Science Fiction Thriller

Director: Daniel Espinosa (Safe House, Child 44)

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, and Hiroyuki Sanada

Synopsis: Six astronauts aboard the space station study a sample collected from Mars that could provide evidence for extraterrestrial life on the Red Planet. The crew determines that the sample contains a large, single-celled organism - the first example of life beyond Earth. But..things aren't always what they seem. As the crew begins to conduct research, and their methods end up having unintended consequences, the life form proves more intelligent than anyone ever expected.

 

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WILSON

Release Date: March 24, 2017

Genre: Comedy

Director: Craig Johnson (The Skeleton Twins)

Cast: Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Judy Greer, Cheryl Hines, Margo Martindale,

Synopsis: A lonely, neurotic and hilariously honest middle-aged man reunites with his estranged wife and meets his teenage daughter for the first time.