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

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GHOST IN THE SHELL **Must-Watch**

Release Date: March 31, 2017

Genre: Sci-Fi Action Thriller

Director: Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman)

Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Michael Pitt, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, and Rila Fukushima

Synopsis: Based on the internationally-acclaimed sci-fi property, “Ghost in the Shell” follows Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who leads the elite task force Section 9. Devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists, Section 9 is faced with an enemy whose singular goal is to wipe out Hanka Robotic’s advancements in cyber technology.

 

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THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE

Release Date: March 31, 2017

Genre: Historical Biographical Drama

Director: Niki Caro (Whale Rider, McFarland, USA)

Cast: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl, and Michael McElhatton

Synopsis: The real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during World War II. In 1939 Poland, Antonina Żabińska (Jessica Chastain) and her husband, Dr. Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh), have the Warsaw Zoo flourishing under his stewardship and her care. When their country is invaded by the Nazis, Jan and Antonina are stunned – and forced to report to the Reich’s newly appointed chief zoologist, Lutz Heck (Daniel Brühl). To fight back on their own terms, Antonina and Jan covertly begin working with the Resistance – and put into action plans to save lives out of what has become the Warsaw Ghetto, with Antonina putting herself and even her children at great risk.

 

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THE BOSS BABY

Release Date: March 31, 2017

Genre: Animation Family Comedy

Director: Tom McGrath (Megamind, Madagascar)

Cast: Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Tobey Maguire, Jimmy Kimmel, and Lisa Kudrow

Synopsis: DreamWorks Animation and the director of Madagascar invite you to meet a most unusual baby. He wears a suit, speaks with the voice and wit of Alec Baldwin, and stars in the animated comedy, DreamWorks' The Boss Baby. The Boss Baby is a hilariously universal story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim. With a sly, heart-filled message about the importance of family, DreamWorks' The Boss Baby is an authentic and broadly appealing original comedy for all ages.

 

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SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE

Release Date: April 7, 2017

Genre: Animation Family Comedy Adventure

Director: Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2, Gnomeo & Juliet)

Cast: Demi Lovato, Mandy Patinkin, Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi, Joe Manganiello, and Rainn Wilson

Synopsis: In this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting race through the Forbidden Forest leading to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history.

 

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GOING IN STYLE

Release Date: April 7, 2017

Genre: Crime Comedy

Director: Zach Braff (Garden State, Wish I Was Here)

Cast: Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin, Joey King, Matt Dillon, Ann-Margret, Christopher Lloyd, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, John Ortiz, and Peter Serafinowicz

Synopsis: 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.

 

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WONDER

Release Date: April 7, 2017

Genre: Drama

Director: Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)

Cast: Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Sonia Braga, and Mandy Patinkin

Synopsis: A young boy born with a facial deformity is destined to fit in at a new school, and to make everyone understand he's just another ordinary kid, and that beauty isn't skin deep.

(No trailer released yet)

 

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THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS **Interested**

Release Date: April 14, 2017

Genre: Physics-defying Action

Director: F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job, Straight Outta Compton)

Cast: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, Jason Statham, Helen Mirren, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Lucas Black, Nathalie Emmanuel, Scott Eastwood, and Kristofer Hivju

Synopsis: Now that Dom and Letty are on their honeymoon and Brian and Mia have retired from the game—and the rest of the crew has been exonerated—the globetrotting team has found a semblance of a normal life. But when a mysterious woman (Charlize Theron) seduces Dom into the world of crime he can’t seem to escape and a betrayal of those closest to him, they will face trials that will test them as never before.From the shores of Cuba and the streets of New York City to the icy plains off the arctic Barents Sea, our elite force will crisscross the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos on the world’s stage…and to bring home the man who made them a family.

 

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GIFTED

Release Date: April 14, 2017

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Director: Marc Webb (300 Days of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man)

Cast: Chris Evans, Jenny Slate, Lindsay Duncan, Octavia Spencer, McKenna Grace, and Julie Ann Emery

Synopsis: Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is a single man raising a child prodigy - his spirited young niece Mary (Mckenna Grace) in a coastal town in Florida. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old's mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank's formidable mother Evelyn (Lindsay Duncan) whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary. Octavia Spencer plays Roberta, Frank and Mary's landlady and best friend. Jenny Slate is Mary's teacher, Bonnie, a young woman whose concern for her student develops into a connection with her uncle as well.

 

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SPARK

Release Date: April 14, 2017

Genre: Animation Adventure

Director: Aaron Woodley (The Entitled, Rhinoceros Eyes)

Cast: Jessica Biel, Patrick Stewart, Hilary Swank, Athena Karkanis, and Susan Sarandon

Synopsis: Spark, a teenage monkey and his friends, Chunk and Vix, are on a mission to regain Planet Bana - a kingdom overtaken by the evil overlord Zhong.

(No trailer released yet)

 

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THE LOST CITY OF Z

Release Date: April 21, 2017

Genre: Biographical Action Adventure Drama

Director: James Gray (The Immigrant, We Own the Night)

Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Sienna Miller, and Angus Macfadyen

Synopsis: The Lost City of Z tells the incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the 20th century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region. Despite being ridiculed by the scientific establishment who regard indigenous populations as "savages," the determined Fawcett - supported by his devoted wife, son and aide de camp returns time and again to his beloved jungle in an attempt to prove his case, culminating in his mysterious disappearance in 1925.

 

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UNFORGETTABLE

Release Date: April 21, 2017

Genre: Suspense Thriller

Director: Denise Di Novi (feature film directorial debut)

Cast: Katherine Heigl, Rosario Dawson, Geoff Stults, Isabella Rice, Whitney Cummings, and Cheryl Ladd

Synopsis: Katherine Heigl stars as Tessa Connover, who is barely coping with the end of her marriage when her ex-husband, David (Geoff Stults), becomes happily engaged to Julia Banks (Rosario Dawson)—not only bringing Julia into the home they once shared but also into the life of their daughter, Lilly (Isabella Rice). Trying to settle into her new role as a wife and a stepmother, Julia believes she has finally met the man of her dreams, the man who can help her put her own troubled past behind her. But Tessa’s jealousy soon takes a pathological turn until she will stop at nothing to turn Julia’s dream into her ultimate nightmare.

 

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ANIMAL CRACKERS

Release Date: April 21, 2017

Genre: Animation Adventure Comedy

Director: Tony Bancroft (Mulan), Scott Christian Sava and Jaime Maestro

Cast: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Ian McKellen, Danny DeVito, Sylvester Stallone, Wallace Shawn, Raven-Symoné, Patrick Warburton, Gilbert Gottfried, Harvey Fierstein, Tara Strong, James Arnold Taylor, and Kevin Grevioux

Synopsis: A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a run-down circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.

(No trailer released yet)

 

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THE CIRCLE

Release Date: April 28, 2017

Genre: Sci-Fi Drama Thriller

Director: James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now, Smashed)

Cast: Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Patton Oswalt, Poorna Jagannathan, Nate Corddry, Ellen Wong, and Bill Paxton

Synopsis: Based on the international best-seller by Dave Eggers, The Circle is a thrilling modern morality tale starring Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, and John Boyega. As she rises through the ranks of the world’s largest tech and social media company, The Circle, Mae (Watson) is encouraged by company founder Eamon Bailey (Hanks) to live her life with complete transparency. But no one is really safe when everyone is watching.

 

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HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER

Release Date: April 28, 2017

Genre: Comedy

Director: Ken Marino (feature film directorial debut)

Cast: Kristen Bell, Salma Hayek, Rob Lowe, Michael Cera, Raquel Welch, McKenna Grace, Rob Riggle, and Rob Corddry

Synopsis: Finding himself dumped after 25 years of marriage, a man who made a career of seducing rich older women, must move in with his estranged sister, where he begins to learn the value of family.

 

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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 **Must-Watch**

Release Date: May 5, 2017

Genre: Superhero Sci-Fi Action Adventure

Director: James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy)

Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Sean Gunn, Glenn Close, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, and Kurt Russell

Synopsis: Set to the backdrop of 'Awesome Mixtape #2,' Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team's adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes' aid as the Marvel cinematic universe continues to expand.

 

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KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD **Interested**

Release Date: May 12, 2017

Genre: Epic Action Adventure

Director: Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Snatch)

Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Aidan Gillen, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Eric Bana, Jude Law, Djimon Hounsou, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Neil Maskell, Javan Hirst, Millie Brady, Thomas Metcalfe, David Beckham, Kamil Lemieszewski, Katie McGrath, and Michael McElhatton

Synopsis: When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern (Jude Law), Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy…whether he likes it or not.

 

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SNATCHED

Release Date: May 12, 2017

Genre: Comedy

Director: Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies, 50/50)

Cast: my Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Christopher Meloni, Ike Barinholtz, Óscar Jaenada, Wanda Sykes, and Randall Park

Synopsis: When her boyfriend dumps her, Emily, a spontaneous woman in her 30s, persuades her ultra-cautious mom to accompany her on a vacation to Ecuador. At Emily's insistence, the pair seek out adventure, but suddenly find themselves kidnapped. When these two very different women are trapped on this wild journey, their bond as mother and daughter is tested and strengthened while they attempt to navigate the jungle and escape.

 

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LOWRIDERS

Release Date: May 12, 2017

Genre: Drama

Director: Ricardo de Montreuil (Máncora)

Cast: Demián Bichir, Gabriel Chavarria, Theo Rossi, Melissa Benoist, Tony Revolori, Eva Longoria, Cress Williams, and Yvette Monreal

Synopsis: This film depicts the glorified Low Rider society in Southern California, LA County. The people and how they live for their cars fixed up and clean cherried to the T in the best of mint condition restoration only to Ride Low and Slow. However the dark side of the life style and the way of life to get on Top to establish the Street Creds for the status to be noticed and resorted. This film tells it all in the best fashion in the Low Rider Life. Written by Wesley Benton

(No trailer released yet)

 

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ALIEN: COVENANT **Must-Watch**

Release Date: May 19, 2017

Genre: Sci-Fi Horror Action

Director: Ridley Scott (Prometheus, Alien, Blade Runner, The Martian)

Cast: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Demián Bichir, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Jussie Smollett, Amy Seimetz, Carmen Ejogo, Callie Hernandez, Alex England, Noomi Rapace, and James Franco

Synopsis: Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discover what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world, whose sole inhabitant is the synthetic David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

 

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DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL

Release Date: May 19, 2017

Genre: Family Comedy

Director: David Bowers (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Astro Boy)

Cast: Jason Drucker, Owen Asztalo, Charlie Wright, Tom Everett Scott, and Alicia Silverstone

Synopsis: In Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, based on the record-breaking book series, a family road trip to attend Meemaw’s 90th birthday party goes hilariously off course--thanks to Greg’s newest scheme to (finally!) become famous.