1.The fate of the furious
The Fate of the Furious (April 14)
The poster for the eighth F&F movie says “Family No More”: Yes, the underlying ethos of the entire franchise (that this ragtag group of car thieves aren’t friends, but a family) is about to be blown up. Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto is going rogue and betraying the team, opting into a life of crime — well, worse crime — alongside Charlize Theron’s dreadlocked cyber-terrorist.
For Fast & Furious 8, Vin Diesel is joined by a returning all-star cast that includes Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky and Kurt Russell. In addition to Theron, the series welcomes newcomers Scott Eastwood and Oscar® winner Helen Mirren. The film is directed by F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton) and produced by returning producers Neal H. Moritz, Michael Fottrell and Diesel.
2. Split
Split (January 20)
From The Village to After Earth , M. Night Shyamalan had nine dicey years, but the director returned to form with 2015’s creepy, strange The Visit . Shyamalan looks to continue his rise with Split , a thriller that features James McAvoy as a man with split personalities who is capable of mutating his whole body by force of will. Oh, and he’s keeping a trio of teen girls hostage to appease the beast within. Creepy!
3. John wick 2
4. Wonder Woman
5. The Great Wall
The Great Wall (February 17)
The white-savior controversy isn’t the only thing at stake for The Great Wall : The monster movie — which was beleaguered by dangerous set conditions — is also a trial run for Chinese–American collaborations. Produced by the Legendary Entertainment offshoot Legendary East, the movie will test if Hollywood can help China make a blockbuster with global appeal.
John Wick: Chapter 2 (February 10)
Three cheers for the surprisingly delightful third act of Keanu Reeves. The first John Wick movie gave the actor his most iconic role since The Matrix, and if the reluctant hit man decides to keep postponing retirement, this gun-fu train seems like it might have a few more thrilling stops left in it.
Wonder Woman (June 2)
2016 was a rough year for the superheroes of the DC Comics pantheon. Warner Bros. put out Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad , and though both made sizable chunks of change, they were savaged by critics with an extremity only matched by the Collateral Beauty feeding frenzy. Warner is trying to turn its fortunes around with its 2017 outings, the first of which will be Patty Jenkins’s Wonder Woman . In an excitingly unconventional choice, the film is set during World War I, and the initial trailers have been somewhat brighter and funnier than those of Batman v Superman . However, Wonder Woman was mostly made before this year’s pair of critical catastrophes were released, so it’s hard to believe the film could reverse the franchise’s course entirely. If this sucker tanks, expect bloodletting at Warner as the studio scrambles to turn around its troubled flagship franchise.
The white-savior controversy isn’t the only thing at stake for The Great Wall : The monster movie — which was beleaguered by dangerous set conditions — is also a trial run for Chinese–American collaborations. Produced by the Legendary Entertainment offshoot Legendary East, the movie will test if Hollywood can help China make a blockbuster with global appeal.
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