Blockbusters bring action, excitement to big screen
MOVIEGOERS have plenty of thrills in store this summer, with blockbusters such as “Suicide Squad,” “Independence Day: Resurgence,” “Jason Bourne” and “The Legend of Tarzan” all set to land on the big screen.
Scheduled for release Aug 5, “Suicide Squad” is without a doubt the most eagerly awaited blockbuster heading to theatres over the next three months.
Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie and Cara Delevingne are all set to star in this superhero movie.
Based on the DC Comics antihero squad of the same name, the movie follows supervillains recruited by the US government to carry out dangerous black ops missions.
Currently hot property in Hollywood, the Australian actress, Margot Robbie, has a busy summer in store. once again be trying to invade Earth, June 24, in “Independence Day: Resurgence.”
But Will Smith won’t be saving the planet this time around, leaving the job to new recruits Liam Hemsworth and Jessie Usher. Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman and Vivica A. Fox will, however, be back for this latest instalment, once again directed by Roland Emmerich.
After almost ten years since his last appearance as Jason Bourne, Matt Damon is to return to his role as the amnesiac American spy, July 29, for a fifth movie going by the title “Jason Bourne.” The director of the second and third films, “The Bourne Supremacy” (2004) and “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2007), Paul Greengrass, has stepped back behind the camera to film Bourne’s latest adventure, also starring Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones and Vincent Cassel. Plus, Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto will be getting into character as Kirk and Spock for a third time in “Star Trek Beyond,” out July 22.
Sony will be hoping to score success with a new shark movie, 40 years after Steven Spielberg’s unforgettable “Jaws” landed in theatres.
In “The Shallows,” due out June 29, Blake Lively plays a young surfer who gets attacked by a shark. After becoming stranded on a rock, she has to overcome her injuries and find a way back to the shore without being attacked again. — Relaxnews