Top Ten Most Anticipated Films of 2017.
Adam Roberts
4/12/2016
Fast 8.
Coming back for its eighth instalment. Fast 8 will be welcoming back Dwain Johnson and Jason Statham along with the original cast. Also joining the cast will be Charlize Theron, Scott Eastwood and a possible cast character for Paul Walkers brother Codie. Release date will be April 14th 2017.
Kong: Skull Island.
Brought from the mid of the twentieth century to resent day. Now Kong is much, much larger. Staring characters will be Brie Larson, Tom Hiddleston, Toby Kebbell and Samuel L. Jackson. Release date will be March 10th 2017.
War for the Planet of the Apes.
In the coming edition for the Apes franchise, the humans are led by an evil colonel that bridges the destiny between human and ape. In doing so, Caesar is forced to wrestle with his darker side. Staring: Woody Harrelson, Judy Greer, Steve Zahn and Andy Serkis as Kong. Release date will be July 14th 2017.
Alien Covenant.
A dark dangerous world thought to be an uncharted paradise is discovered by the crew of a colony ship called Covenant. To their surprise they find the synthetic robot named David who was previously on the ship Prometheus. Staring: Katherine Waterston, Carmen Ejogo, Noomi Rapace and returning will be Michael Fassbender. Release date will be May 19th 2017.
Wonder Woman.
As Batman V Superman has come and passed we can finally witness the origin of the story of Wonder Woman. Set in World War One we see what may be one of the greatest DC comic movies ever portrayed. Set for staring cast: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright and Connie Nielson. Release date will be June 2nd 2017.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2 – Adams MUST SEE!
Need I say anything for this movie? I can’t wait to see this!!!!!
Original cast returning including: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista and Vin Diesel. New Cast editions: Nathan Fillion as Simon Williams, Sylvester Stallone as unconfirmed and Kurt Russell as Ego aka Peter Quill’s father. Release date will be April 28th 2017.
Thor: Ragnarock.
As of this point the plot is unknown. But I can assure you that we’ll be seeing the mighty Thor receiving some help from the Incredible Hulk and the Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange. Starring of course will be Chris Hemsworth along with Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba and Anthony Hopkins. Joining the cast will be Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Ruffalo, Karl Urban, Jeff Goldblum Sam Neil and Tessa Thompson. Release date will be October 27th 2017.
Power Rangers.
It’s gone past twenty years since the debut of the fist Power Rangers episode. Coming next year will be a tribute to the fans of the franchise, in a slightly less childish rendition. Keep in mind though that this is not an exact copy of the TV series, but it will be a reboot so expect a lot of things to be different. New cast: Dacre Montgomery as Jason, Naomi Scott as Kimberly, Becky G as Trini, Ludi Lin as Zack and RJ Cyler as Billy. Also staring Bryan Cranston as Zordon, Bill Hader as Alpha 5 and Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa. This is going to be awesome folks. Release date will be March 24th 2017.
Justice League.
Inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne brings together a team of Metahumans to help him and Diana Prince to fight a new threat that has awakened and coming their way. The staring cast will be Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller and Ray Fisher. Returning and joining will be Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Amber Heard JK Simmons, and Willem Dafoe. Release date will be November 17th 2017.
Star Wars Episode 8.
As Rey has now found Luke, she takes her epic journey with Finn into a much larger world. As she starts her training to become a Jedi, Kylo Ren meets with Snoke to complete his training in the ways of the Dark Sind. Staring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew and Mark Hamill. And of course you can’t have Star Wars without Jimmy Vee as R2-D2 AND Anthony Daniels as C3PO! Returning cast are Andy Serkis, Gwendoline Christie and Lupita Nyong’o. Also joining the cast are Benicio Del Toro and Laura Dern Film releases December 15th 2017.
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