2017: THE BIG HITTERS.

We are already looking ahead Beauty and the Beast Wonder Woman to 2017 and, once again, we’re Release date: 17 March Release date: 2 June expecting admissions to be on the up. There’s good reason for After Cinderella and The Jungle Book She was arguably the highlight of our optimism, too, and here’s 20 were huge successes, this is the next Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice films to look out for, from huge big Disney live-action remake. The and thankfully Wonder Woman gets returning franchises, future classic well-known story revolves around her own film for summer 2017. Gal animation, original dramas from a monstrous prince and a young Gadot reprises her role and Monster genius directors and the follow-up woman who fall in love. Emma Watson director, Patty Jenkins, is in charge. to the biggest film in UK history. takes on the role of Belle, while Did you know: Gal Gadot is well Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens Fifty Shades Darker Guardians of the prepared for battle; she served for two plays Beast. The Birth of a Nation Release date: 10 February Galaxy Vol. 2 years in the Israeli Defence Forces. Release date: 20 January Did you know: The teaser trailer was Release date: 28 April Fifty Shades of Grey was a genuine viewed 91.8m times in the first 24 The sensation from this year’s sensation, becoming the highest- Guardians of the Galaxy was one of Kingsman: hours of its release, a new record. Sundance Film Festival, The Birth of grossing 18-cert film of all time. Marvel’s best films, so the return of the The Golden Circle a Nation, went straight to the top of The second film of the trilogy sees gang in this sequel marks it out as one Release date: 16 June the favourites for 2017’s awards. Nat Christian Grey wrestling with his Fast 8 of 2017’s most anticipated movies. Set Kingsman: The Secret Service was a Turner, a former slave in America, inner demons, while Anastasia must Release date: 14 April to the backdrop of Awesome Mixtape leads a liberation movement in 1831 confront the anger and envy of the Vol. 2, the team start to unravel the slick, exciting spy thriller and $400m Each film in the Fast & Furious to free African-Americans in Virginia women who came before her. mystery of Peter Quill's true parentage. worldwide meant that a sequel wasn’t that results in a violent retaliation franchise gets bigger than the last going to be far away. It looks like the from whites. Did you know: Fifty Shades of Grey and Fast & Furious 7 was by far the Did you know: Rumours that Black filmmakers are taking it up a level, too, grossed over £35m in the UK alone. biggest, grossing over £38m. With Lace’s Agadoo is on Awesome with Julianne Moore and Channing Did you know: After premiering at Charlize Theron playing the villain and Mixtape Vol. 2 are unconfirmed. Tatum added to the already excellent Sundance it sold to Fox Searchlight The LEGO Batman the return of Jason Statham and Kurt cast. This should be one of the for a record figure. Russell, this could be even bigger still. standout action films of 2017. Movie Pirates of the Release date: 10 February Did you know: Fast 8 is the next entry Caribbean: Dead Did you know: Kingsman: The Secret T2: Trainspotting 2 (after The Italian Job and Mad Max: Service even topped X-Men: First Release date: 27 January The LEGO Movie was one of the best Fury Road) in the Charlize Theron- Men Tell No Tales Class at the box office to be director animated films in recent times and Release date: 26 May It’s been 20 years since the driving-and-kicking-ass sub-genre. Matthew Vaughn’s biggest hit. ended 2014 as the biggest film of the original Trainspotting and it’s worth There are three Pirates of the year. One of its best characters gets remembering just how much of a Caribbean titles in the top 30 films of his own movie next year; Will Arnett sensation it was. It launched a host all time, so the audience for this fifth voices Batman in what should be one of careers and they’re all back for this instalment will be big. Johnny Depp of the funniest films of 2017, not just in sequel. Most importantly Danny Boyle returns as Captain Jack Sparrow, the animated category. is back in the director’s chair for one as he searches for Posedion’s trident. of 2017’s standout titles. Did you know: The LEGO Movie won Did you know: Johnny Depp, the BAFTA for Best Animated Film at Did you know: Trainspotting has Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally and the 2015 BAFTAs but was inexplicably been ranked 10th by the BFI in its list Jack the Monkey are the only actors overlooked at the Oscars. Idiots. of Top 100 British Films of All Time. to appear in every movie in the series.

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Despicable Me 3 Alien: Covenant Star Wars: Release date: 30 June Release date: 2 August Episode VIII The Despicable Me series is the Bound for a remote planet on the far Release date: 15 December biggest new family franchise to side of the galaxy, the crew of the The follow-up to the biggest film of all emerge in recent years, attracting colony ship, Covenant, discovers what time has some big shoes to fill, but millions of fans of all ages. Even their they think is an uncharted paradise, Looper director, Rian Johnson, has spin-off title, Minions, was huge, but is actually a dark, dangerous world more than enough talent to do it. The grossing over £47m in the UK. This whose sole inhabitant is the "synthetic" new cast members return and there third instalment of the series sees David (Michael Fassbender), survivor of should be a much bigger role for Mark Steve Carell return as Gru and it’s the the doomed Prometheus expedition. War for the Planet of Paddington 2 Hamill as Luke Skywalker in this one. hot favourite to be the biggest family Christmas in 2017 is once again all Did you know: Despite what a lot of Release date: 10 November title of 2017. the Apes about Star Wars and this is odds-on Release date: 14 July people say, Prometheus was good. Did you know: Minions is the 11th The first Paddington was an absolute to be the biggest film of the year and biggest film of all time worldwide. The reboot of the Planet of the Apes delight; funny, warm-hearted and one of the biggest films of all time. Untitled Blade Paddington himself was beautifully series is a true success story and the Did you know: Oscar Isaac is a dude. Spider-Man: second movie in the franchise, Dawn Runner Sequel animated. Unsurprisingly, it charmed Release date: 6 October its way to huge box office in the UK. Homecoming of the Planet of the Apes, was one Pitch Perfect 3 of the best sequels in living memory. This sequel has the same creative Release date: 7 July Blade Runner is an all-time classic, Release date: 22 December This third instalment has the same team, including Paul King back as and this sequel is shaping up Spider-Man’s introduction was one of director, the same writer, and Andy writer/director, so everything points to very nicely. Harrison Ford returns, When the second Pitch Perfect film the highlights of Captain America: Civil Serkis is back as Caesar. It should it being another family classic. alongside new cast members Ryan grossed almost three times as much War, with Tom Holland’s incarnation of be another stormer. Gosling, Robin Wright and Dave Did you know: Paddington was the as the first, a third film was never the character delighting fans. He gets going to be far away. Thankfully all Did you know: Caesar is the only big Bautista, all marshalled by one of highest-grossing family film of all time his own film next summer and Robert our favourite characters (Beca, Emily, screen ape to have a salad named Hollywood’s best directors, Denis worldwide released by a non-U.S. Downey Jr has already joined the cast Fat Amy) are coming back for what after him. Villeneuve (Sicario, Prisoners). It’s one studio. as Tony Stark/Iron Man with Michael of 2017’s most exciting prospects. should be one of 2017’s biggest and Keaton rumoured to be playing Dunkirk Justice League aca-awesome comedies. the villain. Did you know: Blade Runner was Release date: 21 July number 11 in Empire’s 2014 poll of Release date: 17 November Did you know: Rumours that Did you know: Thankfully, this is not Rebel Wilson’s real name is actually A new film from Christopher Nolan is the best 301 films of all time. Batman v Superman: Dawn of another origin story. Subordinate Wilson are untrue. a true cinematic event and him taking Justice spent part of its running time on a big budget World War II action introducing a number of DC Comics drama is a genuinely mouthwatering characters, such as Aquaman, prospect. When the cast includes Shazam, The Flash and, of course, Tom Hardy and Mark Rylance, we Wonder Woman, and they all come could be looking at the most exciting together in this epic showdown. Ben title of 2017. Affleck is set to return as Batman, too. Did you know: Christopher Nolan is Did you know: Shazam’s superhero the fifth highest-grossing film director power surprisingly isn’t being able to in history. identify any song within seconds.

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