Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Weekend Box Office: "Kong: Skull Island" the re-imagining of the most famous of movie monsters King Kong was number one with $61 million, "Logan" starring Hugh Jackman as the adamantium laced, claw-wielding X-Man was number two with $37.8 million, and "Get Out" the breakout thriller by writer/director Jordan Peele was number three with $21 million.  

                                                                                

"Wonder Woman" is scheduled for June 2, 2017. Director Patty Jenkins brings the origin story of the Amazing Amazon to the big screen. Diana, princess of the Amazons has trained to be a fierce and invincible warrior on the secluded island paradise.The arrival of a downed American pilot on their shores bringing news of a war raging in the outside world convinces Diana to leave home in a quest to end the threat to the entire world. 

                                                                           
         

Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" the live action re-imagining of the beloved Disney animated movie opens in theaters this Friday. The movie stars Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as The Beast. Also starring,  Luke Evans as Gaston, Kevin Kline as Maurice, Josh Gad as Lefou, Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza, Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts. 

                                                                           

"Power Rangers" is scheduled to open in theaters on March 24. The now classic television series about five ordinary teenagers who are granted extraordinary power comes to the big screen for a whole new generation. The five teens thrown together by fate discover that they have a new calling, as The Power Rangers. While they couldn't be more different they realize that their shared destiny is to stop an alien threat from destroying their town and perhaps, even the world. 

                                                                          

"Ghost in the Shell"  is scheduled for theaters on March 31. Based on the internationally acclaimed Japanese Manga, “The Ghost in the Shell,” that spawned a popular anime series and a few anime movies. The elite covert team Section 9 headed by The Major which protects against terrorist threats to their city. Now they are facing a threat from an enemy that intends to use advances in technology to hack into the cyber brains of people and control them.

                                                                           

Marvel's "Iron Fist" debuts this Friday on Netflix with all episodes streaming. The Final Defender arrives as indicated in the series trailer. The "Iron Fist" series  features the character who is the latest addition to the street level team of heroes known "The Defenders" which will debut later this year on Netflix. Danny Rand returns after being missing and presumed dead for fifteen years. He returns to save the company that bears his family name and to save the city from an evil that he has been trained for during his fifteen year absence.   

                                                                       

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