Upcoming Blockbusters of 2017
The summer blockbusters are coming and they’re coming in fast! In the past few weeks, we’ve been treated to a host of new trailers as the studios are trying their darnedest to get the movie-going public’s support (i.e. cash). If you think last year’s line-up was great, 2017 bloodies and powerbombs it for the three count. But it’s not just the summer season though, the whole year is chock-full of those loud and flashy films we’ve all come to expect from Hollywood. The first quarter alone saw the release of Logan, Kong: Skull Island and the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. So please, allow me to enumerate these tentpole films I’m all so excited about.
First up, April sees the release of The Fate of the Furious, though I highly doubt that it’s going to beat the earnings of it’s predecessor, the franchise already has it’s fair share of fans and it’s still gonna rake in the dollars before the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 opens in May. Yes, the lovable gang is back and so is their brand of humor and hopefully the great soundtrack (plus there’s the really cute Baby Groot). May is a tough one though as it also has Alien: Covenant and the return of Capt. Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales opening in back to back weeks. Will the zany captain still be able to work it’s magic in the box office? We’ll see.
The first week of June comes DC’s highly anticipated Wonder Woman with the very lovely Gal Gadot. Here’s hoping this’ll launch the trend of more films starring superhero women. The reboot of the The Mummy starring Tom Cruise follows a week after and it looks vastly different from the original. Michael Bay’s explosive (pun intended) Transformers: The Last Knight rounds up the big names for the month.
Spider-Man: Homecoming opens in July and is the first full Spider-man film after Sony loaned the character to the MCU. Here’s hoping it will be more successful than the two Amazing Spider-man films. In between The Mummy and Transformers: The Last Knight are animated films such as Pixar’s Cars 3 and the adorable kids and minions of Despicable Me 3. Meanwhile, Ceasar’s back in War for the Planet of the Apes and continues his fight against humans.
From August up until the end of the year are potential hits like Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets , Blade Runner 2049 and sequels, Annabelle: Creation and Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Of course my list wouldn’t be complete without these big guns as well. November will have Thor: Ragnarok that also stars fan-favorite Hulk.
Another film that comicbook fans worldwide have been looking forward to and much debated on since it’s announcement is Justice League as Batman and Wonder Woman tries to assemble a superteam to take on Steppennwolf and the parademons. Superman may not be in the trailers but it’s a given he’ll be there. How he will come back should be epic! Also wondering who will be the seventh member? Hoping it’s a Green Lantern. Jessica Cruz anyone?
Lastly, there’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi which I really thought won’t come out until 2018 as Star Wars films usually has a three year gap between releases. This marks the return of Luke Skywalker and it’s very likely that we’ll find out who Rey’s parents were, akin to The Empire Strikes Back. Expecting great lightsaber battles.
Well there’s my list of anticipated blockbuster films for 2017, we’ll know in time which of these would bomb or be monstrous hits . This year’s line-up is as diverse as ever so even if you’re not into big-budget films, choices are plenty and you’ll find one or two of your liking. One thing’s for certain though, 2017 is an awesome year for movies!
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