Summer is usually a season of blockbuster action and adventure movies that have moviegoers pouring into theaters, and it seems as though the summer of 2017 is no exception.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Release Date: 26 May 2017
Directors: Joachim Ronning, Espen Sandberg
Starring: Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem
Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy
Rating: Currently Unrated
A brand new, action-packed adventure awaits in the continuation of this Walt Disney series, bringing back Johnny Depp as the swashbuckling pirate Captain Jack Sparrow. Jack is down on his luck once again when he finds himself being pursued by deadly ghost sailors led by his nemesis Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem). The ghost sailors have escaped from the Devil’s Triangle and have their eyes set on killing every pirate at sea. Jack’s only hope of escaping this terrible fate is to find the Trident of Poseidon. To complete this seemingly impossible task he must team up with beautiful astronomer Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario) and young headstrong sailor Henry (Brenton Thwaites). While captaining the Dying Gull, his small ramshackled ship, Jack seeks to reverse his bad luck and once again escape the clutches of his lethal adversary.
Wonder Woman
Release Date: 2 June 2017
Director: Patty Jenkins
Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine
Genre: Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of violence and action, and some suggestive content)
Gal Gadot stars as Wonder Woman in this adaptation from the the original DC Comics. Looking into Wonder Woman’s past we learn that she was once Diana, Princess of the Amazons. Soon Diana meets charming American pilot Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) who tells her of the turmoil of World War I that is erupting in the outside world. Although she was warned by her tribe, Diana leaves her island home convinced that she can stop this conflict. As she fights alongside men, she finally realizes her true ability and her destiny.
The Mummy
Release Date: 9 June 2017
Director: Alex Kurtzman
Starring: Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella
Genre: Action & Adventure
Rating: Currently Unrated
This new rendition of “The Mummy” stars Sofia Boutella as an ancient Egyptian princess who was entombed alive after trying to overtake her own father’s throne and is awakened 2,000 years later by the American army. Through sandy deserts and labyrinths hidden beneath London, Nick Morton (Tom Cruise) fights against the deadly force as the mummy unleashes incomprehensible terrors.
Transformers: The Last Knight
Release Date: 23 June 2017
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Rating: Currently Unrated
Transformers are back in action again with a $260 million budget in this Paramount Pictures fifth installment. War has erupted between the humans and the Transformers whose leader, Optimus Prime, is nowhere to be found. Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg) teams up with the transformer Bumblebee, an English lord (Anthony Hopkins) and an Oxford professor (Laura Haddock) to save the world. This unlikely alliance discovers that the key to saving Earth from destruction is found in the hidden secrets of the history of the Transformers’ time on Earth.
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Release Date: 5 July 2017
Director: Jon Watts
Starring: Tom Holland (II), Michael Keaton
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Rating: Currently Unrated
Marvel Studios and Columbia Pictures present the next film in the Spider-Man series. After an incredible thrilling time with the Avengers, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) comes home to stay with his Aunt May. Tony Stark, who is also known as Ironman, takes Parker under his wing as he starts to realize his newfound identity as Spider-Man. At the same time, Parker is trying to return to his regular daily routine, but thoughts of becoming more than just the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man fill his head. When the evil Vulture emerges to tear Spider-Man’s world apart, Parker’s powers and new identity are put to the test.