This is an interesting choice; by going with the 1980 Days of Future Past story line, they get to merge the three original X-Men movies with the reboot of the franchise from First Class. I like the thought that we haven’t seen the last of the original lineup yet, and I have to appreciate the timing, since the future they traveled back from was 2013. It will be on the big screen on May 23rd.
The definite winner this week is Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and I am more than ready for the next chapter in this franchise. There are a double handful of lesser works also available this time around, including The Pirate Fairy from Disney, Jinn from Exxodus Pictures, and Under the Skin, the other film that Scarlett Johansson stars in this week, noticeably more mature than the first. For the serious Trekkie you also want to be aware that Starship Farragut: Conspiracy of Innocence also should become available this week, the next in the series of Fan-built Federation movies. I have not been able to confirm that last, but I am hopeful.
I am so looking forward to this one, which is a bit surprising since I am not a Tom Cruse fan, or at least wasn’t. But recently he has been doing some tasty Sci-Fi stories with interesting twists, and it looks like Edge Of Tomorrow may be another one. This movie is based on Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s light novel All You Need Is Kill. Since the film will be on the big screen on June 6th in the US, May 30th in the UK, you have time to read the book first and get ready for it.
The second film in the reboot of The Amazing Spider-Man has released its final international trailer. I don’t know why this franchise ended up with Sony when most of the Marvel universe became part of the Disney family, but they have been doing an excellent job with it. This one will be on the big screen in May.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier will be in theaters on April 4th, and not a moment too soon in My book. This latest trailer just makes me more aware that I need to be in the theater that day. I pretty much feel that way about any portion of the Marvel franchise that Disney cranks out, and the folks generating the Spiderman films are doing just as good a job.
The sequel to Frank Miller’s Sin City, called A Dame To Kill For, finally has it’s first trailer. This does not look like it is going to be much more subtle than the first film of the franchise was. It should be hitting the big screen in late August or early September.