Downhill is an upcoming comedy/drama film from directors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. Both of whom worked on movies, The Descendants and The Way Way Back. The studio is happy to have the two of them on board for yet another film. It was written by Jesse Armstrong, who has written for film, Four Lions and series, Fresh Meat. The film’s producers are Louis-Dreyfus, Likely Story’s Anthony Bregman and Stefanie Azpiazu (PRIVATE LIFE, ENOUGH SAID), with Ruben Östlund (FORCE MAJEURE) and Erik Hemmendorff (THE SQUARE) serving as executive producers. The movie stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus (ENOUGH SAID), Will Ferrell (DADDY’S HOME TWO), Miranda Otto (CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA), Zach Woods (SILICON VALLEY), Zoë Chao (STRANGERS), Julian Grey (GODLESS), Ammon Jacob Ford (SEAL TEAM) and Kristofer Hivju (GAME OF THRONES).
This movie sees a married couple reevaluating their lives after having barely survived an avalanche while on a family skiing trip to the Alps. They not only reevaluate their lives, but also decide to reevaluate their marriage. The film is an adaptation of the 2014 Golden Globe nominated Swedish film Force Majeure. Producer Anthony Bregman has said “Downhill is a tale of bad judgement and moral weakness, so how fitting that Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell embody those values. Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, of course, are more than qualified to capture the fallout.” For those who wish to see the train-wreck, the film will be officially released to theaters on February 14, 2020.
Black Widow goes back in time a bit in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to show Black Widow’s journey after Civil War. The choice to go back to just after Civil War was made in order to showcase the decisions she made while on the run. With nowhere left to run to, she is forced to return home and confront the past she left behind. With no one else to help her, she goes back to the people she left behind. The question is, can she get along with her old family as well as she has with her new one.
The movie, of course, stars Scarlett Johansson, but also stars Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, William Hurt, and Robert Downey Jr. in his role as Iron Man/Tony Stark. The movie is being directed by Cate Shortland and produced by Kevin Feige. The story was written by Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson, and the screenplay was done by Eric Pearson who had written the screenplay for Thor: Ragnarok. Black Widow is meant to be a film that will illustrate just how competent the titular character is on her own. It is certainly a film to look forward to.
Personally, I am looking forward to watching this film, mostly as just a Marvel fan, but also to see her have her own story. She has been a part of other heroes’ stories for years now. Finally, we get to see it all revolve around just her this time around. While it may just be a glimpse into the past for the character, it still gives us an interesting story to watch. For anyone who likes the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this is more story lore that you can feast your eyeballs on and that alone is worth it. The film releases officially to theaters on May 1, 2020.
Fantasy Island is a Blumhouse Horror/Thriller that starts with a relatively innocent premise. The enigmatic Mr. Roarke makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. The fantasies are not meant to last however, because of course they aren’t. Eventually, the fantasies will turn into nothing nightmares for those who are staying at the resort. Guests at the resort will have no choice but to solve the island’s mystery in order to survive.
Directed by Jeff Wadlow, Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island is written by Jeff Wadlow & Chris Roach & Jillian Jacobs. The movie is produced by Jason Blum, Marc Toberoff and Jeff Wadlow. Fantasy Island stars Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Jimmy O. Yang, Portia Doubleday, Ryan Hansen, and Michael Rooker. The movie is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for: violence, terror, drug content, suggestive material and brief strong language. Fantasy Island releases in theaters to the public on February 14, 2020.
The well received sports drama Ford v Ferrari is set to be released on Blu-Ray/DVD. It managed to gross about 100 million dollars in its run in theaters. The movie, for those who don’t know, sees two men designing and creating a car for the Ford Motor Co. to compete against Ferrari race cars. The result of such an ordeal creating ripples for the years to follow. For those who haven’t seen it or those who want to own it to watch forever, it will officially release on Tuesday, February 11, 2020.
Starring Blake Lively, The Rhythm Section sees a woman’s quest for vengeance and her journey into a seedy underworld. This movie shows what the lengths someone may go to for revenge. The film sees a woman going into a very dark complex world to find revenge for her family. Her family was killed in a plane crash and she discovers that it was not an accident. This is all to find her own redemption and find a way to move on past everything.
The Rhythm Section is based off of the novel of the same name by Mark Burnell. It is being directed by Reed Morano, the director of the much loved Handmaid’s Tale. Also, it is being produced by the producers of the James Bond series of films Michael G. Wilson, p.g.a. and Barbara Broccoli, p.g.a. Starring alongside Blake Lively is Jude Law, (Fantastic Beasts and Sherlock Holmes) and Sterling K. Brown (Black Panther and Hotel Artemis). It has potential to be an interesting film and everyone will have the chance to see if it is on January 31, 2020.
The Morbius trailer has recently dropped and shows us the origins of titular biochemist Michael Morbius, played by Jared Leto. For those who do not know, Morbius is a vampire in the marvel universe who clashes with Spider-Man. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease. This premise makes us hopeful that the movie will turn out as well as other Marvel films.
The film is being directed by Daniel Espinosa, the director behind films like Safe House and Life(2017). The story was written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless who wrote the stories for Dracula Untold, The Last Witch Hunter, and Gods of Egypt. This might give pause for some people considering how poorly critics rated those films, but I have hope for it. We can’t judge a movie until we’ve seen it, and a Marvel film usually always ends up coming out alright in the end. Morbius seems like it will be an interesting movie that could expand even more upon Sony’s Marvel Universe.
With this film, we have the set up to a fantastic series of movies, if done correctly. Sony’s Marvel Universe is expanding it’s repertoire in order to build a catalog of interesting, yet classic villains. The villains, or really anti-heroes, are people who are classic Spidey villains, such as Venom and now Morbius. It may just be the beginning of this universe, but could also be very promising. Hopefully it all ends up working out in the end, and we can see the direction this universe is going in when the film releases in theaters on July 31, 2020.
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