From
comedy to horror. From documentary to fiction. Here are the most anticipated
films coming out this July.
July 1
The BFG
Genre:
Adventure/Family/Fantasy
Rating:
PG
Director(s):
Steven Spielberg
Writer(s):
Melissa Mathison (Screenplay) and Roald Dahl (Novel)
Cast:
Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance, Rebecca Hall, Bill Hader, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Jemaine
Clement, Penelope Wilton, Adam Godley.
Producer(s):
Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, Sam Mercer.
Synopsis: The talents of three of the
world’s greatest storytellers – Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg
finally unite to bring Dahl’s beloved classic “The BFG” to life. Directed by
Spielberg, Disney’s “The BFG” tells the imaginative story of a young girl and
the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. The
BFG (Mark Rylance), while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing
like the other inhabitants of Giant Country.
The
Purge: Election Year
Genre:
Action/Horror/Sci-Fi
Rating: R
Director(s): James DeMonaco
Writer(s):
James DeMonaco
Cast:
Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, Terry Serpico, Ethan
Phillips, David Aaron Baker.
Producer(s):
Michael bay, Jason Blum, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Bradley Fuller, Sebastien
Lemercier.
Synopsis: It’s been two years since Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) stopped
himself from a regrettable act of revenge on Purge Night. Now serving as head
of security for Senator Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell), his mission is to
protect her in a run for president and survive the annual ritual that targets
the poor and innocent. But when a betrayal forces them onto the streets of D.C.
on the one night when no help is available, they must stay alive until dawn…or
both be sacrificed for their sins against the state.
July 8
The
Secret Life of Pets
Genre:
Animation/Comedy/Family
Rating:
PG
Director(s):
Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney
Writer(s):
Ken Daurio, Bryan Lynch, Cinco Paul
Cast:
Jenny Slate, Kevin Hart, Ellie Kemper, Albert Brooks, Lake Bell, Eric
Stonestreet, Tara Strong, Louis C.K., Steve Coogan, Dana Carvey, Hannibal
Buress, Bobby Moynihan.
Producer(s):
Christopher Meledandri
Synopsis: A comedy about the lives our pets
lead after we leave for work or school each day.
Norman
Lear: Just Another Version of You
Genre:
Documentary
Rating:
Unrated
Director(s):
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
Cast:
George Clooney, Norma Lear, John Amos, Todd Bridges, Alan Horn, Jay Leno,
Martin Mull, Carl Reiner, Bob Reiner, Russell Simmons, Adrienne Barbeau, Dabney
Coleman, Kim Fields, Marla Gibbs, Bill Moyers.
Producer(s):
Suzanne Hillinger, Brent Miller.
Synopsis: Arguably
the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of
television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times. Using
comedy and indelible characters, his legendary 1970s shows such as All In the Family, Maude, Good Times, and The Jeffersons, boldly cracked open
dialogue and shifted the national consciousness, injecting enlightened humanism
into sociopolitical debates on race, class, creed, and feminism.
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You is the definitive chronicle of Mr. Lear’s life, work, and achievements,
but it is so much more than an arm’s-length, past-tense biopic; at 93, Mr. Lear
is as vital and engaged as he ever was. Top-notch cinéma vérité documentarians
Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp, 12th & Delaware, DETROPIA)
seize the opportunity to fashion a dynamic portrait that matches the spirit of
their subject. Breaking down the fourth wall to create an evocative collage
where past and present intermingle, they reveal a psychologically rich man
whose extraordinary contributions emerge from both his personal story and a
dialogue with the world.
July 15
Ghostbusters
Genre:
Family, Action/Comedy/Sci-Fi/Supernatural
Rating:
PG-13
Director(s):
Paul Feig
Writer(s):
Paul Feig, Katie Dippold, Ivan Reitman (Original Story), Harold Ramis (Original
Story), Dan Aykroyd (Original Story).
Cast:
Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Chris Hemsworth,
Charles Dance, Bill Murray, Michael K. Williams, Andy Garcia, Sigourney Weaver,
Dan Aykroyd, Elizabeth Perkins, Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, Matt Walsh, Cecily
Strong, Karan Soni, Sam Richardson, Nate Corddry, Neil Casey.
Producer(s):
Katie Dippold, Amy Pascal, Ivan Reitman.
Synopsis: Thirty years after the original film took the world by
storm, Ghostbusters is back and fully rebooted for
a new generation. Director Paul Feig combines all the paranormal fighting
elements that made the original franchise so beloved with a cast of new
characters, played by the funniest actors working today. Get ready to
watch them save the world this summer!
The
Infiltrator
Genre:
Crime/Drama/Biopic
Rating:
R
Director(s):
Brad Furman
Writer(s):
Ellen Sue Brown (screenplay) & Robert Mazur (book)
Cast:
Bryan Cranston, John Leguizamo, Diane Kruger, Amy Ryan, Joseph Gilgun, Benjamin
Bratt, Said Taghmaoui, Jason Isaacs, Olympia Dukakis, Elena Anaya.
Producer(s):
Nicole Boccumini, Paul M. Brennan, Jess Fuerst, Brad Furman, Matt Ruskin,
Miriam Srgal, Don Sikorski, Paula Thurnbull.
Synopsis: Based on a true story, Federal agent Robert "Bob" Mazur (Bryan Cranston)
goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar’s drug trafficking scene
plaguing the nation in 1986 by posing as slick, money-laundering businessman
Bob Musella. Teamed with impulsive and streetwise fellow agent Emir Abreu (John
Leguizamo) and rookie agent posing as his fiancé Kathy Ertz (Diane Kruger),
Mazur befriends Escobar’s top lieutenant Roberto Alcaino (Benjamin Bratt).
Navigating a vicious criminal network in which the slightest slip-up could cost
him his life, Mazur risks it all building a case that leads to indictments of
85 drug lords and the corrupt bankers who cleaned their dirty money, along with
the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, one of the
largest money-laundering banks in the world.
Absolutely
Fabulous: The Movie
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
R
Director(s):
Mandie Fletcher
Writer(s):
Jennifer Saunders
Cast:
Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Kathy Burke, Jane Horrocks, Celia
Imrie, with cameos by Kate Moss, Jon Hamm, Gwendoline Christie, Rebel Wilson, Sadie
Frost, Graham Norton, Suki Waterhouse, Chris Colfer, Joan Collins, Alexa Chung,
Mark Gatiss, Dawn French, Jerry Hall, Emma Bunton, Perez Hilton, Stella
McCartney, Daisy Lowe, Jean-Paul Gaultier.
Producer(s):
Mark Hubbard, Damian Jones, Jon Plowman.
Synopsis: Appropriate
for their big screen debut, Edina and Patsy (Jennifer Saunders and Joanna
Lumley) are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they are
accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London’s
trendiest hotspots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch
party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by
the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich,
the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live
the high life forever more!
Café
Society
Genre:
Comedy/Drama
Rating:
PG-13
Director(s):
Woody Allen
Writer(s):
Woody Allen
Cast:
Steven Carell, Sheryl Lee, Jesse Eisenberg, Anna Camp, Kristen Stewart, Parker
Posey, Blake Lively, Don Stark, Corey Stoll, Sari Lennick, Ken Stott, Jeannie
Berlin, Richard Portnow, Paul Schackman, Paul Schneider.
Producer(s):
Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, Edward Walson.
Synopsis: Set in the 1930s, Woody Allen’s bittersweet romance Café
Society follows Bronx-born Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) to
Hollywood, where he falls in love, and back to New York, where he is swept up
in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life. With Café
Society, Woody Allen conjures up a 1930s world that has
passed to tell a deeply romantic tale of dreams that never die.
July 22
Star
Trek Beyond
Genre:
Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi
Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Director(s):
Justin Lin
Writer(s):
Simon Pegg, Doug Jung, Gene Roddenberry (creator)
Cast:
Anton Yelchin, Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba, Chris Pine, Sofia Boutella, Karl Urban,
Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, John Cho, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Deep Roy, Melissa
Roxburgh, Joe Taslim.
Producer(s):
J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Roberto Orci.
Synopsis: In
"Beyond," the Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of
uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and
everything the Federation stands for to the test.
Lights
Out
Genre:
Horror
Rating:
PG-13
Director(s):
David F. Sandberg
Writer(s):
Eric Heisserer, David F. Sandberg (based on short-film)
Cast:
Teresa Palmer, Maria Bello, Billy Burke, Alexander Di Persia, Gabriel Bateman.
Producer(s):
James Wan, Lloyd Everard, Lawrence Grey, Eric Heiseerer, Lawrence Kao, Cyrus
Mojibi, Zak Olkewicz, Patrick Wade.
Synopsis: When Rebecca left
home, she thought she left her childhood fears behind. Growing up, she was
never really sure of what was and wasn’t real when the lights went out…and now
her little brother, Martin, is experiencing the same unexplained and terrifying
events that had once tested her sanity and threatened her safety. A frightening
entity with a mysterious attachment to their mother, Sophie, has reemerged.
July 29
Jason
Bourne
Genre:
Action/Thriller
Rating:
PG-13
Director(s):
Paul Greengrass
Writer(s):
Paul Greengrass, Christopher Rouse, Robert Ludlum (novels)
Cast:
Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Julia Stiles, Tommy Lee Jones, Vincent Cassel, Riz
Ahmed, Ato Essandoh.
Producer(s):
Matt Damon, Paul Greengrass, Gregory Goodman, Frank Marshall, Chris Carreras.
Synopsis: Matt Damon returns to
his most iconic role in Jason Bourne. Paul Greengrass, the director of The
Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, once again joins Damon for the next
chapter of Universal Pictures’ Bourne franchise, which finds the CIA’s most
lethal former operative drawn out of the shadows.
Bad
Moms
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Director(s):
Jon Lucas and Scott Moore
Writer(s):
Jon Lucas and Scott Moore
Cast:
Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christina Applegate, Jada Pinkett
Smith, Oona Laurence.
Producer(s):
Bill Block and Suzanne Todd.
Synopsis: In this new comedy
from the writers of The Hangover, Amy has a seemingly perfect life - a great
marriage, over-achieving kids, beautiful home and a career. However she's
over-worked, over-committed and exhausted to the point that she's about to
snap. Fed up, she joins forces with two other over-stressed moms on a quest to
liberate themselves from conventional responsibilities – going on a wild,
un-mom-like binge of long overdue freedom, fun and self-indulgence – putting
them on a collision course with PTA Queen Bee Gwendolyn and her clique of
devoted perfect moms.
Nerve
Genre:
Crime/Thriller
Rating:
PG-13
Director(s):
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman
Writer(s):
Jessica Sharzer (screenplay) and Jeanne Ryan (novel)
Cast:
Dave Franco, Emma Roberts, Juliette Lewis, Samira Wiley, Kimiko Glenn, Emily
Meade, Machine Gun Kelly, Jonny Beauchamp.
Producer(s):
Anthony Katagas, Stephen Meinen, Charles Miller, Allison Shearmur, Orlee-Rose
Strauss.
Synopsis: Industrious
high school senior, Vee Delmonico [Emma Roberts], has had it with living life
on the sidelines. When pressured by friends to join the popular online game
Nerve, Vee decides to sign up for just one dare in what seems like harmless
fun. But as she finds herself caught up in the thrill of the adrenaline-fueled
competition partnered with a mysterious stranger [Dave Franco], the game begins
to take a sinister turn with increasingly dangerous acts, leading her into a
high stakes finale that will determine her entire future.
The
Land
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
Unknown
Director(s):
Steve Caple Jr.
Writer(s):
Steve Caple Jr.
Cast:
Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Moises Arias, Rafi Gavron, Ezri Walker, Machine Gun Kelly,
Robert Hunter, Melvin Gregg, Christopher Amitrano, Ashleigh Morghan, Erykah
Badu, Kim Coates, Michael K. Williams.
Producer(s):
Tyler Davidson, Cory Donner, Laurence Ducceschi, Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder,
Rachel Lauder, Greg Little, Stephen "Dr" Love, Blake Pickens.
Synopsis: Teenage buddies
Cisco, Boobie, Junior, and Patty Cake skateboard the streets of Cleveland,
Ohio, dreaming of getting discovered by a sponsor and skating their way out of poverty.
That is until the boys discover a bag full of pills in the back of a stolen
car. Cisco’s entrepreneurial instincts take over, and in a flash their lives
get better. But no one counted on having to come face to face with the cold,
calculating, and notorious drug queenpin, “Momma,” who runs the toughest gang
in town.
Indignation
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
R
Director(s):
James Schamus
Writer(s):
James Schamus (screenplay) and Philip Roth (novel)
Cast:
Sarah Gadon, Logan Lerman, Danny Burstein, Noah Robbins, Ben Rosenfield, Tracy
Letts, Linda Emond.
Producer(s):
Stefan Arndt, Anthony Bregman, Peter Cron, James Schamus, Rodrigo Teixeira.
Synopsis: Set in 1951, the story follows Marcus Messner, the idealistic son of a
humble kosher butcher from Newark, N.J. Marcus leaves for Ohio to study at a
small, conservative college, where he finds himself at odds with the
administration, grapples with anti-Semitism and sexual repression and pines
after a troubled girl.
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