A Reel Preview: The Year in Film 2018 - Episode III

There’s a lot to look forward to in the cinematic month of March. With the Oscars and awards season over, 2017 can be officially considered put to bed, and we’re also out of the dead months of January and February. This March, there are some big-name directors appearing with some special projects, giving us a nice warm-up before the Summer Movie Season brings the heat.

Here are the notable releases for March…

RED SPARROW – Based on the novel of the same name, Jennifer Lawrence (SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK), plays a Russian intelligence officer dispatched to the CIA to uncover a mole. Co-stars Joel Edgerton (WARRIOR), Mary-Louise Parker, and Jeremy Irons.

DEATH WISH – Bruce Willis stars in this remake of the 1970’s classic in which a doctor avenges the death of his daughter. Directed by Eli Roth (HOSTEL).

A WRINKLE IN TIME – Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay (SELMA) adapts the best-selling novel of the same name, in which a young girl sets off on a quest to find her father, who disappeared searching for a new planet. Stars Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, Michael Pena, Zach Galifanakis, Reese Witherspoon, and Chris Pine (STAR TREK).

GRINGO – This zany action-comedy is about a doctor who invents medical marijuana in a pill form. Stars David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron, Joel Edgerton, Amanda Seyfried, Thandie Newton, and Sharlto Copley (DISTRICT 9).

TOMB RAIDER – Academy Award winning actress Alicia Vikander (THE DANISH GIRL), stars as the jungle-exploring Lara Croft, in this new adaptation of the popular video game.

7 DAYS IN ENTEBBE – This crime thriller is based on the true story of a 1976 counter-terrorist rescue mission. Stars Rosamund Pike (GONE GIRL), and Daniel Bruhl (RUSH).

PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING – The sequel to the 2013 sci-fi spectacle featuring giant robots slugging it out with equally-sized monsters, which does not have original director and creator Guillermo del Toro returning. It stars John Boyega (THE LAST JEDI), and Scott Eastwood (son of Clint), and also has returning actors Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, and Rinko Kikuchi.

ISLE OF DOGS – Beloved director Wes Anderson returns with this stop-motion animated film about a world where all canines are quarantined on a single island. The massive cast features the voices of Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murrary, Jeff Goldblum, Bob Balaban, F. Murray Abraham, Greta Gerwig, Frances McDormand, Courtney B. Vance, Harvey Keitel, Liev Schreiber, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, and Ken Watanabe.

READY PLAYER ONE – Legendary director Steven Spielberg directs this adaptation of the cult-favorite novel, in which the population of Earth spends their time in an interconnected virtual space. It stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Simon Pegg, and Mark Rylance.

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Next month, Reel Speak previews the month of April.