The wretched Spring weather may still be hanging around, but May is the official start of the Summer Movie Season; a time to start having fun again. This month sees re-releases for SHREK (25 years), and TOP GUN (40 years)…with the latter being paired in a double-feature with TOP GUN: MAVERICK. This month also sees the return to the big screen for the biggest franchise in motion picture history. This is where the fun begins…
ANIMAL FARM – Andy Serkis (THE LORD OF THE RINGS), directs this new animated adaptation of the classic George Orwell novella. The voice cast includes Seth Rogan, Kieran Culkin, Glenn Close, Steve Buscemi, Woody Harrelson, and Kathleen Turner.
DEEP WATER – In this survival film, an international flight crash-lands in shark-infested waters. Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley star. It is directed by Renny Harlin (DIE HARD 2, CLIFFHANGER).
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 – Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci reprise their roles in this sequel to the 2006 smash-hit. David Frankel also returns to direct.
HOKUM – Adam Scott stars in this horror flick about an author who travels to Ireland to spread his parents’ ashes, and finds his rented house to be haunted.
MORTAL KOMBAT II – Karl Urban (STAR TREK, THE LORD OF THE RINGS), plays Johnny Cage in this sequel to the 2021 flop, based on the popular fighting video game.
THE SHEEP DETECTIVES – Hugh Jackman starts in this mystery-comedy where a flock of sheep set out to discover who murdered their favorite shepherd.
IN THE GREY – Stylistic action director Guy Ritchie (THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.), helms this thriller where an elite team of agents are tasked with reclaiming a stolen fortune. The cast includes Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Rosamund Pike.
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU – The famed far, far away galaxy returns to the big screen for the first time since 2019. Jon Favreau (IRON MAN) directs, and the cast includes Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Allen White, and Sigourney Weaver.
PRESSURE – Brendan Fraser (THE MUMMY, THE WHALE), plays General Eisenhower in this drama leading up to the D-Day invasion. He is joined by Kerry Condon, Damian Lewis, and Andrew Scott.
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Next month, Reel Speak previews the month of June.
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