7 outstanding movies of Sony in 2017
Sony has not been a force at the box office in recent years. But they have the right to hope for 2017 thanks to “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “The Dark Tower” and “Jumanji.”
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Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (February 10):After 15 years, the Resident Evil movie franchise is about to come to an end. In the final part, the hero Alice (Milla Jovovich) returns to Racoon City to find a way to stop and destroy the Umbrella Corporation, before the zombie pandemic wipes out the few remaining humans. Claire Redfield (Ali Larter) and Albert Wesker (Shawn Roberts) are two rare characters from the original who have the opportunity to appear in The Final Chapter. |
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Smurfs: The Lost Village (April 7):Sony has decided to reboot the Smurfs franchise on the big screen with a 3D animated film unrelated to the previous live-action and animated series. The film centers on Smurfette (Demi Lovato). She accidentally picks up a mysterious map and invites Brainy (Danny Pudi), Clumsy (Jack McBrayer) and Hefty (Joe Manganiello) to go on an adventure without knowing the traps that Gargamel (Rainn Wilson) is setting for her. |
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Spider-Man: Homecoming (7/7):After The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) did not achieve the expected results, Sony decided to share the copyright of Spider-Man's image with Marvel Studios and reboot the brand with young star Tom Holland. The result was Spider-Man's impressive debut in Captain America: Civil War (2016). In the standalone movie Homecoming, thanks to the help of Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), the young Peter Parker gradually became more confident and ready to face the villain Vulture (Michael Keaton). |
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The Dark Tower (July 28): The fantasy work directed by Nikolaj Arcel is based on the famous novel series of the same name by Stephen King, with events taking place immediately after the original literary work. It is the story of lone gunman Roland Deschain (Idris Elba) and his fight against the evil wizard Walter Padick (Matthew McConaughey) in the land of Mid-World. After the movie is released, the producers plan to continue making a TV series telling the stories that took place before The Dark Tower in 2018. |
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The Emoji Movie (4/8):The 3D animated film directed by Rony Leondis is based on the expressions commonly used in everyday chat software. The Emoji Movie features the voices of TJ Miller, James Corden, Patrick Stewart, Ilana Glazer... |
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The Star (November 10):In 2017, Sony released another animated film. Actively targeting the end-of-year holidays, The Star is a spiritual story revolving around Bo (Steven Yeun) and his animal friends - the little-known heroes of the first Christmas Eve. The project recruited many notable faces to participate in dubbing such as Kelly Clarkson, Keegan-Michael Key, Kristin Chenoweth, Ving Rhames, Zachary Levi, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Christopher Plummer... |
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Jumanji (December 22):The sci-fi blockbuster is considered a sequel to the famous 1995 film of the same name, and is like a tribute to the late star Robin Williams. Four teenagers are trapped in the bizarre world of the Jumanji board, having to transform into the characters of the game. They must find a way to escape and return to the real world if they do not want to stay there forever. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan are the four stars of Jumanji. |
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