Before you know it, summer is coming.
Because of the epidemic, the summer file of "return" in 2021 is still different from previous years, and perhaps in the eyes of some friends, it is still very different: Disney and Warner, which have their own streaming platforms, will launch summer movies in streaming media at the same time.
This kind of synchronization strategy in this special period seems unfair to the cinema, but for the audience, it has one more choice.
For Chinese audiences, many blockbusters have announced the introduction of news, and some have already determined the mainland schedule.
Anyway, an expected summer slot is coming, and although it's not quite what you thought, it feels good to be able to wait for a new film every month!
Black and white witch Kuila
Cold and dilapidated cities, crazy and charming heroines, intrigue and crime... This movie, which looks a bit of a "clown girl" temperament, is actually the latest Disney live-action movie "Black and White Witch Kuira" starring "Sister Stone" Emma Stone.
Kuira, from the 1961 animated film 101 Loyal Dog, is a classic villain who is obsessed with fashion and obsessed with kidnapping spotted dogs to make fur coats, and has become one of the most popular Disney villains with her paranoid, neurotic personality and exaggerated and bold fashion style.
Previously, in the 1996 live-action film 101 Real Dogs, Glenn Cross's interpretation of Kuila was impressive.
What "Black and White Witch Kuira" wants to tell is actually a subversive origin story, just as "Sleeping Curse" is to the "Sleeping Beauty" fairy tale.
"Sister Stone" plays a youthful but ambitious Kuira: her original name is Estella, who comes from the bottom of society, expects to break through in the London fashion industry in the 1970s, and find her own fashion style (hint: animal fur), so you can do whatever it takes.
But she met a formidable rival, Baroness Herman, a fashion veteran played by Emma Thompson.
After Kuila learned the truth about her childhood misfortune, a smoke-filled fashion war quietly began.
Released in North America on May 28, Disney+ was launched at the same time, and the mainland is expected to be introduced in theaters.
Legion of the Living Dead
After watching "Justice League Guide Cut", another zach Schneider work came.
Movies that can make people's adrenaline burn rapidly often have a simple and bright theme, and the audience knows what they can expect at a glance.
Seeing the words "Army of the Living Dead," one would immediately think of George Romero's classic zombie film "The Living Dead" series.
Moreover, director Zach Schneider himself has remade the second work of the series" "Dawn of the Living Dead" - that is also his famous work, which has been talked about by many "Za guide fans" so far.
Not only that, this film also played the banner of "zombie robbery movie" when it was promoted.
As we all know, heist movies are dedicated to thrilling stories of characters gathering people, plotting, and cleverly committing robberies or thefts, and it is really curious to marry these elements with zombie movies.
And don't forget that the film is funded by Netflix, which means that there is enough creative freedom and a sufficient shooting budget, which is enough for Za to exert his hands and feet. Coupled with the help of The Cold Joke Muscle Man Dave Batista, "Legion of the Living Dead" should be a must-see movie in 2021.
The story is simple.
Background and location: The secret test base "Area 51" has another accident! The accidentally leaked zombie virus broke out and quickly spread to the nearby casino city of Las Vegas, but the government only cared about calming the people, using a wall to surround the casino and let it fend for itself.
Plot and Characters: Several fierce characters who are not afraid of death or the living dead decide to take advantage of the chaos to enter the casino and seize the huge amount of cash that they have not time to take away in the big casino.
"It's going to be a zombie robber movie that's cool from start to finish, unleashing maximum energy." Zach Schneider packed tickets to fans, "If you're expecting a zombie spree, you'll see, 100 percent, but if anyone wants to see interesting characters and adventures full of surprises, they won't be disappointed either." The emotional bond between the characters will warm you! ”
Netflix was launched on May 21.
A Quiet Place 2
As a small-budget horror film can be so successful, it is no wonder that Paramount announced that the sequel was immediately launched shortly after the release of "A Quiet Place" in 2018.
Johann Krasinski, who was the director of the series, didn't want to work on the script for the sequel, and in his words, the first was his own personal experience and a love letter to the kids: "But it's important for me to continue this metaphor, and we're starting to discuss how it all started." ”
For the purpose of tracing back to the roots, "A Quiet Place 2" will expand the story beyond the protagonist to show more of the world destroyed by alien monsters in the film.
The Apodor family continues to move forward quietly and silently in this world, only to discover that alien monsters hunted by sound are not the only threat... In addition to the return of Emily Blunt, MillyCenter Symonds and other original people, John Karasinski, who had been "sacrificed" in the previous episode, may appear in the form of flashbacks.
In addition, Kirihan Murphy will play the important role of Emmett.
Interestingly, Murphy was so impressed after watching "A Quiet Place" that he wanted to write an email to John Krasinski, but he never sent it, and he didn't expect to receive an offer for "A Quiet Place 2" a year later. For his role, Murphy described it this way: "Represents the core of the world." ”
It will be released in North America on May 28, and it is expected that the theater will be introduced in the mainland.
Fast & Furious 9
Indeed, planes, trains, tanks and submarines can no longer stop the flying car family - the "Fast and Furious" series is famous for its action scenes that transcend the laws of physics, and the latest "Fast and Furious 9" super-long trailer tells us that this time there are not only rope flying cars, magnetic flying cars, but also the "space speed car" with rocket engines that has been rumored to be no longer a dream.
Well, we haven't seen any of these tricks.
Not only the scenes, "Fast and Furious 9" also put a big trick in the plot: the screenwriter gave Donald "out of nothing" a brother Jacob, played by the new "wrestling" action star John Senna.
As Donald worries, with the help of magnetic planes and many other secret weapons that can affect global security, Jacob will not only join forces with the villain of the previous film, Sever, to continue the family's anti-purpose drama, but also to "kill a lot of people".
With the return of Lin Yibin, one of the souls of the "Fast and Furious" series and director of 3-6 episodes, after leaving two films, Han, who has been friends with Lin Yibin for many years but "bid farewell" to "Fast and Furious 7", is also back!
Fast & Furious 9 is also the longest in the series so far — 145 minutes.
As the only remaining super blockbuster in Hollywood without fantasy elements, "Fast and Furious 9" can evoke the memory of the audience surrounded by anti-heaven visual effects and roaring sound, and is the top popcorn movie that is currently most needed in cinemas around the world.
It will be released on May 21 in mainland China.
The killer's wife's bodyguard
Stepping back and forth, Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) and Kim Kaider (Samuel L. Jackson), the most talkative bodyguard and killer duo of all time, have finally returned.
However, unlike the previous game "Killer Bodyguard", the highlight of this time does not seem to be entirely on the two of them, after all, the title of the film has changed from "The Killer's Bodyguard" to "The Bodyguard of the Killer's Wife", and standing at the center of the poster is Selma Hayek, who plays Kincaid's beloved wife Sonia.
Last time, bryce and Kim Kai Dezhi were different but had to go the same way, and a pair of old enemies had to become rivals.
This time, the story takes place four years after the previous film, when Bryce, who is in a psychological crisis because of Kinderkai, is undergoing vacation "psychotherapy", but he is immediately at peace: Sonia finds him because Kincaid has been captured by the mafia!
If she didn't save it, she would only be able to see her husband's body!
Bryce, who pays attention to rationality and logic, is once again forced to the brink of collapse by two mouths who are passionate but particularly casual, and the three are once again caught in an international conspiracy, and the newly joined Morgan Freeman is once again willing to be a green leaf.
Although the story is still a clichéd confrontation with the terrorist villain, what is important is that the soul of "Killer Bodyguard" is still there, Jackson will carry out the iconic national curse to the end, and Reynolds is the indispensable catalyst, as for Hayek, you will find that she is more fierce and "shameless" than Jackson, laughing, guns and swear words, will continue to fly across Europe.
It will be released in North America on June 16, and it is expected to be introduced in the mainland.
Sunny days in summer
Pixar's must-see masterpiece of the year for 2021.
Enjoy endless ice cream, pasta and endless cycling in the blue sea and blue sky of an Italian town, what kind of summer can be more enjoyable?
In this dull and bleak year, Pixar's 24th feature film, "Sunny Summer Friends", is the best gift for the audience. The film is director Casa Rossa's feature film debut, two mischievous teenagers who want to spend the perfect summer, hiding their secrets as sea monsters - this strange story, continuing the childlike and ingenious style of the director's short film "Luna".
It is worth mentioning that "Summer Friends Sunny Day" will cancel the theatrical release and directly launch Disney+, which is the only Disney movie released directly online this year so far.
According to Casa Rossa, the sea monster's worldview is set in interesting legends from italy's Ligurian region, and the story of two teenagers spending summer together is based on their friendship with their best friend: "I was shy and timid, and he was a naughty bag running around... Those endless summers are really synonymous with our friendship. ”
This rather personal work was also influenced by many of Casa Rossa's favorite films and directors, such as Walk with Me, The Earth Is Fluctuating, Love on the Edge of a Volcano, and films by Miyazaki and Fellini.
Disney+ was launched on June 18, and the mainland is expected to introduce theaters.
Conjuring 3
Perhaps the most worrying thing for fans of "The Conjuring 3" may be that the first two directors Wen Ziren gave up directing again, but he will escort the film as a screenwriter and producer at the same time.
He also sold it in 2019: "We might make a 'conjuring' movie like 'American Werewolf in London,' and that would be great!" ”
The Conjuring 3 will continue to tell the story of the supernatural investigator Warren and his wife, and this time they will encounter one of the most sensational supernatural events of their careers, and in order to save a boy whose soul is occupied by evil spirits, they will risk their lives and accept unprecedented challenges.
It will be released in North America on June 4.
Bid Rabbit 2: Escape Plan
"Bid Rabbit 2: Escape Plan" tells a rabbit truth: the rabbit's life is to pursue to become the rabbit you want to be.
This sentence is placed on the trickster Bid Rabbit, how to position themselves in this big family after the couple of trouble, Bie and Thomas, and an unexpected adventure makes it feel more popular in the big world outside, but soon it finds that things are not as optimistic as imagined...
It is scheduled to be released on June 11 in mainland China.
Black Widow
"You don't know me. I used to have multiple identities, and before I joined the Avengers family, I made a lot of mistakes and chose to conform to reality. Or be true to ourselves, we have to go back to square one. To be sure, I don't want to run away from the past anymore. ”
In the "Black Widow" trailer, the keywords "origin" and "past" in Black Widow Natasha Romanov's recitation further confirm that the film will be a Black Widow prequel movie, and also coincide with the trailer slogan "Her world, her secrets, her achievements".
And will "Black Widow" be Scarlett Johansson's curtain call to the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Will Florence Pew, who plays Black Widow's sister Yelena Bellova, replace her as the new generation of Black Widow on screen?
The unveiling of these answers will be nearly two months later than we expected — at the end of March, Disney's 2021 movies underwent another rescheduling, with "Black Widow" being adjusted from May 7 to July 9 and launched simultaneously on Disney+.
But whatever form we see Black Widow, it's still one of the most anticipated summer movies of 2021, and the first game of the fourth phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Released in North America on July 9, Disney+ was launched at the same time, and the mainland is expected to be introduced in theaters.
Aerial Slam Dunk 2: New Legends
"Slam Dunk in the Air: A New Legend" should be able to arouse the common enthusiasm of many fans and basketball fans.
"Slam Dunk in the Air" starring Michael Jordan in 1996 is the childhood memory of a generation that includes basketball superstar LeBron James.
In fact, "Slam Dunk in the Air" has always been interested in developing a sequel, but it was abandoned because Jordan was unwilling to play it again.
And 25 years later, "Slam Dunk in the Air: A New Legend", in LeBron James's view, is not a sequel movie as a family entertainment blockbuster: "It is a separate film, and more important than this, it revolves around the interaction between family and father and son, and strives to bring unexpected surprises to many audiences." ”
LeBron James also hopes that the many father-son moments in "Slam Dunk in the Sky: A New Legend" will make the fathering audience re-examine the way they get along with their children.
In the film, there is a lot of estrangement between Emperor Zhan and his son Dom. One day, Dom mysteriously disappears, and after mistakenly entering the "Warner Server Universe", Zhan Huang discovers that the only way to find Dom is to lead the Le Yi Tong team, including Bugs Rabbit, to fight with a variety of strong teams.
Slam Dunk in the Air: The New Legend uses a live-action combination of 2D and 3D animation, which may be closer in style to "Player One" meeting "Invincible Destruction King".
It will be released in North America on July 16, and it is expected to be introduced in the mainland.
Suicide Squad: Full assembled
Although the film has not yet been released, director James Gunn (the Guardians of the Galaxy series) is full of confidence, believing that "Suicide Squad: The Whole Crew" is an unprecedented superhero movie, the biggest movie he has ever made, and the greatest and most exciting journey in his life.
The world's most vicious villains are held in prisons with the highest mortality rates in the world. These bad guys also have a weakness, which is the yearning for freedom. In order to get closer to freedom, they join the suicide squad and do the mundane things of saving the world.
The rules are: complete the task, reduce the sentence by ten years; disobey, the bomb in the head will be detonated.
Taking on the task of destroying the laboratories and prisons built during the Nazis, they landed on the island. But the task is more dangerous than imagined, how many members of the suicide squad can return?
"Suicide Squad" has been criticized for too many characters. Suicide Squad: Full Crew has more characters, and one can't help but worry about whether they can be portrayed impressively. However, according to James Gunn, some of the characters will be reduced to cannon fodder, that is, there are only a few characters to focus on, so there is still enough space to make the main characters colorful.
James Gunn also revealed that Warner had complete trust in him and did not interfere with the creation, but only made some small comments.
The director believes that his current mental, emotional and creative strength are at its peak, and with the help of a group of amazing actors and production teams, he has made the most interesting work of his career, and feels that his level of directing has reached a new height.
Is this film really as good as he says it is? Let's wait and see.
On August 6, the North American release was also launched on HBO Max.
Out-of-control players
Probably the "funniest game movie" of 2021.
"Despicable" Ryan Reynolds, "Little Pervert" Judy Comer ("Kill Eve"), Sean Levy ("Iron Fist", "Museum Fantastic Night") directed, "Thor 3" director Taiga Viditti starred.
The story takes place in an almost game version of "Truman's World", in which The Mean plays an ordinary bank clerk who lives a cookie-cutter life until one day he discovers that he is just a game NPC (a game character who is not manipulated by the player), he rebels against the program and becomes a bug, but only he can become the one who can save the world he knows.
It will be released in North America on August 13, and it is expected that the mainland will be introduced in theaters.
In 2021, hopefully we can all see the movies we've always wanted to see.