The New Year is off with a bang, with a load of great new movies to get us through. JOE takes a look at the top 5 movies we most want to see this year.
By Genna Patterson
Django Unchained
Tarantino is on top form with a period action movie starring Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Christoph Waltz. A bounty hunter (Waltz) recruits a slave, Django (Foxx) to takedown his latest target in return for his freedom in the deep south. The pair strike up a friendship and a deal to free the slave’s wife from Candyland, a notorious slave plantation run by Mr.Candi (DiCaprio). Dark but surprisingly funny.
Release date: January 18
A Good Day to Die Hard
John McClane (Bruce Willis) takes a trip to Moscow to get closer to his son Jack (Jai Courtney) – who just so happens to be a CIA operative. The two get to know one another through a series of dangerous action situations as they try to prevent an underground nuclear weapons heist. Excellent family fun.
Release date: February 14
Iron Man 3
Robert Downey Jnr returns as the man-made superhero and owner of Stark Industries, Tony Stark. This time Stark faces the most powerful baddie yet, The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley). Guy Pierce plays a scientist, Aldrich Kilian, Gwyneth Paltrow, Pepper Potts and Don Cheadle as the sidekick, War Machine. Looks like the darkest of the series yet.
Release date: May 3
Fast and Furious 6
Starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Walker and Michelle Rodriguez in the sixth installment of the series. Reportedly, the plot will involve a heist with competitor gang led by Owen Shaw (Luke Evans). Fast cars, violent action and hot women – a winning combination. Unfortunately no trailer has been released yet so here is Fast and Furious 5 to remind you of the fun in the last one.
Release date: May 24
Superman: Man of Steel
The highly anticipated remake of the classic Superman. With Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight trilogy) on board as producer and Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) as director this version may just be as good as we expect it to be. Henry Cavill is Clark Kent/ Superman, Amy Adams is Lois Lane and Russell Crowe is Jor-El, Superman’s Dad. Looks dark and mysterious.
Release date: June 14
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