MORTAL ENGINES (Fantasy)
WHAT'S IT ABOUT? A mysterious young woman joins forces with a dangerous outlaw with a bounty on her head and an outcast to lead a rebellion against a giant predator city on wheels.
WHO'S IN IT? Hugo Weaving, Stephen Lang, Robert Sheehan, Hera Hilmar, Frankie Adams
TRIVIA:
- Based on the Mortal Engines book series by Philip Reeve.
- Peter Jackson, director for the Lord of the Rings, co-wrote the screenplay.
- The movie could be a big bomb. The budged was estimated to have been between $100 and $150 million, while it's targeted to have only a $10 million opening weekend
THE MULE (Drama)
WHAT'S IT ABOUT? A 90-year-old horticulturist and WWII veteran is caught transporting $3 million worth of cocaine for a Mexican drug cartel.
WHO'S IN IT? Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Taissa Farmiga, Michael Pena, Laurence Fishburne, Clifton Collins Junior, Dianne Wiest, Alison Eastwood, Andy Garcia
TRIVIA:
- Clint plays a 90-year-old, though he's only 88.
- Clint directed the movie.
- The story was "inspired" by the New York Times Magazine article "The Sinaloa Cartel's 90-Year Old Drug Mule."
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (Animated)
WHAT'S IT ABOUT? Spider-Man mentors a teenager from Brooklyn, New York to become the next web-slinging superhero. (animated)
WHO'S IN IT? Voices of Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Jake Johnson, John Mulaney
TRIVIA:
- Late Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee did his final voice-acting role for the movie.
- John Mulaney makes his theatrical film debut voicing Spider-Ham.
- This is the first theatrical animated feature starring Spider-Man.