JACK THE GIANT SLAYER
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor Eleanor
Tomlinson,
Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane & Bill Nighy
Directed by Bryan Singer for distribution by Warner
Brothers/New Line
The Plot: A young
farmhand (named Jack) accidentally opens a portal to a land of giants that are
chomping at the bit to try and reclaim the land they felt was taken from them
years ago.
The Final Word: Originally
conceived as a big budget summer tentpole, ‘Jack’ somehow ended up being
released in the dead of winter. While not expected to be a huge blockbuster,
the film could still earn a solid return and not that’s even including foreign markets
that have traditionally carried a number of prior under-performing domestic
releases.
THE LAST EXORCISM PART 2
Starring: Ashley Bell
Directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly for distribution by CBS
Films
The Plot: Picking up
after the events of the original 2010 release, a young girl returns home not remembering
any of the deadly incidents from her past and only to be attacked again by the
same demonic force.
The Final Word: Lionsgate had a
surprise a few years back with the original and now CBS Films is looking for
the same success with the sequel. Horror film tends to do very well year round
nowadays, but interestingly many estimates have this one barely reaching $10
million, which could be a sign audiences thought the story had run its course
the first time.
21 AND OVER
Starring: Miles Teller, Justin Chon, Skylar Astin,
Sarah Wright,
François Chau, Jonathan Keltz, Daniel Booko &
Dustin Ybarra
Directed by Jon Lucas, Scott Moore for distribution
by Relativity Media
The Plot: On the night
before a medical school interview a straight laced student cuts loose with his
two best friends to celebrate his 21st birthday leading to a series
of over the top hijinks.
The Final Word: We’ve seen this
movie before only with a few different names…none of which that memorable or profitable