Fourth-day Universe's Summer Watchlist
(Yes, we're starting with May.) Fourth-day Universe exists, in part, to promote sci-fi awareness. Many people who claim to not like science fiction still enjoy movies such as Avatar, Back to the Future, Kate and Leopold, and many, many other movies that have only one thing in common: to some degree or another, they all possess an element of science fiction or fantasy.
This list is of all the movies coming out this year, from May to August, that Fourth-day will watch and report on for our website. If you're planning to see these movies and would like to be a guest contributor, then contact one of our admins for details on how. If there's another movie in this time period you think we should add to the list, then just let us know in the comments.
This list is of all the movies coming out this year, from May to August, that Fourth-day will watch and report on for our website. If you're planning to see these movies and would like to be a guest contributor, then contact one of our admins for details on how. If there's another movie in this time period you think we should add to the list, then just let us know in the comments.
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- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsChris HemsworthAnthony HopkinsNatalie PortmanThe powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.The first of four highly anticipated comic book movies coming out this year, and the latest in the lead-up to next year's Avengers movie.
- DirectorScott StewartStarsPaul BettanyCam GigandetMaggie QA warrior priest disobeys church law to track down a pact of vampires who have kidnapped his niece.Based on the graphic novel, this futuristic vampire movie features Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, and many other fine actors.
- DirectorRob MarshallStarsJohnny DeppPenélope CruzIan McShaneJack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.The highly popular series revives with a search for the fabled Fountain of Youth ... and the inclusion into the movie universe of Blackbeard, the most feared pirate of them all.
- DirectorJennifer Yuh NelsonStarsJack BlackAngelina JolieJackie ChanPo and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.Speaking of sequels, Jack Black readies to deliver the thunder once more as he joins an all-new team of kung fu masters.
- DirectorMatthew VaughnStarsJames McAvoyMichael FassbenderJennifer LawrenceIn the 1960s, superpowered humans Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr work together to find others like them, but Erik's vengeful pursuit of an ambitious mutant who ruined his life causes a schism to divide them.This movie will explore the origins of Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr, two very powerful mutants who have different views on their place in mankind.
- DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsElle FanningAJ MichalkaKyle ChandlerDuring the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.Perhaps the lighthearted hit of the summer; or perhaps just another in a long line of alien invasion movies. J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg team up to deliver a movie about a few young friends who, with their super 8 movie camera, witness extraordinary events in their hometown.
- DirectorMartin CampbellStarsRyan ReynoldsBlake LivelyPeter SarsgaardReckless test pilot Hal Jordan is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps.The hype couldn't be better after the second, and much better, trailer was released. It's time for the first live-action Green Lantern movie (but certainly not the last).
- DirectorJohn LasseterBradford LewisStarsOwen WilsonLarry the Cable GuyMichael CaineStar race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.Lightning McQueen returns to the racetrack, this time to compete with the best in the world.
- DirectorMichael BayStarsShia LaBeoufRosie Huntington-WhiteleyTyrese GibsonThe Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets.The latest addition to Michael Bay's film series, which has the Autobots and Decepticons racing to discover secrets hidden on the far side of the moon.
- DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintHarry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.The final and most anticipated chapter in the phenomenal series. After seeing the first part, we have nothing but great expectations for this movie.
- DirectorShahin Sean SolimonStarsPatrick StewartShahin Sean SolimonSaid FarajWhen the Sultan's daughter, Princess Parisa is taken by an evil sorcerer, Sinbad is tasked with travelling to a desert of magic and creatures to save her.Perhaps the original fantasy adventure tale, now returning to the screen with Shahin Sean Solimon starring and directing.
- DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsChris EvansHugo WeavingSamuel L. JacksonSteve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization.Though we haven't seen much of the movie (still just one and a half trailers as of this posting), what we've seen has been fantastic. This could be the greatest comic book movie to come out this summer.
- DirectorJon FavreauStarsDaniel CraigHarrison FordOlivia WildeA spaceship arrives in 1873 Arizona to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. All that stands in their way: a posse of cowboys and natives.The Sci-fi Western genre hasn't always been that successful, but with Jon Favreau at the helm and starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford, this movie has the potential to change that.
- DirectorRaja GosnellStarsHank AzariaKaty PerryJonathan WintersWhen the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world into New York City.Speaking of "not always that successful", taking an old TV cartoon and changing it into a live-action movie has proven lately to be a bit like using a stick of dynamite as a birthday candle. Maybe, just maybe, Neil Patrick Harris can pull it off.
- DirectorMauro BorrelliStarsAaron Dean EisenbergLiz FenningJ. Walter HollandA group of friends use an ancient coffin to experience the world as ghosts. Inspired by true events.This late summer release promises to be an exciting spin on the old-fashioned ghost story.
- DirectorRupert WyattStarsJames FrancoAndy SerkisFreida PintoA substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee who leads an ape uprising.Prequel? Reboot? Who knows what direction this movie will take the franchise. It remains, still, one of the classics of science fiction.
- DirectorMarcus NispelStarsJason MomoaRon PerlmanRose McGowanA vengeful barbarian warrior sets off to get his revenge on the evil warlord who attacked his village and murdered his father when he was a boy.Speaking of reboots of classic series, Jason Momoa steps into the boots once filled by Schwarzenegger himself to play the iconic Cimmerian adventurer.
- DirectorCraig GillespieStarsAnton YelchinColin FarrellDavid Tennant"Fright Night" - A new neighbor moves in next to Charley, who discovers that he is an ancient vampire who preys on the community. Can he save his neighborhood from the creature with the help of the famous "vampire killer", Peter Vincent?August is just lousy with reboots, isn't it? This one, penned by Marti Noxon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), is of the 80's comedy horror classic.
- DirectorTimothy A. CheyStarsMalcolm McDowellShannen FieldsCorbin BernsenA down-and-out law student sues Satan for $8 trillion dollars. Satan appears to defend himself with seven of the greatest trial lawyers, and the trial of the century begins.This one promises to be "the trial of the century" as a law student sues the Devil for $8 trillion. That's a touch more than a shiny fiddle made of gold. Wonder what the Devil gets if the boy loses?