When the two mismatched partners come across a criminal conspiracy they have to put their differences aside. The hook with Baywatch is the self-aware comedic tone inherited from the 21 Jump Street reboot and its sequel. Hopefully this will be another case of a bad idea turning into a great movie. Thousands of years ago, an ancient princess Sofia Boutella was mummified and entombed deep underground. When she awakens in the contemporary world she acts on a millennia-old grudge against humanity.
There to discover her sarcophagus and eventually run briskly away from her conjured sandstorms is Nick, played by Tom Cruise.
The fifth entry does mark the end of an era, though, with Michael Bay set to take the helm for the final time. It seems like a safe bet that his last robo outing will be packed with big emotions and bigger explosions, and the premise —which sees humanity and the Transformers locked in a war for survival — is an intriguing one.
Overtaken by a new generation of high-tech vehicles, he must work twice as hard to make a comeback and secure another podium finish. Now Spidey is set to swing back into action with his sixth solo film and third incarnation in 15 years. The trailer promises a playful affair befitting of the fresh-faced, light-hearted Peter Parker familiar to fans of the comics.
As far as reboots go, the prequel series that began with Rise of the Planet of the Apes is one of the least workable and predictable ideas to come out of Hollywood.
Living up to modern action expectations while staying in line with the ethics of the original films, this new series has also been a place of pioneering motion captured CGI. It also holds the unique position of being one of the few current action franchises that abhors rather than delights in the violence of its set pieces. Lower stakes allow Spider-Man to simply be a teenager—along with the delightful high school drama that comes with it.
And audiences agreed: Homecoming was also the second-biggest opening for a Spider-Man movie, just topping the Sam Raimi original. The motion-capture performances and effects are, unsurprisingly, endlessly impressive and striking. James Cameron can make Avatar movies for another 50 years and, by the looks of things, probably will and never reach this level of CGI wonder. With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Free of Infinity Stones and Civil Wars and the general accoutrements of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Guardians sequel is free to just be itself, man, and the identity it settles on is weird as hell.
An unapologetic technicolor comic book adventure, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news!
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