Cold in July
Director: Jim Mickle
Cast: Michael C. Hall, Don Johnson, Sam Shepard
Genre: Thriller
Plot: This adaptation of Joe R. Lansdale’s crime novel sees dad Richard Dane (Hall) out of his depth after he kills an intruder who happens to be the son of ex-con Ben Russel (Shepard). Set in 1980s Texas, Cold In July is a grisly small-town thriller.
UK Release Date: 27 June 2014
US Release Date: TBC
Tammy
Director: Ben Falcone
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Dan Aykroyd, Allison Janney, Kathy Bates, Toni Collette
Genre: Comedy
Plot: Melissa McCarthy is where it’s. After setting a thousands tongues a-wagging in Bridesmaids , she’s back troubling funny-bones with Tammy . Starring as the titular laydee, she discovers her husband has been unfaithful – right after she loses her job. Which sounds pretty depressing, but with McCarthy involved, you can bet there'll be plenty of guffaws.
UK Release Date: TBC 2014
US Release Date: 4 July 2014
How To Train Your Dragon 2 (3D)
Director : Dean DeBlois
Cast: Gerard Butler, Kit Harington, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Wiig
Genre: CGI Animation Adventure
Plot: Cinema's most loveable and simultaneously bad-ass dragon returns, and while the plot's pretty locked down, we know that the vikings and their new army of dragons will be leaving their comfort zone for more colourful - and deadlier - climes.
UK Release Date : 4 July 2014
US Release Date: 20 June 2014
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
Director: Matt Reeves
Cast: Gary Oldman, Andy Serkis, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Judy Greer
Genre: Sci-Fi Action
Plot: The Apes are back - and this time they've taken over. Yep, after the brilliant credits of Rise of the Planet of the Apes , the world has undeniably gone to pot, so it's left to a bunch of San Francisco-bound scientists to stay alive during the plague that's wiping out the world, all the while Caesar struggles to control his community of hyper intelligent apes.
UK Release Date: 17 July 2014
US Release Date: 11 July 2014
Jupiter Ascending
Director: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Cast: Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Eddie Redmayne
Genre: Action adventure
Plot: Hot on the heels of their ambitious adaptation of Cloud Atlas , the Wachowskis return with another scintillating slice of sci-fi. Jupiter Ascending stars Mila Kunis as Jupiter Jones, a Russian cleaner targeted for murder by the Queen of the Universe. Channing Tatum’s interplanetary warrior Caine is the one sent to carry the job out. This should be operatic and reliably-kooky stuff from the directors of The Matrix.
UK Release Date: 25 July 2014
US Release Date: 25 July 2014
Hercules: The Thracian War
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Dwayne Johnson
Genre: Fantasy Adventure
Plot: The Rock heads up the revamp of one of the most classically ridiculous Arnie films of all time. This time, expect a little more seriousness with the sword-swinging. Son of God King Zeus turns his back on the Gods to find solace in bloody battle as part of the King of Thrace's mindless killers. Finally, the time comes for him and his fellow warriors to realise how far they've fallen.
UK Release Date: 2014
US Release Date: 25 July 2014
Sex Tape
Director: Jake Kasdan
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel
Genre: Comedy
Plot: When a married couple find that their recently-shot sex tape has mysteriously disappeared, they embark on a desperate quest to track it down before it’s too late. With Bad Teacher director Jake Kasdan behind the camera, and Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel in front, this should be a veritable laugh riot – though jury’s out on if Segel’s little fella will be making another cameo appearance after Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
UK Release Date: 1 August 2014
US Release Date: 2 July 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Director: James Gunn
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Michael Rooker, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper
Genre: Superhero Sci-Fi
Plot: While it's arguable that every Marvel project to date has been pretty risky, Guardians of the Galaxy is undoubtedly the most tricksy of all their Phase 2 titles. The mega space-epic attempts to make the Marvel Universe live up to its namesake by exploring the interplanetary hijinks of a bunch of ragtag alien superheroes. Including a giant fighting tree, a wise-cracking talking raccoon and bad-ass space warriors aplenty.
UK Release Date: 1 August 2014
US Release Date: 1 August 2014
The Expendables 3
Director: Patrick Hughes
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Wesley Snipes (according to Sly's Twitter account anyway)
Genre: Action
Plot: No plot has been released as yet, but we're sure that Sly's Twitter feed will reveal it as it's confirmed. But to be honest, as long as the gang are back blowing things up and delivering one liners, does anyone really care about a story?
UK Release Date: 15 August 2014
US Release Date: 15 August 2014
Lucy
Director: Luc Besson
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi
Genre: Action
Plot: After playing superhero Black Widow and an alien in Under The Skin, Scarlett Johansson’s now tackling metahumans. In Besson’s sci-fi actioner, she plays drug mule Lucy, who’s given superpowers after she accidentally ingests some illegal substances…
UK Release Date: 22 August 2014
US Release Date: 8 August 2014
