*The month starts off with a bang on
April 5th with 'Evil Dead', the remake of the 1981 horror
classic 'The Evil Dead', which was the directorial debut of Sam
Raimi. Raimi produces the film along with the star of the original
'Evil Dead' trilogy, Bruce Campbell. This new film, like the
original, focuses on a group of friends who go camping in the woods
and run into trouble when they find a mysterious book. Jane Levy
(TV's 'Suburgatory') stars in the lead role of Mia, who is apparently
the female equivalent of Campbell's character Ash. But if you're not
up for this remake, Sam Raimi is reportedly working on a sequel to
'Army of Darkness'.
*Another big film coming out on April
5th is actually a re-release (the last re-release of the
year (as far as we know')). 'Jurassic Park', the 1993 classic from
Steven Spielberg and a film that was the highest grossing film of its
time until James Cameron's 'Titanic'. This also comes out after the
news that director Colin Trevorrow ('Safety Not Guaranteed') will
helm 'Jurassic Park IV', a film that has been stuck in development
hell since 2001's 'Jurassic Park III'.
*Another pair of films hit theaters on
April 12th. The first is '42', a baseball biopic about
Jackie Robinson, the first African-American baseball player in the
modern era of Major League Baseball. Relative newcomer Chadwick
Boseman stars as the famous Brooklyn Dodgers' second baseman
alongside Harrison Ford as Dodgers General Manager Branch Rickey and
Lucas Black as Dodgers' shortstop Pee Wee Reese.
*7 years after the last entry in the
series, 'Scary Movie 5', the fifth entry in the long-running horror
parody franchise, hits theaters. However, series regulars Anna Faris
and Regina Hall do not return for this new film.
*'Oblivion' is the first new movie that
opens on April 19th and is the second film by director
Joseph Kosinski (his first being 2010's 'Tron Legacy'). It is based
off a graphic novel of the same name that was co-written by Kosinski
(the graphic novel will hit store shelves to coincide with the
release of the film). Tom Cruise stars as Jack, a drone repairman in
the future who is stationed on Earth after it was nearly destroyed
following a war. When he meets a mysterious woman (Olga Kurylenko)
who apparently knows him, Jack starts to learn some secrets about the
people he works for.
*The same weekend also sees the release
of 'The Lords of Salem', a horror film from director Rob Zombie. In
the film, the town of Salem, Massachusetts is visited by a ancient
coven of witches. Zombie's wife Sheri Moon stars in the lead role of
Heidi, a DJ at a local radio station.
*'Pain & Gain' is the first film
from director Michael Bay since 2005's 'The Island' to not be
associated with 'Transformers' (although Bay is set to direct the
fourth Transformers movie in 2014). Also, at a budget of around 22
million, it is his smallest film since his directorial debut, 1995's
'Bad Boys'. Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson, and Anthony
Mackie star as a trio of bodybuilders who resort to extortion when
they kidnap a spoiled businessman (played by Tony Shalhoub) in their
pursuit of the American Dream. However, when the plan goes wrong,
they now find themselves on the run from the police and a private
investigator (played by Ed Harris). 'Pain & Gain' hits theaters
on April 26th.
*The final major release of the month
is 'The Big Wedding', an ensemble comedy where a divorced couple
(played by Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton) must fake being married
when their son is about to get married. Amanda Seyfried, Susan
Sarandon, and Robin Williams co-star.
And that's the lineup for April 2013.
Check back next month for Part 5, where we start getting into the
year's summer blockbusters.
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