Watch out for this year’s new movies

Glass

Premieres Jan. 18

With stars Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis and James McAvoy, “Glass” is a superhuman thriller and sequel to “Split” and “Unbreakable”. “Glass” focuses on a cop (Willis), with the ability to see people’s crimes when he touches them. He hunts a man with 24 personalities (McAvoy) including one that becomes a murderous superpowered creature known as “The Beast”. A different man, a convicted mass serial killer (Jackson), who holds threatening secrets about both men also emerges.

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Serenity

Premieres Jan. 25

A psychological thriller starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway, “Serenity” follows a sea captain (McConaughey) who lives a quiet life until his ex-wife (Hathaway) appears begging him to save her and their son from her violent husband. Her hope for salvation, however, is to murder her new husband by taking him out to sea and throwing him overboard to the sharks.

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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Premieres Feb. 8

This sequel to “The Lego Movie” stars Chris Pratt and Elizabeth Banks as animated LEGO citizens in the town of Bricksburg. The town faces a dangerous enemy when invaders from space come to destroy everything. The story follows their journey through uncharted territory to defeat the enemy and save the LEGO world.

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What Men Want

Premieres Feb. 8

A reverse on “What Women Want” stars Taraji P. Henson as a woman who doesn’t get a promotion, causing her to go to a psychic for help, where she ends up drinking a weird potion. Suddenly, she is able to hear everything that men are thinking. With her new ability, she turns the tables on men everywhere while trying to sign the next superstar basketball player for her company.

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Happy Death Day 2U

Premieres Feb. 14

A sequel to “Happy Death Day” starring the same cast, “Happy Death Day 2U” is a slasher film that has Theresa “Tree” Gelbman (Jessica Roth) once again stuck in a time loop of being murdered by a masked person. Discovering that her friends are now involved and the original killer is dead, she must figure out who is the new face behind the mask and break the time loop again.

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Captain Marvel

Premieres March 8

Starring Brie Larson, “Captain Marvel” is the next superhero film from Marvel. It follows a former U.S. Air Force pilot (Larson) as she becomes a hero and fights in a war between two alien races. However, when she returns to Earth, she has questions about her past and who she really is.

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Us

Premieres March 15

Coming from Jordan Peele, director of the extremely successful “Get Out”, “Us” is a psychological thriller starring Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke. “Us” follows a family who go to a beach house for a nice vacation and for quality time with their friends. However, plans change when four masked strangers arrive at the house that when unmasked resemble family members.

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Greyhound

Premieres March 22

Set during World War II, “Greyhound” is a war film starring Tom Hanks that revolves around an officer (Hanks) who is given command of a ship called Greyhound. It also focuses on Allied ships crossing the North Atlantic while being chased by the Germans. 

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Where’d You Go, Bernadette

Premieres March 22

“Where’d You Go, Bernadette” is a comedy-drama based off of the book by the same title written by Maria Semple. Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup and Emma Nelson all star in the movie. “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” is about a mother (Blanchett) who hates social interaction with everyone and then suddenly disappears, leaving her daughter (Nelson) to find out what really happened.

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Dumbo

Premieres March 29

A live action remake of the beloved classic, “Dumbo” stars actors Eva Green, Colin Farrell and Danny Devito. It follows the life of an elephant with enormous ears who can fly and saves a failing circus. However, beneath the surface, the circus has some dark secrets.

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