Walt Disney has a impressive slate of movies being released this spring and
summer and I can't be more excited! Check out what to expect below:
CAPTAIN
AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
MARVEL STUDIOS
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Cast: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson,
Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp,
Hayley Atwell with Robert Redford as Alexander Pierce and Samuel L. Jackson as
Nick Fury
Directors: Anthony and Joe Russo
After
the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Marvel’s “Captain
America: The Winter Soldier” finds Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, living
quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when
a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web
of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with
Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the
ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off assailants sent to silence him at
every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain
America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However,
they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the
Winter Soldier.
Based on the ever-popular Marvel comic
book series, first published in 1941, Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter
Soldier” is produced by Kevin Feige, p.g.a., directed by Anthony and Joe Russo,
from a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, and stars Chris
Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders,
Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp and Hayley Atwell, with Robert Redford as Alexander
Pierce and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.
BEARS
DISNEYNATURE
Release
Date: April 18, 2014
Narrator:
John C. Reilly
Directors:
Alastair Fothergill, Keith
Scholey
In an epic story of breathtaking scale,
Disneynature’s new True Life Adventure “Bears” showcases a year in the life of
a bear family as two impressionable young cubs are taught life’s most important
lessons. Set against a majestic Alaskan backdrop teeming with life, their
journey begins as winter comes to an end and the bears emerge from hibernation
to face the bitter cold. The world outside is exciting—but risky—as the cubs’
playful descent down the mountain carries with it a looming threat of
avalanches. As the season changes from spring to summer, the brown bears must
work hard to find food—ultimately feasting at a plentiful salmon run—while
staying safe from rival male bears and predators, including an ever-present
wolf. “Bears” captures the fast-moving action and suspense of life in one of
the planet’s last great wildernesses—Alaska!
Directed by Alastair Fothergill
(“Earth,” “African Cats” and “Chimpanzee”) and Keith Scholey (“African Cats”),
and narrated by John C. Reilly, “Bears” arrives in theatres April 18, 2014, to
celebrate Earth Day.
MILLION DOLLAR
ARM
DISNEY
Release Date: May
16, 2014
Cast: Jon Hamm,
Aasif Mandvi, Bill Paxton, Suraj Sharma, Lake Bell, Madhur Mittal, Pitobash and
Alan Arkin
Director: Craig Gillespie
Based on a true story, sports agent JB Bernstein (Jon Hamm) finds that
business has changed and things aren’t going well for his career. In a last
ditch effort to save his livelihood he concocts a scheme to find baseball’s
next great pitching ace. Hoping to find a young cricket pitcher he can turn
into a major league baseball star, JB travels to India to produce a reality
show competition called “The Million Dollar Arm.” With the help of cantankerous
but eagle-eyed retired baseball scout Ray Poitevint (Alan Arkin), he discovers
Dinesh (played by Madhur Mittal from “Slumdog Millionaire”) and Rinku (played by
Suraj Sharma from “Life of Pi”), two 18 year old boys who have no idea about
playing baseball, yet have a knack for throwing a fastball. Hoping to sign them
to major league contracts and make a quick buck, JB brings the boys home to
America to train. While the Americans are definitely out of their element in
India — the boys, who have never left their rural villages — are equally
challenged when they come to the States. As the boys learn the finer points of
baseball — JB, with the help of his charming friend Brenda (Lake Bell) — learns
valuable life lessons about teamwork, commitment and what it means to be a
family.
MALEFICENT (In
Disney Digital 3D™)
DISNEY
Release Date: May 30, 2014
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno
Temple, Lesley Manville
Director: Robert Stromberg
"Maleficent"
explores the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the classic
“Sleeping Beauty" and the elements of her betrayal that ultimately turn
her pure heart to stone. Driven by revenge and a fierce desire to protect the
moors over which she presides, Maleficent cruelly places an irrevocable curse
upon the human king’s newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Aurora is
caught in the middle of the seething conflict between the forest kingdom she
has grown to love and the human kingdom that holds her legacy. Maleficent
realizes that Aurora may hold the key to peace in the land and is forced to
take drastic actions that will change both worlds forever.
PLANES: FIRE
& RESCUE (In Disney Digital 3D™)
WALT DISNEY
ANIMATION STUDIOS
Release Date: July
18, 2014
Voice Cast:
Dane Cook, Julie Bowen, Ed Harris, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara
Director:
Bobs Gannawa
“Planes: Fire & Rescue”
is a new comedy-adventure about second chances, featuring a dynamic crew of
elite firefighting aircraft devoted to protecting historic Piston Peak National
Park from raging wildfire. When world famous air racer Dusty (voice of Dane
Cook) learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must
shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins
forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his courageous
team, including spirited super scooper Dipper (voice of Julie Bowen),
heavy-lift helicopter Windlifter, ex-military transport Cabbie and a lively
bunch of brave all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the
fearless team battles a massive wildfire and Dusty learns what it takes to
become a true hero.
GUARDIANS OF THE
GALAXY
MARVEL STUDIOS
Release Date:
August 1, 2014
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, featuring Vin Diesel as Groot, Bradley
Cooper as Rocket, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, with
John C. Reilly, Glenn Close as Nova Prime Rael and Benicio Del Toro as The
Collector
Director: James Gunn
From Marvel, the
studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor,
Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team—the Guardians of the
Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space
adventure, Marvel's “Guardians of the Galaxy” expands the Marvel
Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds
himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious
orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the
entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into
an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits—Rocket, a gun-toting
raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the
revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of
the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his
ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand—with the galaxy's fate in the
balance.
THE HUNDRED-FOOT
JOURNEY
DREAMWORKS PICTURES
Release Date:
August 8, 2014
Cast:
Helen
Mirren, Manish Dayal, Om Puri
Director:
Lasse Hallström
Producers:
Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey and Juliet
Blake
In
“The Hundred-Foot Journey,” Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) is a culinary ingénue
with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native
India, the Kadam family, led by Papa (Om Puri), settles in the quaint village
of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val in the south of France. Filled with charm, it is
both picturesque and elegant – the ideal place to settle down and open an
Indian restaurant, the Maison Mumbai. That is, until the chilly chef
proprietress of Le Saule Pleureur, a Michelin starred, classical French
restaurant run by Madame Mallory (Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren), gets
wind of it. Her icy protests against the new Indian restaurant a hundred feet
from her own, escalate to all-out war between the two establishments – until
Hassan’s passion for French haute cuisine and for Mme. Mallory’s enchanting
sous chef, Marguerite (Charlotte Le Bon), combine with his mysteriously
delicious talent to weave magic between their two cultures and imbue
Saint-Antonin with the flavors of life that even Mme. Mallory cannot ignore. At
first Mme. Mallory's culinary rival, she eventually recognizes Hassan's gift as
a chef and takes him under her wing.
“The
Hundred-Foot Journey” abounds with flavors that burst across the tongue. A
stimulating triumph over exile, blossoming with passion and heart, with
marjoram and madras, it is a portrayal of two worlds colliding and one boy’s
drive to find the comfort of home, in every pot, wherever he may be.
