By Hindustan Times
Sequels are a bit loaded - with the recognition from an erstwhile franchise and the responsibility not to only meet expectations but in addition raise the bar. All of us crave for our favorite characters to be back at the screen, with new stories and more glimpses in their imaginary lives. In the same bid, this is presenting to you all of your characters, stories and situations which might be coming back this year.
The Amazing Spiderman
The fourth Spidey movie that released last Friday was creating quite a buzz. This time, the movie took a reboot route with changing Peter Parker, the Spiderman or the primary character within the movie. Within the last three movies, Tobey Maguire played the lead and on this one, the 28 year old Andrew Garfield returns because the much loved superhero. On this movie, Parker undertakes a quest to seek out his origin and unravel the reality about his parents. The movie stars actors like Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Connors. The movie have been in shot within the 3D format and promises never-seen-before stunts. The movie has garnered rave reviews and the brand new director, Marc Webb is being termed successful in continuing the Spidey legacy.
Ice Age: Continental Drift
The animation blockbuster is able to captivate you for the fourth time on July 13 this year. Directed by Carlos Saldanha and produced in Digital 3D format, this movie can be a visible treat. The movie will complete ten years of the Ice Age series and can have Manny(voiced by Ray Romano), Sid (John Leguizamo) and Diego( voiced by Dennis Leary) on an adventure, where Sid reunites together with his long lost family and Diego finds his love interest, Shira (voiced by Jennifer Lopez).
The Dark Knight Rises
Considered as a modern great in cinema, Christopher Nolan returns with the third and the general swing of the famed Batman series with this flick. Christian Bale, our personal Bruce Wayne or the Batman is starring because the lead with Michael Caine, and is joined by Tom Hardy, Bane, who provides a villain to the hero Batman is. Anne Hathway, Selina Kyle is playing Bane's associate on this instalment. The starcast only becomes fancier with the likes of Gary Oldman and Marion Cotillard starring within the film. With the catch-line of 'A Fire Will Rise', this legend ends to your screen on July 20th. Lower than three weeks and it will be known if Gotham City may also be saved once more.
Skyfall
The 23rd and the newest 007 offering, Skyfall, is ready to hit your screens on November 9th this year. With Daniel Craig returning as James Bond, Judi Dench coming back as M and a brand new entrant within the series Javier Bardem who plays the villain Raoul Silva, this movies definitely plans to set your heart racing. The plot is that M is haunted by her past and when it slps put of hand, she calls upon the world's best secret service agent 007 to her rescue. Currently being shot in Turkey, this movie will see Daniel Craig playing Bond for the third time. The movie is likely one of the most anticipated releases of the year and can show if Bond can still work his magic, and, his license to kill.
Bourne Legacy
Probably the final word in American action spy movies, the Bourne franchise comes out with its fourth leg. A reboot of the primary three within the Bourne series- based loosely on Robert Ludlum's novels, this movie, directed by Tony Gilroy and in keeping with a later novel written by Eric Van Lustbader , sees the protagonist Jason Bourne to be absent from the scene and brings forth a brand new agent Aaron Cross, played by Jeremy Renner. The movie also sees the entry of a brand new villain CIA agent Byer, played by Edward Norton and Stephanie Snyder, portrayed by Rachel Weisz. The plot is that CIA decides to close down Operation Outcome and two of its key memners- Renner because the Outcome Agent Cross and Snyder (Weisz) who has helped creating these agents ahve to flee before the antagonist Agent Byer(Norton) kills them. The forte of the Bourne series lies within the depiction of chase. With excellent stunts, perfect pace and well-scripted drama, this series has innumerable takers. August 10, 2012 shall decide the fate of this one.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
With the primary part grossing 705 million dollars worldwide, the second one part can't be left behind. Yes, the vampires and the werewolves are back. The twilight Saga returns with the second one a part of Breaking Dawn. Retaining the blockbuster startcast trio of Kirsten Stewart, Robert Pattison and Taylor Lautner, the movie sees the birth of Renesmee Cullen, daughter of Edward(Pattison) and Bella (Stewart). Misperceiving Renesmee as an immortal child, a fellow vampire Irina informs the Volturi which has outlawed such children. Hence, the Volturi is now set to destroy the child, Renesmee and her parents, Bella and Edward. The movie will see this escape and proving that Renesmee isn't an immortal child. Releasing on November 16 this year, this movie is alleged to damage the records of the entire previous Twilight movies. We're all eyes and ears!
The Hobbit
The fantasy biggie is back! On December 14 , 2012, Peter Jackson could be able to take us to a land of fantasy, to a land of JRR Tolkein, to a land of Bilbo, Gandalf and Gollum. This movie, to be relaeased in two parts- may be a prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Bilbo Baggins, played by the new-to-the-series Martin Freeman (who has also starred as Watson of the BBC's Sherlock series) is a hobbit who's whizzed into reclaiming the Dwarf kingdom of Erebor from the harmful dragon, Smaug. Conviced by Gandalf, Bilbo joins the military of thriteen dwarfes led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield- played by Richard Armitage. It's this jourey of the hobbit that builds up the plot of this movie, called The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. LOTR has a big following and the fantasy fans cannot watch for this to be released, after which followed by the following part in line, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, to be released on December 13, 2012.
