“Bad Boys 2” Japanese Theatrical Poster
What makes a movie so exciting that we cannot wait to see it when it comes on the big screen? Well, it must have good writing, acting, and plot line, sound effects, and special effects—if the movie calls for these—and it must have a sizeable budget to produce it. These characteristics will help a movie be successful but they are not guarantees the movie will be a hit. The movie has to cover a subject that has not been explored or if it has been explored. It must be presented in a new way that has never been approached before. There are sequels that will follow the original movie that could be super hits but, again, these sequels do not guarantee they will be successful. There have been series of movies made and the sequels to the original movies were bombs.
2019 was not a kind year to movie lovers as we lost many talented artists in this year. Horror movie icon Sid Haig died in September 2019 from an untold accident. His wife reported on Instagram back in September 2019. He was 80-years-old at the time of his passing. He was best known for his role as Captain Spaulding in the horror classic “House of 1000 corpses” and his career spanned about 6 decades. He was in a few other classics including “The devil’s Rejects” and he starred in the new “3 from Hell.” He was mourned by horror movie fans the world over.
Hopefully 2020 will be a better year with a lot of movie hits to enjoy. We will discuss some potential mega hit movies for 2020 below.
Underwater
Underwater is a dark science fiction thriller that stars Kristen Stewart but the odd thing about the movie is that it was made back in 2017. It is slated to be released Jan. 10, 2020 which is almost 3 years after the fact. But this should not stop moviegoers from going out and viewing this underwater thriller. You may remember Kristen Stewart from “Charlie’s Angels” but the movies co-star T.J. Miller has since practically ruined his career for good. It is rumored he is a substance abuser, he called in a fake bomb scare and he bad mouthed the very series that made him a star.
It remains to be seen if his downfall will hurt the movies grossing capabilities or not. Kristen Stewart may balance out that black mark on the movie. She said in an interview, that the movie is about a group of scientists performing research in an underwater lab located in the sea. There is an earth-rocking earthquake that leaves the scientists trapped underwater unable to escape.
Kristen says this maybe the biggest score she has ever starred in and she is very excited about the movie’s potential. She states that her character is very fragile and she is protective of the character—how she is protective of the character—she did not elaborate. Her character is one of four scientists who do not know each other but rapidly develop some weird relationships.
The earthquake has thrown four unlikely friends together in some very dark and traumatic circumstances. Her character is revealed in sublime traumatic events that occur as the movie progresses. She says on a personal level it was a very hard movie to film and she was cold and exhausted most of the time. She reflects that a main premise of the movie is to show how human
beings will react to traumatic and life threatening circumstances on relationally, personal, and existential point of views. Who are the cowards and the heroes in the movie? It seems like this is a type movie she has never starred in before. It is hoped that because the movie was filmed in 2017 that it will not lose its freshness.
Bad Boys for Life
This is the long-awaited sequel to “Bad Boys 2”– which made is splash on the silver screen 17 years ago—has finally been set to premiere January,17,2020 on Martin Luther King Jr. day which is no coincidence. The movie stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence who are coming together again after nearly 20 years. They will be reprising their characters Sgt. Mile Lowery and Sgt. Marcus Barnett respectively. They are Miami drug agents to face a deadly drug cartel and try to break the cartel’s drug-dealing activities. Fans have been waiting for this movie to surface for years.
Back in 2003, “Bad Boys 2’ grossed the producers a cool 203 million so it was highly successful. All the ingredients are in place to make this movie as successful as or more successful than that 2003 blockbuster. Moviegoers have been tracking the ever-changing production status and now the movie is to officially launch. It was a minor miracle the movie finally was completed.
The two actors enjoy a charismatic chemistry on film and they most likely will not die on the film. The project was off again and on again over the years and when a key player left production the project was all but thought doomed. Martin Lawrence confirmed the movie was dead but Will Smith said in late 2018 that the project had been resurrected. It is supposed to be released in theatres in January, 2020.
The plot line has been kept under wraps so no one really knows which way the movie will go. But it promises to be a great release in the “Bad Boys” tradition. It will certainly not disappoint fans who have been waiting for the film’s release for a long time.
Dr. Dolittle
The movie has been made a couple of times since the original aired in 1967 starring Rex Harrison. But the newer versions never came close to approaching the success that the 1967 classic achieved. The current edition stars Robert Downey Jr. starring as the doctor in this modern version. The plot is about a doctor who has the uncanny ability to talk to animals.
The movie boasts a star-studded supporting cast and this movie may hit iconic status if all the elements are done in order and they come together. Dr. Dolittle can communicate with animals and he is a good friend of the animal kingdom. The character was born from letters a World War 1 veteran wrote to his children at home. The character took on a life of its own. The soldier’s name was Hugh Lofting and the letters turned into popular children’s books that were written starting in the 1920’s until the 1950’s.
The Gentlemen
This movie is coming out on January, 24, 2020 and has a unique plot to say the least. It is focused on an English Drug Lord who tries to sell of his dynasty to a group of Oklahoma billionaires. It will have plenty of action and espionage probably murder in the story line. Guy Ritchie is the director of this pre-1900 thriller about a Drug Lord who tries to sell of his drug empire to some American billionaires. Something goes wrong in the movie and there will be plenty of gun fire during the movie. The movie will not lack in action.
Ritchie, in the past few years has directed genre specific movies including “Aladdin, and King Arthur: The Legend of the Sword” making fans wonder if he has lost his touch as a director. This movie is in lines with the more Ritchie vintage movies of earlier years. Some are claiming this could resurrect the director’s career and renew his fan’s confidence in his directing skills.
Gretel and Hansel
Once upon a time a very long time ago. There was a sister-brother combination named Gretel and Hansel who came upon hard times. The sister led the brother into the woods to a clearing where a candy-made house sat. The house was owned by a cannibalistic witch who had a bad habit of eating human flesh. The movie is an adaption of this timeless fairy tale classic.
Actually, the fairy tale originated in the 19th century and has become one of the most popular fairy tales of all time. The plot focuses on the children tricking the witch into jumping into the burning stove and she burns alive. She tries to fatten up the boy so she can have a hardy meal. She makes Gretel work long hours at extremely excruciating tasks. The movie is a fairy tale but it is also a gruesome tale at its finest.
Evil and good fight it out for preeminence and fortunately good prevails. The kids trick the witch and walk away with her hidden riches. They return home and live off the royalties for the rest of their happy lives. It is not known if this story has ever been made into a movie or not before. Be looking for it in the theatres on January, 31, 2020. It remains to be seen if the movie will be a box office hit or not.
The article has covered some of the potential blockbuster movies that could breakout into major hits if audiences around the world take to this to these movies. Some of the movies do boast all-star casts. Time will tell if we like these movies in 2020 or not.
