Upcoming 2020 Movies: Sequels and Remakes
By: Nick Creasia
Staff Writer
When going out to see 2019’s movies, the trailers shown an amazing lineup scheduled to hit theaters in 2020.
Several of 2020’s upcoming movies are sequels from many beloved franchises. One of the more anticipated movies is “007: No Time to Die” featuring Daniel Craig, in which he will be playing the well-known character of James Bond. This will be Daniel’s fifth and final film in the 007 saga, having previously starred in “Casino Royale”, “Quantum of Solace”, “Skyfall”, and “Spectre”.
In “No Time to Die”, James Bond has left active service. He is approached by Felix Leiter, his friend as well as CIA officer, who enlists his help in the search for a missing scientist. When it becomes apparent that the scientist was abducted, Bond must confront a danger the likes of which the world has never witnessed before.
Nick Anderson, Videographer at the Green River’s KGRG, has a very positive reflection in regards to Daniel Craig and the 007 series.
“I’ve always thought Daniel played a very tough and sophisticated James Bond in the series,” Anderson said. “Compared to the previous Bonds, looking at Pierce Brosnan or Timothy Dalton, Daniel just knocks them out of the park by a mile.”
“No Time to Die” is set be released in theaters April 10.
Chris Leir, another Green River Student, is excited about another highly anticipated movie that will hit the theaters June 26. “Top Gun: Maverick” is a sequel to the cult-classic “Top Gun” which was released in theaters way back in 1986.
”Top Gun is one of those movies where even if you haven’t seen it, you can still possibly recognize some of the characters and quotes from the film due to how iconic it is and how many people make reference to it,” Leir said. “I wouldn’t be surprised at all for the original film to get some new attention prior to this anticipated release.”
Tom Cruise plays the lead role as Lt. Pete Mitchell, more commonly known in the movie as Maverick. Maverick is a test-pilot who manages to dodge the advancements of ranking up in the Navy.
He finds himself training a detachment of “Top Gun” graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever witnessed before.
Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw, played by Miles Teller, nicknamed Rooster. He is the son of Maverick’s late best friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, also called “Goose”, from the original film “Top Gun”.
Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from who will be chosen to fly.
Leir also mentioned a couple of other movies he is looking forward to this year
”I’m actually excited for the release of Mulan and Wonder Woman 1984. Birds of Prey should also have a lot of anticipation for viewers,” Leir said.
“Mulan” is the live-action Disney remake from the animated version released back in 1998. The new film will debut March 27.
“Wonder Woman 1984” will be released in theaters June 4 starring Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, another new addition to the DC Comics series.
“Birds of Prey” will also be a sequel to a popular DC Comic movie, “Suicide Squad”, starring Margot Robbie once more as Harley Quinn. The movie is scheduled to be released in theaters February 7.
2020 clearly shows many impressive remakes and sequels that are coming to our screens this year.
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