Upcoming Releases - May '12

Here is a selection of films due out in UK cinemas next month.


The Lucky One - 2nd May
Drama
101 mins
12A certificate
Main cast: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner
Director: Scott Hicks

'A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.'

Official site: http://theluckyonemovie.warnerbros.com/index.html


American Reunion - 2nd May
Comedy
113 mins
15 certificate
Main cast: Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari
Director: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg

'Jim, Michelle, Stifler, and their friends reunite in East Great Falls, Michigan for their high school reunion.'

Official site: http://www.americanreunionmovie.com/


Safe - 4th May
Action | Crime | Thriller
94 mins
15 certificate
Main cast: Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon
Director: Boaz Yakin

'Mei, a young girl whose memory holds a priceless numerical code, finds herself pursued by the Triads, the Russian mob, and corrupt NYC cops. Coming to her aid is an ex-cage fighter whose life was destroyed by the gangsters on Mei's trail.'

Official site: http://www.safethefilm.com/site/index2.html


Dark Shadows - 11th May
Comedy | Fantasy
113 mins
12A certificate
Main cast: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Jonny Lee Miller, Chloe Moretz
Director: Tim Burton

'An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.'

Official site: http://darkshadowsmovie.warnerbros.com/index.html


Jeff, Who Lives at Home - 11th May
Comedy
83 mins
15 certificate
Main cast: Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Judy Greer, Susan Sarandon
Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

'Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.'

Official site: http://www.jeffwholivesathome.com/


The Dictator - 16th May
Comedy
Running time and certificate: TBC
Main cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, John C. Reilly
Director: Larry Charles

'The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.'

Official site: http://www.republicofwadiya.com/#/0


The Raid: Redemption - 18th May
Action | Crime | Thriller
101 mins
18 certificate
Main cast: Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy
Director: Gareth Evans

'In the heart of Jakarta lies an impenetrable derelict apartment building which became a safe house for the city's most dangerous murderers, killers and gangsters. It is considered untouchable by even the bravest of police — until one morning when, cloaked under dawn's darkness, an elite SWAT team sweeps in.'

Official site: http://merantaufilms.com/the-raid/


What to Expect When You're Expecting - 23rd May
Comedy | Drama | Romance
100 mins
TBC certificate
Main cast: Cameron Diaz, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Elizabeth Banks
Director: Kirk Jones

'A look at love through the eyes of five interconnected couples experiencing the thrills and surprises of having a baby, and ultimately coming to understand the universal truth that no matter what you plan for, life doesn't always deliver what's expected.'

Official site: http://whattoexpectthefilm.com/


Men in Black III - 25th May
Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi
106 mins
PG certificate
Main cast: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Emma Thompson
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

'Agent J travels in time to MIB's early years in the 1960s, to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.'

Official site: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/meninblack3/


Moonrise Kingdom - 25th May
Comedy | Drama | Romance
94 mins
12A certificate
Main cast: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray
Director: Wes Anderson

'The story of two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in every which way.'

Official site: http://focusfeatures.com/moonrise_kingdom



Information obtained from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, http://www.filmdates.co.uk/, and the films' official websites.