STACK #135 Jan 2016

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INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE Set 20 years after the events of ID4, Earth utilises technology salvaged from the alien ships to repel a new invasion. Liam Hemsworth joins the fight alongside Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman, but Will Smith is MIA. June STARTREK BEYOND With J.J. Abrams having swapped Trek for Wars, the future of the rebooted franchise is now in the hands of Fast & Furious director Justin Lin, who's swapped fast cars for warp-speed starships. The third installment looks to capture the campy tone of the original series; it's Trek via Guardians of the Galaxy and Galaxy Quest . July SUICIDE SQUAD Evil superheroes is a concept we dig, and director David Ayer has assembled a formidable bunch of badasses for this DC Comics spectacular. Jared Leto's Joker is poised to top Heath Ledger's portrayal in the psycho stakes. Aug 4 ASSASSIN'S CREED With Michael Fassbender, Marion Cottillard and Macbeth director Justin Kurzel onboard, and Ubisoft's insistence in retaining creative control over their flagship franchise, the AC movie could well rewrite game-to-film-adaptation history. December ROGUE ONE - A STARWARS STORY Easing the wait for Episode VIII is the first of the live-action SW spin-offs, involving the mission to steal the Death Star plans prior to the events of A New Hope . December

DEADPOOL Ryan Reynolds' passion project – involving a terminally ill, trash-talking mercenary whose treatment turns him into the eponymous crimefighter – could be the most controversial and unconventional superhero movie to date. Kick-Ass meets The Dark Knight? Feb 11 STEVE JOBS Michael Fassbender and director Danny Boyle banish the bad aftertaste left by Ashton Kutcher's rotten Apple with a new insight into the father of iTechnology, scripted by Aaron Sorkin ( The Social Network ). Just don't call it a "biopic". Feb 4 ZOOLANDER 2 15 years after he introduced killer looks Blue Steel and Magnum, fashion icon Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) is back. Expect a catwalk full of celeb cameos including Benedict Cumberbatch and Kim Kardashian, and the assassination of Justin Bieber! Feb 11 BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Batman's a guy in a suit and Superman's an all-powerful alien. So unless Ben Affleck has some Kryptonite up his sleeve, it's going to be a very one-sided contest. But Zack Snyder will blow lots of stuff up, and there's also Wonder Woman. March 24 X-MEN: apocalypse Apocalypse is both the name of the very first mutant and what this ancient, godlike being promises to unleash on the human world. The First Class cast are faced with their greatest challenge yet, under the guidance of returning director Bryan Singer. May 26

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