A couple of movies hit theaters a little earlier than Friday, so this week's In Theaters is a bit early as well. Let's take a look at what is being released.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30
Opening in wide release:
Director: David Slade
Stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
Rated: PG-13
The third of four installments, and touted as the biggest movie of the summer in all the TV spots, Eclipse has Bella (Kristen Stewart) stuck choosing between sparkly-vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and Six-Pack-Ab shapeshifter/werewolf Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Plus, foe Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard, who replaces Rachelle Lefevre in the role) has built an army of "newborn" vampires with the intent of destroying Bella and the Cullens in response to Edward and his family destroying her own mate, James. Now comes the part where there is an epic battle with lots of CG wolves and high-flying super-vamp effects.
Opening in limited release:
Director: Taylor Hackford
Stars: Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, Bai Ling, Taryn Manning
Not Rated
THURSDAY, JULY 1
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Stars: Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone
Rated: PG
Based on the popular Nickelodeon cartoon, the Fire Nation wages war the Air, Water, and Earth nations. This continues until Aang (Noah Ringer) discovers he is the last person with the ability to manipulate all of the elements. Now, with the help of a Waterbender and her brother (Nicola Peltz and Jackson Rathbone) he will try to stop the Fire Nation and restore peace among the four nations once again.
FRIDAY, JULY 2
Director: Angela Ismailos
Stars: Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Stephen Frears, Agnes Varda
Not Rated - Limited release
Pretty much everyone and especially everyone's mother has heard about the release of Eclipse, unless maybe you are a 65-year-old male or live in a cave somewhere with no internet or cable. I'm looking forward to seeing The Last Airbender, actually, despite never once having seen the cartoon. The trailer pulled me in.
What are you looking forward to seeing this weekend?
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