May 2016
Books on Screen
May 2016
May is finally here, which means summer is just around the corner! Why not take a break in between switching out your winter wardrobe and finalizing your summer plans with an exciting new book-to-screen adaptation?
First up we have Captain America: Civil War, the third movie about America's most patriotic superhero, which releases on May 6th. For all of you ALICE IN WONDERLAND fans out there, May 24th brings Alice Through the Looking Glass, yet another version of the trippy tale starring Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway. In this follow-up to the 2010 hit, Alice in Wonderland, Alice finds herself in the chamber of the Grand Clock and is forced to return the past of her friends --- and dangerous enemies.
Out on DVD this month we have a gory version of the classical Jane Austin text, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, in which the upper and lower classes must join forces to save England from being taken over by flesh-eating monsters. Will the darling --- and daring --- Elizabeth Bennet find the strength to defeat them?
In Theaters:
Captain America: Civil War
Cast: Tom Holland, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: May 6
Based on: Captain America comic books by Jack Kirby
Political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability when the actions of the Avengers lead to collateral damage. The new status quo deeply divides members of the team. Captain America believes superheroes should remain free to defend humanity without government interference. Iron Man sharply disagrees and supports oversight. As the debate escalates into an all-out feud, Black Widow and Hawkeye must pick a side.
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Cast: Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Alan Rickman
Director: James Bobin
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG
Release Date: May 27th
Based on: ALICE IN WONDERLAND: Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Alice Kingsleigh has spent the past few years following in her father's footsteps and sailing the high seas. Upon her return to London, she comes across a magical looking glass and returns to the fantastical realm of Underland and her friends the White Rabbit, Absolem, the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter, who is not himself. The Hatter has lost his Muchness, so Mirana sends Alice on a quest to borrow the Chronosphere, a metallic globe inside the chamber of the Grand Clock which powers all time. Returning to the past, she comes across friends --- and enemies --- at different points in their lives, and embarks on a perilous race to save the Hatter before time runs out.
On TV:
“Arrow”
Cast: Stephen Amell, Colin Donnell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey, Willa Holland, Susanna Thompson, Paul Blackthorne
Network: The CW
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 8pm ET
Based On: DC Comics character Green Arrow created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp
After defeating his most formidable foe to date and riding off into the sunset with longtime flame Felicity Smoak, Oliver Queen (aka The Arrow) left Starling City with the hopes of beginning a new life. But will Oliver ever truly be able to leave behind his past as the Arrow, and, if so, what becomes of the team he has worked so hard to assemble? Will Diggle, Thea and Laurel be left to continue Oliver’s crusade without him? And with Malcolm Merlyn having ascended to the top of the League of Assassins as the new Ra's al Ghul, is anyone really safe?
"Legends of Tomorrow"
Cast: Victor Garber, Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Arthur Darvill, Ciara Renée, Franz Drameh, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Casper Crump
Network: The CW
Air Dates: Thursdays at 8pm ET
Based On: DC Comics characters
A time-traveling rogue assembles a group of heroes and villains to prevent the world's destruction.
On DVD:
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Cast: Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Douglas Booth, Bella Heathcote, Sally Phillips, Charles Dance, Lena Headey
Director: Burr Steers
Distributor: Sony Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: May 31
Based on: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES by Seth Grahame-Smith
A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in Jane Austen's classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th-century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is a master of martial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy is a fierce zombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice. As the zombie outbreak intensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soaked battlefield.
