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- “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
This film is set between Episode lll and Episode IV and it revolves around the Death Star. A group of resistance fighters unite to try and steal the Death Star plans. The cast includes Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Mads Mikkelsen and Forest Whitaker. This movie is expected to hit the big screen Dec. 16.
- “Assassin’s Creed”
Michael Fassbender produced and stars in the popular video game franchise adaptation, “Assassin’s Creed.” Fassbender plays Callum Lynch, a modern-day descendant of a 15th century assassin, Aguilar de Nerha, who was a member of the Spanish Brotherhood. A company called Abstergo Industries fakes the death of Callum in order to force him to relive the memories of his ancestor. Even though some scenes are placed in the modern day, the majority of the movie is set during the Spanish Inquisition. The film is scheduled for release Dec. 21.
- “Office Christmas Party”
Probably the last comedy to be released this year, “Office Christmas Party” is set to be screened Dec. 9. It’s almost impossible not to remember “The Hangover” trilogy once you see the trailer and that’s because two of the three people in charge of the story were also writers for “The Hangover” movies. After edgy company CEO Carol, played by Jennifer Aniston, tries to shut down her brother’s branch, Clay, who is played by T.J. Miller, decides to throw an epic party to try and close a deal with a potential client; however, the party goes beyond epic, getting way out of hand.
- “Passengers”
Set on a futuristic timeline, this movie depicts the story of a spacecraft that is traveling with the purpose of colonizing a distant planet. Due to a malfunction, two of the passengers aboard wake up 90 years before they were supposed to. The movie starts as a romantic story; however, it quickly becomes an action film after the ship starts to malfunction again and the passengers face annihilation along with 5,000 other people aboard the ship. This film is expected to be released Dec 21.
- “Collateral Beauty”
Starring the never-aging Will Smith, whose character Howard Inlet is devastated after a tragedy. Inlet questions the universe by addressing letters to Love, Time and Death. Worried about his well-being, his friends develop a plan to make him confront his issues by making him understand how moments of loss can transcend into meaning and beauty. The film is scheduled for release Dec. 16.
