Re-Porter Blog 2021 Summer Movie Season - Month 1 Preview (May/June 2021)

 

Back To Work!!! Families, Friends, and Enemies Look To Reignite Box Office In SMS Opening Month

By Brandon Porter 

Happy Wednesday followers. It's been a long time but the start of the 2021 Summer Movie Season is just a few days away. While we are still very much in the midst of the pandemic, a number of movies are looking to create a strong return to form for the industry. Several high-profile releases arriving both in theaters and on streaming are ready to heat up the box office in month one of the first full-on summer movie season since 2019. Let's break down the movies we got coming our way in just the next few weeks. 

A Quiet Place Part II (Paramount Pictures, May 28th)

Silent Might

Despite surviving an incursion on their home, Evelyn and her three kids Regan, Marcus and her newborn son now find themselves out in a world where the dangers are more frequent and the creatures may need more than just sonic feedback to be taken down. Sequel to the 2018 horror film, the Abbott family finds themselves in a world ravaged by the carnivorous invaders with little to no help in sight. With so much to lose, the family must rely on each other to survive in unfamiliar territory. The next chapter brings forth a world on fire when A Quiet Place Part II arrives this friday. 

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Disney's Cruella (Walt Disney Pictures, May 28th)

Devil's Delight

Estella has always been ambitious. She's driven, talented, and not afraid to break the mold. But what happens when her ambition starts to drive her off the deep end? The definitive origin story of one of Disney's most sadistic and sinister villians headlined by Academy Award winner Emma Stone, one young designer's rise to power could set the fashion world, and anyone in her way, on fire. The devil has a new look when Cruella arrives in theaters and Disney + on May 28th.

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In The Heights (Warner Bros Pictures, June 11th)

Height Check

Washington Heights is brimming with life, culture, and identity. Enhanced by its rich Puerto Rican population, the people in this Brooklyn-based town always can rely on each other for guidance and love. But what happens when that culture and identity clash with one's ambition and dreams? Based on the acclaimed Broadway musical by Lin Manuel-Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Jimmy Smits, and Leslie Grace headline an all-star cast in the musical event of the summer. Join the biggest party in bedstuy when In The Heights hits theaters and HBO Max on June 11th

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Luca (Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios, June 18th)

By The Sea

Alberto and Luca are the best of friends. They do everything together like normal kids. Get ice cream, ride bikes, play pranks, and go swimming...as sea monsters. Both kids have made a strong commitment to keeping their secret a secret. But the walls may be closing in as a new friend complicates matter in a town prejudice to anything not human. Pixar's next animated feature looks to bring the beauty of 1950s Italy in a rousing adventure worth splashing for. Dive into the next big animated adventure when Luca arrives exclusively on Disney + on June 18th.

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F9: The Fast Saga (Universal Pictures, June 25th)

Family Affairs 

Dom has always been about family. It's his code. It's what he lives by and his reason for living. But what happens when a shadow of Dom's past returns to remind him of the family he doesn't acknowledge. The sins of the past have returned to destroy Dom and everyone he holds dear. But help could arrive in unexpected places as the fast family face their toughest challenge yet. The latest installment in the high stakes action franchise pit Vin Diesel and company on a collision course with John Cena in a role no one will see coming. Strap in for a wild joy ride of blissful mayhem when F9 The Fast Saga hits cinemas on June 25th. 

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Man, it feels so good to be back. Can't wait to experience all of these films and more throughout the next few months. One more post is coming your way tomorrow before we get things started. Stay tuned.