Los Angeles (USA), Jan 2 (EFE).- In this new year, cinemas will have expected returns such as that of the characters from Indiana Jones and John Wick, without forgetting the little mermaid Ariel and other premieres full of expectation such as that of the human version of Barbie.
It will also be the return of Martin Scorsese with “Killers of the Flower Moon”, in whose cast are Leonardo di Caprio and Robert de Niro.
Harrison Ford will return to action as archaeologist Henry Walton “Indiana” Jones in the fifth film dedicated to the character created by George Lucas, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”
James Mangold is in charge of the new installment of the franchise so far directed by Steven Spilberg.
Although there is little data on the plot, it is known that it will be connected to the original trilogy of the 80s by once once more confronting Jones with the Nazis, but that most of the film will be set in the 60s, during the Space race starring the Soviet Union and the United States.
After reviving Neo in “The Matrix Resurrections” in 2021, Keanu Reeves once once more pleases his fans with the premiere of “John Wick: Chapter 4”.
The film, whose shooting was severely delayed by the pandemic, will show the hit man reeling from his latest defeat while finding a way to defeat the High Table criminal organization.
Its action universe will also expand to television in 2023 with the series “The Continental”, a prequel that takes up the murderer’s hotel from the Wick movies.
The controversial adaptation of the Disney classic “The Little Mermaid” will also hit theaters in May 2023 with the actress and singer Halle Bailey as the protagonist, despite the multiple rejections and racist attacks she suffered from some of the followers of the original film.
The human version of the little mermaid unleashed a wave of racist comments on social networks since it was announced in 2019 that the protagonist would be an African-American.
With the “hashtag”: #NotMyAriel (not my Ariel, in English), some Internet users tried to get the franchise to replace its protagonist with a white actress who more faithfully represented the animated character, but Disney defended its position leaving Bailey at the head of the project.
Another female character that will jump into real life in 2023 is the popular Barbie doll in the eponymous film directed by Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”), and starring Margot Robbie.
The few advances in the plot suggest that Barbie and her boyfriend Ken, played by Ryan Gosling, will be trapped in the real world, and will follow the difficulties of becoming a real woman.
2023 will also be the return of Martin Scorsese. The renowned director, who just turned 80, finally premieres “Killers of the Flower Moon”, which was originally going to see the light of day in 2022.
This is the adaptation of the homonymous book by David Grann, which follows the serial murders of native Osage tribe in the fight for oil during the 20s.
In this film, the director has the two stars most present in his filmography: Robert de Niro, with whom he has worked on eight other occasions, including “Taxi Driver” and “The Irishman”, and Leonardo Di Caprio, star of many Scorsese films. , among them “The Wolf of Wall Street”, “The Departed” (2006).
The likeable Mario Bros. plumber, popularized in the Nintendo video game of the 80s, will take a second chance on the big screen following the failure of the first film adaptation in 1993, with “The Super Mario Bros.”.
The film will follow the adventures of Mario, his brother Luigui and Princess Peach on their journey to the Mushroom Kingdom and will feature actors such as Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy and Charlie Day in the main voices.
The Marvel franchise will also have expected releases in 2023 such as the movie “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” in May or the animated film “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” in June.
Meanwhile, the DC Comics universe awaits with uncertainty the release of its movie “The Flash” in June, following its protagonist, Ezra Miller, has made controversial headlines: he has been accused of leading a sect, shoplifting and harassing to a young woman
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