Fast-Forwarding Hollywood in 2017

Hollywood summer releases have offered a sweet salty ride as of now with the release of disasters like Baywatch and XXX: Return of the Xandar cage and at the same time it has made us groove to the tunes of Peter Quill's mixtape in Guardians of Galaxy Vol 2.

This Dichotomy of success seems to prevail as the Friday release 'The mummy' was panned down by the critics while Wonder woman continues to amuse the audience and critics alike, skyrocketing it towards commercial and critical success.

After experiencing the dark and broody world of Logan and diving into the psyched world of M Night Shyamalan's Split, the movie buffs might be struck with complacency with the onset of numerous mediocre films right now. However, Hollywood has already started offering a bit of what might turn out to be a treasure trove of cinematic bliss.

Following the release of The Mummy, the month of June still has a few more anticipated flicks to offer such as the fifth instalment of the Transformers series, The Last Knight, which ups the ante with a war between the humans and the transformers. During the uncalled absence of Optimus prime from earth, Mark Walberg reprising his role as Cade Yeager teams up with an English lord (Anthony Hopkins) to save the world.

Other notable mention for the month is Edgar Wright's star studded crime thriller Baby Driver with Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx and Jon Bernthal standing tall as the supporting cast. The third instalment of fan favourite animated series, Despicable me 3 will be the cherry on top with an army of minions ready to follow Gru (Steve Carell) on a mission to stop 80's child star Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker) from achieving world domination. Adding to the delight on the animation front, Lightning McQueen and all the beloved talking cars will return in Disney-Pixar's Cars 3D as well.

While the onset of monsoon is expected in the early July back home, Hollywood is all set to rain down at us with some expected blockbusters. Tom Holland's reprisal of his role as the Wall-crawler in Spider-Man: Homecoming after his outing in last year's Captain America: Civil War is going to treat the marvel enthusiasts with the adventures of the teenage superhero. Under the tutelage of Tony Stark a.k.a Iron Man, he is expected to learn the value of humble beginnings for a superhero.

On the other hand, War for the planet of Apes sets up an epic end to the series as it pits the enhanced talking apes against an army of humans led by a ruthless colonel (Woody Harrelson) in an unrestrained conflict. The Primate Leader Caser gives up on the shared value for humanity after his kind suffers unimaginable loss, leading to a clash which would decide the fate of both the species.

Talking about ambitious sci-fi space movies, Luc Besson's, Valerian has set up the hype and is going to fight it out with Christopher Nolan's war movie, Dunkirk. Being one of the most ambitious project by Nolan, Dunkirk portrays the harrowing experience of the allied troops in the 1940's before they were safely evacuated from the beaches.

August being the month of highest birth rate in the US has its fair share of cinematic births this year as it strikes from the beginning with the adaptation of the Stephen king's celebrated literary work, The Dark Tower. The titular character of the last gunslinger Roland Deschain in the movie is graced by Edris Alba's acting and the antagonist of the storyline, the man in black is brought to life on screen by Academy Award winning actor Matthew Mcconaughey. The month doesn't end without its fair share of horror and comedy with the release of Anabelle: Creation and The Hitman's Bodyguard, starring Ryan Reynolds.

At the moment when it feels like that cinephiles would be satiated with the offerings of Tinsel town, the month of September and October will flood the gates of leisure with another set of promising projects including the likes of IT, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, The lego Ninjango Movie, The Blade Runner 2049 and Saw: Legacy.

With the release of IT, this year would be blessed with the second adaptation of a Stephen King classic wherein the evil clown pennywise strikes horror among the neighbourhood kids with the backdrop of children disappearances in the town of Derry.

'All is well that ends well' is an adage which the Movie-makers are conforming with the slated movies in November and December. Millennials are expected to go berserk at the year end with two major superhero ensemble offerings from DC and Marvel.

In Thor: Ragnarok, the Norse god will be seen saving his home world and Asgardian culture against the all-powerful Hela, with Hulk and Doctor Strange playing major role in the storyline. While the world has seen two live-action Avengers movie in the recent past, cine-goers would experience the DC's version of superhero team-up movie, appropriately titled, Justice League for the first time wherein Batman and wonder woman recruit a group of superheroes to face a greater threat following the events of BvS: Dawn of Justice. With the superhero frenzy floating around, adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic, Murder on the Orient Express is expected to provide the much needed gravity.

Putting an end to the overwhelming experience, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle would gush in the nostalgia setting up the perfect farewell for the year 2017.