(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)
1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Directed by J. J. Abrams starring Harrison Ford Mark Hamill Carrie Fisher Peter Mayhew.
The seventh instalment in the Star Wars film series is set approximately 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi.
Release date: December 17
2. The Martian
Directed by Ridley Scott starring Matt Damon Jessica Chastain Kate Mara.
NASA astronaut Mark Watney (Damon) is left stranded on the Red Planet when the crew of the Ares 3 mission is forced to evacuate their landing site. He must survive until an Ares 4 mission returns to Mars four years later.
Release date: November 26
3. Terminator Genisys
Directed by Alan Taylor starring Arnold Schwarzenegger Jason Clarke Jai Courtney.
Set in 2029 resistance leader John Connor (Clarke) continues the war against the machines. Connor sends his trusted lieutenant Kyle Reese (Courtney) back through time to save his mother’s life and ensure his own existence.
Release date: July 1
4. Taken 3
Directed by Olivier Megaton starring Liam Neeson Maggie Grace Famke Janssen Forest Whitaker.
Former CIA agent Bryan Mills (Neeson) is accused of the ruthless murder of his ex-wife Lenore (Janssen). Framed for the crime he goes on the run and employs his skills to find the killers and protect his daughter.
Release date: January 15
Mad Max: Fury Road
Directed by George Miller starring Tom Hardy Charlize Theron Nicholas Hoult Hugh Keays-Byrne.
Post-apocalyptic story set in a stark desert wasteland where humanity is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Max (Hardy) meets Furiosa (Theron) a woman striving to cross the desert back to her childhood homeland.
Release date: May 14
4. Inferno
Directed by Ron Howard starring Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones.
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Hanks) awakens in a Florence hospital with no memory of the last few days or how he got to Italy. He soon finds himself fleeing mysterious assassins in the company of doctor Sienna Brooks (Jones) while unravelling clues provided by Dante’s epic 13th century poem The Divine Comedy.
Release date: October 13
5. Pixels
Directed by Chris Columbus starring Kevin James Josh Gad Peter Dinklage.
When aliens misinterpret classic ‘80s arcade games as a declaration of war against them they attack New York City. A group of video game experts are recruited by the government to help deal with the threat.
Release date: July 23
6. In the Heart of the Sea
Directed by Ron Howard starring Chris Hemsworth Cillian Murphy Tom Hollander.
Based on the 1820 event when whaling ship Essex is preyed upon by a sperm whale stranding its crew at sea for 90 days. The incident inspired Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby-Dick.
Release date: March 12
7. Mission: Impossible 5
Directed by Christopher McQuarrie starring Tom Cruise Jeremy Renner Simon Pegg.
The fifth film in the Mission: Impossible series with Tom Cruise reprising the role of Ethan Hunt.
Release date: December 24
8. Jurassic World
Directed by Colin Trevorrow starring Chris Pratt Bryce Dallas Howard Vincent D’Onofrio.
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park Isla Nublar now features a fully-functioning dinosaur theme park Jurassic World. The park’s scientists create a genetically-modified dinosaur to boost visitor attendance; the experiment backfires horribly.
Release date: June 11
9. Furious 7
Directed by James Wan starring Vin Diesel Jason Statham Paul Walker Dwayne Johnson Michelle Rodriguez. Deckard Shaw (Statham) seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto (Diesel) and his crew for the death of his brother.
Release date: April 2
10. London Has Fallen
Directed by Babak Najafi starring Gerard Butler Aaron Eckhart Morgan Freeman.
In London for the Prime Minister’s funeral U.S. Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Butler) discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
Released by Focus Features.
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