Based on information provided by the Dark Horizons site and internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in movie theatres in March:
5 Days in August
Opens: March
A group of war correspondents are caught behind enemy lines when Russia invaded Georgia in 2008. They manage to witness and film the most horrific of war crimes only to find the world media focused on Beijing. They must fight to get the footage out – a quest that may cost them their lives. The cast includes Val Kilmer, Andy Garcia, Rupert Friend, Heather Graham and Johnathon Schaech.
Beastly
Opens: March 4
A spoiled rich kid (Alex Pettyfer) is cursed by a girl (Mary-Kate Olsen) who turns him into a hideous figure. His only solution is for someone to fall in love with him, and he tries to force it by making the daughter (Vanessa Hudgens) of an addict he has power over live with him. Neil Patrick Harris co-stars.
Rango
Opens: March 4
Johnny Depp voices the title animated chameleon with an identity crisis. The story also features the voices of Bill Nighy, Stephen Root, Harry Dean Stanton and Alfred Molina.
The Adjustment Bureau
Opens: March 4
David Norris (Matt Damon) is a charismatic congressman who meets a beautiful ballet dancer (Emily Blunt) named Elise Sellas, only to find strange circumstances keeping them from getting closer. Norris discovers forces are at work to ensure they stay apart, and he pushes to find out why. The film is loosely based on the Philip K. Dick short story “Adjustment Team” and co-stars John Slattery, Terence Stamp and Daniel Dae Kim.
Battle: Los Angeles
Opens: March 11
When Earth is attacked by unknown forces and the world’s great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It is up to a Marine staff sergeant and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they’ve ever encountered before. The cast includes Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Pena, Bridget Moynahan and Ne-Yo.
Black Death
Opens: March 11
As the plague ravages Europe, emissaries from the church are on a mission to stamp out suspected paganism in one village that appears untouched by the Black Death. The film stars Sean Bean and Eddie Redmayne.
Jane Eyre
Opens: March 11
After a loveless and often abusive upbringing, orphan Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall, the manor of the moody and wilful Edward Rochester (Michael Fassbender). As a romance blooms, mysterious and sinister events threaten to uncover the dark truth about her employer. Jamie Bell, Judi Dench and Sally Hawkins co-star.
Kill The Irishman
Opens: March 11
Val Kilmer, Linda Cardellini, Ray Stevenson, Christopher Walken, Vincent D’Onofrio star in the movie that chronicles the rise of infamous Cleveland gangster Danny Greene, who engaged in a power struggle with the Italian mob. Greene was as an upstart longshoreman union rep and later became a cocky, legendarily difficult-to-kill troublemaker in the world of organized crime in the 1970s.
Mars Needs Moms!
Opens: March 11
Nine-year-old Milo finds out just how much he needs his mom when she’s nabbed by Martians who plan to steal her life force. Milo’s quest to save his mom involves stowing away on a spaceship and taking on the alien nation with the help of a tech-savvy earthman and a rebellious Martian girl. The film features the voices of Seth Dursky, Joan Cusack, Elisabeth Harnois, Dan Fogler and Mindy Sterling.
NOTE: Seth Green was to voice the main young boy in the film, but the studio decided to go with a younger actor so Seth Dursky is now doing the voice.
Paul
Opens: March 11
Two British sci-fi fanatics on an American road trip find their conspiracy dreams coming true when they encounter an escaped alien near Area 51. As they try to reunite him with his mother ship, they find ‘Paul’ has many more opinions than your typical ET. The cast includes Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Seth Rogen, Jason Bateman and Kristen Wiig.
Red Riding Hood
Opens: March 11
Amanda Seyfried stars as Valerie, a young woman who is betrothed to the wealthy Henry (Max Irons) while being in love with the brooding outsider Peter (Shiloh Fernandez). Unfortunately there’s also a werewolf on the prowl, and it appears to be someone with a connection to the fetching Valerie.
Limitless
Opens: March 18
A down-on-his-luck writer takes an experimental drug that allows him to use 100 percent of his mind. As one man evolves into the perfect version of himself, forces more corrupt than he can imagine mark him for assassination. The cast includes Cast: Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish and Anna Friel.
The Lincoln Lawyer
Opens: March 18
Matthew McConaughey stars as Mickey Haller, a slick young attorney doing business from the back of his Lincoln Towncar, when he realizes that his new client, the son (Ryan Phillippe) of a major businessman, may in fact be guilty of brutal assault. The cast includes Marisa Tomei and William H. Macy.
The Beaver
Opens: March 23
A depressed toy company CEO (Mel Gibson) with a failed marriage starts to wear a beaver puppet on his hand as a form of therapy, much to the initial bemusement of his family. He soon begins talking only through the character. The film stars Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin and Jennifer Lawrence.
Miral
Opens: March 25
A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict. Freida Pinto and Alexander Siddig star.
Sucker Punch
Opens: March 25
This is an epic action fantasy about a girl named Babydoll (Emily Browning) who enters into a dream world to escape from her dark reality. Babydoll and others are locked away to face a terrible fate until they band together to fight for freedom. The cast includes Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm and Scott Glen.
The Lion of Judah
Opens: March 28
This animated 3-D movie explores what happens when several animals get together to save Judah from being a possible sacrifice at an annual festival by townsfolk. The film features the voices of Ernest Borgnine, Michael Madsen and Georgina Cordova.
Movies coming out in April will be posted at the end of March.
Enjoy!
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