Rueben's Ramblings

Based on information provided by the Box Office Mojo and some internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in May:

Captain America: Civil War
Opens: May 6

One year after the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron, another international incident involving the Avenger resulting in collateral damage occurs, prompting politicians to form a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to call in the team. When Steve Rogers attempts to protect his friend Bucky Barnes from this act, he is brought into conflict with Tony Stark. This results in the fracturing of the Avengers into two opposing factions—one led by Rogers, who wishes to operate without regulation, and the other by Stark, who supports government oversight—while the world is threatened by a new enemy. The cast includes Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Frank Grillo and William Hurt.

Money Monster
Opens: May 12

Financial TV personality Lee Gates (George Clooney), who offers up stock advice on his hit show “Money Monster,” is held hostage by a viewer, Kyle Budwell (Jack O’Connell), who lost all of his money following a bad tip from Lee during his show. The film also stars Julia Roberts, Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe and Giancarlo Esposito.

High-Rise
Opens: May 12

A doctor (Tom Hiddleston) moves into a London skyscraper where rising tensions and class warfare lead to anarchy. The cast includes Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elizabeth Moss and James Purefoy.

Love & Friendship
Opens: May 12

Set in the 1790s, the widowed Lady Susan Vernon (Kate Beckinsale) seeks refuge with her in-laws as rumors about her private life circulate through society. While staying at the estate, Lady Susan decides to find herself and her daughter, Frederica, a husband. The cast includes Chloe Sevigny, Xavier Samuel and Stephen Fry.

The Angry Birds Movie
Opens: May 20

A small paradise community of flightless birds has long lived peacefully, except for Red (Jason Sudeikis), a bird filled with constant anger. The birds got shocked by the sudden appearance of pigs led by Leonard (Bill Hader) on the island. The flock teams up to investigate the pigs and their intentions. Voices will also be provided by Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Peter Dinklage, Sean Penn, Tony Hale and Blake Shelton.

The Nice Guys
Opens: May 20

This film occurs in 1970s Los Angeles, when down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl (Margaret Qualley) and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking criminal conspiracy which reaches up to the highest circles of power. The cast includes Matt Bomer, Keith David, Kim Basinger and Ty Simpkins.

Alice Through the Looking Glass
Opens: May 27

Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returns to the whimsical world of wonderland but this time through a Looking Glass to find The Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) in a horrible state, with that she must save her friends from Time (Sacha Baron Cohen), a creature part-clock, and borrow the Chronosphere, which The Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) wants also, and change the course of wonderland’s fate to save The Hatter. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, Rhys Ifans and Ed Speleers.

X-Men: Apocalypse
Opens: May 27

Since ancient times, the first and most powerful mutant, Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) —immortal and invincible—has been worshipped as a god. But when Apocalypse awakens from a hibernation of thousands of years, he is disgusted to find out what the world has come to and decides to change it. He recruits four followers (four horsemen) to help him with this task of destroying humanity and building a better world, led by him, from the ruins. Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) and Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) lead a team of young X-Men to face Apocalypse and defeat him. The cast includes Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn, Lucas Till, Evan Peters, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Ben Hardy.

Movies coming out in June will be posted at the end of May.

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