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Based on information provided by the Dark Horizons website and internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in March.

Jack the Giant Slayer
Opens: March 1

This big-budget film is, of course, based on the classic fairytale story about Jack and the Beanstalk, following a young farmhand (Nicholas Hoult) who unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants bent on reclaiming the Earth they once lost – forcing the farmhand into the battle of his life to stop them. The cast includes Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy and Ewan McGregor.

Phantom
Opens: March 1

This Cold War thriller is set entirely onboard a Soviet submarine, starring Ed Harris as the captain of Soviet submarine B756, a man who has secretly been suffering from seizures that alter his perception of reality. Forced to leave his wife and daughter, he is rushed into this classified mission armed with a single ICBM, and a device that renders them invisible to sonar. The Captain soon discovers that he has been chosen for this mission in the belief he would fail. Challenged by a rogue KGB special forces group (David Duchovny) bent on seizing control of the missile, the fate of humanity is in his hands. The film co-stars William Fichtner, Lance Henriksen, Jonathon Schaech, Natasha McElhone and Sean Patrick Flanery.

Stoker
Opens: March 1

The film was written by actor Wentworth Miller (Prison Break) and focuses on what happens after to a young girl and her mother who, after the death of the young girl’s father, moves in with her enigmatic uncle. The cast includes Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Nicole Kidman, Dermot Mulroney, Jacki Weaver, Lucas Till and Alden Enrenreich.

Dead Man Down
Opens: March 8

Noomi Rapace plays a woman seeking retribution after she was left disfigured while Colin Farrell plays a professional killer and right-hand man to an underground crime lord (Terrence Howard) – the same crime lord responsible for Rapace’s injury. She seduces and blackmails the killer into taking out his boss, and their intense relationship leads to a violent plan for revenge. The cast includes Dominic Cooper and Isabelle Huppert.

Emperor
Opens: March 8

The story is set in the days immediately after the Japanese surrendered at the end of World War II. General Douglas MacArthur (Tommy Lee Jones) was made the de facto ruler of Japan as Supreme Commander of the occupying forces. Matthew Fox (Lost) will play General Bonner Fellers, a Japanese expert brought in to make a crucial decision – should Emperor Hirohito be tried and hanged as a war criminal?

Oz: The Great and Powerful
Opens: March 8

When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot, with fame and fortune his for the taking. That is, until he meets the witches Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz), and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting. The film also stars Zach Braff, Joey King, Abigail Spencer and Bruce Campbell.

From Up On Poppy Hill
Opens: March 15

Set in 1963 Yokohama in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics the following year, the story follows a high school girl living in a boarding house. She and a boy who works for the newspaper club decide to clean up the school’s dilapidated ‘Latin Quarter’ clubhouse. Unfortunately the school’s chairman intends to demolish the building and they must try to persuade him to change his mind. Based on the 1980s manga, that features the voices of Sarah Bolger, Anton Yelchin, Ron Howard, Jeff Dunham, Gillian Anderson, Chris Noth, Isabelle Fuhrman, Emily Osment, Beau Bridges, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bruce Dern, Christina Hendricks and Aubrey Plaza.

The Call
Opens: March 15

The story begins when a 9-1-1 operator (Halle Berry) accidentally gets a young kidnapped woman murdered by serial killer. While she’s permanently affected by the horror of the incident, years later she gets her chance at redemption when she learns about another young woman (Abigail Breslin) that same killer had captured and works to save her. The film also stars Morris Chestnut, Michael Imperioli and Roma Maffia.

Upside Down
Opens: March 15

The story is set in an alternate reality where there are two separate worlds. One is inverted, affluent and hovering over the other. A humble guy from the world below (Jim Sturgess) holds on to the memory of a girl (Kirsten Dunst) he met in his youth from the world above. When he catches a glimpse of a grown-up version of her on television, nothing will stop him from getting her back – not even the laws of physics.

Love and Honor
Opens: March 22

Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games) plays a soldier fighting in the Vietnam war. He and a friend travel to Michigan on a week-long leave, and it is there that he falls in love with a hippie protester (Teresa Palmer from I Am Number Four). The guys soon debate going AWOL instead of returning to the war. The film also stars Aimee Teegarden (Friday Night Lights).

Olympus Has Fallen
Opens: March 22

Gerard Butler stars as a Secret Service agent pulled into an operation to rescue the U.S. President (Aaron Eckhart) after a team of North Korean operatives infiltrates the White House. The cast includes Morgan Freeman, Dylan McDermott and Ashley Judd.

The Croods
Opens: March 22

In this animated film, an earthquake forces a caveman to lead his family across a volatile world in search of a new home. This caveman is scared of anything new in life, keeping his family sheltered over the years. But now he’s forced to venture out into a dangerous world for the first time. Voices are provided by Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener and Emma Stone.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Opens: March 29

The “Joes” are framed as traitors and are all seemingly wiped out; but the few that remain must stop Cobra from taking control of nuclear missiles and launching them at various cities. The cast includes Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, Bruce Willis, Adrianne Palicki and Ray Stevenson.

The Host
Opens: March 29

Based on the book by Twilight author Stephenie Meyer, the film follows one young woman named Melanie Stryder (Saoirse Ronan), who has been inhabited by a Soul called ‘Wanderer,’ but Melanie refuses to fade away. Wanderer soon starts to see Melanie’s memories and eventually finds a connection with her. The pair then decides to set off together and find Melanie’s loved ones. The cast includes Jake Abel, Max Irons and Frances Fisher.

The Place Beyond the Pines
Opens: March 29

This is a multi-generational story of a motorcycle stunt rider (Ryan Gosling), who considers committing a crime in order to provide for his newborn child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician (Bradley Cooper). The cast includes Eva Mendes, Rose Byrne, Dane DeHaan, Bruce Greenwood and Ray Liotta.

Movies coming out in April will be posted at the end of March.

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Based on information provided by the Dark Horizons website and internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in February.

Bullet to the Head
Opens: February 1

Sylvester Stallone plays an ageing old school hitman who teams with an idealistic young Korean NYPD detective (Sung Kang) to seek revenge on various New Orleans powerbrokers responsible for the two vicious murders that connect them. The cast includes Jason Mamoa, Christian Slater and Sarah Shahi.

Warm Bodies
Opens: February 1

After a zombie (Nicholas Hoult) becomes involved with the girlfriend (Teresa Palmer) of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world. The film also stars Dave Franco, John Malkovich and Rob Corddry.

A Glimpse Inside The Mind of Charles Swan III
Opens: February 8

Charlie Sheen plays a successful 1970s graphic designer who is irresistible to women. He soon slinks into a spiral of self-doubt and depression after being dumped, and must turn his life around. The cast includes Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Katheryn Winnick and Patricia Arquette.

Identity Thief
Opens: February 8

This film centers on a man (Jason Bateman) and the woman (Melissa McCarthy) who steals his identity. The film also stars Amanda Peet, Jon Favreau, John Cho, Morris Chestnut, Eric Stonestreet and Genesis Rodriguez.

Side Effects
Opens: February 8

This psychological thriller follows a young woman (Rooney Mara) who proceeds to mess with prescription drugs as she waits for her husband’s release from jail. The cast includes Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Channing Tatum.

A Good Day to Die Hard
Opens: February 14

In this new version of the franchise, John McClane (Bruce Willis) is heading to Moscow to find his wayward son, Jack (Jai Courtney), who turns out to be a CIA operative working to prevent a nuclear-weapons heist by a Russian crime boss. The cast includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Cole Hauser and Amaury Nolasco.

Beautiful Creatures
Opens: February 14

This film is an adaptation of the first book in the Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl Caster Chronicles book series about a human boy (Alden Ehrenreich) and a girl (Alice Englert) from a family of people with special powers. The film also stars Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson and Emmy Rossum.

Escape From Planet Earth
Opens: February 14

In this animated film, the story follows admired astronaut Scorch Supernova, a blue alien who masters in daring rescues with the help of his nerdy, by-the-rules brother. When warned of a dangerous planet named Earth, he heads there to check out the danger – only to find himself caught in a trap set by a ruthless human General at Area 51. As a result, the weakling brother has to man up to save his brother, his family and his planet. Voices will be provided by Brendan Fraser, Rob Corddry, Jessica Alba, Sarah Jessica Parker and James Gandolfini.

Safe Haven
Opens: February 14

In this adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name, a young woman (Julianne Hough), with a mysterious past, lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widowed store owner (Josh Duhamel) forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her. Colbie Sumlders and David Lyons also star.

Inescapable
Opens: February 22

It is late January, 2011. The Tunisian government has just fallen and protests are building in Cairo. Adib Abdel Kareem, a Syrian expatriate (Alexander Siddig), has made a successful, new life for himself in Canada; but when his daughter, Muna, goes missing in Damascus, he must return to his homeland for the first time in two decades to find her. He calls on Fatima (Marisa Tomei), a former love he had to leave behind, to help him. A Canadian embassy official (Joshua Jackson) is at first helpful, but may have an agenda of his own. The cast includes Oded Fehr.

Snitch
Opens: February 22

A father (Dwayne Johnson) goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son who was imprisoned after being set up in drug deal. The film also stars Benjamin Bratt, Susan Sarandon, Jon Bernthal, Harold Perrineau, Melina Kanakaredes and JD Pardo.

Movies coming out in March will be posted at the end of February.

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