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Toy Story 4 Plot : When a new toy called "Forky" joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy. Cast : Tom Hanks, Annie Potts, Patricia Arquette, Tim Allen Director : Josh Cooley

Godzilla: King of the Monsters Plot : The new story follows the heroic efforts of the cryptozoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient superspecies, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance. Cast : Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Vera Farmiga, Sally Hawkins Director : Michael Dougherty

Shazam! Plot : A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word. Cast : Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Ross Butler, Jack Dylan Grazer, Djimon Hounsou Director : David F. Sandberg

Glass (2019) Plot : Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds Dunn pursuing Crumb's superhuman figure of The Beast in a series of escalating encounters, while the shadowy presence of Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men. Cast : Anya Taylor-Joy, Bruce Willis, James McAvoy Director : M. Night Shyamalan

Deadpool 2 (2018) Plot:  After surviving a near fatal bovine attack, a disfigured cafeteria chef (Wade Wilson) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Mayberry's hottest bartender while also learning to cope with his lost sense of taste. Searching to regain his spice for life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade must battle ninjas, the yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines, as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family, friendship, and flavor - finding a new taste for adventure and earning the coveted coffee mug title of World's Best Lover. Director:  David Leitch Stars:  Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Josh Brolin, Brianna Hildebrand, T.J. Miller, Zazie Beetz, Karan Soni, Leslie Uggams, Stefan Kapicic.

Mortal Engines (2018) Many years after the "Sixty Minute War," cities survive a now desolate Earth by moving around on giant wheels attacking and devouring smaller towns to replenish their resources. Director : Christian Rivers Stars : Hera Hilmar, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Lang, Robert Sheehan

Ready Player One (2018) When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune. Wade Watts finds the first clue and starts a race for the Egg. Director : Steven Spielberg Stars : Olivia Cooke, Hannah John-Kamen, T.J. Miller, Tye Sheridan

Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as the "Flare". Director : Wes Ball Stars : Rosa Salazar, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dylan O'Brien

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) Plot : When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event. Director : J.A. Bayona Cast : Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum.

The New Mutants (2018) Plot : Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves. Director : Josh Boone. Cast : Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga,  Henry Zaga, Blu Hunt.

Justice League (2017)   Plot : Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes-Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash-it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.   Director : Zack Snyder.   Cast : Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Jesse Eisenberg.  

Tomb Raider (2018)   Plot : Lara Croft is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished when she was scarcely a teen. Now a young woman of 21 without any real focus or purpose, Lara navigates the chaotic streets of trendy East London as a bike courier, barely making the rent, and takes college courses, rarely making it to class. Determined to forge her own path, she refuses to take the reins of her father's global empire just as staunchly as she rejects the idea that he's truly gone. Advised to face the facts and move forward after seven years without him, even Lara can't understand what drives her to finally solve the puzzle of his mysterious death. Going explicitly against his final wishes, she leaves everything she knows behind in search of her dad's last-known destination: a fabled tomb on a mythical island that might be somewhere off the coast of Japan. But her mission will not be an easy one; just reaching the island will be extreme...

Killing Gunther (2017) Plot : A group of eccentric assassins are fed up with Gunther, the world's greatest hitman, and decide to kill him, but their plan turns into a series of bungled encounters as Gunther seems to always be one step ahead. Director : Taran Killam. Cast : Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cobie Smulders, Hannah Simone, Taran Killam, Allison Tolman, Steve Bacic.

Triple Threat (2017) Plot : A hit contract is taken out on a billionaires daughter intent on bringing down a major crime syndicate. A down and out team of mercenaries must take on a group of professional assassins and stop them before they kill their target. Director : Jesse V. Johnson Cast : Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Celina Jade, JeeJa Yanin.

Krypton (2018) Plot : Set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel's home planet, KRYPTON follows Superman's grandfather - whose House of El was ostracized and shamed - as he fights to redeem his family's honor and save his beloved world from chaos. Director : Colm McCarthy Cast : Cameron Cuffe, Georgina Campbell, Ian McElhinney, Elliot Cowan, Ann Ogbomo

A Wrinkle in Time (2018) Plot : After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him. Director : Ava DuVernay Cast : Chris Pine, Reese Witherspoon, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Peña, Zach Galifianakis, Oprah Winfrey, Storm Reid, Mindy Kaling

Ready Player One (2018) Plot : Film centers on a young outcast named Wade Watts. In the near future, Watts escapes from his daily drudgery by logging onto an MMO game called 'The Oasis'. When the game's billionaire founder dies, he offers players his fortune as the prize in an easter egg hunt within The Oasis. Watts gets in on the action then after five years finds himself facing off against corporate foes who will go to any lengths to get the money -- in both the real world and in The Oasis. Director : Steven Spielberg Cast : Hannah John-Kamen, T.J. Miller, Ben Mendelsohn, Tye Sheridan, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Olivia Cooke.

Bright (2017) Plot : Set in a world where mystical creatures live side by side with humans. A human cop is forced to work with an Orc to find a weapon everyone is prepared to kill for. Director : David Ayer Cast : Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace, Kenneth Choi, Brad William Henke, Lucy Fry, Edgar Ramírez.

Megan Leavey (2017) Plot : Based on the true life story of a young Marine corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq. When she is assigned to clean up the K9 unit after a disciplinary hearing, Leavey identifies with a particularly aggressive dog, Rex, and is given the chance to train him. Over the course of their service, Megan and Rex completed more than 100 missions until an IED explosion injures them, putting their fate in jeopardy. Director : Gabriela Cowperthwaite Cast : Kate Mara, Tom Felton, Bradley Whitford, Common, Edie Falco, Damson Idris.

Death Note (2017) Plot : Light Turner, a bright student, stumbles across a mystical notebook that has the power to kill any person whose name he writes in it. Light decides to launch a secret crusade to rid the streets of criminals. Soon, the student-turned-vigilante finds himself pursued by a famous detective known only by the alias L. Director : Adam Wingard Cast : Nat Wolff, Margaret Qualley, Lakeith Stanfield, Willem Dafoe, Shea Whigham.