Continued from page 14 are just her father ’ s tall tales until she meets Pete ( Fegley ), a 10-year-old homeless orphan who says he lives in the woods with a giant , friendly dragon named Elliot . From his descriptions , Elliot seems similar to the dragon from her father ’ s stories . With help from a young girl named Natalie ( Oona Laurence ), whose father Jack ( Wes Bentley ) owns the local lumber mill , Grace sets out to investigate if this fantastic claim can be true .
Sausage Party
Directed by Conrad Vernon / Greg Tiernan , Rated R
In this film for grownups - a spoof of Disney / Pixar animated films - a sausage named Frank ( Seth Rogan ) lives with his various other grocery item friends on the shelves of Shopwell ’ s Supermarket . Life is good and Frank and his pals , girlfriend Brenda ( Kristen Wiig ) the hot dog bun , Teresa Taco ( Salma Hayek ) and Sammy Bagel Jr . ( Edward Norton ) can ' t wait to go home with a happy customer . Soon , their world comes crashing down as poor Frank learns the horrifying truth that when purchased he will eventually become somebody ’ s dinner . After warning his pals about their horrific impending fate , the panicked perishables devise a plan to escape from their human enemies and embark on a great adventure . Also starring Jonah Hill , Bill Hader , Michael Cera , James Franco , Danny McBride and Paul Rudd .
Spectral
Directed by Nic Mathieu , Rated P-13
A sci-fi / thriller story centered on a special-ops team that is dispatched to fight supernatural beings starring Bruce
Greenwood , Max Martini , Emily Mortimer and James Badge Dale .
Florence Foster Jenkins
Directed by Stephen Frears , Rated PG-13
Set in the 1940 ’ s , this comedy / drama follows Florence Foster Jenkins ( Meryl Streep ), a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer despite having a terrible singing voice . Unfortunately , her ambition far exceeds her talent and the voice Florence hears in her head is beautiful . Her husband St . Clair ( Hugh Grant ) goes to extreme lengths to make sure his wife never finds out how awful she truly is . When
Florence announces her plans for a concert at Carnegie Hall , St . Clair soon realizes that he ' s facing his greatest challenge yet . Also starring Simon Helberg and Nina Arianda .
August 19th
Ben Hur
Directed By Timur Bekmanbetov Rated PG-13
In this 4th
Sausage Party remake / reboot / re-imagining of the classic 1880 ’ s novel , a nobleman , Judah Ben-Hur ( Jack Huston ), is falsely accused of an assassination attempt by his childhood friend and adoptive brother Messala ( Toby Kebbell ). He survives years of slavery under the Romans and attempts to get revenge by challenging his adoptive brother in a grand chariot race while being forever changed after a series of encounters with Jesus of Nazareth .
War Dogs
Directed by Todd Phillips , Rated R
A crime / drama based on the true story of two young arms dealers Efraim Diveroli ( Jonah Hill ) and David Packouz ( Miles Teller ) who won a $ 300 million contract from the Pentagon to supply weapons for U . S . allies in Afghanistan . Also starring ( and coproduced by ) Bradley Cooper .
Kubo and the Two Strings
Directed by Travis Knight , Rated PG-13 An animated tale of Kubo ( voice of Art
Parkinson ), a young boy who must locate a magical suit of armor that belonged to his late father , a Samurai warrior , in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past . Also starring Charlize Theron , Ralph Fiennes , George Takei , Rooney Mara and Matthew McConaughey .
August 26th
Max Steel
Directed By Stewart Hendler , Rated NR
Max Steel is an in-depth " origin " story based on Mattel ’ s toy / action figure . According to the official synopsis , the plot chronicles the adventures of teenage Max McGrath ( Ben Winchell ) and his alien companion Steel ( Josh Brener ), who must harness and combine their tremendous new powers to evolve into the turbo-charged superhero Max Steel . As these two unlikely friends struggle to accept their oddly connected fates , they begin to uncover unimaginable secrets , working together to find the truth and fighting the mysterious forces threatening their world . Also starring Andy Garcia , Maria Bello .
Mechanic : Resurrection
Directed by Dennis Gansel , Rated R
In this sequel to 2011 ’ s action / thriller , after the demise of his partner-turnedenemy , master assassin Arthur Bishop ( Jason Statham ) retires as a contract killer . When deadly foes kidnap the love of his life ( Jessica Alba ), he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations and do what he does best : make them look like accidents . Also starring Tommy Lee Jones and Michelle Yeoh .
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