Why do the words "based on true events/stories" add a whole new level to the film? Why are we so much more attracted to them? Well, let's see which films in 2015 are based on or inspired by real stories and are still waiting for their official premiere. There is sure to be something for every taste in the varied range of stories.
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Secret In Their Eyes is an American thriller directed by Billy Ray (Captain Phillips). It is based on the novel La pregunta de sus ojos by Argentine writer Eduardo Sacheri. It is already the second film adaptation of this novel, after the one by Juan José Campanello, the outstanding Argentinian filmmaker who won the foreign-language Oscar in 2009 with the film The Secret in Their Eyes.
The first half of 2015 is over. And it's time to take a look at the best must-see movies of the first half of 2015. The list includes a variety of genres, big-budget blockbusters, and critically acclaimed independent films.
Snowden is a biographical drama about a former contract employee of the US National Security Agency (NSA), who made global headlines in June 2013 after sacrificing his life for the greater good and exposing secret government surveillance of phone and online data through the Guardian newspaper ordinary citizens and foreign high statesmen. The feature film about the whistleblower was directed by the legendary Olive Stone, who is no stranger to this type of film, as he already has biographical films JFK and Nixon.
Does the last name Creed sound familiar? What about Apollo Creed? Yes, you guessed it, it's Rocky's arch-rival and later friend Balboa from the Rocky movies. The sports drama Creed is the seventh part of this franchise, which launched the actor Sylvester Stallone among the stars, but this time he is not the only central character. The main role also belongs to Michael B. Jordan (Fantastic Four), the son of Apollo Creed, who wants to follow in his father's boxing footsteps.
Legend is a British crime film based on true events. At the heart of the story, which is set in the 1950s and 1960s, are the real-life twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray, who were portrayed like hot cakes by the British actor Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road), who has been making films for the last year as along the assembly line.
All fans of the Hunger Games film series can satisfy their hunger again, as the web has served a trailer for the latest film in the Hunger Games franchise, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2). In the long-awaited sequel, Katniss Everdeen returns to the scene, who continues to play with fire and continue the fight for freedom.
Do you know how many nights are left until the premiere of the new Star Wars movie? If you think this is a stupid question, beware, because there are many fans of the Star Wars franchise in the world who diligently cross their calendars every day and eagerly await December 18, 2015, when Episode VII of the beloved franchise Star Wars - The Force Awakens hits the cinema screens . Despite the fact that we are still quite a ways away from the premiere, we can make sure that the time will pass faster, let's take a look at everything we already know about the new Star Wars movie.
Although we are still more than eight months away from the premiere of Star Wars - The Force Awakens, the second trailer already offers us the first shots with the original cast. We see Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Chewbacca and quite possibly Luke Skywalker hidden under the hood or maybe Leila. The latter also tells the story. The trailer begins as we drive past the ruins of a crashed Imperial Star Destroyer on a planet called Jakku, not Tatooine, as director JJ Abrams explained.
After the Golden Globes and Oscars had already settled in with their new owners, it was time for a slightly more relaxed presentation of the 2015 MTV Movie Awards, where portions of golden popcorn were handed out. The teenage drama The Fault in Our Stars took home the cream of the crop for best film, best actress (Shailene Woodley) and best kiss (Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort).
After Milla Jovovich, as a State Department employee at the American Embassy in London, is falsely accused of a mysterious terrorist attack in Survivor, Milla Jovovich is on the run from the government and a ruthless hitman (Pierce Brosnan). In addition to clearing his name, he must also prevent a much deadlier terrorist attack on American soil.
James Bond anyone? Here's Susan, Susan Cooper (Mellisa McCarthy), a CIA analyst and unsung hero behind the agency's most dangerous missions, who, after her partner disappears and another top agent's identity compromised, volunteers to trade office work for the work of a secret agent. In the movie Spy, there are tons of first-class actors. In addition to McCarthy, there are also Jude Law, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne and Morena Baccarin.