Hollywood, Bollywood and (err) Chinatown collide at the box office this week.
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Opening today
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THE AGE OF ADALINE……FILM OF THE WEEK
USA | 113 minutes | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Director: Lee Toland Krieger (Celeste & Jesse Forever)
Cast: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn, Amanda Crew, Richard Harmon, Kathy Baker
After miraculously remaining 29 years old for almost eight decades, Adaline Bowman has lived a solitary existence, never allowing herself to get close to anyone. But a chance encounter with a charismatic philanthropist reignites her passion for life and romance.
Gets FOTW by default, as I only found out about the other films today, but it looks a decent “date night” out.
Distributor: eOne
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NANAK SHAH FAKIR
India | 138 minutes | Drama
Director: Harinder Sikka
Cast: Arif Zakaria, Ms. Puneet Sikka, Adil Hussain, Ms. Shraddha Kaul
The life and teachings of Guru Nanak.
Looks suitably epic.
https://youtu.be/Ykru-Y9upWI
Distributor: Forum Films
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WOLF WARRIOR
China | 90 minutes | Action, Martial Arts
Director: Jacky Wu (Legendary Assassin)
Cast: Jacky Wu, Scott Adkins, Kevin Lee, Kyle Shapiro
A Chinese special forces soldier, with extraordinary marksmanship, is confronted by a group of deadly foreign mercenaries hired to assassinate him by a vicious drug lord.
Who needs subtitles on a trailer when there’s action like this?!? Check it out…
Distributor: Unknown
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Opening tomorrow:
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MR. X
India | 125 minutes | Action, Sci-Fi
Director: Vikram Bhatt
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Amyra Dastur, Arunoday Singh
When a man gets the power of invisibility, he becomes a vigilante – taking revenge on people who have wronged him.
Bollywood’s answer to Hollowman. No Kevin Bacon though – boo!
Distributor: Forum Films