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A Hero Comes Home

 

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Homecoming

 

Based on the Epic Poem by Homer

Director: Matt Reeves

Composer: Howard Shore

Genre: Fantasy Epic

Studio: Lager Pictures

Release Date: June 12th

MPAA Rating: R for Graphic Violence, Disturbing Images, Brief Nudity, and some Sexual Content

Theater Count: 4,278

Format: 3D and IMAX 2D

Runtime: 150 minutes

Budget: $145 million

Previous Film Gross (OW/Dom/WW):

The Odyssey: The Spoils of War - $103,476,195/$353,489,130/$1,004,550,998

The Odyssey: The Counsel of the Dead - $161,285,727/$501,092,101/$1,425,773,219

 

Cast:

Hugh Jackman as Odysseus

Kate Winslet as Penelope

Dacre Montgomery as Telemachus

Lena Headey as Athena

Ian McShane as Poseidon

Luke Evans as Eurymachus

Henry Cavill as Antinous

Charlie Hunnam as Amphinomus

KJ Apa as Peisistratus

Janelle Monae as Calypso

Riley Keough as Melantho

Sebastian Stan as Melanthius

Hugh Dancy as Hermes

James Purefoy as Alcinous

With

Julie Andrews as Eurycleia

Malcolm McDowell as Eumaeus

Ian McDiarmid as Aegyptius

Jason Isaacs as Menelaus

Martin Csokas as Nestor

Timothy Spall as Proteus

And

Sean Bean as Zeus

 

Also Starring:

Stephen McHattie as Mentes/Justin Theroux as Leocritus 

Brendan Feltcher as Ajax/Tim Roth as Agamemnon

Toby Kebbell as Young Laertes/Art Parkinson as Young Odysseus

 

Hidden Cast (Spoiler Warning):

Spoiler

Armand Asante as Laertes

Sharlto Copley as Eurylochus

Rhys Darby as Polites

Iwan Rheon as Anticlus

Bill Skarsgard as Sinon

Jim Sturgess as Elpenor

 

Synopsis:

Four years after the events of 'Counsel of the Dead', Odysseus and his family find themselves in the darkest place of their lives. Penelope continues to bide time against the ever-impatient suitors amidst a psychological breakdown, Telemachus's desperate attempts to rid the suitors against a stubborn Ithacan council are shot down constantly, and, across the Mediterranean Sea, Odysseus remains in self-exile on the island of Oggyia, home of the sea nymph Calypso, broken and scarred. The Goddess Athena, taking notice of this plight, resolves to take it upon herself to set an event of motions in place to bring the estranged Ithacan royal family back together against a plethora of opposing figures, both immortal and mortal. 

 

Plot:

 

 

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Darkness Dwells Deep

Release Date: June 19, Y4

Studio: Red Crescent Pictures

Genre: Horror/Partial Found Footage

Director: M.J. Bassett

Theater Count: 2,444

Premium Format: 3D

Shooting Format: Cinematic Footage - Digital 5K (Red DSMC2 Gemini) / Found Footage - Digital 2K (Meduza Titan), Digital 1080p (GoPro HERO 3+ 3D System & Sony PMW-TD300) (All in native 3D)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Release Image Formats: 2K DCP, 2K 3D DCP
Release Audio Formats: 5.1 (The "found footage" portions are in 2.0 stereo)
Production Budget: $10 million

MPAA Rating: R for blood, gore, violence, terror, and language

Running Time: 87 minutes

Major Cast: Unknowns

 

Plot Summary:
((The movie begins as a found-footage mockumentary, and the trailers use only footage that is either from this part of the movie or could reasonably pass for it in quick-edit cuts.))

 

Spoiler

 

A team of five friends fresh out of film school - Jason, Rocky, Carlos, Maya and Dana - have decided to make a nature documentary as their first post-graduation project. This is not a unanimous decision; the idea was proposed by Rocky and Dana, who are dating, and supported by Jason, Rocky's best friend since middle school. Carlos and Maya, also boyfriend and girlfriend, would rather make a microbudget horror movie. To get everyone on board, Jason - who thinks of himself as the arbiter of the group, balancing the two couples - proposed doing a documentary on a place with some sort of sinister reputation. Meanwhile, as a "gimmick" to hopefully help sell their movie, Maya has proposed shooting in 3D, as their alma mater is selling off old 3D camcorders since the discontinuation of their stereography class. Everyone agrees except for Rocky, who thinks it's too complicated and dumb.

 

The film opens with footage the group has shot as 3D camera tests, with themselves discussing the equipment and having a bit of a friendly argument over the direction the project has taken and the decision to shoot in 3D. Rocky suggests they ought to just shoot 2D and convert to 3D in post, since all the big filmmakers are doing that nowadays. Jason points out they don't have the budget for that, and Maya says he should just be grateful they were able to get the 3D cameras instead of having to use a bulky two-camera beam splitter rig. Rocky's still not convinced it should be in 3D at all - who cares at this point? They don't even make 3DTVs anymore. Maya says people can watch it on their VR headsets, and that the goal is for a theatrical release anyway. It eventually results in an actual shouting match, and the cameras are turned off so as not to embarrass the participants.

 

The footage resumes as the young filmmakers research a location suggested by Dana. She's found old newspaper articles from the 1920s about the discovery of a strange variety of plant growing deep in the forest outside a nearby town. When a pair of botanists from the state university went to investigate, only one returned. The survivor, Professor John Q. Everett, claimed his partner, Professor Samuel Kenner, had died by falling into a sinkhole. The efforts to locate his body were delayed by a period of severe storms, and when a team of investigators went to locate the corpse, they discovered the area in which Professor Kenner had gone missing had been burned away completely in a wildfire started by a lightning strike. In any case, Professor Everett insisted he had not observed any unusual flora during the expedition and that the initial report had likely been a hoax.

 

So far as the team can tell, no further investigation into the area or the report of strange plants was ever done. The entire group excitedly agrees to travel to the location described in the reports. In the seventy-plus years since the fire, plant life has likely regrown, and they can be the first to document it. Perhaps they'll even find the strange plants suggested by the original report - or, Carlos adds half-jokingly, Professor Kenner's charred skeleton. The team make their preparations and drive about twenty miles into the town of Woodside, closest to their filming location. They drive as far as they can into the woods, but are forced to leave their SUV parked along the side of a dirt path and venture deeper into the woods. It's another ten-mile hike into the woods to reach the area described in the old reports.

 

The group knows immediately when they've entered the correct area, because the vegetation changes abruptly. The trees they've been wandering through for miles become sparse, and even the ones that remain are covered in thick, strange, dark vines. The vines are attached to odd bushes, between four and eight feet in height, which dominate the landscape but are spread several feet apart from one another. The ground between the bushes is dry, cracked, and barren. Carlos wonders how Professor Everett could have missed these kinds of plants, but Dana responds that the area probably looked nothing like this before the fire. After an area is burned, the hardiest plants grow back first and in larger numbers; she reasons that these strange bushes were an invasive species that hadn't spread very far until the fire killed off most of the other plants in the area, allowing them to take over during the period of regrowth.

 

This far out in the woods, none of them is able to get a phone or internet connection - but Rocky did a lot of research on native plant life in the area to prepare, and confirms he'd never seen anything about a plant like this. The five discuss on-camera where the plant could have come from; theories include seeds brought into the area by birds, a mutation of a local plant, and, courtesy of a joking Maya, space aliens. The group spends their last few hours before nightfall shooting general establishing shots of the area and the odd bushes, then makes camp at the edge of the afflicted section of the forest. Jason wants to keep filming through the night, but Maya reminds him of the high light levels needed for shooting good 3D footage, and how the small generator they brought won't power their lighting kit for very long. She suggests he wait until they've had a chance to work out exactly what nighttime shots they need so as not to waste time and electricity, and Jason agrees.

 

The footage resumes the next morning, and for several minutes we are presented with footage shot that day and intended for the final documentary - Dana, having been selected as the on-camera "host" of the film because she is the most knowledgeable on the subject, wandering around the area with the bushes, discussing their theories on how these plants took over the area, and plucking a leaf off one of the bushes to raise towards the camera and hold "out of the screen." That last shot is interrupted when Rocky complains it's "ridiculous" and "way too gimmicky."

 

The next shot, begins with Dana walking into position - and suddenly shrieking as the ground gives out beneath her, opening up into a sinkhole. The others rush over to help, but Dana is gravely wounded, a large, heavy rock having landed on her head. She's unconscious and bleeding profusely, but still alive - the others can see her chest moving. Jason, who was operating the main handheld camera, turns it off - but the alternate angle from a tripod keeps rolling as Rocky, its operator, rushes over to the sinkhole in a panic. We see the group gather around, but the sinkhole is too deep and the sides too steep for anyone to go down and help her without becoming trapped themselves. In any case, her injuries are too serious for them to move her. Carlos, being her boyfriend, disregards all this and slides down to tend to her - though from this angle we can't see down into the hole.

 

Carlos, Jason, Maya, and Rocky have a frantic discussion in which it's decided that Jason will stay with Carlos and Dana and move the campsite next to the sinkhole to keep an eye on them and send them down supplies they might need. Rocky and Maya will hike back through the woods to the SUV and drive into town for help. Once the group agrees on this plan, the footage speeds up into a time-lapse, the camera still rolling as Rocky never turns it off before leaving with Maya. A few hours pass, with Jason coming in and out of frame rapidly as he moves the camp and all their equipment and re-erects the tent, periodically walking to the edge of the sinkhole to check on his friends.

 

The footage returns to normal speed as the sun begins to set, and we overhear a conversation between Jason and Carlos. Carlos remarks he's getting very tired, and Jason offers to throw down a rope so Carlos can climb out and sleep in the tent. Carlos refuses to leave Dana's side and says he will fall asleep in the sinkhole if he has to. The two worry over how much longer Maya and Rocky will take to return, but Jason tries to reassure Carlos that they'll be here with help very soon. At this point, the conversation is cut off when the battery on the camera runs out.

 

After several seconds of black silence, a horrified scream blares out at maximum volume. The flaps on the tent open from the inside in what seems to be a POV shot, only for the camera to turn around once outside and focus on a startled Jason, revealing the film has shifted out of found footage into a traditional cinematic shooting style. Jason rushes over to the edge of the sinkhole, to find Carlos shrieking and sobbing over Dana's now-lifeless body. Jason grabs and secures the rope from the campsite, throwing it down to Carlos, who at first doesn't take it, refusing to leave Dana's corpse. At this point Jason notices a vine he's pretty sure wasn't there before growing out of the side of the sinkhole. Just as he tries to say something about it, the vine comes to life like a tentacle, lashing out and wrapping around Dana. His girlfriend's body is violently ripped away, disappearing into a small tunnel in the side of the sinkhole wall.

 

A stunned Carlos leaps at the rope, and Jason, in a rush of adrenaline, helps to pull him out. But despite their panic, there's no sign of further activity in the sinkhole. It takes a while for Jason to get Carlos calmed down enough to have any sort of discussion about the situation. Jason wants to grab some supplies from the tent and make a run for it to find Maya and Rocky. Carlos, though, notes that the sun is now almost completely set and they're likely to get lost in the dark. The two decide to set up their film lighting kit to serve as a sort of "lighthouse" so they can find their way back to camp if they get lost, hoping that it will also help Maya and Rocky find their way back. They know they'll need to be quick as the generator only has fuel for a couple of hours.

The pair finish setting up the lights, grab some water and flashlights, and head out for the edge of the afflicted area. As the sun sets fully, they begin to hear loud cracking and crashing sounds - falling trees, first in front of them, then, gradually, all around them. Carlos, still very unstable from losing Dana, has a panic attack, convinced something is coming for them. He runs back to camp, following the lights. Jason tries to call him back, but is ignored. He presses on for the tree line. As he approaches it, the beam from the flashlight illuminates the falling trees - which we can now see are being pulled down by the strange vines from the bushes, which are snaking their way outward into the unafflicted area of the forest. In the dim, narrow beam, we and Jason catch glimpses of the vines not only felling trees, but bursting up from the soil, uprooting smaller plants, actively, aggressively taking over the area.

 

Jason, unable to pass through the area of constantly-falling trees, runs around the perimeter of the overgrown section of forest, finding no gap through which to run. Suddenly, though, he hears the screaming voices of Maya and Rocky. They're standing on the other side of the gradually-expanding border, also looking for a way through. They and Jason shout back and forth to each other over the splintering wood, but can't hear one another. Finally, Maya makes a run for it, dashing through the falling trees and barely making it across to Jason. Rocky tries to follow, but is crushed under a collapsing tree trunk. Jason holds Maya back from running to him, and the two turn and run away from the border. A disgusting, deafening sound of churning earth and breaking bones echoes through the air, and the strange plant life's expansion seems to increase with the new fuel source.

 

Jason and Maya retreat from the border back towards camp. Jason asks what happened and why Rocky and Maya returned without help; after a lot of incoherent sobbing and screaming, Maya says the police in town told them they'd send a helicopter to evacuate Dana and a cop accompanied them back into the woods, but disappeared somewhere along the way. Maya asks how Dana is doing and Jason has to inform her that she's also dead. Their mourning is interrupted when they hear Carlos screaming from back at camp. The two head for the lights, Jason immediately and urgently, Maya somewhat reluctantly.

 

As they approach the camp, the light suddenly goes out. But the generator should still have plenty of fuel. Carlos' screaming continues, until it's drowned out by a loud rumbling, the shattering of glass, the clanging of metal. By the time Jason and Maya arrive on the scene, the sinkhole that swallowed up Dana has expanded and consumed the campsite, caving in and trapping Carlos beneath the group's supplies and equipment. Carlos is fighting to free himself, still alive but bleeding from several wounds. The ground is still unsteady, as if something is tunneling beneath it. Jason, closer to the edge of the hole, feels the soil beneath him giving way. He turns and tells Maya to run, and she obliges as the ground collapses under Jason, sending him tumbling down into the hole. He lands on top of Carlos, the weight of his body driving a tent spike deep into his friend's body and killing him.

 

Maya screams out to no one in particular for help as she flees the campsite, her eyes scanning the dark sky for the promised helicopter. Vines emerge from the tunnel Dana was dragged into and grab onto Carlos' corpse. Jason gets tied up along with him, his ankle tied to Carlos' wrist. Jason claws at the dirt and debris but can't get a grip, though he does manage to grab his still-illuminated flashlight. The pair are pulled into the tunnel, and we get a long shot from Jason's point of view, looking down the long, dark tunnel lit by his flashlight. Stuck in the tunnel wall are many fragments of animal bones, and a few that look as though they could be human, which zoom out at the audience. The shot ends abruptly as the flashlight briefly illuminates a mass of thorns and vines and leaves, arranged in a shape which abstractly suggests a hungry, monstrous face.

 

Back on the surface, Maya is still shouting and waving her flashlight around like a distress signal, when finally she hears the roar of a helicopter approaching. As the aircraft appears over the treetops, she catches their attention and falls to her knees, sobbing, a hint of relief on her face. The men on the helicopter observe her with a small spotlight, then shining it on the massive sinkhole where the campsite was, and the still-expanding border of the afflicted area. For a moment the chopper simply hovers, the men on board having some inaudible conversation. Then one of the men leans out the door... wielding a flamethrower. Maya screams in protest as she is set ablaze, burning graphically away to nothing. The men in the helicopter proceed to incinerate the entire afflicted area, burning away the bushes and vines, laying down a ring of fire at the edges to stop the spread of the strange plants. Embers and burning leaves float into the air and out of the screen. Black smoke fills the frame, blanking the screen...

 

When the image fades back in, the camera examines the area in the early light of dawn. The bushes are burnt away, down to charred twigs. Only a melted mass of metal and plastic lies at the bottom of the sinkhole. Maya's blackened skeleton remains on the scarred land. The camera lingers on her skull. Suddenly, it shifts. The ground below it is disturbed by something beneath. Burrowing. Alive.

 

 

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Moto

Studio: Endless Entertainment (through the Endless Animation division)/Animated by Endless Animation

Release Date: 3/6/Y4

Genre: CG Animation/Comedy/Adventure 

Director: Carlos Saldanha

Producer: Peter Ramsey

Writers: Tim Federle, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger 

Score: Alexandre Desplat

Rating: PG for thematic elements, mild brief language and rude humor

Budget: $90M

Theater Count: 3,854

Format: 2D, 3D and Dolby Cinema 

Cast:

Shamiek Moore as Moto

Hailee Steinfeld as Athena

Tom Holland as Camo

John Leguizamo as Tico

Olivia Munn as Dr. Alex Lauhg

Harrison Ford as Gerald Huntsman

Zoe Saldana as River

Jenny Slate as Branches

Ryan Reynolds as Lucha 

Seth MacFarlane as Shifty

Khary Payton as Corey

Daniel Day Lewis as Matthew

Robert De Niro as Joseph

 

Spoiler

We open in the lush jungles of the Amazon. We then see a lone scarlet macaw fly through the jungle giving us a bird’s eye view (not pun intended). We see colorful flocks of birds flying around the jungle, a group of frogs playing soccer with a nut, a jaguar sunbathing and sees a deer, he draws a claw in the mud ala a clock in thing at work and proceeds to chase the animal, snakes slither around the trees, and a bird about to eat a spider but the spider comically opens its mouth and eats the bird. We then finally setting on the village of monkeys in the canopy. We see all types of monkeys, howler monkeys forming a metal band, spider monkeys doing stunts, orangutans mediating and finally a small pack of tamarind monkeys, with fur as golden as treasure. The father, is back from getting fruit and is happily greeted by his wife, River holding their infant son. The family then has a fruit dinner, only to be interrupted by a sound similar to that of a gunshot. The father rushes outside to see the commotion to see hunters rush the jungle. The father tells River to take their child and run and hide. The father lets out a screech and a pack of different type of monkeys join together. The monkeys use comical booby traps to injure and stun the hunters but most of them get captured. River tries to run with her son in hand but is cornered by a hunter, but luckily the father quickly comes to their defense, and distracts the hunter by attacking him but is captured as well. River manages to find an underground set of tunnels but suddenly an explosion thanks to dynamite via the hunters separates River from her child causing them to go down different tunnels. The son manages to wind up in the streets of Brazil and tries to call for his mother but fails and weeps. However, he is approached by a woman in a lab coat. The woman tries to calm the startled baby monkey by offering him a cracker which he eats. The baby and the woman instantly take a liking to each other, and the woman introduces herself as Alex, a scientist researching flora and fauna of the Amazon, and calls the baby monkey Moto. Alex attempts to take Moto back to the jungle but can’t find his parents. Moto attempts to contact his parents via screeching but still doesn’t work. Not wanting to leave Moto, Alex decides to adopt him and takes him with her to New York to her apartment. The apartment is nice but littered with her research papers. Alex makes Moto a little make shift bed and gets him some food. Alex then introduces Moto to her other pets, Athena, a protective golden retriever puppy and Camo, a shy chameleon. Moto is scared at first but eventually warms up to his new animal friends, and Alex promises they’ll be happy together.

 

We then cut to the streets of New York City. There’s a hustle and bustle among the throng of people. We see Alex asleep in her bed, ignoring the alarm she placed, noticing this, peculiarly with a cup of coffee in hand, Moto puts down the cup and screeches which awakes Alex. Alex greets Moto good morning and rralizes that it’s 9:00 and she has 10 minutes to get to work and rushes to take a shower and change. Alex races to get ready with her pets helping, Moto getting her the papers she needs, Athena rushes to get her shoes and Camo grabs her keys. Alex then fills up bowls of food for her pets, for Moto, a fruit salad, for Athena, dog chow, and Camo, leaves and dead bugs. She says goodbye to her pets and rushes out. Moto, Camo and Athena do their daily activities when Alex is gone; Camo is reading a book, Athena is staring at the door waiting for Alex to come back and Moto is bored out of his mind. Moto fries watching TV, and other activities such as swinging around the house. Moto then see a group of teens with skateboards outside, talking about a skate park, and wants to go outside as well. Athena refuses to go as they need to be here until Alex comes back. Camo refuses as well as he is scared of leaving the house, noting it could be dangerous. Moto dismisses these ideas and attempts to go but Athena forbids it and closes the windows before Moto can escape. Moto, still refuses to listen sneaks out through Alex’s window, and goes to the skate park using a makeshift board he made using a dinner tray with wheels by sneaking in on the subway. However, a woman spots Moto and dials Animal Control.

 

Moto eventually makes it to the skate park and does some fun skateboarding tricks which wows the crowd. Meanwhile, back at Alex’s home, Camo looks for Moto in the house wanting to play cards only to realize Moto is gone and rushes to tell Athena. The two then quickly leave the house to go after Moto by ramming through Athena’s doggy door but wind up lost. Camo suggests Athena use her sense of smell to find Moto which works although she occasionally gets distracted by some of the food trucks nearby. Moto is still doing his tricks at the park and Athena and Camo have finally caught up with him. Athena scolds Moto for being foolish but an animal control officer quickly pulls a leash around Athena capturing her. Grabbing some nearby dirt, Moto throws some dirt at the officers face and frees Athena from her leash. Camo hops onto Athena’s back and the three make a run for it. The officer chases the animals throughout the city and attempt to lose the officer in Chinatown, where a festival is being held. The animals manage to dodge banners, pans and other comically painfully objects as the officer gets hurt. The three manage to hind in a Chinese Dragon costume but Athena is startled by the fireworks which blows their cover. The three then quickly head down a sewer hole and lose the officers for a bit, only to find themselves sealed in and have to look for an exit. The three are stopped by two sewer gators (Matthew and Joseph) with heavy New York accents. Matthew and Joesph menace the pets threatening to eat them causing them to run, as Matthew swims after them and Joseph pursues them on land. The pets are eventually cornered in a dead end, only with one small sewer hole in the middle. Moto quickly pushes Athena and Camo into the hole and shimmies into the hole himself as Matthew gets his head caught in the hole himself, trying to eat them. The pets celebrate their freedom only for Camo to point out they’re standing right in front of the pound. The officer quickly rounds up the animals and takes them to the pound for the evening.

 

Thankfully, Alex manages to find and get back her pets, thanks to Athena being chipped. Back at home, Alex scolds the animals in the way a mother would to her children. Moto reveals that it was his fault and that Athena and Camo were looking for him: Alex forgives the animals but warns them not to leave the house as it is dangerous. Athena and Camo listen but Moto is somewhat saddened. Alex then talks to Moto one on one, comforting the monkey and promising when she comes home tomorrow they’ll go outside and do something. However, the tender moment is interrupted by a phone call from Alex’s boss. Alex excitedly dances to the news and asks can she bring the animals, which after the answer causes more excitement. Alex reveals that she is going to the Amazon for a huge research project and she’s able to bring her pets as well. The animals and her then rushes into slumber. However, we see Moto dreaming of his childhood trauma and is startled in his sleep. Moto then quickly gets himself some water which wakes up Athena. Moto tells Athena about his realistic nightmare but she assures it was nothing (revealing she had a nightmare about a 50 foot tall mailman in the process) and he should goes back to sleep, assuring him everything will be fine in the morning.

 

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@Xillix replace Codename: Kids Next Door with Moto (CG Animation/Comedy/Adventure, March 6th, Y4 in 3D and Dolby Cinema, Directed by Carlos Saldanha)

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American Dragon: Darkness Rising

Release Date: May 22nd, Y4

Studio: Rising Crescent Pictures

Genre: Family/Fantasy/Action

Director: Jon Turteltaub

Theater Count: 3,622

Premium Formats: 3D, IMAX & IMAX 3D
Shooting Format: Digital 6.5K (Arri Alexa 65), Digital 8K (Red DSMC2 Monstro, for some aerials and steadicam) (Post-converted to 3D)
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 / 1.90:1 (IMAX showings, select scenes)
Release Image Formats: 2K DCP, 2K 3D DCP, 4K DCP, 2K IMAX Digital DCP, 2K IMAX 3D Digital DCP, 4K IMAX with Laser DCP, 4K IMAX 3D with Laser DCP

Release Audio Formats: 5.1, 7.1, Dolby Atmos, IMAX 12-Channel

Production Budget: $135 million

MPAA Rating: PG for fantasy violence, peril, and rude humor

Running Time: 119 minutes

Major Cast: Ryan Potter (Jake), Jackie Chan (Lao Shi), Lucy Liu (Chang), Lance Henriksen (Kulde), Clancy Brown (voice of the Dark Dragon), Callan McAuliffe (Fred), China Anne McClain (Trixie), Ty Simpkins (Spud), Morgan Lily (Rose), Steve Carrell (Professor Rotwood), Kelly Hu (Susan), Sean William Scott (Jonathan), Steve Buscemi (voice of Fu Dog)
Previous Movie Gross: $138m Domestic / $311.2m International / $449.2m Worldwide

 

Plot Summary:

Sequel to the Y2 film American Dragon: Jake Long. Based on the Disney Channel cartoon of that name.


(Scenes written in RED TEXT are expanded to the 1.90:1 ratio in IMAX)

Spoiler

The film opens with an animated segment which briefly recounts the premise and story of the first film. Jake Long (Ryan Potter), a teenage high schooler in New York City, is the grandson of the legendary Lao Shi Luong (Jackie Chan), one of a long line of people with the ability to transform into magical dragons. It is the responsibility of these dragons to protect the magical creatures of the world, who live in hidden communities separate from most humans, and whose very existence is a closely-guarded secret. Lao Shi was once the dragon guardian of China, and now, Jake is the very first person to hold the title of American Dragon. He has already become internationally famous in the magical community for the destruction of the Huntsclan, a group of humans who wished to exterminate all magical beings. However, he has received harsh criticism from some for releasing a prominent member of the clan without punishment - his girlfriend Rose, previously known as Huntsgirl.

 

The movie transitions into live-action as the illustration of Rose is revealed to be a sketch Jake has drawn in his notebook in class. His best friends Trixie (China Anne McClain) and Spud (Ty Simpkins), seated to either side of him, notice the drawing and look on, concerned. However, this is noticed by their teacher, Professor Rotwood (Steve Carrell), giving one of his ridiculous lectures on mythology - something about rhinos being able to turn into unicorns when no one is looking. He threatens Jake with detention, but he manages to save himself by correctly answering one of Rotwood's ludicrous questions about gryphon anatomy - even though it's completely wrong, as he mutters to himself afterwards.

 

At lunch, the three friends sit together discussing how ridiculous it is that they're being forced to re-take Professor Rotwood's class after failing it in their sophomore year. None of them understand why it's a requirement for graduation, though Spud has a conspiracy theory about Rotwood having ties to organized crime or something. Trixie brings up Jake's drawing of Rose, mentioning how sad it is she had to move away so suddenly a year earlier. Jake, though, doesn't want to talk about it. He insists that he's over her, and that he was just drawing whatever popped into his head. Trixie asks WHY Rose popped into his head if he's over her, but a stern glare from Jake convinces her to drop the subject.

 

We cut to Rose (Morgan Lily), who is now living in hiding with a family of centaurs in a secret magical village somewhere in upstate New York. The family are old friends of Lao Shi's, and he'd placed her in their care after the rest of the Huntsclan - the only family she'd ever known - had been destroyed. She's been a recluse ever since. Though Lao Shi was careful to ensure her identity as the former Huntsgirl did not become public knowledge in the magical community, Rose's shame and depression has kept her isolated and unmotivated. She misses the city, her school, her friends, and especially Jake, terribly. We see all sorts of magical creatures - grypons, trolls, giants, minotaurs, et cetera - going about their lives in the small, colorful village as Rose watches through her bedroom window. The centaur mother enters the room and tries to invite Rose to come to a local ceremony, but she refuses.

 

When Jake returns home, his father Jonathan (Sean William Scott) - who is unaware he has married into a family of dragons - begins asking him all sort of excited questions about his weekend plans with his grandpa. As far as he knows, Jake and Lao Shi are going to spend the weekend together in Chinatown, so that Jake can learn more about his cultural heritage. The conversation becomes increasingly awkward as Jonathan asks specific questions about their plans, which, of course, are all a lie. Jake's mother Susan (Kelly Hu) steps in just in time to steer the topic of conversation elsewhere.

After dinner, Jake has a heart-to-heart with his mother about his real plans for the weekend. Since he is about to turn eighteen, he must attend the annual Dragon Summit, overseen by the Great Dragons of the east and west. There, he will face a series of tests to evaluate his readiness to take on the full responsibilities of an adult guardian dragon. Though usually overconfident if anything, Jake confides in his mother that he's nervous what the Great Dragons will think of him - especially since they are fully aware of the identity and release of the Huntsgirl. Susan comforts her son as best as she can, but admits that she has never had to deal directly in dragon politics since she herself is not a dragon - it "skipped a generation."
 

On Friday afternoon, as school lets out, Jake says goodbye to Trixie and Spud and promises to tell them all about his weekend excursion on Monday. Trixie isn't terribly interested, but Spud seems to believe Jake's going to learn some sort of ancient Chinese medicine that could help with this "really weird rash" he has. Jake arrives at his grandfather's apartment-slash-electronics shop in Chinatown, where he is greeted by Fu Dog (voice of Steve Buscemi), the magical talking canine who serves as Lao Shi's friend and assistant. After a bit of humorous banter the pair are beckoned into a back room by Lao Shi himself.

 

Lao Shi explains that the Dragon Summit takes place on a secret island which can only be reached with a teleportation spell. The three proceed with the spell and, in a burst of mystical flame, vanish from the shop. Moments later, the telephone in Lao Shi's private quarters rings. There is no one to answer, but we hear the message left on his answering machine - it's his centaur friend calling to warn him that Rose has run away and is headed back to New York City!

In a puff of smoke, Lao Shi, Jake, and Fu Dog arrive on the magical island of Draco. It's a lush paradise filled with ancient temples and courtyards, training grounds and a colosseum. Dragons from all over the world mill about excitedly, most quite a bit older than Jake. Lao Shi leads his grandson toward the main temple at the center of the island, where he and the other dragons about to come of age are to begin their tests. As it turns out, though, there's only one other teen dragon taking the tests this year - Fred Nerk (Callan McAuliffe), the first Australian Dragon. The two meet inside the main chamber of the temple, where they are left alone by their mentors to await the Great Dragons.

Unfortunately, Fred and Jake are both the brash, cocky type, and their meeting quickly turns into back-and-forth bickering as they brag about their respective accomplishments and make fun of one another. Jake tries to play his involvement in the destruction of the Huntsclan as his trump card, but Fred brushes it off, saying there are much bigger threats to the magical world - and one done he'll be the one to take them down, not Jake. The pair are interrupted by the arrival of the Great Dragons - Chang (Lucy Liu), Great Dragon of the East, and Kulde (Lance Henriksen), Great Dragon of the West.

The Great Dragons are less than impressed with the fact that Jake and Fred are already arguing, pointing out diplomatic skill is of great importance for a guardian dragon. They will have a chance to redeem themselves, they reveal, with a series of special tests designed to assess their qualifications. In the event either should fail their tests, the Great Dragons will be forced to re-assign them to new mentors to continue their training. Fred, it seems, already knew about this. Jake, though, is shocked at the idea.

 

Jake speaks out, saying it is not fair to punish his grandpa for his own shortcomings. Chang responds that she knew Lao Shi decades ago, and has great respect for him - before adding that she always suspected he was not a good fit for mentoring a young dragon. Kulde says Jake will have nothing to worry about if he can prove his grandfather's training has paid off. Fred and Jake are informed that their tests will begin the next day at dawn.

Returning from the temple, Jake confronts his grandfather, asking why he was never told about the fact they could be separated. Lao Shi says he did not want to place unnecessary pressure on Jake, but admits that it is highly unusual for a dragon to be a mentor for their own family member. The only reason he was allowed to do so is because there was no one else suitable for the role in America. However, if Jake fails, the Great Dragons will assign someone else to move to New York and take over his training. Jake is angry - both at the Great Dragons for what he perceives as an unfair threat, and at his grandfather for keeping it a secret - but Lao Shi and Fu Dog manage to calm him down.

Jake asks his grandfather how Chang knows him, and Lao Shi explains that, back when he was the Chinese Dragon, he worked closely with Chang who, at the time, was an apprentice to the then-current Great Dragon of the East. As he narrates the story, we glimpse brief flashbacks to the events, with digitally de-aged versions of Lucy Liu and Jackie Chan.

 

The Great Dragon had been tracking the whereabouts of the Dark Dragon, an extremist who hated all non-magical beings and wished to enslave humans and make dragons masters of the world. Frustrated with how long "official" channels were taking to deal with the threat, Chang leaked information on the suspected location of the Dark Dragon's hideout in Hong Kong to Lao Shi. Being impulsive and arrogant in his youth, Lao Shi confronted the Dark Dragon on his own. We catch only quick, dark glimpses of the battle, never getting a good look at the villain. Lao Shi admits he found himself in badly over his head, and was nearly killed. It was only quick thinking and a bit of luck that allowed him to battle the Dark Dragon to a stalemate, with both combatants retreating with serious injuries.

 

Lao Shi says to Jake that the battle with the Dark Dragon changed his outlook on his duties as the Chinese Dragon, and as a dragon in general. The Dark Dragon has not been seen since that day, and most assume he died from his wounds - but Lao Shi is not so sure. He has resolved ever since to be more careful and wise in his decisions, and has hoped to pass these qualities on to Jake, who he says behaves much as he did when he was young. However, Chang still sees him as the impulsive young man she knew in the past, and lobbied hard against letting him train his grandson. Jake forgives his grandfather for keeping secrets, and vows to prove to Chang that Lao Shi has changed and is a good influence on him.

The next morning, Saturday, in New York City, Trixie and Spud are hanging out at a skate park where they and Jake often spend time together. They are shocked when they are approached by none other than Rose. She says she's back in town for the weekend, and asks to talk to Jake. Trixie and Spud try to ask all about her new life outside of the city, why exactly she had to move away, et cetera - but Rose simply presses on asking about Jake, insisting it's very important she speak with him. Though they tease her about her relationship with Jake, they ultimately agree to take Rose into Chinatown to try and track him down.

On Draco, Jake and Fred begin their tests. We're shown a montage of these events, both teens in their humanoid, winged dragon forms on the training grounds as Chang and Kulde watch carefully. There is a test of accuracy with fire breath, a test of melee combat skills, a test of judgement in which they must quickly distinguish between threats and allies, and at one point a written exam - for which Fred and Jake are still inexplicably transformed as they sit at their desks. Both of the young dragons do well in the first test, but Fred has trouble with his martial arts, Jake proves a bit too quick to attack in the test of judgement - which Chang considers validation of her views on Lao Shi's training - and both of them do, in Kulde's words, "a remarkably poor job" on the written potion.

 

So it is that both Fred and Jake, in order to pass, must perform very well in the final test - the test of flight. The two will fly through an obstacle course set up around the coast of the island, and be judged on speed, technique, and safety. Though both are repeatedly reminded by their mentors that the test is NOT a race to the finish, that is what it ultimately becomes as the pair goad each other on, turning the test into a competition as they zoom through hoops and around barriers.

 

As they near the finish, Jake and Fred fly into a thick patch of fog, one which seems to be moving against the wind. As they enter, visibility is reduced to near-zero. The Great Dragons, watching through a magical telescope from the top of the island's central temple, lose sight of them. The pair are flying very close to one another when, suddenly, a huge claw made of dark magical energy shoots out of a nearby crevice and swipes at them. It grabs Fred, pulling him down into an underground cavern. At first, Jake calls out a mocking taunt, assuming that this was part of the test. But when Fred fails to re-emerge from the crevice, Jake begins to suspect something is wrong. Somewhat reluctantly, he turns back and flies down into the crevice to check on his rival.

 

The underground cavern turns out to be a magma chamber lit by pools of molten rock. Jake lands on a solid spot and calls out for Fred, but doesn't get a reply. Suddenly, out of the magma pool behind him, a massive black-and-purple dragon three times Jake's size rises menacingly. "Do not concern yourself with him, young dragon," the giant speaks in his deep, commanding voice. "It is only you I was after." Jake turns to face him in a battle stance - only to become visibly frightened when he sees who it is. He recognizes who it must be right away.

"You... you're the Dark Dragon," he says in awe.

"Yes," the Dark Dragon (voice of Clancy Brown) replies. "And you are Jake Long, grandson of Lao Shi, first American Dragon, destroyer of the Huntsclan. We have much to discuss."

Jake says he isn't interested in anything the Dark Dragon has to say, but with a snap of his claws, the giant beast summons dozens of evil minions, human-sized draconic demons made of the same dark energy as the giant claw that grabbed Fred. The demons pile onto Jake, and while he fights them off at first, he is eventually overwhelmed and pinned down. The Dark Dragon launches into one of those typical evil villain monologues - about how dragons have wasted their potential for centuries by guarding the human world instead of conquering it, about how the humans would go to war and seek to exterminate dragons and magical creatures if they knew of their existence. He says Jake should know that better than anyone, as the Huntsclan were proof - they tried to do just that. Jake says that not all people are like the Huntsclan, and that some - most, he thinks - could learn to accept the truth.

"You mean like your precious Rose?"

Jake's jaw drops.

"Oh yes, American Dragon. I know all about her. The huntress you let slip away, the one who sought to exterminate you and your kind for her whole life... who you refused to punish. I will rectify that mistake, spawn of Lao Shi."

This threat enrages Jake to the point that he manages to break free of the demons' grasp in surge of adrenaline and fire, the evil entities dissolving into black mist. Jake attacks the Dark Dragon with his fire breath, but the villain is unfazed. With his exit blocked by the giant beast, Jake turns and flies deeper into the cavern's twisting tunnels. He comes across Fred, who is being restrained by another group of the shadow-demons. Jake helps him escape, the two managing to destroy the demons together. However, the tunnel is a dead end, and the duo are forced to turn back - toward the Dark Dragon.

Fred and Jake fly at the villain head-on, and, knowing they can't really take him in a fight, resort to buzzing around him like flies, dodging his blasts of fire and the swipes of his huge claws. They get into a groove, working in concert with each other's aerodynamics to distract and disorient the Dark Dragon. Eventually, the pair manage to temporarily blind him with a synchronized fire-blast to the face - just long enough to slip by him and fly out of the cavern. An enraged roar echoes out of the crevice behind them.

 

They finish the course and are met by their mentors. Both frantically try to explain what has happened, but only Jake knows the villain by name. Lao Shi and Fred's mentor are both visibly stunned at the suggestion that the Dark Dragon has returned - but while Fred's mentor scoffs and dismisses the notion, scolding Fred for his "childish prank," Lao Shi believes his grandson. The Great Dragons arrive to reveal the results of the test, but Jake doesn't allow them to speak before declaring the Dark Dragon's return to them. Chang is not only skeptical, but actually seems angry at the suggestion this could be true - even claiming it must be a lie that Lao Shi put him up to. Fred backs Jake up, though, despite his mentor's protests. Kulde declares that he and Chang will go to investigate the cavern. However, when they do, the fog has cleared and the Dark Dragon is gone, with no sign he was ever there.

 

Kulde and Chang, now convinced this is all some sort of ruse or prank, declare that because of this, both Fred and Jake have failed their tests and will be assigned new mentors. Lao Shi attempts to protest but Chang shuts him down savagely, saying he has always been a loose cannon and should never have been given the responsibility of training the first American Dragon. Further, she says, if the Dark Dragon WERE alive, it would only be because Lao Shi allowed him to escape by confronting him before the Great Dragons could form a proper plan.

 

Jake comes to his grandfather's defense, pointing out it was Chang who tipped him off in the first place, but - despite fury burning behind his eyes - Lao Shi silences his grandson. He says that they will need to abide by the decision of the Great Dragons and show the proper respect. Kulde declares that the two teens can spend one more night with their old mentors, and will be introduced to their new teachers in the morning.

In New York's Chinatown, Trixie, Spud, and Rose are having no luck finding Jake for obvious reasons. They began at Lao Shi' shop, since that's where Jake was supposed to be spending the nights, but found they'd already left. Since then they've only succeeded in finding several Chinese food vendors for Spud to pig out at. They ultimately decide to go back to Jake's house to ask his parents if they know where exactly he would be. Susan, aware of the real reason for Rose's disappearance, is shocked to see her. Putting on the best act she can, though, Susan says she doesn't know where Jake and Lao Shi are exactly, but that Rose is welcome to stay in their house for the night if she doesn't have anywhere else to sleep. Trixie and Spud obviously find this offer strange, assuming Rose is in town with her family, but Rose claims she's visiting on her own and that this would be much better than the cheap hotel she'd planned on staying in. With that settled, Trixie and Spud depart.

Susan and Rose have an intense discussion about what she's doing back in the city, while Susan has Jake's little sister Hayley distract Jonathan so that he doesn't overhear any of this magic-talk. Rose says that she's fed up with living in hiding and that she wishes she could just come back to the human world and live a normal life. Susan asks her why she would come here if that were true, knowing Jake is a dragon from a magical family. Rose says she's not sure, but over the course of the conversation decides that, apart from her love for Jake, she is hoping he can help her find out her place since he himself has also lived between worlds for his whole young life. She begs Susan not to contact her centaur foster family, and Susan agrees to let Rose speak with Jake when he comes home from the summit tomorrow evening before sending her back.

On Draco, as night falls, Jake and his grandfather have a similarly intense discussion about the return of the Dark Dragon and the end of their student-teacher relationship. He is also terrified that Rose is in danger. He asks his grandpa if there's any way the Dark Dragon could know where she is, but he replies it's impossible - only he, Susan, the members of the community where she'd resettled, and the Great Dragons knew that information. Suddenly, Jake snaps into a realization. For the Dark Dragon to be in hiding on Draco, wouldn't it make sense if someone let him be there? Someone who could tell him when the tests were happening so he could set the trap for Jake? Someone who knew where Rose was, and who had a grudge against Lao Shi?

 

Jake says that Chang must be working with the Dark Dragon, and at first Lao Shi refuses to believe it. But Jake says it's the only explanation that makes sense, citing his own history with her. If the Great Dragons were coming up with a plan to defeat the Dark Dragon back in Hong Kong, what better way to mess it all up then send the notoriously impulsive Chinese Dragon to his lair, believing he'd be killed and the Dark Dragon would have an excuse to leave without tipping off the Great Dragons that he knew he was being monitored? And what better way to take revenge decades later than by disgracing Lao Shi and capturing his grandson?

 

Gradually, Lao Shi comes to believe that Jake is correct. He leaves to confront Chang in front of Kulde in the main temple, telling Jake to stay where he is. Jake says he will go back to New York and find Rose, but Lao Shi refuses and makes Fu Dog promise to keep an eye on his grandson, waiting for his return. Reluctantly, Jake and Fu Dog agree... at least until Lao Shi leaves, at which point a sympathetic Fu immediately begins helping Jake prepare the teleportation ritual.

 

Fu says Lao Shi never told him where Rose is, but he can get Jake back to the city so he can find out from his mother. Fu Dog stays behind to tell Lao Shi what happened "so he doesn't worry too much. Just the right amount." Jake thanks him and vanishes in a burst of flame. Jake reappears in the back room of his grandpa's electronics shop, coughing and waving at the smoke that puffs out around him as he materializes. He makes a frantic run for home, but his house is several miles away.

Meanwhile, Lao Shi enters the temple only to be ambushed in a dark corridor by Chang. He confronts her with his suspicions, and she confirms they are true - but says she will never let him get to Kulde to expose her. Suddenly she pulls a pouch filled with a magic powder from inside her cloak, dousing Lao Shi with its contents. Lao Shi tries to change into his dragon form to fight back, but finds that he cannot - the powder was made from ground unicorn horn, which has anti-transformative properties.

 

Despite his disadvantage, Lao Shi attempts to fight back, and the two have a one-on-one martial arts showdown in the hallway. Though Lao Shi is quite a bit older, his skill and experience have not left him, and the two are evenly matched. They fight to a stalemate until finally Chang becomes fed up, transforming into a long, serpentine blue Eastern dragon and capturing Lao Shi in her coils.

Jake arrives at home in a panic looking for his mother, asking where Rose is. Susan and Jonathan are obviously confused by this question, wondering aloud how he could know she was in town - which, of course, he doesn't, until she comes running to the sound of his voice. The two have a tearful reunion, and Hayley, following silent instructions from her mother, again distracts Jonathan and leads him out of the room. Jake breathlessly explains that the Dark Dragon knows where she is and may be coming for her. Susan points out Rose showed up unexpectedly, and that the villain wouldn't know she was in the city. She asks where Lao Shi is and Jake explains about their suspicion of Chang and how he went to confront her.

Their conversation is interrupted by a loud banging sound on a nearby window. It's a small fairy knocking to get their attention. The tiny winged woman looks terrified, and is carrying a letter. She leaves it on the windowsill and flies away in a terrible hurry. Jake rushes to retrieve it - it's a note from Chang. She has his grandfather. In order to save him, Jake will need to come for him alone, where she and the Dark Dragon will be waiting. It gives a specific location in an old unused section of the city sewers beneath a construction area. If he does not show up, then Lao Shi will be slain.

Jake, while frightened, does not hesitate. He declares he will have to go save his grandpa on his own. Rose, though, demands to go with him. She sees this as an opportunity to atone for her past as the Huntsgirl. Jake doesn't want her to go because the Dark Dragon has vowed to kill her, and, for now at least, doesn't know where she is. But Rose refuses to run and hide again. She says Jake is walking into a trap and will need all the help he can get. She was trained from birth to fight dragons, and this may be her only chance to put that skill to a good use. Jake relents, and the two head out.

Before they go to the location mentioned in the note, though, Jake and Rose make a pit stop at Lao Shi's shop. Jake leads her into the back room where all the magic items are kept, and opens up a large ornate chest. Inside is the magic staff that belonged to the Hunstman, the master of the Huntsclan and the man who raised Rose. Jake explains that Lao Shi retrieved it after the defeat of the Huntsclan, and had planned to donate it to some sort of magical museum - but never got around to it. He says he thinks Rose should keep it. She's hesitant to even touch it at first, overwhelmed by the memories of the man who abducted her, corrupted her, and lied to her about her very existence. But with a deep breath and a solemn nod, she takes the staff into her grip, swearing to use it to help right the wrongs she once committed.

Cut to the sewers. In a large, open area of the abandoned part of the drainage system, Jake steps out alone to face Chang and the Dark Dragon. Lao Shi is unconscious, chained to the wall. The Dark Dragon and Chang attempt to persuade Jake to join their cause. Again the giant beast espouses his beliefs on the superiority of magical creatures and dragons in particular, and the idea that if they do not strike first and subjugate the humans by force, the humans will inevitably discover their existence and start a war. Chang tries to frame this as somehow altruistic, saying that a swift and sudden takeover will be quicker and kinder to the humans and result in less destruction.

Obviously, Jake isn't really interested in going along with any of this. But he pretends to listen and seriously consider it, buying time for Rose - who is sneaking in through another tunnel - to get into position. Jake's apparent indecision eventually frustrates the Dark Dragon, who delivers an ultimatum - Jake will surrender and pledge his allegiance right now, or Lao Shi will be killed. Chang stands next to the chained up former Chinese Dragon, readying a dragon-slaying spell. The sound and glow of the dark magic energies cause Lao Shi to stir, groaning in pain and blinking his eyes.

"Well, American Dragon? I will wait no longer. Declare yourself my servant, submit to my will... or this will be your grandfather's last waking moment," the villain growls.

"Jake... don't..." Lao Shi groans out quietly.

"I'm sorry, gramps," Jake says, bowing his head in resignation. "The Dark Dragon is right that the only humans who knew about us made it their mission to exterminate us. We fought battles in the shadows for ages. If that war came out into the open... it'd be bad for everyone," he says. The Dark Dragon smiles an evil grin and nods approvingly.

"...But I know someone who's living proof it doesn't need to happen like that."

From out of the darkness of a side tunnel comes an orb of green magical energy, the kind the Huntsman used to attack dragons. Rose has arrived. The blast hits Chang, knocking her away from Lao Shi and disrupting her spell. As the former Huntsgirl steps into the light, the Dark Dragon bellows out an enraged roar that shakes the sewers. With a cry of "DRAGON UP," Jake transforms into his draconic form, and the climactic battle ensues.

As in the cavern with Fred, Jake tries to use his smaller size and agility to his advantage, flying all around the Dark Dragon, avoiding his attacks, and blasting him with fire from time to time. But the sewer is much smaller and tighter than that cavern, limiting Jake's maneuverability. He has many close calls, and is so focused on dodging that he barely has any chance to counterattack. Meanwhile, Rose attacks Chang, first in a martial arts battle in which she uses the Huntsman's staff as a melee weapon. Both combatants are highly skilled, but Chang's experience ultimately wins out, and it becomes clear Rose is at a disadvantage. The situation is made worse as Chang shifts into her own dragon form.

By now Lao Shi is fully awake, and he calls out to Rose. With a magically-energized swing of the staff, she breaks the chains holding him. However, Lao Shi finds that Chang's magic powder hasn't worn off, and he is still unable to transform. It becomes two humans versus one dragon, the surprisingly acrobatic Lao Shi serving largely as a distraction for Rose to try and find openings where she can blast Chang with the staff.

Jake is getting worn down by his constant attempts to avoid the Dark Dragon's attacks, and finally a swing of the villain's thick, heavy tail connects. The American Dragon is swatted out of the air, smashing into the old, brittle wall of the abandoned sewer, the force cracking the concrete. He collapses down onto the floor in a daze and the Dark Dragon moves in for the kill. As Lao Shi continues to distract Chang, Rose runs at the Dark Dragon and crouches down, sliding between his legs in slow motion on her knees, firing upwards with the staff's magic blasts. They connect with the evildoer's relatively vulnerable underbelly, causing him considerable injury for the first time in the battle.

The wounded beast attempts to crush Rose under one of his huge clawed feet, but Jake recovers just in time to dash in, pushing Rose out of the way. The tip of his tail, though, is caught underneath the Dark Dragon's foot. Rose creates an opening by distracting the evildoer with another volley of magic blasts, and Jake takes the opportunity to unleash a blast of flame right at his existing wounds. The Dark Dragon stumbles backward, screaming in pain, and Jake is freed.

Lao Shi is wrapped up in Chang's tail, but the magic powder is slowly wearing off. The old man's hands morph into blue, scaly claws, and he scratches and digs into Chang's scales. As she whips her head around to bite at him, Lao Shi grins, opening his mouth wide and unleashing an enormous torrent of built-up fire breath. The blast hits Chang right in the face, stunning her into releasing her enemy. Jake yells at Rose to go in for the finisher, and she makes a flying leap at the injured and blinded Great Dragon, the Huntsman staff surging with green anti-dragon magic. She slams the tip of the staff down on Chang's forehead, and the explosion of energy gravely wounds her, forcing her out of her dragon form.

Chang collapses to the sewer floor unconscious, and all the other combatants are blown back by the shockwave. The old condemned sewer walls are cracked and buckled by its force, and the chamber begins to cave in under the weight of the half-finished building on the lot above. A giant chunk of dirt, concrete, and metal lands on top of the Dark Dragon, pinning him to the ground. Rose, regaining her bearings, runs over to the fallen Chang, staff at the ready, going for the kill. In her eyes is the single-minded rage that she had as Huntsgirl. Jake flies in front of her and grabs her, interrupting her attack. As he carries her up and out of the sewer through the holes opening in the ceiling, she seems to break out of her trance. She drops the staff, which becomes buried under the rubble.

Lao Shi is finally able to fully transform, flying up after his grandson. They make a harrowing escape, dodging debris and zooming out of the collapsing building above ground just before it falls apart completely, disappearing into the sewer. As they land and the dust settles, Jake expresses his hope that the Dark Dragon is gone for good - a hope dashed when he hears the villain's enraged roar echoing out of a nearby storm drain. Still, for now, the battle is over and the enemy is in retreat.


The heroic dragons flee the area as sirens approach, Jake still carrying Rose with him. Once they're out of sight in a dark alleyway, they shift back into human form. Rose seems to be in a mild state of shock. She's horrified at the way she felt while going after Chang - just like she had when she was in the Huntsclan. She's worried that, deep down, she hasn't changed at all. But Jake insists that her actions tonight have proven otherwise. Her past will always be a part of her, he says, but everyone has their demons. What's important is how you move forward and deal with them, finding a way to make them just one part of a greater whole. Lao Shi concurs, complementing Jake on his wise words.

The three arrive back at Lao Shi's shop, where Fu Dog is waiting for them. He had come back to find Jake when Lao Shi never returned from the temple - and with him, he brought Great Dragon Kulde, who was very alarmed to learn of the allegations against Chang and Lao Shi's sudden disappearance. After confirmations that Chang really was working with the Dark Dragon, and that the threat has passed for now, Kulde says they will all need to come with him to Draco in the morning to go over things in more detail. "There is much of grave importance we must discuss."

"Uh, heck yeah there is!"

It's Trixie's voice. She and Spud are standing in the entrance to the shop. They have heard entirely too much.

"You wanna start with your TALKING DOG?"

The camera zooms in on Jake's shocked expression, then we cut to black. Roll credits!

 

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The Wake Up Call

 

Release Date: December 11th

Studio: Hunt Productions

Genre: Drama

Director: Spike Jonze

Theatre Count: 3,240

Budget: 60M

Rating: R

Run Time: TBD

Cast:

Ryan Gosling

Jenny Slate

Kristen Stewart

Chris Pratt

Shailene Woodley

 

Plot: In Progress

 



 

 

The film opens on the wedding day of Max Wilder (Ryan Gosling) and Katherine Blake (Jenny Slate). It’s an outdoor wedding at a large venue. The crowd is filled with lots of people there to celebrate the festivities. Everyone looks ecstatic. As Katherine guided by her father walks down the aisle Max looks on beaming with pride. As they get close Max’s eyes begin to well with tears. Both individuals have big goofy smiles on their faces as they recite their vows.

 

Cut to the wedding reception. We see large masses of people there  all having fun. It’s not a very formal event. People are drinking, singing karaoke and just having a blast. Everyone else begins to slowly fade out of the picture as we focus on Max and Katherine dancing goofily in the center of the parlor. Neither could possibly be happier.  We see a brief glimpse of the two having sex later that night. Max a goofy smile on his face and tells her that he loves her. Katherine sweetly replies, “I Love you too, now fuck me harder.”

 

In a montage depicting the next few years we see the two buy a fairly big house which they are both excited about. We find out that Max is an accountant and he really enjoys his job and see that he takes a lot of pride in it. We see Katherine having meals ready for Max when he gets home. We see  them go out to bars, amusement parks, beaches and having lots of fun. We see the two having lots sex interspersed with these other things. As time progresses we see that Max has started to gain a little weight. He’s having to stay later at work which is draining him. He and Katherine are spending less time together. The sex is less frequent but it’s still there.

 

Max comes home one night to find that Katherine isn’t there. He doesn’t find this particularly strange. Recently she’s been going out with her friends more with him not being home to go do something. He grabs a beer out of the fridge and goes and sits down in his recliner. He turns on the TV and starts to scroll through channels. He ends up stopping on Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Katherine comes in to find that he’s fallen asleep watching the Kardashians. She laughs at this notion, turns the TV off, kisses him on the cheek, and heads off to bed leaving him there.  

 

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Baseball Boy: Swing for the Fences 

 

Release Date: January 24th

Studio: Hunt Productions

Genre: Animation/Family

Director: Simon J. Smith

Theatre Count: 3,100

Rating: PG

Runtime: 89 minutes

 

 



 

 

 

Baseball Boy

 

[The film has a blocky animation style similar to that of the game it is based off of]

 

Teddy (Tom Holland) grew up in a typical suburban town.Teddy’s parents always pushed him to play different kinds of sports. We see goofy clips of Teddy awkwardly trying to play all kinds of sports including: Bowling, curling, croquet, tennis, skiing, basketball, and javelin throwing. To say the very least Teddy sucks at all of these activities often comically so. After his latest attempt with football Teddy is seen sitting in the hospital in a full body cast. Teddy’s brother Tommy (Andrew Garfield)  suggest to Teddy that maybe he should try to get into art instead.

 

    Teddy starts doodling and drawing. To his surprise he discovers that he is very good at it. His parents unsuspecting of his new found talent, sign him up to join a baseball team. The coaches are concerned with Teddy’s lack of attention and effort at practice but give him the benefit of the doubt, because despite his inability to catch or run Teddy can hit with the best of them. Come season Teddy enjoys the games because he can spend most of the games doodling in the dugout and also impress his parents when he is out on the field.

 

    Teddy’s team is really good and makes the state tournament. In the semifinals game Teddy is up to bat in the bottom of the ninth. But he is distracted. Wildly imagining all the things that he could draw (Which is shown through clouds in the sky projecting the things that Teddy is imagining.) As a result Teddy gets struck out. Thankfully Teddy’s teammates finish out the game strong and they make it to the championship.

 

    On the way home from the game Teddy’s mom comforts Teddy and tells Teddy that everyone has a bad game (which Teddy actually isn’t all that concerned about he is fine with what happened.) But Teddy’s father (Tobey Maguire) sits silently in the driver's seat brooding clearly upset with his son’s performance. When they get home Teddy’s father grabs Teddy by the arm revealing the doodles that Teddy had been working on during the game. Teddy’s father berates Teddy demanding an explanation. Teddy is forced to come clean about his love for drawing. Teddy’s parents are flabbergasted and angry. Teddy’s father tells Teddy that he is no longer a member of the family. Teddy wanders off crying.

 

    Tommy goes off and finds Teddy crying in the dugout at the baseball field. Tommy asks Teddy if he likes playing baseball. Teddy says that he does indeed like playing baseball. Tommy tells Teddy that he should keep playing than but importantly he should keep drawing too if that’s important to him. Teddy starts to cheer up. The two start throwing a baseball back and forth and talk about art. Tommy tells Teddy that maybe art and baseball don’t have to be so separate. Teddy ponders upon this thought.

 

    It’s the day of the championship game and Teddy and his teammates are warming up. Teddy sees that his parents aren’t in the crowd and gets sad but as he looks closer he sees that Tommy is there sitting in the first row beaming with pride. Teddy runs over to where Tommy is and stumbles over his words trying to express his gratitude. Tommy simply tells Teddy, “hit a home run for me kid.” Teddy smiles wide and runs back to continue participating in warm ups.

 

    The game doesn’t go so well for Teddy’ team. In the top of the ninth inning they are down three runs. There are 2 outs and the bases are loaded when Teddy goes up to bat. He looks out in the crowd and sees Tommy’s smiling face. He hears Tommy’s words from earlier ringing in his head. “Maybe art and baseball don’t have to be so separate” “Hit a home run for me kid.” The clouds start swirling in the sky representing Teddy’s imagination again. When the pitch comes Teddy closes his eyes and swings. His bat connects with the ball. The ball flies up into the sky through rings formed from Teddy’s imagination clouds. Up in the clouds you see a wonderfully large of imagination people chanting Teddy’s name. The ball continues to soar out of the stadium and halfway across town. The ball eventually goes through the window of Teddy’s house, hitting his father in the head and knocking him unconscious.  Teddy’s team does unfortunately end up losing the baseball game but all of Teddy’s teammates are ecstatic to celebrate his tremendous hit. Tommy tells Teddy that he has inspired him to chase his dreams and he’s going to go to culinary school. Teddy’s father brain chemistry is seriously altered by the impact of the ball hitting him and he himself is now super into art. Teddy, Tommy, and their father decide to open a baseball themed tattoo parlor and cafe.

 

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Safari Trail

Studio: Infinite Studios 

Release Date: 4/10/Y4

Genre: Documentary 

Director: Drew Fellman

Rating: G

Budget: $5M

Theater Count: 2,450

Runtime: 77 minutes

Narrator: Samuel L Jackson 

Composer: John Williams 

 

Plot: 

The narrator tells us an informative and fun journey in the savannas of Africa where we learn about the flora, the fauna from the smallest meerkat to the toughest lion and the dangers the wildlife faces from poachers and deforestation.

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Cabana Boys

 

Studio: Infinite Studios 

Happy Madison Productions 

Release Date: 5/22/Y4

Genre: Comedy

Director: Dennis Dugan

Rating: PG-13 

Budget: $20M

Theater Count: 3,472

Format: 2D

Runtime: 102 minutes

Cast: 

Adam Sandler as Bert

Jace Norman as Ralph

Kevin James as Stan

David Spade as Peter

Chris Rock as Kevin 

Andy Samberg as Mr. Barkston

Vin Diesel as Chuggs

Mila Kunis as Margaret

Drew Barrymore as Kathy

Sadie Sandler as Stacy

 

 

Plot:

Bert, Kevin, Peter and Stan are four friends who work during the summer at a country club to make a bit of extra money not to mention have a bit of fun. Their young boss, Mr. Barkston is a golf loving pompous rich man who hasn’t worked a day in his life much to the ire of Bert who has had to work harder for all of his life. Bert announces to his friends that in about a week, he will have saved up enough money to join the club and is excited. Stan warns Bert not to become like Barkston, which he assures he won’t be anything like him. After a hard day of work, Bert returns home exhausted and is greeted by his family, his wife Kathy, his daughter Stacy and his son, Ralph, who is a notorious slacker with a passion for video games. It is accidentally revealed Ralph spent $500 on DLC and power ups in a Fortnite like video game much to Bert’s anger. Bert grounds Ralph who angrily storms off. Later that night, Bert talks to Stacy about it, and Stacy asks why is he so hard on Ralph. Bert reveals he’s disappointed that his son isn’t manly enough and wants him to toughen up, revealing he used to be a lot like him. Stacy tells him to accept Ralph for who he is and suggests he can Ralph work to pay of the bill. Gaining an idea, Bert applies a job for Ralph at the country club much to latter’s dismay. Bert introduces Ralph to his friends after showing him the proper way men shake hands. During the day, Bert, Ralph, Stan, Kevin and Peter do their jobs around the country club as Ralph provides both fun yet lazy ways to get the work done much to Bert’s dissatisfaction. Meanwhile from afar, Mr. Barkston watches this and demands to speak to Ralph. Bert attempts to apologize for Ralph but to their surprise, Barkston promotes Ralph to be his apprentice, which gives him more pay and less work which Ralph accepts. Barkston introduces Ralph to his entourage, Chuggs, the bodybuilder bodyguard and Margaret, the fashion loving socialite. The three prove to bad influences to Ralph which angers Bert and consumes him with jealousy. Later at home, Ralph flaunts his cash but Bert although angry reveals that unlike him he’s earned his money and announces tomorrow he’ll have enough for himself to join only for Ralph to reveal that was the price for ten years ago and it doubled. The next day, Bert challenges Barkston for Ralph in a game of golf, and if he wins Ralph works for them. Barkston agrees under the condition that if he wins work become twice as hard and will cut the pay. Stan, Kevin and Peter try to talk Bert out of it but he refuses. The golf game is close but Bert loses at the last second. Barkston celebrates but Ralph feels bad. Back at Barkston’s place, a party is held, Ralph tied to convince Barkston to reconsider only to see his dad collect money from him. Barkston reveals he paid Bert off to throw the match and a place in the country club, much to Ralph’s disgust. The next day, Bert has become a total snob which gives Ralph an epiphany on how he acted, Ralph quits and rallies the workers to convince his dad to see the error of his ways by pulling harmless but irritating pranks on the country club members throughout the day. Angered, Barkston makes work even more intolerable for the workers in return. Barkston then has another party where the workers are basically their servants or they’re fired. When all hope is lost, Ralph reveals he has one last trick. Ralph finally speaks to Bert and convinces him to join back by showing him how weak his handshake has become but also how strong Ralph is now bad that he became a man his own way. Realizing the errors of his ways, Bert quits as well and his newfound pride in his son. Barkston then fires the rest of the employees which causes a full out brawl between the workers and the elites which the workers win. Defeated and a bit beaten, Barkston rehires them with conditions back to normal with an increased pay. The workers celebrate and Bert and Ralph celebrate.

 

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The Untitled Family Guy Movie

Studio: Infinite Studios 

Fuzzy Door Productions 

Release Date: 12/25/Y4

Director: Seth MacFarlane 

Genre: Traditional Animation/Musical/Comedy

Rating: R

Budget: $35M

Runtime: 125 minutes (including 5 minute short)

Cast:

Seth MacFarlane as Peter, Stewie and Brian

Alex Borestein as Lois

Seth Green as Chris

Mila Kunis as Meg

Jason Statham as Ernie The Giant Chicken

Keegan Michael Key as The Head of Fox

Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson

Chris Diamantopoulos as Mickey Mouse

 

Short:

Pop Team Shorts: Pipimi and Popuko Vs. Hollywood: Volume 1

Rating: R

Spoiler

We open as we see Pipimi (an anime esque tall blue haired teen girl) and her best friend Popuko (like Pipimi but with blonde hair and shorter) on a plane. A flight attendant asks Popuko if she wants Beef or Chicken, as Popuko has the most enraged look on her face but before she can pounce on the flight attendant, Pipimi says she wants beef, and Popuko says her life has been spared but realized they did this shit before which Pipimi also remember, as the two quickly realize they’re in a short film for a movie. Pissed off of getting a crappy short, the two hijack the plane, decked out with all types of weaponry and fly to Hollywood as they fight their way through zombie executive, coked out their mind actors and actresses, fat cats with oversized hammers and most deadly of all, soccer moms in the most gruesome fashion as they finally reach the studio CEO which resembles an RPG boss battle but the CEO using a green light laser almost beats them. However the two manage to use the power of anime to beat him. The CEO begs for his life offering them a movie. Popuko agrees to spare him if he guess if she wants Beef or Chicken. The CEO guess Chicken as Popuko coldly remarks he made the wrong guess as she shoots him in the head. The two get their hands on a computer to see an eerie light as What’s New Pussycat plays in the background.

 

Movie:

Spoiler

The movie opens with the Griffin family debating on how to open the movie (parodying the Y3 releases: Spark: Homeward (featuring Meg as Alex Spark, which she’s happy about only for Chris to tell her, it’s the unused version much to her dismay, we then see Jake Gyllenhall stalking her behind a corner), The Number One Dime (Lois as Magica De Spell with Scrooge as Peter in bed together as Lois tries to warn Peter only for him to turn to gold), The Odyssey 2 (with Peter as one of the giants, which Brian is supposed to kill but is too high), Lilo and Stitch (with Stewie a rn Brian playing the lead roles, Stewie comments why are they just doing the same as the original movie and Brian retorts he should be happy to wear that new skirt), and  Brian Griffin’s version of Redeeming Love which is humorously worse than the original. They decide to a version of their theme song to open the movie. However they settle on a musical number, which is an updated version of the Family Guy theme (Lucky There’s a Family Guy).

 

Peter wakes up happily in the morning with a spring in his step and goes outside to the mailbox and grabs a letter which contains the scripts for their new episode. Peter awakes his family to prepare. Meg is disappointed with her role in the episode and the quality of it but Peter puts her down saying she isn’t an important character. The other citizens of Quahog awake to get their scripts which leads to a upbeat song about how happy they’re to play their characters (Showtime). A giant camera in the sky pans up and focuses in on the Griffin’s house. Peter decides to go off script and make a very offensive joke despite Meg’s warnings. However this causes the camera to immediately go back up into the clouds much to everyone in Quahog’s confusion. 

 

Meanwhile at Fox, the television head is panicking due to the negative feedback. However, one of his executives comes up with the idea to cancel and replace it. The head says they already tried cancellation but the executive reveals his master plan. The head, desperate, thanks him. The executive reveals himself as Ernie The Giant Chicken in cyborg wear.

 

The next day, Peter wakes up finding himself unable to make a cutaway and able to swear without being censored.

 

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Celestial 3000

 

Studio: Endless Entertainment 

Village Roadshow Pictures

Release Date: 5/1/Y4

Genre: Sci-Fi/Adventure/Action/Comedy

Director: David Leitch

Producer: Shawn Levy

Score by: Alex Silversti 

Rating: PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action violence, peril, and language

Budget: $175M

Theater Count: 4,302

Format: 2D, 3D, IMAX, IMAX 3D and Dolby Cinema

Runtime: 135 minutes

Cast:

Naomi Scott as April Bolt

Yoo Seung-ho as Drew Octane

Chris Hemsworth as

Tom Hardy as

Denzel Washington as 

Micheal Peña as 

Gal Gadot as 

Simon Pegg as Quasar Cosmos

Steve Buscemi as Randall Rivets

Forest Whitaker as George Bolt

Angela Bassett as Margaret Bolt

Michael B Jordan as Kirby Bolt

Vin Diesel as Numero Uno

Katherine Langford as Emily Stewarts 

Chris Pine as Derek Stewarts

 

Spoiler

We open with silver logos of Endless Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures in the stars as we descend to see the deep cosmos of outer space as the camera slowly centers in on a desert like planet Quakak in the year 2212. We see tons of sleek race car like spaceships with a multitude of colors in a high octane race. The cars crash and slam into each other, trying to throw one another off as they avoid obstacles like gigantic carnivorous sand worms, as some cars are totalled or swallowed by the worms. We then see two racecar spaceships left, one with the number 3000, sporting green and blue colors and the other with the number 78 with red and black colors. As the two race continues inside a cave, Spaceship 78 pulls out a mini turret and blasts Spaceship 3000, which causes the car to smoke up a bit, as we hear a woman gasp in fear. 

 

The camera pulls back to reveal the race is live on a TV screen. We see an African American family watching the race. The mother, Margaret Bolt, is terrified watching in a panicked yet humorous mess, ranting like an overprotective mother afraid of her child getting hurt. The father, George although somewhat worried, assures his wife everything will be fine. Their youngest daughter, April in an adorable pair of racing pajamas and a toy Spaceship 3000 in her hand, assures them that Spaceship 3000 always wins. We then cut back to the race, and as Spaceship 3000 sputters up gas, the driver clicks a button in the ship that causes two large boosters to appear on the back of the ship and begins to drift, causing the ship to disappear for a second. We cut back to the family watching as the parents are in suspense and April’s eyes widen with awe. Meanwhile, Spaceship 78 approaches the finish line, where we see a huge podium of viewers of both humans and aliens. Suddenly, Spaceship 3000 appears out of thin air, in front of Spaceship 78 and crosses to the finish line. The crowd and the Bolt family cheers in glee. A throng of people surround Spaceship 3000, as the masked driver steps out. We then see a lanky robot in a coat of orange armor, news anchor Randall Rivets, pushing aside the people to interview the racer, who is revealed to be Kirby Bolt, the rookie who has been dominating the Celestial Circuit, a high stakes galactic race and the son of George and Margaret Bolt and the brother to April. Kirby talks about his dimensional drift technique helped and he plans on winning. Randall asks if he’s sure about that as the final race is tomorrow in Black Hole Gulch, and Kirby, cockily says that the competition nor racefield has anything on him. Kirby, then gives a shoutout to his family and tells them he misses them very much. 

 

 

We then here the phone ring on the TV back at the Bolt residence as April picks up the phone. It is revealed to be Kirby on the screen at some sort of space station. April tells Kirby all about her day, saying she won a foot race and that someday she’ll be racing cars against him. Kirby says he’d love for that day to happen so he can beat her, as the two share a laugh. Margaret tries to get a turn from April but she won’t let her until Kirby tells her too, which April agrees as long as he promises to bring back a souvenir. Margaret asks him how the racing is, which Kirby says he’s been enjoying himself vastly and soon they’ll win the big cash prize. George exclaims how proud he is of his son, remembering the first day, he taught Kirby how to ride a bike and the next day, Kirby beat him in a race... easily. Margaret asks will he come home after the race which Kirby confirms but says he will compete for years to come. The family says their goodbyes as Kirby has to go get himself something to eat, commenting he can’t wait to have some Comet Pie when comes home. We then cut to a video of the final race, revealing that Kirby went missing is presumed to be dead. The video shows the race as Kirby goes near the finish line, he notices a driver stuck in some sort of black hole, stopping the race to go to save the person as he attempts to dimensional drift and grab his fellow racer from going into the hole but the two are sucked in. We then see the Spaceship 3000 in tact with the other driver but Kirby is missing. We then cut to the funeral of Kirby as people all over the galaxy mourns for him, especially his family and April, who takes it the hardest. 

 

We then cut to ten years later, as we see go into the city of Milwaukee at night. The night is boisterous with the sounds of cars blazing down the streets as we see people street racing with souped up spaceships as we see a jet black ship reach and alleyway, as we see Numero Uno, a buff street racer gloating about his success at winning the races. He then has his gang take the losers car. We then see April and her best friend Emily, a mantis/human hybrid pull up in their ship, the Heartbreaker, a rusty red and green ship with two large pipes on the back of the ship. Emily tries to talk her friend out of this, as street racing is nothing but trouble but April assured her with the work they did on the car, they’ll be fine and reminds her, her dad is a cop so they will get off easily. April challenges Numero Uno to a race which causes his crew to erupt in laughter, much to April’s chargin. Uno says to the two, they’re probably in the wrong place and the mall is a few blocks away, and that racing ain’t meant for kids. Emily agrees and tries to convince April to leave only for April to apologize saying she got distracted by Uno’s blaring bald head, which causes Uno’s crew to laugh at him, only to be quickly silenced by Uno’s pissed off glare. Emily tries to apologize for her but April insist that she didn’t stutter. Uno accepts her challenge, eager to beat her and show April some manners. Uno explains the race is from here to the harbor which April agrees to. The two start up their engines as the referee grabs two checkered flags and starts the race. Uno’s ship blazes down the streets as April stays and waits much to Emily’s shock. April stays cool and presses a red button which the pipes flare up and engine to ignite, as their ship goes to supersonic speeds as they wind up just behind Uno’s ship much to his surprise. Uno then fires a swarm of grey balls at the Heartbreaker which creates a small net which stuns the Heartbreaker with electricity as Uno’s ship heads down into the sewer. April, unphased hits a blue button which causes the Heartbreaker to absorb the energy, giving it more fuel, as they head down the sewer. Emily then pulls a lever which releases a grapple hook, which latches onto Uno’s ship. Uno then attempts to shake them by swerving around as the Heartbreaker is knocked about the sewer, and breaks the line. Refusing to give up, April kicks it into high gear and activates the Heartbreaker’s boosters which allows them to be neck and neck with Uno. The two ships bursts out of the sewers and head to a construction zone as Uno blasts at a nearby control machine causing the zone to flare with life as narrowly escapes. April and Emily avoid swinging girders and tubes along with cranes with many close calls as Emily sees Uno close to the harbor. Gaining an idea, April prepares to uses all resources of fuel to give them a boost to the finish. Emily agrees that it could work but at the same time, they need to gain high enough altitude and could total the ship. April takes the risk and ascends high into the sky, then descends rapidly and zooms nears the harbor while the ship flares and smokes up. Uno gloats to himself as the Heartbreaker rushes in front of him and crashes, barely winning the race. April and Emily celebrate but Uno is enraged to have lost, and tells his gang to take the car anyway, armed with laser guns but hears the wailing of police sirens and decides to escape. A giant police ship pulls the runaway street racers in tractor beams as police in high tech suits drop down as the chief stares down both April and Emily. Emily nonchalantly says hello to her unamused father, a cricket humanoid, the captain of the police Derek Stewarts.

 

 

We then cut to April and Emily on bench as Uno and his crew angrily glare at the girls from their holding cell. Derek is in his office explaining everything to Margaret and George, saying that the girl won’t receive any punishment law wise and that the Heartbreaker will be fine after a few repairs and is being transported back to their house. The parents glare at their kids, as Derek explains that no law punishment will happen but other punishment certainly will. Derek says goodnight to the Bolts and grabs Emily by the antennae, scolding her for not being safe and street racing without him knowing, promising she’ll be grounded until he dies as the two leave in the police ship. George and Margaret take April back home. Margaret scolds April for her reckless behavior and George decides to take away the Heartbreaker from her which April is surprisingly okay with, although she’s sad and walks to her room.

 

George, curious goes to check on her, jokingly asks her if she’s going to yell or lash out or does the typical angry teen “You guys are old and mean and I hate you.”. April reveals to George, that she’s wants to be a racer, explaining that it’s in her blood and to her shock, George supports her but reassures her she’s still grounded. April describes the feel of the race, claiming it was the ultimate adrenaline rush and that she knew what it felt like to be but before she could finish her sentence, April drops a bit saddened, staring off into the distance. George consoles her, reminding her not only is Kirby in a better place but in her heart. George also reminds her Kirby always knew their was a spark inside her and that she’d make a great racer but she shouldn’t be doing reckless things as a way to make it up to Kirby. George tells her to get some shut eye and go to sleep.

 

The next day, Margaret and George are greeted by a bill collector. It is revealed that the Bolts have been suffering from massive financial issues for years and currently they’re three months behind on their mortgage. The bill collector warns them if they don’t pay their mortgage by the end of the month, their house will be reposed, which April overhears from afar. Margaret tries to bargain with the collector but the collector refuses to listen. The collector greets them goodbye and leaves. George and Margaret debate on what to do next, and Margaret suggests they take up a loan but George is unsure but knows they’re out of options anyways. April asks her parents what’s wrong and although hestitant, Margaret explains the situation they’re in. April suggests she should get a job to help but George assures her everything will be fine and reminds her she’s still grounded. Margaret allows April a temporary day probation to take her mind off the situation. April heads to the garage and works on the Heartbreaker for the day, and after it’s fixed April goes for a drive throughout the futuristic city of Milwaukee and eventually drives out of the city further down south into Chicago as she talks to Emily via Heartbreaker’s built in phone. Emily reveals she’s talking to April on a smartphone, which is hilariously outdated in their time, much to April’s shock that the phone actually works. April tells Emily her situation, which shocks her. Emily offers April if she and her family can stay with her for awhile but April declines. Realizing how far she’s gone, April decides to head back home but stumbles upon a racing stadium filled with racers and cars entering inside. Curious, April heads inside the building for a few minutes and bumps into a nervous racer her own age with purple skin and jumpsuit. After an awkward introduction, the racer introduces himself as Drew Octane. April asks Drew what is this place, which Drew reveals they’re having try outs for the new Celestial Circuit, much to April’s surprise. Drew revealing that they want a roster of 25 racers to race across the most dangerous planets in the galaxy and the winner receives 10 million dollars. April decides to compete, thinking it could be a way of paying the mortgage. The two head off into their ships and head onto a seemingly normal race track. We then see a giant cube podium emerge from the middle of the track, as we see a bald, green man ontop of it, introducing himself as Quasar Cosmos, the billionaire owner of Cosmos Oil as well as the new owner of the Celestial Circuit. Quasar reveals after the incident of Kirby Bolt, viewership of the Circuit has dwindled but is attempting to revive it. Quasar reveals that the track is the state of the art racing track, capable of holding 500 drivers. Quasar presses a button which causes the track to become a state of the art obstacle course. Quasar reveals the first 25 to finish the course will be his 25 contestants. Quasar wishes all of the contestants good luck as a giant stoplight appears, and glows a green glow. 

 

 

 

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