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THE MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES OF 2020

Welcome to the year when your patience finally pays off. The movies of 2020 have us almost hyperventilating — mostly because it feels like we’ve been waiting forever for many of them to land in theaters.

The Grudge

Directed by: Nicolas Pesce              Opening on: January 3,2020

A remake of the American remake of the Japanese horror favorite, The Grudge once again focuses on a vengeful ghost with a long memory. Critical darling Andrea Riseborough stars, and director Nicolas Pesce has some form: critics called his The Eyes of My Mother a haunting slasher.

Weathering with You

Directed by£º Makoto Shinkai          Opening on: January 17,2020

The latest animated adventure from Makoto Shinkai, the acclaimed director of Your Name, centers on a pair of teens, one of whom can control the weather, who meet and form a bond with each other, before one of them reveals a secret that will change both of them forever.

The Gentlemen

Directed by: Guy Ritchie                Opening on: January 24,2020

After a bit of a departure with 2019’s live-action Aladdin remake, Guy Ritchie returns to his roots with this British gangster tale about an American expat (Matthew McConaughey) with a weed empire in London whose imminent retirement from the business spawns a criminal free-for-all for his territory. Fans of Ritchie’s early work are excited to see him at the helm of another crime caper, and it’s hard to beat the sight of a slimy-looking Hugh Grant playing against type.

The Rhythm Section

Directed by: Reed Morano              Opening on: January 31, 2020

Blake Lively stars in the latest troubled female assassin movie, based on the eponymous novel by Mark Burnell. She plays Stephanie Patrick, a plane crash survivor who wants to get to the bottom of the disaster that killed her family and discovers it was no accident, which sets her on a path of revenge.

21. Who is a horror movie director?

A. Nicolas Pesce.     B. Makoto Shinkai.  C. Guy Ritchie. D. Reed Morano.

22. Which movie is adapted from a novel?

A. The Grudge. B. Weathering with You.  C. The Gentlemen. D. The Rhythm Section.

23. What can we infer from the text?

A. The Grudge is the first remake of a Japanese movie.

B. Weathering with You may appeal to children.

C. The Gentlemen is based on a real story.

D. Blake Lively’s parents were murdered.