The last charge of 2019! A guide to the 15 blockbusters worth looking forward to in December

December is often a month filled with blockbuster movies. Not only will foreign countries usher in the Christmas and New Year holiday viewing boom, but the domestic market is also facing the final sprint of 2019. As of now, there are about 40 domestic and foreign works scheduled to be released in December in the mainland market. We have selected 15 of the most anticipated ones and presented a viewing guide for everyone.

Note: The following movies are sorted in order of their release dates in December.

December 6:

The Gathering at Southern Station

The film starring Hu Ge is really highly anticipated on Weibo and other communities. Director Diao Yinan won the Golden Bear Award for Best Film at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival with his previous work "Black Coal, Thin Ice" and was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 72nd Cannes International Film Festival with this film. This film, which focuses on crime and drama, is worth looking forward to.

The film tells the story of a city in the south, where Captain Liu (Liao Fan), the captain of a serious crime team, offers a large reward for the escaped criminal Zhou Zenong (Hu Ge). Liu Aiai (Gui Lunmei), a swimming companion, Huahua (Qi Dao), Zhou Zenong's former friend, and Yang Shujun (Wan Qian), his wife whom he has not seen for five years, are all involved in this vortex of crime and punishment.

Ad Astra

Ad Astra was released in North America on September 20, and the media ratings were good, stabilizing at around 80. Brad Pitt, as a powerful movie star, was highly praised for his leading role, and those who like sci-fi should not miss it.

Ad Astra tells the story of Roy, an aerospace engineer played by Brad Pitt, who is trying to find his father (Tommy Lee Jones), who set out on a journey to outer space 20 years ago and disappeared in the vast universe. He is willing to travel across the universe and galaxies just to find his father's whereabouts, which may still be alive. However, he discovers a secret that poses an extreme threat to the earth during the journey. Donald Sutherland, Liv Tyler and others also participated.

The Whistleblower

Like The Gathering at Southern Station, The Whistleblower is a crime drama starring Lei Jiayin, Tang Wei and others. Director Xue Xiaolu also directed My People, My Country, and his other representative works include Beijing Meets Seattle.

The film tells the story of a late night phone call that disrupts the peaceful life of Australian Chinese employee Ma Ke (Lei Jiayin). His ex-girlfriend Zhou Wen (Tang Wei), who had disappeared for many years, suddenly appears, and a mysterious killer follows. Faced with layers of pursuit, Ma Ke takes Zhou Wen to Africa to find the truth.

Jumanji: The Next Level

As a standard Dwayne Johnson movie, this film is a direct sequel to the 2017 "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle". The four brave men once again travel back to the dangerous game world to embark on a new adventure.

Unlike last time, it is Spencer's grandfather who transforms into Dr. Brave Stone (Dwayne Johnson), his grandfather's friend transforms into a linguist (Kevin Hart), the tall and mighty Fridge becomes a middle-aged fat geologist (Jack Black), only the top student Martha still transforms into a sexy fighting girl (Karen Gillan), and Spencer and Bethany are missing. In order to rescue the missing partners, the four must enter an unknown world that is completely out of control and face deadly levels with extremely difficult and dangerous levels.

The film will be released in mainland China a week earlier than in North America, and the distributor is very optimistic about the mainland market.

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