New on DVD and Blu-ray: March 14, 2017

This week on DVD and Blu-ray we have the romantic sci-fi adventure "Passengers", Denzel Washington's award-winning adaptation of August Wilson's "Fences", the much maligned all-star drama "Collateral Beauty", Paul Verhoeven's latest psychological thriller "Elle", and the supernatural thriller "Solace" starring Anthony Hopkins and Colin Farrell.

In the television category we have the first season of the History series "Six" that focuses on the famous Navy SEAL Team Six, and the 3-hour miniseries "Marco Polo" (not the Netflix series).

Among the oldies but goldies released on Blu-ray this week we have the original "Ghost in the Shell", new Collector's Editions for "Red Dawn" and "Firestarter", and the French romantic drama "Lovers on the Bridge".

Check out all the new movies and TV shows released on DVD and Blu-ray after the jump.

Box-Office: ROGUE ONE Tops New Years Weekend

"Rogue One" topped the New Years weekend box-office, ending a record year for Disney. While no other wide releases opened over the weekend, most movies felt a boost during the final days of 2016.

Find out more about the weekend box office after the jump.

Christmas Weekend Box-Office: ROGUE ONE Still Strong While ASSASSIN'S CREED and PASSENGERS Disappoint

"Rogue One" is still the leading film at the box-office over the holiday weekend, holding back no less than four new wide releases, of which only the animated musical film "Sing" managed to score decent numbers, while "Passengers", "Why Him?" and "Assassin's Creed" struggled.

Find out more about the weekend box office after the jump.

In Theaters: ASSASSIN'S CREED, PASSENGERS, SING, WHY HIM?

With Christmas almost upon us, we have a decent amount of wide releases to choose from. For the gamers out there, we have the video game adaptation "Assassin's Creed". For those looking for sci-fi, or romance, or why not both, we have "Passengers" starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt. If you have kids, you can take them to see "Sing", the latest animated feature from Illumination, the studio that brought us "The Secret Life of Pets". And if you're just looking for a comedy, you can give the raunchy "Why Him?" a try. Who wouldn't want to watch Bryan Cranston star as an overprotective father whose daughter is about to marry a wildly inappropriate James Franco ?

Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.

New PASSENGERS Clips, Images and Posters

Columbia Pictures has released a new set of clips, images and posters for their sci-fi adventure "Passengers", as the film is now in theaters.

Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt star as the only two people awake on a spaceship transporting 5,259 colonists to their new home over the course of a 120-year journey. Unable to go back to sleep, and still 90 years away from their destination, the two discover that the ship has serious malfunctions that could endanger the lives of everyone on board.

The film is directed by Morten Tyldum ("The Immitation Game") from a script by Jon Spaihts ("Prometheus") and it also stars Laurence Fishburne, Andy Garcia, Michael Sheen and Aurora Perrineau.

Check out the clips, images and posters after the jump.

New Soundtracks: ROGUE ONE, PASSENGERS, ASSASSIN'S CREED, INSECURE and More

The new soundtracks released this week include Michael Giacchino's score for the highly anticipated "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", Thomas Newman's "Passengers", Jed Kurzel's "Assassin's Creed", and the Various Artists albums for the HBO comedy series "Insecure" and Rob Zombie's horror film "31".

Find out more about all the new soundtrack releases after the jump.

New Trailer and Poster for PASSENGERS Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt

Sony Pictures has released a new trailer and poster for the romantic sci-fi adventure "Passengers". Directed by Morten Tyldum ("The Imitation Game"), the film stars Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt as two passengers aboard a spaceship, which is carrying thousands of people towards a distant colony planet, who are awakened 90 years too early for mysterious reasons that they have to figure out before the ship collapses and everyone dies. Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne, Aurora Perrineau and Andy Garcia co-star.

"Passengers" opens in theaters on December 21st.

Check out the trailer and poster after the jump.

New Movie Trailers: PASSENGERS, THE WHOLE TRUTH, BIRTH OF THE DRAGON, BASTARDS

Check out the new trailers for the following movies, after the jump:

• PASSENGERS (Sony Pictures) - Adventure, Sci-Fi
• THE WHOLE TRUTH (Lionsgate) - Drama, Thriller
• BIRTH OF THE DRAGON (Kylin Pictures) - Biography, Drama
• BASTARDS (Warner Bros) - Comedy

Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt to Star in Sci-Fi Drama PASSENGERS

The sci-fi drama "Passengers" is one of those projects that never quite seemed like it would ever get made. Pre-production has already been underway for almost a year, in which time the April 3, 2015 release date was cancelled and Rachel McAdams and Keanu Reeves dropped out of the lead roles.

But now the film has been acquired by Sony and Academy Award nominated director Morten Tyldum ("The Imitation Game") has been brought on board to helm the project. Also, Variety and The Wrap are reporting that Jennifer Lawrence ("The Hunger Games") and Chris Pratt ("Guardians of the Galaxy") are in talks to star.

The story is set in the future and takes place aboard a spacecraft where a man who awakens 90 years early from cryo-sleep decides to wake up a fellow female passenger (Lawrence) for some company and they end up falling in love. The script has been written by Jon Spaihts ("Prometheus"). Spaihts is also attached to pen the script for Marvel's "Doctor Strange".

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