Only one new movie is opening wide this weekend:
Matthew Vaughn’s comic book adaptation X-Men: First Class starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Lawrence and Rosamunde Pike is expected to top the weekend box office. The film’s music is written by Henry Jackman and a soundtrack album has been released digitally earlier this week by Sony Classical. A physical release will follow on June 28. For more information on the album and to listen to audio clips from the score, visit our previous article.
Opening in limited release is the dramedy Beginners directed by Mike Mills and starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Melanie Laurent. The film’s score is composed by Roger Neill, David Palmer and Brian Reitzell. The movie also features a number of songs. A soundtrack album with both songs and score has been released earlier this week by Relativity Music Group. To preview and find out more about the album, visit our soundtrack announcement. AOL Music is also currently streaming the full album for free until the end of the week.
Also opening in limited release is the drama Beautiful Boy directed by Shawn Ku and starring Michael Sheen, Maria Bello, Alan Tudyk and Moon Bloodgood. Trevor Morris has scored the film, which premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival. No soundtrack album has been announced, but eight lengthy tracks from the score can be listened to on Morris’ official website. To watch the trailer and get more information on the project, check out our previous article.
Opening in select cities is the comedy Love, Wedding, Marriage. The film centers on a newlywed marriage counselor whose views on wedded bliss get thrown for a loop when she finds out her parents are getting divorced. The movie is directed by Dermot Mulroney and stars Mandy Moore, Kellan Lutz, Jane Seymour and James Brolin. The music is composed by Blake Neely (Life as We Know It, The Pacific) and no soundtrack release has been announced. The film is also available on video on demand. To learn more about the project, visit IFC’s film website.
Finally, also receiving a limited release is the comedy drama Submarine directed by Richard Ayoade and starring Noah Taylor, Paddy Considine, Craig Roberts, Yasmin Page and Sally Hawkins. Ben Stiller is among the film’s producers. Submarine features a score by Andrew Hewitt, as well as songs by Alex Turner. A score album has been released by MovieScore Media and can be downloaded on Amazon. A separate soundtrack with six songs by Turner has been released by Domino Records and is available here. For more information on the movie, visit the Weinstein Company’s film webpage.
