The biggest movie releases in South Africa this week

After a busy couple of weeks including E3 and some of the coldest weather of the year, things have strarted to settle down again at the MyGaming office.

This is also reflected in this week’s quieter release schedule, but that shouldn’t stop you from enjoy a great mixture of science-fiction, historical drama and hysterical comedy.

Check out this week’s biggest movie releases below:

Independence Day: Resurgence

Age restriction: PG – 13

Run time: 120 minutes

Starring: Joey King, Liam Hemsworth, William Fichtner

Directed by: Roland Emmerich

Synopsis:

Two decades after the first invasion, the nations of Earth have united to build a new global defence system based on recovered alien technology.

Now faced with another unprecedented extrasolar threat, mankind’s new space defence is put to the test, relying on a new generation of brave men and women to protect our world from extinction.

Central Intelligence

Age restriction: PG-13

Run time: 114 minutes

Starring: Aaron Paul, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart

Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber

Synopsis:

A good-natured accountant reconnects with a former schoolmate on Facebook, who turns out to be a lethal CIA agent.

From a nostalgic back-slapping reunion recounting awkward school day memories, the unlikely buddy team are catapulted into a top secret case, which involves shootouts, double-crosses and international espionage.

The Keeping Room

Age restriction: TBA

Run time: 95 minutes

Starring: Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld, Sam Worthington

Directed by: Daniel Barber

Synopsis:

A Southern woman retreats to an isolated farmhouse after narrowly escaping an attempted assault from two rogue Union Army soldiers in the waning days of the Civil War.

Left to fend for themselves, a trio of women including her sister and a slave, are forced to take up arms and barricade their home from the revenge-fueled attackers.