{"id":31577,"date":"2021-05-12T14:48:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T12:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=31577"},"modified":"2021-05-12T14:48:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T12:48:41","slug":"5-hottest-movies-of-may-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/5-hottest-movies-of-may-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Hottest Movies of May 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May brings with it some exciting cinematic releases, including the long-awaited release of a horror sequel, some deathtrap nightmare-fuel, and something for the kids too!<\/p>\n<h3>Those Who Wish Me Dead<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kciXOTguPCs\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Release date:<\/strong>\u00a07 May 2021<\/p>\n<p>Angelina Jolie stars in this survival thriller where she plays a firefighter who has to help protect a teenager who witnessed a murder from two assassins. Not only do they have to dodge bullets, but also Montana\u2019s wilderness and an encroaching forest fire. Alongside Jolie, Nicholas Hoult, Jon Bernthal, and Tyler Perry also star.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/face-off-decoder-vs-online-streaming-which-is-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decoder vs Online Streaming \u2013 Which is Better?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Spiral: From the Book of Saw<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gzy6ORqE9IY\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Release date:<\/strong>\u00a014 May 2021<\/p>\n<p>Part reboot, part sequel for the\u00a0<em>Saw<\/em>\u00a0franchise,\u00a0<em>Spiral: From the Book of Saw<\/em>\u00a0sees Chris Rock in the starring role, alongside Samuel L. Jackson. Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel \u201cZeke\u201d Banks (Rock) and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city\u2019s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the centre of the killer\u2019s morbid game.<\/p>\n<h3>Peter Rabbit 2<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oCR7-3cxL48\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Release date:<\/strong>\u00a014 May 2021<\/p>\n<p>The sequel to 2018\u2019s Peter Rabbit is releasing this May, and picks up with the first film\u2019s original characters, Bea, Thomas, and the rabbits, who are doing their best to make their new intertwined family work, but Peter can\u2019t seem to shake his mischievous reputation. Adventuring out of the garden, Peter finds himself in a world where his shenanigans are appreciated. When his family risks everything to come looking for him, Peter must figure out what kind of bunny he wants to be.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Bring the cinema to you with a brand-new TV! Find the best prices on LED smart TVs online with PriceCheck now:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/categories\/3835\/LED+TVs?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_5_Hottest_Movies_of_May_2021&amp;utm_content=5_Hottest_Movies_of_May_2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21641 size-medium\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png\" alt=\"view offers\" width=\"300\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Cruella<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jpZrVxvG3mk\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Release date:<\/strong>\u00a028 May 2021<\/p>\n<p>Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, and Mark Strong star in this origin\/retelling of\u00a0<em>101 Dalmatians\u2019<\/em>\u00a0lead villain, Cruella de Vil. Andrew Gunn (<em>Freaky Friday<\/em>) is producer on the film, with Glenn Close (who previously played the character in the previous 1996 live-action adaptation\u00a0<em>101 Dalmatians<\/em>\u00a0and its sequel\u00a0<em>102 Dalmatians<\/em>) serving as executive producer. The movie follows a young Cruella de Vil (known as Estella before transforming into her devilish alter-ego), who has hopes of becoming a fashion designer, but life seems intent on making sure her dreams never come true.<\/p>\n<h3>A Quiet Place: Part II<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XEMwSdne6UE\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Release date:<\/strong>\u00a028 May 2021<\/p>\n<p>The release date for the sequel to sensory-horror film\u00a0<em>A Quiet Place<\/em>\u00a0has been pushed out again and again, but that doesn\u2019t hamper our excitement one bit. Emily Blunt returns to her role from the first film, searching for a new haven for her children in a world overrun by blind but deadly monsters.\u00a0Cillian Murphy and Djimon Hounsou flesh out the cast, while writer and the original\u2019s star John Krasinski also reprises his role from the first film through flashback sequences.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Many of the above movies will be hitting streaming services in 2021, so make sure you have Netflix, Showmax, or HBO Max in your home! Invest in a good media player to bring the movies to you.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31580 aligncenter\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Xiaomi-Mi-TV-Box-S-768x614-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"media player\" width=\"356\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Xiaomi-Mi-TV-Box-S-768x614-300x240.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Xiaomi-Mi-TV-Box-S-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Find the best prices on media players and streaming devices online with PiceCheck now:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/categories\/879\/Media+Centres+%26+Multimedia+Players?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_5_Hottest_Movies_of_May_2021&amp;utm_content=5_Hottest_Movies_of_May_2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21641 size-medium\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png\" alt=\"view offers\" width=\"300\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which big-screen releases should you have on your radar this May?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":31581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2849,36],"tags":[7925,7922,7286,7926,7924,7923,558,5930,2453,5825],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/A-Quiet-Place-Part-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31577"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31577"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31654,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31577\/revisions\/31654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}