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The daffodils are blooming, the tulips are budding and you know what that means? It's time for spring, er...summer movie previews! You know, I don't have a problem writing about stars like Meryl Streep, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, I just find it funny I'm writing about their summer movies in April.
No matter, movie lovers have their popcorn money in one hand and their multiplex tickets in the other and are dying to see the big blockbusters and small gems coming our way this summer.
Blockbuster Wannabes
X-Men Origins: Wolverine: starring Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, opening May 1st.
Just because an unfinished version of the film was put on the internet a couple of weeks ago, doesn't mean fans won't flock to the box office to see this spin-off of the popular X-Men trilogy. Wolverine tells the story of how our slice 'em and dice 'em superhero came to be. No word yet on if Jackman will host the Oscars again, this time sporting his blades.
Star Trek: starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Eric Bana, Zoe Saldana, opening May 8th.
Director J. J. Abrams is taking Trek back...to where no one has gone before. We'll get a look at how Kirk, Spock and Bones met and came to form a friendship that's survived several TV shows, movies, novels and cartoons. Beam me up for this one.
Angels and Demons: starring Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgard, opening May 15th.
Tom Hanks returns with better hair in this sequel to The DaVinci Code. Based on the Dan Brown book, this time Harvard religion expert Robert Langdon is racing against time to save the Catholic Church from an evil, secret society. Are there any other kind of secret societies?
Terminator Salvation: starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, opening May 21st.
Shifting from Bruce Wayne to John Connor, Christian Bale may have been yelling at crew members on the Terminator set, but if the movie is good, who cares? In this fourth Terminator installment, John Connor is all grown up and determined to save the world from the sinister Skynet. And Ahhh-nold won't be back.
Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian: starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, opening May 22nd.
Ben Stiller and his little "come to life" friends from the Museum of Natural History take their adventures to Washington D.C. and the Smithsonian. While there, Ben runs into Abe Lincoln, Al Capone, Ivan The Terrible, and Amelia Earhart among others. I'm not usually one to plunk down ten bucks for Ben Stiller, but this one I might just go for.
The Land Of The Lost: starring Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel, opening June 5th.
Based on the old TV series Will Ferrell and company find themselves in a land of dinosaurs and other strange creatures. Who will live? Who will die? Who will throw popcorn at the screen?
The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3: starring Denzel Washington, John Travolta, opening June 12th.
A remake of the gritty 70's subway thriller. This time instead of Walter Matthau, we have Denzel Washington as the cop who's charged with bringing down a psycho (Travolta) holding the NYC transit system hostage. Please...watch the closing doors.
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen: starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, opening June 24th.
Shia LaBeouf had to shoot part of this movie handicapped by a severe left hand injury from a car accident. However he was able to finish the film and you can be sure many things will go boom in this Transformers sequel.
Public Enemies: starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, opening July 1st.
Depp plays 20's Chicago gangster John Dillinger, Bale plays his FBI nemesis Melvin Purvis; I don't know about you, but that's enough to get me to the ticket booth.
