Perhaps your summer plans will include a few movies.
We have a great slate of movies coming up with something for everyone. We’ll see the Avengers, dinosaurs, futuristic robots, Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara team up and Channing Tatum return as a male stripper. The list goes on.
Hollywood rarely serves up such a good overall summer lineup, but we’re lucky this year. Check out some of these films during your break.
May
15: “Mad Max: Fury Road.” This film directed by George Miller and starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron looks like the most fun and insane film of the summer. Trailers show nothing but chaos captured in a bottle.
“Pitch Perfect 2.” This Elizabeth Banks film opens the same weekend and stars Anna Kendrick.
“Pitch Perfect” became a sensation a few years ago with its song “Cups.” 58 songs are cleared for its sequel, so at least the soundtrack will deliver. It might not top the original, but it probably won’t disappoint.
22: “Tomorrowland” looks promising. It’s directed by Brad Bird and stars George Clooney. Two people in the future share a utopian dream world in their subconscious. There aren’t too many details out on it. It’s probably best to go into this one not knowing a lot about it. It could be great.
June
12: The big-time movie from June is “Jurassic World.” Directed by Colin Trevorrow, it stars many awesome dinosaurs and a few humans like Chris Pratt.
It’s set 20 years after the first “Jurassic Park.” It follows the now fully-functional park. All is fine until a new dinosaur comes along and ruins the day. Looks like it will be a lot of fun.
July
17: “Ant-man” directed by Peyton Reed features Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas. It’s the last Marvel movie of phase two and 2015. Ant-man is an odd superhero and almost unknown outside of comic book circles.
A former convict must use the Ant-man suit and save the world. Marvel hasn’t let us down yet, so don’t expect them to start now.
24: “Pixels” includes comedy stars Adam Sandler and Peter Dinklage and is directed by Chris Columbus. A team of gamers defend the world from video game-inspired alien attacks.
Donkey Kong and Pac-Man attack. It’s up to a bunch of goofballs to save us. It has potential to actually be funny.
August
7: “Fantastic Four” includes Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell as the Fantastic Four super hero team. They acquire superhuman abilities and must save the world from a tyrant.
The film directed by Josh Trank looks good enough to check out, but I’ll stay skeptical of all superhero movies outside of Marvel Studios.
14: “Straight Outta Compton” follows the struggles of the world famous rap-group N.W.A.
Directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Jason Mitchell, Corey Hawkins and O’Shea Jackson Jr., it’s about what the community in the late 80s endures. It follows some of the biggest names in hip-hop history.
It could be so good if it delivers. It will undoubtedly make money, but a good movie isn’t guaranteed.
These are just a few that will stick out to movie-goers. I advise people to check their Fandango or whatever they use to keep up with each week’s release.
It feels like there’s something good out just about every weekend this summer.