From impossible missions to freakier Fridays, here are 34 movies coming to theaters this summer
Alongside Cruise's latest are sequels for '
Not to be outdone, the remake mill is grinding out remakes of 'Lilo & Stitch,' 'How to Train Your Dragon,' and 'The War of the Roses.' Summer also brings 'Highest 2 Lowest,' a reimagining of Kurosawa that marks the reunion of Spike Lee and Denzel Washington; their last joint was 'Inside Man' almost 20 years ago.
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May 23
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — THE FINAL RECKONING
The 'part two' to Tom Cruise's
Stitch in Disney's live-action "Lilo & Stitch."
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LILO & STITCH
Disney's live-action remake of their beloved 2002 animated feature is smart counterprogramming. I'm usually nicer to these remakes than most critics, but I hated, hated, HATED the original.
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Also opening: 'Fear Street: Prom Queen'
May 30
Jackie Chan, left, and Ben Wang in Columbia Pictures' 'Karate Kid: Legends.'
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KARATE KID: LEGENDS
Features characters from the original 'Karate Kid' franchise, its 2010 remake, and the streaming series 'Cobra Kai.' Jackie Chan and Daniel LaRusso himself, Ralph Macchio, reprise their roles.
JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE
Rom-com featuring a wannabe writer who wishes her life were like a Jane Austen novel. Gurl, just live vicariously through 'Clueless.'
BRING HER BACK
The latest horror movie from the Philippou brothers ('Talk to Me'). Looks gross and creepy.
June 6
Benicio Del Toro stars as Zsa-Zsa Korda in director Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme,' a Focus Features release.
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THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
Because my recent sins have not been forgiven, Wes Anderson has a new movie. Expect more of the director's usual tricks.
TYLER PERRY'S STRAW
Because of a
specific
sin I committed, Tyler Perry also has a new movie. Expect more of the director's usual tricks.
Tom Hiddleston in 'The Life of Chuck.'
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THE LIFE OF CHUCK
Mike Flanagan's lovely, bittersweet, and fun adaptation of Stephen King's 2020 novella won the Audience Award at last year's Toronto International Film Festival. The
THE RITUAL
In 'The Devil's Advocate,' Al Pacino played Satan. In this movie, he's playing The Exorcist. Talk about switching sides!
BALLERINA
Ana De Armas stars in this story 'from the world of John Wick.' Yes, Keanu's in it.
June 13
Mason Thames as Hiccup with his Night Fury dragon, Toothless, in Universal Pictures' live-action 'How to Train Your Dragon,' written and directed by Dean DeBlois.
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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
Will this live action remake of the excellent 2010 animated feature be …
toothless
? Only Gerard Butler knows for sure — he's reprising his role as Stoick here.
Also opening: 'Materialists,' 'The Unholy Trinity'
June 20
28 YEARS LATER
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Elio (voice of Yonas Kibreab), a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, including Glordon (voice of Remy Edgerly), a tender-hearted princeling in Disney and Pixar's 'Elio.'
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ELIO
In Pixar's latest, Elio is a lonely boy who wishes to be abducted by aliens. He obviously hasn't read Whitley Strieber's 'Communion.' Zoe Saldaña and Brad Garrett costar.
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE GREAT
Allison Janney, Bryan Cranston, and Chris Cooper star in this dramedy about a regional theater in my beloved home state of New Jersey. Benjamin Evan Ainsworth leads the cast as a theater kid.
Also opening: 'KPop Demon Hunters,' 'Bride Hard'
June 27
M3GAN in 'M3GAN 2.0,' directed by Gerard Johnstone.
Geoffrey Short/Universal Pictures
M3GAN 2.0
Guess who's back?! It's Odi3's
F1
Joseph 'Top Gun: Maverick' Kosinski is back with another movie for dads. This one's about a retired Formula One racer (Brad Pitt) who teams up with a younger driver ('Snowfall''s Damson Idris) for one final shot at glory. Javier Bardem costars.
July 2
Scarlett Johansson as covert operations expert Zora Bennett and Jonathan Bailey as paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis in 'Jurassic World: Rebirth,' directed by Gareth Edwards.
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JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH
It's ScarJo vs. T-Rex (or other assorted dinosaurs) in the latest installment of the endless 'Jurassic' franchise. 'Wicked''s Jonathan Bailey costars. Let's hope Mahershala Ali gets to say 'hold on to your butts' like Samuel L. Jackson did in the first movie.
THE OLD GUARD 2
'The Old Guard' made my 10 best list back in 2020, and I wrote that I
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Also opening: 'Heads of State'
July 11
David Corenswet has the dual role of Superman and Clark Kent in Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Superman.'
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SUPERMAN
'Guardians of the Galaxy' director James Gunn takes on The Man of Steel. David Corenswet, last seen in
MADEA'S DESTINATION WEDDING
OK, so I lied: Tyler Perry has TWO movies out this summer. His alter ego, Madea, attends her 50-11th wedding in this series. Now, Madea vs. Superman — I'd pay to see that. Hell-uhr?
July 18
Eva Victor wrote, directed, and stars in 'Sorry, Baby.'
A24 Films
SORRY, BABY
Eva Victor writes, directs, and stars in this tender, funny, and sad drama that costars '
Papa Smurf (John Goodman) in 'Smurfs' from Paramount Animation.
Paramount Animation
SMURFS
In this smurfy reboot, Rihanna is Smurfette, John Goodman is Papa Smurf, and the screenplay is by 'South Park' vet Pam Brady. I bet it Smurfs! Let's hope Smurfette belts out 'Smurf Better Have My Money' over the end credits.
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER
You rebooted one of the worst slasher franchises in horror movie history. Jennifer Love Hewitt's back, too.
Also opening: 'Eddington'
July 25
From left, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio as Busboy and Adam Sandler as Happy Gilmore in 'Happy Gilmore 2.'
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HAPPY GILMORE 2
The two best things about the first movie, Carl Weathers and Bob Barker, are no longer with us. Barker died in 2023; Weathers in 2024. We're left with Adam Sandler and Happy's golf clubs. Maybe it'll work.
From left, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios' 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps.'
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THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS
After Fantastic Four movies in 2005 and 2015, I'm starting to think this dismal superhero franchise is a 10-year cinematic cicada. Yes, I know there was a sequel in 2007; just go with me here.
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OH, HI!
Star Molly Gordon calls this twisted comedy 'a rom-com gone wrong.' They
all
go wrong, Molly.
July 30
TOGETHER
In this body horror midnight movie from Sundance, real-life marrieds Dave Franco and Alison Brie play a couple who get stuck together. Your dirty mind may not be wrong here.
Aug. 1
Liam Neeson stars in 'The Naked Gun' from Paramount Pictures.
Paramount Pictures
THE NAKED GUN
Lieutenant Frank Drebin gets taken — oops, my mistake! Liam Neeson takes over for the late Leslie Nielsen in this update of the ZAZ spoof franchise. Neeson is the son of Nielsen's character. Shenanigans ensue, none of which will be as much fun as you saying 'Nielsen, Neeson, Neeson, Nielsen' over and over and over.
THE BAD GUYS 2
Pop Quiz: Do you know the plot of the original animated feature, 'The Bad Guys'? If so, this one's for you.
Aug. 8
Jamie Lee Curtis as Tess Coleman, left, and Lindsay Lohan as Anna Coleman in Disney's live-action 'Freakier Friday.'
Photo by Glen Wilson/Disney Enterprises
FREAKIER FRIDAY
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan re-team for this sequel to their 2003 body swapping remake of the 1976 Jodie Foster original that I saw in theaters. Geez, I'm old! I need a younger body to swap with STAT!
Also opening: 'Weapons'
Aug. 15
Bob Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell in 'Nobody 2,' directed by Timo Tjahjanto.
Allen Fraser/Universal Pictures
NOBODY 2
Bob Odenkirk is back as an unlikely assassin in the most lazily titled sequel ever.
Also opening: 'Clika'
Aug. 22
HIGHEST 2 LOWEST
Denzel Washington makes his fifth Spike Lee Joint with this reimagining of Akira Kurosawa's noir classic, 'High and Low.' My most anticipated movie of the year.
HONEY DON'T!
After
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Aug. 29
THE ROSES
Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch star in this remake of the Michael Douglas-Kathleen Turner mean-spirited 1989 classic, 'The War of the Roses.' Written by Tony McNamara, the guy who wrote 'Poor Things' and Colman's 'The Favourite.'
Also opening: 'Caught Stealing'
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