Summer Movie Preview 2018
You know it’s summer movie season when Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson straps on some big guns (and not just his muscles) in order to save the world. In this adaptation of the classic video game, Johnson plays an animal trainer whose BFF, an ape named George, becomes one of several animals affected by a mysterious gene-altering weapon. That leaves Johnson trying to save both his Ape friend, and save the world from the threat of giant, gene-spliced monsters.
This latest high-concept horror film from Blumhouse will see a group of teens go out for a fun night of drinking and a friendly game of ‘Truth or Dare,’ only to end up locked in a supernatural version of the game, which has fatal consequences for the losers. The creepy smiles and notion of turning a popular party game into a source of terror has us hoping this teen-horror flick will be as entertaining as last year’s Happy Death Day.
This is the long-awaited sequel to the cult-hit comedy that introduced the world to Broken Lizard. With the same cast returning, and a few high-profile celebrity cameos, Super Troopers 2 will be a reward for the faithful fans who waited for it. Plus, the “4/20” release date couldn’t be more appropriate for the film’s primary demographic audience.
This is the culminating event of a decade of Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. it’s expected to pretty much take over the box office for weeks to come, and has a good chance of being the undisputed king of the entire summer box office.
Ryan Reynolds is back for another outing as Marvel’s Merc With a Mouth, and this time he’s trying to stop Josh Brolin’s Cable from coming back to the past to kill a young mutant who may pose a big threat to the future. To help achieve his mission, Deadpool will recruit other morally-questionable mutants to form X-Force.
Take Limitless and combine it with Robocop and you basically have the premise for Upgrade, a thriller that sees Logan Marshall-Green as Gray Trace, a man in a near-future where a crippling injury to his body gets corrected by an A.I. computer chip called Stem, that’s implanted in his body. Through Stem, Gray gains and entire arsenal of combat techniques and strategy, which he promptly uses to get revenge on those who wronged him.
The ladies now get to have a good time being bad, as some big-name stars like Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, and Rihanna all unite to pull off a massive heist – a family tradition for Bullock’s Debbie Ocean. Hopefully this Hunger Games director Gary Ross makes as slick a heist flick as director Steven Soderbergh did with the original Ocean’s remake.
The next chapter of the Jurassic World saga sees Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) and Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) return to Jurassic World, trying to save what dinosaurs they can before an active volcano wipes out the part forever. By now we know what the franchise offers, so you should know if you’re in or not.
Marvel will be following Avengers: Infinity War with this new adventure of its smallest hero – who will be a getting a much-needed partner in the form of Evangeline Lily’s Wasp.
Acclaimed animator Genndy Tartakovsky is back for a third installment of his supernatural family drama series, with big stars like Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, David Spade, Steve Buscemi and Mel Brooks, all in tow.
Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt and his IMF team are back, in the first installment of the franchise that’s a direct sequel to the previous one. After Ethan’s team botches a mission, the resulting backlash puts targets on all of their backs. With Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) and Solomon Lane (Sean Harris) also back, it seems like Ethan’s business with the Rogue Nation isn’t quite done yet.
This colorful comedy will explore what happens when an adult Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) is reconnected with his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, and must learn lessons on how to enjoy life again.
This sci-fi thriller examines the effects on the inner city of Chicago, years after an alien force has occupied the earth. A new tale from Rise of the Planet of the Apes‘ Rupert Wyatt. tarring John Goodman, Vera Farmiga, James Ransone, Madeline Brewer and Ben Daniels.
This horror film will turn the urban legend and controversy of the Slender Man murders into a full-on horror film experience. Directed by Sylvain White (The Losers, Stomp the Yard).