Summer's Here! Let's Welcome Summer Movies! Part 1

Summer is fast approaching and with it, the long awaited summer blockbusters.

So, this is the first of three posts, which includes April and May openings.

April and May:

The Avengers:

Opening: April 27, 2012

Many geeks are expecting this movie with a mixture of excitement and fear. Directed by Joss Whedon –who is known to be a very big fan of the comics and all around awesome guy-, “The Avengers” promises to be the ultimate super-hero movie reuniting most of the original actors from their own franchises.

Now it is time to wait and see what the fans from the comic book think of this adaptation. The cat includes Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo and Scarlet Johansson.

Dark Shadows:

Opening: May 11, 2012

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp team up again for this new movie based on a 60’s gothic soap opera transmitted by ABC. The story centers around Barnabass, a vampire that is freed after years of being buried alive and returns to live with various of his weird and quirky descendants.

After “Alice in Wonderland”, lets hope that Burton has created a good enough story to support the expected quirky look that defines his movies. Apart from Depp, the movie also stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter -aren’t we shocked? - and Eva Green.

The Dictator:

Opening: May 16, 2012

Sacha Baron Cohen returns, but this time he departs slightly from his mockumentary formula with a scripted movie. The story revolves around General Admiral Aladeen, a dictator in a Middle East country, which visits America and is stripped of his identity and forced to live as an immigrant in New York City.

As we know, Baron Cohen is always causing controversy with his stunts to promote the movie. The first one occurred at the red carpet of the Academy Awards when the “General Admiral” dropped on Ryan Seacrest the “ashes of Kim Jong-il”. The movie was directed by Larry Charles and also stars John C. Reilley, Ana Farris and Bobby Lee.

What to Expect When You’re Expecting:

Opening: May 18, 2012

This is a loose adaptation of a best selling book written by Heidi Murkoff & Sharon Mazel. The story follows five couples that are about to become parents and all the complications and drama that a pregnancy entails.

The movie has a ensemble approach with a cast filled with known names that include Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz, Matthew Morrison, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick, Brooklyn Decker, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Rodrigo Santoro, Rob Huebel, Chace Crawford, Dennis Quaid, and Chris Rock. Let’s just be surprised if this ensemble makes something of a little more substance than what we are used to see. The film was directed by Kirk Jones who also directed “Nanny McPhee”.

Battleship:

Opening: May 18, 2012

This is what happens when you have a toy based franchise as big as “Transformers” was. This movie is inspired by the board game with the same name. The story is about an international naval fleet in Pearl Harbor that is attacked by alien forces and has to fight back to try and survive. The audience will get to see both fighting sides, so they know where the ships are positioned in each “board”.

The cast of the movie includes Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgård and Rhianna and it was directed by Peter Berg who is an actor turned director.

Men In Black 3

Opening: May 25, 2012

The franchise is back after ten years, this time around, Agent J has tor travel to the past to stop some sort of alien from destroying Earth and killing Agent K. For this, he will need the help of a young Agent K to try and eliminate the threat.

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are both back for the movie, but this time they will also have the company of Josh Brolin and Emma Thompson. The film was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, who also was in charge of the previous movies.

Now you know what we are expecting in these couple of months. Stay tuned for me to tell you what is coming for the rest of the summer.


For part II of this post click here: http://whateverumad.blogspot.mx/2012/04/summers-here-lets-welcome-summer-movies_20.html