Summer's Here! Let's Welcome Summer Movies! Part 2

So, here it goes, the second part of what we can expect this summer when we go to the movies.

June:

Snow White and the Huntsman:

Opening: June 1, 2012

We had “I tried to copy Enchanted” Snow White and now we have progressive, serious Snow White. This is the classic tale with a twist in which Snow White is banned, and not only because she is beautiful, but also because she is supposed to take the Queen’s throne. Instead of being killed by the Huntsman, he helps her to become a warrior and defeat the evil ruler.

Many people are skeptical of this movie because of Kristen Stewart, but lets hope that it lets her prove the truly great actress she can be. The cast also includes Charlize Theron as the evil queen and Chris Hemsworth as the huntsman. The director is the newcomer Rupert Sanders.

Madagascar 3: Europe's most Wanted 3D: 

Opening: June 8, 2012

Dreamworks is betting on one of its most known franchises this year. The gang is back as the travel through Europe in hopes of returning to their home in New York.

The original cast returns to voice their characters and we can add Frances McDormand who is voicing the villain in the movie. An interesting thing about this one is the script, because it comes from the hands of Noah Baumbach better known for his indie work in “The Squid and the Whale”.

Prometheus:

Opening: June 8, 2012

This was announced as the sort of prequel from “Alien” with the added bonus of getting Ridley Scott to return and direct. This movie is creating a lot of hype and many hardcore fans are making it grow by constantly discussing rumors and possible connections to the original saga.

The story is about a group of people that wants to discover the beginnings of mankind, as they have to face the extraterrestrial race that threatens to wipe it all. It stars Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce and Idris Elba.

Rock of Ages: 

Opening: June 15, 2012

And here comes another attempt to make an original musical with classic rock songs. The story centers on a waitress that falls in love with a busby as they are surrounded by the 80`s rock movement. This movie is filled with big name stars that include Tom Cruise and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Let’s hope it breaks the curse of original movie musicals, well, sucking.

Apart from Cruise and Zeta-Jones, the movies star Diego Boneta –yay for México-, Julianne Hough and Alec Baldwin. Adam Shankman, a former choreographer turned director who is best known for directing the Hollywood adaptation of “Hairspray”, directed it.

That’s my Boy:

Opening: June 15, 2012

And Happy Maddison is back, this time Adam Sandler pairs up with one of the most promising comedians of our time: Andy Samberg. The story is about a guy named Donny (Sandler), who fathered a child (Samberg) in his teens and had to raise him as a single father –“Big Daddy” 2.0?- until the kid was 18 and decided to move out an ignore his father’s irresponsible ways. When Donny realizes his son failed to invite him to his wedding, he reaches out for him.

Even though Sandler’s golden era of comedic movies has ended, he still manages to make movies that make a lot of money. The expectations for this movie being good is pretty slim, but I could always be wrong. The movie also starts “Gossip Girl” alumn Leighton Meester, Susan Sarandon and James Caan and directed by Sean Anders.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter:

Opening: June 22, 2012

Based on a novel by the same name, “Vampire Hunter” follows the American hero who was killed by a supernatural creature. As such, he feels compelled to fight such forces. The movie was pushed seven months from its original release date, which isn’t a very positive sign.

The movie stars virtually newcomer Benjamin Walker and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who you might remember as Ramona Flowers in “Scott Pilgrim vs the World”. Russian director Timur Bekmambetov was in charge of the movie, he also directed the action movie “Wanted”.

Brave:

Opening: June 22, 2012

Pixar enters the Princess territory with Merida, a Scottish heiress to the throne with a very unique ability with an bow and arrow –medieval Katniss, ya’ll-. Even though she is destined to become a Queen, Merida decides to shift the plans set for her and go down her own path. This movie marks a new milestone in the stories told by Pixar and, even though I’m not the biggest Pixar fan, I’m very excited to see this, because it truly looks awesome.

Merida is voiced by Kelly McDonald –OMG the Gray Lady!-, accompanying her are Julie Walters, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson and Kevin McKidd. The Pixar veteran, but newbie director Mark Andrews directed the film.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation:

Opening: June 29, 2012

With a crazy awesome and expensive promotion, comes the sequel to a movie that wasn’t very liked in the first place. “Retaliation” centers on a political plot in which all the G.I Joe commandos are charged of treason and destroyed. The few survivors seek to right this injustice and fight to destroy the ploy. The directory Jon Chu, also directed “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never” –Lol- and “Step Up”, so we can expect some awesome fight sequences.

The most interesting part about this movie is the writers Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick who were responsible to the –epic awesome- “Zombieland”. The movie stars Chaning Tatum, Dwayne Johnson and Bruce Willis.

So, that’s what we can expect to see in theaters this June. Hit the comment section and tell me which movies are you excited for and which movies will probably suck!

For part one click here: http://whateverumad.blogspot.mx/2012/04/summers-here-lets-welcome-summer-movies.html