Explosions, natural disasters and comic book heroes can mean only one thing: Summer is coming.
Below is a list of what will likely be the 10 biggest movies of the summer, and in keeping with current Hollywood trends, nearly all of them are remakes or part of a series.
Finding Dory, June 17
The long-awaited sequel to Finding Nemo follows the story of the lovable amnesiac Dory, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres. Six months after Nemo is rescued from a dentist’s fish tank, Dory recalls a few moments of her childhood in Morro Bay, California. A father-son clown fish duo accompany her as she searches for her parents. With a significant local hook, they travel to a Monterey aquarium, modeled after the real thing.
Independence Day: Resurgence, June 24
Twenty years after the “War of 1996,” humanity has rebounded and a global unity has been created under the threat a common enemy to the species. While Will Smith was too expensive for this sequel, Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman return, along with those from a new generation, to save humanity again from aliens hellbent on human annihilation.
The BFG, July 1
Steven Spielberg and Disney present a fantasy adventure movie based on the Roald Dahl novel of the same name. A young orphan named Sophie meets the big – ahem – friendly giant one lonely night in London. After becoming fast friends, they team up take on man-eating giants who have been pillaging the world.
Ghostbusters, July 15
While the trailer released in March has gained notoriety for having half a million more dislikes than likes on YouTube (for tokenizing an African American character), Columbia Pictures hopes its all-female reboot won’t turn into a $150 million flop. Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy lead the show as they try to save New York City from a ghost invasion.
Star Trek Beyond, July 22
After 12 Star Trek films exploring the universe with Captain James T. Kirk at the helm and Commander Spock trying to keep him from doing something stupid, this 13th installation sees the destruction of the USS Enterprise and the crew stranded on a hostile planet. With a screenplay co-written by comedian Simon Pegg (who plays Scotty) there’ll be more laughs than usual as they fight for their survival.
Jason Bourne, July 29
The world is in chaos and the CIA is again not a part of the good fight, so Jason Bourne emerges to set the spooks straight. The fifth installment of the Bourne series sees Matt Damon star once again as an amnesiac assassin, but he has regained his memory and an understanding of the truth.
Suicide Squad, August 5
With a star-studded cast, including Margot Robbie, Will Smith and Jared Leto, the DC Comics group of anti-heroes comes to the big screen. The government needs the baddest mofos they can find to take on suicide missions, so they unlock the worst supervillains from supermax prisons and put them to work.
Pete’s Dragon, August 8
A 10-year-old boy has lived in a forest in the Pacific Northwest for six years. When he returns to society he says he lived with a giant green dragon who cared for him. This Disney remake features Robert Redford as a local woodworker with a keen understanding of the mystery in the forest. As locals attempt to make sense of his past, his dragon makes itself known.
Sausage Party, August 12
The first film with an original idea on this list is an animated flick for adults featuring the sophomoric yet still hilarious humor of Mr. Dad Bod himself, Seth Rogen. He plays a hot dog in a grocery store who has a thing for a bun played by Kristen Wiig. They’re selected by the same shopper and his dreams of getting inside of her seem like they’ll be fulfilled. But upon arrival in the kitchen they realize the horror that awaits.
War Days, August 19
War should not be funny, but through the lens of the absurd it can be downright hilarious. Jonah Hill and Miles Teller play two naive, yet greedy 20-somethings who land a $300 million government contract to run guns to U.S. allies in Afghanistan in 2007. The worst thing about the film: It’s based on a true story.
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