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Summer Movies
B y : E m m a Wa l d ro n

Summer is just around the corner and there are some major blockbuster hits that will be must-sees. Big named stars like Chris Evans, Robert Downey
Jr., Zac Efron, Jennifer Lawrence, Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman, Ellen DeGeneres, and Will Smith will be starring in these films. Here are 15 of the top
movies being released that everyone will be talking about:

Captain America: Civil War

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Hero against hero battling it out against one another.

Steve Rogers, known as Captain America, believes the
Avengers should remain free to defend humanity without the
government interfering. Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man,
believes otherwise; he believes that the government should
oversee the Avengers. The whole Avengers team is split into
two sides- which one will become victorious?

Just as Mac and Kelly think they have their

neighborhood back, a sorority moves in next door.
This new sorority is even worse than their old frat boy
neighbors. Hoping to evict them, they call for back-up
from their ex-neighbor Teddy Sanders, the president of
the old frat house. Will Mac and Kelly accomplish what
they have done before or finally lose?

In Theaters: May 6th

Stars to Watch for: Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans,

In Theaters: May 20th

Stars to Watch for: Chloe Grace Moretz, Zac Efron,
Rose Bryne, Selena Gomez, Seth Rogen, and Dave
Franco

Robert Downey Jr., and Paul Rudd

X-Men: Apocalypse

With the arrival of the worlds first mutant,

Apocalypse, the X-Men must fight together
to destroy him before he creates a new
world order. Will the X-Men save the world
from total destruction?
In Theaters: May 27th
Stars to Watch for: Jennifer Lawerence,
Olivia Munn, Michael Fassbender, Oscar
Isaac, Sophie Turner, Rose Byrne, Evan
Peters, Nicholas Hoult, and James McAvoy

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice once again wakes up in Wonderland, but travels through a new mysterious world.
She must find a magical scepter in order to stop the evil Lord of Time before he turns
Wonderland into a lifeless old world. Not to mention that she must stop the Queen of
Hearts from gaining back the throne.
In Theaters: May 27th
Stars to Watch for: Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham
Carter, and Mia Wasikowska

Finding Dory

The very friendly, hilarious, and forgetful fish Dory from

Finding Nemo is back and remembers something about her
family. Follow Dory as she goes off on an adventure to hopefully
find her family.
In Theaters: June 17th
Stars to Watch for: Idris Elba, Diane Keaton, Ellen DeGeneres,
Ed ONeill, Ty Burrell, Albert Brooks, and Hayden Rolence

Suicide Squad

Probably the most anticipated summer movie is Suicide Squad. A secret

government agency wishes to create a task force of imprisoned super villains,
known as the Suicide Squad, in exchange for shorter prison sentences.
Super villains like Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Enchantress, The Joker, Batman,
Killer Croc, El Diablo, Captain Boomerang, Katana, and Slipknot will all be
featured in the film.
In Theaters: August 5th
Stars to Watch for: Margot Robbie, Scott Eastwood, Will Smith, Cara
Delevingne, Jared Leto, Ben Affleck, Jai Courtney, Viola Davis, Adewale
Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Karen Fukuhara, Adam Beach, and Jay Hernandez

Ghostbusters

This reboot of the 1984 film, features an all female

Ghostbuster team- starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen
Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones . . . oh and
dont forget about Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie
Hudson who return to their movie roots. The new
Ghostbusters team must fight off many ghosts that are
invading the city.
In Theaters: July 15th
Stars to Watch for: The ones listed above-plus
Sigourney Weaver, Cecily Strong, and Elizabeth
Perkins

Star Trek Beyond

This will be the third installment of the Star Trek series.

The plot has not been released yet, but its assumed that the
crew is trying to complete their five-year mission to explore
the final frontier of space. They will seek out new life and
civilizations, but it doesnt seem like its going to be that
easy.
In Theaters: July 22nd
Stars to Watch for: Idris Elba, Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana,
Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Sofia Boutella, and Zachary Quinto

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