We had an early leap into summer movie-going with the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron, the first blockbuster of many rolling out in the next few months. The forecast? It鈥檚 all about teamwork for our movie heroes, whether they鈥檙e singing, stripping, or saving the world; there鈥檚 safety (and box-office dollars) in numbers. Here鈥檚 your guide to some of the juiciest picks of the season.
MAY
Pitch Perfect 2
The Barden Bellas are looking for a repeat of their a cappella awesomeness, despite their overall team weirdness. Starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow. From director Elizabeth Banks.
Mad Max: Fury Road
A Road Warrior (Tom Hardy) determined to survive alone comes to the aid of a group of escaped captive women (Charlize Theron among them) trying to cross the Wasteland and outrun a gang in this high-action, high-body-count post-apocalyptic thriller from George Miller, brainchild of all the Mad Max films.
Tomorrowland
There鈥檚 another world out there, according to director Brad Bird, and it鈥檚 up to a troubled teenage girl (Britt Robertson) and a secretive inventor (George Clooney) to make sense of it all. Screenplay by Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof.
San Andreas
As if you needed reminding that 麻豆传媒映画is smack on a fault line, but here鈥檚 search-and-rescue helicopter pilot Dwayne Johnson trying to pick up the pieces in L.A. and find his daughter after a giant quake hits.
JUNE
Entourage
We鈥檝e been watching Jeremy Piven in period-wear for too long (in Mr. Selfridge); it鈥檚 time for the actor to wriggle back into those overpriced designer suits. A-list star Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) and his posse reunite to try and get Vince鈥檚 Hollywood movie made.
Saint Laurent
Story of the mercurial designer鈥檚 (Gaspard Ulliel) rise to fashion superstardom 1967 to 1976, and the personal price he paid for success.
Jurassic World
The park is open for business but genetic splicing behind the scenes has created a monster, even by dinosaur standards. It鈥檚 up to on-site staffer Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) to change the mind of operations manager Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard), corral the deadly mutant dino and undo some of the damage that the island鈥檚 scientists have done.
Inside Out
Confirmation that you are hearing voices in your head comes courtesy of directors Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen, who spotlight five emotions 鈥� Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Disgust (Mindy Kaling), Anger (Lewis Black)聽 and Sadness (Phyllis Smith) 鈥� that run rampant in a little girl鈥檚 head.
Love and Mercy
Story of Beach Boys genius Brian Wilson (played by Paul Dano as his younger self; John Cusack as the older Wilson), highlighting the musician鈥檚 work, his nervous breakdown, and his controversial therapy (Paul Giamatti, Elizabeth Banks also star).
Pixels
After aliens misinterpret video-game feeds as a declaration of war, it鈥檚 up to 鈥�80s video champion (Adam Sandler) and his team (Josh Gad, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Monaghan) to take on Pac Man and crew to save the planet.
JULY
Terminator: Genisys
John Connor (Jason Clarke) tries to mess with time by sending an officer (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to save Sarah (Emilia Clarke). But the sergeant finds himself facing off against new enemies and with surprising allies (Arnold Schwarzenegger) as he tries to reset the clock.
Self/Less
A dying billionaire (Ben Kingsley) undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness into the body of a young man (Ryan Reynolds). But, wouldn鈥檛 you know it: 鈥渋mmortality has its side effects.鈥�
Mr. Holmes
This is the world鈥檚 greatest detective as you鈥檝e never seen him before: in retirement, with his faculties failing, and with a bowler hat full of regrets. With only his housekeeper and her young son for company (Laura Linney, Milo Parker), Sherlock (Ian Mckellen) attempts to solve a case that has long eluded him.聽
Magic Mike XXL
Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello and Matt Bomer take off their clothes again. I hear there鈥檚 a story, too.
Mission: Impossible, Rogue Nation
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is back in the governmental bad books and is a fugitive on the run, while taking on a rogue agency known as the Syndicate. Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Alec Baldwin co-star.
Southpaw
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this gritty drama about boxer Billy Hope, who loses everything after tragedy strikes. Billy must get back to basics (with the help of Forrest Whitaker) to win back custody of his daughter. Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) directs; Rachel McAdams co-stars.
Trainwreck
Judd Apatow directs this story about monogamy-hater Amy (Amy Schumer), who meets her match in a dorky sports doctor (Bill Hader) she鈥檚 profiling for a men鈥檚 magazine.
The Gift
A chance encounter with an old high-school acquaintance (Joel Edgerton) reveals a decades-old secret, and nothing but trouble for married couple Robyn and Simon (Rebecca Hall and Jason Bateman) in this creepy thriller.
Ant-Man
On the big screen for the first time is Scott Lang aka Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), a man with an amazing ability to shrink in size but retain super strength. Ant-Man must guard his mentor鈥檚 (Michael Douglas) secrets from evil-doers in this Marvel adaptation.
AUGUST
Fantastic Four
Science experiment gone awry has turned a new-generation foursome into humans with awesome super-powers. Reed (played by Miles Teller) is stretchable, Sue (Kate Mara) has invisibility talent, Johnny (Michael B. Jordan) is a human torch and Ben (Jamie Bell) is a rock-solid force to be reckoned with. 聽
Ricki and the Flash
Meryl Streep plays hard-rocking Ricki Randazzo, a guitarist who put her career before her family, but now she鈥檚 back to make peace. From writer Diablo Cody and director Jonathan Demme, and co-starring Mamie Gunner, Kevin Kline and 鈥� 鈥�80s crush alert 鈥� Rick Springfield.
Hitman: Agent 47
A genetically engineered killing machine, known only by the last two digits of the tattooed barcode on his neck, 47 (Rupert Friend) must confront his origin story before a corporation clones an army of his kind. Based on the hugely successful video game series.
Criminal
A special set of skills and memories from a deceased CIA agent are implanted into an unpredictable convict in the hopes that he can thwart a terror plot. Ryan Reynolds once again plays the human vessel (see Self/Less); Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman co-star. 聽
