TEN MOVIES TO EXPECT THIS SUMMER PART TWO

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TEN MOVIES TO EXPECT THIS SUMMER PART TWO

By Solomon Obi

As we have highlighted in the previous post there are great movies dropping this summer and we can't keep our excitement down they include the movie a decade in the making. These and more many are below


1) Incredibles 2 - June 15
14 years after Pixar’s hit superhero movie, the Parr family is back with new bad guys to face and Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) has a new mission: taking care of the kids at home.


2) SuperFly - June 15
Even a Blaxploitation classic is going to get the remake treatment this summer. Trevor Jackson, Jason Mitchell, and Michael Kenneth Williams star.


3) Tag - June 15
Ok, stay with us on this one: Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, Jon Hamm, Jake Johnson, Isla Fisher, Rashida Jones, and Hannibal Buress all star in this comedy about a group of friends who play an elaborate game of tag. This is based on a real story of adults who played an annual game of tag.


4) Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - June 22
The sequel to “Jurassic World” brings Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) back to the dinosaur island they escaped from in the last movie to save the dinosaurs before the island’s volcano erupts.


5) Sicario: Day of the Soldado - June 29
The drug war on the US/Mexico border has escalated and in this sequel to the 2015 hit movie, Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) and Alejandro (Benicio del Toro) reteam to police the situation in their unique style.


6) Uncle Drew - June 29
Remember those Pepsi commercials where NBA star Kyrie Irving played playground basketball while dressed up as an old man? Well, Summit Entertainment went and made that concept into a movie. Along with Irving, Shaquille O’Neal, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, Nick Kroll, and Tiffany Haddish also star.


7) The First Purge - July 4
We’ve now hit the point in the franchise of “The Purge” where a prequel is the logical next movie. And it’s going to open on Independence Day of all dates.


8) Ant-Man and the Wasp - July 6
Everyone from the surprise hit Marvel movie “Ant-Man” is back again for some silly, micro-sized action.


9) Sorry to Bother You - July 6
A hit at this year’s Sundance, Lakeith Stanfield (“Atlanta”) plays a man who has discovered professional success thanks to a magical key to an alternate universe. Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer, Terry Crews, and Danny Glover also star.


10) Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation - July 13
For part three of the successful Sony Animation franchise, Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) and the rest of the gang go on a monster cruise ship.

These are the next set of movies to expect this summer more updates will emerge in coming posts. Thanks.

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