Summer movie preview: 13 more must-see films
Things start heating up on the Hollywood calendar soon, so here are 13 must-see films to watch between May and August.
The Angry Birds Movie (May 20): The constantly perturbed bird Red (voiced by Jason Sudeikis) rallies a flock of friends to find out what's up when pesky pigs start showing up on their island.
Alice Through the Looking Glass (May 27): Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returns to Wonderland and goes back in time to save her old pal, the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), from Time himself (Sacha Baron Cohen).
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (June 3): The sequel tosses vigilante Casey Jones (Stephen Amell) into the mix as the four main heroes in a half-shell are forced to save New York City from a new and very dangerous threat.
Now You See Me 2 (June 10): The Robin Hood-esque magical troupe the Four Horsemen (Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco and Lizzy Caplan) are up to old tricks when they're forced into a heist by a young tech magnate (Daniel Radcliffe).
Central Intelligence (June 17): Two high school classmates — a CIA agent (Dwayne Johnson) and an accountant (Kevin Hart) — find themselves on a top-secret mission to save the world and keep spy satellites from getting in the wrong hands.
Free State of Jones (June 24): A Mississippi farmer (Matthew McConaughey) and local slaves during the Civil War take up arms in a rebellion against the Confederacy.
Independence Day: Resurgence (June 24): Twenty years after mankind fought off a hellacious alien invasion, the extraterrestrials return with a bigger fleet to test heroes both old (Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman) and new (Liam Hemsworth and Maika Monroe).
The Legend of Tarzan (July 1): After finding a place for himself in Victorian London, the lord of the jungle (Alexander Skarsgård) returns to his African childhood home when it's threatened by a Belgian antagonist (Christoph Waltz).
The Secret Life of Pets (July 8): An animated look into the animal world of a Manhattan apartment building, including what happens when a dog named Max (Louis C.K.) has his life disrupted by the arrival of new mutt Duke (Eric Stonestreet).
The Infiltrator (July 15): A federal agent (Bryan Cranston) goes undercover to infiltrate drug cartels and Pablo Escobar's notorious money-laundering organization.
Jason Bourne (July 29): Matt Damon's superspy reappears on the world's intelligence scene with many of his memories returned as well.
Pete’s Dragon (Aug. 12): A forest ranger (Bryce Dallas Howard) is determined to find out the truth when she meets a young orphan (Oakes Fegley) who claims to have a dragon as his best friend and guardian.
Kubo and the Two Strings (Aug. 19): The stop-motion animated fantasy focuses on a young Japanese boy (voiced by Art Parkinson) who has to find a magical suit of armor worn by his samurai father to save his village.