Can't Wait for These Geek Movies!

I got an e-mail from Fandango, the movie site, today about upcoming blockbusters, Just thought I would pass them along to you (with some trailers). Plus the weather forecast tonight for Sunday said 80 degrees in Chicago (plus rain, but we'll take what we can get), so summer is coming fast. And its a Marvel-ous summer all the way.   



May 6  -  Thor - trailer

"The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders."

Directed by Kenneth Branagh (formerly of the Royal Shakespeare Company) and featuring Anthony Hopkins (of Silence of the Lambs fame).  

May 20 - Pirates of the Caribbean 4 - trailer

"Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too"

How can you pass on Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush (looking a little different than he did in "The King's Speech")?    

June 3 - X-Men: First Class - trailer

"In 1963, Charles Xavier starts up a school and later a team, for humans with superhuman abilities. Among them is Erik Lensherr, his best friend... and future archenemy"

Before they were Professor X and Magneto - an origins story.   

June 17 - Green Lantern - trailer

"A test pilot is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe"

Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan - my favorite superhero.

In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight.  

July 1 - Transformers: Dark of the Moon - trailer

"The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the Moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and learn its secrets, which could turn the tide in the Transformers' final battle."

OK - not the best movie series of all time, but as Grover would say, "Where there is life, there is hope."  Maybe this one will be well done.    

July 15 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 - trailer

"The end begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione go back to Hogwarts to find and destroy Voldemort's final horcruxes, but when Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again."

 In 3D, unfortunately, but the movie we have been waiting for since it all started in 2001. I remember sitting outside the Barnes and Noble in Crystal Lake at midnight to buy a Harry Potter book as soon as it came out.    

July 22 - Captain America: First Avenger - trailer

"After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending America's ideals."

Steve Rogers, played by Chris Evans, the Human Torch from the Fantastic Four movie, complete with shield. Watch the trailer. At one point the main scientist says, "Ready, Mr. Stark." I'm pretty sure that's Howard Stark, Tony's father, who the Iron Man movies implied had something to do with Cap's shield. Have to read up on my Captain America before the movie.    

Well, that should be enough to get you geeks excited about summer. At least one of these has to be seen at the drive-in this summer instead of the Multiplex. It's a rule.   

(Editor's Note after publication - I did miss Kung Fu Panda - let me know if there are any other cool movies out this summer I can add to the list. Thanks, Tammy)