Dreamworks AnimationHold on to your hats, boys and girls. This summer is going to be filled with what seems to be a promising amount of blockbuster hits for all to enjoy.
It is the summer of sequels, trilogies and even a quadrilogy thrown in there.
On May 18, “Shrek the Third” is going to start the summer off bringing back Shrek, played by Mike Myers, Princess Fiona, played by Cameron Diaz and of course, Donkey, played by Eddie Murphy. In the final installment of the movie series, Shrek, Princess Fiona, Donkey and Puss in Boots are setting off to find the new heir to the throne, after they find out that Fiona’s dad, King Harold, is on his deathbed.
Another trilogy coming to an end is “Ocean’s 13.” George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon join their forces once again on June 8. The team gathers together to do one more heist before they truly quit the game. Other cast members include Al Pacino, Bernie Mac, Andy Garcia, Casey Affleck and Don Cheadle.
“Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” is a follow up to the 2005 film, “Fantastic Four.” Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffud, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis are ready to fight back the new villain, the Silver Surfer, as well as the return of Dr. Doom, who they thought was dead.
John McClane is back for more action in “Live Free or Die Hard,” the fourth installment of the “Die Hard” movies, on June 27. According to imdb.com, there is a “criminal plot in place to take down the entire computer and technological structure that supports the economy of the United States.” McClane, played by Bruce Willis, has to use knowledge and wit to take down his new “bad guy,” Victor Pope, played by Jeffery Wright.
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” is the fifth movie on the Harry Potter series to be released on July 13. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint join another star-filled cast when the news about the return of Lord Voldemort, played by Ralph Finnes, sends the members of the magical community into hysteria. Harry and his friends establish a group to fight off “He Who Must Not Be Named.”
