Summer Movie Preview: ‘Prometheus,’ ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ ‘The Avengers,’ and More (PHOTOS)
Movies
While last year was one of the worst on record for summer movies, 2012 is poised to be the biggest—and best—summer at the cinema in years. Kicking off May 4 with the all-star team of Marvel superheroes, The Avengers, this year offers something for everyone. There are other superhero blockbusters like The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man; Ridley Scott’s return to sci-fi in Prometheus; comedies from Woody Allen (To Rome With Love) and Family Guy creator Seth Macfarlane (Ted), eye-catching indies like Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom and Sundance hit Beasts of the Southern Wild, and much more. Here are The Daily Beast’s most anticipated summer movies.
'The Avengers' (May 4)
Zade Rosenthal
'Dark Shadows' (May 11)
Peter Mountain
'The Dictator' (May 16)
'Battleship' (May 18)
Frank Masi / Universal Studios
'Moonrise Kingdom' (May 25)
Focus Features
'The Intouchables' (May 25)
Thierry Valletoux
'Snow White and the Huntsman' (June 1)
Universal Pictures
'Piranha 3DD' (June 1)
The Weinstein Company
'Prometheus' (June 8)
Kerry Brown / Twentieth Century Fox
'Safety Not Guaranteed' (June 8)
'Rock of Ages' (June 15)
David James
'Your Sister’s Sister' (June 15)
Benjamin Kasuike
<em>Brave</em> (June 22)
The Walt Disney Co.
'To Rome With Love' (June 22)
Sony Pictures Classics
'Seeking a Friend for the End of the World' (June 22)
Darren Michaels / Dodge Productions
'Beasts of the Southern Wild' (June 27)
Sundance Film Festival
'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' (June 29)
'Magic Mike' (June 29)
Claudette Barius / Warner Bros.
'The Amazing Spider-Man' (July 3)
'Savages' (July 6)
Francois Duhamel / Universal Studios
'Ted' (July 13)
Tippett Studio / Universal Pictures
'The Dark Knight Rises' (July 20)
Ron Phillips / Warner Bros.
'Neighborhood Watch' (July 27)
Melinda Sue Gordon / Twentieth Century Fox
'The Bourne Legacy' (Aug. 3)
Mary Cybulski / Universal Pictures
'Total Recall' (Aug. 3)
'The Campaign' (Aug. 10)
Patti Perret
'Sparkle' (Aug. 17)
Alicia Gbur / Stage 6 Films
'The Expendables 2' (Aug. 17)
Universal Pictures
'Premium Rush' (Aug. 24)
