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Deadpool 2
Release Date: May 18, 2018
Director: David Leitch
Starring: Ryan Reynolds
Genre: Superhero Action
After surviving a bovine attack, Wade Wilson struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Mayberry’s hottest bartender while also learning to cope with his lost sense of taste. Searching to regain his spice for life, he must battle ninjas, Yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines, as he tries to earn the title of World’s Best Lover.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Release Date: June 22, 2018
Director: J.A. Bayona
Starring: Chris Pratt
Genre: Sci-fi Action
Dinosaurs return in this next installment of the “Jurassic Park” franchise. Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) return to Isla Nublar four years after the destruction seen in 2015’s “Jurassic World” to salvage the remaining dinosaurs from the path of an erupting volcano.
The Darkest Minds
Release Date: August 3, 2018
Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Starring: Mandy Moore, Gwendoline Christie
Genre: Sci-fi Thriller
Imprisoned by an adult world that now fears everyone under 18, a group of teens form a resistance group to fight back and reclaim control of their future in this apocalyptic-style thriller, based on the young adult novel by Alexandra Bracken.
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Release Date: May 25, 2018
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Alden Ehrenreich Genre: Sci-fi Adventure
Another subplot film will be added to the Star Wars universe. “Solo: A Star Wars Story” looks to tell the long awaited backstory of Millennium Falcon captain Han Solo. During an adventure into a dark criminal underworld, Solo meets his future copilot Chewbacca and encounters Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebellion.
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Release Date: July 20, 2018
Director: Ol Parker
Starring: Meryl Streep, Lily James, Amanda Seyfried
Genre: Musical Comedy
Sing, dance, and be merry as the sequel to 2008’s “Mamma Mia!” is set to hit the big screen this summer. In this film, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) learns about her mother’s past while expecting a child of
her own.
