May 4 (UK)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain
Written and Directed by: Terrence Malick (The Thin Red Line)
"The story centers around a family with three boys in the 1950s. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence."
2. Thor
May 6
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman
Screenplay by: Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz and Don Payne
Directed by: Kenneth Brannagh
"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."
3. Midnight in Paris
May 11
Starring: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates
Written and Directed by: Woody Allen
"A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better."
4. Bridesmaids
May 13
Starring: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Rose Byrne
Written by: Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo
Directed by: Paul Feig
"A comedy centered on two women battling to plan their friend's wedding party."
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
May 20
Starring: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz and Ian McShane
Screenplay by: Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio
Directed by: Rob Marshall (Memoirs of a Geisha)
"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."
6. The Hangover Part II
May 26
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Zack Galifianakis and Ed Helms
Written by: Craig Mazin, Scot Armstrong and Todd Phillips
Directed by: Todd Phillips
"Phil, Stu, Alan and Doug travel to Bangkok for Stu's wedding."
7. Kung Fu Panda 2
May 26
Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and Jackie Chan
Written by: Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger
Directed by: Jennifer Yuh
"Po joins forces with a group of new kung-fu masters to take on an old enemy with a deadly new weapon."
8. X-Men: First Class
June 3
Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence
Screenplay by: Jane Goldman, Ashley Miller, Jamie Moss and Zack Stentz
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass)
"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."
9. Super 8
June 10
Starring: Elle Fanning, Amanda Michalka and Kyle Chandler
Written and Directed by: J. J. Abrams (Lost)
"In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined."
10. Green Lantern
June 17
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Peter Sarsgaard
Screenplay by: Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, Marc Guggenheim and Michael Goldenberg
Directed by: Martin Campbell (Casino Royale)
"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."
11. Transformers: Dark of the Moon
June 24
Starring: Shia LeBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Tyrese Gibson
Written by: Ehren Kruger
Directed by: Michael Bay
"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."
12. Cars 2
June 24
Starring: Own Wilson, Michael Caine and Jason Isaacs
Directed by: John Lasseter and Brad Lewis
"Racing star Lightning McQueen teams up with his best friend Mater for an international adventure as they go up against the world's fastest cars."
13. Rise of the Apes
June 24
No trailer yet.
Starring: James Franco, Andy Serkis and Freida Pinto
Written by: Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver
Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
"An origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man's own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy."
July 15
Starring: Daniel Radcliff, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint
Screenplay by: Steve Kloves
Directed by: David Yates
"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."
July 22
Starring: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving and Tommy Lee Jones
Screenplay by: Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely
Directed by: Joe Johnston (The Wolfman)
"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."
July 29
Starring: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde
Screenplay by: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby
Directed by: Jon Favreau (Iron Man)
"A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys are all that stand in their way."
July 29
No trailer yet.
Starring: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Julianne Moore
Written by: Dan Fogelman (Tangled)
Directed by: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa
"A father's life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children."
August 3
Starring: Hank Azaria, Katy Perry and Jonathan Winters
Screenplay by: J. David Stem and David N. Weiss
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
"When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down."
August 10
No trailer yet.
Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson and David Thewlis
Screenplay by: Lee Hall and Richard Curtis
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Based on the novel by: Michael Morpurgo
"Follows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One. Despite being too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to save his friend."
August 12
No trailer yet.
Starring: Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer
Written and Directed by: Tate Taylor
Based on the novel by: Kathryn Stockett
"A look at what happens when a southern town's unspoken code of rules and behavior is shattered by three courageous women who strike up an unlikely friendship."
