2012 Summer Movie Preview: Day 1

By: Robert Acosta

Here in the last week of April, we are slowly approaching the summer and all of the glory it'll bring to cinemas across the world. While there have been great movies released in the last almost 5 months, nothing compares to level of greatness the movies coming up can achieve. For the next 5 days, i'll talk about 6 different upcoming movies that have to be seen this summer.


The Avengers

What is there left to say about a movie that has been in the making since 2008? Just over a week away from Marvel's biggest theatrical release ever, The Avengers looks like it will disappoint no one. A star studded cast, an experience director and writer and it's the Avengers, what can go wrong here?! May 4th is the date, though i'm sure you already knew that.


Dark Shadows

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton team up again in a remake of the 1960s soap opera, Dark Shadows. Now I really don't know much about the TV series, but quick research tell me it was good enough to span 5 years and over 1200 episodes on the ABC channel. That certainly is a lot of history to live up to but Burton and Depp certainly live to make these kind of movies. Release date: May 11th


Men in Black III

I can't believe it has been 10 years since Men in Black II, how time flies. Speaking of time flying, that seems to be what's going on in MIB III. Maybe the movie will hover around borderline ridiculous dealing with time travel stuff, but it's hard to imagine Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones (however much he is in the film) messing this up. Look for celebrity cameos. Release date: May 25th

The Dictator

Controversy always seems to surround Sacha Baren Cohen, but he seems to embrace it and in turn, make pretty funny movies in the process. With movies like Borat and Bruno under his belt, I can see The Dictator following in the same path, which should lead to one of the better comedies of the year. Look for John C Reilly, Anna Faris, Bobby Lee and Megan Fox (yup) to join Cohen on this seemingly hairy, hopefully hilarious ride. Release Date: May 16th


Girl in Progress

An A list star starring in a B list (or less) Dramedy. That's usually a winning formula for everyone involved and ends up getting recognized around award season. Eva Mendes + B list Dramedy = Girl in Progress. A struggling single mom, Eva Mendes has been inactive in the last few years in the movie biz. You know she's still around, but you don't see her as much. That'll add to the intrigue factor for the movie, which already has a chance to score a lot of brownie points being about a prominent subject. Every Summer has a heart warming story, this could be it. Release Date: May 11th


Chernobyl Diaries

Oren Peli (Producer of the Paranormal Activity trilogy) is at it again. Creepy and eerie are two things that Peli shoots for in his movies, and he usually delivers each time and Chernobyl Diaries seems to be right up that alley. Freaky stuff seems to be going on, and Chernobyl is probably the last place anyone would want to be. Jesse McCartney stars (Why couldn't they take Bieber?!). Release Date: May 25th