10 Must-See Movies of the Summer
Honorable Mentions
Skadoosh! Jack Black once again embodies the portly 'Kung Fu Panda 2' (May 26), with the voices of Angelina Jolie and Jackie Chan by his side. Professor X (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) meet for the first time in the back-to-basics 'X-Men: First Class' (June 3); Jim Carrey inherits a handful of penguins in 'Mr. Popper's Penguins' (June 17); Tom Hanks is a lovable loser who romances Julia Roberts in 'Larry Crowne' (July 1); Kevin James starts talking to the animals in the creature comedy 'Zookeeper' (July 8), featuring the voices of Adam Sandler, Sylvester Stallone and Cher as zoo animals; Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey and Colin Farrell are 'Horrible Bosses' (July 8) to Jason Bateman and Jason Sudeikis; 'Captain America: The First Avenger' (July 22) casts Chris Evans as the classic Marvel Comics character; Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis attempt to be 'Friends with Benefits' (July 22); Steve Carell looks to Ryan Gosling for stud advice when his marriage fails in 'Crazy, Stupid, Love.' (July 29); 'The Smurfs' (July 29) take Manhattan in a live-action/CGI-animated adventure; 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' (August 5) features James Franco as a scientist whose genetic engineering experiments will lead to an apocalyptic future; Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman switch bodies in 'The Change-Up' (Aug. 5); a new set of people must outwit death when they survive a suspension bridge tragedy in 'Final Destination 5' (Aug. 12)."Stargate: Atlantis" star Jason Momoa wields Schwarzenegger's sword as the new 'Conan the Barbarian' (August 19); Colin Farrell sinks his teeth into the vampire-next-door remake 'Fright Night' (Aug. 19), also starring Anton Yelchin and Christopher Mintz-Plasse; and Antonio Banderas and Jessica Alba must prevent a time-stopping villain's evil plan in 'Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World' (Aug. 19).
