The summer movie season officially starts on May 1st with the release of the hotly-anticipated Avengers: Age of Ultron. This year's slate isn't quite as exciting as the past few years, but there is still a number of intriguing blockbusters and indie films set for release over the next four months. Here are the 10 films I'm most looking forward to this summer.
10.Slow West (5/15): Westerns are a sadly under-served genre, so on the rare occasion Hollywood decides to release one, my interest is naturally piqued. With a completely foreign cast headlined by Michael Fassbender and Kodi Smit-McPhee and a quirky humor-filled trailer, Slow West looks to be a very unique take on the classic American genre.
9.Southpaw (7/24): The overly melodramatic trailer and the presence of director Antoine Fuqua-who hasn't made anything noteworthy since 2007's Shooter- doesn't exactly inspire confidence. However, I can't help but be intrigued by a project that was written by Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy) and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, who has been nothing short of spectacular in every film he's starred in of late.
8.Dope (6/19): I'm a sucker for both coming-of-age stories and films about hip-hop and since Dope is a combination of both of those, I'm doubly excited about it. The overwhelmingly positive reviews from Sundance in January and the excellent trailer that was just released only further solidifies my anticipation for this film.
7.Spy (6/5): The previous pairings of Mellisa McCarthy and director Paul Feig has resulted in the creation of two of the finest comedies (The Heat and Bridesmaids) of the past five years. Based on the trailers and great word-of-mouth from early screenings, there's no reason their third collaboration can't continue their trend of comedic excellence.
6.Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (7/31): The Mission Impossible series got back on track with 2011's Ghost Protocol. With most of the cast from Ghost Protocol returning, an intriguing premise and a trailer loaded with impressive stunts, Rogue Nation has a good shot of keeping this long-running franchise's recent resurgence going.
5.Avengers: Age of Ultron (5/1): Like most of the world, I absolutely loved The Avengers. With the return of all of the essential personnel from the original on both sides of the camera and the addition of the always-great James Spader as the titular villain, the sequel is primed to be another epic triumph in the superhero genre.
4.Trainwreck (7/17): Amy Schumer's comedy is really hit-or-miss for me, but the fantastic ensemble cast (which includes Bill Hader, Brie Larson and Vanessa Bayer) paired with the absolutely hilarious trailers give me faith that her big-screen acting/writing debut could be a major success.
3.Fantastic Four (8/7): I know it's mildly crazy for me to be more excited about this than Age of Ultron, but hear me out. Lead actors Miles Teller (Whiplash), Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station), Kate Mara (House of Cards), Jamie Bell (The Adventures of Tintin) and director Josh Trank (Chronicle) are some of the most promising young talents in all of Hollywood. Those gifted up-and-comers paired with a script penned by veteran screenwriter Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past, Sherlock Holmes) gives Fantastic Four a beyond legitimate chance to be the next groundbreaking comic book film.
2.Straight Outta Compton (8/14): There are few genres in Hollywood that are more sporadic in quality than music biopics. That being said, if there's a musical group whose story is practically a guarantee to make for captivating cinema, it's prolific hip-hop trailblazers N.W.A.. The trailer is amongst the best I've seen all year and the DIY approach the film took by casting unknown actors to play the members of the group and shooting on location in N.W.A's hometown of Compton, California makes me very optimistic about the film's chances of being good.
1.Ted 2 (6/26): Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane defied the odds by creating a consistently hysterical and oddly touching film about the misadventures of a foul-mouthed, pot-smoking teddy bear and his human best friend (Mark Wahlberg). Sequels to standout comedies with outlandish premises like Ted are always a risky proposition, but McFarlane is as capable of anyone in the business of striking comedic gold and the first film was too funny for me to be anything less than stoked about the sequel.
Also Interested In:
Maggie (5/8)
Pitch Perfect 2 (5/15)
Poltergeist (5/22)
Tommorowland (5/22)
Aloha (5/29)
San Andreas (5/29)
Entourage (6/5)
Jurassic World (6/12)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (6/12)
Inside Out (6/19)
Big Game (6/26)
Terminator: Genisys (7/1)
Self/Less (7/10)
Ant-Man (7/17)
Irrational Man (7/24)
Paper Towns (7/24)
Pixels (7/24)
The End of the Tour (7/31)
Vacation (7/31)
Masterminds (8/7)
Dark Places (8/14)
The Man From U.N.C.L.E (8/14)
Criminal (8/21)
Sinister 2 (8/21)
Sleeping with Other People (8/21)
Hitman: Agent 47 (8/28)
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