Summer is here!

Summer Releases 2011

June, July and August 2011 are set to be another year with a mixture of exciting sequels and brand new stories. So here’s a preview of a mere few of this summer’s releases that we are most looking forward too even if it means missing all the sunshine and sitting in the dark!

The Hangover 2

This sequel has a lot to live up to. The Hangover was one of 2009’s biggest success stories and the second film looks set to make some money pretty much regardless of its quality due to sheer excitement and high expectations. Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms once again end up in trouble, this time in Thailand, as Stu’s pre wedding brunch doesn’t go to plan. It comes out on the 26^th May.

X Men: First Class

Any X Men fans will be pleased to hear that the prequel, anticipated for a couple of years now, is not far off release. It follows James McAvoy as Charles Xavier as he decides to set up his school for humans with super human abilities. Lots of special effects and action scenes are expected! It is released on the 1^st June. 

Green Lantern

Another of the most anticipated comic book films of the year (although that’s not hard as there has been so many!). This one is a new comic to be seen on the big screen and starring Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively it’s got the looks, but has it got the goods? We’ll see on the 17^th June.

Captain America: The First Avenger

Another comic book related film but also hotly anticipated as Chris Evans (not the ginger one) suits up in a different hero guise for this blockbuster. It is released on the 29^th July.

The Beaver

This made it in here simply because of how bizarre it is. Jodie Foster directed and Mel Gibson stars in his apparent ‘come-back’ which is about a beaver puppet?! I will not be paying my money to see this but let us know after 17^th June if you do?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two

This is the big one. The last in the series for Harry and friends will mark the end of many of our childhoods (especially after Toy Story 3 and especially myself as it is released literally the day after my University graduation!) and therefore we will be expecting a lot. If the first part is anything to go by however, we will not be disappointed. I will be re-reading the novel in time as I’m sure many others will also. Harry is released for the final time on the 15^th July and here’s the positively spine tingling trailer to get you even more excited!

Super 8

This years alien film is from JJ. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg so will therefore have great expectations on its shoulders. It surrounds a group of friends in the summer of 1979 who witness a train crash swiftly followed by mysterious happenings in their town. It comes out on the 5^th of August.  

The Inbetweeners

Filmed in Malia and starring our favourite foursome this British film should be big this summer. I’m sure much of it will centre around them embarrassing themselves as usual and participating in some antics a lot of people in this country, who have visited Malia, will relate to. Cannot wait to hear the filth that comes out of Jay’s mouth this time! Unfortunately we have to wait till the 19^th August.

Emily x