Based on information provided by the Dark Horizons site and internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in movie theatres in June:
Beginners
Opens: June 3
After his mother’s death, a young man’s elderly father declares he’s gay. Four years later the dad dies of cancer, leaving the man confused about love until a young French woman inspires him to expand his mind and find true intimacy. The cast includes Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent and Goran Visnjic.
Love Wedding Marriage
Opens June 3
Ava (Mandy Moore) is a marriage counselor whose life as a newlywed is turned upside down when she discovers her parents’ happy marriage is unexpectedly headed for divorce. Determined to reconcile her parents on their 30th anniversary surprise party, she will stop at nothing, which plunges her from one compromising situation to another. Kellan Lutz, Jane Seymour and James Brolin co-star.
X-Men: First Class
Opens: June 3
This film charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants to prevent nuclear Armageddon. The large cast includes Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, January Jones, Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Edi Gathegi and Ray Wise.
Super 8
Opens: June 10
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. The cast includes Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Ron Eldard, Amanda Michalka and Noah Emmerich.
Bad Teacher
Opens: June 17
A comedy centered around a foul-mouthed, junior high teacher (Cameron Diaz) who, after being dumped by her sugar daddy, begins to woo a colleague — a move that pits her against a well-loved teacher (Lucy Punch). The cast also includes Justin Timberlake, Jason Segel and Molly Shannon.
Green Lantern
Opens: June 17
Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) is a gifted and cocky test pilot who becomes a Green Lantern, a member of a brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order. Hal must quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears in order to defeat a dangerous alien force known as Parallax. Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong and Angela Bassett co-star.
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Opens: June 17
Jim Carrey stars as a small-town housepainter whose life is turned upside down when he unexpectedly winds up with a brood of penguins. Based on the 1938 book. The movie co-stars Carla Gugino and Angela Landsbury.
A Better Life
Opens June 24
This film tells the story of a Mexican-born gardener (Demian Bichir from Weeds) who tries to keep his teenage son out of the Los Angeles gang world while avoiding possible deportation himself.
Cars 2
Opens: June 24
Racecar Lightning McQueen and tow truck Mater head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car. Mater soon gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own, international espionage, after he’s mistaken for a secret agent and recruited for a top-secret spy mission. Voices include Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine and Jason Isaacs.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Opens: June 29
Shia LaBeouf tries in the third installment of this franchise that has Sam (LaBeouf) heading into adulthood just as there’s a space race between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. While Sam continues his alliance with the Transformers and Optimus Prime, there’s a new villain called Shockwave who’s about to rise. The cast also includes model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (taking over for Megan Fox) and return cast Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson (among many others).
Enjoy!
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