Based on information provided by the Box Office Mojo and some internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in June:
Dark Phoenix
Opens: June 7
During a life-threatening rescue mission in space in 1992, Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) is hit by a cosmic force that transforms her into one of the most powerful mutants of all. Wrestling with this increasingly unstable power as well as her own personal demons, Jean spirals out of control, tearing the X-Men family apart and threatening to destroy the very fabric of our planet. The ensemble cast includes James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Jessica Chastain.
Late Night
Opens: June 7
Legendary talk-show host Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson) is a pioneer in her field. The only woman ever to have a long-running program on late night, she keeps her writers’ room on a short leash ― and all male. But when her ratings plummet and she is accused of being a “woman who hates women,” Katherine puts gender equality on her to-do list and impulsively hires Molly Patel (Mindy Kaling), a chemical plant efficiency expert from suburban Pennsylvania, as the first and only female on her writing staff. With rumors swirling that Katherine is being replaced by a younger, hipper male host, she demands that the writers make her funny and relevant again. A lifelong fan, Molly is determined to prove she’s not just a diversity hire, but the one person who can turn her idol’s career around. Going against everything Katherine has staked her reputation on, she urges her to make the show more contemporary, authentic and personal, a move that could make Molly’s career ― or send her back to the chemical plant for good. The film will also star John Lithgow, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Denis O’Hare, Amy Ryan, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Ike Barinholtz and Halston Sage.
The Secret Life of Pets 2
Opens: June 7
Max (voiced by Patton Oswalt) faces some major changes after his owner Katie (voiced by Ellie Kemper) gets married and now has a child named Liam, up to the point he becomes overprotective. On a family trip to the countryside, Max meets a farm dog named Rooster (voiced by Harrison Ford), and both attempt to overcome his fears. Meanwhile, Gidget (voiced by Jenny Slade) tries to rescue Max’s favorite toy from a cat-packed apartment, and Snowball (voiced by Kevin Hart) sets on a mission to free a white tiger named Hu from a circus. Other voices will be provided by Eric Stonestreet, Tiffany Haddish, Lake Bell, Nick Kroll, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress and Bobby Moynihan.
American Woman
Opens: June 14
Adept at living off the grid ever since she masterminded an act of violence against the American government, 25-year-old former radical Jenny Shimada (Hong Chau) agrees to take care of three fugitives who are on the run. One of them, the kidnapped granddaughter of a wealthy newspaper magnate (Sarah Gadon), has become a national celebrity for embracing her captors’ ideology and joining their revolutionary cell. This movie is a fictional account of the real-life woman who cared for heiress Patty Hearst after she was abducted. The cast includes Ellen Burstyn and David Cubitt.
Men in Black International
Opens: June 14
A London-based team of Men in Black (MIB) secret agents become involved in a series of alien attacks that sends them traveling around the globe. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson, Rebecca Ferguson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rafe Spall and Emma Thompson.
Shaft
Opens: June 14
John “JJ” Shaft Jr. (Jessie Usher) is an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert with a degree from MIT. After his best friend dies under suspicious circumstances, he turns to his estranged father – the legendary John Shaft II (Samuel L. Jackson) – to uncover the truth. Father and son must navigate the Harlem underworld to solve the crime. Along the way they team up with the first generation John Shaft (Richard Roundtree). The cast will also include Alexandra Shipp, Regina Hall, Avan Jogia, Method Man and Matt Lauria.
Anna
Opens: June 21
Beneath a woman’s (newcomer Sasha Luss) striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the most feared assassins on the planet. The film includes Helen Mirren, Luke Evans and Cillian Murphy.
Toy Story 4
Opens: June 21
Some years after Andy gave his toys to Bonnie, Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the toys are faced with a problem when Bonnie creates a new toy from arts and crafts, named Forky. Forky suffers from an existential crisis about being a toy, which the others try to help him understand how to be one. As Bonnie and her family go on a road trip, Forky escapes and Woody goes to save him, becoming separated from the group near a small town. As Buzz and the others try to help find Woody, Woody finds Bo Peep among other toys in the town’s antique shop, and she gives him a new outlook on what being a toy is really about. Among the voices provided included Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Joan Cusack, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Michael Keaton, Kristen Schaal, Bonne Hunt, Timothy Dalton, Laurie Metcalf, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Keanu Reeves and Christina Hendricks.
The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith
Opens: June 28
Missionary John H. Groberg (Christopher Gorham) returns to Tonga in the 1960s with his wife and their five young daughters. When their sixth child is born with a serious illness, the Grobergs face their ultimate test of faith, only to find themselves surrounded by the love and prayers of thousands of Tongans. Barriers of interreligious strife are soon broken down as all unite in hopes of a miracle that will save the baby’s life, as well as the life of a Tongan minister’s son.
Yesterday
Opens: June 28
Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) is a struggling singer-songwriter in a tiny English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie (Lily James). Then, after a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up in another world, where The Beatles don’t exist. Performing songs by a band to a world that has never heard them, and with a little help from his steel-hearted American agent, Debra (Kate McKinnon), Jack’s fame explodes. However, as his star rises, he risks losing Ellie — the one person who always believed in him. With the door between his old life and his new closing, Jack will need to get back to where he once belonged.
Movies coming out in July will be posted at the end of June.
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