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by Nic Barta
Happy Summer, Movie Fans! If you ever get sick of the sun and want to cool off
in an overly air-conditioned cinema, there are plenty of movies ready to roll for
the Summer Blockbuster season! Let’s take a look:
On June 10th, Jurassic World: Dominion stomps into cinemas. Dinosaurs
freely roam the earth once again, and Owen Grady will need some extra help to
survive in this new world. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard return from the
last two Jurassic World movies, and will be joined by Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and
Jeff Goldblum from the original Jurassic Park movie! Will humans survive this new
world? Or will dinosaurs rule the earth again? We’ll find out this summer!
On June 17th, Lightyear blasts into theaters. The origin story
of Toy Story’s Space Ranger is finally told, and Buzz sets off
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on his first adventure. Chris Evans will voice the titular Ranger
and he will be joined by Keke Palmer, Taika Waititi, and James
Brolin. With stunning CGI, and an all-star cast, Lightyear is set to
take audiences “to infinity and beyond”.
On June 24th, Elvis Moving on to July: on July 1st,
rocks into theaters. Minions: The Rise of Gru
Witness the rise of the marches into cinemas. The
King of Rock n’ Roll, from Minions are back, and this
humble beginnings time we will learn how they
to superstardom. formed their unbreakable
Elvis will be played allegiance to supervillain Gru.
by Austin Butler and Steve Carrell returns once
he will be joined by again to voice a young Gru,
Tom Hanks and Dacre and he will be joined by the
Montgomery. Elvis will voices of Taraji P. Henson,
not only celebrate the King’s legacy with Dolph Lundgren, and Jean-
his legendary music, but director Baz Claude Van Damme. The
Luhrmann’s vision will match Elvis’s larger- Minions are still just as
than-life style and impact. beloved as ever!
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