APRIL showers bring May blockbusters, with Memorial Day south of the border marking the start of the busy summer movie season.
This year's cheery theme? Armageddon. End-of-the-world and disaster scenarios pop up in both dramas and comedies in this summer-movie sampling.
May
The Hangover III The swan song of the outrageous franchise that has followed the Wolf Pack from Vegas to Bangkok. The boys (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha) are back on the run, but Alan (Zach Galifianakis) just might find love amid the mayhem.
Epic
"Just because you haven't seen something, doesn't mean it's not there." A world of leaf men and talking critters are right under M.K.'s feet (Amanda Seyfried) in this star-studded animated film, featuring Josh Hutcherson, Colin Farrell, Christoph Waltz
The Kings of Summer A coming-of-age comedy about three teens - fed-up with parents' rules - who build a house in the woods and fend for themselves all summer.
Now You See Me The "Four Horsemen" are the world's greatest illusionists and saviours to the 99 per cent: they steal from known corporate swindlers and give the profits back to their audience.
June After Earth Father and son (real-life dad/kid duo Will Smith and Jaden Smith) find themselves stranded on Earth some thousand years after humanity has been wiped out. M. Knight Shyamalan directs.
The Internship Two out-of-work salesmen (Wedding Crashers alumni Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson), by far the oldest intern prospects at Google, compete with a ragtag group for coveted spots in the company.
This Is The End Six people contained in a house with dwindling supplies as the world falls apart outside (and Rihanna gets sucked into a hole!). A nightmare scenario made hilarious by Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Emma Watson, James Franco, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, plus countless cameos.
Man of Steel Zack Snyder directs Henry Cavill, the latest actor to don the red cape. "He will give the people of Earth an ideal to strive towards."
Frances Ha Greta Gerwig stars and co-wrote this dramatic comedy about a 27-year-old dancer with director Noah Baumbach.
The Heat Sandra Bullock stars as an uptight FBI agent paired with and a street-savvy Boston cop (Melissa McCarthy). From Bridesmaids director Paul Feig.
White House Down Action guru Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) helms this film that sees Washington D.C. under siege, and Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx looking good while looking for answers.
July The Lone Ranger Armie Hammer stars as the masked hero and Johnny Depp is his famed sidekick Tonto in the hotly anticipated Gore Verbinski action film. "Hi ho, Silver!"
Pacific Rim Homicidal creatures and massive robots battle off Vancouver's coast: it all makes sense under the direction of Guillermo del Toro.
Red 2 Helen Mirren, John Malkovich and Bruce Willis prove that ex-CIA hitmen don't age gracefully in this spy-comedy sequel.
The Conjuring The true story of paranormal private investigators (Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga) hired to investigate a dark presence terrorizing a family farmhouse.
August 300: Rise of An Empire A prequel to the 2007 CGI hit. Sadly, Gerard Butler's abs not on the menu.
2 Guns Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington play agents hunting each other who end up on the same side after they realize their lives are in danger. (Unlike Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, they do not get together.)
Planes Dane Cook gets G-rated as Dusty, a little plane with big dreams
Elysium Immigration prejudice and a two-tiered medical system? Seems things haven't changed much for America in 2154, where Matt Damon takes on robots, injustice and Jodie Foster.
The World's End An epic pub crawl featuring Nick Frost and Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) is rudely interrupted by apocalyptic events.
