Coming to Theaters

By Broadside Staff Writer Ross Bonaime

• May 8
  Star Trek
  Lost creator J.J. Abrams reboots this classic sci-fi franchise by telling the origin story of Kirk, Spock and the rest of the crew of the USS Enterprise.
• May 15
  Angels & Demons
  In this prequel to The Da Vinci Code, Robert Langdon, played by Tom Hanks, must try to stop a terrorist act that could bring an end to the Vatican.
• May 21
  Terminator Salvation
  An older John Conner, played by Christian Bale in the fourth of this franchise, tries to figure out just why and how Skynet plans on destroying all mankind as the war with robots rages on.
• May 22
  Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
  Ben Stiller returns as security guard Larry Daley, who after being transferred to D.C.’s Smithsonian, tries to keep old and new exhibits under wraps when they come to life.
• May 29
  Up
  Pixar’s 10th film takes 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen to South America in a house propelled by balloons, but also brings along his worst nightmare: Russell, a young, overanxious, wilderness explorer.
• June 5
  Land of the Lost
  Will Ferrell is Dr. Marshall in this homage to the ‘70s TV show of the same name, where Ferrell and assistants are thrown into another universe filled with dinosaurs and other odd creatures.
• June 12
  The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
  John Travolta plays a criminal who commandeers a NYC subway for ransom money and Denzel Washington, who works in the subway, has to try to take Travolta down.
• June 19
  Year One
  Jack Black and Michael Cera play two primitive men who after being kicked out of their village, go through the old world, interacting with characters of the Bible.
• June 24
  Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
  Sam Witwicky, played by Shia LaBeouf, is in danger of being taken by the Decepticons, the robots in disguise return to protect him.
• July 1
  Public Enemies
  Christian Bale plays a 1930s cop who is trying to take down famous gangster John Dillinger, played by Johnny Depp.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Manny, Diego, Sid and the rest of the prehistoric crew return when they discover a world underground where dinosaurs still roam.

• July 10
  Bruno
  Sasha Baron Cohen’s Borat follow-up follows him as Bruno, the fashion reporter, as he goes across the world to find out about upcoming fashions.
• July 15
  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  As Harry and friends enter their sixth year at Hogwarts, Harry learns more about his arch-nemesis Voldemort and what lengths he will have to go to defeat him once and for all.
• July 31
  Funny People
  Adam Sandler plays a well-renowned stand up comedian, who, after finding out he has a terminal illness, becomes a mentor to a young comedian, played by Seth Rogen, in this third film from writer and director Judd Apatow.
• August 7
  G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
  Based on the famous toy brand, the G.I. Joe military group must take down the Cobra group, led by Cobra Commander, an arms dealer.
• August 21
  Inglourious Basterds
  Quentin Tarantino’s World War II film has a group of American soldiers, led by Brad Pitt, taking out Nazis in France.