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It’s Showtime! Here’s Our 2024 Summer Movie Preview

It’s Showtime! Here’s Our 2024 Summer Movie Preview

‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,’ ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and ‘Descendants: The Rise of Red’ lead our list of summer films we can’t wait to see.

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As summer officially begins, we’ll all be looking for fun, air conditioned ways to enjoy the season. That means it’s time to head to the movie theater for new entries in popular franchises, highly anticipated video game adaptations, and compelling dramas. To help you get the most out of your moviegoing experience, bookmark our 2024 summer movie preview and enjoy it until you pack away your whites on Labor Day.

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June 28: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’

June 28: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’

A Quiet Place: Day One | Official Trailer (2024 Movie) - Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn

Lupita Nyong’o and Djimon Hounsou star in this prequel that tells us what happened when the monsters with supernatural hearing abilities first appeared.

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July 3: ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ - Netflix

July 3: ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ - Netflix

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F | Official Trailer | Netflix

Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley is back in Beverly Hills to help out Billy Rosewood with a case, and he’s still causing a ridiculous amount of trouble and property damage.

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July 11: ‘Tyler Perry’s Divorce in the Black’ - Prime Video

July 11: ‘Tyler Perry’s Divorce in the Black’ - Prime Video

Tyler Perry’s Divorce in the Black - Official Trailer | Prime Video

In typical Tyler Perry fashion, Ava (Meagan Good) is a woman who thinks her marriage is ideal until she finds out her husband (Cory Hardrict) is actually a bad guy.

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July 12: ‘Descendants: The Rise Of Red’ - Disney+

July 12: ‘Descendants: The Rise Of Red’ - Disney+

Descendants: The Rise of Red Official Trailer ❤️ | @DisneyDescendants

The fourth “Descendants” film finds China Anne McClain’s Uma taking over as Auradon Prep’s principal. She invites Red, the Queen of Hearts’ daughter, to join, which leads to major trouble. The real headline here is that Brandy is finally returning as Cinderella, along with Paolo Montalban as Prince Charming. It’s past time for our Princess to be officially recognized within the canon.

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July 12: ‘Sing Sing’

July 12: ‘Sing Sing’

Sing Sing | Official Trailer HD | A24

Oscar nominee Colman Domingo stars alongside formerly incarcerated actors as they explore the humanity and dignity they find in a prison theater program.

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July 12: Dandelion

July 12: Dandelion

Dandelion - Official Trailer | HD | IFC Films

Kiki Layne stars in the title role as an aspiring singer who falls in love with another artist and finds new inspiration for her music.

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July 26: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

July 26: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

Deadpool & Wolverine | Best Friends Day | In Theaters July 26

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman bring their complicated, yet hilarious, friendship to the big screen in the third entry of the “Deadpool” franchise. This time around, the multiverse is explored as Deadpool officially enters the MCU.

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July 26: ‘The Fabulous Four’

July 26: ‘The Fabulous Four’

The Fabulous Four Trailer #1 (2024)

Susan Sarandon, Megan Mullally and Sheryl Lee Ralph are friends who take an unexpected trip to an old friend’s (Bette Midler) surprise wedding. These kinds of movies usually include plenty of middle-aged woman shenanigans.

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Aug. 9: ‘Borderlands’

Aug. 9: ‘Borderlands’

Borderlands (2024) Official Trailer - Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black

Kevin Hart, Cate Blanchett, Jack Black and Jamie Lee Curtis lead a star-studded cast in this film adaptation of the popular video game series. Movie versions of video games don’t traditionally go well, but the trailer for this one looks funny.

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Aug 16: ‘The Union’ - Netflix

Aug 16: ‘The Union’ - Netflix

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Halle Berry is a spy who recruits her high school sweetheart, a construction worker played by Mark Wahlberg, for an adventure through Europe. Let’s be honest: This is probably exactly what we think it is.

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Aug. 16: Alien: Romulus

Aug. 16: Alien: Romulus

Alien: Romulus | Official Trailer

The latest entry in the “Alien” franchise goes back to the beginning. The movie follows a crew on a spaceship as they explore an abandoned space station and comes across, you guessed it, a terrifying monster. We imagine things go horribly downhill from there.

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Aug. 23: ‘The Crow’

Aug. 23: ‘The Crow’

The Crow (2024) Official Trailer - Bill Skarsgård, FKA twigs, Danny Huston

After a winding road through development hell, Bill Skarsgård stars as Eric, the rock star turned undead vigilante, with FKA twigs as his true love, Shelly. Nothing will top the emotional resonance of the cult classic starring Brandon Lee, but we’ll try to keep an open mind.

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Aug. 23: ‘Blink Twice’

Aug. 23: ‘Blink Twice’

BLINK TWICE | Official Trailer

Zoë Kravitz makes her directorial debut with this thriller starring Naomi Ackie as a cocktail waitress who heads to a tech billionaire’s (Channing Tatum) private island, where things go terribly wrong.

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