Anticipated Movies of Summer 2019

It's that time of year again when the days get warmer, the flowers begin to bloom and Marvel are releasing another huge blockbuster. This could mean only one thing: the summer movie season is almost here. So without further ado here is the list of movies I'm looking forward to watching this summer. I hope you enjoy and perhaps discover some interesting movies to check out.

Avengers: Endgame

Release: April 26th 2019

The anticipated sequel to Avengers: Infinity War and the culmination of eleven years and twenty-one movies is one you're not going to want to miss, especially after the ending of Infinity War. The stakes are higher than ever and with most of the actors' contracts terminating it looks like this might be the end of an era for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With that in mind, you're probably going to want to see some of these actors suiting up for presumably their last time.

Pokemon: Detective Pikachu

Release: May 10th 2019

After his father goes missing former Pokemon trainer Tim Goodman sets out to find out what happened with some help from his father's former Pokemon partner wise-cracking Detective Pikachu (Ryan Reynolds). Tim discovers that he is the only human able to understand Pikachu and a fun-filled adventure follows. Following clues through Ryme City, the duo soon uncovers a bigger plot that threatens the entire Pokemon universe.

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

Release: May 17th 2019

After killing a member of the High Table in Chapter 2, a $14 million global bounty was placed on John Wick prompting him to go on the run. Seeing as he is banned from every Continental service and being hunted by every assassin in New York John gets help from an old friend (Halle Berry).

Brightburn

Release: May 24th 2019

Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn and his brothers bring us the story of 'What If Superman was Evil?' In this superhero horror film, a couple adopts a child who crashed landed on Earth in a space pod. As they try to raise the child to use his powers for good a sinister evil begins to grow inside him which he eventually releases on the town.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Release: May 31st 2019

In this sequel to 2014's Godzilla, ancient mythical monsters Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah rise and compete for supremacy threatening the destruction of humanity. The Monarch agency is forced to awaken and team-up with Godzilla to defeat these new super-species creatures.

Rocketman

Release: May 31st 2019

Rocketman tells the story of musician Sir Elton John and his journey from his early days through his rise to fame and music partnership with Bernie Taupin. If Taron Egerton can do what Rami Malek did playing Freddie Mercury this will really be worth the watch.

Ma

Release: May 31st 2019

A lonely middle-aged woman, "Ma", befriends a group of teenagers after buying them alcohol and invites them to party in her basement. Soon Ma's hospitality begins to turn into an obsession with her new young friends as she keeps insisting they hang out in her basement. The kids start to question Ma's intentions when their paradise becomes the setting of a terrifying nightmare.

Dark Phoenix

Release: June 7th 2019

Now that Disney owns 20th Century Fox and the rights to the X-Men this might be the last time we see actors James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, etc portraying these iconic characters that they've made their own. Set in 1992 after the events of 2016's X-Men: Apocalypse the X-Men are accepted as national heroes and go on dangerous rescue ops. During a space rescue mission, Jean Grey is possessed by a cosmic entity known as the Phoenix force, making her one of the most powerful mutants. The Phoenix gradually causes Jean to lose control of her abilities as the two battle for control of her mind. Once again Magneto and Professor X must team up to stop the evil Phoenix.

Men in Black: International

Release: June 14th 2019

New recruit Agent M (Tessa Thompson) is partnered with one of the London-based Men in Black's best, Agent H (Chris Hemsworth). Together they face a new threat of alien attacks that send them globetrotting.

The Dead Don't Die

Release: June 14th 2019

When the dead start rising from their graves the citizens of a sleepy little town find themselves in an apocalyptic situation. Now three police officers (Bill Murray, Adam Driver and Chloe Sevigny) and a morgue worker (Tilda Swinton) must work together to defend their town from the undead.

Toy Story 4

Release: June 21st 2019

Prepare yourself for another tearful installment to Pixar's Toy Story franchise. A few years after Andy gave his toys to Bonnie, life is good for the toys who are trying to help Bonnie's new creation Forky fit in and understand what it means to be a toy. When Forky runs away during Bonnie's family road trip Woody goes after him and ends up on another adventure. Buzz and the others set out to find Woody and Forky while Woody bumps into Bo Peep who shows him a new view on what it means to be a toy.

Annabelle Comes Home

Release: June 28th 2019

Annabelle is back and this time she's hitting a little closer to home, the Warren family's home that is. After locking the creepy doll behind sacred glass in their artifacts room Annabelle awakens all the other evils spirits in the room to wreak havoc for the Warrens. But the spirits aren't targeting Ed and Lorraine but their ten-year-old daughter Judy and her babysitters.

Yesterday

Release: June 28th 2019

Yesterday tells the story of an aspiring singer, Jack Malik, who wakes up after a worldwide blackout to discover that The Beatles never existed. Despite the band never existing he remembers all their songs and quickly rises to fame as the public believe he wrote all those hits. In addition to all the great Beatles songs you can expect it's directed by Danny Boyle who directed Trainspotting.

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Release: July 5th 2019

Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Peter Parker and his friends embark on a trip to London only for Nick Fury to show up and recruit Spider-Man to help him take down new elemental creatures. Joining Parker in the fight is Mysterio and his fishbowl helmet which is pretty interesting considering Mysterio is a villain in Marvel Comics.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Release: July 26th 2019

Set in 1969 Los Angeles, around the time of the Manson Family murders, Quentin Tarantino's new film tells the story of a TV actor and his stunt double trying to transition to the film industry. Plus it stars Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie. It's got to be worth a watch.

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Release: August 2nd 2019

Two years after The Fate of the Furious frenemies Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham), are forced to team up to stop a new threat: Brixton Lore (Idris Elba) a cyber-genetically enhanced international terrorist. With David Leitch (John Wick, Deadpool 2) as director it ought to be a good movie.

I hope you found this article helpful and maybe discovered some interesting movies that you weren't aware about earlier. Enjoy the summer movie season!