2022 Summer Movie Preview

By Rachel West. 3 May 2022 10:09 AM

From family-friendly fare to action-packed blockbusters, check out the movies that are heading to theatres and streaming.

‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’

Disney

VVS Films

Open Road

Paramount Pictures

Disney/20th Century

M2K Mile End

Universal Pictures

Netflix

Disney

Warner Bros.

Universal Pictures

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Disney

Stanislav Honzik/Netflix

Nick Wall/Netflix

Elevation Pictures

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‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’
Disney
Release date: May 6

See it: in cinemas

Benedict
Cumberbatch puts on his Doctor Strange cape once again in “Doctor Strange And The Multiverse Of Madness”. This time around, Doctor Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens a doorway to the multiverse with powers so strong it may be too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong, and Wanda.
'Men'
VVS Films
Release date: May 20

See it: in cinemas

“Ex Machina” writer-director Alex Garland returns with “Men”, a horror about a woman (Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley) who takes a solo vacation in the English countryside following the death of her ex-husband.
‘Good Mourning’
Open Road
Release date: May 20

See it: in cinemas

Machine Gun Kelly stars as London Clash, a movie star whose world is turned upside down when he must choose between pursuing his one true love and landing a life-changing, starring role in a major movie. Pete Davidson, Mod Sun, Becky G, Dove Cameron, and Whitney Cummings all co-star in the comedy.
‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Paramount Pictures
Release date: May 27

See it: in cinemas

Delayed by the pandemic, “Top Gun: Maverick” is finally hitting cinemas 36 years after Tom Cruise first took to the skies. Cruise is back as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell -- a test pilot with a new team of upstarts.
‘The Bob’s Burgers Movie’
Disney/20th Century
Release date: May 27

See it: in cinemas

The "Bob’s Burgers" gang hit the big screen in an animated film that sees the Belchers try to save the restaurant from closing as a giant sinkhole forms in front of it.
‘Crimes Of The Future’
M2K Mile End
Release date: June 3

See it: in theatres

David Cronenberg returns to his body horror roots with “Crimes Of The Future”, starring Kristen Stewart, Lea Seydoux, Scott Speedman, Don McKellar, and Viggo Mortensen. The film is described as
“a deep dive into the not-so-distant future in which humankind is learning to adapt to its synthetic surroundings. This evolution moves humans beyond their natural state and into a metamorphosis, which alters their biological makeup.”
‘Jurassic World Dominion’
Universal Pictures
Release date: June 10

See it: in cinemas

Humans still haven’t learned their lesson. The dinosaurs are back to wreak havoc along with OG “Jurassic Park” gang Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and B.D. Wong, and new franchise stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard.
‘Halftime’
Netflix
Release date: June 14

See it: on Netflix

Documentary “Halftime” takes an in-depth look at Jennifer Lopez as she reflects on her milestone career achievements and evolution as an artist as she navigates the second half of her career.
‘Lightyear’
Disney
Release date: June 17

See it: in cinemas

“Toy Story”’s Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Chris Pratt) goes to infinity and beyond in the animated feature all about his space adventures.
‘Elvis’
Warner Bros.
Release date: June 24

See it: in cinemas

“Moulin Rouge” writer-director Baz Luhrmann sets his sights on the King in the Elvis Presley biopic detailing his relationship with his manager Col. Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). The movie has been earning buzz and already has one fan championing the tale – Presley’s ex-wife Priscilla Presley. “Austin Butler, who played Elvis, is outstanding. Bravo to him… he knew he had big shoes to fill. He was extremely nervous playing this part. I can only imagine,” she wrote on Twitter.
‘The Black Phone’
Universal Pictures
Release date: June 24

See it: in cinemas

Ethan Hawke re-teams with his “Sinister” director Scott Derrickson for the dark new horror "The Black Phone”, based on the short story by horror writer Joe Hill. After being abducted by a child killer (Hawke) and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer's previous victims.
‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’
Universal pictures
Release date: July 1

See it: in cinemas

Get a look at young Gru’s (Steve Carell) early supervillain dreams in the family movie prequel “Minions: The Rise Of Gru”.
‘Thor: Love And Thunder’
Disney
Release date: July 8

See it: in cinemas

Thor (Chris Hemsworth) enlists the help of Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (voiced by Taika Waititi, who also directs) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) to fight Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who intends to make the gods extinct.
‘The Gray Man’
Stanislav Honzik/Netflix
Release date: July 15

See it: on Netflix

Ryan Gosling leads an all-star cast in the CIA thriller “The Gray Man”, in which a skilled operative becomes the target of an international manhunt. Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Rege-Jean Page, Alfre Woodard, Dhanush, and Billy Bob Thornton co-star.
‘Persuasion’
Nick Wall/Netflix
Release date: July 15

See it: on Netflix

Dakota Johnson, Suki Waterhouse and Henry Golding star in the Netflix adaption of Jane Austen’s classic novel about love and society.
‘Marcel The Shell With Shoes On’
Elevation Pictures
Release date: July 15

See it: in theatres

Jenny Slate voices Marcel in the feature-length adaptation of the short film of the same name about a mollusk narrating his daily life.
‘Where The Crawdads Sing’
Sony Pictures
Release date: July 15

See it: in theatres

Adapted from the bestselling novel by Delia Owens, Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as a woman who raised herself in the marshes of the deep South and becomes a suspect in the murder of a man she was once involved with.
‘Nope’
Universal Pictures
Release date: July 22

See it: in cinemas

Jordan Peele returns with another highly anticipated existential horror film. The trailers give little away but the story revolves around the residents of a rural California ranching community who bear witness to strange and chilling events. Oscar winner and “Get Out” star Daniel Kaluuya reteams with Peele for the film, which also stars Keke Palmer, and Steven Yeun.
‘Bullet Train’
Sony Pictures
Release date: July 29

See it: in cinemas

Five assassins on board a fast-moving Japanese bullet train discover their missions all have something in common in the action-packed film from “Atomic Blonde” director David Leitch. Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Zazie Beetz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Shannon, Logan Lerman, Bad Bunny, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry and Masi Oka are all a part of the ensemble cast.
‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’
A24
Release date: August 5

See it: in cinemas

When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong. The horror-comedy stars Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Rachel Sennott, and Pete Davidson.
‘The Man From Toronto’
Netflix
Release date: August 12

See it: on Netflix

The world’s deadliest assassin and New York’s biggest screw-up are mistaken for each other at an Airbnb rental in this comedy starring Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson, Ellen Barkin ,and Kaley Cuoco. And yes, it was filmed and is set in Toronto.

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