Re-Porter Blog 2023 Summer Movie Season Preview

 

Long time no see followers!!! It's officially May and now the time has come to prepare for one of my favorite times of the year. This week marks the official start of the summer movie season and OH MAN DO WE HAVE A LINE UP FOR YOU!!!! Due to incredible circumstances and sheer luck, 2023's SMS lineup this year is by far the most chaotically stacked lineup this decade. Almost every single week has a big-time release attached to it. Everything from action, comedy, animation, and drama is present in these films. If you are a fan of movies, this is definitely the year to be at the movies. There is a lot to cover before we kick things off this Friday, so let's go ahead and run down our menu in our season preview. 

Our opening month promises plenty of action and spectacle with three high-profile blockbusters on the docket. We start things off by saying goodbye to one of the MCU's most iconic families in the highly anticipated Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3 due out in just a few short days. A few weeks later, the road to the end begins when Dom and company face off against a deadly new adversary from the past in Fast X. Finally on Memorial Day weekend, Disney brings to life one of its most beloved classics in the live-action retelling of The Little Mermaid with Halle Bailey taking on the reins as the iconic Ariel. As you can see, May is gonna have plenty to offer. But nothing is gonna prepare us for the months ahead.

If there was any time you would consider moving into a movie theater, June would be the month to do it. I don't think I've ever seen a month as jam-packed with blockbusters as this one. Every single week has something for everyone and the films are sure to be showstoppers. On June 2nd, fans have been patient and now Sony Pictures Animation will finally deliver arguably the most anticipated film of the year with Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse. Just 7 days after that, the Autobots return with some beastly new allies in an epic battle against the fearsome Predecons in Transformers: Rise of The Beasts. On June 16th, you get a double dose of action and heart when Pixar delivers its latest cinematic endeavor Elemental and DC ushers in a new era with Andy Muschietti's The Flash. On June 30th, it's time for one last ride for Harrison Ford's iconic adventurer in the final chapter of the Indiana Jones saga. Seriously, guys, June will be nuts, and just think, this is only the halfway point. 

July has traditionally always had "fireworks" pun intended. But this year gives us a plethora of cinematic outings that offer a little bit of everything for everybody. On July 12th, the IMF begin their most daring mission yet in Part 1 of the culmination of the Mission Impossible franchise Dead Reckoning - Part 1. On July 21st, we probably get the biggest heavyweight fight in cinematic history with two films opening on the same day that have everyone talking. Christopher Nolan delivers the definitive story of one of the most ingenious and controversial figures in modern warfare with Oppenheimer. In a completely opposite alternative in every sense of the word, Greta Gerwig transports you to the vibrant world of the iconic doll that forever changed the toy industry in Barbie. Finally, on July 28th, spooky season arrives early when Disney invites you to the home of 999 happy haunts in the Justin Simien-directed supernatural comedy Haunted Mansion.

August closes out our whirlwind season with some big-time movies. Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies puts the "heroes in half shell back" on the big screen in a whole new way in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem on August 4th. Also on that day, Jason Statham tangles once again with the terrors of the deep in The Meg 2: The Trench. On August 11th, David Harbour headlines the big screen adaptation of Playstation's iconic racing game Gran Turismo. Then on August 11th, the newly christened DCU begins with the introduction of an all-new hero in Blue Beetle. 

I have never been so ecstatically overwhelmed with a movie lineup in a long time. I cannot wait to get the ball rolling and experience the thrills and excitement of possibly one of the best summer movie seasons in recent memory. Be sure to check back tomorrow as we look ahead to month 1 and on Thursday for a special GOTG post in anticipation of the new film. Welcome back to summer everyone!!!!!