WELCOME BACK DOCTOR JONES
WELCOME BACK DOCTOR JONES
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Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
t ' s a big month for big movies , and with the rollover from May ( Fast X , The Little Mermaid , The Wrath of Becky ), June should also be a very profitable month at the box office . Here are some of the most anticipated films debuting for Summer 2023 .
The Boogeyman
Directed by Rob Savage Rated PG-13 • June 2 in Theaters
Scott Beck and Bryan Woods , writers of A Quiet Place , adapted this short story by Stephen King . High schooler Sadie Harper and her younger sister Sawyer are reeling from their mother ' s recent death and aren ’ t getting much support from their father , Will , a therapist who is dealing with his own pain . When a desperate
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patient unexpectedly shows up at their home seeking help , he leaves behind a terrifying supernatural entity that preys on families and feeds on the suffering of its victims .
Spider-Man : Across the Spider-Verse
Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos ,/ Kemp Powers ,/ Justin K . Thompson June 2 in Theaters • Rated PG
Miles Morales ( Shameik Moore ) returns for the next chapter of the Oscar ® -winning Spider-Verse saga . After reuniting with Gwen Stacy ( Hailee Steinfeld ), Brooklyn ’ s full-time , friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse , where he encounters the Spider Society , a team of
Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse ’ s very existence . But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat , Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most .
Transformers : Rise of the Beasts
Directed by Steven Caple Jr . June 9 in Theaters • Rated NYR
Returning to the action and spectacle that have captured moviegoers around the world , Transformers : Rise of the Beasts will take audiences on a ‘ 90-style globetrotting adventure with the Autobots and introduce a whole new faction of Transformers – the Maximals – to join them as allies in the existing battle for earth . Starring Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback .
Elemental
Directed by Peter Sohn June 16 in Theaters • Rated PG
Disney / Pixar team up for this new animated film set in Element City , where fire- , water- , land- and air residents live together . Elemental introduces Ember ( Leah Lewis ), a tough , quick-witted , and fiery young woman whose friendship with a fun , sappy , go-withthe-flow guy named Wade ( Mamoudou Athie ) challenges her beliefs about the world they live in .
The Blackening
Directed by Tim Story June 16 in Theaters • Rated NYR
The Blackening centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer . Forced to play by his rules , the friends soon realize this ain ’ t no motherf ** kinggame . The Blackening skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question : If a horror movie ' s entire cast is Black , who dies first ? Stars Grace Byers , Jermaine Fowler , Melvin Gregg , X Mayo , Dewayne Perkins , Antoinette Robertson , and Sinqua Walls .
The Flash
Directed by Andy Muschietti June 16 in Theaters • Rated PG-13
The controversial actor Ezra Miller reprises their role as Barry Allen in the DC Super Hero ’ s first-ever standalone feature film . Worlds collide when Barry uses his superpowers to travel back in time to change the events of the past . But when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future , Barry becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned , threatening annihilation , and there are no Super Heroes to turn to . That is unless Barry can coax a very different Batman out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian … albeit not the one he ’ s looking for . Ultimately , Barry ' s only hope is to race for his life to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows . But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe ?
Asteroid City
Directed by Wes Anderson June 23 in Theaters • Rated PG-13
Asteroid City takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955 . Synopsis : The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer / Space Cadet convention ( organized to bring together
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