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Hollywood is not waiting until July 4 to get into the heat of summer movie season, with six major releases set to hit the screen this month.
Times-News movie critic Lane Blevins says one of those May features, the reboot of the legendary science fic tion series “Star Trek,” could be a major money-maker for the industry’s biggest period. But he thinks the new adventures of Kirk and Spock won’t be the number one movie of the summer.
“ ‘Transformers 2’ is going to be hard to beat,” said Blevins of the sequel to the 2007 movie based on the Hasbro toy line that made $319 million worldwide.
“In a time where the economy is the way it is, movie companies are going for sure bets, remakes, reboots. And you’ve got to spend money to make money, and they’re spending a lot of money to make this one.”
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” is scheduled for a June 24 release.
The search for blockbusters began this weekend with the debut of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” with Tony-award winning actor Hugh Jackman reprising his role as the indestructible comic book mutant.
“Star Trek” comes next on May 7, followed by the sequel to “The Da Vinci Code” called “Angels and Demons” on May 15 with Tom Hanks.
A possible cameo from former “Ter- minator” and current California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger could be coming in “Terminator: Salvation” on May 21. Warner Brothers Pictures is keeping mum on whether the former star is in the new installment of the franchise that made Schwarzenegger a household name in the 1980s with his “I’ll be back” catchphrase.
The month closes out with another sequel, “Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian,” on May 22 and the next Disney/Pixar animation feature “Up” on May 29.
That’s the same day one of Blevins’ sleeper picks for Summer 2009 comes out: “Drag Me to Hell.”
“There is a lot of buzz behind this horror movie, and that is unlike some summers past where there hasn’t been that really scary feature to point at,” said Blevins of the feature directed by Sam Raimi, who directed “Spider-Man.”
The other pick Blevins has for box office success is “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” the latest in the series from the successful J.K Rowling novels that will conclude in two more years with “The Deathly Hallows,” the final book in the series that is being split into two movies by Warner Brothers.
“The audience and fan base is built in. They moved this movie from December of last year so it could open this summer. I hope it is worth the wait,” Blevins said.
Other notable movies Blevins says should pack movie houses during the period include:
• “Land of the Lost,” opening June 5. Funnyman Will Ferrell brings the Sid and Marty Krofft live action hit from Saturday mornings in the 1970s to the screen.
• “Year One,” opening June 19. Featuring a screenplay written by writers from the hit TV show “The Office,” this comedy set in the world’s primitive phase stars Jack Black and Michael Cera.
• “Public Enemies,” opening July 1. Johnny Depp stars as America’s first public enemy number one, John Dillinger, in this mob drama.
• “Bruno,” opening July 10. Sacha Baron Cohen’s follow-up to his Golden Globe-winning role as “Borat.” Similar to that performance, Cohen stars as an Austrian TV host who puts his interview guests in uncomfortable situations.
• “Funny People,” opening July 31. Adam Sandler has a neardeath experience in this laugher spawned by current comedy genius Judd Apatow, who wrote “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and “Knocked Up.”
• “G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra,” opens Aug. 7. Paramount is going for the retro fan set with this feature, hoping baby boomers who played with the action figures in the ’60s and those who watched the syndicated cartoon in the ’80s will flock to theaters to see it on the big screen.
An economy stuck in a recession has no negative effect on the movie industry, according to figures provided by Exhibitors Relations, a Los Angeles firm that tracks box office figures.
In the first four months of 2009, movie ticket sales are up 14 percent over last year, with moviegoers spending $2.9 billion in the first quarter, including the best January and February sales on record.
“Even in these down times, people are still going to movies. It’s the cheapest form of entertainment out there. The idea that you can get escapism for $8 to $10 is still a great deal,” said company spokesman Jeff Bock.
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