Summer Movie Preview

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Prom (April 29)

The Disney comedy chronicles several teens (played by Aimee Teegarden, Nicholas Braun, Thomas McDonell and Danielle Campbell) as they prepare for the biggest night of their senior year. "It's a very realistic version of high school and prom," Teegarden promises.

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The Beaver (May 6)

Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and Jennifer Lawrence star in a film about a troubled man who adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole method of communication.

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Something Borrowed (May 6)

Based on Emily Giffin's 2004 best-seller, Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) sleeps with her BFF Darcy's fiance (Colin Egglesfield) -- who also happens to be Rachel's longtime crush. Kate Hudson, who plays Goodwin's pal, Darcy, loved her character. "She gets to say all the things that nobody else wants to say!"

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Thor (May 6)

Chris Hemsworth plays the title role of the powerful but arrogant warrior, and Natalie Portman stars as Jane Foster, a scientist.

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Bridesmaids (May 13)

In this Judd Apatow flick, Kristin Wiig plays Annie, a lovelorn maid of honor who tries to bluff her way through the rituals leading up to her best friend's wedding. Other bridesmaids are played by Rose Byrne and Maya Rudolph.

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Midnight in Paris (May 20)

Costarring Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams, the Woody Allen rom-com also features French First Lady Carla Bruni. The director praised Bruni's first-time performance, calling her "very professional" on set.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (May 20)

Johnny Depp returns for the fourth installment of the blockbuster franchise (minus Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom). On deck this go-round? Penelope Cruz, who plays Blackbeard's daughter, Angelica. "She's a pirate," Cruz says, "and she's Jack Sparrow's equal."

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Kung Fu Panda 2 (May 26)

Angelina Jolie and Jack Black lend their voices to this animated film about a panda who joins a group of new kung-fu masters to take on an old enemy.

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The Hangover Part II (May 26)

In the highly-anticipated sequel to The Hangover, Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha and Ed Helms reunite in Bangkok for a wedding, only to find themselves in another post-blackout misadventure.

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The Tree of Life (May 27)

After being shelved for three years, the film is finally hitting theaters -- and no one is more excited than Jessica Chastain, who plays a 1950s housewife opposite Brad Pitt. "I was telling people that Brad Pitt was my husband and they would look at me like, 'Sure you were,'" she tells EW. "It was a very happy day when the trailer came out!"

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X-Men: First Class (June 3)

With an all-star cast including James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne, Lucas Till, Michael Fassbender and January Jones, the mutant movie serves as a prequel to the previous X-Men films. "I just hope all the fans enjoy it as much as we have," Jones says.

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Green Lantern (June 17)

"I'd actually never heard of Green Lantern at all, which is probably terrible to say," Blake Lively (who plays aerospace exec Carol Ferries) tells Entertainment Weekly. As for the film's masked space cop, Ryan Reynolds? "I never really played a superhero before. This is all kind of new for me!"

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Mr. Popper's Penguins (June 17)

Jim Carrey stars in this big-screen adaptation of the popular children's book about a poor painter who ends up with a family of penguins.

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The Art of Getting By (June 17)

A lonely, lost boy (Freddie Highmore) meets a popular-but-unhappy girl (Emma Roberts), and the two form an unlikely but fulfilling friendship.

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Bad Teacher (June 24)

Cameron Diaz plays a foul-mouthed junior high teacher who tries to seduce a substitute teacher (Justin Timberlake) after she's dumped by her sugar daddy.

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Cars 2 (June 24)

Start your engines! The computer-animated 3-D film picks up where the 2006 hit left off. Star racecar Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and tow truck Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) head overseas to compete in the fist-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car.

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Larry Crowne (July 1)

When Larry Crowne (Tom Hanks) loses his job, he returns to college as a middle-aged man, and unexpectedly falls in love with a college professor (played by Julia Roberts).

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Horrible Bosses (July 8)

Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis and Jason Bateman play three disgruntled employees who decide that they'd be better off without their bosses -- and decide to kill them off one by one. Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell and Jennifer Aniston play the nightmare head honchos.

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Zookeeper (July 8)

The animals at the zoo break their code of silence to help their zookeeper (played by Kevin James) gain the attention of a particular woman.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (July 15)

In the eighth and final installment, the three wizards (Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint) will go head-to-head with the evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). "On one hand I'm so excited for the world to see this film, and on the other hand, it's so sad for me that it's really over," Watson tells Us.

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Captain America: The First Avenger (July 22)

After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) volunteers for a secret research project that turns him into a bona fide superhero.

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Friends With Benefits (July 22)

Reeling from their breakups, Jamie (Mila Kunis) and Dylan (Justin Timberlake) make a pact to forget a strictly physical relationship. The only rule? "No emotions, just sex." Emma Stone, Andy Samberg and Woody Harrelson costar.

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Cowboys and Aliens (July 29)

Costarring Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig, the sci-fi Western promises to be one of the summer's biggest blockbusters. Why the genre mash-up? "There's a level of fun, but that doesn't mean we have to wink," director John Favreau says. "The characters aren't having fun, but the audience is."

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Crazy, Stupid, Love (July 29)

Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) has a good job, nice house and great kids. He's in for the surprise of a lifetime when his wife Emily (Julianne Moore) wants a divorce, and he's thrown back into the dating world.

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Smurfs (July 29)

The iconic blue characters make their first big screen appearance since 1983's The Smurfs and the Magic Flute. A mix of live action and CGI animation, the film features Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Katy Perry and George Lopez.

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30 Minutes or Less (August 12)

When Dwayne (Danny McBride) needs cash to hire a hitman to off his father, he straps a bomb to unsuspecting pizza delivery man Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) and forces him to rob a bank. The comedy also features Parks & Recreation's Aziz Ansari and Greek's Dilshad Vadsaria.

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The Help (August 12)

Emma Stone leads a star-studded cast including Bryce Dallas Howard, Viola Davis and Allison Janney in the racially charged drama. Based on Kathryn Stockett's beloved 2009 novel about African American maids in early 1960s Mississippi and the white families who depend on them, Stone says, "It's an incredible book and such an amazing story to tell."

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Last Night (November 5)

Keira Knightley and Sam Worthington star as a married couple who spend one night apart, and face temptations that might end their seven-year-marriage.