Escape the summer heat with upcoming blockbusters

By Shannon Luster |Staff Writer|

The blockbuster movies, coming summer soon to a theater near you, will make you laugh, cry, sit on the edge of your seat and are loaded with realistic looking special effects.

Get your ticket stubs ready for the five highly anticipated movies, offering you an escape to a cool theater to beat the summer heat.

“This is the End” revolves around a group of friends struggling to survive during the Apocalypse and arguing over the last Milky Way candy bar.

This hilarious movie sports a talented cast, including James Franco, Jonah Hill, and Seth Rogen.

The cast’s strong comedic timing becomes apparent in the trailer, as well as presenting a reason for you to watch.

Rogen also steps in as the movie’s writer, producer and director along with Evan Goldberg.

This movie is based on a short film, “Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse” by Jason Stone.

You’re invited to “This is the End” on June 12.

“Man of Steel” is a re-interpretation of the comic book hero, Superman, starring actor Henry Cavill.

Producer Christopher Nolan, the director of “The Dark Knight Trilogy,” the wildly popular series centered around Batman, returns with “Man of Steel.”

This movie’s trailer delivers dazzling special effects complete with exploding buildings and flames.

The trailer’s special effects are so realistic that you will feel transported out of your theater seat and propelled into this movie.

“Man of Steel” flies into theaters on June 14.

Actresses Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock team together for a highly anticipated, funny movie, “The Heat.”

Watch McCarthy and Bullock as a crime stopping pair and the resulting antics that are both outrageous and amusing.

This movie promises to have you falling out of your theater seat and on the floor laughing.

Beat this summer’s heat by checking out “The Heat” on June 28.

Director Gore Verbinski, director of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, returns with “The Lone Ranger.”

Actor Johnny Depp stars in “The Lone Ranger” and as a side note, he stared in the “Pirates of the Caribbean,” which gives you all the more reason to watch this new movie.

Portraying Tonto in “The Lone Ranger,” Depp looks nothing like Captain Jack Sparrow, the cunning yet charming pirate, from the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies.

“The Lone Ranger” also stars Armie Hammer as the title role and Helena Bonham Carter as Red.

This movie based on the TV series popular in the late 1940s to 1950s, is brought to the silver screen but with a modern twist.

Compelling music, rich costumes, and edgy camera angles transport you into small towns tucked away in the desert during the old west complete with gun carrying outlaws and sheriffs, creating growing hype around this movie.

Step into the world of “The Lone Ranger” on July 3.

“Pacific Rim” promises to showcase the dangerous struggle between humans and invading aliens.

Director Guillermo del Toro, director of “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Hellboy,” returns with a movie jam packed with action.

Watch as people operating machines battle over the earth complete with special effects that look so realistic you will forget you are watching a movie.

“Pacific Rim” hits theaters on July 12.

Grab your wallets, race to the nearest theater, and enjoy everything these blockbuster movies can offer you this summer.