The big new movies coming out in summer 2023
polygon.comIt’s already be an excellent year at the movies, and we’re not even halfway through 2023 yet. This summer’s lineup, from blockbusters to smaller releases ready to muscle in, suggests it’s about to get even better.
Things kick off in May with the third and final installment of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, but that’s only the appetizer for the full course of movies this summer. We have new movies from celebrated directors, sequels to beloved projects, fresh new ideas from first-time filmmakers, and plenty more to look forward to in the coming months.
Here’s your guide to a packed summer of great movies.
May
In theaters May 5
Genre: SuperheroDirector: James GunnCast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista
Fresh off their appearances in Thor: Love and Thunder and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Marvel’s most chaotic and colorful superteam is back for a third and supposedly final outing. (At least, it’s likely to be the last Guardians movie for a very long time for writer-director James Gunn, who has his hands full with overseeing the next decade of DC movies.) The gang’s all back together, with a focus this time on Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) and his mysterious origins, and on Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) angsting over his lost lover Gamora (Zoe Saldaña) and her alternate-timeline replacement who doesn’t love him. Expect Vin Diesel to say “I am Groot” a bunch, and for Dave Bautista to steal every scene he’s in. —Tasha Robinson
In theaters May 12
Genre: Mystery thrillerDirectors: Robert RodriguezCast: Ben Affleck, William Fichtner, Alice Braga
Hypnotic’s pitch of Ben Affleck as a detective investigating a series of high-end heists that seem to defy the laws of nature and reality is already an
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