With the temperatures continuing to rise in June, it’s the perfect time to head to the theatre and escape the heat. Indeed, with a whole array of popcorn big-box office pictures hitting the big screen this month, it’s best to get your tickets early to ensure you don’t miss out. Here’s our roundup of the top movies in June to pencil into your calendar.
6 June
X-Men: Dark Phoenix
In the latest installment to the X-Men franchise the super mutants must face off against one of their own, Jean Grey. After being struck by a mysterious cosmic force, the telepathic-mutant’s powers are elevated and more concerningly her stability is put into a tale-spin. Unable to comprehend or contain her powers, the X-Men must find a way to save Jean’s soul and save the planet from the the aliens who wish to weaponise her.
Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawerence
13 June
Men in Black: International
The latest film within the Men in Black series is making its way to the silver screen with a new cast in tow. Looking to rejuvenate interest since the last film hit theatres seven years ago, this time around the film will follow a London-based team of secret agents must stop a series of alien attacks.
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson and Liam Neeson
20 June
Toy Story 4
Nearly nine-years after the last Toy Story left audiences in tears as Andy said his final goodbye to his toys and gave them to Bonnie, the beloved Pixar series is back again this summer with a whole new crisis for the toys to fix. Now faced with the challenge of solving an arts-crafts toy’s existential crisis about being a toy, the other toys must help him understand how to be one. With ‘existential crisis’ being the driving factor to this installment’s plot, we’re sure this will be the animation picture of the summer that parents are all-but guaranteed to enjoy along with the kids.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Keanu Reeves
Rocketman
Perhaps the only film this month to not be a sequel or new installment to an already existing franchise, comes Sir Elton John’s biopic Rocketman a film that took nearly two decades to be developed and brought to the big screen. Following the legendary singer’s early days as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music to his musical partnership with English lyricist Bernie Taupin, and of course his struggles to find acceptance with his depression, substance abuse and sexual orientation.
Starring: Taron Egerton, Bryce Dallas Howards and Jamie Bell
27 June
Annabelle Comes Home
Horror fans can look forward to ending the month off with a truly frightening picture – the third installment to the Annabelle franchise, a series which tells the supernatural tale of a possessed doll. This time around, demonologists played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga must keep the spooky figurine from awakening other not-so-nice spirits who tend to target their daughter.
Starring: Madison Iseman and Vera Farmiga