Gareth Edwards is the latest director to take the reins of this Cretaceous creature feature – and he brings Steven Spielberg’s seal of approval, which is never a bad sign. Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali are part of a team heading for an off-limits island to secure the blood of three dino species at the behest of Rupert Friend’s slimy pharma executive. But who’ll get munched first?
In cinemas Jul 2
National Theatre trailblazer Rebecca Lenkiewicz has written killer screenplays before, not least for Paweł Pawlikowski’s Holocaust drama Ida. This adaptation of Deborah Levy’s much-loved novel sees her making her debut behind the camera, too, as she aims to capture the enigmatic soul of this mother (Fiona Shaw) and daughter (Emma Mackey) story.
In cinemas Jul 4
After the loss of his wife, Canadian auteur David Cronenberg channelled his grief into this tender but technological vision of loss. Vincent Cassel, hair styled in the manner of his director, plays a businessman who pioneers a way of watching a loved one’s decomposition. Only Cronenberg could make this premise emotional rather than ghoulish.
In cinemas Jul 4
Twisters and The Politician‘s David Corenswet is the new Man of Steel in a James Gunn reboot of the DC superhero. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Rachel Brosnahan is love interest Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult is supervillain Lex Luthor. Is the world ready to embrace another Superman?
In cinemas Jul 11
Like their serial killers and monsters, horror franchises never really die. After the wildly successful Final Destination reboot earlier in the summer, nostalgic moviegoers may be thirsting for another bloody dose of slasher mayhem as we head back to Southport, North Carolina. Franchise OGs Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr return, as does the man with the hook hand.
In cinemas Jul 18
Much like Avatar, this animation is full of blue people and may not make a lingering impression on the culture. However, it could be a handy holiday outing for parents, with a pop-forward soundtrack, a fun voice cast (Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Kurt Russell), and Rihanna involved in both.
In cinemas Jul 18
It’s hard to look past 2001 as Stanley Kubrick’s greatest film, but his 18th century epic, adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel, would surely be in the conversation for the number two spot. Freshly restored, and with its candlelit cinematography resplendent in 4K, it’ll be a treat to catch Ryan O'Neal’s feckless adventurer back on the cinema screen.
In cinemas Jul 18
Marvel has cooked up a kitschly retro and craftily cast new spin on a well-worn formula with this ’60s-coded superhero outing. Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn provide charisma and viral-ness as Reed Richards (stretchiness), Sue Storm (invisibility), Ben Grimm (strength) and Johnny Storm (flame-grilling) – a Swiss army knife of superpowers to tackle the planet-eating evil of Galactus (Ralph Ineson).
In cinemas Jul 24
Adam Sandler’s golf comedy was a video store staple from the ’90s (ask your dad), and the ice hockey-pro-turned-golf champ returns for a second outing. This time, he needs to raise some money to put his daughter through ballet school. But look out! Nemesis Shooter McGavin (Christopher McDonald) is back too – and looking for revenge.
On Netflix Jul 25
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