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Summer Movie Line Up Starts This Weekend

With plenty of buzz over 'The Avengers,' movie goers will get an early start to a busy season at the cinema. See a list of planned summer movie releases from May through Sept. 7.

Marcus Theatres, which features movies at in the Town of Brookfield, posted a rundown of the films of summer that begin this weekend, about six weeks before summer officially begins.

"The Avengers" gets the summer line-up off to an early start this weekend. "Dark Shadows" — the latest movie from Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton — follows next weekend, along with the alien attack adventure, "Battleship." Anticipated returns are Batman in "The Dark Knight Rises" and Will Smith in "Men in Black III." 

New family films include Pixar’s newest, "Brave," as well as "Ice Age: Continental Drift," "Madagascar 3-Europe’s Most Wanted" and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days."

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Mark your calendar for these upcoming summer films:

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May

May 4: The Avengers (3D)

May 11: The Dictator and Dark Shadows

May 18: Battleship and What to Expect When You’re Expecting

May 25: Men in Black III (3D)

June

June 1: Snow White and the Huntsman and Piranha 3DD (3D)

June 8: Prometheus (3D) and Madagascar 3 - Europe’s Most Wanted (3D)

June 15: Rock of Ages and That’s My Boy

June 22: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (3D), Brave (3D) and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

June 29: GI Joe: Retaliation and Magic Mike

July

July 3: The Amazing Spiderman (3D)

July 13: Ice Age: Continental Drift (3D) and Ted

July 20: The Dark Knight Rises

July 27: Neighborhood Watch, Step Up: Revolution (3D) and Tyler Perry’s The Marriage Counselor

August

August 3: The Bourne Legacy, Total Recall and Diary of a Whimpy Kid: Dog Days

August 10: The Campaign and Hope Springs

August 15: The Odd Life of Timothy Green

August 17: ParaNorman, Sparkle and The Expendables 2

August 24: Premium Rush and The Apparition

August 31: The Wettest Country, The Possession and 7500

September

September 7: The Cold Light of Day

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