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The next three months have some absolutely barn storming Sci-Fi releases to satisfy every fan of the genre, from the casual to the hard-core.
First up on 9 May is JJ Abrams’ hugely anticipated Star Trek sequel, Star Trek into Darkness 3D. Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto, battling against the unstoppable evil of Benedict Cumberbatch.
June sees the return of one of the biggest stars on the planet and this time he’s brought his son along. The sci-fi thriller After Earth stars real-life father and son Will and Jaden Smith on a mission to return to Earth 1000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity to abandon the planet and colonise mankind on Nova Prime. Will also produced and co-wrote the adventure through outer space that sees the Ranger Corps crash land on Earth where they face unchartered terrain.
Faster than a speeding bullet, Man of Steel crashes on to our screens on 14 June, with a new Superman (Henry Cavill) and Christopher Nolan on writing duties, this is a good bet to replicate the success of Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy and be massive hit.
Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy 1&2) returns on 12 July with Pacific Rim, an epic mash up of monsters and giant robots that duke it out for dominance of Earth. This is a very different direction for Del Toro but this is a passion project for him, so expect him to pull out all the stops on the visual and effects side of things.
Sparring no expense, Jurassic Park roars back into cinemas in a full 3D conversion on 30 August, are you ready for a 3D T-Rex in your face?
Elysium, the eagerly awaited follow up to District 9 from Neill Blomkamp, starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, will be in cinemas from 20 September. Portraying a dystopian future where the rich live in luxury on a space station above the Earth and the poor are left to die down below, Elysium will tell how one man’s actions may bring balance back to the human race and heal the divide.