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A summer of sequels...plus a Disney digital animation
Published on June 2, 2008 in Volume 44, Issue 8
The Incredible Hulk

Release Date: June 13, 2008

Starring Edward Norton

The sequel to Hulk (2003), this movie starts with the Hulk, pseudonym of Bruce Banner, running away from the authorities in South America. The U.S., Army hopes to take advantage of his special condition which turns him into a monstrous green man with super strength when he gets mad. When General Emil Blonsky also acquires superpowers, he is changed into the Abomination and is unable to change back to human form. Blonsky embarks on a destructive rampage.

WALL-E

Release Date: June 27, 2008

Starring Fred Willard

Well into the future, the Earth is now covered in trash. To clean it up, a Waste Allocation Load Lifter (WALL-E) is placed on Earth while everyone else departs. After 700 years of working, WALL-E meets another robot, EVE, and discovers what he’s truly made for. A mix of science fiction, fantasy and romance, this next Disney installment has many anticipating its premiere, a love story between an unlikely pair, two futuristic robots.

The Dark Knight

Release Date: July 18, 2008

Starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger

The sequel to Batman Begins (2005). A year has passed and Batman (Bruce Wayne) has begun to clean up the Gotham City of criminals with the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon. However, a new criminal named Joker emerges, and will soon become Batman’s arch-nemesis. As the conflict between Joker and Batman heats up, the romance between District Attorney Harvey Dent and Rachel Dawes also gains momentum.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Release Date: Aug. 1, 2008

Starring Brendon Fraiser and Jet Li

In the third installment of the Mummy franchise, the O’Connells meet yet another supernatural character from thousands of years ago, the Qin emperor. Accompanied by his son Alex, his wife Evelyn and Evelyn’s brother Jonathan, Rick O’Connell battles the 2000 year old Qin emperor, who is cursed by a sorceress. In this epic installment, director Rob Cohen continues his action-packed trilogy.


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