‘Doctor Strange’ and ‘Thor’ Are Coming Back! Get the Scoop on 10 Must-See Summer Movies

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'Doctor Strange’ and ‘Thor’ Are Coming Back! Get the Scoop on 10 Must-See Summer Movies

A very marvel-ous season! Nearly five months since the last Marvel Cinematic Universe flick hit the big screen, this summer will have two highly anticipated sequels coming out: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder — and that’s just the tipping point for 2022 movie releases.

As summer is knocking down our door, it is primed to be jam-packed with fast-paced action movies, sweet romances, impactful adaptations and much more.

The second Doctor Strange film kicks off the summer season, reuniting Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), Christine Palmer (Rachel McAdams) and Wong (Benedict Wong) with a slate of new and returning faces, including America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) and Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) as they contend with the multiverse.

“The movie is a journey into the multiverse, so you do see different iterations of Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange, and even Lizzie Olsen's character of Wanda Maximoff,” director Sam Raimi, who previously helmed Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man trilogy, told Fandango last month. “[America Chavez is] a newcomer to her powers and to our world. She actually comes from another universe. I think she brings a sense of lightness and youth. Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange can be a very egotistical and stuffy character, a know-it-all. She just flies in the face of that.”

Later in the season, Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are heading back to Jurassic Park in Jurassic World Dominion alongside several of the franchise’s OG stars.

“[Laura Dern, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum] have equal screen time to Chris and Bryce,” director Colin Trevorrow told Entertainment Weekly in December 2021. “They’re major characters from start to finish.”

The trio previously starred in the 1993 dinosaur film, nearly 30 years before the latest sequel is set to be released in theaters.

“I was pleased to do it for a number of reasons. First of all, to be with my old friends Laura and Jeff, you know. … The new cast I liked very much; and the established Jurassic World cast, they’re just the nicest people,” Neill told The Hollywood Reporter in February. “Bryce and Chris are absolute sweethearts. Because we were so beleaguered by COVID at this point, we felt we were on our own brave enterprise in a way, and that brought us closer together than ever. It was really an unforgettable time and I’m very grateful for it.”

Scroll below for an early look at 10 hot films coming to the big screen this summer:

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'Doctor Strange’ and ‘Thor’ Are Coming Back! Get the Scoop on 10 Must-See Summer Movies

A very marvel-ous season! Nearly five months since the last Marvel Cinematic Universe flick hit the big screen, this summer will have two highly anticipated sequels coming out: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder — and that’s just the tipping point for 2022 movie releases.

As summer is knocking down our door, it is primed to be jam-packed with fast-paced action movies, sweet romances, impactful adaptations and much more.

The second Doctor Strange film kicks off the summer season, reuniting Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), Christine Palmer (Rachel McAdams) and Wong (Benedict Wong) with a slate of new and returning faces, including America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) and Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) as they contend with the multiverse.

“The movie is a journey into the multiverse, so you do see different iterations of Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange, and even Lizzie Olsen's character of Wanda Maximoff,” director Sam Raimi, who previously helmed Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man trilogy, told Fandango last month. “[America Chavez is] a newcomer to her powers and to our world. She actually comes from another universe. I think she brings a sense of lightness and youth. Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange can be a very egotistical and stuffy character, a know-it-all. She just flies in the face of that.”

Later in the season, Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are heading back to Jurassic Park in Jurassic World Dominion alongside several of the franchise’s OG stars.

“[Laura Dern, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum] have equal screen time to Chris and Bryce,” director Colin Trevorrow told Entertainment Weekly in December 2021. “They’re major characters from start to finish.”

The trio previously starred in the 1993 dinosaur film, nearly 30 years before the latest sequel is set to be released in theaters.

“I was pleased to do it for a number of reasons. First of all, to be with my old friends Laura and Jeff, you know. … The new cast I liked very much; and the established Jurassic World cast, they’re just the nicest people,” Neill told The Hollywood Reporter in February. “Bryce and Chris are absolute sweethearts. Because we were so beleaguered by COVID at this point, we felt we were on our own brave enterprise in a way, and that brought us closer together than ever. It was really an unforgettable time and I’m very grateful for it.”

Scroll below for an early look at 10 hot films coming to the big screen this summer:

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'Along for the Ride'

Auden (Emma Pasarow) is not your savvy and popular Gen Zer. (Phew.) Shy and methodical, she spends the summer before college in a small town — where she meets a fellow insomniac (Belmont Cameli) who teaches her how to open her eyes to the world. (Netflix, May 6)

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'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'

Our favorite sardonic sorcerer (Cumberbatch) is facing some serious consequences for messing with time and space, as seen in Spider-Man: No Way Home. For starters, he and the Scarlet Witch (Olsen) must battle monsters galore. (In theaters May 6)

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'Top Gun: Maverick'

At long last, Tom Cruise is taking us back into the Danger Zone. His hotshot Navy pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is now a captain at the Top Gun school, where he’s teaching a new generation of aviators (Miles Teller, Glen Powell) how to wing it. (In theaters May 27)

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'Jurassic World Dominion'

Dinosaurs are now thriving alongside humans all over the world, and this delicate balance will determine once and for all whether we can share a planet with the predators. Good thing our team is full of past and present all-stars such as Dern and Pratt. (In theaters June 10)

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'Elvis'

Better go dig up some blue suede shoes. This stylized biopic chronicles King of Rock ’n' Roll Elvis Presley (Austin Butler) from his Tennessee upbringing to his heartthrob peak to his famed 1968 TV comeback special. Tom Hanks plays his manager, Colonel Parker. (In theaters June 24)

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'Thor: Love and Thunder'

Stop. Hammer time! Chris Hemsworth returns in this follow-up to Avengers: Endgame, in which the adrift former Asgardian prince left Earth with the Guardians of the Galaxy. Your new powerful Thor is Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster, and she’s sporting some seriously impressive biceps. (In theaters July 8)

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'Where the Crawdads Sing'

The big-screen version of Delia Owens’ searing novel is here! The acclaimed story follows Kya (Daisy Edgar-Jones) — who once survived on her own in the North Carolina marshes — as she becomes the main suspect in her ex-boyfriend’s murder. (In theaters July 15)

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'Nope'

Nope, you won’t find any juicy story details here — which is precisely how writer and director Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us) prefers it. But it does star Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as caretakers at a California horse ranch who encounter mysterious forces. (In theaters July 22)

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'Bullet Train'

Five assassins board a bullet train in Tokyo. As they venture toward their respective destinations, they realize they’re each other’s targets. The dynamic cast includes Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock. So, let’s also call it Mr. Smith Goes to Speed 3? (In theaters July 29)

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'Not Okay'

This should be wicked fun. Danni (Zoey Deutch) is an aimless writer so desperate for friends and fame that she fakes an Insta-worthy trip to Paris to up her social media following. After a terrifying incident goes down in the City of Lights, her white lie spirals out of control. (Hulu, July 29)