Blood, sharks, Barbie… these 12 movies will light up the summer of 2023!

Insidious: The Red Door – Released July 5th

13 years after the first part, the horror saga, Insidious is back with the fifth and final opus called The Red door. A direct sequel to Insidious Chapter 2 (the third and fourth films are prequels), Insidious 5 takes place 10 years after the events of the last key (which ended where the first film began, you know?).

Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins and Patrick Wilson, who also directed the film, returned for the occasion.

In order to rid themselves of their demons once and for all, Josh and his now-student son Dalton must delve even deeper to confront their family’s dark past, and a series of ever-worsening spirits lurking beyond the gates.Red. Excitement is guaranteed from July 5!

Mission: Impossible 7 – Released on July 12th

It was supposed to be the movie event of the summer of 2021. Then 2022. But this time will be right. Because Tom Cruise has found the only mission impossible for him: to brave the immediate impact of COVID on cinemas so that Ethan Hunt can delight us with new stunts. So we had to wait, but we’re almost there.

Jumping from the top of a cliff on a motorcycle, walking the streets of Rome with one hand, fighting a moving train… The star has outdone himself again in this opus, the first part of Christopher McQuarrie’s diptych, already in Rogue Nation and Fallout controls.

After saving the cinema thanks to Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise returns to the cover and also offers his services to the world, in this story again threatened by artificial intelligence and nuclear power. Fortunately, Ethan Hunt is there with his usual accomplices (Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg…), newcomer Hayley Atwell and her performance against Esai Morales or France’s Pomme Klementieff is perfect as the unpredictable femme fatale. Can’t wait for the rest… in June 2024.

Oppenheimer – Released July 19th

Is Oppenheimer a blockbuster? If we go back to the term’s original meaning, which refers to a bomb capable of blowing up a city block, the answer is yes. Because this biographical film signed by Christopher Nolan looks at the physicist whose work led to the birth of atomic weapons during World War II.

True, the English film director even went so far as to limit the use of digital effects as much as possible when staging the first nuclear test. And this sequence promises to be a big part of this feature film, carried by Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh or Matt Damon.

As in Dunkirk, Oppenheimer combines two temporalities: one in black and white, representing the subjective version of the story; With a second color, for the more subjective part. And no doubt time, Nolan’s favorite subject, will be a part of it. At least countless times.

Maximilien Pierret

Barbie – Released on July 19th

Will summer be…pink? And for Barbie viewers, because Greta Gerwig’s film caused a worldwide shortage of the same color paint. Margot Robbie plays the famous doll who, in an existential crisis, decides to leave her colorful world and visit ours.

A variant of The Great Lego Adventure, with other plastic characters? We can only hope that Greta Gerwig (and her accomplice and co-writer Noah Baumbach) will surprise us, with a cast in which Ryan Gosling can finally reconnect with comedy in Kenny’s smooth skin.

The rest of the cast is insane, the soundtrack promises to be a blast, and the images revealed so far are truly hilarious. And if it was a summer hit there? Come on Barbie, let’s go to the party!

Maximilien Pierret

The Haunted Mansion – Releases July 26th

Haunted Manor at the Movies: Act II 19 years after the hilariously failed first attempt, Disney is giving one of its flagship attractions a second chance in an attempt to match the success of Pirates of the Caribbean. It will be in front of the camera of Justin Simien (Dear Whites), with pseudo-experts hired to hunt the ghosts of the house.

Along with Between Ghostbusters and Ghosts Against Ghosts, the cast includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Danny DeVito, Lakeith Stanfield, Jared Leto, Rosario Dawson, Owen Wilson and Tiffany Haddish. Only this. We won’t be on Insidious 5 levels in terms of horror, but if you’re shivering before The Haunted Manor, it might not just be a matter of conditioning.

Maximilien Pierret

In Very Troubled Waters – Released August 2nd

The second year of the shark. If Jason Statham wasn’t put off by his first encounter with Megalodon in the middle of summer 2018, this new adventure might just make him want to dive in. Because this time, his character will find himself with several creatures and an army of ruthless bandits at the bottom of the sea.

If the first opus sinned with excessive seriousness and the desire to please the general public, in very turbulent waters, it seems that he wants to correct the situation with a big blow of the harpoons. There’s humor, there’s gore, and director Ben Wheatley knows how to make a blood-pumping, fun-filled thriller like Free Fire. Replace the shed with the seabed and the guns with big toy fishing gear and you’re all set to ride the wave of fun.

Maximilien Pierret

Gran Turismo – Released on August 9th

The famous series of racing games, Gran Turismo is one of the most profitable sagas in the world, with more than 90 million copies sold between 1997 and 2022. Expected to hit theaters in France on August 9, 2023, Gran Turismo will play the Miss card. en abyme. The feature film tells the success story of British runner Jan Mardenborough.

This Gran Turismo fan was able to become a real professional racing driver thanks to his skills in video games. He participated in the GP3 series, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Japanese Super GT series. The film benefits from a very good cast of David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Djimon Hounsou, Geri Halliwell and Archie Madekewe who portray Ian, the film’s protagonist.

Vincent Formica

Ninja Turtles Teenage Years – Released August 9th

Turtles, pizza… and clean visual style! Seven years after their last film adventure, the four masked heroes return to the big screen in live action. in animation and directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and directed by Jeff Rowe, to whom we owe Les Mitchells contre les machines. Another opus in which the influence of Spider-Man – Into the Spider-Verse was already felt.

At the crossroads of computer graphics and painting, this reboot crosses teen movies and whirling action scenes and offers a new youth to our knights of the scales, whose heroes have never been so distinguished. Recommended for ages 10 and up (for some intense sequences and sweetly creepy creatures), Ninja Turtles Teenage Years will have you screaming again “Cowabunga!” in the rooms. And I hope the sequel comes soon.

Maximilien Pierret

Blue Beetle – Released August 16th

The end of an era. and the beginning of another. Originally slated for HBO Max, Blue Beetle will finally learn the virtues of cinema, becoming the first Latino superhero to grace a movie poster. In the DC Universe, which is about to be rebooted by James Gunn and Peter Safran… who nevertheless make this opus the first of their era.

About a young Jamie Reyes (Xolo Mariduena), who gains powers when an alien biotech relic decides to make him a host, the Blue Beetle has recently been a cornerstone of the new DCU, set to officially debut in 2025. A big sign of confidence in a film whose tone would match their future shared universe? And if he was a poor summer outsider in superheroes?

Maximilien Pierret

Hypnotic – released on August 23rd

After Alita Battle Angel, director Robert Rodriguez is back behind the camera with an action film that promises to be breathtaking. Determined to find his daughter, Detective Danny Rourke, played by Ben Affleck, investigates a series of robberies that may be connected to her disappearance.

But the criminals he pursues are far more evil than he imagined: they hypnotize innocent people into committing crimes against their will. No one seems safe. To stop them, Rourke will have to watch out for everyone. “Thriller Adventure on Steroids”The director, Tarantino’s great friend, promises us.

Vincent Formica

Retribution – Released on August 23rd

After Blacklight, which hit theaters last year, Liam Neeson is back with a new action movie behind the bassoons, Retribution! The tireless 71-year-old actor slips into the suit of Matt, a businessman. The latter discovers that the bomb was planted in the car by an unknown assailant.

The latter orders him to perform a series of actions throughout the day or the bomb will explode… killing him and his family. Note that Jack Champion, who was revealed as Spider-Man in Avatar 2, will play Liam Neeson’s son. Plus, it’s filmmaker Nimrod Antal’s perfect return to the big screen, 13 years after Predators!

Vincent Formica

Equalizer 3 – Released on August 30th

The final chapter for Denzel Washington and the Equalizer saga! Five years after the release of The Equalizer 2, Denzel Washington finds himself in a costume by vigilante Robert McCall and director Antoine Fuqua. In this new adventure, presented as the “final chapter” in the trailer, Denzel Washington retires to Italy.

But the hero quickly forgets the Dolce vita… to get back the keys to his arm and face the mafia! Also in the cast, Dakota Fanning (in the first opus and who returns here), Gaia Scodelaro and the Italian actress. Equalizer 3 will be released on August 30, 2023.

Bridget Baronet