In a post-pandemic atmosphere, cinema is witnessing a boom, with audiences coming to their local theatres in droves to see the latest movies.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. III dominated the box office in May, while streaming releases such as The Mother and Air set new records.
As we approach summer, June brings a slew of blockbuster releases, ranging from creepy horror films to iconic adventure heroes and the expansion of superhero worlds.
Planning a trip to the movies or a night in with the latest streaming release? Here are the top films scheduled for release in the United Kingdom in June.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will take Marvel fans on another journey across the Spider-Verse.
The animated film follows Miles Morales, alias Spider-Man, and takes place in the Spider-Verse, a shared multiverse of parallel dimensions.
Miles (Shameik Moore) is suddenly contacted by his love interest Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) to perform a quest to preserve every universe of Spider-People from the Spot (Jason Schwartzman), who might trigger a terrible calamity in this picture, which was released on June 2.
What Miles didn’t expect was to find himself at conflict with Miguel O’Hara (Oscar Isaac), the head of the Spider-Society, the defenders of the Multiverse.
The Boogeyman
Another of Stephen King’s novels, this time the 1973 short tale The Boogeyman, is receiving the adaptation treatment.
The supernatural horror film, which was released on June 2, tells the story of high school student Sadie Harper (Sophie Thatcher) and her younger sister, Sawyer (Vivien Lyra Blair), who are dealing with grief after their mother died unexpectedly.
Their lives are further upended when a patient of their therapist, Father Will (Chris Messina), arrives at their door, bringing with him a supernatural creature that feeds on the pain of its victims.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
The next episode in the Transformers universe will be released in UK theatres on June 9.
The seventh film in the franchise, starring Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback, is set in 1994, when a pair of archaeologists from Brooklyn are inexplicably dragged into the ancient conflict between the Autobots and three factions of the Transformers – the Maximals, the Predacons, and the Terrorcons.
The film serves as both a sequel to 2018’s Bumblebee and a prequel to the original Transformers from 2007.
Flamin’ Hot
Flamin’ Hot, which will premiere on Disney Plus on June 9, will recount the tale of the renowned snack dish Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.
The film is based on the memoir of Richard Montaez, a Frito-Lay caretaker who claimed to have developed the snack Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.
Jesse Garcia will play Montaez, and the ensemble will also include Annie Gonzalez, Dennis Haysbert, Tony Shalhoub, and Emilio Rivera.
The Flash
Despite the uproar over Ezra Miller’s hiring, The Flash will hit UK theatres on June 16.
Miller will play the title character, along with Michael Keaton as Batman, Ben Affleck as Batman, and Sasha Calle as Supergirl.
Barry Allen, or The Flash, will travel back in time to prevent his mother’s death in the 13th film in the DC Extended Universe, unintentionally locking himself in an alternate reality devoid of metahumans.
Asteroid City
Wes Anderson is out here making classic films when he isn’t a viral fad on TikTok, with his latest offering, Asteroid City, slated to premiere on June 23.
‘In 1955, children and parents from around the country assemble in a fictional American desert town for scholastic competition, relaxation, recreation, comedy, drama, and romance during a Junior Stargazer convention,’ according to the film’s description.
To mention a few, it stars Tom Hanks, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, Margot Robbie, Steve Carell, Jeffrey Wright, Bryan Cranston, and Edward Norton.
No Hard Feelings
No Hard Feelings, starring Jennifer Lawrence, will also be released on June 23.
Maddie, a young lady working as an Uber driver who is facing bankruptcy when her car is confiscated, will be played by The Hunger Games star.
She responds to an odd Craigslist ad, which leads her to be hired by the parents of a socially inept adolescent, Percy (Andrew Barth Feldman), who asks Maddie to masquerade as his girlfriend in return for a Buick Regal.
Run Rabbit Run
Run Rabbit Run, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, will be available on Netflix on June 28.
Daina Reid’s Australian psychological thriller follows a reproductive specialist who detects weird behaviours in her own child.
Sarah Snook, Damon Herriman, Greta Scacchi, and Lily LaTore feature in the film.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
June will end on a high note with the release of the highly anticipated fifth Indiana Jones film on June 30.
Harrison Ford will reprise his role as the titular hero in Dial of Destiny, joining Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, and Shaunette Renée Wilson.
The film, set in 1969, follows archaeologist and explorer Indiana as he becomes apprehensive about the Space Race and the fact that the United States has hired former Nazis in order to defeat the Soviet Union.
