Summer blockbusters we’re already freaking out over

Memorial Day has come and gone, which basically means it’s summertime, and this summer has some major blockbusters that are coming out—not to mention the big ticket flicks that have already premiered, like “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” “Pressure,” “Obsession,” and “Backrooms.“

Who doesn’t love popcorn and air conditioning on a hot summer day? Or having your heart ripped out of your chest by Christopher Nolan and having a g*ddamn FOMO breakdown in the middle of Universal City Walk? ::insert nervous emoji here::

Here are the summer blockbusters I’m looking forward to over the next few months and why I think they’re gonna be entertaining as hell.

Starting with the epic that broke Fandango.

The Odyssey – July 17, 2026

Time reported that Christopher Nolan has been dreaming of telling the story of Odysseus for 20 years, which, by the way, is about how long Odysseus was gone from Ithaca. Nolan had been in talks for the 2024 film “Troy,” which tells the story of Homer’s first epic, “The Iliad.”

When I first heard of this film adaptation, I was not that enthused. Madeline Miller’s “Circe” was right there, after all. But damn if Nolan hasn’t won me over. This project is going to the artistry of filmmaking at its finest.

Not only is the cast absolutely impeccable (Matt Damon as Odysseus—yes, another film about Matt Damon just trying to get home!; Charlize Theron as Circe; Tom Holland as Telemachus; Anne Hathaway as Penelope; Zendaya as Athena; Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy… I could go on and on AND HAVE I MENTIONED MY UTTER FOMO), but Nolan has earned his reputation as a director who can deliver an event, from “Oppenheimer” to “Inception” to “The Dark Knight.”

The day pre-sale tickets opened, the online queue to buy was an hour long. If ever there was a summer blockbuster, this is it. See it in 70mm Imax if you can, but whatever you do, go see it.

Disclosure Day – June 12, 2026

“I am much more inclined now than I was when I made ‘Close Encounters’ to really believe that we are not the only intelligent civilization in the universe,” shared director Steven Spielberg in the final trailer for his new epic film “Disclosure Day,” based on a story dreamt up by Spielberg and written by “Jurassic Park” scribe David Koepp.

The trailers are a little bit of a teaser in themselves. This is one I’m trying to go into pretty blind and just trust the master of filmmaking to take me on a journey.

“Disclosure Day” stars the phenomenal Emily Blunt as well as Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, and Colman Domingo.

The Death of Robin Hood – June 19, 2026

I’m mad about how great this looks, but I should expect nothing less from A24.

In this dark adaptation of the 17th-century ballad “Robin Hood’s Death,” Hugh Jackman plays an aged and angry Robin Hood. Writer/Director Michael Sarnoski (“Pig”, “A Quiet Place: Day One”) gives a gritty historical figure about a man who “was no hero.”

The original ballad showed Robin Hood betrayed by someone he trusted; so far in the trailers, Jackman’s performance harkens to that of “Logan,” a man trying to leave his life of violence behind who finds himself protecting a young girl.

“There’s an old quote about Robin that sort of says he’s this murderous bandit who the common folk have decided to glorify, and I wanted to examine someone who was going through that in their lifetime, and trying to grapple with the role of storytelling and their actual identity,” Sarnoski told Entertainment Weekly.

The cast is rounded out by the ever-amazing Jodie Comer (“Killing Eve”), Bill Skarsgård (“Nosferatu”), Murray Bartlett (“The Last of Us”), and Noah Jupe (“A Quiet Place”).

“Supergirl“ – June 26, 2026

Damn you, James Gunn, I know you and that dog are gonna make me cry. The second film in Gunn’s new DC Universe following last summer’s successful blockbuster hit “Superman,” this one focuses on Kara Zor-El/Supergirl portrayed by Milly Alcock (“House of the Dragon”) as she flies across the galaxy to avenge her dog Krypto.

Produced by Gunn and Peter Safran, written by actor and playwright Ana Nogueira, and directed by Craig Gillespie (“Fright Night”, “Cruella”), this isn’t a sunshine-and-rainbows Supergirl. While Kal-El was an infant during the destruction of Krypton, Kara was a young girl who remembers her home and everyone she loved, who remembers watching them die. She’s more jaded. She’s traumatized. She likes to party on planets with red suns where she can drink her problems away.

We can expect the levity and action-film-wink-wink ingenuity of Gunn’s other projects like “Guardians of the Galaxy” and, well, “Superman,” as well as the heart that is always at the core of a Kryptonian hero.

The End of Oak Street – August 14, 2026

Look. If you have dinosaurs in your film, I’m gonna watch it. It’s as simple as that. Throw in Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor? A zany but fun concept? Here is my credit card. Give me the popcorn.

“The End of Oak Street” is a survival film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell (“It Follows”) wherein an entire suburban street and its inhabitants are somehow transported to an unknown place inhabited by prehistoric creatures. It’s giving “The Land of the Lost,” am I right?

Anne Hathaway, if you get tired and want to pass on one of these epic roles, call me. Seriously, in 2026 alone, she will have appeared in “Mother Mary,” “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” “The Odyssey,” “The End of Oak Street,” and “Verity”—which I did audition for and am still tech avail, Amazon MGM…

How to Rob a Bank – September 4, 2026

There are a lot of franchise films and pics based on pre-existing IP these days—studios want the comfort of a built-in audience—so when original films get made, I get a little flutter in my heart for them. I didn’t think I’d be the target audience for “How to Rob a Bank,” but it turns out that I can’t wait for this modern-day Robin Hood comedy heist to hit the silver screen.

According to the official description, “a crew of social media-savvy bank robbers broadcasts their daring heists, unaware that their growing viral fame has put them in the crosshairs of a veteran FBI agent and a brilliant software engineer. Despite the unlikely duo closing in, the crime ring pushes past their limits, putting everything on the line for their beliefs—and their most ambitious heist yet.”

“How to Rob a Bank” stars Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz, Anna Sawai, Rhenzy Feliz, Christian Slater, with Pete Davidson and John C. Reilly, and is directed by David Leitch (“John Wick,” “Deadpool 2”).

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

When the MCU last saw Peter Parker, it was in the triumphant “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the 2021 film that not only brought together beloved multiverse variants Toby McGuire and Andrew Garfield, but also forced Peter to save the world by erasing himself from it. Now, no one remembers Peter Parker; not the Avengers, not his best friend, and not MJ.

“But as the demands on him intensify, the pressure sparks a surprising physical evolution that threatens his existence, even as a strange new pattern of crimes gives rise to one of the most powerful threats he has ever faced,” reads the official description.

Look, the MCU has been giving us bangers since “Iron Man” came out in 2008. Some people have Marvel fatigue.

Not me. And not this project. Tom Holland is so earnest and committed to this role, I just love to see where he gets to take the character. He and the cast have grown up with these roles; he’s best friends with Jacob Batalon, who plays Peter’s onscreen BFF Ned, and he’s engaged to Zendaya, who plays MJ.

They couldn’t legally drink alcohol when they were cast in the first film and now they’re all hitting thirty. It’s such a dream job and they sound pretty damn proud of how this next film turned out—which is a good thing, as it is reportedly the first in a new Spider-Man trilogy.

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