Action heroes dominate summer movie lineup

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By Rob Salemme
Staff Writer

It looks like this summer’s movie line-up will be dominated by the action hero. People will flock to the theaters to see movies like “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,” “The Matrix Reloaded,” “X-Men 2,” and “The Incredible Hulk.” These four movies are going to be the blockbuster hits for the summer.

The plot of the Matrix sequel has been kept under wraps for a while but some details were released. Keanu Reeves is back as Neo and his main job is to wage a war between the last remaining humans and the machines. The machines have found the last human city and Neo must beat them to it. “Matrix Reloaded” opens in movie theaters May 15 and will be followed by a finale in November called the “Matrix Revolutions.”

Now how about what everyone has been waiting for. The terminator saga is back and will open July 2. The movie stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as a T-800 terminator sent from the future to protect John O’ Conner from a deadly T-X female terminator. Not only is this terminator improved but it can change shape and disappear. Can he stop the T-X? We will find out this summer.

Last year, “Spiderman” was the huge Marvel Comic book movie. This time another favorite Marvel character “The Incredible Hulk” will be hitting the big screen. Based on the comic book character, the film will follow the adventures of scientist Bruce Banner (Eric Bana). Banner is hit with these gama rays and find that his anger had transformed him into a huge green superhuman. Trailers for this movie have been released and audiences can expect a high dose of special effects.

With the debuts of these movies, the box office can expect huge tickets sales for the summer. This could prove to be one of the biggest for the movie industry.

May 8 , 2003 Issue