Han, horror and a dangerous theme park: 35 summer movies to watch

It’s summer movie season (even if it’s not quite summer), which means sequels, reboots and a fair number of heroes, among other things.

It is the most bonkers time of the year for film, and in 2018, we’ve got Han Solo going “Solo,” one of the (allegedly) scariest movie of recent memory, a femalecast remake of a beloved remake, an ant and a muchanticipated documentary, the trailer for which makes every single person who views it cry hot, salty tears.

Here are 35 movies hitting the silver screen in the next few months. Release dates are, as always, subject to change. And, as usual, some of the following may be great; some may be terrible. Either way, at least there will be air-conditioning.

“Life of the Party.” Looking very much like a divorced-mom-centric version of the stone-cold 1980s Rodney Dangerfield classic “Back to School,” this tale stars Melissa McCarthy stars as a mom heading back to college … the same college her daughter attends. It’s written by McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone, and it’s directed by the latter. The last time they worked together? The totally acceptable “The Boss.” The time before that? The truly horrible “Tammy.” So let’s go with cautious optimism here, the kind a doctor mentions when they really have no idea if the patient is going to live or die.

“Breaking In.” Gabrielle Union fights off a home invasion/kidnapping of her kids led by Billy Burke (but he was such a nice guy in the “Twilight” movies!) and a group of truly evil looking white guys. Perfect for Mother’s Day! “Deadpool 2.” The Merc with a Mouth is back, and this time, he has a posse. The first “Deadpool” was a witty, hyper-violent, fourthwall-smashing economic miracle, making $363 million domestically against a $58 million budget. Director Tim Miller left “2” in an earlyish stage and was replaced with “John Wick” director David Leitch; “Deadpool” writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick co-wrote with star Ryan Reynolds, whose goofy charm helped the first film immeasurably. Look for ’Pool to put together X-Force with new faces Domino (Zazie Beetz from “Atlanta”), Bedlam (Terry Crews) and Shatterstar (Lewis Tan) to fight fan-favorite character Cable (a really muscly Josh Brolin).

“Show Dogs.” Will Arnett is the human detective; Ludacris is the voice of his canine partner. The two go