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Batman Begins -->

Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, Katie Holmes

Director: Christopher Nolan

Synopsis: Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins" explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.

Release Date: June 17

Fantastic Four -->

Go behind the scenes with MSN's Dish Diva on the set of the highly anticipated "Fantastic Four." Here's our report...

"Select press from the U.S. and Canada have been invited to a secret location in downtown Vancouver at 5 a.m. to observe the shooting of a pivotal scene and perhaps even take part in the movie.

"As we drive towards the set, disco laser lights pulse blue, green and yellow. It is not enough to keep us from dozing off. After spending the evening doing research, I am tired, but now armed with all the latest info about how high expectations are for this film. If director Tim Story ('Taxi,' 'Barbershop') nails this, 'Fantastic Four' could be in the same league as 'Spider-Man' and 'X-Men.' And it looks like hopes are high since the cast has already signed on for two sequels."

Mr. and Mrs. Smith -->

Starring: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Angela Bassett, Vince Vaughn

Director: Doug Liman

Synopsis: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie star as a bored married couple. While they appear to have a normal marriage, their true occupations, unbeknownst to each other is that of hitmen. When they learn that their latest hit is each other, the boredom quickly dissipates.

Release Date: June 10

Stealth -->

Starring: Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx

Director: Rob Cohen

Synopsis: A squadron of elite pilots embarks on a mission of global consequence to neutralize and out-of-control prototype drone fighter plane equipped with artificial intelligence and the ability to precipitate a nuclear war.

Release Date: July 29

War of the Worlds -->

Starring: Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Dakota Fanning

Director: Steven Spielberg

Synopsis: Tom Cruise re-teams with Steven Spielberg (they previously worked together on "Minority Report") in the filming of the H.G. Wells classic "War of the Worlds," ade famous by the hysteria caused by the 1938 Orson Welles radio broadcast

Release Date: June 29

Science Fiction :

Aeon Flux -->

Starring: Charlize Theron, Martin Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo

Director: Karyn Kusama

Synopsis: Based on the MTV animated series created by Peter Chung, Aeon Flux is set 400 years in the future, when disease has wiped out the majority of the earth's population except one walled, protected city-state, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists. The story centers on Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron), the top operative in the underground 'Monican' rebellio.). When Aeon is sent on a mission to kill a government leader, she uncovers a world of secrets.

Release Date: Sept. 29

The Island -->

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Sean Bean

Director: Michael Bay

Synopsis: Ewan McGregor stars as Lincoln Six-Echo, a man who realizes that his life has been a total lie when he discovers that he a clone whose organs are to be harvested. As he plans his escape form the utopia he lives in, he is accompanied by another clone names Jordan Two-Delta played by Scarlett Johansson.

Release Date: July 22

Family :

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory -->

Starring: Johnny Depp, Freddy Highmore, Helena Bonham Carter

Director: Tim Burton

Synopsis: Acclaimed director Tim Burton brings his vividly imaginative style to the beloved Roald Dahl classic "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," about eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka (Depp) and Charlie, a good-hearted boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary factory. Wonka launches a worldwide contest to select an heir to his candy empire. Five lucky children, including Charlie, draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary candy-making facility.

Opening Date: July 15

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants -->

Starring: Amber Tamblyn, Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera

Director: Ken Kwapis

Synopsis:Based on Ann Brashares' best-selling novel about one very special summer in the lives of four lifelong friends, this movie tells the story of four girls who grew up together and developed an enduring bond. Now, after years of sharing every triumph and loss, every wild idea and secret fear with the laughter and love of true friends, these four young women couldn't be closer... except that they're about to be separated as their lives take them in different directions for the first time.

Release Date: June 3

Sky High -->

Starring: Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Bruce Campbell, Lynda Carter

Director: Mike Mitchell

Synopsis: Sky High is the high school for children of superheroes. Will Stronghold, 14-year-old son of famous and beloved superheroes Commander Stronghold and Jetstream, enrolls as a freshman and is not too happy about it -- he is immediately branded as a "sidekick" because he has no apparent superpowers.

Release Date: July 29

Comedy & Romance :

Must Love Dogs -->

Starring: Diane Lane, John Cusack, Elizabeth Perkins, Dermot Mulroney

Director: Gary David Goldberg

Synopsis: Sarah Nolan is a newly divorced woman, who is cautiously rediscovering romance with the enthusiastic -- but often misguided -- help of her close, well-meaning, Irish family. As she braves a series of comically disastrous mismatches and first dates, Sarah begins to trust her own instincts again and learns that, no matter what, it's never a good idea to give up on love.

Release Date: July 29

The Dukes of Hazzard -->

Starring: Seann William Scott, Johnny Knoxville, Burt Reynolds, Jessica Simpson

Director: Jay Chandrasekhar

Synopsis: Set in present day, the story follows the adventures of "good old boy" cousins, Bo and Luke Duke, who with the help of their eye-catching cousin Daisy and moonshine running Uncle Jesse, try and save the family farm from being destroyed by Hazzard County's corrupt commissioner Boss Hogg. Their efforts constantly find the "Duke Boys" eluding authorities in "The General Lee," their famed 1969 orange Dodge Charger that keeps them one step ahead of the dimwitted antics of the small southern town's Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane.

Release Date: Aug. 5