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Highlights of Hollywood's 2013 film lineup

January 9, 2013 RSS Feed Print

"Fast and Furious 6": Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson put on more speed in the follow-up to the franchise's rejuvenating fifth installment.

"The Great Gatsby": Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan star in Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic.

"The Hangover Part III": Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis find more morning-after trouble, this time without even a bachelor party to blame.

"Iron Man 3": Robert Downey Jr. gets into heavy-metal mode again as the superhero finds his privileged life uprooted by a villain.

"The Purge": A couple (Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey) fights to survive a government-sanctioned night when all crime — even murder — is legal.

"Star Trek: Into Darkness": Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto) and the starship Enterprise warps into action in J.J. Abrams' sci-fi sequel.

"We the Peeples": A man (Craig Robinson) finds dysfunction galore when he crashes a family reunion to propose to his girlfriend (Kerry Washington).

JUNE:

"After Earth": Will Smith and real-life son Jaden play a dad and his boy stranded on Earth 1,000 years after humans fled the planet.

"The Internship": "Wedding Crashers" buddies Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson reteam as down-and-out salesmen battling smart, young prospects for jobs at Google.

"Kick-Ass 2": Joined by Jim Carrey as a new vigilante, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Chloe Grace Moretz return to battle newly minted super-villain Christopher Mintz-Plasse.

"Man of Steel": It's a fresh start for the kid from Krypton, with Henry Cavill as the boy who falls to Earth and becomes its protector as Superman.

"Monsters University": The prequel to "Monsters, Inc." chronicles the college days of the lovable beasties voiced by Billy Crystal and John Goodman.

"This Is the End": Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and other celebrities cope with the apocalypse while partying it up at James Franco's house.

"White House Down": Jamie Foxx is president and Channing Tatum's the Secret Service guy protecting him when a paramilitary group invades.

"World War Z": Brad Pitt's a United Nations guy racing to stop a zombie outbreak that could wipe out humanity.

JULY:

"The Conjuring": Paranormal investigators (Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson) face demonic terror at a secluded farmhouse.

"Despicable Me 2": Steve Carell returns to voice the reformed super-villain in the animated sequel.

"Grown Ups 2": Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock and David Spade have some more maturing to do in their comedy sequel.

"The Lone Ranger": Johnny Depp is spirit warrior Tonto to Armie Hammer's masked lawman as they hit the trail in the Old West.

"Pacific Rim": Two pilots (Charlie Hunnam and Rinko Kikuchi) controlling a giant robot join a last-ditch battle against colossal sea creatures.

"R.I.P.D.": Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges are undead cops dispatched from the great beyond to fight supernatural baddies.

"The Smurfs 2": The little blue folks return in another live-action and animation combo.

"Turbo": Ryan Reynolds heads the voice cast in the animated story of a snail with amazing speed who takes on the Indianapolis 500.

"The Wolverine": Hugh Jackman bares his metal claws again as he continues his "X-Men" superhero spinoff.

AUGUST:

"Elysium": On a blighted future Earth, Matt Damon's a have-not battling to reach an orbiting paradise where the rich live in splendor.

"Getaway": A race driver (Ethan Hawke) enlists a computer hacker (Selena Gomez) to help find his kidnapped wife.

"Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters": Sea god Poseidon's son (Logan Lerman) returns in search of the mythical Golden Fleece.

"300: Rise of an Empire": It's outnumbered Greeks against invading Persians again in the follow-up to the ancient-world hit.

"2 Guns": Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg partner up as feuding feds on the run in an undercover drug operation.

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