X-Men: First Class (June 3)The fifth X-Men movie (if you count Wolverine) is a prequel

X-Men: First Class (June 3)The fifth X-Men movie (if you count Wolverine) is a prequel, taking place in the 1960s, that traces the story of how Professor X and Magneto went from friends to enemies.Outlook: With Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn on board, and a cast that includes James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, this ought to be replica Omega 1376.75 WoMen's watch good — unless the suits have micromanaged it too much.Super 8 (June 10)J.J. Abrams directed this tribute to Steven Spielberg, featuring a mysterious creature that we only glimpsed in the teaser trailer. Already, speculation and probably-fake concept art are circulating about what the creature will look like.

Outlook: It could be this year's Cloverfield. Or the challenge of doing a movie that pays tribute to Spielberg could bring out something even cooler from Abrams.The Green Lantern (June 17)DC Comics gets serious about launching their non-Batman, replica Omega 1562.40.00 WoMen's watch non-Superman heroes, with this film about a test pilot who gets given a magic ring from space, and joins an elite squad of space cops.Outlook: The trailer looked a bit silly, and Reynolds' version of Hal Jordan has drawn criticism for extreme doucheyness. But we're still betting this film will be a fun fusion of space opera and superheroics.

Rise of the Apes (June 24)A prequel to Planet of the Apes, this film shows how genetic experimentation in the present day creates a super-intelligent ape, Caesar, who goes on to lead an uprising. Featuring James Franco as the researcher who creates Caesar to help cure Alzheimer's. (And that's a set pic, not how this film will actually replica Omega 1571.61 WoMen's watch look.)Outlook: Prequels generally aren't that great, but this could be an exception if they succeed in crafting a compelling origin for Caesar.Transformers: the Dark of the Moon (July 1)Michael Bay and Shia LaBeouf reunite to tell one more story about the robots in disguise — and this time, it has something to do with the Apollo Moon landings.