Summer movies 2018 preview – All the hottest films coming out this sunny season

Release date: May 4

Studio Ghibli graduate Hiromasa Yonebayashi tells the tale of a young girl who is transformed into a witch for one night only.

Release date: May 4

Charlize Theron plays a struggling mother of three who unwillingly accepts the help of a nanny – until the two women discover a powerful bond.

Release date: May 11

Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning star in John Cameron Mitchell's adaptation of a Neil Gaiman short story about a young man from Croydon who falls in love with an alien.

Release date: May 15

Ryan Reynolds follows up his surprise 2016 mega-hit with a new adventure that pairs Wade with his old comic-book pals Cable and Domino.

Release date: May 24

The second Star Wars spin-off takes us back to the life of a young Han Solo before he had met Chewie and Lando or become the cynical sod we know and love.

Release date: June 6

Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are lured back to Isla Nublar to save the dinosaurs from an impending eruption, but their mysterious benefactors may not be as altruistic as they seem.

Release date: June 15

This brilliant and utterly harrowing horror stars Toni Collette in a tale of a family torn apart by its terrible secrets.

Release date: Jun 22

Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna and Helena Bonham Carter come together in the all-female Ocean's 11 spin-off.

Release date: June 29

Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin are back for more drug-smuggling drama across the border in the sequel to Denis Villeneuve's acclaimed crime drama.

Release date: June 29

Indie horror duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead invite us to join their UFO sex cult and wonder why the hell there are two moons in the night sky.

Release date: July 13

Brad Bird finally treats us to the follow-up to his beloved Pixar movie about the titular family of superheroes.

Release date: July 13

A group of young orphans try to hold their family together in a sprawling mansion haunted by a terrifying presence.

Release date: July 13

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson literally jumps into action to save the day when he's framed for a fire in the world's tallest skyscraper… and his family are trapped above the blaze.

Release date: July 20

Ol Parker takes us back to the Greek islands, where Amanda Seyfried's Sophie is pregnant and looking for support now that her mum (Meryl Streep) is gone.

Release date: July 26

The sixth Mission: Impossible movie pits Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt and his gang against Henry Cavill's moustachioed CIA operative.

Release date: August 3

Evangeline Lilly and Paul Rudd are back together and on the run when they are targeted by an enigmatic villain called The Ghost.

Release date: August 17

Constance Wu stars as Asian-American woman who discovers that her boyfriend is a member of a wealth Singapore family… and that his mother (Michelle Yeoh) does not approve of the girl he has fallen for.

Release date: August 17

Ewan McGregor's Christopher Robin has grown up and forgotten the magical adventures of his childhood… until Pooh and co return to remind him.