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Release Date August
Director Angela Robinson
Starring Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton, Matt Dillon
Start your engines! Herbie, the car that really does have a life of its own, is back. Lindsay Lohan's behind the wheel in Disney's new revved-up comedy feature, starring as Maggie Peyton. As the new owner of Number 53 - the freewheelin' Volkswagen bug - she puts the car through its paces on the road to become a NASCAR competitor. Herbie's got some new tricks under his hood as he takes us on a high-speed comic adventure with more vroom than a Gary boy in a Nova.

Release date July
Director Walter Salles
Starring Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Tim Roth, Dougray Scott
Haunting and chilling, Dark Water bears the mark of the original Japanese creators of The Ring. Jennifer Connelly stars as Dahlia Williams, a young mother who goes to extreme lengths to solve a mystery and protect her daughter. Besieged by strange occurrences in her new apartment, Dahlia frantically searches for an answer to the riddles, the persistent water leaks and the eerie noises. But will the dark water close in on her before it's too late? Ooerr. And Jennifer Connelly thought getting lost in Labyrinth was scary.

Release date June
Director Jesse Dylan
Starring Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Mike Ditka
It's a cutthroat, hyper-competitive world that leaves nerves shattered and pulses racing. Will Ferrell gets a taste of life on the edge when he enters into the bitter contest that is little league soccer. Coaching his son's soccer team, he finds himself going head-to-head for the league championship against his overly competitive father. Old scores come into play, but will they be settled? If Will Ferrell's past efforts are anything to go by, this will be a kicking comedy.

Release date June
Director Stephen Chow
Starring Stephen Chow, Wah Yuen
Set in 1940s China, wannabe gangster Sing stumbles into a less than appealing ghetto known as Pig Sty Alley. Posing as a member of the notorious and ruthless Axe Gang, he gets more than he bargained for when the locals are not what they appear, but a bunch of highly skilled Kung Fu masters. The Axe Gang are soon drawn into the furore, meaning Sing has many a fearsome encounter to face, including a clash with an adversary known as the Beast. Kick-ass action with a twist of comedy.

Release date August
Director Rob Cohen
Starring Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx
The title is ominous and the future, indeed, looks black if a squadron of elite pilots fail in their mission of global consequence. An epic action thriller set in the near future, Stealth traces the development of a fighter jet piloted by artificial intelligence, brought into the naval Air Force to learn combat manoeuvres from human pilots. When the computer starts to develop a mind of its own, it is a race against time and machine before it incites a nuclear war. Finger-biting stuff.

Release date June
Director Nigel Cole
Starring Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet
The title is ominous and the future, indeed, looks black if a squadron of elite pilots fail in their mission of global consequence. An epic action thriller set in the near future, Stealth traces the development of a fighter jet piloted by artificial intelligence, brought into the naval Air Force to learn combat manoeuvres from human pilots. When the computer starts to develop a mind of its own, it is a race against time and machine before it incites a nuclear war. Finger-biting stuff.

Release date August
Director George A. Romero
Starring Dennis Hopper, Simon Baker, John Leguizamo
Land of the Dead marks the legendary director's return to the horror genre he invented. Seemingly obsessed by zombies, Romero's movies created visions of the rising dead more harrowing than Michael Jackson's Thriller video. Land of the Dead takes us to a modern-day world where the walking dead roam across wasteland while the living attempt to lead their lives behind the walls of a fortified city. While an army of dead grows on the outside, anarchy rises on the inside. With their survival at stake, a group of mercenaries act to protect the living from the zombies. Edge of the seat tension, gore and drama are guaranteed, but it's not really one for a bright and cheery summer's eve.

Hold on all you Harry Potter fans out there - the Goblet of Fire is so close it's practically burning your fingers.
The sixth book in the series, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, will be eagerly snatched from bookshelves across the country in July. And while you're avidly reading the next installment in the adventure, the fourth movie will be receiving its finishing touches.
Due to seize cinema screens in November, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire looks set to be a spellbinding journey. Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Richardson will be amongst the new additions to the all-star cast, with Fiennes playing Harry Potter's nemesis, the evil Lord Voldemort, and Richardson taking the role of muckraking journalist Rita Skeeter.
Meanwhile, it has been announced that production for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will begin in January 2006, with acclaimed British television helmer David Yates directing.

It's quite a challenge to fill the shoes of a great man, but it's an even greater task to fill the pants of Superman. Newcomer Brandon Routh, however, is game. The Man of Steel is due to swoop back onto cinema screens in the highly anticipated Superman Returns in summer 2006.
Directed by Bryan Singer, who includes the X-Men movies amongst his credits, Superman Returns is a new chapter in the saga of the infamous superhero. Superman is back on earth after a mysterious absence of several years. While an old enemy plots to destroy his power once and for all, Superman suffers heartbreak at the realisation that Lois Lane has moved on with her life. Superman must bridge the distance between them while saving the world from cataclysmic destruction.
Kate Bosworth and Kevin Spacey also star in this action-adventure that takes our hero from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space.