The 25 movie stars you need to watch this summer

From Harrison Ford and Margot Robbie to Halle Bailey and (of course) Tom Cruise, these actors will bring the heat this season

Film News Marion Ravenwood
The 25 movie stars you need to watch this summer
From left: Will Poulter, Margot Robbie, Halle Bailey and Jonah Hauer-King, Harrison Ford, Priyanka Chopra, and Jason Momoa (Courtesy Marvel Studios, Warner Bros., Disney Enterprises, Lucasfilm, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures) Image: Karl Gustafson

Hollywood always brings out the big guns in the summer, but this year seems especially packed when it comes to star power. Many of our favorite actors will be returning to theaters this season in some of their most famous roles, including Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne, Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto. We’re also getting familiar faces in roles we may be able to add to that list, like Margot Robbie as Barbie and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula. There’s also some rising young talent and even some potential indie darlings worth watching. Here, then, are the 25 performers who we expect everyone will be talking about in the coming months.

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Director James Gunn has been ever since Iwuji starred in Gunn’s HBO Max series Peacemaker, and now they’re taking their partnership to the next level in . Iwuji plays the High Evolutionary, the scientist who created Rocket, who’s rumored to be the film’s main antagonist. This is Iwuji’s largest role to date, and it could easily launch him into a new level of stardom. The Nigerian-British actor has been working steadily since 2005, but mostly in smaller films and recurring TV roles. Peacemaker was his first main role in a series, and his subtle, conflicted performance bodes well for his take on the High Evolutionary, whom as “narcissistic, sociopathic, but very charming.” [Jen Lennon]

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