Adam Sandler, Kevin Spade, Chris Rock and Kevin James return in the upcoming American buddy comedy Grown Ups 2.  The sequel to the 2010’s Grown Ups the gang return, minus Rib Schneider due to scheduling conflicts in what is sure to be one of the comedic hits of the year.

Lenny Feder (Sander) has moved his family back to the small town in which he and his friends grew up in.  The film follows the Grown Ups as Eric Lamonsoff (James), Kurt, McKenzie (Rock), Marcus Higgins (Spade) and Lenny on the build-up to the last day of the school year.

From the trailer this looks to be an improvement on the original and Shaq appears to steal the show as a cop in this sequel.

The film is due for release on July 12 2013.  

The Purge is an upcoming science-fiction thriller directed by James DeMonaco and stars Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey and Max Burkholder.

America is a re-born country with crime at an all-time low and unemployment at 1%, that’s because one night a year for 12 hours everything is legal.  During one of the free for all’s, called the purge, a family let a man into their house who is being chased by a mob.  The mob gives the family one hour to release them man before they enter the house.

The film must now decide to give the man to the mob or to face it themselves, will the family make it through the night against the monsters that attack them.  Or will they become monsters themselves.  The film is due for release on May 31 2013.

King of the Travellers is an upcoming Irish drama film which stars Love/Hate’s Peter Coonan as Mickey the Bags, John Connors as John Paul and Michael Collins as Francis.  It is directed by Mark O’Connor (Between the Canals)

The film tells the story of traveller John Paul Moorehouse who is trying to find out the truth behind his father’s murder, 12 years ago.  While investigating the death of his father and he thinks that he has finally found the man responsible for his death.  His vengeful journey is complicated when he falls for the daughter of the man he suspects.

The film is highly anticipated and looks to be a massive worldwide hit with variety magazine even calling it “a Gaelic Godfather”.  King of the Travellers features music by Damien Dempsey and he also features having done an excellent job in between the canals.  Non-actors from the travelling community also leant themselves to the film.

It is due for release in Ireland on April 19, check listings for International dates.    

This is the End is an upcoming comedy film from the writers of Pineapple Express and Superbad.  It stars James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson as parody portals of themselves.

The plot of the film is a weird one but you expect it from the writers and the cast of the film.  James Franco is having a party and during the party a series of apocalyptic events strike Los Angeles.

As the world continues to end around them the men barricade themselves in James Franco’s house in the hope that they can survive.  The film features cameos from Rihanna, Michael Cera, Paul Rudd and many more, however from the trailer Emma Watson steals the show.

The film is due for release on June 12 2013.

Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg star in the upcoming action-crime drama 2 Guns.  Bobby Trench (Washington) and Marcus Stigman (Wahlberg) are two criminals who rob $40 million from a bank.  However both are undercover agents, Trench is DEA and Stigman is Special Forces, investigating the other. 

When both men realise who the other is they reluctantly work together after finding out that they have been setup by the CIA.  Now they have to work together to stay alive and get back the money they stole.

The film features a stellar supporting cast with the like of Edward James Olmos, Bill Paxton and Paula Patton.  2 Guns is a classic buddy cop film and is sure to be a hit come summer time.

Based on a graphic novel of the same name, 2 guns is due for release on August 2 2013