Avengers, Spidey, Batman lead huge summer lineup

_ “The Apparition”: Ashley Greene stars in a spooky tale of a couple haunted by a presence conjured up in a college experiment.

_ “The Bourne Legacy”: The spirit of lethal operative Jason Bourne lives on, minus Matt Damon, with Jeremy Renner at the center of fallout from the first three action hits.

_ “The Campaign”: Dirty politics in this age of bipartisanship? Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis sling mud as congressional opponents in Jay Roach’s comedy.

_ “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days”: The hapless hero (Zachary Gordon) of the best-selling books stumbles through trouble over summer vacation.

_ “The Expendables 2”: Action heroes crowd the screen again as Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li and friends seek vengeance after a mission goes wrong.

_ “Hope Springs”: Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones are a long-married couple trying to renew the spark with a counselor (Steve Carell) at a marital retreat.

_ “The Odd Life of Timothy Green”: A couple (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton) eager to start a family gets a dose of the unexpected when a mysterious boy turns up at their door.

_ “ParaNorman”: The animated comedy centers on a boy who can speak with the dead and becomes the last hope of his hometown after it’s overrun by zombies.

_ “Premium Rush”: A Manhattan bike messenger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is steered into a deadly chase when bad guys come looking for the delivery he’s carrying.

_ “Sparkle”: Whitney Houston’s final movie role features the late singer as mom to a girl group (including “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks) struggling with the pressures of fame.

_ “Total Recall”: Colin Farrell steps into Arnold Schwarzenegger’s sci-fi role as an average guy on the run who uncovers a secret identity even he didn’t know about.

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