Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (July 1)

“Manny, Ellie, Sid, Diego and Scrat – we’re taking all of the characters people know and love to the next level in Ice Age 3,” explains co-director Carlos Saldanha.

“But there are no gimmicks here,” Saldanha is quick to point out. “We’re not trying to go for the classic ‘poke in the eye’ moment with things popping out of the screen. I carved out the sequences to create the best story I could make, so we have a film that is great in 2D, even better in 3D.”

As the title suggests, the plot this time includes a bunch of romping, rampaging dinos, while saber-toothed squirrel Scrat this time has more on his fervid little mind than pesky acorns – he’s fallen head-over-heels for a cutie called Scratte.

Saldana promises it’ll be “extremely funny, full of action and energy”, and – not being a man to duck hyperbole – he also guarantees that
“Simon Pegg’s crazy one-eyed weasel Buck” will “honestly blow you away.” And given the first two movies took over a billion dollars, who’s to argue?

Final Destination: Death Trip 3D (August 28)

Snakes On A Plane director David R Ellis grabs the reins of the most expensive installment yet in the ‘fate’ franchise. 3D slashers Scar and My Bloody Valentine have set the bar lower than a midget limbo champion, so Death Trip really can’t miss.

You know the drill: after escaping a horrific race-car crash that should have killed them, dumb teens start dying horribly. We’re guessing, mainly on the end of various long, pointy, sharp things.