USA TODAY's Scott Bowles looks at 12 hopeful heroes seeking to vanquish summer flops (dates are subject to change):
Superhero: 'The Avengers' (May 4)
Origins story: Summer begins with the all-star superhero team of Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and more as they battle Norse god Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and his army.
Superpower: Internet frenzy. Fanboys have been drooling for this since getting a taste at last year's Comic-Con, and early reviews have prompted more screenings from Disney.
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Superhero: 'Battleship' (May 18)
Origins story: A fleet of ships on Navy exercises discovers an armada of alien craft and engage in all-out battle.
Superpower: Brand-name recognition. If the movie works, it could launch a new genre: board game adaptations. Hey, they laughed at the first Pirates of the Caribbean, too.
Superhero: 'Men in Black III' (May 25)
Origins story: Agent J (Will Smith) has to go back in time to prevent an alien from assassinating his colleague and pal, Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones).
Superpower: Smith and Jones. When they teamed up a decade ago for Men in Black II, the agents claimed $190 million.
Superhero: 'Snow White and the Huntsman' (June 1)
Origins story: In a break from the fairy tale, the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) is ordered to kill our heroine (Kristen Stewart) but ends up falling for her.
Superpower: Stewart. She sees only so-so success when she gets away from the goth, but this Twilight star may have found a fitting follow role.
Superhero: 'Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted' (June 8)
Origins story: Our favorite zoo animals Alex (Ben Stiller), Marty (Chris Rock) and Melman (David Schwimmer) are still trying to make it back to New York, this time through Europe with a traveling circus.
Superpower: Pitch-perfect voices. Stiller, Rock and Schwimmer have chemistry: Their first two films in this series did a combined $374 million domestically.
Superhero: 'Prometheus' (June 8)
Origins story:Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender anchor this story of scientists who discover a key to mankind's beginning â€" and perhaps its end.
Superpower: Director Ridley Scott. The guy has already made a classic extraterrestrial film in Alien. And the trailers harken creepily to that 1979 picture.
Superhero:Rock of Ages (June 15)
Superpower: Tom Cruise. His turn as hard rocker Stacee Jaxx is drawing comparisons to his scene-stealer in 2008's Tropic Thunder as a pelvis-grinding Les Grossman.
Superhero: 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' (June 22)
Origins story: When he isn't delivering classic addresses, our 16th pres ident was hunting down Civil War-era bloodsuckers and their slave-owning allies.
Superpower: The book. Seth Grahame-Smith's 2010 novel about a president whose mother was killed by a vampire is required reading for the Comic-Con crowd.
Superhero: 'Brave' (June 22)
Origins story:Kelly Macdonald voices Princess Merida, a young archer from a mythical Scottish kingdom who unleashes evil forces she will have to face to save her homeland.
Superpower: Pixar. The animated studio can make films about culinary rodents (2007's Ratatouille) and grumpy old men (2009's Up) and still crank out movies that land at No. 1.
Superhero: 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' (June 29)
Origins story: After evil Cobra spy Zartan (Arnold Vosloo) has several Joes assassinated, the remaining members band together to destroy him.
Superpower: Dwayne Johnson. He helped muscle 2011's Fast Five to $210 million, then anchored Journey 2: The Mysterious Island to $101 million.
Superhero: 'The Amazing Spider-Man' (July 3)
Origins story:Andrew Garfield stars as the teen web-slinger, whose parents' disappearance leads him to Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), aka The Lizard.
Super power: Its origins story. The film comes just five years after Sam Raimi's trilogy, but trailers have been solid.
Superhero: 'The Dark Knight Rises' (July 20)
Origins story: After taking the fall for crimes he didn't commit, Batman (Christian Bale) resurfaces eight years later to help the Gotham police against the villainous Bane (Tom Hardy).
Superpower: Director Chris Nolan. He created what many call the best comic-book adaptation ever in 2008's The Dark Knight. His trilogy swan song has analysts projecting Rises to be the biggest film of summer, if not the year.
Superhero: Rock of Ages (June 15)
Origins story: Set in 1987 Los Angeles, Sherrie (Julianne Hough) and Drew (Diego Boneta) try to chase their big-hair musical dreams â€" and each other.
Superpower: Tom Cruise. His turn as hard rocker Stacee Jaxx is drawing comparisons to his scene-stealer in 2008's Tropic Thunder as a pelvis-grinding Les Grossman.
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