The Ultimate Summer Movie Guide

"Summer Movie Spectacular" takes a look at 20 of the most anticipated films.

ByABC News
February 9, 2009, 6:43 PM

May 4, 2007 — -- A web-slinging superhero faces his inner demons. Surfing penguins compete for pride and glory. Giant robots use our planet as a wrestling ring. And John Travolta plays an obese woman.

The calendar says it's spring, but in movie theaters across the nation, it's summertime!

Hollywood's rolling out its biggest and best for a summer movie season packed with action, drama, thrills, chills -- and John Travolta playing an obese woman.

Welcome to ABCNEWS.com's "Summer Movie Spectacular," a look at 20 of the most anticipated films of the summer. Use the links at the bottom of each page to check out all of this season's flicks, and look for the movie's trailer in the video player in the upper right-hand corner of your browser.

More Summer Movies:

Spider-Man 3 | 28 Weeks Later | Shrek the Third | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Hostel 2 | Oceans Thirteen | Surf's Up | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Nancy Drew | Evan Almighty | Live Free or Die Hard | Ratatouille | Transformers | 1408 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Hairspray | The Simpsons Movie | The Bourne Ultimatum | Underdog | Rush Hour 3