So, you think you know: Summer Blockbusters

June 22, 2025

From animated classics to superhero reboots, this season’s biggest movie releases are headed to cinemas across Pakistan. Think you’re ready? Take the quiz!

So, you think you know: Summer Blockbusters

1. In the upcoming racing drama F1, releasing June 2025, which Hollywood star plays a former Formula One driver?

So, you think you know: Summer Blockbusters

a) George Clooney

b) Tom Cruise

c) Brad Pitt

d) Chris Hemsworth

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2. Slated for July 2025 release, Jurassic World: Rebirth stars Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali. Which film franchise does it belong to?

a) Planet of the Apes

b) Kong: Skull Island

c) Avatar

d) Jurassic Park

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3. Which major DC superhero film, directed by James Gunn, is set to premiere on July 2025, marking a full franchise reboot?

a) Superman

b) The Flash Rewinds

c) Justice League: Reborn

d) Batman: Gotham Rising

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4. The Smurfs, hitting cinemas on July 2025, features which singer voicing the character Smurfette?

a) Dua Lipa

b) Rihanna

c) Taylor Swift

d) Katy Perry

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5. Which superhero team will join the new MCU’s Phase Six lineup, debuting July 2025?

a) X-Men

b) Eternals

c) Fantastic Four

d) Inhumans

Answers

1. The correct answer is c.

In F1, Brad Pitt plays a celebrated driver lured out of retirement to mentor a rising British rookie driver. Director Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick) insisted on filming during Grand Prix: Special Formula 2-spec cars fitted with 6K cameras with the film shot between practice sessions.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton serves as producer and technical adviser, and helped determine everything from cockpit ergonomics to race-engine sound design. The production is an Apple Original Films release, scheduled to release worldwide on June 25 of this year. Early shots screened at the Monaco Grand Prix show the physical strain on drivers: Pitt, clad in full fire-suits, allegedly lost almost a kilogram per session, reflecting the movie’s commitment to authenticity.

2. The correct answer is d.

Jurassic World: Rebirth is the seventh instalment in the iconic Jurassic Park saga, roaring into theatres on July 2 of this year. An adventure that takes place a few years after Dominion, it tracks geneticist Dr. Leah Sandoval (Scarlett Johansson) and park-security specialist Malik Grant (Mahershala Ali) as they guide an ambitious effort to provide dinosaurs with a safeguarded island sanctuary—only for a mysterious bio-engineered attacker to put worldwide ecosystems at risk.

Director Gareth Edwards combines animatronics with next-gen ILM (Industrial Light & Magic) photoreal rendering, guaranteeing the most tactile dinosaurs since 1993. The film will also feature newcomer Rupert Friend as a morally ambiguous character. Rebirth hopes to ignite another generation’s fascination with these giants.

3. The correct answer is a.

James Gunn’s Superman (formerly titled Superman: Legacy) launches the new DC Universe, opening in theatres on July 11, 2025. Gunn, who also scripted the film, cites Grant Morrison’s All-Star Superman and Fleischer’s 1940s cartoons as tone influences: upbeat, journalistic and slightly retro-futurist. David Corenswet wears the cape alongside Rachel Brosnahan’s Lois Lane; the story follows young Clark Kent’s reconciliation of his Kryptonian roots with Kansas values while he cracks down on Intergang corruption in Metropolis.

The supporting ensemble consists of Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner/Green Lantern and Isabela Merced’s Hawkgirl, promising a wider DCU verse from the very beginning. Gunn has vowed limited CGI spandex in favour of practical suits roughened to resemble 1930s circus strongmen. Industry experts expect Superman to help regain commercial success following the uneven 2023-24 DC slate.

4. The correct answer is b.

The Smurfs production enlists Rihanna to voice—and executive produce—Smurfette, infusing the adorable blue symbols with new pop sensibility. Oscar-winning director Chris Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, co-director) helms the July 18, 2025 release.

Rihanna is writing original songs that merge Afropop beats with iconic Smurf whistle hooks, targeting the appeal of ‘Happy’ from Despicable Me 2.

The plot sees Smurfette spearheading a rescue mission after Papa Smurf is abducted by twin sorcerers Razamel and Gargamel, introducing a feminist twist to the traditionally male-dominated village. Visually, the movie shifts from the live-action/CG hybrid of the 2010s to a full computer generated, painterly style inspired by original creator Peyo’s water-colours, promising vibrant hues.

5. The correct answer is c.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps finally ushers Marvel’s first family into the MCU in July this year, spearheading Phase Six. Director Matt Shakman (WandaVision) assembles Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm) and Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm) for an origin film that skips the over-familiar cosmic-ray accident. He is opting for the framing of the quartet as 1960s-era explorers lost in the Quantum Realm.

Seeds for Avengers: Secret Wars will be planted—and fans can anticipate glimpses of Victor von Doom (Robert Downey Jr.) as well as intrusions that threaten multiple realities.

With the multiverse saga reaching its climax, First Steps carries the weight of re-energising superhero fatigue—something critics argue the family-oriented humour and cosmic marvel can accomplish, much like the earlier phase of Marvel. 

So, you think you know: Summer Blockbusters