The summer movie season isn’t just sequels and reboots. OK, well, it mostly is. But there are originals trying to squeak through, too.

Here are 10 movies to look forward to this summer:

1. Spy (June 5)

Melissa McCarthy stars in Spy (20th Century Fox)
Melissa McCarthy stars in Spy (20th Century Fox)

Melissa McCarthy reunites with Bridesmaids and The Heat writer-director Paul Feig for a European spy spoof in Spy. The star-studded cast includes Jason Statham, Jude Law, Allison Janney, Miranda Hart and 50 Cent. Expect a lot of wigs.

2. Song Of The Sea (July 10)

Tomm Moore’s Oscar-nominated animation, based on the ancient Celtic myth of the selkie, features the voices of Brendan Gleeson, David Rawle and Lisa Hannigan. The story follows two children who live in a lighthouse with their father and manage to unlock a magical world after finding a shell flute belonging to their late mother.

3. Inside Out (July 24)

(Disney/Pixar)
(Disney/Pixar)

By June, it will have been two years since the last Pixar release – Monsters University. They have been missed. The pressure will be on Pixar’s latest, about the voices inside the mind of a young girl, to rekindle absolute faith in the animation studio. But with one of Pixar’s top talents, Pete Docter, who directed Up and Monsters, Inc, hopes are deservedly high for Inside Out.

4. Southpaw (July 24)

A bulked-up Jake Gyllenhaal enters the ring in this gritty boxing drama from director Antoine Fuqua. Rachel McAdams, Forrest Whitaker and Naomie Harris also star in the film about a former boxer making his comeback.

5. Ricki And The Flash (August 7)

Meryl Streep (Sony Pictures)
Meryl Streep (Sony Pictures)

Meryl Streep stars as the ageing lead singer and guitarist in a cover band, playing everything from Bruce Springsteen to Lady Gaga. Enough said?
Jonathan Demme’s comedy-drama, written by Juno’s Diablo Cody, also stars Meryl’s daughter Mamie Gummer and Kevin Kline.

6. Straight Outta Compton (August 14)

With Death Row Records co-founder Mario ‘Suge’ Knight awaiting trial for murder, there should be plenty of off-screen drama surrounding this film about the emergence of the revolutionary hip-hop group NWA, whose members include Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella.

7. Absolutely Anything (August 14)

Simon Pegg plays a disillusioned teacher who discovers some magical powers in Terry Jones’ new comedy, which also features Terry’s Monty Python co-stars – and marks the late Robin Williams’ final big-screen appearance. With Kate Beckinsale, Joanna Lumley and Meera Syal in the mix, you know you’re in for a lot of laughs.

8. The Bad Education Movie (August 21)

(Nicola Dove/Tiger Aspect Product/Press Association Images)
(Nicola Dove/Tiger Aspect Product/PA)

Jack Whitehall and his class have graduated to the big screen, following the cancellation of the BBC Three comedy. The film will see Jack’s alter-ego, history teacher Alfie Wickers, travelling to Cornwall with his former students.

9. Paper Towns (August 21)

Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff (20th Century Fox)
Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff (20th Century Fox)

Cara Delevingne makes her first leading role in Paper Towns, the big-screen adaptation of John Green’s novel. She’s joined by The Fault In Our Stars actor Nat Wolff, who plays her childhood friend in the teenage drama.

10. Trainwreck (August 28)

That this is the first film Judd Apatow has directed that he hasn’t also written is probably a testament to his faith in Amy Schumer. The funnywoman, who played a prank on Kim Kardashian and Kanye West at the Time 100 gala, transitions to the big screen in this comedy, which she also wrote, about a commitment-averse woman.