We're smack dab in the middle of the summer movie season, and while we've already seen our fair share of hits and misses, it's time to take a look at what the second half of of the summer has in store. There are plenty of high-profile releases heading our way over the next three months, with big tentpoles like Pacific Rim and The Wolverine, more comedic genre fare like Kick-Ass 2 and The World's End, and even character-driven indies like The Spectacular Now and Prince Avalanche. In the latest installment of our Most Anticipated series, Matt, Adam, and Dave run down what films they're most looking forward to from July to September. Hit the jump to read on. Matt's Picks PACIFIC RIM Director: Guillermo del Toro Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, and Ron Perlman Release Date: July 12th Why I'm Excited: Guillermo del Toro's been gone for far too long. He's the rare director who can bring his unique vision to intimate projects like Pan's Labyrinth and mainstream pictures like Blade II. After false starts on The Hobbit and At the Mountains of Madness, del Toro has finally returned, and returned in literally a big way. Pacific Rim seems like too much fun, and while comparisons to Transformers are inevitable (because some people think giant robots didn't exist in movies until 2007), del Toro looks like he's built a fleshed-out world rather than just relied on giant mechs beating up unique monsters. The marketing has mostly shied away from anything character related, but ...
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