LOS ANGELES – Highlights of Hollywood’s summer film slate. Release dates are tentative, and some films play in limited release.

May:

• ANGEL-A: Luc Besson directs the tale of a mystery woman who helps a down-and-out man get his life on track.

• AWAY FROM HER: Sarah Polley makes her directing debut with the story of a woman (Julie Christie) succumbing to Alzheimer’s.

• BUG: Ashley Judd stars in director William Friedkin’s tale of a woman drawn into a drifter’s world of paranoia.

• DELTA FARCE: Three weekend warriors (Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and D.J. Qualls) become unlikely heroes for a Mexican town.

• FAY GRIM: Parker Posey and Jeff Goldblum star in Hal Hartley’s follow-up to his 1998 film “Henry Fool.”

• THE FLYING SCOTSMAN: A world-class cyclist (Jonny Lee Miller) battles back from mental problems.

• GEORGIA RULE: Lindsay Lohan’s out of control, and her mom (Felicity Huffman) puts the unruly teen in the care of her stern grandma (Jane Fonda).

• ONCE: An Irish street musician (Glen Hansard of The Frames) and a Czech immigrant develop an odd romance while writing songs together.

• PARIS, JE T’AIME: The Coen brothers, Wes Craven and other filmmakers craft an anthology of films about the city of love.

• PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END: Buccaneer Johnny Depp is the focus of a rescue mission by friends and foes.

• SHREK THE THIRD: Voice stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas are joined by Justin Timberlake in the ogre’s quest for King Arthur.

• SPIDER-MAN 3: The web-slinging hero (Tobey Maguire) battles his dark side along with new villains.

• 28 WEEKS LATER: Raging zombies rear their ugly heads again in a follow-up to “28 Days Later.”

• WAITRESS: A waitress (Keri Russell) dreams of saving enough money to escape her domineering husband.

June:

• BROKEN ENGLISH: A loser in love (Parker Posey) starts a new relationship and reevaluates her bad attitude about romance.

• DEATH AT A FUNERAL: Chaos takes over as a British family tries to give dear old dad a dignified send-off.

• DOA: DEAD OR ALIVE: Four women in a martial-arts competition battle dark forces.

• EAGLE VS. SHARK: Two social misfits try their hand at love in this romantic comedy from New Zealand.

• EVAN ALMIGHTY: God (Morgan Freeman) orders a congressman (Steve Carell) to build an Ark.

• EVENING: Meryl Streep, Vanessa Redgrave, Glenn Close and Claire Danes star in the story of a dying woman reflecting on a lost love.

• FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER: The comic-book mutants battle a menace from space.

• FIDO: Zombies become domesticated servants in a horror comedy starring Carrie-Anne Moss and Billy Connolly.

• GRACIE: Siblings Elisabeth and Andrew Shue star in the story of a teen soccer player in a film inspired by their own lives.

• HOSTEL PART II: Three American women studying in Rome are hurled into terror in the sequel to 2005’s horror hit.

• KNOCKED UP: A career woman (Katherine Heigl) gets pregnant from a one-night stand with a slacker (Seth Rogen).

• LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD: Bruce Willis returns for another “Die Hard” duel against Fourth of July terrorists.

• MARTIAN CHILD: A grieving sci-fi author (John Cusack) adopts a boy who claims to come from Mars.

• A MIGHTY HEART: Angelina Jolie plays the widow of journalist Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and slain in Pakistan.

• MR. BROOKS: Kevin Costner, Demi Moore and William Hurt star in the story of a man with a murderous alter ego.

• NANCY DREW: The teen detective (Emma Roberts) investigates a movie star’s death.

• OCEAN’S THIRTEEN: George Clooney, Brad Pitt and their thieving pals are back for more heist action.

• RATATOUILLE: A rat dreams of becoming a French chef in the Disney-Pixar animated comedy.

• SICKO: Michael Moore follows “Fahrenheit 9/11” with a documentary dissection of health care in America.

• THE SIMPSONS MOVIE: Homer causes havoc as the cartoon goofs of Springfield hit the big-screen.

• SURF’S UP: Penguins compete in a surfing championship in an animated flick featuring the voices of Shia LaBeouf and Zooey Deschanel.

• YOU KILL ME: A hit man (Ben Kingsley) with a drinking problem cleans up his act and finds love in a mob comedy co-starring Tea Leoni.

July:

• 1408: A paranormal debunker (John Cusack) finds terror when he spends a night in a haunted hotel room. With Samuel L. Jackson.

• GOYA’S GHOSTS: Natalie Portman, Javier Bardem and Stellan Skarsgard star in a tale of the Spanish painter.

• HAIRSPRAY: John Travolta plays an overweight housewife in the adaptation of the stage musical about a 1960s TV dance show.

• HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX: The boy wizard (Daniel Radcliffe) rallies school mates for the coming battle against evil.

• I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY: Firefighting pals (Adam Sandler and Kevin James) pose as gay newlyweds for insurance reasons.

• INTERVIEW: Director Steve Buscemi stars with Sienna Miller in the story of a hard-news journalist stuck interviewing a soap star.

• JOSHUA: A boy’s sinister side emerges after his parents (Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga) bring home their new baby.

• LICENSE TO WED: A minister (Robin Williams) puts a couple (Mandy Moore and John Krasinki) through marriage boot camp.

• NO RESERVATIONS: The tidy life of a chef (Catherine Zeta-Jones) unravels after she becomes guardian for her young niece (Abigail Breslin).

• RESCUE DAWN: Christian Bale stars in the true-life survival story of a U.S. pilot who escapes from a Laotian prison camp during the Vietnam War.

• THE STRANGERS: Three masked assailants terrorize a couple (Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman).

• TALK TO ME: Don Cheadle stars in the real-life story of an ex-con who becomes a powerful black voice on the radio in the 1960s.

• TRANSFORMERS: Warring aliens bring their battle to Earth in a sci-fi saga based on the transforming action figures.

August:

• AN AMERICAN CRIME: Catherine Keener stars in the true story of ’60s housewife responsible for terrible abuse of a teenager left in her care.

• BECOMING JANE: Anne Hathaway plays Jane Austen in a romantic drama about the author’s early years.

• THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM: Amnesiac super-agent Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) tries to sort out his origins.

• THE BROTHERS SOLOMON: Socially challenged siblings (Will Arnett and Will Forte) try to fulfill their dad’s wish for a grandchild.

• CHARLIE BARTLETT: A teenage pill peddler (Anton Yelchin) duels with his school principal (Robert Downey Jr.).

• THE COMEBACKS: A loser coach (David Koechner) whips a motley college football team into shape.

• DADDY DAY CAMP: Cuba Gooding Jr. takes over for Eddie Murphy in a sequel to “Daddy Day Care.”

• EL CANTANTE: Real-life marrieds Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony star in a film biography of salsa-music pioneer Hector Lavoe.

• GOOD LUCK CHUCK: A dentist (Dane Cook) doomed to failure at love tries his luck one more time with a new woman (Jessica Alba).

• HALLOWEEN: Writer-director Rob Zombie reimagines the story of classic slasher Michael Myers.

• HOT ROD: A nerdy teen plans to jump 15 school buses on his motor scooter. With Sissy Spacek and Ian McShane.

• THE HOTTEST STATE: Ethan Hawke directs a romance based on his own novel about an actor pursuing an elusive singer.

• THE INVASION: Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig face an extraterrestrial epidemic that alters human behavior.

• MR. BEAN’S HOLIDAY: The British oddball (Rowan Atkinson) brings chaos to the French Riviera on a vacation.

• PENELOPE: Christina Ricci is a woman cursed with a pig snout in a modern romantic fairy tale.

• ROCKET SCIENCE: A stuttering teen makes an unlikely stab at competing on his school’s debate team.

• RUSH HOUR 3: Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker partner up again as the buddy cops take on a Chinese crime family.

• STARDUST: A witch (Michelle Pfeiffer) chases a fallen star that has taken human form (Claire Danes) in a fantasy co-starring Robert De Niro.

• SUPERBAD: Teen buddies embark on a crazy night to finally score with women.

• THE TEN: Winona Ryder, Paul Rudd and Jessica Alba lead the cast in a collection of comic films inspired by the Ten Commandments.

• TRADE: A Texas cop (Kevin Kline) helps a Mexican youth track his sister, who has been abducted by sex traffickers.

• UNDERDOG: The cartoon canine superhero is voiced by Jason Lee in a live-action and animated comedy.