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A Summer Movie Preview

On July 1, everyone's favorite subzero heroes return to the big screen in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. The series' third installment finds Manny the mammoth preparing to be a daddy! Ray Romano is the voice of Manny. The actor won't reveal whether the baby is a boy or a girl. But he does have name suggestions. "If it's a girl, maybe Missy to match Manny," Romano told TFK. "And if it's a boy, Thunderhead."

Go, Guinea Pigs, Go!

On July 24, the fate of the world rests in the paws of the G-FORCE. They're a team of secret-agent guinea pigs in Disney's new 3-D animated film, G-FORCE. The furry spies are on a mission to take down an evil billionaire. "They're so cuddly," director Hoyt Yeatman told TFK. "You'd never take them for spies."

Casting Her Spell

The villainous Lord Voldemort is not the only force Harry Potter battles in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, in theaters July 15. In the series' latest film, the teenage wizard must also fight a growing crush on his best friend Ron's younger sister, Ginny. She is played by actress Bonnie Wright, 18. Once incredibly shy, Ginny has blossomed into a confident and talented witch. Everyone at Hogwarts takes notice, especially Harry. "It's really nice to see how Ginny has come into her own," Wright told TFK. "She's grown up a lot throughout the films."

Museum Madness!

It's a new night, a new museum and a new adventure for actor Ben Stiller. On May 22, he's back as security guard Larry Daley in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. Fans of the first movie know to expect lots of action. "The Smithsonian has so many exhibits," Stiller told TFK. "A lot of crazy stuff comes to life."

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