Total Film magazine - Issue 192

You know summer is here when the biggest blockbusters hit our screens, and our Avengers Assemble cover stars are the first to throw down the gauntlet to the season's other contenders!

We also source EVERY film you need to see this summer, including those beyond the standard multiplex line-up, delving deep to find the hidden gems that'll brighten your summer nights.

There's also a chill in the air as we visit the set of Dark Shadows , Tim Burton's latest vampire feature, where we find Johnny Depp really doesn't mind looking a little off colour...

So whether you're after the hot Hollywood action or the cool indie delights, we've got you covered... no matter what the weather has in store.

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With five solo movies in the can, The Avengers have finally assembled in the biggest superhero mash-up ever. Joss Whedon and his ensemble cast tell Total Film how they've packed all these super egos together into one massive punch for Avengers Assemble.

Total Film finds a surprising amount of heart while creeping around the set of Dark Shadows , the latest collaboration between Tim Burton and Johnny Depp which sees the pair give a tale of family dysfunction some vampiric bite.

Total Film goes head to head with Battleship director Peter Berg, to discover how he has turned a plastic board game into a $200m movie.

We also chat to stars Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård and Brooklyn Decker, and employ all of our willpower to resist using the 'You sunk my battleship line.' We may or may not have succeeded.

Ever wondered why baddies behave the way they do? Putting some of our all time favourite movie villains on the couch, Total Film gets their diagnoses and treatments, which in hindsight could have saved thousands of lives…

Let Total Film introduce you to Mary Elizabeth Winstead, as we shine the spotlight on the horror pin-up who's anything but type-cast.

About to launch into a string of genre-mixing roles, Winstead talks working with Charlie Sheen, her hardcore fans and getting starstruck by Bill Murray.

Sitting in with Total Film this month is Ray Winstone, who talks playing the daddy, his love of Speedos and working with heavyweights Spielberg, Scorsese and Zemeckis.

Hey you guys! Total Film revisits one of the best adventure movies of the '80s (nay, ever!), where booby traps, a one-eyed pirate, and a heart of gold inspired a generation of film fans. Oh and seeing Josh Brolin on a girl-bike is always funny...

In Buzz this month, Total Film goes on set of G.I Joe: Retaliation , where Dwayne Johnson talks playing with dolls and Bruce Willis, and we take a sneak peak at Men In Black 3 , and pit Marvel against DC to see which superheroes come out on top.

In Agenda we check out Plan B's plan B, directing his debut feature iLL Manors , as well as chatting to Jeremy Irvine about his rise to fame, and Dennis Quaid talks drugs, action and being the President.

Summer starts early in Screen this month, as blockbuster J ohn Carte r fights on Mars, and Nic Cage rages on in Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance . Pre- Thor Chris Hemsworth gets his freak on in Joss Whedon's The Cabin In The Woods , and Sean Penn channels Edward Scissorhands in This Must Be The Place .

Lounge steps up to the plate with Brad Pitt in Moneyball and Kalifornia , gets the laughs going with Monty Python And The Holy Grail and 30 Rock: Season 5 , asks whether Dreamworks is now on par with Pixar, and heads on set of Morgan Spurlock's chat show, New Britannia .

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