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In Hollywood, the 80s rule. I'm not talking about the average age of the Oscar voters, rather the decade. When it comes to the era of yuppies and shoulder pads, producers in LA are like The Saturdays - they just can't get enough.

Don't know about the 80s? Fear not - this Summer you'll learn. First out of the traps is the remake of slasher classic A Nightmare On Elm Street, originally from '84 and starring some bloke called Johnny Depp. This time around think more mood, more shadows and an even creepier Freddy Krueger (the bad guy) played by Watchmen's Jackie Earl Haley.

Then it's a massive change of pace with Footloose, another iconic 80s flick that gave Kevin Bacon his break and featured a ridiculously young Sarah Jessica Parker, Chris Penn (Sean's bro) and a lot of tractors. The story of a boy wanting to bust his moves in a repressed rural backwater may seem old-fashioned but it's not dated enough to stop Chace Crawford giving it a go in June.

As if that wasn't enough, come July you'll have a double whammy of 80s reboots in the same week. Jaden Smith follows his Big Willy dad's footsteps into action hero territory in The Karate Kid, mentored by - who else but - Jackie Chan. Then it's the most explosive of the lot - The A Team. The renegade bunch of war veterans were originally a TV show but now hit the big screen to clean up middle America, with Liam Neeson, Brad Cooper and District 9's Sharlto Copley bumping up the acting cred. Not so sure about Ultimate Fighting Champ 'Rampage' Jackson (not his real name) as tough nut BA Baracus. I'd never tell him that though.

Still, a tenner says that in 20 years he's copying his predecessor Mr T, appearing on an ad flogging chocolate bars from a helicopter. Crazy fool.

With all that excitement, how do you fancy some EXCLUSIVE images from the forthcoming A Team? OK then, here you go...

James King