Last year, only one of the summer's nine sequels was a comedy: the indie "2 Days in New York, " directed by the French actress Julie Delpy.

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Also making its debut will be Before Midnight, reuniting director Richard Linklater with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy for a third Before Sunrise film, set in Greece nine years on.

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The casting alone proclaims the magnitude of his ambition: not only Meredith and Ringwald but Norman Mailer and his daughter Kate, Julie Delpy, Woody Allen, and, decisively, Peter Sellars as William Shakespeare, Jr.

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Also with Julie Delpy.

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Also notable are new films from art-house directors such as Richard Linklater ("Before Midnight, " which reunites stars Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke), Neil LaBute ("Some Velvet Morning"), David Gordon Green ("Prince Avalanche, " with Mr. Rudd and Emile Hirsch), Mira Nair ("The Reluctant Fundamentalist") and Neil Jordan ("Byzantium").

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