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The battle between Paris Hilton and Linsday Lohan has nothing on this summer's box office blitz.

Some of your favorite on-screen heroes will be back for second and third adventures. The celebrity gossip world is abuzz over which will reign supreme.

First up, Tobey Maguire will don a suit and a web once more in Spider-Man 3. Thomas Hayden Church will be among the enemies he attempts to do away with this time around, as the lovely Mary Jane Watson (aka Kirsten Dunst) remains by his side.

Speaking of attractive, the summer of 2007 welcomes everyone's favorite ogre back into our lives. We hear that Shrek is asked to be king of Far, Far Away in the franchise's third film. Sounds like fun to us! Especially with Melanie Brown's baby's daddy (aka Eddie Murphy) returning to voice Donkey.

Yarr, but will that be enough to slay Johnny Depp and Captain Jack Sparrow at the box office? Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End will hopefully be an improvement over the awful second installment in this trilogy.

Finally, the boy magician will do all he can to cast a spell over these blockbusters. Harry Potter returns - and he has a serious Order of a Phoenix to deal with.

Of course, if none of these films gets you excited, remember: the Olivia Mojica sex tape comes out next week.

We hope Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest has enjoyed its record-breaking box office take. It may see its numbers toppled in about one year.

Shrek 3 is expanding on its already well-known slew of celebrity voices. All of the returning players are back: Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Antonio Banderas, Eddie Murphy. But it's also shaping up to be more a Saturday Night Live reunion of sorts. New to the genre will be:

• Maya Rudolph (Rapunzel)
• Amy Sedaris (Cinderella)
• Amy Poehler (Snow White)
• Cheri Oteri (Sleeping Beauty)

Reportedly, the women will form an "elite, ninja-like strike force of fairy tale princesses" to help stop Prince Charming from storming the city of Far, Far Away and seizing the throne. How much fun does that sound like?!?

Other famous friends in the cartoon cast will be:

• Ian McShane (Captain Hook)
• John Krasinski (Sir Lancelot)
• Justin Timberlake (A young King Arthur)

The triquel hits theaters on May 18, 2007. We can't wait.