Hope everyone had a nice New Year! My family and I had a nice cosy day, watching films and sipping on hot tea, it’s honestly my favourite way to spend the day 🙂 some included Skyscraper, Tag etc…
From the title I think you can gather that this weeks post is about the upcoming movies to look forward to within the coming year.
Movies
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Comedy, Drama
A faded TV actor and his stunt double embark on an odyssey to make a name for themselves in the film industry during the Helter Skelter reign of terror in 1969 Los Angeles.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Margot Robbie, Kurt Russell, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt
Aladdin Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A live-action retelling of the 1992 Disney film of the same name.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Naomi Scott, Will Smith, Billy Magnussen, Mena Massoud
Avengers: Endgame Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In the aftermath of Thanos wiping out half of all life in the universe, the remaining Avengers must do what’s necessary to undo the Mad Titan’s deed.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Karen Gillan, Chris Hemsworth, Brie Larson, Josh Brolin Director: Simon Kinberg |
Dark Phoenix Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than all the people living in the world.
Director: Simon Kinberg | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Nicholas Hoult
Captain Marvel Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.
Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Brie Larson, Gemma Chan, Jude Law, McKenna Grace
Godzilla: King of the Monsters PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.
Director: Michael Dougherty | Stars: Millie Bobby Brown, Sally Hawkins, Vera Farmiga, Charles Dance
Star Wars: Episode IX Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The conclusion of the ‘Star Wars’ sequel trilogy.
Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Lupita Nyong’o, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac
The Lion King Animation, Adventure, Drama
CGI re-imagining of the 1994 Disney classic.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Seth Rogen, Amy Sedaris, Donald Glover
Chaos Walking Adventure, Sci-Fi
A dystopian world where there are no women and all living creatures can hear each others’ thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds called Noise.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Cynthia Erivo, Mads Mikkelsen
Glass 15 | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Sarah Paulson, Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy
Dumbo Family, Fantasy
A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Eva Green, Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World PG | Animation, Action, Adventure
As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind
Director: Dean Deblois | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Kit Harington, Gerard Butler, Jonah Hill
It: Chapter Two Horror, Thriller
27 years later, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back
Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Skarsgård, Sophia Lillis
Shazam! Action, Adventure, Fantasy
We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s case, by shouting out one word – SHAZAM! – this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult superhero Shazam.
Director: David F. Sandberg | Stars: Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Borth
Toy Story 4 Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a new toy called “Forky” joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy.
Director: Josh Cooley | Stars: Jordan Peele, Patricia Arquette, Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves
Spider-Man: Far From Home Action, Adventure, Comedy
Peter Parker and his friends go on summer vacation to Europe and where Peter finds himself trying to save his friends against a villain known as Mysterio.
Director: Jon Watts | Stars: Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jon Favreau, Tom Holland
Hellboy Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge.
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Sasha Lane, Ian McShane
The Goldfinch R | Drama
A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy Upper East Side family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Director: John Crowley | Stars: Sarah Paulson, Nicole Kidman, Ansel Elgort, Finn Wolfhard
Men in Black: International Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Rebecca Ferguson, Tessa Thompson, Chris Hemsworth, Emma Thompson
Sonic the Hedgehog Animation, Action, Adventure
A cop in rural town of Green Hills will help Sonic escape from the government who is looking to capture him.
Director: Jeff Fowler | Stars: Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Neal McDonough, Ben Schwartz
Pokémon Detective Pikachu Animation, Adventure, Family
In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a detective.
Director: Rob Letterman | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Bill Nighy, Kathryn Newton, Suki Waterhouse
Little Women Drama
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Director: Greta Gerwig | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Timothée Chalamet
6 Underground Action, Thriller
Six billionaires fake their own deaths and form an elite vigilante squad in order to take down notorious criminals.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Ben Hardy, Mélanie Laurent, Dave Franco
Spawn Action, Fantasy, Horror
The new Spawn movie will be a R-rated supernatural horror film.
Director: Todd McFarlane | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Jamie Foxx
Velvet Buzzsaw 109 min | Thriller
Big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce.
Director: Dan Gilroy | Stars: John Malkovich, Jake Gyllenhaal, Billy Magnussen, Toni Collette
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Animation, Action, Adventure
It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.
Directors: Mike Mitchell, Trisha Gum | Stars: Margot Robbie, Alison Brie, Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks
Rocketman Biography, Drama, Fantasy
The story of Elton John’s life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Richard Madden, Taron Egerton, Steven Mackintosh
Alita: Battle Angel Action, Adventure, Romance
An action-packed story of one young woman’s journey to discover the truth of who she is and her fight to change the world.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Rosa Salazar, Eiza González, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali
Rambo 5: Last Blood Action, Adventure, Thriller
Rambo goes up against a Mexican cartel in what’s reported to be his last adventure.
Director: Adrian Grunberg | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Joaquín Cosio, Sergio Peris-Mencheta
Hobbs and Shaw Action
A spinoff of The Fate of the Furious, focusing on Johnson’s US Diplomatic Security Agent Luke Hobbs forming an unlikely alliance with Statham’s Deckard Shaw.
Director: David Leitch | Stars: Vanessa Kirby, Eiza González, Dwayne Johnson, Idris Elba
Untitled Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Sequel Action, Adventure, Comedy
A sequel to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.
Director: Jake Kasdan | Stars: Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart
The Aftermath R | Drama, Romance, War
Post World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German who previously owned the house.
Director: James Kent | Stars: Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgård, Jason Clarke, Kate Phillips
The Aeronauts Action, Adventure, Biography
Pilot Amelia Wren and scientist James Glaisher find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a hot air balloon.
Director: Tom Harper | Stars: Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Tom Courtenay, Tim McInnerny
Serenity R | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
The mysterious past of a fishing boat captain comes back to haunt him, when his ex-wife tracks him down with a desperate plea for help, ensnaring his life in a new reality that may not be all that it seems.
Director: Steven Knight | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Matthew McConaughey, Djimon Hounsou
John Wick: Chapter 3
Action, Crime, Thriller
The third installment of the ‘John Wick’ series.
Director: Chad Stahelski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Jason Mantzoukas, Halle Berry
The New Mutants
Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.
Director: Josh Boone | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Antonio Banderas, Alice Braga
Crime, Drama, Mystery
An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors only to witness a disturbing act of violence.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Julianne Moore, Wyatt Russell *Being adapted into a movie*
Untitled Terminator Reboot
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The next installment in the franchise.
Director: Tim Miller | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Linda Hamilton, Brett Azar
Joker
Crime, Drama, Thriller
A failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and becomes a psychopathic murderer.
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Robert De Niro, Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Shea Whigham
Captive State
PG-13 | Sci-Fi, Thriller
Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents.
Director: Rupert Wyatt | Stars: Machine Gun Kelly, Vera Farmiga, John Goodman, Madeline Brewer
Ford v. Ferrari
Action, Biography, Drama
The true story of the battle between Ford and Ferrari to win Le Mans in 1966.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Caitriona Balfe, Noah Jupe
Artemis Fowl
Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Artemis Fowl II, a young Irish criminal mastermind, kidnaps the fairy LEPrecon officer Holly Short for ransom to fund the search for his missing father in order to restore the family fortune.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Hong Chau, Judi Dench, Josh Gad, Miranda Raison
Zombieland 2 (2019)
Action, Comedy, Horror
Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.
Director: Ruben Fleischer | Stars: Emma Stone, Zoey Deutch, Abigail Breslin, Bill Murray
Where’d You Go, Bernadette
PG-13 | Comedy, Drama
After her anxiety-ridden mother disappears, 15-year-old Bee does everything she can to track her down, discovering her troubled past in the process.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig, Judy Greer, Laurence Fishburne
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Third installment of the ‘Kingsman’ franchise.
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Drama
Plot unknown. Movie based on the popular British television show, Downton Abbey (2010).
Director: Michael Engler | Stars: Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Tuppence Middleton, Allen Leech
The Upside
12A | | Comedy, Drama
A comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy man with quadriplegia and an unemployed man with a criminal record who’s hired to help him.
Director: Neil Burger | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston
Director: Adam Shankman | Stars:Taraji P. Henson, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Max Greenfield
A young woman disenchanted with love mysteriously finds herself trapped inside a romantic comedy. Does she ever figure out why this movie doesn’t have a question mark in its title? We’ll just have to wait to find out.
Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson | Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Tom Ellis, Priyanka Chopra
12A | | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Steve Carell, Falk Hentschel, Matt O’Leary
PG | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Writers:
Josh Appelbaum (screenplay by) | Stars: Brianna Denski, Jennifer Garner, Ken Hudson Campbell
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