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As movie theater prices continue to increase (let’s not even talk about those concessions), we know it can be tough to figure out which movies to spend your hard-earned money on. With that in mind, here’s a handy calendar of some of the most noteworthy titles coming in 2025 so you can budget and plan accordingly.
Mickey 17 (2025)
South Korean director Bong Joon Ho follows up his Academy Award-winning film Parasite with this adaptation of the sci-fi novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton. Robert Pattinson stars as a disposable employee — one whose body is regenerated with previous memories intact every time he dies — on a mission to colonize a distant world.
Black Bag (2025)
Suspense and mystery meet in an upcoming spy drama from Academy Award winner Steven Soderbergh. Black Bag stars Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett as a pair of intelligence officers whose marriage is tested when one of them is suspected of betraying her country.
The Electric State (2025)
Release Date: March 14, 2025
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring: Chris Pratt, Millie Bobby Bown, Woody Harrelson
The Electric State follows Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) who, accompanied by a robot, journeys across the American West to find her younger brother. The film, helmed by the Russo brothers (Infinity War, Endgame), is set in the 90s in an America that is dealing from the aftermath of a war between humans and robots.
Novocaine (2025)
The Boys star Jack Quaid is Nathan Caine, a hero who is immune to pain due to a rare genetic disorder. When his girlfriend (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped during a robbery, Caine springs into action, battling new obstacles in this action-packed film. Quaid is joined by the MCU Spider-Man’s Jacob Batalon.
Disney's Snow White (2025)
Although critics haven’t been kind to most of Disney’s live-action remakes of their classic animated films, they’ve been a hit with moviegoers at the box office, which might explain why Snow White is getting the same treatment some 87 years after the original 1937 cartoon came out. West Side Story’s Rachel Zegler stars as Snow White, with Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot playing the Evil Queen, while The Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb at the helm and a script co-written by Gerta Gerwig.
Ash (2025)
Release Date: March 21, 2025
Director: Flying Lotus
Starring: Eiza Gonzalez, Aaron Paul, Iko Uwais
Ash is a sci-fi horror film that follows Eiza González’s character after she discovers that her entire space crew was murdered. The film is reminiscent of Alien with director, Neil Blomkamp having previously worked on the science fiction film, District 9 and González’s experience in 3 Body Problems and Aaron Paul’s role in Westworld. Ash strives for detailed visuals to bring its plot to life.
The Alto Knights (2025)
Robert De Niro plays a dual role in this Barry Levinson film as two notorious Italian American mob bosses: Vito Genovese and Frank Castello. The pair run two separate crime families that inevitably collide as the power-hungry crime bosses fight for dominance in mid-20th century New York. The film was the first project greenlit by Warner Bros.’ new film group chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy.
Death of a Unicorn (2025)
Release Date: March 28, 2025
Director: Alex Sharfman
Starring: Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd, Richard E. Grant, Will Poulter, Téa Leoni, Anthony Carrigan
Alex Sharfman’s horror-comedy stars Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega as a father-daughter duo who accidentally run over a unicorn en route to a retreat held by a pharmaceutical magnate, who promptly attempts to exploit the creature’s supernatural properties and discovers they come with unforeseen side effects.
The Woman in the Yard (2025)
Release Date: March 28, 2025
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Starring: Danielle Deadwyler, Russell Hornsby, Okwui Okpokwasili
This horror film follows a family living in a house in the middle of a large grassy yard. However, they’re not alone as an unnamed woman sits in front of their house, haunting it. A unique feature of the film is the use of the setting of the yard as a vessel to fuel the horror. Serra’s no stranger to the horror genre, having previously directed the highly viewed Netflix film, Carry-On.
A Working Man (2025)
Release Date: March 28, 2025
Director: David Ayer
Starring: Jason Statham, Michael Pena, Alana Boden
Adapted from author Chuck Dixon’s Levon’s Trade, A Working Man follows an ex-marine as he comes out of retirement to embark on a rescue mission to save his boss’s daughter after her kidnapping. Along with Jason Statham in the lead, Michael Pena, David Harbour, and Jason Flemyng are reported to portray the other leads.
Screamboat (2025)
Release Date: April 2, 2025
Director: Steven LaMorte
Starring: Tyler Posey, David Howard Thornton, Jesse Kove
When a rogue mouse turns homicidal on a midnight boat ride in New York, passengers must strategize ways to save themselves. The murderous mouse is played by none other than David Howard Thornton who is no stranger to the horror genre having played Art the Clown in the Terrifier films.
A Minecraft Movie (2025)
The hit video game Minecraft is being transformed into a live-action movie. Plot details are still being kept under wraps, but since the world-building, survival-mode video game has never really been about the story, the possibilities for the film are endless. Jason Momoa and Jennifer Coolidge will star in the film, though we’re not sure yet about the details of their characters. Characters we do know of include Steve (Jack Black), Dawn (Danielle Brooks), and Henry (Sebastian Eugene Hansen).
Freaky Tales (2024)
Release Date: April 4, 2025
Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Tom Hanks, Ben Mendelsohn
Freaky Tales, set in 1987 Oakland, California, intends to pay homage to the city by exploring four different but interconnected storylines that explore the city’s diversity and culture. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2024, gathering widespread recognition and making the theatrical release exciting for audiences.
Hell of a Summer (2023)
Release Date: April 4, 2025
Director: Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk
Starring: Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk, Fred Hechinger
Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard is collaborating with Billy Bryk in their directorial debut, a horror comedy. The film follows a group of camp counselors who become the targets of a masked killer. Wolfhard and Bryk hope to correct stereotypes that many people have about Gen Z. The film release in theatres on April 4th 2025.
Warfare (2025)
Co-directors Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland offer up this real-time action thriller focusing on a group of American soldiers in Iraq who find themselves pinned down in enemy territory and attempt to fight their way to safety. Mendoza served as the military consultant on Garland’s 2024 film Civil War, and the two began working on this project soon after, based on Mendoza’s own experiences as an Iraq War veteran.
Drop (2025)
Release Date: April 11, 2025
Director: Christopher Landon
Starring: Brandon Sklenar, Meghann Fahy, Violett Beane
White Lotus star Meghann Fahy will join It Ends with Us star Brandon Sklenar is this upcoming horror film which follows the premise of a whodunnit. Fahy plays a widowed mother who, while on a date, is plagued with menacing and threatening text messages that instruct her to do as told in order to protect those she loves.
The Amateur (2025)
Release Date: April 11, 2025
Director: James Hawes
Starring: Caitriona Balfe, Jon Bernthal, Rachel Brosnahan
The Amateur, starring Rami Malek, follows a talented and intelligent CIA decoder, Charlie Heller, who embarks on a mission to track down those responsible for killing his wife. This story of revenge is based on the novel by Robert Littell. Aside from starring in the film, Malek also has a hand in the production process.
Sinners (2025)
Ryan Coogler and Micheal B. Jordan have proven to be a winning duo in critically acclaimed films such as Fruitvale Station (2013) and big franchises like Creed and Black Panther – the latter of which has generated a record-shattering $2.1 billion at the box office with only two films. Despite the plot details being kept tightly under wraps, the pair will return for a feature that is being produced by two-time Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Göransson with Rebecca Cho and Will Greenfield. Coogler is known for innovative storytelling that speaks to a diverse range of moviegoers, and his work is no stranger to big-ticket award nominations, so his newest project comes with understandably high expectations.
The Accountant 2 (2025)
Release Date: April 25, 2025
Director: Gavin O’Connor
Starring: Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, J.K. Simmons
Gavin O’Connor is returning to The Accountant franchise and bringing both Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal with him. It can be assumed that Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck), the money-laundering accountant that the film centers around, will be returning to screens soon. Jon Bernthal is set to have much more screen time in the upcoming film as compared to the previous one.
Until Dawn (2025)
Release Date: April 25, 2025
Director: David F. Sandberg
Starring: Ella Rubin, Odessa A’Zion, Michael Cimino
The terrifying horror video game Until Dawn is being brought to the big screen. Like the video game, the film will follow a group of young adults whose cabin stay goes completely awry when they are haunted by evil. Game cast member Peter Stormare will be making a guest appearance in the film as Dr. Hill. The rest of the cast features new stars, though information about their roles remains unknown.
Havoc
Release Date: April 25, 2025
Director: Gareth Evans
Starring: Tom Hardy, Timothy Olyphant, Forest Whitaker
Havoc stars Tom Hardy in the role of a detective who, in his quest to save the son of a politician, stumbles upon the darkest parts of the criminal underworld. Hardy will also serve as a producer in this action film. The latest trailer teases some hand-to-hand and weapons-filled fights scenes as Hardy battles those in the criminal underworld.
Another Simple Favor (2025)
Release Date: May 1, 2025
Director: Paul Feig
Starring: Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, Allison Janney
Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick reunite in this sequel to the 2018 hit Netflix film, A Simple Favor, which left one character in jail and the other with a publishing deal after the unfolding of a mystery surrounding Emily (Lively). The sequel will follow Emily as she weds an Italian businessman with Stephanie (Kendrick) by her side as maid of honor. The film will premiere on Amazon Prime Video.
Thunderbolts (2025)
Marvel’s second offering of 2025 pulls from several previous MCU titles, as supervillains-turned-heroes story features Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Red Guardian (David Harbour), Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylendko), U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell), and Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, played by Harrison Ford, who will make his debut as the character in Captain America: Brave New World.
The Surfer (2024)
Release Date: May 2, 2025
Director: Lorcan Finnegan
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Julian McMahon, Nic Cassim, Miranda Tapsell, Alexander Bertrand
Premiering at Cannes in May of 2024, The Surfer chronicles the story of a father (Nicolas Cage) who returns to his hometown beach with his son, where they clash with a group of locals who now claim the beach as their territory. The film, which earned solid reviews after its premiere and co-stars Julian McMahon, Nic Cassim, Miranda Tapsell, and Alexander Bertrand, was purchased by Lionsgate and is scheduled to release sometime in 2025.
Friendship (2024)
Release Date: May 9, 2025
Director: Andrew DeYoung
Starring: Paul Rudd, Tim Robinson
Andrew DeYoung’s directorial debut is an offbeat — and if the trailer is anything to go by, somewhat sinister — comedy about a man (Tim Robinson) whose life is upended by the arrival of a new neighbor (Paul Rudd) who welcomes him into his circle and then decides to end their friendship. If you’ve seen Tim Robinsons’s sketch show I Think You Should Leave, then you get the vibe here.
Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)
Release Date: May 16, 2025
Directors: Zach Lipovsky, Adam B Stein
Starring: Tony Todd, Brec Bassinger, Richard Harmon
Final Destination: Bloodlines is being released just in time to celebrate the franchise’s 25th anniversary. After working on Freaks and Kim Possible, directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B Stein are reuniting to helm this project. A sneak peek of Bloodlines features an accident that results in an untimely death of a tattoo artist, giving audiences an insight into what the movie is about.
Lilo & Stitch (2025)
After languishing in various stages of development, it was announced in 2022 that Marcel the Shell with Shoes On director Dean Fleischer-Camp would helm this live-action take on the animated musical about a Hawaiian orphan and her newfound best friend: an alien who crash-landed on the island. The film will be released with a cast that includes Kealoha as Lilo Pelekai and Lilo & Stitch creator Sanders as the voice of Stitch. Other cast members include Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Kaipot Dudoit, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere and Courtney B. Vance.
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
Tom Cruise is back in action as Ethan Hunt in what was originally supposed to be Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part Two (the official title hasn’t yet been revealed). After Hunt retrieved both keys at the end of Dead Reckoning, the new film will focus on his mission to find the lost Sevastopol submarine while stopping the Entity, an AI program. Haley Atwell (Grace), Simon Pegg (Benji), Vanessa Kirby (Alanna), Ving Rhames (Luther), Pom Klementieff (Paris), and Esai Morales (Gabriel) are slated to return for the eighth installment in the franchise. New additions to the cast include Hannah Waddingham, Holt McCallany, Nick Offerman, Janet McTeer, and Lucy Tulugarjuk.
Fear Street: The Prom Queen (2025)
Release Date: May 23, 2025
Directors: Matt Palmer
Starring: Katherine Waterston, Ariana Greenblatt, India Fowler
Fear Street: The Prom Queen is set to premiere this year and, like the previous films, will be based on R.L Stine’s series of the same name. Viewers will be transported back to 1988 Shadyside, a town perpetually haunted by strange happenings. Based on the timeline, it is plausible that several cameos could be made by the characters from the prequels.
Karate Kid: Legends (2025)
Release Date: May 30, 2025
Director: Jonathan Entwhistle
Starring: Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, Ming-Na Wen, Joshua Jackson, Ralph Macchio
The popular Netflix series Cobra Kai has helped keep the iconic ‘80s martial arts franchise alive and kicking in the popular consciousness, and in 2024 Sony will head back to the IP dojo with a new installment. Originally thought to be unconnected to the original films or the Netflix show, a casting call announcement revealed that Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan would star alongside each other in the new film as their characters Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Han. Few other details have been revealed, except that Ming-Na Wen, Ben Wang, and Joshua Jackson are among the co-stars.
The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
Eight-time Oscar nominated director Wes Anderson is releasing a story about a father-daughter relationship that is further threatened by the trials and tribulations faced by their family business. Anderson’s genius behind The Grand Budapest Hotel and Moonrise Kingdom promises an interesting film featuring a star-studded cast that includes Scarlett Johanson and Tom Hanks.
Bring Her Back (2025)
Release Date: May 30, 2025
Directors: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
Starring: Sally Hawkins, Billy Barratt, Stephen Phillips
A24’s May release will be directed by Danny and Michael Philippou whose directorial debut Talk to Me was a great horror success. The film will star Academy Award nominee Sally Hawkins in a story that centers on a sibling duo as they uncover a dark secret in their new foster mother’s home. The remaining details of the film have not been revealed but it is known that the film will also star Sora Wong and Jonah Wren Phillips.
Ballerina (2025)
The first spin-off film of the John Wick universe stars Ana de Armas as one of the female assassins trained by the Ruska Roma, the criminal organization headed by Anjelica Huston’s “Director” and glimpsed in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. Details are thin so far, but we know it will be another revenge tale, and we know that it will be set specifically between the events of Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, so Keanu Reeves and his Continental cohort will also appear.
The Twits (2025)
Release Date: June 13, 2025
Director: Phil Johnston, Todd Demong, Katie Shanahan
Starring: Emilia Clarke, Natalie Portman, Margo Martindale
An animated film adaptation inspired by Roald Dahl’s 1980 children’s novel of the same name, Netflix’s The Twits follows two orphans on a mission to best Mr. and Mrs. Twit, a mean-spirited couple who play pranks on each other and commit crimes with their trained animals.
How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
Dean DeBlois, creator of the animated How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, is bringing Hiccup, Astrid, Toothless, and friends to life in a live-action reimagining and Universal Pictures just dropped the trailer. The original film was a coming-of-age story that follows young Hiccup from childhood to adulthood, but the plot of the live-action adaptation will focus in on Hiccup’s first meeting with Toothless, a friendly dragon he can’t bear to kill, even if it means breaking tradition in his village of Berk, home of Vikings and dragon slayers.
Elio (2025)
Announced in 2022, Pixar’s 29th feature film (following 2024’s Inside Out 2) will focus on an 11-year-old boy (named Elio, of course) who is inadvertently beamed up into space and is mistaken to be an ambassador for Earth on another planet. The film is directed by Madeline Sharafian (Burrow Sparkshort), Domee Shi (Bao short, Turning Red) and Adrian Molina (co-screenwriter/co-director of Coco), and produced by Mary Alice Drumm (associate producer of Coco).
28 Years Later (2025)
After releasing one of the zombie genre’s most iconic films in 28 Days Later and then handing the reins to Juan Carlos Fresnadillo for its sequel, 28 Weeks Later, Danny Boyle returns to the director’s chair to direct the third film in the series. Boyle also co-wrote 28 Years Later with original scribe Alex Garland — even more reason to get excited for this one — and has assembled a cast that includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, and Ralph Fiennes.
M3GAN 2.0 (2025)
Director Gerard Johnstone of M3GAN is slated to return behind the camera for the sci-fi horror film’s sequel. Although plot details are still being kept under wraps, producer James Wan hinted that M3GAN 2.0 will pick up from the end of the first film and explore the consequences of what happens when AI robots connect to devices in people’s homes. Allison Williams and Violet McGraw are confirmed to star as Gemma and Cady again.
F1 (2025)
Warner Bros., Apple Original Films, and Dawn Apollo Entertainment, led by seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton, are revving up their engines to transport audiences into the world of F1 racing. The upcoming film features an all-star, hardware-heavy ensemble with the likes of Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, and Tobias Menzies. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, known for blockbusters like Tron: Legacy and Top Gun: Maverick, the picture follows Pitt as a former racer who is persuaded to come out of retirement to mentor a new driving prodigy (Idris). The film was shot during actual Grand Prix weekends and is being developed with input from the Formula 1 community and its race promoters.
Jurassic World Rebirth (2025)
The larger-than-life dinosaur phenomenon that is the Jurassic franchise is returning to screens with new life. Though uncovering any plot details has been about as difficult as unearthing dino fossils, the latest installment is executive produced by Steven Spielberg, and it features an all-star ensemble that includes Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey. Gareth Edwards of Godzilla (2014) directs, and David Koepp, who penned the original Jurassic Park, returns as a writer on the new film.
Superman (2025)
DC Studios CEO James Gunn is directing, writing, and producing the latest reboot of Superman, bringing it into the new generation of a connected DC Cinematic Universe. The film will not be an origin story, but will focus on Lois Lane and Clark Kent. To the dismay of many Superman fans, Henry Cavill will not be returning to play the superhero — instead, David Corenswet will take on the role, playing a younger, more optimistic Superman to counter Cavill’s grittier rendition.
Smurfs (2025)
The Smurfs are returning to the big screen, this time in musical format. One of several Smurf-inspired feature films in development, this particular renewal of the blue creatures will star Rihanna as the voice of Smurfette. Rihanna is also a producer on the film and announced at CinemaCon 2023 that she will write and perform new original songs for the project. In April of 2024, a vast ensemble cast was announced, including Nick Offerman, Octavia Spencer, Kurt Russell, and more, before the release date was ultimately moved from Valentine’s Day 2025 to a summer opening in July.
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
Release Date: July 18, 2025
Director: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Madelyn Cline, Freddie Prince Jr
The I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot welcomes Julie James back to screens this summer and, like the original, follows friends who are being stalked following a traumatic event from their past. Actors Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr reunite on set after having starred in the original. The movie also includes newer stars such as Outer Bank’s Madelyn Cline and The Summer I Turned Pretty’s Lola Tung.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
The Fantastic Four are coming back for a third time, 20 years after the initial theatrical debut of Marvel’s First Family and 10 years after the ill-fated reboot. This iteration joins the MCU as part of the Multiverse Saga, skipping the team’s origin story and setting up future crossover events, potentially into the next Avengers movie. Not much else is known about the film, except the main cast: Pedro Pascal plays Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby plays Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn plays Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach plays Ben Grimm, while WandaVision and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters director Matt Shakman takes the helm.
The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
Considering The Bad Guys (2022) saw huge commercial success at the box office and on streaming, it’s no surprise that Dreamworks and Universal are doing a sequel. This time around, the Bad Guys grapple with crime-free life as Good Guys when they are confronted by an all-female squad of criminals who prompt them out of retirement for a final hurrah. Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson), Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos), and Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina) will all reprise their roles as the main cast with Pierre Perifel returning to direct and Damon Ramos producing.
The Naked Gun (2025)
Release Date: August 1, 2025
Director: Akiva Schaffer
Starring: Liam Neeson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, Pamela Anderson, Danny Huston, Cody Rhodes
The Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer brings back the bumbling detective Frank Drebin, originally played by Leslie Nielsen in the classic TV comedy Police Squad! and a trio of Naked Gun films from the late 1980s to mid-1990s. The man attempting to fill Nielsen’s shoes in the role? None other than Liam Neeson.
One Battle After Another (2025)
Release Date: August 8, 2025
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Wood Harris, Alana Haim, Chase Infiniti
Directed, written, and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, this not-yet-officially-titled film (most recently reported as One Battle after Another) will be his 10th narrative feature and the first to be released in IMAX. The film, which is his most expensive film to date, is reportedly a modern update of the Thomas Pynchon novel Vineland. Not much else is known besides its all-star cast.
Freakier Friday (2025)
Release Date: August 8, 2025
Directors: Nisha Ganatra
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Julia Butler, Chad Michael Murray
The sequel to the iconic 2003 comedy, Freaky Friday, is set to be released this summer. Many cast members are set to reprise their roles, including Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsey Lohan who will portray the mother daughter duo. Additionally, fans can expect many new faces with the likes of Manny Jacinto and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan.
Weapons (2025)
Release Date: August 8, 2025
Directors: Zach Cregger
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Renata Reinsve
From the director and producers of the critically acclaimed horror film Barbarian comes its sequel, Weapons. Fans are keen to see how director Zach Cregger follows up his last film, which was a surprise cult favorite that made $45.5 million at the box office. The Last of Us star Pedro Pascal is joined by Welcome to Norway’s Renate Reinsve. Plot and details about this film are undisclosed, but if it’s anything like Barbarian, fans are in for a horrifyingly delightful adventure.
Nobody 2 (2025)
Release Date: August 15, 2025
Director: Timo Tjahjanto
Starring: Connie Nielsen, Sharon Stone, Christopher Lloyd
Nobody 2 is set to be an action-packed thriller like its prequel with much of the original cast reprising their roles. Bob Odenkirk will return as Hutch Mansell, the man who found himself face to face with the criminal world after a home invasion. Connie Nielsen and Christopher Lloyd are set to reprise their roles as Becca and David Mansell respectively
Caught Stealing (2025)
Release Date: August 29, 2025
Directors: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Vincent D’Onofrio, Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz
Sony announced the release of Caught Stealing to replace the release of Insidious since the latter has been pushed back a year. Set in the 90s, the film is based on Charlie Huston’s book series and follows Hank Tompson (Austin Butler), a former baseball player who is thrust into a world of crime in New York City. Zoë Kravitz and Bad Bunny star alongside Butler in this film.
The Toxic Avenger (2023)
Release Date: August 29, 2025
Director: Macon Blair
Starring: Peter Dinklage, Taylour Paige, Jacob Tremblay, Elijah Wood, Kevin Bacon
Peter Dinklage stars in this reboot of the classic dark superhero comedy as a lowly janitor who falls into a vat of toxic waste that transforms him into a disfigured mutant and decides to use his powers for good. The film premiered way back in 2023 at Fantastic Fest, but is finally getting a proper theatrical release sometime in 2025.
The Roses (2025)
Release Date: August 29, 2025
Director: Jay Roach
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Kate McKinnon, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa
The Roses is a dark comedy centered around a seemingly perfect couple, Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch), whose relationship is more tenuous than previously imagined due to their contrasting aspirations which lead their careers in two startling different directions. Written by Tony McNamara (Poor Things) and directed by Jay Roach (Bombshell), The Roses is based on Danny DeVito’s award-winning 1989 adaptation of the novel The War of the Roses.
The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
Release Date: September 5, 2025
Director: Michael Chaves
Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ben Hardy
The Conjuring: Last Rites, will be the final chapter that centers paranormal experts Ed and Lorraine Warren. Both Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are set to reprise their roles as the married couple, and they will be joined by a host of new cast members including X Men: Apocalypse’s Ben Hardy and Mia Tomlinson whose roles remain unknown.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
Release Date: September 12, 2025
Director: Simon Curtis
Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery
Downtown Abbey’s third trip to the big screen follows the Crawley family after the death of the Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith, who sadly passed away in September 2024). We don’t know what the plot of the film is yet, but it’s directed by Simon Curtis, who helmed the previous installment, and most of the series regulars are back, along with some recent additions and new faces.
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025)
Release Date: September 12, 2025
Director: Rob Reiner
Starring: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer
Get ready to turn it back up to 11… or go beyond it. Rob Reiner returns to direct this sequel to the 1984 cult classic mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, with Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer returning to their roles as members of the iconic titular band 15 years after a hiatus for a grand finale concert. Legendary musicians such as Elton John, Paul McCartney, and Garth Brooks are all set to feature in this film.
Ella McCay (2025)
Release Date: September 19, 2025
Director: James L. Brooks
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Ayo Edebiri, Jack Lowden
Ella McCay will bring viewers to Rhode Island in this James Brooks film starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Mackey, and Woody Harrelson. This comedy centers on a politician who becomes the Ocean State’s next governor and has to balance her new job and personal life.
One Battle After Another (2025)
Release Date: September 26, 2025
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Wood Harris, Alana Haim, Chase Infiniti
Directed, written, and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle after Another will be his 10th narrative feature and the first to be released in IMAX. The film, which is his most expensive film to date, is reportedly a modern update of the Thomas Pynchon novel Vineland. Not much else is known besides its all-star cast.
The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025)
Release Date: September 26, 2025
Director: Renny Harlin
Starring: Rachel Shenton, Richard Brake, Madelaine Petsch
When The Strangers: Chapter 1 was filmed, two sequels were also filmed concurrently to complete a new standalone trilogy. While Lionsgate originally intended to release Saw XI in 2025, they’ve opted instead to bring us the second installment of the new Strangers franchise, which sees the return of Madelaine Petchs’s Maya.
Michael (2025)
Release Date: October 3, 2025
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Jaafar Jackson, Nia Long, Colman Domingo, Laura Harrier, Larenz Tate
Take out your red leather jackets and sequin-covered gloves and prepare to moonwalk into theaters and witness Antoine Fuqua’s Michael. Detailing the life of the man, myth, and music legend Michael Jackson (Jaafar Jackson), this biopic invites viewers to witness the personal woes that came along with the global success of the late hitmaker. With performances from Nia Long, Colman Domingo, Laura Harrier, and Larenz Tate, the story of the King of Pop is slated to grace big screens in mid-April 2025.
Animal Friends (2025)
Release Date: October 10, 2025
Director: Peter Atencio
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Momoa, Vince Vaughn, Dan Levy, Addison Rae
We don’t know much about the plot of this film, but we do know that it’s directed by Peter Atencio (Keanu, The Machine) and it’s a live-action/animated hybrid starring the likes of Ryan Reynolds, Aubrey Plaza, and Jason Momoa, among others. There are also presumably going to be animated animals involved, but we don’t yet know who will appear as themselves in the film, and who will be voicing animated characters.
After the Hunt (2025)
Release Date: October 10, 2025
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Starring: Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, Ayo Edebiri
The critically acclaimed director of Challengers and Call Me by Your Name, Luca Guadagnino’s highly anticipated release After the Hunt unfolds the story of Alma Olsson (Roberts), a professor at Yale who is on her way to becoming tenured. Like Guadagnino’s other works, this film explores the complexities of human relationships.
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TRON: Ares (2025)
Release Date: October 10, 2025
Director: Joachim Rønning
Starring: Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Cameron Monaghan, Evan Peters, Gillian Anderson, Jodie-Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro, Hasan Minhaj, Jeff Bridges
What happens when the lines are blurred between the grid and the real world? In this new installment of the iconic sci-fi series, Ares (Jared Leto) plays a highly sophisticated A.I. computer program that crosses over into the human world on a dangerous mission. Though many plot details are still unknown, the setting seems to focus mostly on the real world rather than the grid that fans remember from Tron and Tron: Legacy. Though the cast is mostly comprised of new characters, it has been announced that Jeff Bridges will appear in the film, though we don’t know if he will be portraying Kevin Flynn or Clu.
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The Black Phone 2 (2025)
Release Date: October 17, 2025
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, Miguel Mora
The original cast of the hit 2022 horror thriller film The Black Phone will star again in the sequel. The plot is still under wraps, but the first movie tells the story of Finney Shaw (Mason Thames), a young boy abducted by the “Raggedy Man” (Ethan Hawke), a sinister serial killer. Locked in a soundproof basement, Finney discovers an old, disconnected telephone that allows him to communicate with the spirits of Raggedy Man’s previous victims. Finney must rely on their guidance to outsmart his captor and escape before becoming the next victim. The Black Phone 2 is the ninth feature collaboration between Blumhouse CEO Jason Blum, who is producing the film, and Hawke.
Good Fortune (2025)
Release Date: October 17, 2025
Directors: Aziz Ansari
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Keke Palmer, Seth Rogen
Aziz Ansari, known for Parks and Recreation and Master of None, has a new comedy on the horizon. The latest film follows the story of an angel who inhabits the body of a man’s boss to teach him a lesson. Cast members include Sandra Oh, Seth Rogen, Keanu Reeves as Ansari himself who will also serve as a producer on the film.
Mortal Kombat II (2025)
Release Date: October 24, 2025
Director: Simon McQuoid
Starring: Hiroyuki Sanada, Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Karl Urban, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks
The 2021 reboot of the video game adaptation Mortal Kombat wasn’t a huge hit with critics, but it earned enough of a following that it has now spawned a sequel. Lewis Tan (Cole Young), Jessica McNamee (Sonya), Mehcad Brooks (Jax), and Shogun co-stars Hiroyuki Sanada (Scorpion) and Tadanobu Asano (Raiden) all return to reprise their roles from the first film, while Karl Urban joins the cast as Johnny Cage.
Bugonia (2025)
Release Date: November 7, 2025
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Starring: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons
Emma Stone reunites with Academy Award-winning director Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things) and her Kinds of Kindness co-star Jesse Plemons in this fast-paced film that follows a high-profile CEO (Stone) who is abducted by conspiracy theorists who believe she is an alien destined to destroy the planet.
Predator: Badlands (2025)
Release Date: November 7, 2025
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Starring: Elle Fanning
We don’t know a whole lot about the next installment of the Predator franchise except that it’ll be directed by Dan Trachtenberg, who also helmed the last installment, 2022’s well-received Prey, and stars Elle Fanning. Disney added it to the 2025 release calendar to take the place of Marvel’s Blade reboot.
The Running Man (2025)
Release Date: November 7, 2025
Director: Edgar Wright
Starring: Glen Powell, Katy O’Brian, Karl Glusman
Edgar Wright brings us a new adaptation of the Stephen King sci-fi novel, which first made it onto the big screen in the form of an Arnold Schwarzenegger action extravaganza in 1987. Wright has pledged to make his film more faithful to the original story, as the Schwarzenegger film only took loose inspiration from it, and he’s employed the talents of rising star Glen Powell and Katy O’Brian (The Mandalorian, Love Lies Bleeding), who appeared alongside Powell in Twisters.
Now You See Me 3 (2025)
Release Date: November 14, 2025
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Morgan Freeman, Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, Ariana Greenblatt, Rosamund Pike
Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, and Dave Franco are set to reprise their roles as thieving illusionists in a third addition to the Now You See Me franchise, alongside Morgan Freeman. Not much is known about the plot of the newest film, but if past entries are any indication, audiences can expect a whole lot of magic, robbery, and making a run for it. Directed by Ruben Fleischer, the Lionsgate film will see a mid-November 2025 release.
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Wicked: For Good (2025)
Release Date: November 21, 2025
Director: Jon M. Chu
Starring: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Keala Settle
Fans of the classic The Wizard of Oz and the hit Broadway musical spinoff Wicked won’t have to wait long for the conclusion of its film adaptation. Closely following the 2024 theatrical release of Wicked: Part One, Part Two wraps up the story that follows Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) as she navigates her identity as the “Wicked Witch of the West” while facing Glinda (Ariana Grande), the Good Witch of the North. According to producer Marc Platt, splitting the film into two parts allowed for the inclusion of the entire musical soundtrack.
Zootopia 2 (2025)
Release Date: November 26, 2025
Director: Jared Bush, Byron Howard
Starring: Jason Bateman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster
The sequel to Zootopia follows detectives Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) as they find themselves on the trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives and turns the city upside down, forcing Judy and Nick to go undercover to crack the case.
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (2025)
Release Date: December 5, 2025
Director: Emma Tammi
Starring: Elizabeth Lail, Josh Hutcherson, Matthew Lillard, Piper Rubio
Come one, come all: Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza is reopening its doors for a Five Nights at Freddy’s sequel. Based on the titular superhit video game, and following the trend of video game movies, the hauntingly familiar animatronics are reawakening for their second round of frights. The first installment raked in upwards of $80 million in its box office run and saw record numbers on Peacock during its streaming release for Blumhouse — all despite poor reviews — making a second film a no-brainer for the studio.
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
Release Date: December 19, 2025
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, David Thewlis, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Michelle Yeoh, Oona Chaplin
The third film of the Avatar franchise brings audiences back to Pandora and the Na’vi, this time with new biomes and new clans. The “Ash People” will represent fire and depict Na’vi who are not as kind as those we’ve seen before. New additions to the cast include Michelle Yeoh, playing human scientist Dr. Karina Mogue, and Oona Chaplin, playing the villain Na’vi Varang. Avatar 3 follows on the heels of the box office juggernaut Avatar: The Way of Water, and the first act of the fourth film has also already been shot.
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)
Release Date: December 19, 2025
Director: Derek Drymon
Starring: Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Brian Doyle-Murray, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Mr. Lawrence, Carolyn Lawrence
SpongeBob SquarePants and friends are coming back to the big screen. The fourth movie centers on SpongeBob’s adventures in the deep sea, facing the ghost of the Flying Dutchman. The original SpongeBob SquarePants TV series has been running since 1999 and is currently in its 14th season.
The Housemaid (2025)
Release Date: December 25, 2025
Director: Paul Feig
Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone
Paul Feig’s latest film is a psychological thriller based on the 2022 novel of the same name by Freida McFadden. Sydney Sweeney stars as a struggling woman who finds work as a housemaid for an affluent couple (Amanda Seyfried and It Ends with Us’ Brandon Sklenar), only to discover her new employers may harbor some dark secrets. In other words, perfect Christmas Day viewing.
Marty Supreme (2025)
Release Date: December 25, 2025
Director: Josh Safdie
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Odessa A’zion, Gwyneth Paltrow
Josh Safdie’s sports drama stars Timothée Chalamet as Marty Reisman, the renowned Table Tennis player who, at 22, won five bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Championships. Aside from his successful career, Reisman faced numerous tribulations throughout his life. Along will Chalamet, Odessa A’zion and Gwyneth Paltrow bring this story to life.
Anaconda (2025)
Release Date: December 25, 2025
Director: Tom Gormican
Starring: Steve Zahn, Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Daniela Melchior, Thandiwe Newton, Selton Mello
The giant man-eating snake returns to screens in this cheeky update of the 1997 film that starred Jennifer Lopez and Ice Cube. While the original was a horror movie, the 2025 version will flip the story on its head to retell it as a comedy while still honoring its horror roots.
Dirty Dancing 2 (2025)
Release Date: Summer, 2025
Director: Jonathan Levine
Starring: Jennifer Grey
After almost 40 years, Dirty Dancing is finally getting a sequel. Although details about the plot, title, and release date are still up in the air, we know Jennifer Grey is returning as Baby Houseman, and Lionsgate is working to include as many original cast members as possible. This film will honor the late Patrick Swayze, not by recasting his character Johnny Castle, but rather by incorporating Johnny into the story.
Frankenstein (2025)
Release Date: 2025
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Oscar Isaac
Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro finally gets to bring his long-gestating passion project to the big screen. His version of the classic Mary Shelley novel follows Victor Frankenstein as he pieces together and brings a monster to life. While other important details have not yet been revealed, del Toro originally stated he wanted to create a proper “Miltonian tragedy” out of the story, and with his horror pedigree, this feels like a perfect fit.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
Release Date: 2025
Director: Rian Johnson
Starring: Cailee Spaeny, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington
The Knives Out franchise welcomes a new mystery, starring David Craig as the famous detective Benoit Blanc. While not much is known about the plot, this film has been titled as the detective’s most dangerous case yet. The film will also feature new faces, including Josh O’Connor.
In The Grey (2025)
Jake Gyllenhaal, hot off Prime Video’s Road House, repurposes the tough-guy attitude in a new action thriller directed by Guy Ritchie. Gyllenhall previously starred in Ritchie’s war thriller, Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, and will team up with Henry Cavill and Eiza Gonzalez, who reunite after Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Together, the three form a gang of badasses determined to rescue billions stolen from them.
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