US release date: July 11 The Fantastic Four: First Steps Can the third time be the charm for the Fantastic Four? That’s what fans think about this superhero team, who seem to be cursed when it comes to film adaptations of their work. In 2005, we got Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Chiklis, and pre-Captain America Chris Evans as the foursome; 10 years later, it’s Kate Mara, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, and Jamie Bell. For The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the cast is definitely impressive: Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic; Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm / Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm / The Thing. But perhaps the missing ingredient in previous iterations has been the creative force behind the camera, which in this case is Matt Shakman, who is better known for his television career, in which he led episodes of Game of Thrones, WandaVision, The Great, and —most prolifically—more than 40 installments of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, including the fan-favorite “The Nightman Cometh.” US release date: July 25 The Battle of Baktan CrossJust because we don’t know much about Paul Thomas Anderson’s new movie doesn’t mean we don’t want to learn more. Mainly based on what we know about it. Namely: It will be Anderson’s first film released in IMAX, and will feature an all-star cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall, Sean Penn, Wood Harris, and Alana Haim. US release date: August 8 The Bride!Like. the more indie Greta Gerwig, actor-turned-filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal has quietly built up an impressive filmography behind the camera. Five years after receiving an Oscar nomination (second) in 2022 for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Lost Princess, Gyllenhaal follows that film—and jumps on the Universal Monster Movie bandwagon—with this remake of Bride of Frankenstein, which the writer-director aims to imbue with a strong feminist sensibility. The film will reunite Gyllenhaal with Jessie Buckley, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in The Lost Daughter and is here the eponymous partner of Frankenstein’s monster, who will be played by Christian Bale – reuniting Gyllenhaal with his former Batman costar. Maggie’s brother Jake and her husband Peter Sarsgaard will also appear. Although an official release date for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein , starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and Mia Goth, has yet to be announced, it looks like this pair of films could make for a great mini-marathon. US release date: September 26Bugonia Would it really be the right year for movies if we didn’t get at least one absurdist comedy from Yorgos Lanthimos? (Answer: no.) Will Tracy (Menu) will write the script for the English remake of Jang Joon-hwan’s Save the Green Planet! The film will reunite Lanthimos with current muse Emma Stone, who will play the CEO of a major pharmaceutical company who is kidnapped by conspiracy theorists (one of whom is played by Jesse Plemons, now another member of Lanthimos’ regular stable) who believes he is a stranger to the takeover plan. Planet Earth. US release date: November 7Avatar: Fire and Ashes It doesn’t matter how much time passes, or how much the original Avatar seems to have disappeared. from the cultural conversation, it cannot be denied that the blue man James Cameron knows how to put his ass on the couch. Despite feeling like the second film in the series didn’t garner much buzz after its release, or wasn’t met with a lot of positive chatter, The Way of Water still made enough money ($2.3 billion and some change. ) to secure its spot. is the third highest-grossing film of all time—knocking Titanic down to #4 and sitting below the original Avatar (2009) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). From what we know about the movie, the title “Ash” refers to a group of nefarious Na’vi who change everything we know about Pandora. US release date: December 19Peaky BlindersOne year after Oppenheimer (and the Barbenheimer phenomenon). ) made Cillian Murphy one of the biggest movie stars on the planet, the Irish actor returned to his roots. For more than a decade, Murphy has portrayed gangster-turned-politician Tommy Selby in the Steven Knight-created crime show Peaky Blinders. Soon, he will reprise his part for the big screen version of Knight series. He will be joined by some familiar faces, including Stephen Graham, Sophie Rundle, and Paul Anderson, with exciting additions to the cast, including Barry Keoghan, Rebecca Ferguson, and Tim Roth. Although it’s possible that we won’t see the big screen version of Peaky Blinders until early 2026, logging our wishes certainly won’t hurt. Who knows – maybe it can help? US release date: 2025/2026
