The new movie releases coming out in 2021 are so exciting that you'll be salivating with anticipation. For starters, we're getting another Asian blockbuster from Marvel,"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings». Then another action-packed franchise will return -Fast & Furious 9.
Also highly delayed adaptationBlack Adam finally hitting theaters. And to top it all off, we're finally getting the next chapter of the story.Avatar from James Cameron after more than a decade of waiting. We will also get movie sequels "Space Jam", "Sherlock Holmes" and "Tomb Raider". The list is long and likely to get longer, so start marking premiere dates on your calendars now. And so we present the most anticipated films of 2021 - a list of more than 85 new movies.
For easy navigation through the article, we have made links to each month:
- January
- February
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- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September (still empty)
- October
- November
- December
- Date not yet known
[article updated June 5, 2021]
What movies are coming out in January
What movie premieres should we expect in January 2021? Here is a list of movies that you can watch in the cinema in January!
Last duel
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer
Release date: January 8, 2021
It's been two years since Ridley Scott did the unthinkable and reshotAll The Money In The World for a few weeks before its release date. But this time he will compete with history in this Edwardian tale of knights and maidens. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon will reunite, and the cast will be performed by the famous film star "Killing Eve"Jody Comer.
Rabbit peter 2 (2021)
Director: Will Gluck
Cast: James Corden, Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleason, David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki
Release date: January 15, 2021
First the garden, then the world. The plot of this sequel to the surprise hit based on the work of Beatrix Potter is still under lock and key, but we're sure it will feature James Corden's cheeky bunny causing all sorts of PG rating issues. However, we do not expect blackberry to participate. The film is slated to release in January 2021, with no postponement yet.
Mortal Kombat (Mortal Kombat)
Director: Simon McQuoid
Cast: Joe Taslim, People Lin, Mehad Brooks, Lewis Tan, Elissa Cadwell, Ng Chin Khan, Max Huang, Josh Lawson, Jessica McNamee, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sisi Stringer
Release date: January 15, 2021.
If you've been waiting for the inevitable rebootMortal Kombatare waiting for you in 2021. With Lewis Tan, Mehad Brooks and Joe Taslim all attached to star, the newest installment in the franchise is sure to be everything you need in a fantasy martial arts action movie. James Wan will be producing, so there's bound to be some magic here that made the franchise."Saw' so successful.
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Director: Simon Kinberg
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Fan Bingbin, Penelope Cruz, Lupita Nyong'o, Edgar Ramirez, Sebastian Stan, Diane Kruger, Emilio Insolera
Release date: January 15, 2021
If you still missSmash NBC, you're in luck. This new spy movie from screenwriter Teresa Rebeck might be of interest to you. Produced by Jessica Chastain and an all-star cast including Fan Bingbin and Lupita N'Yongo, the female lead thriller is sure to make a splash. The film is slated to release in January 2021, with no postponement yet.
Oh Those Kids (2021)
Director: David Bowers
Starring: TBD
Release date: January 29, 2021
Tommy, Chucky and the rest of the gang are back! Details are scarce, with David Bowers at the helm as director, this new live-action remake of the classic Nickelodeon cartoon is sure to be a nostalgia-inducing box office hit. The premiere of the cartoon is scheduled for January 2021, the date has not yet been postponed.
What to see in FEBRUARY
Malcolm and Marie
Director: Sam Levinson
Starring: John David Washington, Zendaya.
Release date: February 5, 2021 on Netflix.
Director Sam Levinson, during quarantine, wrote the story for the film in just 6 days. Malcolm & Marie is a black and white romantic drama. The plot of the film tells about the director (John Washington) and his girlfriend (Zendai). After the film's holiday premiere, they return home and expect box office acclaim. The evening takes a sudden turn as revelations about their relationship begin to surface, testing the strength of their love.
Swindler
Director: Jay Blakeson
Starring: Rosamund Pike, Eiza Gonzalez, Peter Dinklage, Dianne Wiest
Release date: February 19, 2021 on Netflix.
Marla Grayson is a professional lawyer. She lives by the principle "the strongest wins." In court, she argues that older people cannot take care of themselves. After she is appointed guardian, she tricks her into taking all their property for herself. She seems to have found the perfect crime for herself. Until he meets a real rival - Jennifer's ward. While Marla hopes to withdraw all the money from Jennifer's account, her plan goes awry. She discovers that the seemingly frail old woman is actually a gangster with powerful connections. And the sweet life of a swindler turns into a survival game.
Land of nomads
Director: Chloe Zhao
Starring: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn
Release date: February 19, 2021 (Ukraine), March 25, 2021 (Russia)
The film is based on a story from Jessica Bruder's 2017 non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century. The events are happening in our day, when the economy is just an established fact, and the American dream has long since waned. Nomadland opens with a brief history of the Empire in Nevada. Due to the crisis in the city, the only factory is closed. 60-year-old Fern, remains without work and at home. She joins a group of nomads who move around the country, earning their living through seasonal work.
Cherry (oblique)
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring: Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo, Thomas Lennon, Kelly Berglund
Release date: February 26, 2021
It's 2003, and as a college freshman in Cleveland, Cherry drifts along until she meets Emily. They form a life-changing bond. After breaking up, Cherry joins the army. As a medic in Iraq, he is not prepared for what he will see in the war. After returning home, he develops severe post-traumatic stress disorder. Cherry plunges into the dangerous world of drug addiction and crime. When the money runs out, the only possible way out for him is to rob banks. Cherry is the story of the protagonist's transformation from a bumbling college student to a desperate bank robber.
Cinderella
Director: Kay Cannon
Cast: Camila Cabello, Billy Porter, Idina Menzel
Release date: February 5, 2021
If there is anyone who can do justice to Whitney Houston's role as the Fairy Godmother, it is none other than a Broadway legend and star.posing Billy Porter. Sure, we might not need another Cinderella story, but what better than vocal legends like Idina Menzel and newcomers like Camila Cabello bringing a classic story to life?
King's man (2021)
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Harris Dickinson, Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Gemma Arterton, Matthew Goode, Charles Dance, Daniel Brühl, Stanley Tucci, Djimon Hounsou
Release date: February 12, 2021 (previously September 18, 2020)
While the third part of the franchisekingsman, and additional productStatesman still in development, viewers will first get a feel for how it all came to be through this prequel set in the early 1900s.Ralph Fiennes leads a stellar cast in an origin story that will show how a group of former soldiers formed a spy agency.
Mauritanian
Directed by: Kevin McDonald
Cast: Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shailene Woodley, Tahar Rahim, Zachary Levi
Release date: February 12, 2021
No one
Directed by: Ilya Naishuller
Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, Humberly Gonzalez
Araya Mangasha, Alexey Serebryakov, Alexander Pal
Release date: February 26, 2021
The former killer, or as they call it an "auditor", decides to quit his activities and retire. Starts a family, gives up this ignoble business of “auditing” (killing people on order) and begins to live a normal life. But in recent days, everything has not gone according to plan, and after a series of events, the main character again has to take up the old...
Antlers (2021)
Director: Scott Cooper
Cast: Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Graham Greene
Release date: February 19, 2021 (previously April 17, 2020)
Keri Russell and Jessie Plemons star in this supernatural thriller about a small-town teacher and her sheriff brother who go through a nightmare when they discover one of her students is hiding a horrific secret in his attic.
Untitled Project M Night Shyamalan
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: TBD
Release date: February 26, 2022
As usual, M. Night Shyamalan's new project is shrouded in mystery, but it's worth the wait. This untitled project is the first of two the horror maker will have to deliver for Universal in the coming years, and we can't wait to see what he comes up with.
What to see in MARCH
Return to America 2
Director: Craig Brewer
Starring: Eddie Murphy, James Earl Jones, Wesley Snipes
Release date: March 5, 2021 on Amazon Prime
Coming out a comedy sequel is always a risky business, especially when a lot of time has passed since the original came out. Murphy Akim Joffer returns to America to find his long-lost son and heir apparent to the throne of Zamunda.
Chaos tread
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Mads Mikkelsen, Nick Jonas
Release date: March 3, 2021
The sci-fi film "Chaos Walk" is an adaptation of the first part of the book trilogy by Patrick Ness. Talks about a dystopian world where there are no women. The remaining men can hear each other's thoughts in a stream of images, words and sounds called "Noise". One day, a spaceship crashes on the planet, with the girl Viola on board. Teenager Todd Hewitt, accidentally meets the heroine, and tries to protect her from the impending threat.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Director: Jason Reitman.
Cast: Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Paul Rudd
Release date: March 5, 2021
Jason Reitman will direct the sequel to the original franchiseGhostbusters”, unrelated to the female reboot directed by Paul Feig in 2016. We still don't know much about what the story will be like, but as the casting news began to roll in, we learned that Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace will play siblings, with Carrie Coon playing their single mother, and Paul Rudd in the film plays an undisclosed role. We're still waiting for news if, as Sigourney Weaver stated in an interview, the film will feature the remaining original Ghostbusters. The film was originally scheduled to open on July 10, 2020, but the film was delayed due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.
Lords of the Universe (2021)
Director: Adam and Aaron Nee
Starring: to be determined
Release date: March 5, 2021
She Ra The reboot has done more than Netflix, so it's only natural that he-man would follow. After the iconic 1987 film flopped at the box office, it's time for a reboot that brings all that campy goodness to the screen. The cast hasn't been announced, but anyone following Dolph Lundgren will be in luck.
Tom and Jerry (2020)
Director: Tim Story
Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Ken Jeong, Colin Yost, Rob Delaney
Release date: March 5, 2021 (previously December 23, 2020)
The classic animated television series has been given a big-screen update with a live-action/animated hybrid in which mischievous Jerry the mouse moves into a hotel on the eve of a big wedding and forces the wedding planner to bring Tom into the frame. get rid of him. When an even greater threat arises, Tom and Jerry are forced to work together to save the day.
Jackass 4
Director: TBD
Cast: TBD
Release date: March 5, 2021
We don't know who is from the original gang yet.Chudakov may appear in this next installment, although both Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O have expressed themselves in performing more outrageous stunts and pranks on the big screen. All we know is that Paramount has officially announced a March 5, 2021 release date, so we'll just have to wait and see who joins them.
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Directed by: Paul Briggs, Dean Wellins
Cast: Aquafina, Cassie Steele
Release date: March 12, 2021
In this Disney cartoon, Cassie Steele voices the main character, a young warrior from a fantasy land who goes in search of the last dragon. Aquafina, who has been at the peak of popularity recently, will voice this dragon, but other than that, we don't know much about the movie, which was officially announced at D23 at the end of August 2019. Opened in November 2020, it was pushed back to a March release due to delays due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Multiple Saints of Newark (2021)
Director: Alan Taylor
Cast: Michael Gandolfini, Vera Farmiga, Jon Bernthal, Billy Magnussen, Ray Liotta, Corey Stoll, Alessandro Nivola
Release date: March 12, 2021
If you feel like the end of the series the sopranos was something controversial bitter and disappointing and unsatisfying - you probably jumped on the news that the film Sopranoswas in development. However, with the late James Gandolfini no more, the only way out is a prequel, and who better to portray a young Tony Soprano than Gandolfini's own son, Michael himself? Alan Taylor directs this look at the early years of the iconic TV gangster, starring Vera Farmiga, Jon Bernthal and Ray Liotta in supporting roles.
Morbius (2021)
Director: Daniel Espinoza.
Cast: Jared Leto, Jared Harris, Adria Arjona, Matt Smith, Tyrese Gibson.
Release date: March 19, 2021
Sony's first real attempt at killing Marvel was the story of the rights to Spider-Man and other characters from his universe, the second attempt will be in the formMorbius, based on a spider villain who suffers from a rare blood disease and unintentionally turns into a vampire and attempts to cure himself. Jared Leto, who caused a lot of online chatter with his portrayal of the Joker in "Suicide Squad" 2016, plays the main character. LikeFast & Furious 9 and Ghostbusters: Descendants, this film has been rescheduled. It is the most anticipated film of 2021 among fans of actor Jared Leto.
Untitled Paranormal Movie
Director: TBD
Cast: TBD
Release date: March 19, 2021
There are very few details about the seventh part of the well-known horror franchise. But after three films in a row, the series is poised for a big critical comeback. Jason Blum will produce the release at the end of March.
Tomb Raider 2Reloaded)
Director: Ben Wheatley
Cast: Alicia Vikander
Release date: March 19, 2021
Oscar-winning Alicia Vikander is back to reprise her role as action hero Lara Croft in the sequel to her 2018 film. The cast has yet to be announced, but Ben Wheatley will direct the script for Amy Jump.
Boss Baby 2 (2021)
Director: Tom McGrath
Cast: TBD
Release date: March 26, 2021
"Boss Baby" maybe a little nasty, but its box office performance shows that the audience liked the cartoon. Fans of talking baby Alec Baldwin will be delighted to know that he will return to reprise his role in 2021.Tom McGrath will return to direct.
What to see in APRIL
Fast and furious 9 (2021)
Director: Justin Lin
Starring: Vin Diesel, Charlize Theron, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris, Lucas Black
Release date: April 2, 2021
The novelty of cinema 2021 will be the next part of the Fast and the Furious - this is no longer a film about drive and speed, this is already a crime / adventure / anti-terrorist series of the Toretto family. Director Justin Lin was the man who turned the franchise around; The new installment will bring the family together to take on a new villain played by John Cena... who happens to be Dominic Toretto's brother. Besides, Han is back? But how? Originally scheduled to premiere in May 2020, it was pushed back by nearly a year, taking over the space originally reserved forfast and furious 10.
No Time to Die (2021)
Director: Cary Fukunaga
Cast: Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Rami Malek, Naomie Harris, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Jeffrey Wright, Ana de Armas, Lashana Lynch
Release date: April 2, 2021 (previously November 25, 2020)
Director "True Detective" Cary Fukunaga helmed the 25th James Bond film, and Daniel Craig returned for his fifth and (presumably) final outing as 007. He was joined by series regulars Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear and Ben Whishaw. as well as returning characters played by Lea Seydoux and Jeffrey Wright. Recent Best Actor winner Rami Malek is reported to be playing the villain, while Lashana Lynch fromCaptain Marvel will play the new 007, who may have to return his famous code number to Bond when he comes out of retirement. Now the 25th part of Bond is one of the most anticipated tapes of 2021.
Vivo (2021)
Director: Kirk DeMicco
Cast: to be determined
Release date: April 16, 2021
Hot on the heels of the Oscar-nominatedMoana and film adaptation of 2020 “On high" Broadway legend Lin-Manuel Miranda will return to his musical roots with a new animated musical from Sony. Kirk DeMicco will direct, with other cast members yet to be announced.
BIOS (2021)
Director: Miguel Sapochnik
Starring: Tom Hanks
Release date: April 16, 2021 (formerly October 2, 2020)
Tom Hanks is back, breaking our hearts again. Here he plays a sickly inventor - the last man left on post-apocalyptic earth - who creates a robot to protect his dog's life when he dies and keep them company while he lives. Will said robot be as cute as, say, Wilson? Time will tell. Director Miguel Sapochnik boasts an epic résumé, especially on TV - if you need anything to convince you of this, just know that he directed the Battle of the Bastards series.Games thrones.
Quiet Place 2 (2021)
Director: John Krasinski
Cast: Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds, Cillian Murphy, Djimon Hounsou
Release date: April 23, 2021
One of the most high-profile film premieres of 2021 is A Quiet Place, Part 2 in the horror, thriller genre. Director John Krasinski returns to direct this sequel, which he also wrote, starring his real-life wife Emily Blunt, as it takes place in the Abbott family after the events of the first film. Judging from the first trailer, we'll also get a few flashbacks to the start of the... invasion? Infection? Whatever you want to call it, it looks like Krasinski has done a great job turning up the tension and another great ride is in store for viewers.
Last Night in Soho (2021)
Director: Edgar Wright
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Thomasin McKenzie, Diana Rigg, Terence Stamp
Release date: April 23, 2021
Every time a new Edgar Wright film comes out, it's something to look forward to. But add in the fact that he's assembled a cast that includes up-and-coming young stars like Anya Taylor-Joy and Thomasin McKenzie, as well as legendary veterinarians like Diana Rigg and Terence Stamp?AND the fact that it's a horror movie inspired like " Don't look now, so and " Disgust" ? Yes please and thank you.
Ron went crazy (2021)
Directed by: Jean-Philippe Vine, Alessandro Carloni, Octavio Rodriguez
Cast: Thomas Barbuska, Bentley Kalu
Release date: April 23, 2021
Originally scheduled for release in late 2020, the film Rona "Gone Wrong" was pushed back a few months after 20th Century Fox acquired Disney. The animated adventure is set in a world where every child's best friend is a digitally connected robot, and follows a boy who discovers that his own robot buddy isn't working quite the way it should.
Monster Hunter (2020)
Director: Paul W. S. Anderson
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Meagan Good, Ron Perlman, Tony Jaa
Release date: April 23, 2021 (previously September 4, 2020)
Based on the track record of Paul W.S. Anderson, we're going to go ahead and assume that this isn't going to be some sort of revelation in the video game adaptation genre. However, because " Monster Hunter" is a hugely popular subject promising a grand spectacle on the big screen, this movie could have the same appeal as " Godzilla: King of the Monsters ».
What films will be releasedMAE
Black Widow (2020)
Director: Keith Shortland.
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz.
Release date: May 7, 2021 (previously November 6, 2020).
The first Marvel property to begin its fourth phase will be a prequel focused on Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff. We don't quite know what the story will be around the character, but we do know that David Harbor, Rachel Weisz and rising star Florence Pugh, among others, will be joining her. Who knows? Maybe Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye will show up.
Infinity (2021)
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Sophie Cookson, Mark Wahlberg, Dylan O'Brien, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Release date: May 19, 2021
Evan McCauley memories of places he never visited. These memories disturb him, preventing him from living in peace. Self-medicating, he is on the verge of a mental breakdown. A secret group that calls themselves "The Endless" comes to his rescue. Showing Evan that his memories are real, but they are from his past lives. The Infinites transport Evan to their own extraordinary world, where the gifted few are given the opportunity to reconnect with their memories and knowledge accumulated over the centuries.
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Director: Adam Wingard.
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Kyle Chandler, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry.
Release date: May 21, 2021 (formerly November 20, 2020).
This is the showdown we've been waiting for sinceGodzilla 2014 . Director Adam Wingard, who has proven he knows how to create thrills with "A guest and you are next", leads this climactic entry at Warner Bros. The MonsterVerse series, which continued in 2019 with the release of Godzilla: King of the Monsters . Who will win when the giant monkey fights the king?
Saw: Spiral (2021)
Director: Darren Lynn Bowsman
Cast: Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols
Release date: May 21, 2021 (previously May 15, 2020).
FranchiseSaw is officially revived in this new thriller, while Darren Lynn Boseman ("Saw II", «III" and "IV") returns behind the camera. This time around, two cops played by Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson investigate a series of gruesome murders and find themselves at the mercy of a throwback killer (a Jigsaw wannabe, anyone?).
Cruella (2021)
Directed by: Alex Timbers and Craig Gillespie.
Starring: Emma Stone, Joel Fry, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Paul Walter Hauser, Emma Thompson.
Release date: May 28, 2021.
Emma Stone will star in a new remake of an old Disney classic. in the spiritMaleficient, Cruella focus on the mysterious villain101 dalmatians in her youth and will show how she became obsessed with Dalmatian fur.With Emma Thompson and Mark Strong rounding out the cast, it's worth the wait.
What films will be releasedJUNE
Project X
Director: Scott Waugh
Starring: Jackie Chan, Pilou Asbek, John Cena, Amadeus Serafini
Release date: June 7, 2021
In Mosul, Iraq, an oil refinery run by China is attacked. A Chinese private security contractor is called in to free the oil workers. However, he learns that the real plan of the attackers is to steal money and oil. He comes to the aid of a former American Marine. Together they will try to stop the criminals.
Sesame Street (2021)
Director: Jonathan Krisel
Starring: Ann Hataway
Release date: June 4, 2021
Who doesn't know the way to Sesame Street? There are few details, but the new action movie will definitely feature all the favorite characters that you remember. And with Anne Hathaway tied to a star, it's sure to be adorable.
Micronauts (2021)
Director: Dean Deblois
Starring: to be determined
Release date: June 4, 2021
The long awaited filmMicronauts» will finally be released in 2021. The cast has not been announced, but director Dine de Blois is set to direct "How to Train Your Dragon ». Based on the Mego action figures, the film will also be produced by JJ Abrams.
Ash (Zola)
Director: Janicha Bravo
Starring: Riley Keough, Jason Mitchell, Harlan Drum, Taylor Paige
Release date: June 30, 2021
The story is based on the infamous series of viral tweets (and subsequent Rolling Stone article) from 2015. This adventure comedy is about a Detroit waitress who goes on a trip to Florida with a stripper friend. It ended up being the craziest two days of my life.
Conjuring 3 (2021)
Director: Michael Chavez
Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ruairi O'Connor, Sarah Catherine Hook, Julian Hilliard
Release date: June 4, 2021
Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga return to reprise their roles as real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren in this third chapter of the original franchise.spell ". crimes. Michael Chavez, who directed an adjacent spin-off in 2019The Curse of La Llorona “ The spell ‘ ' , takes the reins as director, while James Wan remains attached to the film as producer.
High (2021)
Director: John M. Chu
Cast: Anthony Ramos, Leslie Grace, Corey Hawkins, Jimmy Smits, Stephanie Beatriz, Dasha Polanco
Release date: June 18, 2021
Director of Crazy rich asians" John M. Chu adapted Lin-Manuel Miranda's breakthrough musical " On the heights" . The show that launched the creator's career Hamilton, won four Tony Awards in 2008, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. Chu showed real skill in spectacle in " Crazy Rich Asians, and the new film shares similar themes of reclaiming its legacy - it follows the stories of several characters in New York's Hispanic neighborhood of Washington Heights over the course of three days.
Luka (2021)
Director: Enrico Casarosa
Starring: TBA
Release date: June 18, 2021
The latest offer from Pixar (afterSoul 2020) will be a deeply personal coming-of-age story with a twist from director Enrico Casarosa. The story will focus on the protagonist who lives on the Italian Riviera and befriends another boy who is secretly a sea monster disguised as a human.
What films will be releasedJULY
Minions: Gruvitation (2021)
Directed by: Kyle Balda, Brad Abelson
Starring: Pierre Coffin
Release date: July 2, 2021
We last saw the minions wreaking havoc in 1960s England before they met the young Gru. Perhaps their next adventure will be their first with him. Whatever shenanigans on yellow, voiced by Pierre Coffin, get up, expect them to be on it again for minions 3 and minions 4 and so on: first Minions the film made over $1.5 billion worldwide and helped Despicable Me the franchise became the highest-grossing animated franchise of all time.
War of the future
Director: Chris McKay
Starring: Betty Gilpin, Yvonne Strahovski, Chris Pratt
Release date: July 22, 2021
In the future, there is a devastating conflict with an alien race. In an attempt to turn the tide of the war, scientists begin to recruit soldiers from the past into their army.
Doomsday forever
Director: Everardo Podag
Starring: Ana de la Reguera, Josh Lucas, Tenoch Huerta, Will Patton
Release date: July 1, 2021
The story takes place after the 2016 purge: an election year in which the purge was officially abolished. The next chapter of the franchise will be smaller than its predecessors. The film will touch on the relationship between American and Hispanic characters. This is a story about a Mexican couple who find themselves on a ranch surrounded by strangers who miss the good old days of lawless anarchy.
Old (time) (2021)
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie, Alex Wolff
Release date: July 23, 2021
Director M. Night Shyamalan keeps all his projects under wraps, but it's worth the wait. This untitled project is the first of two the horror writer is set to work on for Universal in the coming years. I wonder what he comes up with.
Green knight
Director: David Lowry
Starring: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris
Release date: July 30, 2021
The Green Knight is the latest feature film from writer/director David Lowery. The film is a fantasy adventure inspired by the legend of King Arthur. Actor Dev Patel plays a character named Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew. He goes in search of the eponymous Green Knight, a giant, emerald-skinned stranger and "torturer of men". On his journey, Gawain encounters ghosts, giants, thieves, and schemers, promising a truly wild tale from the maker of Ghost Story, The Old Man and the Gun, and Disney's marvelous Pete's Dragon Remake.
Top Gun: Maverick (2021)
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Val Kilmer, Jay Ellis, Miles Teller, Monica Barbaro
Release date: July 2, 2021
Huge fireballs, after 31 years we get a sequelTop Gun! Not much is known about the film, except that the filmmakers have hired some of Hollywood's most in-demand young actors, including Miles Teller to play Goose's son, and that Val Kilmer has officially returned as Iceman. . And as the Comic-Con trailer promises, it will once again feature Tom Cruise riding motorcycles, playing volleyball and flying planes like crazy.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Cast: Simu Liu, Tony Leung, Aquafina
Release date: July 9, 2021 (previously May 7, 2021)
Destin Daniel Cretton, presenting the true story of Brian Stevenson in the film " Just Mercy" this year, will join the big leagues for his next project."Shan-Chi" will be the first Asian film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Kim's Conveince 'sSimu Le is set on the stars, and farewell toAwkwafine was also cast in an unknown role.
Space Jam: New Generation (2021)
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Starring: LeBron James, Don Cheadle
Release date: July 16, 2021
Talking Old Stories to a New Audience, LeBron James's Long-Awaited SequelSpace Jam will finally be released in 2021. Starring Don Cheadle alongside basketball legend and producer Ryan Coogler, it's impossible to say just how captivating the followers that Malcolm D. Lee has created are. -up will.
Jungle Cruise (2021)
Director: Jaume Colle-Serra
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramirez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, Paul Giamatti
Release date: July 30, 2021
New to cinema 2021, Jungle Cruise is this new movie (franchise?) following the path so well blazed"Pirates of the Caribbean, based on the Disney theme park attraction of the same name. Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt are the stars, respectively, of a riverboat captain and a scientist looking for a magical cure in this Depression-era action adventure. Comedian Jack Whitehall also joins in on the fun, playing Blunt's character's brother. Collet-Serra worked on a series of action-thrillers with Liam Neeson ("Suburban train", «Without stops", «Unknown"), so there's a chance this movie will be a little darker than expected.
What films will be releasedAUGUST
Respect
Director: Liesl Tommy
Starring: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Marc Maron
Release date: August 13, 2021
Jennifer Hudson is set to play the role of Aretha Franklin in Liesl Tommy's biopic about the legendary singer. It was originally scheduled for release in January before, like many other films, it was delayed due to the coronavirus. Respect will cover much of Franklin's life, starting with her childhood days (played by Skye Dakota Turner). As a child, she sang in the church choir of her father, a Baptist minister (Forest Whitaker). Around the middle of the 20th century, she became an international music superstar and civil rights activist.
Suicide Squad (2021)
Director: James Gunn.
Starring: Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney.
Release date: August 6, 2021.
Suicide Squad 2016 may be rotten, but a 2021 sequel might just redeem the series. Most of the main cast returns and Idris Elba joins a new role. The all-star cast also adds Storm Reed, Flula Borg, Nathan Fillion and Pete Davidson. James Gunn attached to direct before he returns to Disney forGuardians of the Galaxy 3.
Deep Waters (2021)
Director: Adrian Line.
Starring: Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Tracey Letts.
Release date: August 13, 2021 (formerly November 13, 2020).
Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas star in director Adrian Lyne's thriller based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith (Strangers on the train, The Talented Mr Ripley, Carol) about a married couple feuding with each other and starting to play a dangerous mind. playing with each other, which eventually led to murder.
The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
Director: Patrick Hughes
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Richard E. Grant, Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas, Frank Grillo
Release date: August 20, 2021 (previously August 28, 2020)
Assassin's bodyguard 2017 didn't quite wow the critics, but it was a moderate hit at the box office, so why not try again? As the title suggests, Salma Hayek's Sonia must now be saved, so Michael (Ryan Reynolds) and Darius (Samuel L. Jackson) team up again to save her.
Candyman (2020)
Director: Nia DaCosta
Cast: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tony Todd, Teyonah Parris
Release date: 27 August 2021 (previously October 16, 2020).
Longtime fan and contemporary horror maestro Jordan Peele is producing this sequel, not a remake of the classic 1992 horror film about the murdered son of a slave whose ghost haunts the Chicago block where the Cabrini Green apartment buildings once stood. We don't yet know exactly which direction the new story will take, but we do know that Nia DaCosta is directing (Little Woods ), starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman ) and Teyona Parris (If Beale Street could talk ). with Tony Todd reprising his role as the iconic title character.
The Beatles: Come Back (2021)
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: The Beatles
Release date: August 27, 2021 (previously September 4, 2020)
Following his world-famous World War I documentary "They don't age." Peter Jackson sets his sights on the Fab Four. New documentary uses never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage as the Beatles record their 1970 album Let It Be, as well as their legendary rooftop performance at Apple Records in London.
What films will be releasedOCTOBER
Dune (2020)
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Javier Bardem, Jason Momoa, Dave Bautista, Zendaya
Release date: October 1, 2021 (previously December 18, 2020)
Acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve takes on the daunting task of adapting Frank Herbert's massive sci-fi epic more than 30 years after David Lynch attempted the same and, according to many fans, failed. At the very least, Villeneuve has put together an impressive cast (just look at those names!), so now it's up to him and his co-writers to craft an interesting script from intimidating source material.
Uncharted (2021)
Director: TBD (Reuben Flesicher Wanted by Sony)
Cast: Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg
Release date: October 8, 2021
Based on the popular video game series of the same name, this Indiana Jones-style action-adventure has been in development for over a decade, but it wasn't until June 2019 that we started to have solid momentum. in topic. Tom Holland has been confirmed to star in the film and is slated to begin production in early 2020. In September 2019 Travis Knight (Kubo and Two Strings, Bumblebee) signed on to direct, although Sony's accelerated schedule eventually unsettled him. running. Mark Wahlberg has also signed on to co-star, and Sony is eyeing the director, according to the latest reports.Zombieland Ruben Fleischer, who will replace Knight as director.
Halloween Kills (2021)
Director: David Gordon Green.
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Anthony Michael Hall.
Release date: October 15, 2021.
The duo of director David Gordon Green and writer Danny McBride turned out to be successful in a 2018 sequel that nullified all others. halloween, which is why they recently announced two more films to complete the new trilogy. The second installment, which will see the return of the freshly-cool Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her grown daughter (Judy Greer), will hit theaters just before Halloween.
G.I. Joe: Cobra toss. Snake Eyes (2021)
Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Henry Golding, Samara weaving, Iko Uwais
Release date: October 22, 2021 (previously October 23, 2020)
This is reportedly the origin story (or maybe not?) of G.I. Snake Eyes, a silent ninja/commando previously portrayed by Ray Park in the G.I. Joe". Snake Eyes' past has always been shrouded in mystery, except for the fact that he was once a close friend of the enemy Storm Shadow ninja and the fact that the explosion not only severely disfigured his face, but also fried his vocal cords. In other words, it's going to be a prequel, especially since they've hired Henry Golding to play the part.
What films will be releasedNOVEMBER
House of Gucci
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Lady Gaga, Al Pacino
Release date: November 24, 2021
The film tells the story of Patricia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Maurizio Gucci (Lady Gaga), who plotted to kill her husband, the grandson of the famous fashion designer Guccio Gucci (Adam Draver). After 12 years of marriage, Gucci left his wife in 1985 for a young mistress. Reggiani was found guilty of organizing the murder of her ex-husband. The tragedy occurred on the steps of his office in Italy in 1995. For her terrible crime, she was nicknamed the Black Widow. She was released in 2016 after serving 18 years in prison.
Elvis
Director: Baz Luhrmann.
Cast: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks.
Release date: November 5, 2021
Austin Butler has beaten many contenders for the role of the famous king of rock and roll in this biopic from Warner Brothers. With Baz Luhrmann on board to write and direct, this is sure to be a luxurious cinematic experience. Tom Hanks also plays a minor role.
Eternals (2021)
Director: Chloe Zhao
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kumail Nanjiani, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kit Harington, Brian Tyree Henry
Release date: November 5, 2021 (previously February 12, 2021).
The second Marvel Phase 4 movie goes space again with Eternal . Most of the cast has been announced piecemeal, with a big introduction at Comic-Con 2019 and a key addition made in August. In short, the Eternals are powerful immortals who helped shape humanity and history on Earth, and the cast includes a host of big names, from Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek to Kumail Nanjiani and a couple of kings.The game of thrones, Richard Madden and Kit Harington. . Also, director Chloe Zhao doesn't slouch herself; she had one of the most reviewed films of 2018 in The Rider . We just have to see how well it transitions into big-budget special effects blockbusters.
Spiderman: No Way Home
Director: John Watts.
Starring: Tom Holland.
Release date: November 5, 2021.
After a tense stalemate between Sony and Disney, Spider-Man will return for the third installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With an intense cliffhanger at the end of the latest film, we can't wait to see what's next for the friendly neighborhood hero!
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3 (2020)
Director: David Yates
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Johnny Depp, Ezra Miller, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Katherine Waterston
Release date: November 12, 2021
SecondFantastic Beasts the film failed to find its audience, but with a world as big asHarry Potter Universe, there will definitely be something to draw them back. J.K. Rowling returns as screenwriter for this original franchise and Eddie Redmayne will reprise his role as the enigmatic Newt Scamander.
Mission Impossible 7 (2021)
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise
Release date: November 19, 2021
Tom Cruise will return to action in the seventh installment of the franchise, which showcased his willingness to engage in deadly stunts. Christopher McQuarrie will also return as writer and director after playing these roles in the last two films. I hope he manages to score a hat-trick with his third Certified Fresh film in a row.
What films will be releasedDECEMBER
West Side Story (2021)
Director: Steven Spielberg.
Cast: Rita Moreno, Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler.
Release date: December 10, 2021 (previously December 18, 2020).
Steven Spielberg's new adaptation of the famous Broadway musical of the same name, which itself is an alternative to Shakespeare's " Romeo and Juliet"will finally see the light of day at the end of 2020. Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler played the role of Tony and Maria, two teenagers from 1950s New York who belong to rival gangs but fall in love and must deal with the consequences.
Matrix 4 (2022)
Director: Lana Wachowski
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lambert Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nei Patrick Harris, Jonathan Groff, Jessica Henwick, Priyanka Chopra
Release date: December 22, 2021 (previously April 1, 2022)
Somehow, Neo and Trinity are going to return to the world.matricesas Lana Wachowski is about to bring us another sci-fi adventure set in the digital world she helped create back in 1999. We won There won't be Agent Smith or Morpheus this time around, but the likes of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Henwick and Priyanka Chopra are joining the cast, so it's exciting. Once the film was already delayed until 2022 after it was originally scheduled to open in May 2021, and has now been pushed back again to a very competitive Christmas weekend.
Monsters on Vacation 4 (2021)
Director: TBD
Cast: Adam Sandler
Release date: December 22, 2021
Adam Sandler may be busy with critical raves for Uncut Gems (Certified Fresh at 92%), but families will be delighted to hear that he will return as Dracula inHotel Transylvania 4 just in time for the Christmas release. .
Sing 2 (2021)
Director: TBD
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Selena Gomez, Shawn Mendes, John C. Reilly, Idina Menzel, Resse Witherspoon, Nick Kroll, Scarlett Johansson
Release date: December 22, 2021
Originally slated for Christmas 2020, Universal's Sing 2 will be released in the summer of 2021. The animated film about the talent of the koala will see the return of most of the main cast, with the addition of Idina Menzel and Selena Gomez. It will most likely be another big family hit.
Sherlock Holmes 3
Director: TBD
Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Rachel McAdams
Release date: December 22, 2021
With Robert Downey Jr. freed from the MCU, it's finally time for the long-awaited sequelSherlock Holmes . By 2021, it will be ten years since RDJ and Jude Law last brought their mischievous friendship to Victorian England. Rachel McAdams returns as Irene Adler from a screenplay by Chris Brancato, best known for his work on television infilms"Hannibal" and "Narko" .
Babylon
Director: Damien Chazelle
Starring: Emma Stone (in talks), Brad Pitt (in talks)
Release date: December 25, 2021
Writer-director Damien Chazelle's fifth film, like his Oscar-winning "La La Land", is another tribute to old Hollywood, literally this time. The story is about a transitional period when the silent film era began to give way to "talkies" and Emma Stone and Brad Pitt entered into negotiations to star in the film. Based on the release date and the announced plans for a wide release expansion early next year, it definitely looks like she's going to be in contention for the awards.
Release date will be announced later
SpongeBob: Sponge on the Run (2021)
Director: Tim Hill
Cast: Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown, Roger Bumpass, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence
Release date: TBD (previously August 7, 2020)
The long-running, wildly popular animated series is back on the big screen as the entire gangSponge Bob Square Pants back on a new adventure. This time, SpongeBob and Patrick are on a rescue mission to bring back Gary, who was captured by Poseidon, and end up in the mystical land of Atlantic City.
Stillwater (2020)
Director: Tom McCarthy
Starring: Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin, Camille Cottin
Release date: TBD (previously November 6, 2020)
Matt Damon stars in this thriller about an Oklahoma oil rig worker who travels to Marseille, France to solve a mystery and clear his daughter's name while she is in jail for a crime she says she didn't commit. The film co-stars Abigail Breslin (probably as a daughter) and is directed and co-written by Tom McCarthy, who won a pair of Oscars for 2015 in spotlightso there's a significant pedigree behind this project, and there's no reason not to be optimistic about it.
Main character (2020)
Director: Sean Levy.
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lel Rel Howery.
Release date: TBD (previously - December 11, 2020)
Ryan Reynolds brings his sarcastic wit and boyish everyman charm to this self-contained comedy based on special effects. He plays Guy, a nondescript non-character (NPC) bank teller in a violent open-world video game who suddenly becomes self-aware and decides to take his fate into his own hands. Expect a lot of ironic, presumptuous humor and over-the-top shenanigans in action films that, starring Ryan Reynolds, are essentially a genre of their own these days.
Death on the Nile (2020)
Director: Kenneth Branagh.
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Annette Bening, Rose Leslie, Letitia Wright.
Release date: TBD (previously December 18, 2020)
Kenneth Branagh will return as Detective Hercule Poirot after the surprise success of the 2017 film Murder on the Orient Express", which Branagh also filmed.At the moment, big names such as Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Annette Bening, Letitia Wright and Rose Leslie have joined the detective.
Wicked (2021)
Director: Stephen Daldry
Cast: to be determined
Release date: TBD (previously 22 December 2021)
It seems that fans of the musical have always been waiting for the film adaptation. Wicked, and in 2021 they will finally get their wish. Cast details have yet to be announced, but with legacies like Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth to match, the lucky ladies who get the gig will have to fill huge boots. For Lea Michele!
Black Adam (2022)
Director: TBD
Starring: Dwayne Johnson
Release date: 2022 (previously December 22, 2021)
Dwayne Johnson has been tied for the title role in " Black Adam" since at least 2014, but in 2021 he will finally hit the big screen and officially join the DCEU as an all-powerful anti-hero. Like Nemesis to Zachary Levi's Shazam, there is definitely a screen crossover to look forward to in the future. It's time for Dwayne Johnson to play the superhero we all know!
Flaming Samurai (2021)
Directed by: Chris Bailey, Mark Coutsier
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Cera, Michelle Yeoh, George Takei, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou
Release date: 2021
Originally slated for release in 2017, the all-star animated film will finally see the light of day in 2021. Inspired by Mel Brooks' classic western "Glittering saddles», the cast includes Michael Cera, Samuel L. Jackson and Ricky Gervais.
Dog power
Director: Jane Campion
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Paul Dano
Release date: 2021
It follows up toTops of the Lake: China GirlJane Campion to reunite with Elisabeth Moss for Netflixdog powerbased on the 1967 novel of the same name. Also starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The story revolves around two ranch brothers whose relationship changes when one falls in love with a local widow.
Pinocchio (2021)
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson
Cast: TBD
Release date: 2021
It was one of those projects that Guillermo del Toro had been developing for a long time, and it would also be his first foray into animation. The stop-motion adaptation of the classic fairy tale will reportedly be a bit darker than we're used to, with del Toro calling it a "brutalist fable." Like "The Power of the Dog", Netflix picked it up and set a 2021 release date; Whether the streaming giant will put it in theaters remains to be seen.
