{"id":202395,"date":"2025-12-26T07:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/202395\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T07:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:23:07","slug":"the-32-films-were-most-excited-to-watch-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/202395\/","title":{"rendered":"The 32 Films We&#8217;re Most Excited To Watch In 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/tag\/movies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Movie<\/a> buffs, cinephiles and stay-at-home streamers alike are set to be very well fed in 2026 with a huge slate of exciting films being released.\n<\/p>\n<p>As 2025 approaches its end and people reflect on their favourite releases of the year (shout out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/michael-b-jordans-sinners-new-movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sinners<\/a>, Bugonia and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/bridget-jones-weight-mad-about-the-boy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy<\/a>), we can start getting excited about all of the movies being released next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From blockbuster franchises and long-awaited sequels to star-studded dramas and animated flicks, 2026 is shaping up to be a huge year in film. Here\u2019s what you can look forward to:<\/p>\n<p>Send Help<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: January 30, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Sam Raimi<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Rachel McAdams, Dylan O\u2019Brien<\/p>\n<p>Send Help follows Linda Liddle (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/rachel-mcadams-movie-roles-turned-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">McAdams<\/a>) and her boss, Bradley Preston (O\u2019Brien), as they become stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. They must work together to survive while also overcoming their past grievances, and I cannot wait to see how this turns out.<\/p>\n<p>The psychological thriller-slash-horror has been described as a blend of Misery and Cast Away and was partly filmed in Sydney earlier this year. It marks the first time McAdams and O\u2019Brien have worked together, but the second time Raimi has directed McAdams after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/different-dr-stranges-multiverse-madness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Moment<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: January 30, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Aidan Zamiri<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Charli xcx, Rachel Sennot, Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd, Kylie Jenner<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/charli-xcx-film-the-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Moment<\/a>\u00a0is co-written by\u00a0Zamiri\u00a0and\u00a0Bertie Brandes and is based on an original idea by Charli herself. It follows a rising pop star preparing for her first arena tour while trying to navigate the pressure cooker that is pop stardom in the social media age. So, in other words\u2026 Charli is playing Charli.<\/p>\n<p>Described as \u201ca flashy, tongue-in-cheek hyper-pop mockumentary\u201d, The Moment will also see Jenner follow in her sister\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/alls-fair-kim-kardashian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Kim Kardashian\u2018s acting footsteps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWuthering Heights\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: February 11, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Emerald Fennell<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi<\/p>\n<p>Loosely inspired by Emily Bront\u00eb\u2019s 1947 gothic novel of the same name, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/wuthering-heights-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u201cWuthering Heights\u201d<\/a> is about the intense love between Catherine Earnshaw (Robbie) and Heathcliff (Elordi).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Robbie is producing the film under her label LuckyChap Entertainment after previously producing Fennell\u2019s films Promising Young Woman and Saltburn, which also starred Elordi. Pop queen Charli xcx is also coming for EGOT status and contributing an album of original songs for the film.<\/p>\n<p>Scream 7<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: February 27, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Kevin Williamson<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, Anna Camp, Mckenna Grace<\/p>\n<p>The seventh instalment in the Scream franchise sees a new Ghostface killer emerge in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott (Campbell) has built her new life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Melissa Barrera\u00a0was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/neve-campbell-returns-scream-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">fired from the film<\/a> in 2023 for sharing pro-Palestine posts on social media and\u00a0Jenna Ortega left the project a few days later due to changes in the creative team and cast, so there will definitely be a lot of eyes on this press tour.<\/p>\n<p>The Bride!<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: March 6, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, Pen\u00e9lope Cruz<\/p>\n<p>Following the release of Guillermo del Toro\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/frankenstein-trailer-2025-netflix-jacob-elordi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Frankenstein<\/a> this year, Gyllenhaal is putting her own spin on the iconic monster tale, drawing inspiration from the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein. The Bride! is set in the 1930s and sees Dr. Euphronius (Bening) give life to a murdered woman to create a companion for Frankenstein\u2019s monster (Bale).<\/p>\n<p>The film marks the first time Gyllenhaal has directed her brother and reunites her with Buckley, who she directed in The Lost Daughter, and Bale, who she acted alongside in The Dark Knight.<\/p>\n<p>Hoppers<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: March 6, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Daniel Chong<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm<\/p>\n<p>Pixar\u2019s upcoming film Hoppers follows an animal lover named Mabel (Curda) whose mind is transferred into a robotic beaver to save the local animal habitat from destruction.<\/p>\n<p>The animation studio will be hoping it\u2019s a success after its previous film, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/elio-pixar-gay-subtext-removed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Elio<\/a>, received positive reviews but underperformed at the box office. For what it\u2019s worth, I thought it was fantastic.<\/p>\n<p>Project Hail Mary<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: March 20, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Directors: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Ryan Gosling, Sandra H\u00fcller<\/p>\n<p>Based on Andy Weir\u2019s novel of the same name, Project Hail Mary follows astronaut Ryland Grace (Gosling), who awakens on an interstellar spacecraft with no memory of himself or his mission. New fear unlocked. <\/p>\n<p>The screenplay is written by Drew Goddard, who previously received an Oscar nomination for his adaptation of Weir\u2019s novel The Martian.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: April 3, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Directors: Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Keegan-Michael Key, Jack Black, Benny Safdie<\/p>\n<p>A sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie, this film sees Mario (Pratt), Luigi (Day), Princess Peach (Taylor-Joy) and Toad (Key) venture into outer space to face off against Bowser\u2019s son, Bowser Jr. (Safdie).<\/p>\n<p>The first movie broke multiple box-office records and is the third-highest-grossing animated film of all time, so there\u2019s no doubt the sequel will also be hugely popular amongst kids and adults alike. Let\u2019s just hope teens don\u2019t trash the cinemas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/a-minecraft-movie-chicken-jockey-tiktok-trend\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">as they did for The Minecraft Movie earlier this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Michael<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: April 24, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Antoine Fuqua<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Jaafar Jackson, Colman Domingo, Nia Long, Miles Teller<\/p>\n<p>The much-anticipated Michael Jackson biopic follows the pop icon\u2019s career from his time with the Jackson 5 to becoming a megastar in the 1980s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The musical drama was first announced in 2019 and began filming in 2024, with Michael Jackson\u2019s nephew taking on the lead role in his film debut.<\/p>\n<p>Mother Mary<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: April 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: David Lowery<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, FKA Twigs<\/p>\n<p>Hathaway is entering her full pop star era in Mother Mary, which features original songs from Jack Antonoff and Charli xcx. Between acting in The Moment and writing songs for two different films, our brat queen has been very busy.<\/p>\n<p>The film follows the psychosexual affair\u00a0between pop singer Mary (Hathaway) and fashion designer Sam (Coel) after they\u2019re drawn back together for Mary\u2019s new tour. As a huge fan of fictional pop stars (Miley Cyrus\u2018 Ashley O in Black Mirror, Hilary Duff\u2018s Isabella Parigi in The Lizzie McGuire Movie and Lady Gaga\u2018s Ally Maine in A Star Is Born, among others), I will definitely be watching.<\/p>\n<p>The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: May 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: David Frankel<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/the-devil-wears-prada-2-sequel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/a>, the long-awaited sequel to the 2006 film, is based on the 2013 novel Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns. It follows Miranda Priestly (Streep) battling the decline of print media in the digital age, while her former assistant Emily (Blunt) is a powerful exec and Andy Sachs (Hathaway) navigates her own career.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the original cast returning, the film also stars Simone Ashley, Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, B. J. Novak, Pauline Chalamet and Aussie actor Patrick Brammall, as well as cameo appearances from Lady Gaga and Donatella Versace.<\/p>\n<p>The Sheep Detectives<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: May 8, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Kyle Balda<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, Nicholas Braun and Nicholas Galitzine<\/p>\n<p>The Sheep Detectives follows George Hardy (Jackman), a shepherd who loves to read murder mysteries to his sheep. When he is found dead under mysterious circumstances, the sheep take it upon themselves to solve the crime. Think Knives Out for families.<\/p>\n<p>Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: May 22, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Jon Favreau<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White<\/p>\n<p>Rather than a fourth season of The Mandalorian, Lucasfilm announced in January 2024 that a feature film was in production. The film continues the adventures of lone bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pascal) and his apprentice Grogu and will also star White as\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/the-mandalorian-grogu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the voice of Jabba the Hutt\u2019s son, Rotta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Masters of the Universe<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: June 5, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Travis Knight<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Nicholas Galitzine, Jared Leto, Camila Mendes, Alison Brie, Idris Elba, Kristen Wiig<\/p>\n<p>Galitzine stars as Prince Adam-slash-He-Man, who must save his home planet of Eternia from the evil forces of Skeletor (Leto).<\/p>\n<p>A new He-Man film was first reported to be in development in 2007, with Jon M. Chu also rumoured to be in talks to direct an adaptation of the popular Mattel franchise in 2012. Netflix even acquired the rights from Sony in 2022 for a film adaptation with Kyle Allen in the titular role, but the film was cancelled in 2023 after spending USD $30 million in development.<\/p>\n<p>He-Man has become somewhat of a gay icon since the Masters of the Universe franchise first launched in 1982, so it will be interesting to see if this adaptation leans into that. Personally, after seeing Galitzine in Red, White &amp; Royal Blue, my fingers are crossed.<\/p>\n<p>Disclosure Day<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: June 12, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Steven Spielberg<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Emily Blunt, Josh O\u2019Connor, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo<\/p>\n<p>Disclosure Day is an upcoming UFO film based on Spielberg\u2019s own idea about\u00a0humanity confronting the undeniable existence of alien life. It was first announced in April 2024 and is tipped to be the movie of the summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Scary Movie 6<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: June 12, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Michael Tiddes<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans<\/p>\n<p>Released 13 years after its predecessor, Scary Movie 6 will serve as a reboot of the beloved franchise with Farris and Hall both reprising their roles. The movie will parody modern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/tag\/horror-movies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">horror films<\/a>, with Marlon Wayans suggesting that Get Out, Nope, Long Legs, Heretic and Sinners could all be incorporated somehow.<\/p>\n<p>Toy Story 5<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: June 19, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Andrew Stanton<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Anna Faris, Greta Lee<\/p>\n<p>Toy Story 5 will see the beloved group of toys deal with the dominance of technology as their owner Bonnie becomes obsessed with a tablet named Lilypad (Lee). If it\u2019s anything like its predecessors, expect a lot of heart and plenty of tears.<\/p>\n<p>Supergirl<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: June 26, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Craig Gillepsie<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Milly Alcock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Momoa<\/p>\n<p>After a brief appearance in Superman, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl (Alcock), is getting her own standalone film as part of the DC Extended Universe. The movie will see her travel around the galaxy to celebrate her 23rd birthday and encounter a tragedy that leads her on a murderous quest for revenge, as per.<\/p>\n<p>Minions 3<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: July 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Pierre Coffin<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Pierre Coffin<\/p>\n<p>Can you believe Minions 3 will be the SEVENTH film in the Despicable Me franchise?! Little is known about this film, except that it took the release date from Shrek 5 after that was pushed back to 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Moana<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: July 10, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Thomas Kail<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Catherine Laga\u2019aia, Dwayne Johnson<\/p>\n<p>Disney\u2019s latest live-action project, Moana, will star Aussie actress Laga\u2019aia in her film debut as Moana and Johnson reprising his role as Maui from the animated films. The animated film\u2019s lead star, Auli\u02bbi Cravalho, will serve as executive producer, and I\u2019m gonna bet that she\u2019ll make a cameo appearance.<\/p>\n<p>The Odyssey<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: July 17, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Christopher Nolan<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong\u2019o, Zendaya, Charlize Theron<\/p>\n<p>If you were going to place an early bet on which film will win big at the 2027 Academy Awards, it would be this one. Besides its absolutely stacked cast, it\u2019s the most expensive film of Nolan\u2019s career with an estimated budget of USD $250 million after filming took place across Morocco, Greece, Italy, Scotland, Iceland and Western Sahara.<\/p>\n<p>Based on Homer\u2019s ancient Greek epic The Odyssey, it follows Odysseus (Damon)\u2019s journey home after the Trojan War to reunite with his wife, Penelope (Hathaway). The book is very thick, so don\u2019t be surprised if this ends up being over three hours long.<\/p>\n<p>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: July 31, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Destin Daniel Cretton<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Mark Ruffalo<\/p>\n<p>The fourth film in the MCU Spider-Man series was first reported in 2019 but officially began filming in August 2025. Cretton only announced last week that filming had wrapped in England, so we\u2019ll probably have to wait a little while for a trailer to drop.<\/p>\n<p>Flowervale Street<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: David Robert Mitchell<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor<\/p>\n<p>Hathaway\u2019s fourth (!!) film of 2026 follows a family who begins to notice unusual happenings in their neighbourhood. Flowervale Street was filmed in 2024 and has had its release date pushed back twice, probably because the universe knows 2026 is well and truly Hathaway\u2019s year to dominate the box office.<\/p>\n<p>Practical Magic 2<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: September 18, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Susanne Bier<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/practical-magic-2-nicole-kidman-sandra-bullock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Practical Magic 2<\/a>, the sequel to the 1998 romantic fantasy film, is based on Alice Hoffman\u2019s 2021 novel The Book of Magic. In addition to its original cast, the film will also star Joey King, Solo Maridue\u00f1a, Maisie Williams and Lee Pace.<\/p>\n<p>Time will tell who each of these additional cast members will play, but I would personally love to see King play Kidman\u2019s daughter for the second time after A Family Affair.<\/p>\n<p>Digger<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: October 2, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Tom Cruise, Jesse Plemons, Sandra H\u00fcller, Riz Ahmed, Sophie Wilde, John Goodman<\/p>\n<p>Digger is described as a comedy of catastrophic proportions starring Cruise in one of his few comedic roles. It will be I\u00f1\u00e1rritu\u2019s first English-language film since The Revenant in 2015 and Cruise\u2019s first standalone film since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Production wrapped in May 2025 after six months of filming, including a two-day suspension when Goodman was hospitalised with a minor hip injury.<\/p>\n<p>The Social Reckoning<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: October 9, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Aaron Sorkin<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Jeremy Strong, Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison<\/p>\n<p>The Social Reckoning will serve as a companion piece to the 2010 film The Social Network, which portrayed the creation of Facebook. The new film will follow the events surrounding the 2021 Facebook leak by whistleblower Frances Haugen (Madison), with Strong replacing Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg.<\/p>\n<p>The Cat in the Hat<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: November 6, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Directors: Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Bill Hader, Xochitl Gomez, Quinta Brunson, America Ferrera, Bowen Yang<\/p>\n<p>A fun fact I learned recently was that the 2003 live-action version of The Cat in the Hat was so poorly received that Dr. Seuss\u2018s widow, Audrey Geisel, halted any future live-action adaptations of his works during her lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>Geisel then went on to executive produce the 2018 animated film The Grinch, which was a huge success and served as a green light for future animated adaptations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Cat in the Hat will star Hader in the titular role and will launch a shared universe called The Seussiverse with other animated Dr. Seuss films. Take that, Marvel.<\/p>\n<p>The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: November 20, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Francis Lawrence<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Joseph Zada, Jesse Plemons, Ralph Fiennes, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning,\u00a0Mckenna Grace, Glenn Close<\/p>\n<p>Personally, this is the film I am most excited to watch in 2026. Based on Suzanne Collins\u2019 book of the same name, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/sunrise-on-the-reaping-hunger-games-movie-cast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sunrise on the Reaping<\/a> serves as a prequel set 24 years before the first Hunger Games film.<\/p>\n<p>It follows Woody Harrelson\u2019s character Haymitch Abernathy, now played by Aussie actor Zada, as he is selected to compete in the 50th Hunger Games, aka the Quarter Quell.<\/p>\n<p>It was recently revealed that Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/jennifer-lawrence-josh-hutcherson-sunrise-on-the-reaping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">reprise their respective roles as Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mallark<\/a>, but you\u2019ll have to wait until next year (or just read the book) to find out how that works.<\/p>\n<p>Narnia: The Magician\u2019s Nephew<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: November 26, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Greta Gerwig<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Emma Mackey, Carey Mulligan, Daniel Craig<\/p>\n<p>It was announced in 2023 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/greta-gerwig-narnia-plot-cast-release-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Gerwig had signed a deal with Netflix<\/a> to write and direct two films based on The Chronicles of Narnia book series, with the first dropping late next year.<\/p>\n<p>While filming is currently underway, official plot and cast details remain scarce \u2014 though rumours suggest that both Meryl Streep and Charli xcx have been in talks to join the project. If true, I NEED to see these two paired up on the press tour.<\/p>\n<p>Jumanji 3<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: December 11, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Jake Kasdan<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Awkwafina, Danny DeVito<\/p>\n<p>Jumanji 3 will see the return of the original cast alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Cher, which sounds absolutely incredible if you ask me.<\/p>\n<p>Filming began in November 2025, so little is known about the plot and the official title.<\/p>\n<p>Avengers: Doomsday<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: December 18, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Mackie, Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, Channing Tatum, James Marsden, Tom Hiddleston, Simu Liu, Letitia Wright<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/avengers-doomsday-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Avengers Doomsday<\/a> will serve as the 39th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and stars a massive A-list ensemble <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/robert-downey-jr-dr-doom\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">led by Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A recent teaser confirmed that Evans, aka Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, will return alongside a stacked cast of superheroes for what\u2019s sure to be one of the biggest box office hits of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Dune: Part Three<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: December 18, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Director: Denis Villeneuve<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Robert Pattinson<\/p>\n<p>Move over, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedestrian.tv\/entertainment\/barbenheimer-barbie-oppenheimer-survival-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Barbenheimer<\/a>, Dunesday is here. The third and final film in the Dune trilogy will be released on the same day as the Avengers film, so stay tuned to see which premiere Pugh attends.<\/p>\n<p>Dune: Part Three\u00a0is based on the 1969 novel Dune Messiah and will see Pattinson join the cast. Oh, and if you\u2019ve been wondering why Chalamet has a buzz cut, it\u2019s reportedly because of this film.<\/p>\n<p>There you have it: 32 reasons to be excited for 2026. It\u2019s shaping up to be an incredible year for film, so you might as well book your favourite seat at the cinema in advance.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll see you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Movie buffs, cinephiles and stay-at-home streamers alike are set to be very well fed in 2026 with a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202396,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[7137,19219,49476,156,593,124059,409,33068,111,139,69,31699,23789,41188,80057,66348,89915],"class_list":{"0":"post-202395","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-avengers","9":"tag-charli-xcx","10":"tag-dune","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-film","13":"tag-jumanji","14":"tag-movies","15":"tag-narnia","16":"tag-new-zealand","17":"tag-newzealand","18":"tag-nz","19":"tag-scream","20":"tag-super-mario","21":"tag-the-devil-wears-prada","22":"tag-the-hunger-games","23":"tag-the-mandalorian","24":"tag-toy-story"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}