The Lost Daughter.<\/a> Now she\u2019s back with this monster film drawing inspiration from the 1935 Bride of Frankenstein. Jessie Buckley stars as the titular bride, with Christian Bale offering the latest take on Frankenstein\u2019s monster.<\/p>\nProject Hail Mary (Mar. 20)<\/p>\n
The dynamic duo of Phil Lord and Chris Miller teamed up with screenwriter Drew Goddard for the adaptation of Andy Weir\u2019s third hard sci-fi novel. The movie follows an astronaut (Ryan Gosling) who wakes up on a spacecraft with no idea how he got there\u2014and realizes it may be up to him to save humanity.<\/p>\n
Mother Mary (April)<\/p>\n
Director David Lowery has tackled several different genres throughout his career\u2014from indie dramas like A Ghost Story to big-budget fantasy adventure movies like Pete\u2019s Dragon and The Green Knight\u2014and now he\u2019s tackling the psychological thriller. The film follows the complex psychosexual bond between a pop singer (Anne Hathaway) and a fashion designer (Michaela Coel), which reignites when the former needs a dress for her comeback tour.<\/p>\n
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Apr. 3)<\/p>\n
The 2023 Super Mario Bros. Movie got mixed reviews but was a massive box office success that delivered endless references for Mario fanatics. This sequel, based on the 2007 game Super Mario Galaxy, should be no different. Benny Safdie and Brie Larson join the cast this time as the villainous Bowser Jr. and princess Rosalina.<\/p>\n
The Drama (Apr. 3)<\/p>\n
A happily engaged couple\u2019s wedding week goes off the rails when some disturbing truths about one of them come to light. That\u2019s basically all we know about the plot of this A24 drama from writer-director Kristoffer Borgli (Dream Scenario), starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. It\u2019s a juicy premise, hinted at in that intriguing teaser trailer.<\/p>\n
Michael (Apr. 24)<\/p>\n
Antoine Fuqua is tackling this wide-ranging biopic of Michael Jackson, with Jackson\u2019s nephew Jaafar stepping into the role of the King of Pop himself. Regarding the depiction of sexual abuse allegations against Jackson, producer Graham King has explained his intent to \u201chumanize but not sanitize and present the most compelling, unbiased story.\u201d Colman Domingo and Nia Long will play Joe and Katherine Jackson, respectively.<\/p>\n
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (May 1)<\/p>\n
Twenty years after the first Devil Wears Prada comes a sequel with the same writer-director-producer trio and many of the same actors reprising their roles: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Tracie Thoms, and Tibor Feldman. The plot itself isn\u2019t fully known, but it will presumably follow 2013\u2019s Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns, the sequel to the original novel.<\/p>\n
I Love Boosters (May 22)<\/p>\n
If writer-director Boots Riley\u2019s previous projects are anything to go by\u2014he made Sorry to Bother You and the underrated TV show I\u2019m a Virgo\u2014his sophomore feature will keep audiences guessing. Another wacky and satirical sci-fi comedy, this one centers on a group of shoplifters going after a fashion maven. The ensemble will include Keke Palmer, Taylour Paige, Naomi Ackie, Demi Moore, and LaKeith Stanfield.<\/p>\n
The Mandalorian and Grogu (May 22)<\/p>\n
Co-writers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni originally wrote a fourth season of The Mandalorian, but pivoted after the 2023 strikes delayed production and ultimately focused on a movie. In addition to Pedro Pascal\u2019s masked bounty hunter and everyone\u2019s favorite \u201cbaby Yoda,\u201d characters will include New Republic colonel Ward (Sigourney Weaver) and the live-action version of Rotta the Hutt (Jeremy Allen White), Jabba\u2019s son (first seen in Star Wars: The Clone Wars).<\/p>\n
Disclosure Day (Jun. 12)<\/p>\n
Little is known about Spielberg\u2019s mysterious new UFO picture, but the cast includes Emily Blunt, Josh O\u2019Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, Colman Domingo, and Wyatt Russell.<\/p>\n
Toy Story 5 (Jun. 19)<\/p>\n
Pixar\u2019s Pete Docter described the fifth Toy Story movie\u2019s logline as \u201cToy meets Tech,\u201d and it makes sense: The film introduces a new threat in the form of Lilypad (Greta Lee), a frog-like tablet that becomes the new favorite toy for eight-year-old Bonnie. Anna Faris and Conan O\u2019Brien join the cast as new characters, with most of the usual franchise alums (Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Blake Clark, John Ratzenberger, Tony Hale) also on board.<\/p>\n
Supergirl (Jun. 26)<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s Superman movie already soft-launched Kara Danvers (House of the Dragon\u2019s Milly Alcock) as Kal-El\u2019s jaded party-girl cousin. But she gets a story to herself in the second DC Universe film, during which she gets recruited by a young alien girl named Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley) to avenge her father\u2019s death at the hands of Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts).<\/p>\n
Moana (Jul. 10)<\/p>\n
The latest addition to Disney live-action remake collection will introduce Catherine Laga’aia as the titular Moana, the daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village who sets out to leave her home island and save her people. Dwayne Johnson reprises his role of the demigod Maui from the animated movies.<\/p>\n
Cut Off (Jul. 17)<\/p>\n
Jonah Hill directed this comedy film from a script he co-wrote with Ezra Woods about two wealthy siblings whose parents cut them off, forcing them to find a way of supporting themselves. The announced cast so far includes Hill, Kristen Wiig, Bette Midler, and Nathan Lane.<\/p>\n
The Odyssey (Jul. 17)<\/p>\n
Theaters started selling tickets for Christopher Nolan\u2019s take on Homer\u2019s epic a year in advance, so this one is a guaranteed blockbuster. It\u2019s also the most expensive film of Nolan\u2019s career, and the first to be shot only on IMAX 70 mm film. Matt Damon portrays Odysseus on the journey home, with Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, and Zendaya playing his son Telemachus, wife Penelope, and protector Athena.<\/p>\n
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Jul. 31)<\/p>\n
The first in a new trilogy of Spider-Man movies led by Tom Holland, Destin Daniel Cretton\u2019s second MCU entry (following Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) reintroduces Michael Mando\u2019s villainous Scorpion, last seen in Spider-Man: Homecoming. It also brings back characters like Mark Ruffalo\u2019s Bruce Banner, though the film will reportedly spend more time on Peter Parker taking down street-level criminals instead of genocidal supervillains.<\/p>\n
Flowervale Street (Aug. 14)<\/p>\n
David Robert Mitchell\u2019s first movie since 2018\u2019s Under the Silver Lake is a sci-fi flick starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, centered on a series of strange events happening to a family living in 1980s suburbia.<\/p>\n
Sense and Sensibility (Sep. 11)<\/p>\n
Jane Austen\u2019s first published novel already has one highly acclaimed adaptation: the 1995 Ang Lee film with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet as the flawed, lovable Dashwood sisters (plus love interests Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman). The new adaptation from director Georgia Oakley features Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esm\u00e9 Creed-Miles as Elinor and Marianne.<\/p>\n
Resident Evil (Sep. 18)<\/p>\n
The eighth installment in the Resident Evil film series is yet another reboot (following 2021\u2019s reboot Welcome to Raccoon City), this time presenting an original story set in that world without actually featuring any of the game characters. With writer-director Zach Cregger (of Barbarian and Weapons) involved, it\u2019s sure to be worth watching\u2014in fact, there\u2019s a good chance it\u2019ll be the best and spookiest Resident Evil movie yet.<\/p>\n
Practical Magic 2 (Sep. 18)<\/p>\n
Co-screenwriter Akiva Goldsman returned to co-write this sequel to the 1998 romantic fantasy comedy-drama about two sister witches (played by Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman) raised by their aunts (Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest) after their parents died from a family curse. All four are back for the sequel\u2014based on Alice Hoffman\u2019s sequel to the original novel\u2014and joined by Joey King, Xolo Maridue\u00f1a, Maisie Williams, and Lee Pace.<\/p>\n
Forgotten Island (Sep. 25)<\/p>\n
Most of the plot details for the next original DreamWorks Animation film from Puss in Boots: The Last Wish director Joel Crawford are still under wraps, but it reportedly follows two best friends (played by H.E.R. and Liza Soberano) who get trapped on the fantastical island of Nakali and can only escape by forgetting all their memories together. The voice cast will also include Lea Salonga, Dave Franco, Jenny Slate, and Manny Jacinto.<\/p>\n
The Social Reckoning (Sep. 25)<\/p>\n
Aaron Sorkin won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for The Social Network, the 2010 film about Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg). Now Jeremy Strong is stepping into the role of Zuck for the companion piece, this one focused on the 2021 Facebook leak by whistleblower Frances Haugen. Not only is Sorkin on board as writer, he is replacing David Fincher in the director\u2019s chair.<\/p>\n
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (Nov. 20)<\/p>\n
Suzanne Collins published the second of her two Hunger Games prequels just this year\u2014and as with The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Francis Lawrence (who also directed three of the four original movies) is back on board for the adaptation. This one depicts Haymitch Abernathy\u2019s participation in the Second Quarter Quell, set 24 years before the events of the first film. Other de-aged characters include Philip Seymour Hoffman\u2019s Plutarch Heavensbee, Donald Sutherland\u2019s President Coriolanus Snow, Stanley Tucci\u2019s Caesar Flickerman, and Elizabeth Banks\u2019s Effie Trinket, here played by Jesse Plemons, Ralph Fiennes, Kieran Culki, and Elle Fanning, in that order. Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson will also be reprising their roles.<\/p>\n
Focker In-Law (Nov. 25)<\/p>\n
Ben Stiller filmed the fourth movie in the Meet the Parents franchise at the same age<\/a> as Robert De Niro in the first movie. Fittingly, the plot also brings the series full circle: Now it\u2019s Greg (Stiller) and Pam\u2019s (Teri Polo) son (Skyler Gisondo) bringing a partner home to his parents. Ariana Grande, Beanie Feldstein, and Eduardo Franco also join the cast, with De Niro, Stiller, Polo, Owen Wilson, and Blythe Danner all returning.<\/p>\nDune: Part Three (Dec. 18)<\/p>\n
The third and final installment in Denis Villeneuve\u2019s Dune trilogy will follow the plot of Dune Messiah, jumping 12 years forward from Part Two and wrapping up the arc for Paul Atreides (Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet) and his Holy War. Joining the cast is Robert Pattinson (speculated to be playing villain Scytale), along with a re-animated version of swordmaster Duncan Idaho (Jason Momoa) from the first movie.<\/p>\n
Avengers: Doomsday (Dec. 18)<\/p>\n
The fourth Avengers film is the first since 2019\u2019s Endgame, and its scope is even bigger: Not only will the main Avengers face off against Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.), but they\u2019ll be joined by the Wakandans, the Fantastic Four, the original X-Men from the 20th Century Fox movies, and the newly christened New Avengers from Thunderbolts. That\u2019s a whole lot of characters to keep track of\u2014and this is just a prelude for 2027\u2019s Secret Wars.<\/p>\n
Werwulf (Dec. 25)<\/p>\n
From The Witch to Nosferatu, Robert Eggers excels at period horror, using language to immerse viewers in an inherently unfamiliar and disorienting setting. His newest will reportedly take place in 13th-century England and feature dialogue in Middle English. Eggers regulars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, and Ralph Ineson are signed on.<\/p>\n
The Christophers (TBD)<\/p>\n
Early buzz has been very positive for the fourth team-up between Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Ed Solomon (following Mosaic, No Sudden Move, and Full Circle). It\u2019s a darkly comic two-hander about an iconic painter (Ian McKellen) and the forger (Michaela Coel) hired by his heirs (James Corden and Jessica Gunning) to finish his incomplete paintings for profit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a stranger and more unpredictable time than ever in Hollywood, especially with the impending multi-billion-dollar deal that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202895,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[124250,156,9512,409,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-202894","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-culturepod","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-freelance","11":"tag-movies","12":"tag-new-zealand","13":"tag-newzealand","14":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202894","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=202894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}