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\n\t2026 is looking to be a top-tier year at the movie theater. <\/p>\n
\n\tThe latest installments in the Dune, Spider-Man and Avengers franchises will be released, while millennial nostalgia will continue at the multiplex with Devil Wears Prada and Practical Magic sequels. And new films from Christopher Nolan and Greta Gerwig will both be gracing Imax screens. (Though not at the same time, so don\u2019t expect a Barbenheimer repeat.)<\/p>\n
\n\tAs for star power, movies with Jacob Elordi, Tom Cruise, Ryan Gosling, Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Robert Pattinson and Ariana Grande are on the docket. Zendaya will have a particularly big year with the A24 release The Drama, Nolan\u2019s The Odyssey and the third Dune, plus Spider-Man: Brand New Day.<\/p>\n
\n\tThese are the most anticipated movies (with release dates) heading to theaters in 2026. <\/p>\n
\tDead Man\u2019s Wire (Jan. 9)<\/p>\n
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\n\tGus Van Sant\u2019s first feature in seven years \u2014 the longest gap in the two-time Oscar nominee\u2019s 40-year career \u2014 dramatizes the stranger-than-fiction 1977 kidnapping of mortgage broker Richard Hall (Dacre Montgomery) by aspiring entrepreneur Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgard). Colman Domingo, Cary Elwes, Myha\u2019la and Al Pacino also star in the witty social thriller.<\/p>\n
\tPeople We Meet on Vacation (Jan. 9)<\/p>\n
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\n\tThis adaptation of Emily Henry\u2019s frothy best-seller stars Emily Bader (My Lady Jane) and Tom Blythe (The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) as best friends who take annual summer vacations together, only for one particular trip to cause a sudden rift.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\t28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (Jan. 16)<\/p>\n
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\n\tFresh off the modest box office success of Danny Boyle\u2019s revival of the horror franchise comes the next installment, helmed by Nia DaCosta, who had a great 2025 with the critically acclaimed Hedda. This one picks up where 28 Years Later left off and centers on Ralph Fiennes\u2019 Dr. Ian Kelson.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tMercy (Jan. 23)<\/p>\n
\n\tIt\u2019s 2029, and an AI judge (played by Rebecca Ferguson) is presiding over a grisly murder case, with the victim (Annabelle Wallis) being the wife of a detective (Chris Pratt) who\u2019d previously championed the judge\u2019s appointment. Things get complicated when he becomes the prime suspect.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tThe Moment (Jan. 30)<\/p>\n
\n\tIt\u2019s been a busy few months of breaking into acting for Charli XCX, having taken on key roles in the recent festival premieres Erupcja, Sacrifice and 100 Nights of Hero. It\u2019s all been building toward The Moment, a starring semi-autobiographical vehicle in which Charli plays a pop star preparing for her first headlining tour. She also produces and wrote the script with director and frequent collaborator Aidan Zamiri.<\/p>\n
\tSend Help (Jan. 30)<\/p>\n
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\n\tWhat if we told you The Evil Dead and Spider-Man OG trilogy mastermind Sam Raimi hadn\u2019t directed an original feature film in 17 years? That\u2019s but one reason to get very excited for this survival thriller, to say nothing of Rachel McAdams\u2019 return to the screen after taking a few years off, and her intriguing pairing with Dylan O\u2019Brien.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tWuthering Heights (Feb. 13)<\/p>\n
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\n\tWe know this will not be an ordinary adaptation of the classic Emily Bront\u00eb novel. Knowing Emerald Fennell, it\u2019ll surely stoke some controversy, inspire several memes and get plenty steamy. Indeed, just from casting announcements and trailer drops, it\u2019s already accomplished everything on that list. This version stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi (both returning Fennell collaborators), and features original music from Charli XCX.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tHow to Make a Killing (Feb. 20)<\/p>\n
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\n\tAfter striking indie gold with his feature-directorial debut Emily the Criminal (starring Aubrey Plaza), director John Patton Ford upgrades to the A24-verse with this story of a mysterious blue-collar man, played by Glen Powell, on the hunt for the inheritance that was taken from him when he was disowned at birth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tScream 7 (Feb. 27)<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe chaotic saga of the horror franchise\u2019s latest installment \u2014 punctuated by Melissa Barrera\u2019s firing due to her social-media comments about the war in Gaza, as well as Jenna Ortega\u2019s departure \u2014 at last comes to an end with this February release. The headline here is the anticipated return of Scream queen Neve Campbell, who didn\u2019t appear in the last movie due to a pay dispute.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tThe Bride! (March 6)<\/p>\n
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\n\tSome wild trailers and a release date push have only added to the intrigue surrounding this punk-infused take on Bride of Frankenstein, but the pedigree has always been there. It\u2019s Maggie Gyllenhaal\u2019s second feature film as a director, following her Oscar-nominated triumph of a debut in The Lost Daughter, and a cast filled with Oscar winners and nominees, led by current front-runner Jessie Buckley and Gyllenhaal\u2019s old Dark Knight co-star Christian Bale.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tThe Breadwinner (March 13)<\/p>\n
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\n\tStand-up superstar Nate Bargatze is making his feature film debut in the comedy, playing a new stay-at-home dad who is having a tough time adjusting to the role, with hilarity ensuing. Will Forte, Zach Cherry, Kumail Nanjiani and Mandy Moore also star in the film from director Eric Appel (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story).<\/p>\n
\tProject Hail Mary (March 20)<\/p>\n
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\n\tPhil Lord and Chris Miller direct the Andy Weir (The Martian) adaptation that stars Ryan Gosling as a reluctant astronaut who wakes up with no memory on a spacecraft headed to another solar system. He slowly deduces that he is the sole survivor of a mission to save Earth.<\/p>\n
\tThe Drama (April 3)<\/p>\n
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\n\tZendaya and Robert Pattinson are bringing their combined star power to the romantic dramedy from Kristoffer Borgli (Dream Scenario). They play an engaged couple that gets thrown into a tailspin during the lead-up to their wedding after an unexpected revelation about one of them. After all, nothing can cause an existential crisis quite like picking out table linens.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tThe Devil Wears Prada 2 (May 1)<\/p>\n
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\n\tThat\u2019s not all. The sequel to the beloved 2006 dramedy will follow Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) as her Runway empire faces the headwinds of modern print media and puts her into direct conflict with her former assistant turned high-powered executive, Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt). Anne Hathaway is back as Andy Sachs, alongside Stanley Tucci as Nigel.<\/p>\n
\tObsession (May 15)<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe biggest breakout of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival wasn\u2019t an awards season standout, but a horror movie from a first-time feature filmmaker. The movie from Curry Barker follows a music store employee who uses a supernatural toy to get his longtime crush to fall in love with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tI Love Boosters (May 22)<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe new movie from Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You) is a sci-fi comedy that, according to the logline, follows a \u201cgroup of shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven.\u201d The stacked cast includes Demi Moore, Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie and Taylour Paige.<\/p>\n
\tMandalorian & Grogu (May 22)<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe first Star Wars feature since 2019\u2019s Rise of Skywalker will see Jon Favreau expand his Mandalorian franchise to the big screen. Pedro Pascal will reprise his role as Mando alongside the adorable Grogu. Both will be joined by Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White (voicing Rotta the Hutt).<\/p>\n
\tMasters of the Universe (June 5)<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Idea of You star Nicholas Galitzine plays He-Man opposite Jared Leto\u2019s Skeletor and Camila Mendes\u2019 Teela in the live-action take on the \u201980s toy line and animated series. Masters is the first toy-to-film project for Mattel since the $1 billion success of Barbie.<\/p>\n
\tPower Ballad (June 5)<\/p>\n
\n\tThe latest feel-good musical movie from Once and Sing Street director John Carney follows Paul Rudd as wedding singer Rick and Nick Jonas as Danny, a past-his-prime pop star. When Danny takes Rick\u2019s song and turns it into a hit, Rick goes on a journey to claim the credit he sees as rightfully his in the Lionsgate movie.<\/p>\n
\tDisclosure Day (June 12)<\/p>\n
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\n\tSteven Spielberg is returning to the UFO genre with the screenplay from Jurassic Park writer David Koepp. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the first trailer for the Universal movie saw star Josh O\u2019Connor saying, \u201cPeople have a right to know the truth.\u201d Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo, Colin Firth, Wyatt Russell and Eve Hewson also star.<\/p>\n
\tToy Story 5 (June 19)<\/p>\n
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\n\tIn Disney and Pixar\u2019s Toy Story 5, Woody and Buzz have to face their toughest foe to date: a tablet (voiced by Greta Lee, no less!). Fellow franchise newcomer Conan O\u2019Brien is playing a potty training toy, Smarty Pants.<\/p>\n
\tSupergirl (June 26)<\/p>\n
\n\tAfter a brief appearance in Superman, the hard-partying Kara Zor-El (House of Dragon star Milly Alcock) is taking center stage with Krypto on a galaxy-spanning journey for revenge. Jason Momoa is playing the mercenary Lobo in the DC Studios spinoff.<\/p>\n
\tMoana (July 10)<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe live-action version of the 2026 Disney animated musical about a wayfarer who sets out on a mission to save her island home is directed by Hamilton director Thomas Kail. Dwayne Johnson will reprise his role with Maui, while Catherine Laga\u2019aia is cast as the heroine.<\/p>\n
\tThe Odyssey (July 14)<\/p>\n
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\n\tChristopher Nolan\u2019s take on the Greek epic cast what seems like half of Hollywood, including (but not limited to) Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Charlize Theron and Robert Pattinson. Following Oppenheimer\u2019s success across several premium formats, the film is the first blockbuster shot completely on Imax cameras.<\/p>\n
\tSpider-Man: Brand New Day (July 31)<\/p>\n
\n\tWhile the MCU is always racking up new entries, it will have been almost five years since the last Spider-Man when the new installment hits. Tom Holland\u2019s Peter Parker is now entering college with the hopes of putting his superhero alter ego behind him, but is brought back into the fray by new dangers. Sadie Sink, Liza Col\u00f3n-Zayas and Tramell Tillman are among the new entrants.<\/p>\n
\tCoyote vs. Acme (Aug. 28)<\/p>\n
\n\tThe live-action animated hybrid comedy is finally coming to theaters after years of uncertainty, following Warner Bros.\u2019 decision to shelve the movie in 2023. Filmmakers were allowed to shop the film, which follows a court case between Looney Tunes mainstay Wile E. Coyote and the ACME corporation. Will Forte and John Cena are among the live-action cast.<\/p>\n
\tThe Dog Stars (Aug. 28)<\/p>\n
\n\tThe latest from Ridley Scott is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller based novel of the same name by Peter Heller. Jacob Elordi stars as one of the survivors of a planet-wide virus who, along with an ex-Marine neighbor played by Josh Brolin, hopes and searches for a better way of life. <\/p>\n
\tClayface (Sept. 11)<\/p>\n
\n\tThe first non-Super film (as in \u2013man and \u2013girl) developed in the new DCU under James Gunn and Peter Safran. Mike Flanagan wrote the body horror about an actor (Tom Rhys Harries) who becomes disfigured and opts to be turned into clay by a fringe scientist (Naomi Ackie), with disastrous results. Speak No Evil filmmaker James Watkins directs.<\/p>\n
\tPractical Magic 2 (Sept. 18)<\/p>\n
\n\tMillennial nostalgia at the box office continues with this sequel to the 1998 movie about two unlucky-in-love sisters and witches, played by Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock. Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest will also reprise their roles for the sequel from director Susanne Bier, an adaptation of the 2021 book from Alice Hoffman, The Book of Magic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tResident Evil (Sept. 18)<\/p>\n
\n\tAfter his original horror Barbarian put actor-turned-filmmaker Zach Cregger on Hollywood\u2019s radar, 2025\u2019s Weapons made him one of the town\u2019s most sought-after directors. For his latest, Cregger opted to tackle a Resident Evil film, noting that it will more closely align with the video game series and not the film franchise. Weapons actor Austin Abrams will lead the cast.<\/p>\n
\tDigger (Oct. 2 2026)<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe tagline for the latest film from Oscar-winner Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu (his first English-language movie since 2015\u2019s The Revenant) is \u201ca comedy of catastrophic proportions.\u201d Digger pairs the filmmakers with star Tom Cruise playing as Digger Rockwell, described as the most powerful man in the world on a mission to prove he is humanity\u2019s savior. Sandra H\u00fcller, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, Sophie Wilde, Riz Ahmed and Emma D\u2019Arcy round out the cast of the Warner Bros. picture.<\/p>\n
\tVerity (Oct. 2)<\/p>\n
\n\tOne of several upcoming Colleen Hoover adaptations, following the success of It Ends With Us and the slightly less successful Regretting You. Amazon MGM Studios\u2019 Verity stars Dakota Johnson as writer Lowen Ashleigh, who is enlisted to finish the latest novel by Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway), a best-selling author who had an accident that left her unable to complete her latest work.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tThe Social Reckoning (Oct. 9)<\/p>\n
\n\tAaron Sorkin\u2019s follow-up to The Social Network centers on Facebook whistleblower and data scientist Frances Haugen (played by Oscar winner Mikey Madison) as she leaks internal data that shows the tech giant\u2019s knowledge of large-scale safety concerns on its platforms. Jeremy Strong will play Mark Zuckerberg in the Sony feature, with an ensemble cast that includes Jeremy Allen White, Bill Burr, Wunmi Mosaku, Billy Magnussen and Betty Gilpin.<\/p>\n
\tWhalefall (Oct. 16)<\/p>\n
\n\tAustin Abrams plays a scuba diver who gets swallowed alive by a sperm whale and attempts to escape. The 20th Century Studios and Imagine film is a biblical spin on the escape action thriller genre. Brian Duffield directs a cast that also includes Josh Brolin, Elisabeth Shue and John\u00a0Ortiz.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tThe Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (Nov. 20)<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Lionsgate prequel focuses on Haymitch Abernathy (played by Woody Harrelson in the original films) as he competes in the 50th annual Hunger Games. Joseph Zada will play the young Haymitch, with Whitney Peak co-starring, while Jesse Plemons will play Plutarch Heavensbee, opposite Ralph Fiennes as President Coriolanus Snow, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman and Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket. Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are expected to reprise their roles from the original trilogy.<\/p>\n
\tMeet the Parents 4: Focker In-Law (Nov. 25)<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Fockers are heading back to the big screen, with Ariana Grande (in her first post-Wicked role) playing a future in-law to Ben Stiller\u2019s Greg Focker. Skyler Gisondo has been cast as the younger Focker and Grande-betrothed, joining a returning cast that includes Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner, Owen Wilson and Teri Polo in the Paramount film.<\/p>\n
\tNarnia (Nov. 26)<\/p>\n
\n\tFor the first of at least two new Narnia movies, Greta Gerwig is adapting C.S. Lewis\u2019 The Magician\u2019s Nephew, with Emma Mackey playing the White Witch who battles with Aslan, rumored to be Meryl Streep. Daniel Craig and Carey Mulligan are also cast in the film that is getting an unprecedented run in Imax theaters before heading to Netflix.<\/p>\n
\tJumanji 4 (Dec. 11)<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Jumanji films, the last of which came out in 2019, focus on a group of friends who get trapped inside a video game as a collection of avatars. Nick Jonas, Rhys Darby and Danny DeVito are returning for the threequel, along with stars Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson and director Jake Kasdan.<\/p>\n
\tAvengers: Doomsday (Dec. 18)<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Russo brothers are returning to direct the latest Avengers film that will see the return of many (many, many) MCU favorites, including Chris Evans\u2019 Captain America. The superheroes \u2014 everyone from the original X-Men to the Fantastic Four \u2014 will face off against Doctor Doom, played by Marvel patriarch Robert Downey Jr.<\/p>\n
\tDune: Part Three (Dec. 18)<\/p>\n
\n\tThe third outing of the House Atreides will see series newcomer Robert Pattinson joining Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, along with franchise returners Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor-Joy and Rebecca Ferguson. The film, based on Frank Herbert\u2019s Dune Messiah, is planned as the final in Denis Villeneuve\u2019s Dune film series.<\/p>\n
\tWerwulf (Dec. 25)<\/p>\n
\n\tAfter tackling witches, vikings and vampires, Robert Eggers\u2019 follow-up to 2024\u2019s Nosferatu will center on werewolves. Set in 13th century England, the Focus Features horror movie will reteam Eggers with his Nosferatu actors Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026 is looking to be a top-tier year at the movie theater. The latest installments in the Dune,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":380917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[6847,88,13168,12720],"class_list":{"0":"post-380916","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-avengers-doomsday","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-spider-man-brand-new-day","11":"tag-the-odyssey"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}