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- 2025 is full of must-see sequels and intriguing original movies.
- Get ready for additions to the "Mission: Impossible," "Jurassic World," and "Knives Out" franchises.
- Brad Pitt stars in the sports drama "F1," and Ryan Coogler teams up with Michael B. Jordan in "Sinners."
From anticipated sequels like "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" to Marvel blockbusters like "Thunderbolts*," there's much to be excited about at the movies in 2025.
Here are the 32 titles we're most excited to see this year.
Universal
Director Leigh Whannell follows up his acclaimed remake of "The Invisible Man" in 2020 with another remake of a horror classic.
With "Wolf Man," he again teams with Blumhouse to modernize this thriller. Here, Christopher Abbott plays a father attacked by a werewolf who transforms into something horrifying, especially when there's a full moon.
Lionsgate
In this thriller set inside a small plane, Michelle Dockery plays an FBI agent who transports Topher Grace, who's playing a mafia informant.
Mark Wahlberg portrays the plane's pilot, who turns out to be a hitman hired to take out Grace's character.
Mel Gibson directs this movie, which will surely be one of the wackiest thrill rides of the year.
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Anthony Mackie returns as Sam Wilson, the latest Captain America.
Wilson must uncover the mastermind behind an incident that follows the election of President Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford).
Sony
In the latest installment of the popular franchise, the beloved Paddington Bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw) returns to his native Peru with the Brown family in tow to check in on his Aunt Lucy.
Warner Bros.
Writer-director Ryan Coogler took a break from the "Black Panther" franchise to make this horror movie.
It stars Michael B. Jordan as twin brothers who, after a tough stretch, return to their hometown for a restart only to encounter a great evil.
Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O'Connell, and Delroy Lindo also star.
Disney
This is the latest live-action remake of a beloved Disney animated movie.
Rachel Ziegler plays Snow White, while Gal Gadot is cast as the evil Queen.
Warner Bros.
Jack Black, Jason Momoa, and Danielle Brooks star in this big-screen take on the popular video game Minecraft.
Expect a lot of zany comedy, as "Napoleon Dynamite" director Jared Hess is at the helm.
Warner Bros.
Six years after his acclaimed movie "Parasite" became the first non-English-language movie to win the best picture Academy Award, director Bong Joon-ho finally gives us his next movie — and he's going in a different direction.
In this sci-fi black comedy, Robert Pattinson plays an "expendable," a disposable employee who sets out on extremely dangerous tasks that always result in his death. Afterward, his body always regenerates, leading to an unusual situation when one of his iterations survives.
Marvel Studios
Kicking off the 2025 summer movie season is this Marvel movie that focuses on the anti-heroes of the MCU. It includes Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), and Red Guardian (David Harbour).
Disney
We will get two live-action Disney remakes in 2025.
Here, Dean Fleischer Camp, the director of "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On," will update the beloved 2002 animated movie.
Chris Sanders, who directed that movie, will voice Stitch as he's done since 1985 when the character was originated . Zach Galifianakis, Bill Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Courtney B. Vance, and Hannah Waddingham also star.
Paramount Pictures
Marking the eighth installment in the "M:I" franchise and the direct sequel to 2023's "Dead Reckoning" (that's the one where Tom Cruise drove his motorcycle off a cliff), get ready for a thrilling end to this latest chapter that's certain to be full of dazzling stunts.
Lionsgate
Ana de Armas stars as Eve Macarro, a ballerina turned assassin.
The movie is set between chapters 3 and 4 in the "John Wick" franchise.
Pixar
In the latest movie from Pixar, we follow Elio, a young boy who accidentally becomes Earth's ambassador when aliens from the Communiverse make contact.
Now, Elio must form bonds with lifeforms across the galaxy to fix a major intergalactic crisis.
Sony
In the latest movie in the zombie franchise, original director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland return.
Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, and Cillian Murphy returns are starring this time.
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In this sports drama from "Top Gun: Maverick" director Joseph Kosinski, Brad Pitt plays a popular Formula 1 driver from the 1990s who was forced to retire after a horrific crash.
Now, an old friend (Javier Bardem) convinces him to come out of retirement and join his team to mentor a rookie (Damson Idris).
Universal Pictures
When the summer hits, Blumhouse is blessing us with the sequel to its hit 2022 horror movie. Allison Williams returns to battle M3GAN, presumably AI, after her doll form was destroyed at the end of the first movie.
Universal
Hollywood and moviegoers seemingly can't get enough of the "Jurassic" franchise.
Three years after closing out the "Jurassic World" trilogy, we now fast-forward five years later after the events of "Dominion" to follow a covert operations expert, played by Scarlett Johansson. She leads a team to secure genetic material from three massive dinosaurs that will bring life-saving benefits to mankind.
Gareth Edwards ("Rogue One," "The Creator") is directing the movie, which also stars Mahershala Ali.
Warner Bros.
We all have July 11 circled to catch a glimpse of James Gunn's anticipated take on the Man of Steel.
It will star David Corenswet as Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.
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Despite not having an official title yet, we have a good idea there will be a lot of slashing in the fourth movie in this horror franchise, created in the late 1990s.
Madelyn Cline ("Outer Banks," "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery") stars along with Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt, who both appeared in the first two movies.
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The latest reboot of the beloved superhero team is set in a 1960s retro-futuristic Earth where they take on Galactus and Silver Surfer.
Pedro Pascal plays Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby is Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn plays Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach is Ben Grimm/The Thing.
Universal Pictures
The characters from the popular children's book series return for a sequel.
Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramon, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, and Lilly Singh all reprise their roles.
Disney
Twenty one years after the beloved body swap tale, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, the two return for another freaky tale.
Universal
Bob Odenkirk returns as the unlikely badass.
Connie Nielsen, RZA, and Christopher Lloyd return for the sequel, complete with new characters played by Sharon Stone and Colin Hanks.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal writes, directs, and produces this remake of the 1935 classic "Bride of Frankenstein."
Jessie Buckley ("The Lost Daughter") will play Frankenstein's bride with Christian Bale portraying Frankenstein's monster.
The movie is a family affair as Gyllenhaal's husband, Peter Sarsgaard, and her brother, Jake, will star. Penélope Cruz, Annette Bening, and Julianne Hough also star.
Lionsgate
Director Antoine Fuqua takes on the complex life and legacy of Michael Jackson.
Jaafar Jackson, the nephew of Michael, is playing the late King of Pop. Colman Domingo and Nia Long also star as Michael's parents.
Universal
Ethan Hawke returns as The Grabber in the sequel to Scott Derrickson's spooky 2021 horror from Blumhouse.
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This marks the second adaptation of the Stephen King novel; the first famously starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1987.
In this version, directed by Edgar Wright, Glen Powell stars as Ben Richards, the latest contestant in the deadly game show where you literally have to run from hunters to win your freedom.
Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, and William H. Macy also star.
Universal Pictures
We return to the Land of Oz for the thrilling conclusion of the box-office hit musical.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande return to once more play the leads.
Walt Disney Animation Studios
After the original was released in 2016 and grossed over $1 billion at the worldwide box office, you knew it was only a matter of time before Disney hit us with a sequel. Eight years later, it's finally here.
Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) return to use their detective skills to crack the latest big case in Zootopia.
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Following the surprising 2023 box-office success of the big-screen adaptation of the popular video game series, Blumhouse gives us a sequel.
Disney
We once again return to Na'vi and catch up with Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and his family following the events of 2022's "Avatar: The Way of Water."
Netflix
We cannot wait for Daniel Craig to play detective Benoit Blanc again for Rian Johnson's latest chapter in his whodunit franchise.
Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Josh O'Connor, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Thomas Haden Church, Cailee Spaeny, and Andrew Scott star this time.
Though Netflix has not shared a release date yet, if the previous films are any hint, it will likely come out around Thanksgiving 2025.