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50 Most Anticipated Movies of 2021

From Bond to Black Widow, Broadway musicals to a Beatles docs — the films we’re looking forward to seeing (fingers crossed) this year

When we put up our most anticipated list of movies for 2020, we had no idea that it would go from a look at what would be coming soon to a theater near you (ha!) to an ode to best-laid plans. No sooner had we assembled, Avengers-style, 50 comedies, dramas, thrillers, horror flicks, and documentaries we were jazzed to see then the very notion of release dates — along with the film industry at large — morphed into one giant cartoon question mark. Movies were kicked down the road to next month, then next season, then to the limbo lovingly known as “TBD.” Whole slates of blockbusters were punted to 2021, or “whenever it’s, um, safe to go into a multiplex again,” whichever comes first. News of streaming services buying offloaded star vehicles and potential franchise starters became commonplace. By the time Warner Bros. dropped a paradigm-shifting bombshell in December, all bets were off.

So maybe it’s an exercise in eternal optimism to assume that we’ll actually see most of the 50 movies listed below some time in the next 12 months. Regardless, we’re plunging ahead nonetheless. Below are the films we’re looking forward to seeing in 2021. If you notice some overlap between this year’s list and the 2020 edition, it’s not a coincidence — we’d be stoked to see David Lowery’s The Green Knight or Daniel Craig’s final Bond movie or Wes Anderson’s latest ensemble comedy regardless of when they dropped. We aimed to stick to the in-progress titles that seemed like they’d be finished in time for a ’21 debut — who knows if, say, Paul Thomas Anderson’s untitled throwback ’70s whatsit about a child actor will be ready for public consumption this year. And it goes without saying that dates here are subject to change … and, in fact, are highly likely to change as 2021 wobbles along. (We’ll update as things progress, so keep checking back.)

‘The Little Things’ (Jan. 29)

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The script for this crime film about a deputy sheriff chasing down a serial killer — and unraveling in the process of going down this investigative wormhole — has been kicking around since the 1990s. (Steven Spielberg was briefly interested in making it before allegedly declaring that it was just “too dark” for his tastes.) It now comes to us as a Denzel Washington star vehicle, which, frankly, makes the wait sound like it was worth it. He plays the lawman; Rami Malek is the LAPD detective who clashes with our man with the shiny badge; a particularly feral-looking Jared Leto is their prime suspect. We could use a good psychological cop-versus-homicidal-maniac procedural right about now.

‘Malcolm & Marie’ (Feb. 5)

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John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman, Tenet) and Zendaya (Spider-Man: Far From Home, Euphoria, being the Gen Z icon that is Zendaya!) are Malcolm, a filmmaker, and Marie, an actor. This high-profile show-business couple have just come from the premiere of his new movie, and what starts as a victory lap turns into a long night of old grievances being aired and relationship problems coming to a head. Director Sam Levinson sets up a two-hander for his young stars, who turn this character study into an acting clinic. Come for the performances, both of which are outstanding.

‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ (Feb. 12)

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It’s about time Fred Hampton got his own damn biopic. Director Shaka King focuses on the Black Panther leader’s rise in the organization’s ranks and how he helped galvanize the party’s Chicago chapter to reach out to other demographic groups (specifically, the radicalized white working class) in the name of political strength in numbers. But it also dives into the story of William O’Neal, who was co-opted by the F.B.I. to keep tabs on Hampton and unwittingly helped set the stage for the figurehead’s murder. Daniel Kaluuya plays the late leader; Lakeith Stanfield is O’Neal; The Hate U Give‘s Dominique Fishback is Hampton’s wife, Deborah Thompson; Jesse Plemons is the fed who recruits the “Judas” of the title.

‘The World to Come’ (Feb. 12)

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In the rural wilds of 18th-century upstate New York, a woman named Abigail (Katherine Waterston) suffers from a dreary life with her husband (Casey Affleck). Then along comes Taillie (Vanessa Kirby), the wife of a new neighbor (Christopher Abbott), and suddenly things seem to perk up a bit. Mona Fastvold’s story of romance among the pines was a quiet sensation at last year’s Venice Film Festival and offers further proof that both Waterston and Kirby are two of the finest actors of their generation.

‘French Exit’ (Feb. 26)

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Rich socialite Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer) finds herself a woman on the verge of complete and utter pennilessness. So she does what any newly broke member of New York’s upper crust would do: Grab her son (Lucas Hedges), book a luxury cruise for the two of them to Paris, and go out in a blaze of spending glory. Director Azazel Jacobs (The Lovers) delivers a good, old-fashioned comedy of manners, albeit one with a few eccentric touches — see: a reincarnated spirit in a cat — and some extremely dry wit. He’s also given Pfeiffer quite a role as the blousy, bitter, occasionally blotto matriarch who’s determined to exit her pampered existence completely on her own warped terms.

‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ (Feb. 26)

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Director Lee Daniels (Precious, The Butler) takes on the story of Lady Day — specifically, how the jazz great’s showstopping rendition of the anti-lynching song “Strange Fruit” angered the U.S. government so much that the FBI was enlisted to make her life a living hell. Andra Day plays Billie (and good God, can she sing the hell out of those Holiday standards), and Moonlight‘s Trevante Rhodes is Jimmy Fletcher, the undercover fed who ends up becoming her companion and lover. To say that an examination of a famous black artist being persecuted for doubling as an activist feels timely is putting it lightly.

‘The Velvet Underground’ (2021)

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Todd Haynes gives us the inside story of the Velvets and how a group of downtown New Yorkers with a love of drone led by a man named Lou became the in-house entertainment at Andy Warhol’s Factory, a soundtrack to late-Sixties underground hipsterism, and, eventually, one of the most influential rock bands ever. There is no music documentary we’re looking forward to seeing in 2021 more than this.

‘Boogie’ (March 5)

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His parents christened him Albert Chin, but you can call him by “my stripper name,” Boogie. This Queens high school student is a bona fide basketball phenom, the kind of young talent on the court that turns heads. He’s also a second-generation Asian American who’s got to figure out his place in the world amid culture clashes, parental expectations, an interracial romance, team jealousies, and good old-fashioned teen angst. The directorial debut from Fresh Off the Boat author/TV host/restaurateur Eddie Huang gives the coming-of-age movie a unique spin, with Taylor Takahashi as the under-pressure athlete and Taylour Paige as his girlfriend. The late Brooklyn hip-hop legend Pop Smoke also shows up as one of Boogie’s enemies.

‘Coming 2 America’ (March 5)

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Let the glorious Eddie Murphy resurgence continue! Prince Akeem is just about to be coronated King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a long-lost son (Jeremy Fowler) living in Queens — hence, the royal and his loyal adviser Semmi (Arsenio Hall) have to go back to you-know-where. Craig Brewer (Dolemite Is My Name!) is behind the camera. Black-ish‘s Kenya Barris and original Coming screenwriters David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein contributed to the script. Wesley Snipes, Tracy Morgan, and Leslie Jones join in the fun. This is going to be worth its weight in McDowell burgers. 

‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ (March 19)

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Who better to play Nicolas Cage — movie star, celebrity icon, collector of dinosaur skulls and shrunken heads, hater of bees — than Nicolas Cage? The Oscar-winning thespian goes meta as himself, taking a million-dollar payday to show up at the birthday party of rich, powerful fan (Pedro Pascal). It’s supposed to be a quick meet-and-greet, right? Then our man Nic is forced to recreate a number of his best-known roles (we’re guessing Castor Troy, Cameron Poe, Johnny Blaze … and maybe Brad’s Bud from Fast Times at Ridgemont High?), or risk putting the lives of his family at stakes. This sounds like a hoot.

‘Nobody’ (April 2)

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A suburban family man (Bob Odenkirk) has a secret past as an “auditor” for a not-so-nice black-ops organization — and after a home invasion attracts the attention of some Russian mobsters, he’s ready to bring his particular set of skills out of retirement. As in bone-breaking, spine-shattering, and sharpshooting skills. The Better Call Saul star fight-trained for two years for this thriller, directed by Ilya Naishuller (Hardcore Henry) and produced David Leitch (John Wick, Atomic Blonde). He is more than ready for his Taken moment.

‘Black Widow’ (May 7)

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Because the fans demanded it — and because the character deserves her own standalone movie, dammit — Scarlett Johansson reports for Marvel duty one last time as Natasha Romanoff, the resident ass-kicking Avenger you know as Black Widow. Set between the Civil War and Infinity War storylines, this solo joint follows our heroine back to Russia for some unfinished family business. That’s right: You get to meet the rest of the Romanoffs, including Natasha’s tattoo-covered superhero pops (David Harbour), her mom (Rachel Weisz), and her equally lethal, trained-to-kill sister (Florence Pugh!!!). There will be much jumping, and fighting, and shooting, and people in costumes yelling a lot. Cate Shortland (Berlin Syndrome) directs.

‘F9’ (May 28)

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Everyone’s favorite “family” of gearheads, drag racers, car thieves, ex-secret agents, ex-cons, and run-of-the-mill speed demons is back, ready for more international adventures that involve souped-up vehicles and a blatant disregard for the laws of physics. No word on what Dominic Toretto and Co. will be getting up to for Chapter 9, but we do know Vin Diesel will be back in the driver’s seat; ditto Michelle Rodriguez, Charlize Theron, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Helen Mirren, Ludacris, and Nathalie Emmanuel. Word on the street is that John Cena and Cardi B are joining in on the fun as well. Start revving your engines.

‘The French Dispatch’ (2021)

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A new Wes Anderson movie! About journalists, working in the French offices of an American newspaper! Plus, there’s stars! Lot of them! [Deep breath] Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lea Seydoux, Elisabeth Moss, Jeffrey Wright, Benicio Del Toro, Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Willem Dafoe … the list goes on! And we bet there are symmetrical compositions galore and much bric-à-brac–heavy set design! Huzzah! (Seriously, we’re still very excited for this one.)

‘Luca’ (Jun. 18)

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Fans of La Luna, that Oscar-nominated 2011 Pixar short about a boy doing some maintenance work on the moon, rejoice! Its director, Enrico Casarosa, now gets his own feature assignment, which tells the story of a young lad who pals around with his best friend by the Italian riviera. There’s a catch, however: The boy’s pal is, in fact, a sea monster disguised as an 11-year-old kid. Casarosa has said his personal paean to the magic of youth “pays homage to Fellini … with a dash of Miyazaki in the mix,” so we’re sold.

‘Zola’ (June 30)

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Remember that epic Twitter story involving road trips, exotic dancers, angry pimps, and a whole lotta felonious behavior? Yes, they have made a movie about it, which captures the sheer WTF insanity of the entire thread. Taylour Paige plays the take-zero-shit title character, who gets talked into going down to Florida with her friend Stefani (Riley Keough) to make a quick buck. Except Stefani’s boyfriend (Succession‘s Nicholas Braun) and a mysterious gentleman (Ma Rainey‘s Colman Domingo) are also along for the ride, and as anyone who breathlessly read #TheStory knows, things quickly take a turn for the weird. Janicza Bravo (Lemon) directs; she also co-wrote the script with playwright Jeremy O. Harris.

‘Army of the Dead’ (Summer 2021)

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If we’re going to be subjected to more of Zack Snyder’s cinematic output, let it be both superhero-less and close to the spirit of his best movie to date. The gent behind the 2004 Dawn of the Dead remake returns to the land of the not-so-living, in which a group of mercenaries venture into a zombie-filled Las Vegas in the name of pulling off a major heist. So Ocean’s 11, but with flesh-eating ghouls? OK! Dave Bautista, Tig Notaro, Garret Dillahunt, Raul Castillo, Ana de la Reguera, and Sons of Anarchy‘s Theo Rossi are signed on to start taking headshots and/or become walking snacks.

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ (July 2)

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Because you never really get rid of that need for speed, right? Tom Cruise returns to one of his most famous roles: Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, former hotshot fighter pilot who’s now an instructor in the Navy’s “Top Gun” program. Naturally, he’s got some things to teach the whippersnappers who think their egos can write checks which their bodies can, in fact, not cash. Especially since one of them, Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), has a huge chip on his shoulder and a need to prove himself. Oh, did we mention he’s the son of Maverick’s late partner, Goose? Also hovering near various cockpits and landing strips: Ed Harris, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Connelly, Set It Up‘s Glen Powell, and The Good Place‘s Manny Jacinto. Take our breath away one more time, Tom!

‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ (July 9)

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They called him the “Master of Kung Fu,” and he was a 1970s comic-book character originally designed to cash in on the mania around martial arts and Bruce Lee. Now, however, Shang-Chi is being positioned as the latest hero of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a cornerstone of future “Phase 4” storylines. Kim’s Convenience star Simu Liu plays the man whose fists and feet should be registered as deadly weapons; Tony Leung is the mysterious figure behind the terrorist organization the Ten Rings; Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina and The Daily Show‘s Ronny Chieng are around to either help or hinder our hero in some way. You know the drill.

‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ (July 16)

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Never mind the stats and the championships — this is the way to settle once and for all who’s better, Michael Jordan or LeBron James. In this sequel to the 1996 live-action/animation hybrid, King James has now entered the world of ball-dunking Warner Bros.’ characters and has to round up a team of ‘toon all-stars to win the freedom of his video-game-loving son (Ceyair J. Wright) from an evil algorithm (voiced by Don Cheadle). Memo to LeBron: Try not to pass to Porky Pig, he’s a real ball hog; and we hear that Tweety Bird’s got wet three-pointers for days.

‘Old’ (July 23)

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Not surprisingly, there’s very little specific information about the latest horror film from M. Night Shyamalan — the twist-friendly director has always preferred to keep his prerelease cards close to his chest regarding the particulars. That said, rumor has it that The Sixth Sense filmmaker’s new project is inspired by Pierre Oscar Levy and Frederik Peeters’ graphic novel Sandcastle, which involves a group of people who whizz through their entire lives in less than 24 hours. The cast is stacked (Gael Garcia Bernal, Eliza Scanlen, Alex Wolff, Rufus Sewell, Vicky Krieps), but let’s face it, you’re coming here for the name above the title. Expect chills.

‘The Green Knight’ (July 30)

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Travel back to the days of King Arthur’s court, when tables were round and gallant knights such as Sir Gawain (Dev Patel) went on quests to rid the land of fearsome creatures. Like, for example, the towering, emerald-colored figure known only as the Green Knight, who may be more than a match for this young man looking to prove his mettle. Director David Lowery once made a near-masterpiece out of a movie featuring Casey Affleck under a sheet, so imagine what he could do with a 21st-century matinee idol, some swords, and a mythology ripe for reinterpretation?

‘Nine Days’ (Summer 2021)

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You’re born, you live, and you die. First, however, a well-dressed man (Black Panther/Us star Winston Duke) must interview you for nine days to see if you have what it takes to be a soul worthy of inhabiting a human being. A cross between a Michel Gondry-esque chin-stroker and a Zen Buddhist tweak on The Good Place, Japanese-Brazilian filmmaker Edson Oda’s debut takes on some big philosophical questions: What does it mean to be alive? Does the beauty of being human outweigh the pain of existence? Who are we, before we are anything at all? Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong, Tony Hale, and Bill Skarsgård are also on hand to ponder the existential quandary of it all.

‘The Suicide Squad’ (Aug. 6)

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OK, yes, so maybe that Suicide Squad movie from a few years back wasn’t exactly the crème de crème of comic-book movies. But this time, the fine folks at Warner/DC have brought on James Gunn — of Guardians of the Galaxy fame — to direct, and he’s described this follow-up as being the supervillain equivalent of a Dirty Dozen-style action film. Margot Robbie and Jai Courtney are back as Harley Quinn and Captain Boomerang, respectively, while a whole host of new blood (Pete Davidson, Idris Elba, John Cena, Nathan Fillion) join the ranks of Task Force X. Also, there’s a “the” in the title, which always means things are, like, really grim and serious now, so you know shit is about get real.

‘BIOS’ (Aug. 13)

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The world has suffered through a massive cataclysmic event — because of course it has! — and for almost a decade, a robotics expert (Tom Hanks) has lived in a bunker underground, with only his faithful dog by his side. Our hero is dying, however, so he constructs a mechanical companion (Caleb Landry Jones), then takes his newfound friend and his pet on a journey through the postapocalyptic wasteland to teach the android how to be nurturing before time really runs out. We’ve learned not to bet against Hanks when it comes to this kind of tearjerking odes to humanity, genre elements or not.

‘Respect’ (Aug. 13)

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It was only a matter of time before a big-screen Aretha Franklin biopic was set up — and there’s every reason to think Jennifer Hudson will nail the role of the Queen of Soul. (Between this movie and NatGeo’s TV show Genius — on which Cynthia Erivo belts out the R&B legend’s hits — it’s going to be a big year from Aretha fans.) The Dreamgirls star and director Liesl Tommy are set to give the singer the full there-goeth-the-great-woman treatment, from Franklin’s rough early years to those first hits, her impact on the Civil Rights era, and her ascension into greatness. If they feature scenes of Hudson re-creating the Amazing Grace gospel shows as well, we may actually have an out-of-body experience.

‘The Beatles: Get Back’ (Aug. 27)

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For decades, our view of the Beatles’ album Let It Be was colored by the 1970 doc of the same name, which portrayed a dour, very dysfunctional Fab Four on the verge of falling apart. Now, armed with 56 hours of never-before-seen footage, Peter Jackson returns to the moment of those fateful recording sessions, and tries to recast the narrative somewhat. Judging from the sneak peek he gave of the project this past December, his portrait captures John, Paul, Ringo, and George goofing around in the studio, trading banter and getting along a lot better than you’d have thought. (And in the end, your view of these takes are equal to the edits Peter makes.) A fascinating, deep-dive look into a key part of the band’s legacy, and a virtual dream come true for Beatles completists.

‘Next Goal Wins’ (2021)

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Before we get Taika Waititi’s follow-up to Thor: Ragnarok, the New Zealand writer-director is gifting us with this sports-underdog tale of a Dutch soccer coach (Michael Fassbender) who’s hired to whip the American Samoa squad in to shape. Let’s just say that he has his work, ah, cut out for him.

‘Don’t Look Up’ (2021)

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There’s an asteroid heading toward Earth, and only Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence can save humanity! Writer-director Adam McKay’s satire casts the two stars as astronomers trying to warn the planet’s population about the danger we face. Given how folks feel about scientists after the past four years and how hard it is to get people to wear masks to curb a pandemic, well — you see what this duo is up against. And guess who else decided to show up? Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, the Perrys (Matthew and Tyler!), Arianna Grande, Jonah Hill, Chris Evans, Timothée Chalamet.…

‘A Quiet Place: Part II’ (Sept. 17)

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The sequel to John Krasinski’s breakout horror-movie hit of 2018 brings us back to Day One of the alien invasion that wiped out modern civilization. Picking up where the first film left off, Evelyn Abbott (Emily Blunt) searches for shelter and a new safe house for her family. She also runs into a mysterious stranger (Cillian Murphy) who’s looking into rumors about other pockets of survivors, which any regular follower of The Walking Dead will tell you means that not all monsters have giant claws and supersonic hearing — some of them are just regular human beings pushed to the brink. Shhh.

‘The Many Saints of Newark’ (Sept. 24)

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Travel back to the New Jersey of the late Sixties and early Seventies, when a family known as the Sopranos were protecting their turf and establishing themselves as a criminal presence to be feared and respected. Yes, we’re talking about those Sopranos. This prequel takes us back to the beginnings, when Giovanni “Johnny Boy” Soprano (Jon Bernthal), a.k.a. Tony’s pops, was just starting to run his own crew. Expect to see a lot of baby-faced versions of the Mobsters in the above picture, with the added poignancy of James Gandolfini’s son, Michael, playing the younger Tony. (Also: Whoever thought of casting Vera Farmiga as a thirtysomething Livia deserves a raise.) Alessandro Nivola, John Magaro, Corey Stoll, and Ray Liotta complete the roster of bada-bingers. Series creator David Chase co-wrote the script and longtime series director Alan Taylor is calling the shots, so the pedigree is strong here.

‘The Harder They Fall’ (2021)

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Here’s what we know about this Western from the British renaissance man known as Jeymes Samuel, a.k.a. the Bullitts: There’s an outlaw named Nat Love (Lovecraft Country‘s Jonathan Majors). There’s a notorious gunfighter (Idris Elba) who murdered Nat’s parents, and he’s just been released from prison. Hot lead is gonna fly. Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Zazie Beetz, and Lakeith Stanfield are also strapping on the six-shooters and chaps. I mean, do you really need to hear more?!

‘Dune’ (Oct. 1)

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He who controls the spice controls the universe! Denis Villenueve (Blade Runner 2049) goes after the great white whale of cult sci-fi epics: Frank Herbert’s award-winning 1965 tome about interplanetary warfare, giant sandworms, a mind-expanding drug, and a messiah-like hero. Luckily for us, he’s enlisted an insane amount of screen talent to help him out: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Josh Brolin, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem, Stellan John Skarsgård (as Baron Harkonnen!), Charlotte Rampling, Dave Bautista and more. Please, please, please don’t let this one get moved to 2022.

‘No Time to Die’ (Oct. 8)

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The name’s Bond, etc., etc. Daniel Craig renews his license to kill one last time, with a few interesting wrinkles thrown into his spy-franchise swan song: Léa Seydoux reprises her Spectre role as Madeleine Swan, love interest and possible betrayer; there’s a new agent rocking the “007” handle, played by Lashana Lynch; Phoebe Waller-Bridge contributed to the script (cue James looking into the camera and raising his eyebrows); Ana de Armas is also onboard, which means we get a mini-Knives Out reunion as a bonus; and Rami Malek plays a bad guy who may or may not be a variation on a classic Bond villain. All this, plus Cary Fukunaga (Beasts of No Nation, True Detective‘s first season) putting his own personal touch on the nearly 60-year-old series. You have what sounds like a perfect farewell to an iconic role.

‘Halloween Kills’ (Oct. 15)

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David Gordon Green and Danny McBride’s resurrection of the slasher-film franchise — which brought the inimitable Jamie Lee Curtis back into the fold — and what they did with the material was too intriguing to stop at just one film. So they did what any enterprising superfans with a lot of industry juice would do: sign up for two more movies and shoot them back-to-back. This is the first sequel to their 2018 reboot that we’ll be getting; plot points are being kept hush-hush, but we predict a) Michael Myers comes back from the “dead,” because of course, and b) Curtis’ Laurie Strode and her fellow survivors will not greet his inevitable return with helpless shrieks so much as a war cry.

‘The Last Duel’ (Oct. 15)

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Ridley Scott will be having a busy autumn: The director’s got Gucci, his all-star true-crime thriller about Patrizia Reggiani’s attempt to kill her fashion-scion husband Maurizio Gucci, coming out in November; and he has this historical drama about two 14th-century Frenchmen (Adam Driver and Matt Damon) who are forced to battle to the death. Given that Sir Ridley’s big-screen career started with a tale of Gallic gents fighting until they drop, we can only say “Bravo” on the full circularness of it all. Damon also has a co-writing credit, along with Nicole Holofcener and co-star Ben Affleck, who’s playing King Charles VI.

‘Last Night in Soho’ (Oct. 22)

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Edgar Wright — he of Baby Driver, Shaun of the Dead, and numerous other movies you watch over and over again — has said that his latest, a psychological thriller partially set in Swinging Sixties London, was heavily inspired by vintage nervous-breakdown horror like Don’t Look Now and Repulsion. As if that was not enough to get cinephiles salivating, his tale of a modern young woman (Jojo Rabbit‘s Thomasin McKenzie) who is somehow connected to a Mod-ish Carnaby Street hipster (The Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy) from the past is dotted with iconic actors from the era: Terence Stamp, the great Rita Tushingham, the late Diana Rigg. Prepare to enter a gleeful state of genre-nerd bliss.

‘No Sudden Move’ (2021)

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Look, we’ll see anything Steven Soderbergh does — musicals, broad comedies, an all-star reading of a washing machine’s maintenance manual, you name it. But the notion of him doing a pulp crime film, set in 1950s Detroit and involving a group of professional thieves who take a job and get in over their heads? What gods did we please?! He’s assembled a crack lineup of actors as well, including Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, Matt Damon, Jon Hamm, David Harbour, Brendan Fraser, Uncut Gems‘ Julia Fox, and more. This sounds incredible.

‘The Power of the Dog’ (2021)

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Filmmaker Jane Campion returns with an adaptation of Thomas Savage’s novel about two brothers — one smart and cruel (Benedict Cumberbatch), the other dim but kind (Jesse Plemons) — living alone for decades on a ranch in Montana. Then a widow (Kirsten Dunst) enters the picture, and her marriage to the gentler of the two sparks a war between the siblings.

‘tick, tick…BOOM!’ (2021)

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Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his directorial debut by bringing Jonathan Larson’s early, pre-Rent solo musical about a playwright in the middle of a creative lull and personal crisis to Netflix. Andrew Garfield plays Larson’s counterpart; Vanessa Hudgens, Bradley Whitford, and Judith Light round out the cast. The Hamilton creator has gone on record about the huge influence that the late, great Larson’s work has had on his own career, which makes this labor of love feel that much more personal.

‘Eternals’ (Nov. 5)

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This is how Marvel plans on furthering their multiplex-driven quest for world domination: an MCU entry focused on the semi-obscure Jack Kirby comic about a group of superheroes created centuries ago by aliens to protect Earth. It’s an odd choice for the company in terms of a property to exploit, but listen, no one expected much from a Guardians of the Galaxy movie either, so who knows. Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kit Harington, a newly jacked-up Kumail Nanjiani, Salma Hayek, Brian Tyree Henry, Gemma Chan, and Barry Keoghan don costumes and fight evil, etc. Nomadland‘s Chloé Zhao directs.

‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ (Nov. 11)

Ghostbusters Afterlife

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Who ya gonna call, etc. — take three! Jason “Son of Ivan” Reitman picks up the comedy-horror-action franchise and runs with it, as the grandkids of one of the original ghostbusters comes across some of his relative’s old paranormal paraphernalia. And just in time, given that something wicked, and likely highly protoplasmic, this way comes. It/Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard and I, Tonya’s Mckenna Grace are the next generation of ‘busters; Paul Rudd is a local science teacher who helps the kids battle whatever supernatural force it is threatening everyone in town. We’re assuming some of the Eighties film’s cast will stop by for cameos. And if this is another bit of “corrective” fan service, we’re going to throw a proton pack through a plate-glass window.

‘King Richard’ (Nov. 19)

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We all know the tennis champs Venus and Serena Williams — now hear the story of the man who trained them. Will Smith is Richard Dove Williams Jr., the girls’ father and coach who, thanks to his own 78-day plan, helped turn both of his daughters into world-class athletes on the court. Reinaldo Marcus Green’s take on the man’s life and times could be just the sports biopic you’re looking for this year, and judging from the on-set pictures floating around, Smith’s beard game seems on point.

‘Mission: Impossible 7’ (Nov. 19)

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Ethan Hunt is back! And given how secretive folks have been about the particulars of this seventh entry in the popular blockbuster-espionage series … he may or may not be better than ever. We do know that Christopher McQuarrie is once again directing; a lot of series regulars, from Simon Pegg and Ving Rhames’ sidekicks to Rebecca Ferguson and Vanessa Kirby’s femme-fatale allies, are back for more; Hayley Atwell and Esai Morales have joined the cast; and the plot will probably involve the fate of the world resting on Hunt’s well-defined shoulders. It’s also a safe bet that the film’s indefatigable star, Tom Cruise, will run a lot, jump a bunch, and do some crazy stunts that risk life and limb, just for our entertainment. It’s all over but the shouting.

‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ (2021)

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Shakespeare, Joel Coen, Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand — whaddya need, a road map? The Coen brother goes solo with his black-and-white adaptation of the Scottish play, featuring the Training Day star as the land’s finest general (Macduff ain’t got shit on him!) who, upon hearing some witches say that he’s destined for greater things, is goaded into some foul doings. Just the notion of hearing Washington and McDormand’s Lady Macbeth utter those famous lines has us giddy. Corey Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson, Sean Patrick Thomas, and The Queen’s Gambit‘s Harry Melling will sup the milk of human kindness as well. Coen has a co-writing credit here, which we’re hoping translates to King Duncan entering a scene and asking, “What’s the rumpus?”

‘Nightmare Alley’ (Dec. 3)

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Guillermo del Toro’s official follow-up to his Oscar winner The Shape of Water (his upcoming adaptation of Pinocchio is a co-directing joint) is an adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham‘s novel about a sleazy carny magician (Bradley Cooper) who develops a side act as a “psychic.” Enter a young woman (Rooney Mara), who teams up with him — and a psychologist (Cate Blanchett) who begins to play puppetmaster with our hapless dope of an antihero. Fans of the 1947 movie know where this noirish nugget ends up, and it ain’t pretty; we’re very curious to see what del Toro does with such perverse, pulpy material.

‘Untitled Spider-Man Movie’ (Dec. 17)

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It was a given, after the success of the Tom Holland Spidey movies, that we’d being see more of the webslinger. What’s a little surprising, however, is that the next film featuring the modern incarnation of the superhero would also be filled with spider-men, plural: In addition to Alfred Molina and Jamie Foxx reprising their villainous roles from the original and first reboot of the franchise, rumor has it that Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield may be bringing their Peter Parkers back into the picture. We got ourselves a live-action Spiderverse, folks! Not only that, but Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange is slated to stop by, along with a few other familiar faces from the MCU. You are either rolling your eyes or gleefully clapping your hands right now.

‘The Matrix 4’ (Dec. 21)

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Because you can’t keep a good franchise down; because Keanu Reeves already brought back William S. Preston Esq., and we have time to kill before the next John Wick movie drops; and because, in an age of deep fakes and conspiracy-theory hangovers and online culture becoming a cornerstone of mainstream culture, there has never been a better time to resurrect the Wachowskis’ cyberpunk-as-fuck vision. Unfortunately, no one can be told what the plot of the new Matrix is (for now). But Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss return as Neo and Trinity, with Priyanka Chopra, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jonathan Groff, and Neil Patrick Harris (!) joining the cast. Lana Wachowski goes solo as a director this time; the fact that she co-wrote the script with Cloud Atlas novelist David Mitchell (!!!) has us especially intrigued.

‘Blonde’ (2021)

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Many actors have played Marilyn Monroe on stage and screen — the word on the proverbial street, however, is that Ana de Armas’ interpretation of the movie bombshell/Dream Factory casualty is something completely unique and utterly mind-blowing. An adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ speculative novel, this take on the life, the legend, and the tragedy of Monroe’s story also features Adrien Brody, Bobby Canavale, and Caspar Phillipson portraying loose versions of Arthur Miller, Joe DiMaggio, and John F. Kennedy, respectively. The fact that The Assassination of Jesse James director Andrew Dominik is the one behind the camera only sweetens the deal.

‘West Side Story’ (Dec. 10)

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Start snapping your fingers, Sharks- and Jets-style. No less than Steven Spielberg and Angels in America playwright Tony Kushner bring the Broadway classic back for a 21st-century cinematic coat of paint, though they’ve kept the period aspects (1950s New York), the general conceit (Romeo & Juliet, but street gangs), and those songs you’ve been singing since your middle-school theater department’s production. Ansel Elgort and newcomer Rachel Zegler are the star-crossed lovers; Rita Moreno, Cory Stoll, and Brian d’Arcy James provide adult supervision. And not a single person will be crashing a small-town prom or sporting digital fur!

Fuente/ Source: www.rollingstone.com

Por/ By: David Fear Senior Editor

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