Upcoming Projects to Get Excited About
A list of some of the biggest or (seemingly) best projects that are to be released in years to come! Some promising sequels ("Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens)", some brilliant collaborations ("The Revenant"), and some that just seem like fun!
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1.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises. The First Order attempts to rule the galaxy and only a ragtag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance. (136 mins.)
Director: J.J. Abrams
2.
The Fifth Beatle
(2016)
Brian Epstein was the flamboyant, brilliant, but troubled entertainment industry visionary best-known for discovering and managing The Beatles...
3.
Nick Fury
(????)
A daring amateur boxer from Hells Kitchen is recruited by the Army for some top-secret assignments. He soon is promoted to captain, where he puts together the First Attack Squad, a group of elite soldiers who carry out elite missions.
4.
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
(2016 Documentary)
A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews and stories of the Beatles 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966.
Director: Ron Howard
5.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo
(????)
A look at how Jules Verne's classic character Captain Nemo created his underwater vessel, the Nautilus.
Director: James Mangold
6.
1906
(????)
A young man discovers a series of secrets and lies that left San Francisco highly vulnerable to the fires that engulfed it in the aftermath of the historical 1906 earthquake.
Director: Brad Bird
7.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
(2017)
Captain Jack Sparrow searches for the trident of Poseidon.
Director: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
9.
The Greatest Showman on Earth
(2017)
The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Director: Michael Gracey
11.
Elvis & Nixon
(2016)
The untold true story behind the meeting between Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n Roll, and President Richard Nixon, resulting in this revealing, yet humorous moment immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives. (86 mins.)
Director: Liza Johnson
12.
The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun
(????)
Plot unknown.
Director: Peter Jackson
Stars: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis
13.
The Irishman
(????)
A mob hit man recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa.
Director: Martin Scorsese
16.
Shazam!
(2019)
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Stars: Dwayne Johnson
17.
The Jungle Book
(2016)
After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther, Bagheera, and free spirited bear, Baloo. (106 mins.)
Director: Jon Favreau
20.
Wonder Woman
(2017)
An Amazon princess leaves her island home to explore the world, and becomes the greatest of its heroes.
Director: Patty Jenkins
21.
Captain America: Civil War
(2016)
Political interference in the Avengers' activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man. (147 mins.)
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
22.
Deadpool
(2016)
A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopting the alter ego Deadpool. (108 mins.)
Director: Tim Miller
23.
The Revenant
(2015)
A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. (156 mins.)
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
24.
X-Men: Apocalypse
(2016)
After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan. (144 mins.)
Director: Bryan Singer
25.
The Hateful Eight
(2015)
In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters. (187 mins.)
Director: Quentin Tarantino
26.
Ghostbusters
(2016)
Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat. (116 mins.)
Director: Paul Feig
27.
The Good Dinosaur
(2015)
In a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. (93 mins.)
Director: Peter Sohn
28.
Assassin's Creed
(2016)
When Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, he discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society.
Director: Justin Kurzel
29.
Victor Frankenstein
(2015)
Told from Igor's perspective, we see the troubled young assistant's dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man - and the legend - we know today. (110 mins.)
Director: Paul McGuigan
30.
Spectre
(2015)
A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE. (148 mins.)
Director: Sam Mendes
31.
In the Heart of the Sea
(2015)
A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick. (122 mins.)
Director: Ron Howard
32.
Zoolander 2
(2016)
Derek and Hansel are lured into modeling again, in Rome, where they find themselves the target of a sinister conspiracy. (102 mins.)
Director: Ben Stiller
33.
Doctor Strange
(2016)
After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant and conceited surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.
Director: Scott Derrickson
34.
The Legend of Tarzan
(2016)
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment. (110 mins.)
Director: David Yates
35.
Toy Story 4
(2018)
Woody and Buzz go on an adventure to find the one toy who was given away... Bo Peep.
Director: John Lasseter, Josh Cooley
36.
Justice League
(2017)
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.
Director: Zack Snyder
37.
Indiana Jones 5
(2019)
The plot is unknown at this time.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Harrison Ford
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