From Avengers: Endgame to Toy Story 4, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker to The Lion King, Disney has at least five films that could very well break the £1 billion mark at the global box office in 2019.
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But there’s plenty more to get excited about as well as the box office big hitters, including Quentin Tarantino’s latest, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Here are the biggest and most anticipated movie releases still to come in 2019. Check back for more details and new additions as the year goes on, and scroll to the bottom for 2020’s big hitters…
April 2019
Avengers: Endgame – release date 26th April 2019
Things are not looking good for the Avengers. Thanos has the Infinity Gauntlet, and most of their friends are dead. Can Iron Man and co reverse the snap heard round the world?
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson
May 2019
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile – release date 3rd May
The tale of infamous American serial killer Ted Bundy – based on a book written by his girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer. Director Joe Berlinger also created Netflix docu-series Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes.
Starring: Zac Efron, Lily Collins, Jim Parsons, Kaya Scodelario, John Malkovich
Long Shot – release date 3rd May
A political rom-com. Down-and-out journalist Fred Flarsky is reunited with his childhood crush and babysitter – who now just happens to be US Secretary of State. Once he starts working as her political speechwriter, the two grow closer…
Starring: Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, Andy Serkis, Bob Odenkirk, Alexander Skarsgard
Tolkien – release date 3rd May 2019
This biography of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien follows the Lord of the Rings author from his youth in Birmingham and university days in Oxford, through to his courtship of wife Edith and experience in the First World War.
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Anthony Boyle
Detective Pikachu – release date 10th May 2019
21-year-old Pokémon trainer, Tim Goodman, teams up with a talking Pikachu detective to track down his missing father.
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Ken Watanabe, Bill Nighy
High Life – release date 10th May 2019
A group of criminals on death row agree to go on a space mission to extract energy from a black hole – in order to avoid capital punishment. But unbeknownst to them, the crew’s on-site doctor has more sinister motives for their mission from Earth…
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Juliet Binoche, Mia Goth, André Benjamin
Wine Country – release date 10th May 2019
Directed by Amy Poehler, Wine Country follows a group of friends marking a 50th birthday with a scenic tour of Napa. All five are sold on the promise of relaxation and reconnection, but as the alcohol flows it all unravels – with hilarious effect.
Starring: Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey, Paula Pel, Jason Schwartzman
John Wick 3 – release date 17th May 2019
The grizzled hunter becomes the hunted in this threequel as a $14m bounty is placed on his life: Halle Berry joins the cast as an assassin called Sofia.
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane
Aladdin – release date 24th May 2019
Guy Ritchie takes on the 1992 Disney film about a street urchin in the fictional middle eastern city of Agrabah who finds a magic lamp.
Starring: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott
Godzilla: King of the Monsters – release date 31st May 2019
Yes, there’s another Godzilla movie on the way. This one stars Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown, though, so we’re more hopeful than we have any right to be…
Starring: Millie Bobby Brown, Sally Hawkins, Vera Farmiga
Rocketman – release date 31st May 2019
If the John Lewis Christmas ad didn’t quite satisfy your appetite for an Elton John origin story, this biopic starring Taron Egerton as the man in the starry sunglasses should do the job.
Starring: Taron Egerton, Bryce Dallas-Howard, Richard Madden, Jamie Bell, Stephen Graham,
June 2019
X-Men: Dark Phoenix – release date 7th June 2019
The origin story of Jean Grey (Game of Thrones’ Sophie Turner) is explored in the latest X-Men prequel film.
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Sophie Turner, Jessica Chastain, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult
Late Night – release date 7th June 2019
Mindy Kaling’s first feature-length script stars Emma Thompson as the first female talk show host, Katherine Newbury, who with falling ratings and pressure from above knows her on-screen days are numbered. So, she brings on board an inexperienced young writer (Kaling) to freshen things up.
Starring: Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, John Lithgow, Hugh Dancy, Ike Barinholtz
Men In Black: International – release date 14th June 2019 (TBC)
Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth lead this rebooted Men in Black movie, stepping into the suits of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones
Starring: Tessa Thompson, Chris Hemsworth and Emma Thompson
Toy Story 4 – release date 21st June 2019
Prepare to cry your weight in tears once again as Buzz, Woody and the gang return for another tale. But what exactly is weird new toy Forky?
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Tony Hale
July 2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home – release date 2nd July 2019
Tom Holland is back in the new Spider-Man movie. Guess all that Thanos kerfuffle will have resolved itself come July?
Starring Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau
The Lion King – release date 19th July 2019
Whatever your thoughts on sequel and reboot culture, you’ll be hard pushed to convince anyone that Beyoncé and Donald Glover leading this CGI re-telling of the Disney classic is not a good idea. Hakuna Matata.
Starring: Donald Glover, Beyoncé, James Earl Jones
August 2019
Hobbs and Shaw – release date 2nd August 2019
The Rock and Jason Statham lead this Fast and the Furious spin-off, which sees the duo form an unlikely alliance.
Starring: Vanessa Kirby, The Rock, Jason Statham
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – release date 14th August 2019
Quentin Tarantino’s latest film will see him delve into the Manson murders, with the help of a typically stellar cast.
Starring: Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt
September 2019
It: Chapter Two – release date 6th September 2019
The second part of Stephen King’s story finds the Losers Club 27 years after the events of the first film, and Pennywise is back to haunt them again…
Starring: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader
Downton Abbey movie – release date 13th September 2019
Production has reportedly wrapped on the film, which is set to star Downton favourites Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery and Hugh Bonneville.
Starring: Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery
October 2019
Joker – release date 4th October 2019
Can Joaquin Phoenix give Joker as much gusto in this origin film as Heath Ledger did in The Dark Knight? Time will tell…
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert DeNiro, Zazie Beetz
The Goldfinch – release date 11th October 2019
Adaptation of Donna Tartt’s bestselling novel of the same name, which follows the story of a young boy after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ansel Elgort, Sarah Paulson
Zombieland 2 – release date 11th October 2019
Sequel to the post-apocalyptic comedy with its entire original cast intact.
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil –release date 18th October 2019
Angelina Jolie returns for the sequel to the 2014 hit about a vengeful fairy who develops a relationship with a young princess she was meant to curse.
Starring: Elle Fanning, Angelina Jolie, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Lindsay, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ed Skrein, Imelda Staunton
Terminator: Dark Fate – release date 31st October 2019
The original stars reunite for the first time in 28 years, as T-800 and the iconic Sarah Connor return for Deadpool director Tim Miller’s latest instalment in the Terminator franchise. Original writer-director James Cameron is back as a producer, too.
Starring: Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Luna, Mackenzie Davis
November 2019
Charlie’s Angels – release date 15th November 2019
😇😇😇 #CharliesAngels // 🔁: @ellabalinska pic.twitter.com/HCWGVJYFdG
— Charlie's Angels (@CharliesAngels) March 13, 2019
Elizabeth Banks directs the reboot to the popular TV series about a trio of private detectives, working for the now-international Townsend Agency. The twist here is multiple teams of Angels organised by multiple Boseleys.
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Patrick Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Noah Centineo, Djimon Hounsou, Elizabeth Banks
Director: Elizabeth Banks
Last Christmas –release date 15th November 2019
Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding (of Crazy Rich Asians fame) lead this Christmassy rom-com, which was written by Emma Thompson.
Starring: Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Emma Thompson, Michelle Yeoh
Frozen 2 – release date 22nd November 2019
Disney fans have not let this one go: we’re finally getting that long-awaited sequel.
Starring: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Sterling K Brown
December 2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – release date 20th December 2019
The final part of JJ Abrams’ Star Wars trilogy comes a year and a half after the ill-fated Han Solo standalone story. Can JJ finish what he started with The Force Awakens?
Starring: Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Kelly-Marie Tran, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Keri Russell, Richard E Grant, Lupita Nyong’o
Director: JJ Abrams
Cats – release date 20th December 2019
The long-running musical hits the silver screen, with a jaw-dropping cast that includes Taylor Swift, Ian McKellen, Idris Elba, Judi Dench, Rebel Wilson, James Corden and Ray Winstone, to name just a few. They’ll be CGI’d into anthropomorphic cats, so that’ll be interesting.
Starring: Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, Judi Dench, Jennifer Hudson, Rebel Wilson, James Corden, Ray Winstone
Sonic The Hedgehog – release date 26th December 2019
This film may look very different by the time it sprints into cinemas. Director Jeff Fowler said he would “fix” his animated character after the first trailer was widely criticised online. There’s a chance the project might not hit its November 2019 release date.
Starring: Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, James Marsden
The Irishman – release date TBC 2019
Martin Scorsese’s latest film is set to be released on Netflix before the end of the year. It stars Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran, a labour union official with mob connections.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino, Stephen Graham, Anna Paquin
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2020
Mulan – release date 27th March 2020
Production has begun on live-action #Mulan! pic.twitter.com/o4nROnyw4H
— Disney (@Disney) August 13, 2018
Chinese actress Liu Yifei, also known as Crystal Liu (The Forbidden Kingdom, Outcast) will play the title character in this live-action remake.
Starring: Liu Yifei, Donnie Yen, Jet Li,
The New Mutants – release date 3rd April 2020
This X-Men spin-off about young mutants held in a special facility against their will, originally intended for release in 2018, has real horror movie vibes.
Starring: Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, Anya Taylor-Joy
Bond 25 –8th April 2020
Daniel Craig’s last outing as 007 has changed directors, with Danny Boyle exiting the project last year. But with Maniac’s Cary Fukunaga taking the reins, we’re still expecting big things, especially with Phoebe Waller-Bridge now on the writing team…
Starring: Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Rami Malek, Lea Seydoux, Naomie Harris, Lashana Lynch
Artemis Fowl –release date 29th May 2020
Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s beloved book series is shaping up to be a doozy. It is set in a fantastical universe where Earth is home to an underground civilisation of fairies, so, right up Disney’s alley.
Starring: Judi Dench, Ferdia Shaw, Josh Gad
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Wonder Woman 1984 – release date 5th June 2020
Wonder Woman 1984 #WW84 pic.twitter.com/aFei1Taqrt
— Gal Gadot (@GalGadot) June 13, 2018
Diane Prince (Gal Gadot) will come up against a British anthropologist called Cheetah (Kristen Wiig) in the sequel to DC’s 2017 hit.
Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, Gabriella Wilde
Top Gun: Maverick – release date 26th June 2020
Tom Cruise returns to the cockpit for a sequel more than 34 years after the original was released.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Val Kilmer, Miles Teller, Ed Harris, Jon Hamm
Morbius – release date 21st July 2020
Jared Leto is set to star as the titular Spider-Man villain, a biochemist who accidentally turns himself into a pseudo-vampire with superhuman abilities.
Starring: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Jared Harris, Adria Arjona, Tyrese Gibson
Black Widow – release date TBC
Scarlett Johansson’s standalone MCU film is in the works, with a release date in 2020 expected.
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Rachel Weisz, David Harbour, Florence Pugh, OT-Fagbenle
The Eternals – release date TBC
Chloe Zhao’s film will add another outer-space superhero team to the MCU roster alongside the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani, Richard Madden
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2021
Space Jam 2 – release date 16th July 2021
LeBron James will take on Michael Jordan’s role in this sequel to the 1990s classic.
Starring: LeBron James, Eric Bauza, Sonequa Martin-Green
Avatar 2 – release date 17th December 2021
James Cameron takes us to an underwater 3D world, 12 years after the release of his box office-obliterating hit.
Starring: Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Kate Winslet, Oona Chaplin, Michelle Yeoh
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 –release date TBC 2021
James Gunn is back in the director’s chair for the third instalment of the Guardians series, following his firing in July 2018. Could this be the end of Rocket? Say it ain’t so…
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana
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