1- WERWULF: Robert Eggers' movies are always highly anticipated. I had heard that he was going to do an adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol' next, but he's making this werewolf movie first. It has the same cast as 'Nosferatu': Aaron-Taylor Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp, and Willem Dafoe. It's set in England in the 13th century. Sadly, it's not supposed to come out until Christmas day.
2- THE ODYSSEY: This is one of the big dogs of 2026, the newest from director Christopher Nolan after he swept the Oscars a few years ago. The trailer to this already came out and it looks good, albeit the special f/x creatures are only glimpsed at. Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, and Jon Bernthal star. Nolan is one of the very few directors that make films people actually go to see in theaters, so this should be all anyone is talking about come July.
3- SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY: It seems that after every recent Marvel movie comes out, everybody online debates the death of Marvel movies in terms of relevance, box office, and enjoyment. Spider-Man movies are bullet proof, though. This will be a giant smash and hopefully just as fun and entertaining as the first three. The new additions to the regular cast include Sadie Sink (who's rumored to be playing Gwen Stacey) and Tramell Tillman from 'Severance.'
4- FLOWERVALE STREET: Currently, David Robert Mitchel is my favorite writer/director. It's a travesty that he hasn't made a movie since the highly entertaining and bonkers 'Under the Silver Lake' way back in 2018. And, shockingly, he's only made three films. The other two were 'It Follows' and 'The Myth of the American Sleepover.' He's back with a film about a suburban street in the 1980's where strange things occur. No, I don't know what that means, but I did see a picture of the film that had dinosaurs in it. Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway star.
5- DUNE: PART 3: This is apparently going to be the last 'Dune' film that Denis Villeneuve directs. It's an adaptation of the second 'Dune' book, a book that's so short it was originally serialized in a sci-fi magazine. The book was also savaged by readers when it first came out. The reason? Well, I started to read it and was bored to tears and didn't bother to finish it. The book picks up years after the first book when Paul Atreides is the ruler of the planet. A group hires an assassin to infiltrate Paul's ranks and murder him. That's literally the whole plot. I'm guessing the film will add something to more to this plot. The same cast is back but Robert Pattinson has been added. I adored the first 'Dune' film and thought the second one was so-so. I'm intrigued, though, and Villeneuve is a visual master.
6- RESIDENT EVIL: Zack Cregger is the new, 'hot' horror director. 'Barbarian' was a word-of-mouth hit and 'Weapons' was a surprise box office success. He's making a new 'Resident Evil' film, but he swears that this time it'll be more like the video games. I loved 'Weapons' and can't wait to see what he'll do with a zombie flick.
7- THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING: This 'Hunger Games' book is one of the best in the series. It's a prequel, showing Haymitch's time competing in the games (Woody Harrelson played him in the original films). The trailer already came out, and it looks fantastic. Francis Lawrence, who directed the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 'Hunger Games' films, is back at the helm. The main stars are unknowns, but the cast includes Ralph Fiennes as President Snow, Jesse Plemmons, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, and Maya Hawke.
8- AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY: It's been a while since the last 'Avengers' movie. 'Avengers: Endgame' was the last one and still holds the record for biggest opening weekend, at $357 million. That was in 2019. Marvel, of course, stupidly killed off Iron-Man, and they haven't really been the same ever since. Nothing matters, though, since both Chris Evans as Captain America and Iron-Man are back in this one. Robert Downey, Jr. is playing Dr. Doom in this, though, not Iron-Man. How that will work when Dr. Doom wears a mask is one of the year's great questions. They could conceivably just say Robert Downey, Jr. is playing Dr. Doom and yet you might never know. The first trailer of this was released and it showed that Chris Evans is back, even though Evans had previously said he was done playing the role (the new Captain America in the Marvel movies and TV shows is Anthony Mackie). The rest of the usual players are back: Pedro Pascal as Mr. Fantastic, Sebastian Stan as Bucky, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, etc. Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk is not in this, though, for unknown reasons. The Russo brothers are directing this. They previously directed 'Captain America: Winter Soldier,' 'Captain America: Civil War,' 'Avengers: Infinity War,' and 'Avengers: Endgame.' They know what they're doing in terms of 'Avengers' films. Their last film was one of the biggest bombs in the history of film, though, Netflix's 'The Electric State.' I'm guessing this one will be a huge hit. Whether or not it's actually a good movie is questionable, though.
9- WUTHERING HEIGHTS: Emeral Fennell is back after getting everyone talking about her last film, the wild and shocking 'Saltburn.' She's adapting Emily Bronte's classic 'Wuthering Heights.' It stars Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie. Fennell's movies are always acid-laced and weird, so I'm curious how much she'll stray from the book. The trailer makes it look like it keeps the plot but has psychedelic-style visuals. The book is pretty much just a standard romance. It also has a great tagline: 'Frankenstein meets Barbie.'
10- THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU: Is the pandemic finally over? Because we're getting the first 'Star Wars' film since the pandemic, the first 'Avengers' movie since the pandemic, and the first David Robert Mitchell film since the pandemic. It is crazy that there hasn't been a 'Star Wars' movie since 2019. You can blame Disney+ for that, as they've been putting out 'Star Wars' TV shows every year. This new film even started as a TV show, 'The Mandalorian,' which was good but nothing great. This means that this movie is basically just season 4. Jon Favreau is directing. You know, I never in a million years thought the writer/director/star of 'Swingers' would eventually end up making a 'Star Wars' movie. But I'm happy, because a new 'Star Wars' movie is actually going to be in a movie theater, the first time in seven fucking years.
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