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From "Barbie" to "Blue Beetle," "Cocaine Bear" to "Fast X," Ant-Man to "Aquaman," and everything in between.
There is a lot to look forward to in 2023, including a cocaine bear, a Willy Wonka origin story, and the most recent entries in the John Wick, Aquaman, and Mission: Impossible franchises. In addition to eagerly anticipated films like the live-action Barbie movie and the Spider-Verse sequel, new films from Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, and Nia DaCosta will be released the following year.
Below are some of the most eagerly awaited 2023 theatrical releases.
M3GAN
Jan. 6
House Party
Jan. 13
The reimagining of the 1990 classic follows two friends who throw a
massive party in the house of NBA superstar LeBron James, who also
produced the movie and appears as himself.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Feb. 17
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania |
The latest installment in the Ant-Man franchise will see Paul
Rudd’s Ant-Man and Evangeline Lily’s Wasp exploring the Quantum Realm
and battling a new big bad, Kang the Conqueror, played by Jonathan
Majors.
Cocaine Bear
Feb. 24
From director Elizabeth Banks, a bear in Kentucky ingests cocaine that
ends up in the forest after a bungled drug run and goes on a homicidal
rampage.
Creed III
March 3
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Franchise star Michael B. Jordan is stepping behind the camera for this
entry, which will see Adonis Creed face off against a childhood friend
and former boxing prodigy, played by Majors.
Scream 6
March 10
The franchise update continues with the next gen of Ghostface survivors
attempting to leave Woodsboro behind for a new start in New York City.
Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Melissa Barrera and Mason Gooding
return, along with Scream vet Hayden Panettiere.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
March 17
Pushed from 2022, the Shazam! sequel will see Zachary Levi’s hero square off against Helen Mirren’s Hespera.
John Wick: Chapter 4
March 24
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Keanu Reeves in ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’ Niko Tavernise |
Keanu Reeves is back as the former hitman turned hit in a
globe-trotting entry directed by Chad Stahelski. Bill Skarsgard joins as
Wick’s latest foe, while Donnie Yen is set to star as an old friend.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
March 31
The movie adaptation of the beloved role-playing game from Game Night duo
John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein stars Chris Pine as the head
of a band of adventurers searching for a lost relic. Michelle Rodriguez,
Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Regé-Jean Page and Hugh Grant round out
the cast.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
April 7
The latest attempt at bringing the video game to the big screen is an
animated feature that has the eponymous Italian plumber voiced by Chris
Pratt, with Charlie Day as Luigi and Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach.
Renfield
April 14
The horror comedy sees Nicolas Cage playing Dracula, with a focus on
his henchman, played by Nicholas Hoult, who starts to consider life
outside his servitude, finding a new lease on life in modern-day New
Orleans.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
May 5
The final Guardians film takes place after Endgame, with Peter Quill reeling from the loss of Zoe Saldaña’s Gamora.
Fast X
May 19
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| Michelle Rodriguez and Vin Diesel in ‘F9’ Courtesy of Universal Studios |
The second-to-last installment of the Fast franchise will see Vin Diesel and his team back together, this time joined by franchise newcomer Brie Larson.
The Little Mermaid
May 26
The latest live-action animation from Disney is a remake of the 1989
classic and will have Halle Bailey starring as Princess Ariel. Melissa
McCarthy will play Ursula, with Javier Bardem playing King Triton.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
June 2
The follow-up to the Oscar-winning Marvel animation will see Miles
Morales diving into the multiverse, meeting new Spider-Mans and foes
voiced by franchise newcomers like Oscar Isaac, Issa Rae and Daniel
Kaluuya.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
June 9
The first Transformers movie since 2017’s The Last Knight stars Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback and centers on Brooklyn archaeologists in the 1990s who uncover an ancient conflict.
No Hard Feelings
June 16
This coming-of-age comedy-drama stars Jennifer Lawrence as a woman who
answers a Craigslist ad that was placed by a mother for someone to date
her son before he enters college. The project has been described as
being in the vein of Bad Teacher and Risky Business.
The Flash
June 23
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| Ezra Miller as The Flash in 2017’s ‘Justice League’ Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., |
Untitled Adele Lim Comedy
June 23
The directorial debut from the Crazy Rich Asians writer follows four Asian American women as they travel through Asia in search of one of their birth mothers.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
June 30
Harrison Ford in ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’
Courtesy of Lucasfilm
The latest Indiana Jones is set in 1969, against the backdrop of the
Space Race, and sees Jones — along with a goddaughter played by Phoebe
Waller-Bridge — attempt to uncover whether the U.S. government recruited
their former World War II enemies in desperation to beat the Soviet
Union.
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning — Part One
July 14
The seventh installment of Tom Cruise’s spy thriller series will no doubt include globe-trotting and outsize stunts.
Oppenheimer
July 21
The latest from Christopher Nolan tells the story of American scientist
J. Robert Oppenheimer as he develops the atomic bomb. Cillian Murphy
leads a cast that also includes Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt, Robert
Downey Jr. and Matt Damon, among many, many others.
Barbie
July 21
Margot Robbie as Barbie
Courtesy of Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros. Entertainement
The long-awaited movie based on the best-selling toy has Margot Robbie
starring as Barbie, Ryan Gosling playing Ken, and Greta Gerwig in the
director’s chair.
The Marvels
July 28
The Captain Marvel follow-up will see the team-up of Larson’s Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) and Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris).
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Aug. 4
An animated feature based on the 1980s cartoon about humanoid,
pizza-loving and crime-fighting turtles, produced by Seth Rogen and Evan
Goldberg.
Blue Beetle
Aug. 18
Previously destined for HBO Max, the stand-alone superhero movie is
getting a full theatrical release. It follows a Mexican American
teenager, Jaime Reyes, who gains superpowers thanks to a blue scarab
beetle.
Equalizer 3
Sept. 1
Denzel Washington in ‘Equalizer 2’
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Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington are back for the latest movie about
retired U.S. Marine and former DIA officer Robert McCall.
The Expendables 4
Sept. 22
Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren return as
mercenaries, who are this time tasked with taking down an arms dealer
who commands the might of a massive private army. Iko Uwais and Andy
Garcia also star.
Kraven the Hunter
Oct. 6
Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as big-game hunter Sergei Kravinoff, a Spider-Man villain. Russell Crowe and Ariana DeBose also star.
The Exorcist
Oct. 13
After finishing up his take on another horror classic, Halloween, David Gordon Green is now back in theaters with The Exorcist, a sequel to the 1973 film about a 12-year-old girl who is possessed by a demon.
Dune: Part Two
Nov. 3
Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet in ‘Dune: Part One’
Courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures
The second half of Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi adaptation will pick up where Part One
left off, with Paul Atreides looking to avenge his family by teaming up
with the Fremen. Joining Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya will be Austin
Butler and Florence Pugh.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Nov. 17
The Hunger Games prequel stars
Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird, the girl tribute from impoverished
District 12 who is mentored by a then-18-year-old Coriolanus Snow.
Wonka
Dec. 15
Paddington director Paul King is behind this Willy Wonka
origin story that stars Chalamet as the future candymaker. The story
will center on how he met the Oompa Loompas on one of his earliest
adventures.
The Color Purple
Dec. 20
The movie adaptation of the Broadway musical, itself an adaptation of
Alice Walker’s novel, stars Fantasia as Celie, with Colman Domingo,
Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Aunjanue Ellis and Ciara among the supporting
cast.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Dec. 25
Jason Momoa in 2018’s ‘Aquaman’
Jasin Boland/ © Warner Bros./courtesy Everett Collection
The sequel will see the return of Jason Momoa’s DC superhero, along
with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Black Manta and Nicole Kidman’s Atlanna.
Franchise newcomers include Randall Park as Dr. Stephen Shin, a marine
biologist obsessed with finding Atlantis, Jani Zhao as Stingray, and
Indya Moore as Karshon.
Disappointment Blvd.
TBD
The logline for the latest film from Ari Aster reads: “A
decades-spanning portrait of one of the most successful entrepreneurs of
all time.” Joaquin Phoenix leads a cast that includes Patti LuPone and
Nathan Lane.
Maestro
TBD
The Leonard Bernstein biopic has Bradley Cooper back in the director’s chair for the first time since A Star Is Born.
He will play the famous composer, with Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer, Maya
Hawke and Sarah Silverman also appearing in the Netflix project.
Napoleon
TBD
The latest historical drama from Ridley Scott will track the French
leader’s origins and, as the logline reads, “swift, ruthless climb to
Emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile
relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine.” Phoenix plays
Napoleon, with Vanessa Kirby starring opposite him as Empress Joséphine.
Asteroid City
TBD
The latest from Wes Anderson is set at an astronomy convention in a
desert town in the 1950s. Robbie, Scarlett Johansson, Edward Norton, Tom
Hanks, Steve Carell, Hong Chau and Bryan Cranston are among the large
ensemble cast.
Killers of the Flower Moon
TBD
The latest team-up between Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio is
expected next year from Apple TV+. Based on the book of the same name,
the story takes place after members of the Osage tribe in the United
States are murdered under mysterious circumstances in the 1920s.
