As 2024 wraps up, it's time to look ahead to the biggest upcoming movies of 2025.
2024 was a huge year for movies, with massive box office hits like Wicked, Dune: Part Two, Deadpool & Wolverine, and Inside Out 2 taking the multiplex by storm, but there's still so much more to come in the new year.
There are some new Marvel movies on the way, like Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts*, as well as original genre films like Mickey 17 and Wolf Man.
Whatever takes your fancy, there's something for everyone on our list of movie release dates to keep an eye on. We also have a list of the best new TV shows, if the small screen is more your thing.
For now, grab some popcorn and check out the most exciting movies heading to theaters in the very last few weeks of 2024 and the first half of 2025.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Release date: December 20, 2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is introducing Keanu Reeves as Shadow, with Colleen O'Shaughnessey back as Tails and Idris Elba back as Knuckles. Of course, Ben Schwartz is returning as Sonic, and James Marsden is back as his human bestie.
"It's going to be this giant, fun, incredible movie that obviously takes a lot from Sonic Adventure 2 and some of the games that I know the core Sonic Team grew up loving," producer Toby Ascher previously told 12DOVE.
Mufasa: The Lion King
Release date: December 20, 2024
When it comes to new Disney movies, love them or hate them, live-actions are in the conversation. Mufasa: The Lion King is a prequel to the 2019 live-action Disney movie. In it, we'll see the rise of Simba's father, Mufasa, from orphan cub to Pride Rock ruler.
Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen will reprise their roles as Timon and Pumbaa, respectively, which is fun. But what's funnier is that the movie has already drawn comparisons to The Godfather Part II. We'll also see (or more accurately, hear) Aaron Pierre, who worked on the Emmy-nominated series The Underground Railroad, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. voice Mufasa and Scar, respectively.
The first trailer for the film is already out if you want to see a first look at the flick for yourself.
Nosferatu
Release date: December 25, 2024 in the US, January 3, 2025 in the UK
Written and directed by Robert Eggers, the filmmaker behind The Witch, The Lighthouse, and The Northman, Nosferatu is set to offer a brand new take on the 1922 silent film of the same name.
Starring Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Ineson, Willem Dafoe, and Bill Skarsgård as the eponymous bloodsucker, the upcoming movie is set to explore the complicated obsession between a troubled young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her. With high hopes for this one; in fact, it's one of our most anticipated upcoming horror movies of 2024!
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Release date: December 25, 2024 in the UK, January 3, 2025 in the US
Wallace & Gromit is iconic and has already given us some of the best-animated movies ever made. So, of course, we’re excited to see the duo’s second full-length feature film (since The Curse of the Were-Rabbit) hit our screens in a few weeks. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl will see the return of the villain Feathers McGraw, who first appeared in the 1993 short film The Wrong Trousers.
The story revolves around Wallace’s latest invention becoming part of McGraw’s new evil scheme. From the trailers that we’ve already seen, the upcoming film looks stunning as well as hilarious. It will be available for UK viewers via the BBC in December and on Netflix for US readers in January shortly after.
Paddington in Peru
Release date: Out now in UK cinemas, January 17, 2025 in the US
Paddington in Peru (commonly known as Paddington 3) will see the marmalade-loving bear and Brown family pack up and head to his home country to pay a visit to Aunt Lucy at the Home for Retired Bears. There's a problem, though...
Lucy, according to a nun played by Olivia Colman, went on an expedition in the Amazon a while back and never returned. So now it's up to Paddington and Co to venture deep into the jungle, find her, and bring her back safely. Ben Whishaw is back to lend his voice to Paddington, while Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, and Antonio Banderas also star. Emily Mortimer is on board, too, replacing Sally Hawkins as Mrs. Brown.
Wolf Man
Release date: January 17, 2025
The reboot of the famous 1941 movie The Wolfman (aka one of the best horror movies ever made) is finally heading to the big screen in 2025. Starring Kraven the Hunter star Christopher Abbott as the leading man, the film will follow Blake, who, after being bitten by a werewolf, finds himself trapped in a remote cabin with his family during his first transformation.
Universal monsters are iconic, and after the massive success of 2020's The Invisible Man, we have high hopes for this flick. Blumhouse Productions are also involved, and while both Universal and Blumhouse have had hits and flops regarding horror reboots, we're keeping our fingers crossed that the team-up with give us something scarily special to enjoy come January.
Captain America: Brave New World
Release date: February 14, 2025
Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson is set to take on the mantle of Captain America in Brave New World, the first new Marvel movie to hit the big screen in 2025. He's joined by a new Falcon, played by Top Gun: Maverick's Danny Ramirez, along with some familiar faces: Tim Blake Nelson is back as Samuel Sterns, AKA Leader, alongside Liv Tyler as Betty Ross from The Incredible Hulk. Harrison Ford, meanwhile, is taking over from the late William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross – AKA Red Hulk. Giancarlo Esposito is playing a new MCU villain, Sidewinder, too, which is probably more than enough for a new Cap to be dealing with.
Snow White
Release date: March 21, 2025
Snow White is the latest Disney princess to get the live-action treatment. Rachel Zegler is taking on the role of the fairest of them all, while Gal Gadot will play the Evil Queen. The Amazing Spider-Man helmer Marc Webb is in the director's chair, while Barbie director Greta Gerwig co-wrote the screenplay.
A Minecraft Movie
Release date: April 4, 2025
The Overworld is coming to the big screen courtesy of Napoleon Dynamite helmer Jared Hess' A Minecraft Movie. Based on the hit game of, the movie follows a group of misfits who find themselves transported to a strange, cubic world. The unlikely team must go on a magical quest if they ever want to get back home – once they've got to grips with their surroundings. The cast includes Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Coolidge, Matt Berry, and Jemaine Clement.
Mickey 17
Release date: April 18, 2025
Robert Pattinson stars in Mickey 17 as Mickey, an "expendable." That means he's a disposable employee, who's sent on life-threatening missions as part of a human expedition on an alien ice world of Niflheim. After one iteration of Mickey dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact – until, somehow, there are two Mickeys alive at the same time. The cast also includes Steven Yeun, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette, and Naomi Ackie, and Parasite helmer Bong Joon-ho is in the director's chair.
Thunderbolts*
Release date: May 5, 2025
After Brave New World comes Thunderbolts*, which follows the titular group of antiheroes as they're sent on government missions. Florence Pugh returns as Yelena Belova, along with Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Wyatt Russell as John Walker, David Harbour as Red Guardian, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. Paper Towns helmer Jake Schreier will direct and Netflix's Beef creator Lee Sung Jin wrote the script.
"I never would have thought we would have ended up where we have with him," Stan told 12DOVE about Bucky's role in the movie. "But it's a very interesting group of characters, and they all bring out different sides of themselves. I think [Bucky] finds himself way more suited to them than initially maybe he wants to admit, but he's always an evolving character, and that's what I love about him."
For more on what's to come, check out our guide to all the new Marvel movies and shows and all the upcoming video game movies heading your way soon.
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