Hollywood movies to look forward to in 2025

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron
Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure

Avatar: Fire and Ash is the sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), bringing together a famous cast including Zoe Saldana, Kate Winslet, Sigourney Weaver, Jemaine Clement, Matt Gerald, David Thewlis, Sam Worthington.

Part 3 of the franchise will tell the story of Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri encountering the Ash tribe. Main plot details have not been announced yet.

Released in 2009, the first part of Avatar surpassed Titanic, became the highest-grossing film of all time. The film revolutionized 3D technology on the big screen.

Director James Cameron spent more than 10 years researching technology and preparing scripts for the Avatar sequels.

Captain America: Brave New World

Director: Julius Onah
Genre: Superhero, action

The film is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, marking the first time the character Sam Wilson (played by Anthony Mackie) takes over the mantle of Captain America after Steve Rogers - played by Chris Evans - retires. He faces a complicated situation when protecting the US president (Harrison Ford), who is also the "red giant" Red Hulk.

The film stars Shira Haas (playing superhero Israel Sabra), Giancarlo Esposito (Sidewinder), Liv Tyler (Betty Ross) and Tim Blake Nelson (Leader).

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Genre: Action, Adventure

According to experts, part 8 of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning could be the project that closes the series that made Tom Cruise famous, opening a new chapter about spies.

Filmed at the same time as the previous part, the film follows Ethan Hunt - played by Tom Cruise - and a group of IMF agents racing against time to save the world from an artificial intelligence called the Entity.

The film's cast includes Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Holt McCallany and Hannah Waddingham.

F1

Director: Joseph Kosinski
Category: Sports

The project stars Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes, who returns to Formula 1 racing years after an accident. He takes on a mentoring role for APXGP team driver Joshua Pearce (played by Damson Idris). In addition to Pitt and Idris, 10 F1 racing teams will appear in the film.

Filming took place at real-life racing events, such as the 2023 British Grand Prix and the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January. Pitt and Idris were on location to film some scenes at the British Grand Prix on July 7.

Superman

Director: James Gunn
Genre: Superhero, action

The project opens the first chapter of the new DCU, titled Chapter One: Gods and Monsters, directed by James Gunn and produced by Peter Safran.

The film takes the audience into a context where people know the existence of superheroes. However, the world in this part is full of chaos. Civil war, alien invasion and the plots of Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) push humanity to the brink of destruction. People are angry, throwing things at Superman (played by David Corenswet) because he cannot protect them from tragedy.

Ballerina

Director: Len Wiseman
Genre: Action

The spin-off of the John Wick franchise follows Eve Macarro, a ballet dancer seeking revenge on the group of assassins who killed her family.

The film is set between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). Keanu Reeves will reprise his role as John Wick.

The cast also includes Ian McShane, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus and Lance Reddick - who died in March 2023 at the age of 60.

John Wick is a series of films starring Keanu Reeves, the first part was released in 2014 and reached a global revenue of one billion USD in May 2023. Many film sites commented that the film brand breathed new life into the action genre.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Director: Matt Shakman
Genre: Superhero, action

Fantastic Four The new version features a cast that includes Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/Thing.

The film takes place in New York City in the 1960s, details have not been revealed yet.

In the comics, the Fantastic Four are astronauts who become superheroes after being exposed to strange energy in space. Reed has the ability to stretch his body. Sue, Reed's girlfriend - and later wife - can manipulate light to become invisible and create force fields. Sue's brother, Johnny, can turn his body into fire and fly. And Reed's best friend, Ben, can turn into giant rocks.

28 Years Later

Director: Danny Boyle
Genre: Horror, post-apocalyptic

After the success of 28 Days Later (2002) and 28 Weeks Later (2007), the horror franchise returns with the sequel 28 Years Later, set 28 years after the disaster in England.

Danny Boyle and Alex Garland return as director and writer respectively, with actor Cillian Murphy serving as producer.

The film follows a young boy as he searches for a doctor to cure his mother, through a land filled with zombies. One day, he receives help from a mysterious man (played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson).

Jurassic World Rebirth

Director: Gareth Edward
Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure

The story is set five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion (2022), when the planet's ecosystem is no longer suitable for dinosaurs. The three largest dinosaurs on land, sea and air hold the key to creating a medicine that will benefit humanity.

However, while searching for the creatures, the team's boat is destroyed by an underwater dinosaur. Everyone tries to survive on an island, where they face a secret that has been hidden for decades.

Scarlett Johansson plays expert Zora Bennett, who is hired to lead the team to extract dinosaur DNA. Ali plays Zora's partner, Duncan Kincaid. Bailey plays Dr. Henry Loomis, a biologist. Rupert Friend plays Martin Krebs, a representative of the drug cartel that funds the expedition.