Happy New Year! 2026 promises to be quite the colourful year for film releases, both big and small. From the much anticipated Avengers: Doomsday and the second chapter of 28 Years Later, titled The Bone Temple, to the many book adaptations coming our way, including Wuthering Heights, Hamnet, Project Hail Mary, Sunrise on the Reaping and much more. Remember to keep checking back as the months roll on to fill your viewing schedules!

Please note, all dates are UK release dates taken from IMDb along with the synopsis for each film. To see a further release schedule for each film, including other countries, click on its date to see more. All dates are subject to change, particularly those listed as TBC, and this list is updated monthly as new release dates are announced/shifted.

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JANUARY

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Ikkis
Release date: 1st January
Director: Sriram Raghavan
Cast: Dharmendra, Jaideep Ahlawat, Agastya Nanda
Synopsis: An untold true story of India’s youngest Param Vir Chakra awardee – Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal (Nanda).

Song Sung Blue
Release date: 1st January
Director: Craig Brewer
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Fisher Stevens, Jim Belushi
Synopsis: Lightning (Jackman) and Thunder (Hudson), a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act, experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak in their musical journey together.

Back to the Past
Release date: 2nd January
Directors: Jack Lai, Yuen Fai Ng
Cast: Louis Koo, Raymond Lam, Jessica Hester Hsuan, Sonija Kwok, Michael Kiu Wai Miu
Synopsis: After losing everything for a crime he didn’t commit, Ken (Michael Kiu Wai Miu) vows to travel back to the Qin Dynasty and reclaim everything he lost by usurping the throne.

Peter Hujar’s Day
Release date: 2nd January
Director: Ira Sachs
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall
Synopsis: Conversation between photographer Peter Hujar (Whishaw) and Linda Rosenkrantz (Hall) from 1974 sheds light on New York’s vibrant downtown art world and the introspective journey of an artist’s life.

Giant
Release date: 9th January
Director: Rowan Athale
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Austin Haynes, Amir El-Masry
Synopsis: Inspired by the real-life story of Prince Naseem “Naz” Hamed (El-Masry), a British-Yemeni boxer, and his journey from humble beginnings to becoming a world champion and his training under Brendan Ingle (Brosnan), who played a crucial role in his success.

Hamnet
Release date: 9th January
Director: Chloé Zhao
Cast: Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley, Joe Alwyn, Emily Watson
Synopsis: After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes (Buckley) and William Shakespeare (Mescal) grapple with grief in 16th-century England. A healer, Agnes must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss.

Soulm8te
Release date: 9th January
Director: Kate Dolan
Cast: Valerie Hanna, Claudia Doumit, David Rysdahl
Synopsis: A man acquires an Artificially Intelligent android to cope with the loss of his recently deceased wife. In an attempt to create a truly sentient partner, he inadvertently turns a harmless lovebot into a deadly soulmate.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Release date: 16th January
Director: Nia DaCosta
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Emma Laird, Alfie Williams, Chi Lewis-Parry
Synopsis: As Spike (Williams) is inducted into Jimmy Crystal’s (O’Connell) gang on the mainland, Dr. Kelson (Fiennes) makes a discovery that could alter the world.

Rental Family
Release date: 16th January
Director: Hikari
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto
Synopsis: An American actor in Tokyo struggling to find purpose lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese “rental family” agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. He rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the beauty of human connection.

The Voice of Hind Rajab
Release date: 16th January
Director: Kaouther Ben Hania
Cast: Saja Kilani, Motaz Malhees, Clara Khoury, Amer Hlehel
Synopsis: Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year old girl is trapped in a car under IDF fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her.

H is for Hawk
Release date: 23rd January
Director: Philippa Lowthorpe
Cast: Claire Foy, Brendan Gleeson, Denise Gough, Lindsay Duncan
Synopsis: After losing her beloved father, Helen (Foy) finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a stubborn hawk named Mabel.

The History of Sound
Release date: 23rd January
Director: Oliver Hermanus
Cast: Paul Mescal, Josh O’Connor, Chris Cooper
Synopsis: Two young men during World War I set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen.

Mercy
Release date: 23rd January
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Cast: Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson, Annabelle Wallis
Synopsis: In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced A.I. Judge he once championed, before it determines his fate.

No Other Choice
Release date: 23rd January
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin
Synopsis: After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.

Return to Silent Hill
Release date: 23rd January
Director: Christophe Gans
Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Emily Anderson, Robert Strange, Evie Templeton
Synopsis: When a man receives a mysterious letter from his lost love, he is drawn to Silent Hill, a once familiar town now consumed by darkness.

Saipan
Release date: 23rd January
Directors: Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn
Cast: Éanna Hardwicke, Steve Coogan
Synopsis: On the eve of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the Irish captain Roy Keane (Hardwicke) forfeits his place in the squad at the team’s preparation base in Saipan, following a heated disagreement with the Irish manager Mick McCarthy (Coogan).

Is This Thing On?
Release date: 30th January
Director: Bradley Cooper
Cast: Will Arnett, Laura Dern, Andra Day, Bradley Cooper, Sean Hayes, Ciarán Hinds, Amy Sedaris
Synopsis: As their marriage unravels, Alex (Arnett) faces middle age and divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene. Meanwhile, his wife Tess (Dern) confronts sacrifices made for their family, forcing them to navigate co-parenting and identities.

Kangaroo
Release date: 30th January
Director: Kate Woods
Cast: Ryan Corr, Lily Whiteley, Deborah Mailman
Synopsis: A heart-warming family comedy about disgraced TV Host, Chris (Corr), and a young indigenous girl, Charlie (Whiteley), who work together to rescue and rehabilitate a group of orphaned joeys in a remote Outback community.

Nouvelle Vague
Release date: 30th January
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch
Synopsis: The behind the scenes of the filming of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless (1960), a landmark of the French New Wave film movement.

Primate
Release date: 30th January
Director: Johannes Roberts
Cast: Johnny Sequoyah, Troy Kotsur, Jessica Alexander
Synopsis: A group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.

Rabbit Trap
Release date: 30th January
Director: Bryn Chainey
Cast: Dev Patel, Rosy McEwen, Jade Croot, Nicholas Sampson
Synopsis: Married couple Daphne and Darcy Davenport are two musicians who moved from London to a cottage in Wales to complete their new album. By accident they record a mystical sound never heard before and gradually disconnect from reality.

Shelter
Release date: 30th January
Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Cast: Jason Statham, Billy Nighy, Naomi Ackie
Synopsis: A recluse on a remote Scottish island rescues a girl from the sea, unleashing a perilous sequence of events that culminate in an attack on his home, compelling him to face his turbulent history.

FEBRUARY

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My Father’s Shadow
Release date: 6th February
Director: Akinola Davies
Cast: Sope Dirisu, Godwin Egbo, Chibuike Marvelous Egbo
Synopsis: Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, witnessing both the city’s magnitude and their father’s daily struggles as political unrest threatens their journey home.

Send Help
Release date: 6th February
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Rachel McAdams, Dylan O’Brien, Bruce Campbell
Synopsis: Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it’s a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.

Solo Mio
Release date: 6th February
Directors: Charles Kinanne, Daniel Kinanne
Cast: Kevin James, Alyson Hannigan, Jonathan Roumie, Kim Coates
Synopsis: After being left at the altar in Rome, a man decides to go on his honeymoon alone.

Stitch Head
Release date: 6th February
Director: Steve Hudson
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Joel Fry, Alison Steadman, Rob Brydon
Synopsis: Follows Stitch Head (Butterfield), a small creature awoken by a Mad Professor (Brydon) in a castle to protect the professor’s other creations from the townspeople of Grubbers Nubbin.

The Strangers: Chapter 3
Release date: 6th February
Directors: Renny Harlin
Cast: Madelaine Petsch, Richard Brake, Janis Ahern, Stephanie Aubertin
Synopsis: In the “Strangers” finale, survivors face new threats from masked strangers. Secrets emerge, jeopardizing their lives as the line between reality and peril blurs in their battle for survival.

Crime 101
Release date: 13th February
Director: Bart Layton
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Halle Berry, Barry Keoghan, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tate Donovan
Synopsis: An elusive thief, eyeing his final score, encounters a disillusioned insurance broker at her own crossroads. As their paths intertwine, a relentless detective trails them hoping to thwart the multi-million dollar heist they are planning.

Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up
Release date: 13th February
Director: Peter Browngardt
Cast: Eric Bauza, Candi Milo, Peter MacNicol
Synopsis: Porky Pig and Daffy Duck are Earth’s only hope when facing the threat of alien invasion.

GOAT
Release date: 13th February
Directors: Tyree Dillihay, Adam Rosette
Cast: Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Nick Kroll, Nicola Coughlan, David Harbour, Patton Oswalt, Jennifer Hudson
Synopsis: A small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world.

Whistle
Release date: 13th February
Director: Corin Hardy
Cast: Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, Percy Hynes White, Nick Frost, Ali Skovbye
Synopsis: A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down.

“Wuthering Heights”
Release date: 13th February
Director: Emerald Fennell
Cast: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Alison Oliver, Owen Cooper, Hong Chau, Martin Clunes
Synopsis: A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff (Elordi) and Catherine Earnshaw (Robbie).

Cold Storage
Release date: 20th February
Director: Jonny Campbell
Cast: Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell, Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville, Sosie Bacon
Synopsis: When a highly dangerous fungus escapes from a secret laboratory, a former bioterrorism agent is called back into action. Alongside two young employees, he must confront an invisible and out-of-control threat.

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
Release date: 20th February
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Juno Temple, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chardhry, Stevel Marc, Tanya van Graan
Synopsis: A “Man From the Future” arrives at a diner in Los Angeles where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Release date: 20th February
Director: Mary Bronstein
Cast: Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Mary Bronstein, A$AP Rocky, Christian Slater
Synopsis: While trying to manage her own life and career, a woman on the verge of a breakdown must cope with her daughter’s illness, an absent husband, a missing person, and an unusual relationship with her therapist.

A Private Life
Release date: 20th February
Director: Rebecca Zlotowski
Cast: Jodie Foster, Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira
Synopsis: The renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced has been murdered.

Splitsville
Release date: 20th February
Director: Michael Angelo Covino
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Adria Arjona, Kyle Marvin, Michael Angelo Covino
Synopsis: When Ashley (Arjona) asks for a divorce, the good-natured Carey (Marvin) runs to his friends, Julie (Johnson) and Paul (Covino), for support. Their secret to happiness is an open marriage; that is, until Carey crosses the line and throws all of their relationships into chaos.

The Testament of Ann Lee
Release date: 20th February
Director: Mona Fastvold
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie, Matthew Beard
Synopsis: Ann Lee (Seyfried), the founding leader of the Shaker Movement, proclaimed as the female Christ by her followers. Depicts her establishment of a utopian society and the Shakers’ worship through song and dance, based on real events.

Wasteman
Release date: 20th February
Director: Cal McMau
Cast: Tom Blyth, David Jonsson, Neil Linpow, Alex Hassell
Synopsis: Follows parolee Taylor (Jonsson) whose fresh start hopes are jeopardized by cellmate Dee’s (Blyth) arrival. As Dee takes Taylor under his wing, a vicious attack tests their bond, forcing Taylor to choose between protecting Dee and his own parole chances.

Scream 7
Release date: 27th February
Director: Kevin Williamson
Cast: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Anna Camp, Joel McHale, McKenna Grace
Synopsis: When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the town where Sidney Prescott (Campbell) has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target.

How to Make a Killing
Release date: 27th February
Director: John Patton Ford
Cast: Glen Powell, Margaret Qualley, Jessica Henwick, Ed Harris, Topher Grace, Zach Woods, Raff Law
Synopsis: Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.

The Secret Agent
Release date: TBC
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Cast: Robson Andrade, Rubens Santos, Licínio Januário, Joálisson Cunha
Synopsis: In 1977, a technology expert flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in search of peace. He soon realizes that the city is far from being the refuge he seeks.

MARCH

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The Bride!
Release date: 6th March
Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz, Annette Bening, Peter Sarsgaard
Synopsis: In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein (Gyllenhaal) asks Dr. Euphronius (Bening) to help create a companion. They give life to a murdered woman as the Bride (Buckley), sparking romance, police interest, and radical social change.

Hoppers
Release date: 6th March
Director: Daniel Chong
Cast: Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Nichole Sakura, Dave Franco, Meryl Streep, Eduardo Franco, Kathy Najimy
Synopsis: A 19-year-old animal lover uses technology that places her consciousness into a robotic beaver to uncover mysteries within the animal world beyond her imagination.

Mother’s Pride
Release date: 6th March
Director: Nick Moorcroft
Cast: Jonno Davies, Mark Addy, Gabrielle Wilde, Martin Clunes, Luke Treadaway, James Buckley
Synopsis: A grieving family who own a failing pub have their lives changed by brewing real ale and entering the Great British Beer Awards.

One Last Deal
Release date: 13th March
Director: Brendan Muldowney
Cast: Danny Dyer, Elliott Rogers
Synopsis: A veteran sports agent races to secure a final lucrative contract for his star client, as both their careers and lives hang in the balance.

A Pale View of Hills
Release date: 13th March
Director: Kei Ishikawa
Cast: Suzu Hirose, Fumi Nikaidô, Yoh Yoshida
Synopsis: Dual timelines explore a Japanese widow’s memories spanning post-war Nagasaki in 1950s and England during 1980s Cold War era, unraveling secrets that intertwine her past and present experiences across borders.

Reminders of Him
Release date: 13th March
Director: Vanessa Caswill
Cast: Lauren Graham, Bradley Whitford, Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers
Synopsis: After prison, a woman attempts to reconnect with her young daughter but faces resistance from everyone except a bar owner with ties to her child. As they grow closer, she must confront her past mistakes to build a hopeful future.

Project Hail Mary
Release date: 20th March
Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Milana Vayntrub, Ken Leung
Synopsis: An astronaut tries to save Earth while alone in outer space.

The Magic Faraway Tree
Release date: 27th March
Director: Ben Gregor
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan, Jessica Gunning, Rebecca Ferguson, Jennifer Saunders, Nonso Anozie, Mark Heap, Lenny Henry, Michael Palin
Synopsis: A modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They’re transported to fantastical lands, rekindling their family bond through adventures.

They Will Kill You
Release date: 27th March
Director: Kirill Sokolov
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Heather Graham, Tom Felton, Zazie Beetz
Synopsis: A woman takes a job as a housekeeper in a NYC high-rise, unaware of the building’s history of disappearances. She soon realizes the community is shrouded in mystery.

Two Prosecutors
Release date: 27th March
Director: Sergey Loznitsa
Cast: Alexander Kuznetsov, Anatoliy Beliy, Dmitrijus Denisiukas
Synopsis: In the USSR in 1937, a newly appointed prosecutor discovers an undestroyed letter from a prisoner that reveals corruption in the secret police, the NKVD. His search for the truth becomes dangerous.

APRIL

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The Singing Priest
Release date: 2nd April
Director: John Tsambazis
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli
Synopsis: In Jubilee year Rome two young priests spark a cultural wave by blending worship and modern music. One rises from a humble parish to national fame as a singer the other brings DJ energy to youth gatherings.

The Drama
Release date: 3rd April
Director: Kristoffer Borgli
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, Alana Haim
Synopsis: A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Release date: 3rd April
Directors: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
Cast: Jack Black, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Pratt, Brie Larson, Benny Safdie, Keegan-Michael Key, Charlie Day, Kevin Michael Richardson
Synopsis: Coming soon

California Schemin’
Release date: 10th April
Director: James McAvoy
Cast: James McAvoy, James Corden, Samuel Bottomley, Seamus McLean Ross
Synopsis: Two Scottish lads from Dundee conned the music industry by pretending to be an established Californian rap duo, bagging a record deal and appearing on MTV until their scam unraveled.

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
Release date: 10th April
Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Cast: Samara Weaving, Elijah Wood, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Cronenberg, Nesto Carbonell
Synopsis: After surviving one deadly game, Grace (Weaving) and her sister Faith (Newton) must now outrun four rival families competing for a powerful throne – winner takes all.

You, Me & Tuscany
Release date: 10th April
Director: Kat Coiro
Cast: Halle Bailey, Regé-Jean Page
Synopsis: When a woman crashes at an empty Italian villa, posing as the owner’s fiancée, she discovers an unexpected romance that may transform her life.

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
Release date: 17th April
Director: Lee Cronin
Cast: Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, Veronica Falcón
Synopsis: The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace-eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.

Michael
Release date: 24th April
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Jaafar Jackson, Juliano Krue Valdi, Miles Teller, Colman Domingo, Kat Graham, Laura Harrier, Nia Long
Synopsis: The story of the famous musician Michael Jackson, known as the King of Pop.

MAY

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Animal Friends
Release date: 1st May
Director: Peter Atencio
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Jakey Schiff, Emilio Iannucci, Kexin Wang
Synopsis: Two animals become unlikely friends.

The Devil Wears Prada 2
Release date: 1st May
Director: David Frankel
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Kenneth Branagh, Sydney Sweeney, Lady Gaga, Simone Ashley, B.J. Novak
Synopsis: Follows Miranda Priestly’s (Streep) struggle against Emily Charlton (Blunt), her former assistant turned rival executive, as they compete for advertising revenue amidst declining print media while Miranda nears retirement.

Hokum
Release date: 1st May
Director: Damian McCarthy
Cast: Adam Scott, David Wilmot, Michael Patric
Synopsis: A horror writer visits an Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, unaware the property is said to be haunted by a witch.

The Sheep Detectives
Release date: 8th May
Director: Kyle Balda
Cast: Emma Thompson, Hugh Jackman, Regina Hall, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Nicholas Galitzine, Patrick Stewart, Bella Ramsey, Chris O’Dowd, Hong Chau
Synopsis: Every night a shepherd reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand. When he is found dead, the sheep realize at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it.

Mortal Kombat II
Release date: 15th May
Director: Simon McQuoid
Cast: Karl Urban, Ludi Lin, Jessica McNamee, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Adeline Rudolph, Tati Gabrielle, Josh Lawson, Martyn Ford
Synopsis: The fan favorite champions — now joined by Johnny Cage (Urban) himself — are pitted against one another in the ultimate battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn (Ford) that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

Finding Emily
Release date: 22nd May
Director: Alicia MacDonald
Cast: Angourie Rice, Spike Fearn, Julia Rogers, Minnie Rogers, Timothy Innes
Synopsis: When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.

The Mandalorian and Grogu
Release date: 22nd May
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White, Steve Blum
Synopsis: Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin (Pascal) and his apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure.

Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Release date: 22nd May
Director: Gang Zhang
Cast: Li Baixin, Mino Eek, Zhang Gang
Synopsis: During a chase inside a museum, Tom and Jerry find a magical object and end up being transported through time. Lost in a distant era, they will need to work together to find a way back home.

Power Ballad
Release date: 29th May
Director: John Carney
Cast: Paul Rudd, Naoimh Whelton, Nick Jonas, Havana Rose Liu
Synopsis: An uplifting music-driven story about a wedding singer, a rock star, and the song that comes between them.

JUNE

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Masters of the Universe
Release date: 5th June
Director: Travis Knight
Cast: Nicholas Galitzine, Morena Baccarin, Idris Elba, Jared Leto, Kristen Wiig, Alison Brie, James Purefoy
Synopsis: A young man on Earth discovers a fabulous secret legacy as the prince of an alien planet, and must recover a magic sword and return home to protect his kingdom.

Disclosure Day
Release date: 12th June
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Eve Hewson, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo, Wyatt Russell
Synopsis: If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you?

Scary Movie 6
Release date: 12th June
Director: Michael Tiddes
Cast: Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Lochlyn Munro, Chris Elliott, Damon Wayans Jr., Shawn Wayans, Dave Sheridan
Synopsis: Coming soon

Toy Story 5
Release date: 19th June
Directors: McKenna Harris, Andrew Stanton
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Greta Lee, Ernie Hudson, Tony Hale, Conan O’Brien, Blake Clark
Synopsis: Woody (Hanks), Buzz (Allen), Jessie (Cusack) and the rest of the gang’s jobs are challenged when they’re introduced to electronics, a new threat to playtime.

Supergirl
Release date: 26th June
Director: Craig Gillespie
Cast: Millie Alcock, Eve Ridley, Matthias Schoenaerts, Emily Beecham, David Krumholtz, Jason Momoa, Ferdinand Kingsley, David Corenswet
Synopsis: It follows Kara Zor-El’s story and her darker origin before she finally made her way to Earth.

JULY

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Minions 3
Release date: 1st July
Director: Pierre Coffin
Cast: Amy Sedaris, Romesh Ranganathan, Pierre Coffin
Synopsis: Coming soon

Shiver
Release date: 3rd July
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Cast: Phoebe Dynevor, Djimon Hounsou, Whitney Peak, Gemma Dart
Synopsis: Amidst a catastrophic hurricane, a coastal town battles nature’s wrath and an onslaught of sharks. Braving torrential rain, debris, and darkness, they unite to survive the deadly predators and make it through the storm.

Moana
Release date: 10th July
Director: Thomas Kail
Cast: Catherine Laga’aia, Dwayne Johnson, John Tui, Frankie Adams, Rena Owen
Synopsis: Live-action adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated film ‘Moana’.

The Odyssey
Release date: 17th July
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron, Benny Safdie, Mia Goth, Jon Bernthal, Elliot Page, John Leguizamo, Jovan Adepo, Samantha Morton, Ryan Hurst, Bill Irwin, James Remar
Synopsis: After the Trojan War, Odysseus (Damon) faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Circe (Theron) along the way.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Release date:
Director: 31st July
Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo,
Synopsis: Peter Parker (Holland) tries to focus on college and leave Spider-Man behind. But when a new threat endangers his friends, he must break his promise and suit up again, teaming with an unexpected ally to protect those he loves.

Evil Dead Burn
Release date: TBC
Director: Sébastien Vanicek
Cast: Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Eroll Shand
Synopsis: Coming soon

AUGUST

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Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie
Release date: 7th August
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Lucien Duncan-Reid, Rain Janjua, Nylan Parthipan, Carter Young, William Desrosiers, Hayden Chamberlen, Henry Bolan, Mckenna Grace, Jameela Jamil, Terry Crews, Snoop Dogg, Jennifer Hudson, Paris Hilton, Bill Nye
Synopsis: The Paw Patrol lands on a mysterious dinosaur island after a storm, where they meet Rex (Chamberlen), a stranded pup. When Humdinger’s reckless mining triggers a volcano, the team faces their biggest rescue mission yet to save the island.

Flowervale Street
Release date: 14th August
Director: David Robert Mitchell
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, P.J. Byrne
Synopsis: A family in the 80s start to notice bizarre happenings in their neighborhood.

Mutiny
Release date: 21st August
Director: Jean-François Richet
Cast: Jason Statham, Annabelle Wallis, Ramon Tikaram, Chaneil Kular
Synopsis: After his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, Cole Reed is set up to take the fall for the crime — leaving him on the run as he works to uncover an international conspiracy.

Thread: An Insidious Tale
Release date: 21st August
Director: Jeremy Slater
Cast: Kumail Nanjiani, Mandy Moore
Synopsis: A couple resorts to a spell to travel back in time, hoping to prevent their daughter’s tragic death.

Coyote vs. Acme
Release date: 28th August
Director: Dave Green
Cast: John Cena, Lana Condor, Will Forte, P.J. Byrne
Synopsis: A story set in the ACME warehouse, the manufacturer of anything and everything used by the Looney Tunes characters.

The Dog Stars
Release date: 28th August
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Josh Brolin, Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, Benedict Wong
Synopsis: In a post-apocalyptic world, a virus wipes out humanity. Survivors face roaming scavengers called Reapers. Protagonist Hig (Elordi), a pilot, survived the flu but lost his wife.

One Night Only
Release date: TBC
Director: Will Gluck
Cast: Maya Hawke, Callum Turner, King Princess, Monica Barbaro, Julia Fox, Molly Ringwald, LeVar Burton, Este Haim
Synopsis: On the sole night when premarital sex is permitted, two strangers desperately search for partners in their restrictive society.

SEPTEMBER

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P31
Release date: 4th September
Director: Carl Jackson
Cast: Alexis Andrews
Synopsis: A modern adventure and musical adaptation on the book of Proverbs with focus on Proverbs 31 from the Holy scriptures. Bless (Andrews) is an American married woman living in London who desires to change present society through traditional standards.

Clayface
Release date: 11th September
Director: James Watkins
Cast: Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, Eddie Marsan, Max Minghella
Synopsis: A shape-shifting creature made of magical clay haunts Gotham City, alternating between villain and ally of Batman. Multiple tragic figures have taken on the Clayface mantle over the years.

Practical Magic 2
Release date: 18th September
Director: Susanne Bier
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Lee Pace, Joey King, Dianne Wiest, Maisie Williams, Stockard Channing
Synopsis: A multi generational family of witches, cursed to be loveless for centuries, attempts to break the spell by confronting dark secrets and sacrificing for each other.

Sense and Sensibility
Release date: 25th September
Director: Georgia Oakley
Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Fiona Shaw, Caitríona Balfe, George MacKay, Esmé Creed-Miles, Frank Dillane
Synopsis: Sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood must leave their Sussex estate and move in with a distant relative, facing romance and money troubles.

Tad and the Magic Lamp
Release date: TBC
Director: Enrique Gato
Cast: Trevor White, Michelle Jenner, Joseph Balderrama
Synopsis: Tad (White), his girlfriend Sara and their friends Momia, Jeff and Belzoni, embark on an adventure after Tadeo accidentally unleashes an ancient spell

OCTOBER

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Digger
Release date: 2nd October
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Cast: Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed, Robert John Burke, Emma D’Arcy, John Goodman, Burn Gorman, Sandra Hüller, Corey Johnson
Synopsis: The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s savior before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything.

Verity
Release date: 2nd October
Director: Michael Showalter
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett, Dakota Johnson
Synopsis: Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson) gets hired by Jeremy Crawford (Hartnett) to ghostwrite novels for his bestselling author wife Verity (Hathaway), who’s unable to finish after an accident. Lowen uncovers Verity’s disturbing truths while residing at the Crawfords’ home to work.

Other Mommy
Release date: 9th October
Director: Rob Savage
Cast: Arabella Olivia Clark, Jessica Chastain, Karen Allen, Dichen Lachman
Synopsis: Bela (Clark), an 8-year-old girl living in a home with marital problems, confronts a sinister entity that comes out of her closet. The presence, whom she calls “Other Mommy,” becomes increasingly threatening to her and her family.

Street Fighter
Release date: 16th October
Director: Kitao Sakurai
Cast: Jason Momoa, David Dastmalchian, Noah Centineo, Olivier Richters, 50 Cent, Mel Jarnson, Andrew Koji, Orville Peck, Callina Liang
Synopsis: Street Fighters Ryu (Koji) and Ken (Centineo) reunite when Chun-Li recruits (Liang) them for the World Warrior Tournament. As they face a hidden conspiracy, they must confront each other and their past-or face destruction.

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
Release date: 31st October
Directors: Steve Cox, Matthew Walker
Cast: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Kate Harbour
Synopsis: On Halloween Eve at Mossy Bottom Farm, excitement turns to dismay when the clumsy Farmer ruins the pumpkin patch. Shaun tries fixing it with science experiments, but things go wrong when a wild beast appears in the woods.

Forgotten Island
Release date: TBC
Directors: Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado
Cast: Dave Franco, Jenny Slate, Manny Jacinto, Lea Salonga
Synopsis: Follows two best friends who become stranded on the mystical world of Nakali, where their only escape might cost them their shared lifetime of memories.

The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender
Release date: TBC
Directors: Steve Ahn, William Mata, Laren Montgomery
Cast: Eric Nam, Ke Huy Quan, Dave Bautista, Steven Yeun, Taika Waititi, Geraldine Viswanathan, Jessica Matten, Dee Bradley Baker, Freida Pinto
Synopsis: Avatar Aang (Nam), the world’s last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong hands.

Remain
Release date: TBC
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Julie Hagerty, M. Night Shyamalan, Phoebe Dynevor
Synopsis: A grieving architect moves to Cape Cod for work after leaving a psychiatric facility. While staying at a historic B&B, he meets a mysterious woman who makes him question his rational beliefs about life and loss.

Whalefall
Release date: TBC
Director: Brian Duffield
Cast: Josh Brolin, Jane Levy, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Abrams
Synopsis: Follows a scuba diver who, while looking for his father’s remains, is swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has just one hour to get out before his oxygen runs out.

NOVEMBER

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The Cat in the Hat
Release date: 6th November
Directors: Alessandro Carloni, Erica Rivinoja
Cast: Bill Hader, Xochitl Gomez, Tiago Martinez, America Ferrera, Matt Berry, Tituss Burgess, Giancarlo Esposito, Bowen Yang
Synopsis: Meet the Cat in the Hat you don’t know in an all-new, epic adventure where mischief, magic and mayhem reign supreme.

Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol
Release date: 13th November
Director: Ti West
Cast: Johnny Depp, Andrea Riseborough, Daisy Ridley, Sam Claflin, Ian McKellen, Rupert Grint
Synopsis: A thrilling ghost story set in Dickens’ London, following one man’s supernatural journey to face his past, present and future as he fights for a second chance at redemption.

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Release date: 20th November
Director: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Joseph Zada, Maya Hawke, Mckenna Grace, Kieran Culkin, Glenn Close, Jesse Plemons, Jennifer Lawrence, Ralph Fiennes, Elle Fanning, Josh Hutcherson, Kara Tointon, Ben Wang
Synopsis: Explores Panem 24 years before Katniss’ (Lawrence) saga, starting on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Hunger Games, where a young Haymitch Abernathy (Zada) participates.

Focker-in-Law
Release date: 25th November
Director: John Hamburg
Cast: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Skyler Gisondo, Ariana Grande, Owen Wilson, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Beanie Feldstein
Synopsis: A young man named Henry (Gisondo), son of Greg (Stiller) and Pam (Polo) Focker, faces family chaos when he decides to marry a strong-willed woman who appears to be his complete mismatch.

Hexed
Release date: TBC
Directors: Jason Hand, Josie Trinidad
Cast: Frank Welker, Tress MacNeille, Neil Morrissey, Jim Hanks, CeeLo Green, Emilie-Claire Barlow
Synopsis: An awkward teen and his Type-A mother learn his peculiarities might be magical powers, transforming their lives and revealing a hidden magical realm.

DECEMBER

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Violent Night 2
Release date: 4th December
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Cast: David Harbour, Maggie Nicole Robertson, Kristen Bell, Jared Harris
Synopsis: Stranded in a crumbling New Jersey mall and cut off from the North Pole, Santa Claus is trapped dishing out violent justice to a ruthless Crime Lord and his henchmen overrunning the town’s mall.

Avengers: Doomsday
Release date: 18th December
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Pedro Pascal, Chris Hemsworth, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Simu Liu, Florence Pugh, Lewis Pullman, Winston Duke, Tom Hiddleston, Patrick Stewart, Rebecca Romijn, Alan Cumming, Chris Evans, Kelsey Grammar, David Harbour
Synopsis: Coming soon

Dune: Part Three
Release date: 18th December
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Robert Pattinson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Javier Bardem, Jason Momoa
Synopsis: It follows Muad’dib, heir to unimaginable power, as he brings to fruition the ancient scheme to create a superbeing ruler among men, not in the heavens.

The Angry Birds Movie 3
Release date: TBC
Director: John Rice
Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Lily James, Keke Palmer
Synopsis: Join Red (Sudeikis) and Chuck (Gad) for more new, fun and electrifying adventures.

Jumanji 3
Release date: TBC
Director: Jake Kasdan
Cast: Jack Black, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Danny DeVito, Burn Gorman, Rhys Darby, Nick Jonas, Bebe Neuwirth, Alex Wolff
Synopsis: The fourth and final installment in the Jumanji franchise, it is the direct sequel to Jumanji: The Next Level, the third film in the series.


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