2019 is in the books and now it’s time to start the clock on 2020! Good news… it’s setting up to be another amazing year for film! Below is a nice sized list of movies that I’m really looking forward to seeing this year and the best part? It’s just a scale of what’s to come… these are just the ones we know of!
Funny thing about 2020? There doesn’t seem to be a franchise tentpole or staple at the end of the year, at least as we speak. Obviously the last months of the year are stacked with award winning movies, but the last few years have had Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Aquaman (2018) & Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). There’s nothing like that scheduled for 2020. I guess the good news is that the end of 2021 will (hopefully) finally see the release of the sequel to Avatar. We need that as soon as possible.
January
The Grudge
A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death.
Bad Boys For Life
Marcus Burnett is now a police inspector and Mike Lowery is in a midlife crisis. They unite again when an Albanian mercenary, whose brother they killed, promises them an important bonus.
Gretel & Hansel
A girl and her younger brother unwittingly stumble upon the house of an evil witch in the dark woods.
February
Birds of Prey
After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.
The King’s Men
As a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them.
Emma
Following the antics of a young woman, Emma Woodhouse, who lives in Georgian- and Regency-era England and occupies herself with matchmaking – in sometimes misguided, often meddlesome fashion- in the lives of her friends and family.
March
Onward
Set in a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on a quest to discover if there is still magic out there.
A Quiet Place 2
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
Mulan
A young Chinese maiden disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father. A live-action feature film based on Disney’s ‘Mulan.’
April
The New Mutants
Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.
No Time to Die
Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Trolls 2 (World Tour)
Poppy and Branch discover that they are but one of six different Troll tribes scattered over six different lands devoted to six different kinds of music: Funk, Country, Techno, Classical, Pop and Rock. Their world is about to get a lot bigger and a whole lot louder.
Antebellum
A successful author finds herself in a horrifying reality and must figure out the mystery behind it before it is too late.
May
Black Widow
A film about Natasha Romanoff in her quests between the films Civil War and Infinity War.
Greyhound
During World War II, a Merchant Marine skipper must maintain his ship’s place in a convoy being stalked by Nazi U-boat wolf packs.
Fast and the Furious 9
A sequel to 2017’s The Fate of the Furious, it will be the tenth installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise and the ninth mainline installment.
June
Wonder Woman 1984
Wonder Woman squares off against the Cheetah, a villainess who possesses superhuman strength and agility.
Candyman
A “spiritual sequel” to the 1992 horror film ‘Candyman’ that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.
Soul
A musician who has lost his passion for music is transported out of his body and must find his way back with the help of an infant soul learning about herself.
Top Gun: Maverick
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.
July
Minions 2 (The Rise of Gru)
The continuation of the adventures of the Minions, always in search of a tyrannical leader.
Tenet
The plot is currently unknown. The project is described as an action epic revolving around international espionage, time travel, and evolution.
Jungle Cruise
Based on Disneyland’s theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles, but with a supernatural element.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
When a single mother and her two children move to a new town, they soon discover that they have a connection to the original Ghostbusters and their grandfather’s secret legacy.
September
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren try to uncover the truth behind a murderer’s claim of demonic possession. The plot is unknown, so stay tuned for more information as it comes available.
October
BIOS
On a post-apocalyptic earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator’s beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship and what it means to be human.
Halloween Kills
The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode continues in the next thrilling chapter of the Halloween series.
Venom 2
Is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Venom, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel. It is intended to be the third installment of Sony’s Marvel Universe and the sequel to Venom.
November
The Eternals
The saga of the Eternals, a race of immortal beings who lived on Earth and shaped its history and civilizations.
Raya and the Last Dragon
In a realm known as Lumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon.
Godzilla vs. Kong
As the gigantic Kong meets the unstoppable Godzilla, the world watches to see which one of them will become King of the Monsters.
December
Dune
Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel, about the son of a noble family entrusted with the protection of the most valuable asset and most vital element in the galaxy.
Uncharted
The story is a prequel to the games, starring Holland as a younger Drake, showing us details of how he came to meet and befriend Sully.
We will return to this initial list at the end of the year and see if everything lead up to the hype and also, how many of these end up on the Best of 2019 list. Should be interesting. Did I miss any movies you’re look forward to? Let me know down below.
Cheers,
Matt.
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