It's time to reset your movie-watching clocks and look ahead to the biggest upcoming movies of 2025 as we wrap up 2024 with a bang. While we still have a few films to keep track of over the holiday break, such as Nosferatu and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, the New Year calendar is filling up nicely, with tons of flicks worthy of your attention.
In 2025 we have new Marvel movies with Captain America: Brave New World, a surprising amount of upcoming video game movies, and even DC is getting in on the action with James Gunn's new Superman movie. And don't worry, 2025 also has a ton of upcoming horror movies and original genre films like Mickey 17 and Wolf Man as well.
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.
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.
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.
Paddington in Peru
Release date: February 14, 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.
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. This is also the first of all the new Disney movies heading our way in 2025.
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, 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.
Until Dawn
Release date: April 25, 2025
Directed by David F. Sandberg, 2025 will see an adaptation of one of the best horror games ever made, Until Dawn. Originally developed by Supermassive Games, Until Dawn’s gameplay revolves around eight characters trying survive on Blackwood Mountain after they are attacked. We don’t want to give to much away about the game’s plot, but let’s just say that its gory and a slasher love letter. Filming for the upcoming film also wrapped in October 2024, so don’t expect any delays to this one folks.
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 GamesRadar+ 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."
28 Years Later
Release date: June 20, 2025
When we talk about some of the best zombie movies ever made, the 28 Days series has to be in the conversation. And now, after years of waiting for a new sequel to the undead masterpiece, 2025 will be the year that all of us horror fans get a chance to see 28 Years Later. Directed by Danny Boyle, and written by Alex Garland, 28 Years Later is the third film in the franchise and also sees Cillian Murphy return as Jim. Not much else is currently known right now, but there's a trailer out there if you are keen.
Superman
Release date: July 11, 2025
Superman isn’t just one of the most exciting upcoming superhero movies of 2025, but it’s also the first film in the new DCU timeline, Gods and Monsters. So, yeah, fans won’t want to miss this one. Starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, the new movie will see Superman come to terms with his alien heritage as well as face one of his most iconic foes. The Superman trailer was recently released, and it looks brilliant. Honestly, we can't wait to see this one for ourselves once July comes around.
For more on what's to come, check out our guide to all the new anime and all the upcoming Star Wars movies heading your way soon.
