follow along as I see what I might be interested in 2025!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_2025
January
I didn’t know there was a first Den of Thieves film
Mel Gibson is directing again with Flight Risk with Mark Wahlberg and Topher Grace
whoa, we’re getting a new Star Trek film, Section 31, starring Michelle Yeoh. Going straight to Paramount Plus.
Not sure if my son is interested in Dog Man
Ariel Winter is in Like Father Like Son, along side Vicia A Fox and Mayim Bialik. I suppose Dermot Mulroney is the father?
February
Jessica Parker Kennedy is in Good Bad Things
Key Huy Quan is in Love Hurts, that looks like a lot of fun, as is Sean Astin and Ariana DeBose
Olivia Holt is in Heart Eyes, a romantic comedy horror movie
Netflix is making an animated Witcher movie
Bridget Jones is getting a fourth entry in the film franchise with Colin Firth and Hugh Grant returning, and Chiwetel Ejiofor and Isla Fisher joining.
We get to the first film of the year I’m hoping to see in the theater, Captain America : Brave New World. Going to dedicate February to Captain America comics on the podcast.
The Gorge has Anya Taylor-Joy and Sigourney Weaver, with Miles Teller, a survival action movie that could be intense
Cleaner has Clive Owen and Daisey Ridley
Looney Tunes are coming back to theaters with The Day the Earth Blew Up
Legend of Ochi looks very cute, but it is a A24 film, so some big twist should be in there. Unless the twist is the concept itself. Willem Dafoe is in it
March
Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s horror film, starring Michael B. Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld
Senior, based on a true story, stars Michael Chiklis, in a story I’m interested in, with Rob Corddry
Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag starring Michael Fassbender and Pierce Borsnan has my attention
The Russos are loosely adapting The Electric State graphic novel, with a huge cast : Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Giancarlo Esposito, and Stanley Tucci.
Disney’s live action Snow White finally comes out after hearing about it so much. I didn’t know Marc Webb was directing it, nor that Greta Gerwig was one of the writers. Has Gal Gadot as the Queen.
Barry Levinson’s Alto Knights is coming out with Roberto De Niro and Debra Messing
the sequel to Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad is coming out, I haven’t seen the first one
April
The Minecraft movie! Hopefully better than we think it will be?
in time for Easter, the animated King of Kings – not about HHH, features the voice cast of Pierce Brosnan, Oscar Isaac, Mark Hamill, Forest Whitaker, Ben Kingsley, Kenneth Branagh, and Uma Thurman
Robert Pattinson’s Mickey 17 looks like a fun movie, that I’ll watch eventually
We get to the second film of the year I hope to watch in theaters, Until Dawn, I love the game, I got the platinum for it, I would love a PS5 so I can play the remaster of it. The cast is very young, but I recognize Maia Mitchell, and Peter Stormare is in the game. I’ll take Walker D if he wants to watch it.
The Accountant 2, I really enjoyed the first movie until that third act shoot out. Looks like the main cast, minus Anna Kendrick, is back.
May
We get to the third film of the year, Thunderbolts*, still not sure what the * is about. I don’t have any comics to tie into it, so I keep searching my brain for anything I can do to tie-in with it.
Golden, a musical, is coming out, and I immediately want to know more about it. Great cast : Halle Bailey, Tim Meadows, and Missy Elliott.
We’re getting another Final Destination movie, so it can be available digitally and for streaming by October.
Possibly the final Mission Impossible movie comes out. I finally saw Fallout, so I’m a bit behind.
Live action Lilo & Stitch comes out, so that’s two this year
Neal McDonough co-wrote and stars in The Last Rodeo
Karate Kid : Legends, which reminds me, we haven’t watched the last season yet. So I don’t want to click on the link and spoil myself.
June
Ana de Armas’ Ballerina, set in the John Wick-verse, comes out. I still need to watch any of these films
Pixar/Disney is releasing Elio, so we’ll probably end up watching this in the theater
28 Years Later, I need to watch the previous two films again, it has been a while
my wife has expressed interest in watching the live action How to Train Your Dragon film, so its summer movie season
M3GAN 2.0 has my attention
July
we’re getting Jurassic World Rebirth?! I didn’t even know we were getting a new movie?! Wha?! Stars : Scarlet Johansson, Mahershala Ali, new favorite – Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend
Trey Parker is directing a movie, he must want a new house or island. Kendrick Lamar is in it. Matt Stone is co-producing it
James Gunn’s Superman, we’ll hopefully watch this in the theater
We’re trying another Smurfs Movie, states it is a musical, so that’ll be fun
We’re getting a fourth I Know What You Did Last Summer movie, and yes, Freddie Prinze Jr and Jennifer Love Hewitt are returning. I need to watch the third one, and the tv series.
If I have to choose Superman or Fantastic Four, I’m choosing Fantastic Four, but hopefully we can watch both. I’m dedicating July’s episodes of the podcast to Fantastic Four comics.
August
They’re bringing back The Naked Gun franchise, which seems like a lot of pressure.
We saw Bad Guys 1 very late in the game, so I’m not sure how eager we are with watching the sequel.
We’re getting Freakier Friday, with Jamie Lee Curtis & Lindsay Lohan. I haven’t seen the first one, but I love the idea of this sequel getting made.
PTA’s latest film, One Battle After Another, comes out, has Regina Hall, so that’s interesting, and Alana Haim
We’re getting Nobody 2, which I started the first one, and I should finish it. Did they ever place this in the John Wick Universe? I thought Love Hurts was going to be place in this too, but I might be just looking for connections.
Another Insidious movie, I haven’t seen any of these.
September
Another Conjuring film, I haven’t seen any of these either
My wife will love to know that she’s getting another Downton Abbey movie.
Him, not a sequel to Her
Maggie Gyllenhaal directed and wrote The Bride! A sci-fi musical monster film WITH Christian Bale, Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Julianne Hough, and even Jake Gyllenhaal. This should be good
Saw XI, I’m so far behind in these movies
October
Micheal, movie based on Michael Jackson’s life, be interesting how far they go, especially as his nephew, Jaafar Jackson, plays him
Roofman, a crime drama, starring Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Ben Mendelsohn, Peter Dinklage, Uzo Aduba
Tron : Ares, I have only seen the first one, and I barely remember that one
Animal Friends, a live action/animation movie with Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Vince Vaughn, Aubrey Plaza, Addison Rae, Dan Levy – not sure who is physically acting, and who is voice acting
Aziz Ansari directed, wrote, and stars in Good Fortune with Keanue Reeves, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, and Sandra Oh.
Mortal Kombat 2, which feels like forever since the first one. Ideally, Johnny Cage will be in it
November
Ellen Fanning stars in Dan Trachtenberg’s latest Predator Movie, Badlands.
Bugonia stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, and Alicia Silverstone, a remake of a Japanese movie, Green Planet
Now You See Me 3, I haven’t seen the second one, but I should
Wicked : For Good, I am all about this movie, we will definitely be watching this for our 17th wedding anniversary. I really want an Elphaba Funko
The Running Man, I suspect Glen Powell is going to start remaking all Arnold films, or just keep remaking films
Zootopia 2 ends the month, we’ll probably watch this one too
December
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, we’ll definitely be watching this one for Walker D
Avatar 3, haven’t seen 2, and probably never will
We get to avoid all of the SpongeBob movies
A Hundred Acre Christmas ends the year, odd that it is Amazon Prime, and not Disney, but now that Pooh is in public domain, shouldn’t be too surprising.
. . .
So the films I’m really excited about :
February – Captain America : Brave New World
April – Minecraft Movie, Until Dawn
May – Thunderbolts*
July – Jurassic World Rebirth, Superman, I Will 4ever Know What You Did Last Summer, Fantastic Four : First Steps
November : Wicked : For Good
9 films, and I bet we end up watching at least five more – should be a good movie year
Shadow and Flame with Magik 