UPCOMING MOVIES I’M EXCITED ABOUT // New Releases 2022
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Today I wanted to share a list of 40 upcoming movies that I’m excited to watch! A few of them have already come out, while some will come out sooner rather than later. I didn’t share the movie runtimes as they are mostly unknown, and I didn’t add my thoughts on each movie as they’d get too repetitive. (There are only so many “oh-my-gosh-I-can’t-wait” sentences one can read without going insane!)
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Cosmic Dawn
Directed by Jefferson Moneo | Fantasy, Mystery
Release date: February 11, 2022
After witnessing the abduction of her mother as a child, Aurora joins the UFO cult The Cosmic Dawn. Aurora experiences many revelations at the cult’s compound, but the leader is not who she seems.
Starring Camille Rowe as Aurora, Emmanuelle Chriqui as Natalie, Antonia Zegers as Elyse, Joshua Burge as Tom, Philip Granger as Dieter, and others. (Source: IMDB)
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Directed by David Yates | Fantasy, Adventure
Release date: April 8, 2022 (UK)
Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards and witches. They soon encounter an array of old and new beasts as they clash with Grindelwald’s growing legion of followers.
Starring Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander, Jude Law as Albus Dumbledore, Ezra Miller as Credence Barebone / Aurelius Dumbledore, Alison Sudol as Queenie Goldstein, Mads Mikkelsen as Gellert Grindelwald, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
via Warner Bros. Pictures on YouTube
Jurassic World: Dominion
Directed by Colin Trevorrow | Sci-fi, Action
Release date: June 10, 2022 (USA)
The film is set about four years after the events of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, in which genetically engineered dinosaurs were auctioned to companies around the world while others were released on the U.S. mainland. The story takes place around the world and depicts humans living with dinosaurs.
Starring Chris Pratt as Owen Grady, Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing, Laura Dern as Dr. Ellie Sattler, Sam Neill as Dr. Alan Grant, Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
The Legend of La Llorona
Directed by Patricia Harris Seeley | Thriller, Horror
Release date: January 7, 2022
While vacationing in Mexico, a young couple and their son learn about the legend of La Llorona, the evil spirit of a distraught mother who lurks near the water’s edge, striking fear in the hearts of all who see her. La Llorona torments the family mercilessly, snatching the boy and trapping him in a netherworld between the living and the dead. With help from a local taxi driver, the couple race against time to save their only child from an unspeakable evil that grows in strength and power.
Starring Autumn Reeser as Carly Candlewood, Antonio Cupo as Andrew Candlewood, Danny Trejo as Jorge, Nicolas Madrazo as Danny Candlewood, Angélica Lara as Veronica, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
via UHM – Upcoming Horror Movies on YouTube
Hocus Pocus 2
Directed by Anne Fletcher | Fantasy, Comedy
Release date: 2022
Twenty-nine years after the events of Hocus Pocus (1993), three high-school students must work together to stop the Sanderson sisters who have returned to present-day Salem.
Starring Bette Midler as Winifred “Winnie” Sanderson, Taylor Paige Henderson as Young Winnie Sanderson, Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah Sanderson, Juju Brene as Young Sarah Sanderson, Kathy Najimy as Mary Sanderson, Nina Kitchen as Young Mary Sanderson, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
Orphan: First Kill
Directed by William Brent Bell | Horror, Mystery
Release date: January 28, 2022
Leena, a murderous sociopath who looks like a child due to a medical condition, escapes from an Estonian psychiatric facility. Leena impersonates the missing daughter of a wealthy family, but becomes pitted against a determined mother.
Starring Isabelle Fuhrman as Leena Klammer/Esther, Kennedy Irwin as Young Esther, Julia Stiles as Katie Mauerova, Rossif Sutherland as Richard Mauerova, Matthew Finlan as Gunnar, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
via The Film Project on YouTube
Don’t Worry Darling
Directed by Olivia Wilde | Psychological thriller, Horror
Release date: September 23, 2022 (USA)
An unhappy housewife in the 1950s discovers a disturbing truth, while her loving husband hides a dark secret.
Starring Florence Pugh as Alice, Harry Styles as Jack, Chris Pine as Frank, Olivia Wilde as Mary, Gemma Chan as Shelley, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
Pinocchio
Directed by Guillermo del Toro | Musical, Fantasy
Release date: December 2022
A dark, twisted retelling of the famous Carlo Collodi fairytale about a wooden puppet who comes to life and dreams of becoming a real boy takes place in 1930s Fascist Italy. When Pinocchio comes to life, he turns out not to be a nice boy, causing mischief and playing mean tricks. But at its core, Pinocchio is “a story of love and disobedience as Pinocchio struggles to live up to his father’s expectations.”
Starring Gregory Mann as Pinocchio, Ewan McGregor as Sebastian J. Cricket, David Bradley as Master Geppetto, Finn Wolfhard as Lampwick/Lucignolo, Cate Blanchett as Sprezzatura the Monkey, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn
Directed by Timo Vuorensola | Horror, Thriller
Release date: 2022
The Horror Hound festival is being held for the first time in Louisiana. Among the attendees are Chase and his girlfriend Laine, who begins to experience unexplained premonitions and disturbing visions associated with the town’s past and the Creeper.
Starring Sydney Craven as Laine, Imran Adams as Chase, Gabriel Freilich as Sam, Pete Brooke as Stu, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
The Black Phone
Directed by Scott Derrickson | Horror, Drama
Release date: June 24, 2022 (USA)
Finney Shaw is a shy but clever 13-year-old boy who’s being held in a soundproof basement by a sadistic, masked killer. When a disconnected phone on the wall starts to ring, he soon discovers that he can hear the voices of the murderer’s previous victims – and they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.
Starring Ethan Hawke as The Grabber, Mason Thames as Finney Shaw, Madeleine McGraw as Gwen Shaw, Jeremy Davies as Mr. Shaw, James Ransone as Max, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
via Universal Pictures on YouTube
Blonde
Directed by Andrew Dominik | Biography, Drama
Initial release: 2022
Adapted from Joyce Carol Oates’s novel Blonde (2000), the film is a fictionalized take on the life of actress Marilyn Monroe.
Starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, Lily Fisher as Young Norma Jeane, Adrien Brody as The Playwright, Bobby Cannavale as The Ex-Athlete, Julianne Nicholson as Gladys, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
Avatar 2
Directed by James Cameron | Sci-fi, Action
Release date: December 16, 2022 (USA)
Jake Sully and Ney’tiri have formed a family and are doing everything to stay together. However, they must leave their home and explore the regions of Pandora. When an ancient threat resurfaces, Jake must fight a difficult war against the humans.
Starring Sam Worthington as Jake Sully, Zoe Saldana as Neytiri, CCH Pounder as Mo’at, Cliff Curtis as Tonowari, Jamie Flatters as Neteyam, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
via Universal Fox Studio on YouTube
Alice
Directed by Krystin Ver Linden | Drama, Thriller
Release date: March 18, 2022 (USA)
Alice, an enslaved person yearning for freedom on a Georgia plantation, escapes through the woods and stumbles through time into the year 1973. After she meets a disillusioned political activist, she confronts the lies that kept her enslaved.
Starring Keke Palmer as Alice, Jonny Lee Miller as Paul Bennet, Common as Frank, Gaius Charles as Joseph, Alicia Witt as Rachel, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
Scream
Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett | Horror, Thriller
Release date: January 14, 2022
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, California, a new killer dons the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.
Starring Melissa Barrera as Sam Carpenter, Kyle Gallner as Vince Schneider, Mason Gooding as Chad Meeks-Martin, Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers, Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
via Paramount Pictures on YouTube
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Directed by Joel Crawford | Animation, Fantasy
Release date: September 23, 2022 (USA)
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burned through eight of his nine lives. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.
Starring Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots, Chris Miller, Miguel Gabriel, Kaley Alyssa Flanagan, and other actors yet to be announced. (Source: IMDB)
The Bob’s Burgers
Directed by Loren Bouchard & Bernard Derriman | Comedy, Musical
Release date: May 27, 2022
A ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole right in front of Bob’s Burgers, blocking the entrance indefinitely and ruining the Belchers’ plans for a successful summer. While Bob and Linda struggle to keep the business afloat, the kids try to solve a mystery that could save their family’s restaurant. As the dangers mount, these underdogs help each other find hope as they try to get back behind the counter.
Starring Kristen Schaal as Louise Belcher, H. Jon Benjamin as Bob Belcher, Jimmy Junior, and Kuchi Kopi, John Roberts as Linda Belcher, Dan Mintz as Tina Belcher, Eugene Mirman as Gene Belcher, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
via 20th Century Studios on YouTube
Legally Blonde 3
Directed by Jamie Suk | Comedy
Release date: May 20, 2022
Nothing’s officially known about the plot yet; all we know it’s the next installment in the Legally Blonde series. Let’s hope this movie actually happens!
Starring Alanna Ubach as Serena, Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods, Jennifer Coolidge as Paulette Parcelle, Jessica Cauffiel as Margot, and others. (Source: IMDB)
Lightyear
Directed by Angus MacLane | Animation/Fantasy
Release date: June 17, 2022 (USA)
The origin story of action figure Buzz Lightyear and his adventures to infinity and beyond.
Starring Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear, Taika Waititi, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
Disenchanted
Directed by Adam Shankman | Musical, Fantasy, Rom-Com
Release date: 2022
Fifteen years after her happily ever after, Giselle, Robert, and Morgan move to a new house in the suburb of Monroeville. The community is overseen by Malvina Monroe, who has nefarious intentions for the family. When problems arise, Giselle wishes that their lives were the perfect fairy tale. The spell backfires, with Giselle rushing to save her family and her homeland of the Kingdom of Andalasia before the clock strikes midnight.
Starring Amy Adams as Giselle Philip, Patrick Dempsey as Robert Philip, James Marsden as Prince Edward, Idina Menzel as Nancy Tremaine, Yvette Nicole Brown as Rosaleen, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One)
Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers & Justin Thompson | Adventure, Superhero
Release date: October 7, 2022 (USA)
Miles Morales/Spider-Man goes on an adventure across the multiverse with Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman and a new team of Spider-People who must face a powerful villain.
Starring Oscar Isaac as Miguel O’Hara/Spider-Man 2099, Shameik Moore as Miles Morales/Spider-Man, Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman, Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker/Spider-Man, Issa Rae as Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Directed by Kasi Lemmons | Biography, Musical
Release date: December 23, 2022 (USA)
A look at the life and career of legendary singer Whitney Houston.
Starring Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston, Ashton Sanders as Bobby Brown, Stanley Tucci as Clive Davis, Nafessa Williams as Robyn Crawford, Clarke Peters as John Houston, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
Death on the Nile
Directed by Kenneth Branagh | Mystery, Crime
Release date: February 11, 2022 (UK)
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple’s idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short.
Starring Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot, Tom Bateman as Bouc, Annette Bening as Euphemia, Russell Brand as Linus Windlesham, Ali Fazal as Andrew Katchadourian, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
via 20th Century Studios on YouTube
Halloween Ends
Directed by David Gordon Green | Horror, Thriller
Release date: October 14, 2022 (USA)
The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode comes to a spine-chilling climax in this final installment of the franchise.
Starring Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, Kyle Richards as Lindsey Wallace, Andi Matichak as Allyson, Nick Castle as The Shape, James Jude Courtney as The Shape, and others. (Source: IMDB)
The Batman
Directed by Matt Reeves | Action, Adventure
Release date: March 4, 2022 (USA)
During his second year of fighting crime, Batman pursues the Riddler, a serial killer who targets elite Gotham City citizens. He uncovers corruption that connects to his own family during the investigation, and is forced to make new allies to catch the Riddler and bring the corrupt to justice.
Starring Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton/Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon, John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
via Warner Bros. Pictures on YouTube
Hellraiser
Directed by David Bruckner | Thriller, Horror
Release date: 2022
Intended to serve as a reboot of the 1987 film of the same name and the eleventh installment overall of the Hellraiser franchise, the film will adhere closely to the source material novella by Clive Barker, The Hellbound Heart.
Starring Odessa A’zion as Riley, Jamie Clayton as Pinhead, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Directed by David Blue Garcia| Horror, Slasher
Release date: February 18, 2022
After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic young friends who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town.
Starring Olwen Fouéré as Sally Hardesty, Alice Krige as Mrs Mc, Nell Hudson as Ruth,
Elsie Fisher as Lila, Mark Burnham as Leatherface, and others. (Source: IMDB)
via Movieclips Trailers on YouTube
Memory
Directed by Martin Campbell | Action, Thriller
Release date: April 29, 2022 (USA)
When Alex, an expert assassin, refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization, he becomes a target. FBI agents and Mexican intelligence are brought in to investigate the trail of bodies, leading them closer to Alex. With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skills to stay ahead, except for one thing: he is struggling with severe memory loss, affecting his every move. Alex must question his every action and whom he can ultimately trust.
Starring Liam Neeson as Alex Lewis, Guy Pearce as Vincent Serra, Monica Bellucci as Davana Sealman, Harold Torres as Hugo Marquez, Taj Atwal as Linda Amistead, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
Terrifier 2
Directed by Damien Leone | Horror
Release date: 2022
After mutilating sole survivor Victoria Heyes and committing suicide upon police confrontation, Art is resurrected by a sinister being a year later and begins a hunt for two unsuspecting siblings in the Miles County area on Halloween night.
Starring David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown, Samantha Scaffidi as Victoria Heyes, Lauren LaVera as Sienna Shaw, Elliott Fullam as Jonathan Shaw, Sarah Voigt as Barbara, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
via Movie Trailers Source on YouTube
Knives Out 2
Directed by Rian Johnson | Mystery, Thriller
Release date: late 2022 (USA)
A sequel to Knives Out (2019). Daniel Craig will reprise his role as Benoit Blanc, a master detective taking on a new murder case.
Starring Daniel Craig as Detective Benoit Blanc, and others, including Janelle Monáe, LeslieOdom Jr., Kate Hudson and Ethan Hawke. (Source: Wikipedia)
The Lost City
Directed by Aaron Nee & Adam Nee | Romance, Comedy
Release date: March 25, 2022 (USA)
Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to an ancient city’s lost treasure from her latest story. Determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her.
Starring Sandra Bullock as Loretta Sage, Channing Tatum as Alan, Daniel Radcliffe as Fairfax, Da’Vine Joy Randolph as Beth, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
via Paramount Pictures on YouTube
Thor: Love and Thunder
Directed by Taika Waititi | Adventure, Fantasy
Release date: July 8, 2022 (USA)
The sequel to Thor: Ragnarok and the fourth movie in the Thor saga.
Starring Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster/Mighty Thor, Taika Waititi as Korg (voice), Matt Damon as Actor Loki, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, and others. (Source: IMDB)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Directed by Sam Raimi | Adventure, Fantasy
Release date: May 6, 2022
Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens the door to the multiverse, including an alternate version of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong, and Wanda Maximoff.
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange, Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Rachel McAdams as Dr. Christine Palmer, Michael Stuhlbarg as Dr. Nicodemus West, Benedict Wong as Wong, and others. (Source: IMDB)
via Marvel Entertainment on YouTube
The Munsters
Directed by Rob Zombie | Black Comedy, Horror
Release date: 2022
Reboot of “The Munsters”, that followed a family of monsters who moves from Transylvania to an American suburb.
Starring Daniel Roebuck as Grandpa Munster, Sheri Moon Zombie as Lily Munster, Jeff Daniel Phillips as Herman Munster, and others. (Source: IMDB)
Morbius
Directed by Daniel Espinosa | Fantasy, Superhero
Release date: April 1, 2022 (USA)
Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but when his experiment goes wrong, he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead.
Starring Jared Leto as Dr. Michael Morbius, Adria Arjona as Martine Bancroft, Jared Harris as Emil Nikols, Matt Smith as Loxias Crown, Tyrese Gibson as Simon Stroud, and others. (Source: IMDB)
via Sony Pictures Entertainment on YouTube
Deep Water
Directed by Adrian Lyne | Psychological thriller, Erotic thriller
Release date: 2022
A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.
Starring Ben Affleck as Vic Van Allen, Ana de Armas as Melinda Van Allen, Tracy Letts as Lionel, Rachel Blanchard as Maggie, Lil Rel Howery as Nash, and others. (Source: IMDB)
Marry Me
Directed by Kat Coiro | Romance, Comedy Drama
Release date: February 11, 2022 (USA)
Pop superstar Kat Valdez is about to get married before an audience of her loyal fans. However, seconds before the ceremony, she learns about her fiance’s cheating ways and has a meltdown on stage. In a moment of inspired insanity, Kat locks eyes with a total stranger in the crowd and marries him on the spot. As forces conspire to separate the unlikely newlyweds, they must soon decide if two people from such different worlds can find true love together.
Starring John Bradley as Collin Calloway, Jennifer Lopez as Kat Valdez, Utkarsh Ambudkar as Coach Manny, Owen Wilson as Charlie Gilbert, Maluma as Bastian, and others. (Source: IMDB)
via Universal Pictures on YouTube
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Directed by James Wan | Action, Fantasy
Release date: December 16, 2022 (USA)
Aquaman forges an uneasy alliance with an unlikely ally to save Atlantis and the rest of the planet.
Starring Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry, Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, Patrick Wilson as King Orm/Ocean Master, Amber Heard as Mera, and others. (Source: IMDB)
The Flash
Directed by Andrés Muschietti | Action, Adventure
Release date: November 4, 2022 (USA)
Barry Allen travels back in time to prevent his mother’s murder, which brings unintended consequences to his timeline.
Starring Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash, Ron Livingston as Henry Allen, Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Kiersey Clemons as Iris West, Michael Shannon as General Zod, and others. (Source: Wikipedia)
Enola Holmes 2
Directed by Harry Bradbeer | Drama, Mystery
Release date: 2022
Enola Holmes takes on her first case as a detective, but to unravel the mystery of a missing girl, she’ll need help from friends and brother Sherlock.
Starring Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes, Helena Bonham Carter as Eudoria Holmes, Louis Partridge as Tewkesbury, David Westhead as Henry Lyon, and others. (Source: IMDB)
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Directed by Simon Curtis | Historical Drama
Release date: April 29, 2022 (UK)
Lord and Lady Grantham request the pleasure of moviegoers’ company at their Yorkshire country estate this Christmas.
Starring Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary, Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Crawley, Tuppence Middleton as Lucy Smith, Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates, and others. (Source: IMDB)
#QOTD: Which movies are you most excited about? Have you seen any of the prequels of the movies coming out this year? Leave a comment, I’d love to chat with you!
Until later,
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