The global film industry is buzzing with fresh releases every week. The beginning of 2025 has already given us some spectacular movies across Hollywood, Bollywood, Korean cinema, and even Tollywood.

As we wrap up 2024 and reflect on the movies that defined this year, it’s also the perfect moment to look ahead at what’s on the horizon, and which films we can anticipate in the coming year. While it’s impossible to know right now which titles will dominate 2025, the slate of projects already in development is genuinely thrilling — a remarkable mix of works from some of the finest filmmakers of today. So far, we know that 2025 will bring new releases from Danny Boyle, James Cameron, Paul Thomas Anderson, Celine Song, Guillermo del Toro, Spike Lee, Bong Joon-ho, Edgar Wright, and Ryan Coogler, to name only a few. On top of that, we’ll return to beloved cinematic worlds, with a John Wick spin-off, the newest (and potentially final) Mission: Impossible installment, the next Avatar chapter, plus hotly awaited entries from Marvel and the launch of the DCU. With such a packed calendar, the number of films worth getting excited about in the next twelve months is almost overwhelming.

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The preview for the third entry in the 28 Days Later series is the second most-viewed horror trailer in history! That’s undoubtedly partly due to the fact we were all misled into believing that Cillian Murphy is portraying a gaunt zombie in the movie, but it’s also a sign of how eager audiences are for Danny Boyle’s upcoming undead thriller, 28 Years Later. It’s uncertain what role Murphy will take in the story, as the teaser highlights characters portrayed by actors new to the saga. Aaron Taylor-Johnson appears as Jamie, who seems to embody the classic action survivor trying to endure the decades-long outbreak and safeguard a child, alongside a very muscular Ralph Fiennes. Also in the cast is Jodie Comer, tasked with the daunting role of giving birth amidst the chaos, and Jack O’Connell. The film debuts not exactly 28 but 23 years after Boyle’s groundbreaking original, and 18 after its follow-up, 28 Weeks Later. The trailer teases the same despairing, gritty zombie spectacle that made the first such a triumph, punctuated by an unsettling recital of a poem with a meaning even more grim than you’d expect. Boyle reintroduces the Romero-inspired zombie through the stark realism of a ruined Britain, and, hopefully, it will prove as impactful as the original.

‘Avatar: Fire & Ash’ 

There’s a trend with the Avatar movies that’s easy to spot. In the buildup to Avatar: The Way of Water, people complained online saying that nobody wanted it. Then only a few months later, the movie became the third-highest-earning film of all time. The same thing is happening again with Avatar: Fire and Ash, and it really shouldn’t, especially after its predecessor amazed audiences.

As the name implies, Fire and Ash will take Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), and their children to another area of Pandora, one inhabited by a clan of Na’vi who dwell inside a volcano. They might even turn out to be villains. Compared with the earlier antagonists in the saga, who were human soldiers or human-turned-Na’vi fighters, this should be a compelling shift. We’ve already witnessed the Na’vi as fearless warriors, but channeling that intensity into a hostile role will be intriguing, to say the least. James Cameron has stated openly that Fire and Ash will be the bleakest Avatar film yet—a daring claim given that the last movie ended with Jake and Neytiri’s teenage son losing his life.

The 3D fad has mostly faded away by now, but Cameron revived the format with The Way of Water. It feels safe to assume the same will hold true with Fire and Ash. After all, everyone ought to know by now never to underestimate Cameron.

‘Ballerina’ 

John Wick will stand as one of the greatest action sagas ever brought to screen. Filmmaker Chad Stahelski gave each entry its own flavor, and Keanu Reeves’ calm yet lethal hitman continually left us impressed. The fight sequences proved that even a book can be just as deadly as a weapon in skilled hands. With the first offshoot film in the series, I can’t help but wonder if the franchise, like that same weapon, is being held by the right people.

The torch has been handed off as Stahelski and Reeves step aside, with filmmaker Len Wiseman (Underworld) and Ana de Armas (No Time to Die) taking charge. Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Ballerina follows Eve Macarro (de Armas) as she begins her path into life as an assassin. This movie explores another corner of the John Wick universe and expands the lore by presenting us with fresh and familiar faces.

Eve is not designed to become a “female John Wick”; rather, the tale will center on her journey, independent of John. While only time can reveal if Ballerina will reach the levels of its predecessor, the preview displayed that it is, at the very least, shaping up to be one of the most thrilling action films of the season, thanks to its spectacular stunt-driven sequences.

‘The Battle of Baktan Cross’ 

We don’t really know what the newest movie from Paul Thomas Anderson will focus on, but simply the fact that 2025 will bring a fresh film next year is reason for excitement. Almost every time Anderson debuts a project, it becomes one of the year’s finest, and The Battle of Baktan Cross appears to be his most ambitious feature yet. A major part of that is the ensemble, which includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Teyana Taylor, and his Licorice Pizza collaborator Alana Haim. It’s also been disclosed that Baktan carries the largest budget Anderson has ever handled, while he is additionally capturing the movie in VistaVision, a rarely used format that was revived by Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist. One of the most surprising speculations so far is that this might be Anderson once more bringing Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland to the screen, after previously adapting the author with Inherent Vice. There’s still so much unknown about The Battle of Baktan  already clear this is one of the most captivating releases of 2025.

‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’

Director Kogonada’s whole filmography has been nothing but remarkable work so far. His video analyses on different filmmakers are outstanding, his two feature films to date, Columbus and After Yang, are modern masterpieces, and his contribution to Pachinko and The Acolyte demonstrates how versatile he is in handling a broader format. It seems so far that his newest project, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, should extend this streak of brilliance. We know currently that this is a romantic fantasy starring Margot Robbie, in her first role since Barbie, and Kogonada’s After Yang lead Colin Farrell. Also returning from After Yang is Jodie Turner-Smith, while the cast additionally includes Lily Rabe, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Billy Magnussen, Brandon Perea, Hamish Linklater, Chloe East, and several others. While narrative specifics are scarce, if this resembles Kogonada’s earlier two works, this should be a visually stunning, meditative film that ranks among the year’s finest.

‘The Bride!’ 

Since Maggie Gyllenhaal made her directorial debut with The Lost Daughter, audiences have been eager to see what she would take on next. Similar to how Robert Eggers tackled his horror epic Nosferatu, Gyllenhaal is now bringing her vision to another legendary horror figure with The Bride!. The movie is said to be inspired by both James Whale’s 1935 classic The Bride of Frankenstein and Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.

One particularly compelling element of the project is the ensemble she has gathered. Gyllenhaal reunites with The Lost Daughter star Jessie Buckley, who will portray the iconic bride of Frankenstein. Starring opposite her is Christian Bale as Frankenstein’s creature. Both are considered among the finest actors working today, and their pairing promises some of the year’s strongest performances. The cast also features Annette Bening, Penélope Cruz, and Peter Sarsgaard.

What makes this film especially captivating is Gyllenhaal’s dual role as writer and director. The horror genre rarely gets a distinctly female viewpoint, and even less so when dealing with an emblematic figure from the Universal Monsters canon. In the original sequel, Frankenstein’s bride is more symbolic than fully realized as a character. Much like how Coralie Fargeat explored society’s fixation on female youth in The Substance, it will be fascinating to see what Gyllenhaal brings to the story of Frankenstein’s bride.

‘Captain America: Brave New World’

It’s been more than five years since audiences bid farewell to Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) as Captain America, with the hero passing down his legendary shield to Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) at the conclusion of Avengers: Endgame. And while we’ve caught glimpses of Wilson’s version of Captain America in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Captain America: Brave New World truly feels like Wilson fully stepping into the role. Beyond reclaiming the mantle of Captain America, Brave New World also works as a kind of spiritual follow-up to The Incredible Hulk, with both Liv Tyler and Tim Blake Nelson reprising their characters, and Harrison Ford stepping into the part of Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross after the late William Hurt. Oh, and this time, Thunderbolt Ross is not only the president but also transforms into the Red Hulk. Alongside all of this, Danny Ramirez joins the story, inheriting the Falcon identity from Wilson, and Giancarlo Esposito makes his debut as Sidewinder. It’s been some time since we’ve had a Captain America adventure, but his comeback looks to be one of the first major cinematic events of 2025.