22 of the most anticipated movie releases in 2025

At this point, people are just tuning in to see what insane stunt Tom Cruise insisted on doing himself, and that’s okay.

Those who love to sit in theaters for over three hours cannot wait to spend the holiday season with the third installment in the Avatar series, Avatar: Fire and Ash. The continuation of the Avatar story that kicked off back in 2009, Avatar: Fire and Ash will give fans more adventures with familiar blue faces as the likes of Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña are set to return. 

Director and writer Rian Johnson struck gold in 2019 with Knives Out. So much so that he continued to deliver a few years later with Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Each mystery revolves around a new batch of characters, with Daniel Craig’s Detective Benoit Blanc always looking to solve a new case. For the third installment in the mystery franchise, Craig will find himself alongside the likes of Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Glenn Close, and many more. 

Millennials are going to be flocking to theaters when the highly anticipated continuation of I Know What You Did Last Summer drops with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. reprising their iconic roles, which they last played all the way back in 1998. 

Oscar Isaac is going to create a monster named Frankenstein, and Euphoria’s Jacob Elordi is set to play the icon of sci-fi/horror alongside Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz. So with a cast stacked as high as this, this November 2025 release is bound to please many. 

Marvel is said to be entering a new era with the May 2025 release of Thunderbolts* with the final film of the studio’s fifth phase. Starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, and many more as a ragtag group of antiheroes who have to pull together to save the day, Thunderbolts* hopes to impress in ways that, perhaps, DC’s Suicide Squad did not. 

Sometimes, sequels can feel quite unnecessary, but that’s the total opposite of what Zootopia 2 is. Fans of the first have been wondering what was next for the sly Nick Wilde after the happening that went down back in 2016.

Disney has done a lot of live-action remakes, and while not all of them felt right, Lilo & Stitch does feel like it’ll lean more towards the better remakes and not the ones fans would rather forget exist.

Only three years separated the first and second installments in the Now You See Me franchise, but while Now You See Me 3 does come in almost a decade after the last one - it won’t be shocking to see it pull off some magic at the box office.

There were a lot of doubts when a movie centered on the wildly popular video game, Minecraft was announced, but the trailer shows big promise. Jason Momoa might have finally found the role that was tailor-made for him.

More a viral sensation than a spectacular movie, 2022’s M3GAN was a pop culture favorite. So, of course, a sequel was greenlit to keep the money (and memes) coming in.

Fantastic Four doesn’t always fare well with critics. The last two released averaged 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, but even with the odds stacked against them, Marvel is hoping the power of Pedro Pascal can lead this one to victory.

The Bad Guys was a hit in 2022, but since then, the Guys have gone good. However, they’re pulled back into the Bad life when one last mission comes along. This will be a definite favorite for younger moviegoers.

There was once a very lengthy miniseries made about Michael Jackson and his family’s rise to stardom, but that was over three decades ago. In 2025, the focus switches solely to Michael as the story will cover his life from start to finish with the late singer’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, playing the titular role.

Audiences declared long ago that they’re always down to play the game when it comes to anything related to Saw. While not officially set for release just yet, if it does come out this year, we'll be waiting in line for a ticket. 

Renée Zellweger made her permanent mark on romantic comedies in 2001 when she took the lead in Bridget Jones's Diary in 2001. Since then, she’s returned to the iconic role a few times, the last being 2016’s Bridget Jones's Baby. Now, she’ll make her return for a perfectly timed Valentine’s Day release on Peacock.

Fans definitely appreciated 2021’s Mortal Kombat a lot more than many of the critics out there, and in the end, the fandom won because a second movie is slated for 2025. 

Snow White has been riddled with a bit of controversy and drama since the live-action version was announced. Fans have issues with the casting and overall look, so the anticipation with this one from Disney resides with audiences just wanting to see if it’s good.

There are plenty of superheroes, but there's something extra special about being Superman. In 2025, David Corenswet will get to show the world his version of the Man of Steel.

The world is holding space for Wicked 2.

Bob Odenkirk stunned as an assassin in 2021’s Nobody that fans felt like they deserved more, and that’s what they’re getting with Odenkirk’s return as Hutch Mansell in 2025.

With most of the original cast returning, be prepared for millennials to be more than extra as the Lindsay Lohan renaissance continues with Freakier Friday.