{"id":814277,"date":"2024-12-24T00:12:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T06:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/25-big-movies-coming-to-theaters-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T00:12:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T06:12:58","slug":"25-big-movies-coming-to-theaters-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/25-big-movies-coming-to-theaters-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Big Movies Coming To Theaters In 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion><\/p>\n<p role=\"button\">David Corenswet &#8220;Superman&#8221; partial poster.<\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>Warner Bros. Pictures<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the big year at the box office in 2024 for films like<em> Inside Out 2<\/em>,<em> Deadpool &#038; Wolverine<\/em>, <em>Beetlejuice Beetlejuice<\/em>, <em>Moana 2<\/em> and <em>Wicked<\/em>, Hollywood is hoping for more success in 2025 on the blockbuster front.<\/p>\n<p>The movie business starts sharpening its fang for big business in 2025 in January with <em>Wolf Man<\/em>, and the first big superhero movie of the year takes flight in February with <em>Captain America: Brave New World<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/12\/21\/gladiator-ii-arrives-on-digital-streaming-this-week--how-to-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u2018Gladiator II\u2019 Arrives On Digital Streaming This Week \u2013 How To Watch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/12\/21\/gladiator-ii-arrives-on-digital-streaming-this-week--how-to-watch\/\"><span><span>Forbes<\/span><span>\u2018Gladiator II\u2019 Arrives On Digital Streaming This Week \u2013 How To Watch<\/span><small>By <span>Tim Lammers<\/span><\/small><\/span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The summer movie season\u2019s offerings include the return of Tom Cruise with <em>Mission: Impossible \u2013 The Final Reckoning<\/em> in May, as well as the <em>Superman<\/em> reboot and <em>Fantastic Four: First Steps<\/em> in July.<\/p>\n<p>The fall features return of the<em> Tron<\/em> franchise with<em> Tron: Ares <\/em>in October, as well as the second half of <em>Wicked<\/em> with <em>Wicked: For Good<\/em> in November<em> <\/em>and the third <em>Avatar<\/em> film <em>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/em> in December.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a rundown of 25 big films coming to theaters in 2025.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>January<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Wolf Man<\/em> (Jan. 17): <\/strong>Director Leigh Whannell reboots another Universal Monsters franchise favorite with <em>Wolf Man<\/em> after success with <em>The Invisible Man<\/em> in 2020. <em>Wolf Man<\/em> stars Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Flight Risk<\/em> (Jan. 24): <\/strong>Mel Gibson returns to the director\u2019s chair for the first time since 2016\u2019s <em>Hacksaw Ridge<\/em> for this high-flying action thriller starring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/08\/16\/mark-wahlberg-on-becoming-the-jersey-james-bond-for-the-union\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/08\/16\/mark-wahlberg-on-becoming-the-jersey-james-bond-for-the-union\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/08\/16\/mark-wahlberg-on-becoming-the-jersey-james-bond-for-the-union\/\" aria-label=\"Mark Wahlberg\">Mark Wahlberg<\/a> as an assassin tasked with eliminating a target (Topher Grace) while in flight with a federal agent (Michelle Dockery).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>February <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Captain America: Brave New World<\/em> (Feb. 14): <\/strong>After taking up the mantle of Captain America at the end of <em>Avengers: End Game<\/em>, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) is back for another big screen adventure, this time facing off against President Thaddeus \u201cThunderbolt\u201d Ross (Harrison Ford), who shows his menacing side as the Red Hulk.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Monkey <\/em>(Feb. 21): <\/strong>Hot off the success of the horror hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/07\/12\/nicolas-cage-on-his-odd-inspiration-for-creepy-longlegs-character\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/07\/12\/nicolas-cage-on-his-odd-inspiration-for-creepy-longlegs-character\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/07\/12\/nicolas-cage-on-his-odd-inspiration-for-creepy-longlegs-character\/\" aria-label=\"Longlegs\"><em data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/07\/12\/nicolas-cage-on-his-odd-inspiration-for-creepy-longlegs-character\/\">Longlegs<\/em><\/a>, writer-director Osgood Perkins adapts this Stephen King tale about gruesome deaths that start happening when twin brothers discover their father\u2019s toy monkey in the family attic. <em>The Monkey<\/em> stars Theo James, Elijah Wood and Tatiana Maslany.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>March<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Disney\u2019s Snow White<\/em> (March 21): <\/strong>Following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/danidiplacido\/2023\/08\/22\/the-many-controversies-of-disneys-snow-white-remake-explained\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/danidiplacido\/2023\/08\/22\/the-many-controversies-of-disneys-snow-white-remake-explained\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/danidiplacido\/2023\/08\/22\/the-many-controversies-of-disneys-snow-white-remake-explained\/\" aria-label=\"controversies\">controversies<\/a> including Peter Dinklage\u2019s complaint over stereotype casting of the Seven Dwarfs and star<strong> <\/strong>Rachel Zegler\u2019s pointed observations about the storyline of the 1937 animated classic <em>Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs<\/em>, Disney\u2019s live-action hit is finally seeing the light of day.<\/p>\n<p>Zegler plays the title character while Gal Gadot stars as the Evil Queen. The Seven Dwarfs, meanwhile, are all computer-animated.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>April<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>A Minecraft Movie<\/em> (April 4):<\/strong> Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Emma Myers and Sebastian Hansen star in the big-screen adaptation of the blockbuster video game that\u2019s set in a mystical wonderland where anything is possible, as long as it is built with blocks.<\/p>\n<p><em>A Minecraft Movie<\/em> also stars Jennifer Coolige, Danielle Brooks, Jemaine Clement and Kate McKinnon.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>May<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Thunderbolts<\/em> (May 2): <\/strong>Marvel\u2019s supervillains assemble\u2014a la DC\u2019s <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em>\u2014for the second Marvel Cinematic Universe release in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Among the antiheroes going to covertly work for the government are Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), the Winter Soldier\/Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Alexei Shostakov\/Red Guardian (David Harbour) and Melina Vostokoff (Rachel Weisz).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Mission: Impossible \u2013 The Final Reckoning<\/em> (May 23): <\/strong>After the underwhelming reception in theaters for <em>Mission: Impossible \u2013 Dead Reckoning Part 1<\/em> in 2023, director Christopher McQuarrie and star\/producer Tom Cruise dropped <em>Dead Reckoning Part 2<\/em> from the follow-up film and reconfigured it to become <em>The Final Reckoning<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The film appears to be Cruise\u2019s final <em>Mission <\/em>as an IMF agent, where he will be joined by Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff and Greg Tarzan Davis. Also featured in the all-star cast are Hannah Waddingham, Katy O\u2019Brian, Indira Varma, Janet McTeer, Holt McCallany, Nick Offerman, Vanessa Kirby, Henry Czerny and Angela Bassett.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/12\/21\/how-much-did-interstellar-make-during-10th-anniversary-re-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"How Much Did \u2018Interstellar\u2019 Make During 10th Anniversary Re-Release?\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/12\/21\/how-much-did-interstellar-make-during-10th-anniversary-re-release\/\"><span><span>Forbes<\/span><span>How Much Did \u2018Interstellar\u2019 Make During 10th Anniversary Re-Release?<\/span><small>By <span>Tim Lammers<\/span><\/small><\/span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Karate Kid: Legends<\/em> (May 30): <\/strong>After he wraps up part three of the sixth and final season of <em>Cobra Kai<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/11\/12\/karate-kid-and-cobra-kai-star-ralph-macchio-to-get-hollywood-star\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/11\/12\/karate-kid-and-cobra-kai-star-ralph-macchio-to-get-hollywood-star\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/11\/12\/karate-kid-and-cobra-kai-star-ralph-macchio-to-get-hollywood-star\/\" aria-label=\"Ralph Macchio\">Ralph Macchio<\/a> is leaping back to the big screen 41 years after <em>The Karate Kid<\/em> for <em>Karate Kid: Legends<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The new beginning of the franchise finds the worlds of the original and remake of The Karate Kid intersecting, where Macchio teams with the remake\u2019s sensei Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) recruits Macchio\u2019s Daniel LaRusso to train a new karate kid (Ben Wang). <em>Karate Kid: Legends<\/em> also stars Joshua Jackson and Ming-Na Wen.<\/p>\n<h2>June<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Ballerina <\/em>(June 6):<\/strong> Ana de Armas joins the <em>John Wick<\/em> movie universe with <em>Ballerina<\/em> as Eve, a ballerina and trained assassin looking to avenge the death of her father.<\/p>\n<p>Set before the events of <em>John Wick 4<\/em> and the apparent death of the title character, <em>Ballerina<\/em> also stars Keanu Reeves as Wick, as well as franchise regulars Ian McShane, Anjelica Huston and the late Lance Reddick.<em> Ballerina<\/em> also stars Catalina Sandino Moreno, Gabriel Byrne and Normas Reedus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/12\/23\/in-memoriam-movie-and-tv-actors-who-died-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"In Memoriam: Movie And TV Actors Who Died In 2024\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/12\/23\/in-memoriam-movie-and-tv-actors-who-died-in-2024\/\"><span><span>Forbes<\/span><span>In Memoriam: Movie And TV Actors Who Died In 2024<\/span><small>By <span>Tim Lammers<\/span><\/small><\/span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How to Train Your Dragon<\/em> (June 13):<\/strong> After a series of hit animated movies, Hiccup and Toothless are soaring back to the big screen in live-action form in <em>How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Mason Thames and Nico Parker assume the lead roles of Hiccup and Astrid in the new film, while Gerard Butler\u2014who voiced Hiccup\u2019s father, Stoick, in the animated version\u2014reprises the character in the live-action version.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Elio<\/em> (June 13):<\/strong> Disney-Pixar shoots for the stars in their latest computer-animated production, about a young boy named Elio Solis (Yonas Kibreab) who is fascinated by outer space getting into misadventures with alien lifeforms. The voice cast also includes Zoe Saldana, Brad Garrett, Shirley Henderson and Jameela Jamil.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/12\/19\/who-is-the-new-voice-of-mufasa-in-mufasa-the-lion-king\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Who Is The New Voice Of Mufasa In \u2018Mufasa: The Lion King\u2019?\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/12\/19\/who-is-the-new-voice-of-mufasa-in-mufasa-the-lion-king\/\"><span><span>Forbes<\/span><span>Who Is The New Voice Of Mufasa In \u2018Mufasa: The Lion King\u2019?<\/span><small>By <span>Tim Lammers<\/span><\/small><\/span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>28 Years Later<\/em> (June 20):<\/strong> Director Danny Boyle reunites with his <em>28 Weeks Later<\/em> writer Alex Garland for this zombie horror sequel where the rage virus continues to rage on. Cillian Murphy reprises his role of Jim from 2002\u2019s <em>28 Weeks Later <\/em>for<em> 28 Years Later<\/em>, which also stars Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>M3GAN 2.0<\/em> (June 27):<\/strong> Following the success of <em>M3GAN<\/em> in 2022, the robotic AI menace is back for <em>M3GAN 2.0<\/em> for more high-tech terror. Allison Williams reprises the role of robotics engineer, Gemma, who created M3GAN, while Amie Donald brings the creepy doll back to life with the aid of the voice of Jenna Davis.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>July<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Jurassic World Rebirth<\/em> (July 2):<\/strong> The <em>Jurassic Park<\/em> franchise is getting rebooted for the second time with <em>Jurassic World Rebirth<\/em>, which is set five years after the events of <em>Jurassic World Dominion<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jurassic World Rebirth<\/em> features a new cast, including Jonathan Bailey, Scarlett Johansson, Rupert Friend and Ed Skrein, and is directed by <em>Godzilla<\/em> filmmaker Gareth Edwards.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Superman<\/em> (July 11):<\/strong> David Corenswet stars as Clark Kent\/Superman in the first film in the new DC Universe from director James Gunn, where the <em>Man of Steel<\/em> faces off against his classic foe Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult).<\/p>\n<p><em>Metropolis<\/em> is also populated by several characters in <em>Superman\u2019s<\/em> orbit, including Daily Planet journalists Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan), Jimmy Olsen (Skyler Gisnodo) and Perry White (Wendell Piere) and other DC characters including Guy Gardner\/Green Lantern (Nathan Fillion), Rex Mason\/ Metamorpho (Anthony Carrigan) and Kendra Saunders, Hawkgirl (Isabella Merced).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/12\/19\/photos-see-a-rundown-of-2024s-movie-themed-popcorn-buckets\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Photos: See A Rundown Of 2024\u2019s Movie-Themed Popcorn Buckets\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/12\/19\/photos-see-a-rundown-of-2024s-movie-themed-popcorn-buckets\/\"><span><span>Forbes<\/span><span>Photos: See A Rundown Of 2024\u2019s Movie-Themed Popcorn Buckets<\/span><small>By <span>Tim Lammers<\/span><\/small><\/span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I Know What You Did Last Summer<\/em> (July 18):<\/strong> Another \u201890s horror movie franchise is coming back\u2014a la <em>Scream<\/em>\u2014with a reboot of 1997\u2019s <em>I Know What You Did Last Summer<\/em>, where a group of teens is pursued following a horrifying incident from their pasts.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. are reprising their roles from the original for the reboot of <em>I Know What You Did Last Summer<\/em>, where they will be joined by franchise newcomers Madelyn Cline and Nicholas Alexander Chavez.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Fantastic Four: First Steps<\/em> (July 25): <\/strong>After two different iterations of <em>The Fantastic Four <\/em>for Fox\/Marvel, the First Family of Superheroes is making its debut in Disney\u2019s Marvel Cinematic Universe with <em>The Fantastic Four: First Steps.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Set in a retro-futuristic 1960s, the new MCU <em>Fantastic Four<\/em> stars Pedro Pascal as Dr. Reed Richards\/Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm\/The Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm\/The Human Torch and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm\/The Thing.<\/p>\n<p>Ralph Ineson also stars as the Fantastic Four\u2019s nemesis Galactus, while Jennifer Garner plays the planet-eating force\u2019s herald, Shalla-Bal\/The Silver Surfer.<\/p>\n<figure role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion><\/p>\n<p role=\"button\">Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan in &#8220;Freakier Friday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>Disney Enterprises, Inc.\/Glen Wilson<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>August<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Freakier Friday<\/em> (Aug. 8):<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/03\/29\/freaky-friday-stars-lindsay-lohan-and-jamie-lee-curtis-in-talks-to-join-sequel\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/03\/29\/freaky-friday-stars-lindsay-lohan-and-jamie-lee-curtis-in-talks-to-join-sequel\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/03\/29\/freaky-friday-stars-lindsay-lohan-and-jamie-lee-curtis-in-talks-to-join-sequel\/\" aria-label=\"Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan\">Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan<\/a> are back as mother and daughter Tess and Anna Coleman 22 years after the body-switching comedy hit <em>Freaky Friday <\/em>in <em>Freakier Friday<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Anna has a daughter of her own and is about to gain a step-daughter for the sequel, which also features the return of <em>Freaky Friday<\/em> co-stars Mark Harmon and Chad Michael Murray. Julia Butters and Manny Jacinto are among the new cast members joining the original cast for the sequel.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Nobody 2<\/em> (Aug. 15):<\/strong> Bob Odenkirk reprises former assassin-turned-family man-turned assassin again Hutch Mansell in <em>Nobody 2<\/em>, the sequel to 2021\u2019s <em>Nobody<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Returning for the sequel are Connie Nielsen as Hutch\u2019s wife, Becca, as well as Christopher Lloyd and RZA as Hutch\u2019s father and brother, David and Harry. Joining the original cast for <em>Nobody 2<\/em> are Sharon Stone, John Ortiz and Colin Hanks.<\/p>\n<figure role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion current=\"-1\"><\/p>\n<p role=\"button\">NEW YORK, NY &#8211; MAY 1: Jesse Buckley and Christian Bale are seen on the set of &#8216;The Bride&#8217; on May 1, <span data-ga-track=\"caption expand\">&#8230; [+]<\/span><span> 2024 in New York, New York. (Photo by MEGA\/GC Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>GC Images<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>September<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>\u2018The Bride\u2019<\/em> (Sept. 26):<\/strong> Writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal fleshes out her take on Mary Shelly\u2019s <em>Frankenstein<\/em> character The Bride of Frankenstein by setting the horror tale in 1930s Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Jessie Buckley stars as the title character in <em>The Bride<\/em>, while Christian Bale plays Frankenstein\u2019s monster. The cast also includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Julianne Hough, Annette Bening, Pen\u00e9lope Cruz and John Magaro.<\/p>\n<p>The film is unrelated to Guillermo del Toro\u2019s version of<em> Frankenstein<\/em>, which the director is making for Netflix. It is uncertain at this point whether del Toro\u2019s film will have a theatrical run before it debuts on Netflix.<\/p>\n<figure role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion><\/p>\n<p role=\"button\">Jared Leto in &#8220;TRON: Ares.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>Disney Enterprises, Inc.\/Leah Gallo<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>October<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>TRON: Ares\u2019<\/em> (Oct. 10):<\/strong> The second reboot of the <em>TRON<\/em> franchise stars Jared Leto as Ares and the return of Jeff Bridges\u2019 Kevin Flynn from 1982\u2019s <em>TRON<\/em> and 2010\u2019s <em>TRON: Legacy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the first two films, which follows adventures from the real world into the digital world, <em>TRON: Ares<\/em> follows the sophisticated computer program Ares on a dangerous mission from the digital world into the real world, thereby creating people\u2019s first encounter with an AI being.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Joachim R\u00f8nning, <em>TRON: Ares<\/em> also stars Jodie-Turner Smith, Gillian Anderson and Evan Peters.<\/p>\n<figure role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion><\/p>\n<p role=\"button\">Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in &#8220;Wicked.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>Warner Bros. Pictures<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>November<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>The Running Man<\/em> (Nov. 7): <\/strong>Glen Powell assumes the role of Ben Richards in the remake of the 1987 action hit starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as wrongfully accused police officer who can get a release from prison by taking part in a deadly game show.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the novel by Stephen King, <em>The Running Man<\/em> is directed by and co-written by Edgar Wright and also stars Josh Brolin, Katy O\u2019Brian, Lee Pace, William H. Macy and Sean Hayes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Wicked: For Good<\/em> (Nov. 21): <\/strong>Formerly known as <em>Wicked: Part Two<\/em>, the movie musical <em>Wicked: For Good<\/em> continues to follow the story of Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande). After Elphaba defies gravity at the conclusion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/11\/18\/photos-wicked-uk-premiere-with-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-and-more\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/11\/18\/photos-wicked-uk-premiere-with-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-and-more\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/11\/18\/photos-wicked-uk-premiere-with-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-and-more\/\" aria-label=\"Mark Wahlberg\"00><em data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/11\/18\/photos-wicked-uk-premiere-with-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-and-more\/\">Wicked<\/em><\/a>, she and Glinda fly headlong into a collision course with destiny where they become the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch of the North, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Jon M. Chu, <em>Wicked: For Good <\/em>is a continuation of the adaptation of the classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/11\/20\/photos-broadways-original-wicked-stars-then-and-now\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/11\/20\/photos-broadways-original-wicked-stars-then-and-now\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/11\/20\/photos-broadways-original-wicked-stars-then-and-now\/\" aria-label=\"Mark Wahlberg\"11>Broadway musical from 2003<\/a> starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth.<\/p>\n<figure role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion><\/p>\n<p role=\"button\">Sam Worthington in &#8220;Avatar: The Way of Water.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>20th Century Studios<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>December<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Avatar: Fire and Ash <\/em>(Dec. 19):<\/strong> Written and directed by James Cameron, <em>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/em> is the third film in the filmmaker\u2019s sci-fi series following 2009\u2019s <em>Avatar<\/em> and 2022\u2019s <em>Avatar: The Way of Water<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Set once again on the distant planet of Pandora, <em>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/em> will feature the return of several cast members via performance capture from the first two films, including Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver, as well as Kate Winslet from <em>Avatar: The Way of Water.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/12\/20\/a-complete-unknown-photos-see-who-plays-who-in-bob-dylan-biopic\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Mark Wahlberg\"22 rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/12\/20\/a-complete-unknown-photos-see-who-plays-who-in-bob-dylan-biopic\/\"><span><span>Forbes<\/span><span>\u2018A Complete Unknown\u2019 Cast Photos: Who Plays Who In Bob Dylan Biopic?<\/span><small>By <span>Tim Lammers<\/span><\/small><\/span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2024\/12\/22\/25-big-movies-coming-to-theaters-in-2025\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Tim Lammers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Corenswet &#8220;Superman&#8221; partial poster. 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