The Biggest New and Upcoming Movies in 2023

Between theatrical releases and streaming exclusives, 2023 already has a massive movie catalogue. The long-delayed Aquaman sequel finally lands while the MCU kicked off the Multiverse Saga with Phase Five’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Guardians of the Galaxy, and soon, The Marvels.

On top of that, Timothée Chalamet plays a young Willy Wonka, The Hunger Games franchise is cooking up a prequel, and Tobin Bell will return as maniacal trap-man Jigsaw in Saw X.

Check out the Fall 2023 movie schedule below for both theatrical and streaming. With Dune Part Two, Kraven the Hunter, and the Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel all moving to 2024, there’s a little more wiggle room than usual, though there are still ample amounts of cinema to satisfy.

Fall and Winter Movies 2023

Expend4bles

US Date: Sept 22

UK/AU Date: Sept 22 (UK), TBA (AU)

Sylvester Stallone’s Expendables saga continues on with Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, and Randy Couture all returning for one more ride. This time — with additional cast members Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Megan Fox, Andy García, Tony Jaa, Jacob Scipio, Iko Uwais, and Levy Tran — the team will square up against an arms dealer who commands the might of a massive private army.

Spy Kids: Armageddon

US, on Netflix: Sept 22

Considered a reboot of the franchise, Robert Rodriguez returns to the Spy Kids saga with Spy Kids: Armageddon — starring Gina Rodriguez and Zachary Levi. In Armageddon, the two new Spy Kids (Everly Carganilla and Connor Esterson), children of the world’s greatest secret agents, unwittingly help a powerful Game Developer unleash a computer. Now they must become spies themselves to save their parents and the world.

No One Will Save You

US, on Hulu: Sept 22

In sci-fi survival thriller No One Will Save You, Kaitlyn Dever (Justified, Booksmart) plays a young woman whose home is invaded by extra-terrestrial terrors. Written and directed by Brian Duffield (The Babysitter, Love and Monsters).

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

US, on Netflix: Sept 27 (released in select theaters on Sept 20)

Wes Anderson’s Netflix adaptation of the famed Roald Dahl short story stars Benedict Cumberbatch as a rich man, Henry Sugar, who attempts to learn to see without using his eyes (in order to cheat at gambling). Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Rupert Friend, Richard Ayoade, and Ralph Fiennes (as Roald Dahl) co-star.

The Creator

US Date: Sept 29

UK/AU Date: Sept 28 (UK), Sept 28 (AU)

John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe and young Madeleine Yuna Voyles star in this sci-fi epic from Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Rogue One) about a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence. Washington plays a hardened ex-special forces agent who discovers the world-ending weapon he’s been instructed to destroy is an AI in the form of a young child.

Saw X

US Date: Sept 29

UK/AU Date: Sept 29 (UK), Sept 28 (AU)

How can Tobin Bell’s iconic John Kramer — aka Jigsaw — return this time? No, not in flashbacks. This time, John is center stage in a new prequel chapter, taking place between the first and second Saw film as he travels to Mexico in search of a miracle cure for his cancer, only to discover he’s being conned by nefarious crooks. Shawnee Smith also returns as apprentice Amanda, as does Saw franchise veteran editor/director Kevin Greutert.

The Exorcist: Believer

US Date: Oct 6

UK/AU Date: Oct 6 (UK), Oct 12 (AU)

Now that he’s resurrected the Halloween franchise with a new sequel trilogy, director David Gordon Green is tackling The Exorcist next, once again ignoring the previous sequels. His film will serve only as a decades-later follow-up to William Friedkin’s original 1973 film. Ellen Burstyn returns as once-besieged mother Chris MacNeil, joining Leslie Odom Jr. and Ann Dowd. In this new tale, a father of a possessed child, desperate for help, goes in search of someone who has had similar experiences – Burstyn’s Chris.

Freelance

US Date: Oct 6

UK/AU Date: TBA (UK), TBA (AU)

John Cena and Alison Brie star in this action-comedy from Taken director Pierre Morel. Cena plays a former Special Forces operator who takes a job providing security for a journalist (Brie) as she interviews Juan Venegas (Juan Pablo Raba), president of Paldonia. When a military coup breaks out in the middle of the interview, the three are forced to escape into the jungle together. Alice Eve and Christian Slater also star.

Reptile

US, on Netflix: Oct 6

Benicio Del Toro, Alicia Silverstone, Justin Timberlake, Michael Pitt, and Eric Bogosian star in this Netflix crime drama about a hardened New England detective pursuing a case where nothing is as it seems, one that begins to dismantle the illusions in his own life.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

US and Mexico Date: Oct 6

Prettty self-explanatory, this one. Taylor Swift’s juggernaut Eras Tour is coming to theaters, for fans who want to re-live the experience or for those who didn’t get to make it to one of her recent arena shows. It’s already broken AMC’s first-day presales record, besting Spider-Man: No Way Home, and it’s made The Exorcist: Believer relinquish its Friday the 13th release date and move up a week to October 6. This one’s gonna be big.

The Burial

US, on Hulu: Oct 13 (released in select theaters on Oct 6)

Based on the true story of lawyer Willie E. Gary and his client Jeremiah Joseph O’Keefe’s lawsuit against the Loewen funeral company, legal drama The Burial stars Oscar-winners Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones. It will be in theaters for one week befor streaming on Hulu. Alan Ruck, Jurnee Smollett, and Mamoudou Athie also star.

Killers of the Flower Moon

US Date: Oct 20

UK/AU Date: Oct 20 (UK), Oct 19 (AU)

Martin Scorsese directs Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro in this crime drama about members of the Osage tribe in northeastern Oklahoma being murdered under mysterious circumstances in the 1920s, sparking a major FBI investigation directed by a 29-year-old J. Edgar Hoover and former Texas Ranger Tom White (Jesse Plemons). Brendan Fraser, John Lithgow, and Tantoo Cardinal also star. The film will also be released in IMAX theaters.

Five Nights at Freddy’s

US, in Theaters and on Peacock: Oct 27

UK/AU Date: Oct 25 (UK), Oct 26 (AU)

After almost eight years in development, the popular game franchise comes to life in Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s, starring Matthew Lillard, Josh Hutcherson, and Elizabeth Lail (Netflix’s You). Hutcherson plays a troubled security guard who begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, where he soon realizes that the night shift is filled with animatronic horrors.

Pain Hustlers

US, on Netflix: Oct 27

Emily Blunt and Chris Evans team for this David Yates-directed Netflix crime drama about a high school dropout who lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical start-up in a yellowing strip mall in Central Florida, soon finding herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy. Also starring Catherine O’Hara, Jay Duplass, and Chloe Coleman.

Self Reliance

US, on Hulu: November TBA

Writer/director Jake Johnson (New Girl, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) makes his feature-helming debut with Self Reliance, about a man who receives an invitation to win $1 million by taking part in a reality television game on the dark web where he can be hunted by killers… only when he’s alone. Naturally, he attempts to be surrounded by friends (and strangers) 24/7. Also starring Anna Kendrick, Christopher Lloyd, Emily Hampshire, Natalie Morales, and Andy Samberg (as himself).

Quiz Lady

US, on Hulu: Nov 3

Will Ferrell co-produced Awkwafina and Sandra Oh in a comedy about sisters — one of whom, Anne (Awkwafina), is obsessed with game shows — who must come together to help pay off their mother’s gambling debts. Which means, yes, turning Anne into a quiz show champ. Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, Holland Taylor, and Ferrell himself co-star.

The Marvels

US Date: Nov 10

UK/AU Date: Nov 10 (UK), TBA (AU)

Following the events of Endgame, WandaVision, Ms. Marvel (and Secret Invasion), The Marvels will bring together Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers, Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau, and Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan for a cosmic adventure that reportedly features the three swapping places with one another each time they use their powers. Samuel L. Jackson co-stars as Nick Fury, up in space again, with Zawe Ashton as the villain, Dar-Benn, a dangerous Kree revolutionary.

The Holdovers

US Date: Nov 10 (limited release on Nov 3)

UK/AU Date: Jan 19, 2024 (UK), TBA (AU)

Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Descendants) directs this boarding school dramedy starring Paul Giamatti as a much-disliked teacher who is responsible for supervising the students who are unable to return to their homes for Christmas break. Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, and Dominic Sessa also star.

The Killer

US, on Netlix: Nov 10
David Fincher’s sedcond Netflix film (after 2020’s Mank) reunites him with Seven writer Andrew Kevin Walker. In The Killer, Michael Fassbender plays an assassin who, after a botched outing, clashes with his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal. Also starring Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, and Tilda Swinton.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

US Date: Nov 17

UK/AU Date: Nov 17 (UK), TBA (AU)

Serving as a prequel story to The Hunger Games franchise, this fifth installment (based on Suzanne Collins’ 2020 book) features Tom Blyth as a young Coriolanus Snow (the Donald Sutherland character from the original films). Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis, and Jason Schwartzman also star in this story, which details the Tenth Annual Hunger Games as Coriolanus Snow turns 18 and worries about his future.

Next Goal Wins

US Date: Nov 17

UK/AU Date: Nov 17 (UK), Jan 1, 2024 (AU)

Based on coach Thomas Rongen’s efforts to lead the American Samoa national football team to qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins stars Michael Fassbender as Rongen, a man tasked with the impossible: Getting the Samoan team to score one goal. Waititi directed and co-wrote (with Iain Morris) Next Goal Wins, which also stars Oscar Kightley, Rachel Fane, Will Arnett, Rhys Darby, Elisabeth Moss, and Luke Hemsworth.

Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

US, on Peacock: Nov 17

Comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy — Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy — whose popularity on YouTube and TikTok led to an SNL gig producing videos featuring themselves doing a bit with the hosts each week, have landed their own Peacock movie — The Treasure of Foggy Mountain. In it, the three play childhood friends who set off to find gold treasure rumored to be buried on a nearby mountain.

Rustin

US, on Netflix: Nov 17

Acclaimed theater director George C. Wolfe (Bring in ‘da Noise/Bring in ‘da Funk) helms this biography about the life of the civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, from Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company Higher Ground Productions. Colman Domingo (Fear the Walking Dead, If Beale Street Could Talk) stars as Rustin and leads an all-star cast including Chris Rock, CCH Pounder, Jeffrey Wright, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Glynn Turman.

Wish

US Date: Nov 22

UK/AU Date: Nov 24 (UK), Dec 26 (AU)

Opening the same day as Ridley Scott’s Napoleon — er, Wish…polean anyone? — Disney’s Wish is a new animated musical featuring Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, and Alan Tudyk. The origin of the Disney “wish” star, Wish centers on a 17-year-old girl named Asha (DeBose) who makes a passionate plea to the stars in a moment of need when she senses a darkness in the Kingdom of Rosas. Directed by Frozen’s Chris Buck and Frozen storyboard artist Fawn Veerasunthorn.

Napoleon

US Date: Nov 22

UK/AU Date: Nov 22 (UK), Nov 23 (AU)

Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix stars as French conquerer/emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, reuniting with his Gladiator director Ridley Scott for this sweeping biopic that also stars Vanessa Kirby (Hobbs & Shaw, Mission: Impossible franchise) as Joséphine. The movie will explore Napoleon’s rise to power as well as his volatile relationship with Joséphine.

The Bikeriders

US Date: Dec 1

UK/AU Date: TBA (UK), TBA (AU)

Elvis’ Austin Butler and Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer lead Tom Hardy, Norman Reedus, Michael Shannon, and Boyd Holbrook in a look at a reckless motorcycle club’s transformation, over the years, into a more dangerous, sinister gang. Written and directed by Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter, Mud).

Godzilla Minus One

US Date: Dec 1

UK/AU Date: (UK), (AU)

Toho’s latest Godzilla film, a reboot of sorts (and the 37th Godzilla film overall), takes the King of the Monsters back to post-World War II Japan, as the giant lizard tramples an already devastated land, No more details are known at this time but from the trailer it seems that Godzilla’s gone back to a more traditional look (from his redesign in 2016’s reboot Shin Godzilla).

Saltburn

US Date: Dec 1

UK/AU Date: TBA (UK), TBA (AU)

Promising Young Woman’s Emerald Fennell writes and directs this psychological thriller about a young man (Barry Keoghan) who finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate. Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, and Carey Mulligan also star.

May December

US, on Netflix: Dec 1 (limited release on Nov 17)

Todd Haynes’ (Safe, Velvet Goldmine, Carol) latest stars Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore in the story of an actress (Portman) doing research and preparing for a role based on Gracie (Moore), who was once half of a notorious age-gap tabloid relationship.

Candy Cane Lane

US, on Prime Video: Dec 1

Eddie Murphy reunites with Boomerang director Reginald Hudlin for a holiday flick about a man who makes a pact with an elf so he can win the neighborhood’s annual Christmas decorating contest, inadvertantly causing chaos. Also starring Tracee Ellis Ross, Nick Offerman, Ken Marino, and Jillian Bell.

Eileen

US Date: Dec 8 (released in select theaters on Dec 1)

UK/AU Date: Dec 1 (UK), TBA (AU)

The film is based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Ottessa Moshfegh about a young woman (Last Night in Soho’s Thomasin McKenzie) working at a juvenille detention center in 1960s New England who falls under the spell of a captivating counselor (Anne Hathaway) who may be drawing her into something more dangerous.

Leave the World Behind

US, on Netflix: Dec 8

Mr. Robot’s Sam Esmail writes and directs this thriller — starring Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali, Kevin Bacon, and Myha’la Herrold — about a family vacation on Long Island that’s interrupted by two strangers bearing news of a mysterious blackout. As the threat grows more imminent, both families must decide how best to survive the potential crisis. Based on the 2020 novel by Rumaan Alam.

Poor Things

US, on Netflix: Dec 8

UK/AU Date: Jan 12, 2024 (UK), TBA (AU)

Emma Stone re-teams with The Favourite’s Yorgos Lanthimos (also The Lobster) in the story of a young woman brought back to life by a scientist who then runs off with a lawyer in her quest to rediscover the world. The rest of the cast includes Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, and Margaret Qualley.

Wonka

US Date: Dec 15

UK/AU Date: Dec 15 (UK), TBA (AU)

Directed by Paul King (Paddington and Paddington 2), this new take on Roald Dahl’s 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory features Timothée Chalamet as a young Willy Wonka, detailing his adventures prior to opening the world’s most famous chocolate factory. Co-starring Olivia Colman, Keegan-Michael Key, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins, and Jim Carter.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

US Date: Dec 20

UK/AU Date: Dec 29 (UK), TBA (AU)

By the time Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom comes out, it will be five years since the original Aquaman made a billion bucks at the box office, as James Wan’s sequel found itself being bumped from 2022 entirely after a series of COVID-related delays and post-production issues. In Jason Momoa’s return as Arthur Curry, the hero forges an uneasy alliance with an unlikely ally in a bid to save Atlantis and the rest of the planet. Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Temuera Morrison, and Nicole Kidman are all back as well.

Maestro

US, on Netflix: Dec 20

Directed and co-written by Bradley Cooper, Maestro stars Cooper as musician/composer Leonard Bernstein. Carey Mulligan, Jeremy Strong, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, and Sarah Silverman also star in this Martin Scorsese/Steven Spielberg/Todd Phillips-produced film.

The Iron Claw

US Date: Dec 22

UK/AU Date: TBA (UK), Jan 18, 2024 (AU)

Zac Efron, The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Maura Tierney, Holt McCallany and Lily James star in this A24 biopic about the legendary (and tragically ill-fated) Von Erich wrestling family.

Migration

US Date: Dec 22

UK/AU Date: Feb 2, 2024 (UK), Dec 26 (AU)

Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, David Mitchell, Carol Kane, and Danny DeVito lend their voices to this animated story about a family of ducks who accidentally wind up in New York City for the winter during a failed attempt to migrate south.

Rebel Moon Part 1: A Child of Fire

US, on Netflix: Dec 22

Split into two parts (with the second streaming on April 19), Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon stars Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Ray Fisher, Djimon Hounsou, and Anthony Hopkins in an epic tale about a former Imperial officer of a corrupt government who recruits warriors from across the galaxy to make a stand against the evil Mother World’s forces.

The Boys in the Boat

US Date: Dec 25

UK/AU Date: TBA (UK), TBA (AU)
George Clooney directs this story, starring Callum Turner and Joel Edgerton, about members of the rowing team at the University of Washington getting thrust into the spotlight as they compete for gold at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

The Color Purple

US Date: Dec 25

UK/AU Date: Jan 26, 2024 (UK), TBA (AU)

The musical stage adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel, The Color Purple, about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s, is coming to the big screen. The film will star Fantasia, Colman Domingo, Taraji P. Henson, Corey Hawkins, Ciara, Danielle Brooks, and Louis Gossett Jr. This will be the second film adaptation of the novel, following Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film.

Rescheduled Films

Dune: Part Two

US Date: March 15, 2024

UK/AU Date: TBA (UK), TBA (AU)

The second half of Denis Villeneuve’s two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune continues the journey of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) as he unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen and seeks revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. New cast members include Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, Léa Seydoux, and Christopher Walken.

Untitled Ghostbusters: Afterlife Sequel

US Date: March 29, 2024

UK/AU Date: TBA (UK), TBA (AU)

Not much is known about the Ghostbusters: Afterlife follow-up at this point other than it will continue the adventures of the Spengler family. Jason Reitman will once again direct, joining the returning cast of Paul Rudd, Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon, and Finn Wolfhard.

Kraven the Hunter

US Date: Aug 30, 2024

UK/AU Date: TBA (UK), TBA (AU)

Sony’s Spider-verse of villains (Morbius, Venom), which the studio is attempting to turn into franchisable heroes, adds one more with Kraven the Hunter, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Sergei Kravinoff, a big-game hunter who’s also an… animal lover? Russell Crowe also stars alongside Christopher Abbott and Alessandro Nivola, who’ve been cast as the villains of the film. Additionally, Fred Hechinger will play Chameleon, Kraven’s half-brother who is a master of disguise.

Havoc (Netflix)

US/UK, on Netflix: 2023

Written and directed by Gareth Evans (The Raid, The Raid 2), Havoc stars Tom Hardy, Forest Whitaker, and Timothy Olyphant in the story of a detective who must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician’s estranged son while untangling his city’s dark web of conspiracy and corruption.

Red One (Prime Video)

US: 2023

Jake Kazdan directs Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans — as well as Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Liu, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, J. K. Simmons, and Nick Kroll — in the new holiday adventure, Red One.

Biggest Movies of 2023 So Far

M3GAN

US Date: Jan 6

UK/AU Date: Jan 13 (UK), TBA (AU)

2023 kicks things off with Blumhouse’s killer AI doll flick, M3GAN, from Malignant writer Akela Cooper (with a story by Cooper and Malignant director James Wan). Get Out/Girls’ Allison Williams plays a brilliant roboticist who develops a life-like android that starts to lethally protect her recently orphaned niece.

Read our review of M3GAN here.

Shotgun Wedding

US, on Prime Video: Jan 27

Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel star in this action-comedy about a couple’s extravagant destination wedding getting hijacked by pirates. In the process of saving their families, the duo rediscovers why they fell in love in the first place.

Read our review of Shotgun Wedding here.

Knock at the Cabin

US Date: Feb 3

UK/AU Date: Feb 3 (UK), TBA (AU)

Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, and Rupert Grint star in M. Night Shyamalan’s latest, about a vacationing family of three that is taken hostage by four strangers who demand they make the ultimate sacrifice to avert the apocalypse.

Read our review of Knock at the Cabin here.

Magic Mike’s Last Dance

US Date: Feb 10

UK/AU Date: Feb 10 (UK), TBA (AU)

The Ocean’s movies are no longer Steven Soderbergh’s sole trilogy as Channing Tatum returns for Magic Mike’s Last Dance, co-starring Salma Hayek Pinault, Gavin Spokes, and Caitlin Gerard. In the film, Tatum’s Mike Lane heads to London with a wealthy socialite who lures him with an offer he can’t refuse — and an agenda all her own.

Read our review of Magic Mike’s Last Dance here.

Murder Mystery 2

US/UK: Feb 10

Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are back as amateur sleuths Nick and Audrey Spitz in this sequel to Netflix’s 2019 original. This time Mark Strong, Mélanie Laurent, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Tony Goldwyn join the craziness.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

US Date: Feb 17

UK/AU Date: Feb 17 (UK), TBA (AU)

Jonathan Majors, who made his MCU debut on Loki as “He Who Remains,” makes a big splash as villainous variant Kang the Conquerer in Ant-Man’s third movie, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathryn Newton, David Dastmalchian, and Randall Park all return for this fuller exploration of the Quantum Realm, which Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said officially kicks off Phase Five and “The Multiverse Saga.”

Read our review of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania here.

Cocaine Bear

US Date: Feb 24

UK/AU Date: Feb 24 (UK), TBA (AU)

Loosely based (um…yeah!) on a true incident in the ’80s involving a bear and a duffle bag of narcotics, Cocaine Bear looks to unleash its crazy fury on moviegoers this February. Directed by Elizabeth Banks, and starring Keri Russell (plus Matthew Rhys and Margo Martindale – is this an Americans reunion?), Cocaine Bear follows an American black bear that goes on a murderous rampage in a small Georgia town. O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Ray Liotta (in one of his final roles) also star.

Read our review of Cocaine Bear here.

Creed III

US Date: March 3

UK/AU Date: March 3 (UK), TBA (AU)

Star Michael B. Jordan takes over official directing duties from Ryan Coogler (who still co-wrote the story) for Creed III, this time following Adonis Creed as he contends with a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy (Jonathan Majors) who resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. Co-starring Tessa Thompson, Wood Harris, Florian Munteanu, and Phylicia Rashad.

Read our review of Creed III here.

Luther: The Fallen Sun

US, Netflix: March 10

After five spread-out seasons, Idris Elba’s gritty, scary crime procedural, Luther, is getting a movie. Written by series creator Neil Cross, Luther will pair Elba with Cynthia Erivo and Andy Serkis.

Read our review of Luther: The Fallen Sun here.

Scream 6

US Date: March 10

UK/AU Date: March 31 (UK), TBA (AU)

There’s no official title yet for Scream 6, but what we do know is that the story follows the survivors of the latest Ghostface killings, sisters Samantha and Tara Carpenter (Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega) and twins Chad and Mindy Meeks (Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown), leaving Woodsboro behind and starting a new chapter of their lives in New York City – only to again be plagued by a streak of murders by a new Ghostface killer. Courteney Cox returns as legacy Scream-er Gale Weathers, joined by Dermot Mulroney and Ready or Not’s Henry Czerny and Samara Weaving.

Read our review of Scream 6 here.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

US Date: March 17

UK/AU Date: March 17 (UK), TBA (AU)

Zachary Levi is back for more superhero silliness with Shazam! Fury of the Gods, featuring Billy Batson and his foster siblings battling the Daughters of Atlas, who look to use a weapon that could destroy the world. Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, and Rachel Zegler are Hespera, Kalypso, and Anthea while Djimon Hounsou returns as the wizard, Shazam.

Read our review of Shazam! Fury of the Gods here.

John Wick: Chapter 4

US Date: March 24

UK/AU Date: March 24 (UK), TBA (AU)

In this hotly-anticipated fourth John Wick flick, Keanu Reeves’ unbeatable hitman uncovers a path to defeating the High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes. Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane, Hiroyuki Sanada, Lance Reddick, and Clancy Brown also star.

Read our review of John Wick: Chapter 4 here.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

US Date: March 31

UK/AU Date: April 7 (UK), TBA (AU)

The directing duo behind Game Night, Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (star of Freaks and Geeks), transport us into the Forgotten Realms with a Dungeons & Dragons movie starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, and Hugh Grant. In Honor Among Thieves, a charming thief (Pine) and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a long-lost relic.

Read our review of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves here.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

US Date: April 7

UK/AU Date: March 31 (UK), TBA (AU)

Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, and Charles Martinet lend their voices to this big-screen animated take on Nintendo’s game-changing platformer. The plot is a famliar one, of course: A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother, Luigi, to defeat a tyrant named Bowser. From Titans Go! To the Movies’ Michael Jelenic and Aaron Horvath comes this star-studded adventure.

Read our review of The Super Mario Bros. Movie here.

Renfield

US Date: April 14

UK/AU Date: April 14 (UK), TBA (AU)

The Lego Batman Movie’s Chris McKay delivers Nicolas Cage as Dracula in this horror-comedy centered around the Count’s sniveling henchman, Renfield (played by Nicholas Hoult). The story follows Renfield as he finds a new lease on life in modern-day New Orleans when he falls in love with Rebecca Quincy, a feisty but perennially aggressive traffic cop played by Awkwafina.

Read our review of Renfield here.

Evil Dead Rise

US Date: April 21

UK/AU Date: April 21 (UK), TBA (AU)

Once slated for HBO Max, Evil Dead franchise offshoot Evil Dead Rise is now getting a theatrical release. The story centers on two sisters who clash with Deadites in a cramped L.A. apartment building, forcing them both into a primal battle for survival. Original Dead trio Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Robert Tapert are all executive producing.

Read our review of Evil Dead Rise here.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

US Date: May 5

UK/AU Date: May 5 (UK), TBA (AU)

Writer/director James Gunn bids farewell to Marvel Studios (as he heads off to creatively lead the DCEU) with a third Guardians of the Galaxy film. As Peter Quill still searches the far reaches of space for 2014 Gamora, the Guardians must contend with the threat of the High Evolutionary (Peacemaker’s Chukwudi Iwuji) along with High Priestess Ayesha and the Sovereign’s creation, Adam Warlock (Will Poulter).

Read our review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 here.

Fool’s Paradise

US Date: May 12

Nobody’s Fool stars Always Sunny’s Charlie Day as a mute man discovered by a down-on-his-luck publicist (Ken Jeong) to be the double for a difficult method actor who refuses to leave his trailer. Day writes, directs, and stars in this Hollywood satire that also stars Kate Beckinsale, Adrien Brody, Common, Jason Sudeikis, Jillian Bell, John Malkovich, Jason Bateman, and Ray Liotta in one of his final performances.

Hypnotic

US Date: May 12

AU Date: May 11 / UK Date: May 26

Ben Affleck stars in this twisty new sci-fi thriller from Robert Rodriguez. Co-starring The Suicide Squad’s Alice Braga, and co-written by Rodriguez and Max Borenstein (Kong: Skull Island), Hypnotic follows an Austin police detective who learns his missing daughter and a string of high profile bank robberies might be connected to a secret government agency.

Read our review of Hypnotic here.

The Mother

US, on Netflix: May 12

Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Fiennes, Omari Hardwick, and Gael García Bernal star in this action drama about an ex-assassin (Lopez) coming out of hiding to protect the estranged daughter she left earlier in her life.

Fast X

US Date: May 19

UK/AU Date: May 19 (UK), TBA (AU)

With a budget reportedly ballooning out of control after longtime Fast franchise director Justin Lin stepped down from the film in April, Fast X is still headed our way, acting as the first half of a two-part finale for the Fast and Furious franchise. Familiar faces will be joined by Fast newbies Jason Momoa and Brie Larson.

Read our Fast X review here.

White Men Can’t Jump

US, on Hulu: May 19

Hulu’s new remake of the 1992 Wesley Snipes/Woody Harrelson Ron Shelton comedy, White Men Can’t Jump, stars Jack Harlow and Friday Night Lights’ Sinqua Walls as the famous basketball hustlers. Co-starring Teyana Taylor and Spider-Man: Homecoming’s Laura Harrier, along with Lance Reddick in one of the late actor’s final performances.

Kandahar

US Date: May 26

UK/AU Date: TBA (UK), TBA (AU)

The latest from Gerard Butler, Kandahar, tracks an undercover CIA operative who must escape from deep, hostile territory in Afghanistan after his identity is revealed in an intelligence leak. Also starring Homeland and Legion’s Navid Negahban and Vikings’ Travis Fimmel.

The Little Mermaid

US Date: May 26

UK/AU Date: May 26 (UK), TBA (AU)

Rob Marshall directs this live-action remake of Disney’s 1989 animated musical classic, The Little Mermaid. Starring Halle Bailey as Ariel, the film will once more tell the story of the youngest daughter of King Triton (Javier Bardem), the ruler of the underwater kingdom Atlantica, who becomes fascinated by the world of humans. After falling deeply in love with the handsome Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King), Ariel’s quest delivers her into the clutches of the scheming sea witch Ursula (Melissa McCarthy). Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay, and Awkwafina also star in voice roles.

Read our review of The Little Mermaid.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

US Date: June 2

UK/AU Date: June 2 (UK), TBA (AU)

The dazzling, animated Lord and Miller-produced Spider-Verse returns as Miles Morales goes on an adventure across the multiverse with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-people (including Oscar Isaac as Miguel O’Hara/Spider-Man 2099). Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, and Luna Lauren Vélez return with new voices provided by Issa Rae (as Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman), Jason Schwartzman (as the Spot), and Daniel Kaluuya (as Hobart “Hobie” Brown/Spider-Punk).

Read our review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

The Boogeyman

US Date: June 2

UK/AU Date: TBA (UK), TBA (AU)

Yellowjackets’ Sophie Thatcher stars with Chris Messina, David Dastmalchian, and Vivien Lyra Blair in the latest Stephen King adaptation, about a malicious entity that preys on a vulnerable, grieving family. Host’s Rob Savage directs this summer scary, based on a 1973 King short story.

Read our review of The Boogeyman.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

US Date: June 9

UK/AU Date: June 9 (UK), TBA (AU)

Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback star in this ’90s-set Transformers prequel about a pair of archaeologists from Brooklyn who discover an ancient conflict through a globe-trotting adventure that ties in with three factions of Transformers: the Maximals, the Predacons and the Terrorcons. Peter Cullen returns to voice Optimus Prime while Pete Davidson debuts as Mirage and YouTube star Liza Koshy plays Arcee.

Read our review of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.

Elemental

US Date: June 16

UK/AU Date: June 6 (UK), TBA (AU)

Pixar Studios’ 2023 offering is set in a city where fire, water, land and air residents all live together. When a fiery young woman, Ember, and a go-with-the-flow guy, Wade, meet up, they discover something elemental: how much they actually have in common.

Read our review of Elemental.

The Flash

US Date: June 16

UK/AU Date: June 16 (UK), TBA (AU)

Taking cues from DC’s Flashpoint comic arc, The Flash movie was originally rumored to serve as a “reset” for the DCEU as speedster Barry Allen travels through time to prevent the murder of his mother, but unwittingly causes changes that result in the creation of a multiverse. Besieged by star Ezra Miller’s serious legal troubles, The Flash was even in danger of being shelved by Warner Bros. As of now, The Flash is still a go, with Miller being joined by Kiersey Clemons and, reportedly, Michael Shannon (as Zod), Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton as Batman (though Keaton’s return as Batman in Batgirl won’t be seen now) and Sasha Calle as Supergirl.

Read our review of The Flash.

Extraction 2

US, on Netflix: June 16

Chris Hemsworth returns as almost-killed-in-the-first-movie mercenary Tyler Rake in this action-packed sequel to 2020’s impressive original. MCU stunt coordinator/double Sam Hargrave returns to direct, adding Quantum of Solace and Black Widow’s Olga Kurylenko to the cast. This time around, Rake must penetrate one of the world’s most dangerous prisons.

Read our review of Extraction 2.

Asteroid City

US Date: June 23

UK/AU Date: June 23 (UK), TBA (AU)

A star-studded ensemble helps bring Wes Anderson’s latest slice of whimsy to life, including Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Carell, Jeffrey Wright, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, and Tom Hanks as Asteroid City takes us back to 1955 for a Junior Stargazer convention in a fictional American desert town.

Read our review of Asteroid City.

No Hard Feelings

US Date: June 23

UK/AU Date: June 16 (UK), June 15 (AU)

Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence tries her hand at the time-honored “coming of age sex comedy,” from Good Boys’ Gene Stupnitsky, as a broke Uber driver who gets hired to date an awkward teen by his concerned parents. Also starring Andrew Barth Feldman, Matthew Broderick, Supergirl’s Laura Benanti, and Natalie Morales.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

US Date: June 30

UK/AU Date: June 30 (UK), TBA (AU)

Harrison Ford returns one final time as archaeologist/adventurer Indiana Jones in the fifth installment of the franchise, directed by 3:10 to Yuma/Logan’s James Mangold. Set in 1969, Indiana Jones finds himself uneasy over the fact that the U.S. government has recruited former Nazis to help beat the Soviet Union in the Space Race. One in particular, Voller (Mads Mikkelsen), is a NASA member and ex-Nazi who wishes to make the world into a better place — as he sees fit. John Rhys-Davies reprises his role as Sallah, joined by new cast members Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Thomas Kretschmann, Toby Jones, and Boyd Holbrook.

Read our review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Insidious: The Red Door

US Date: July 7

UK/AU Date: July 7 (UK), TBA (AU)

Directed by star Patrick Wilson, in his directorial debut, this fifth installment in the Insidious franchise (created by Leigh Whannell) serves as a direct sequel to Insidious and Insidious: Chapter 2. Wilson, Rose Byrne, and Ty Simpkins are back as the Lambert family, now 10 years on from the previous two films. As Josh Lambert (Wilson) heads East to drop his son (Simpkins) off at an idyllic, ivy-covered university, the college dream becomes a nightmare when the repressed demons of his past suddenly return to haunt them both.

Read our review of Insidious: The Red Door.

Joy Ride

US Date: July 7

UK/AU Date: July 7 (UK), July 6 (AU)

Beef’s Ashley Park Sherry Cola star in this road trip comedy from Crazy Rich Asians and Raya and the Last Dragon’s Adele Lim (in her directorial debut). Joy Ride centers on childhood best friends Audrey and Lolo who journey across China to find Audrey’s birth mother. The Daily Show’s Ronny Chieng, Sabrina Wu, and Oscar-nominee Stephanie Hsu co-star.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

US Date: July 12

UK/AU Date: July 12 (UK), TBA (AU)

The first half of (what’s being said is) a two-part finale for the Mission: Impossible franchise, Dead Reckoning Part One brings back Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby and Henry Czerny (from the very first M:I movie) as Ethan Hunt and his team must confront their biggest global challenge yet. New faces include Hayley Atwell, Shea Whigham, Pom Klementieff, Esai Morales, Rob Delaney, and Cary Elwes.

Read our review of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.

Oppenheimer

US Date: July 21

UK/AU Date: July 21 (UK), TBA (AU)

Christopher Nolan’s first film since his blow-up with Warner Bros. (over the studio’s simultaneous theatrical and HBO Max streaming release strategy) is the story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. The all-star cast features Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, plus Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Gary Oldman, Jack Quaid, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, and Florence Pugh.

Read our review of Oppenheimer.

Barbie

US Date: July 21

UK/AU Date: July 21 (UK), TBA (AU)

Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird, Little Women) directs Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling — from a script written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach — in Barbie, a live-action romantic comedy based on the iconic Mattel toy line. Co-starring Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Simu Liu as another Ken, Kate McKinnon, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Issa Rae, and Michael Cera.

Read our review of Barbie.

They Cloned Tyrone

US, on Netflix: July 21

Pulpy sci-fi comedy They Cloned Tyrone follows an unlikely trio as they investigate a series of eerie events, alerting them to a nefarious conspiracy lurking directly beneath their neighborhood. Starring John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, Kiefer Sutherland, and Jamie Foxx (who also executive produces).

Read our review of They Cloned Tyrone.

Talk to Me

US Date: July 28

UK/AU Date: July 28 (UK), TBA (AU)

This Aussie supernatural horror flick comes to us from A24 and stars Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, and LOTR’s Miranda Otto. In Talk to Me, a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, eventually becoming hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying dark forces.

Read our review of Talk to Me.

Haunted Mansion

US Date: July 28

UK/AU Date: Aug 11 (UK), TBA (AU)

Jared Leto stars as Hatbox Ghost while Jamie Lee Curtis portrays Madame Leota in this big-screen spookfest based on the famed Disney park attraction. Also starring Rosario Dawson, LaKeith Stanfield, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Winona Ryder, and Dan Levy, Haunted Mansion follows a single mom and her nine-year-old son, who are looking to start a new life and move into a strangely affordable mansion in New Orleans… only to discover that the place is much more than they bargained for.

Read our review of Haunted Mansion.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

US Date: Aug 4

UK/AU Date: Aug 4 (UK), TBA (AU)

This animated reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film franchise brings Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael back to the big screen for the first time since 2016. Directed by Jeff Rowe (writer of Gravity Falls and The Mitchells vs. the Machines), and produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Mutant Mayhem cowabungas its way into theaters next August.

Read our review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.

Meg 2: The Trench

US Date: Aug 4

UK/AU Date: Aug 4 (UK), TBA (AU)

Jason Statham is back as rescue diver Jonas Taylor in this meg-a-powered sequel, based on Steve Alten’s sequel novel to Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror. After dealing with a thought-to-be-extinct megalodon in the first movie, Taylor must now contend with another prehistoric monster – the Kronosaurus. Original Meg stars Cliff Curtis and Page Kennedy return as well.

Read our review of Meg 2: The Trench.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

US Date: Aug 11

UK/AU Date: Aug 11 (UK), TBA (AU)

Dracula’s blood-soaked trek by sea from Transylvania to London come sinto closer focus here with André Øvredal’s The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Straight Outta Compton’s Corey Hawkins, Game of Thrones’ Liam Cunningham, and The Suicide Squad’s David Dastmalchian make up just some of the doomed crew that gets systematically erased by the Count before landing in England.

Read our review of The Last Voyage of the Demeter.

Gran Turismo

US Date: Aug 11

UK/AU Date: Aug 11 (UK), TBA (AU)

From District 9’s Neil Blomkamp comes a live-action adaptation of the Grand Turismo video game series starring David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, and Djimon Hounsou. Based on a true story, the film tracks a teenage Gran Turismo player (Archie Madekwe) who applies their skills to competitions the world over on the road to becoming a real racecar driver.

Read our review of Gran Turismo.

Heart of Stone

US, on Netflix: Aug 11

Heart of Stone is a spy thriller featuring Gal Gadot as Rachel Stone, a CIA agent who’s the only woman standing between her powerful, global, peace-keeping organization and the loss of its most valuable — and dangerous — asset. Jamie Dornan also stars.

Read our review of Heart of Stone.

Strays

US Date: Aug 18

UK/AU Date: June 9 – streaming (UK), June 8 – streaming (AU)

Finding a new home in August, Strays features the voices of Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Isla Fisher, and Randall Park as a pack of abandoned dogs taking a long trek to seek revenge on a cruel owner (Will Forte). Strays comes to us from American Vandal co-creator Dan Perrault.

Read our review of Strays.

Blue Beetle

US Date: Aug 18

UK/AU Date: Aug 18 (UK), TBA (AU)

Originally intended to be an HBO Max exclusive, DC’s Blue Beetle, starring Cobra Kai’s Xolo Maridueña, George Lopez, and Susan Sarandon, is now slated for theaters. Blue Beetle tells the story of a teenager in El Paso, TX, who gains superpowers when an alien Blue Beetle scarab grafts onto him, forming a powerful exoskeleton around his body.

Read our review of Blue Beetle.

The Equalizer 3

US Date: Sept 1

UK/AU Date: Sept 1 (UK), TBA (AU)

The successful Antoine Fuqua/Denzel Washington action franchise, based on the ’80s TV series The Equalizer, continues, with Washington reuniting with his Man on Fire co-star Dakota Fanning for this particular adventure. With much of the production taking place in various cities and towns in Italy, The Equalizer 3 looks to have an international setting.

Read our review of The Equalizer 3.

The Nun 2

US Date: Sept 8

UK/AU Date: TBA (UK), TBA (AU)

A sequel to 2018’s The Nun, and the ninth installment in The Conjuring Universe, The Nun 2 brings Taissa Farmiga’s Sister Irene back as she once again comes face to face with the demonic force Valak – a.k.a. the Nun.

Read our review of The Nun 2.

A Haunting in Venice

US Date: Sept 15

UK/AU Date: Sept 15 (UK), TBA (AU)

Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot mystery franchise continues with A Haunting in Venice (based on the Agatha Christie novel Hallow’een Party). This time the star-studded cast features Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Kelly Reilly, and Michelle Yeoh. Poirot, now retired and living in his own exile, reluctantly attends a seance. But when one of the guests is murdered, it is up to the former detective to once again uncover the killer.

Read our review of A Haunting in Venice.

A Million Miles Away

US, on Prime Video: Sept 15

For Prime Video — starring Michael Peña, Rosa Salazar, and Garret Dillahunt — A Million Miles Away follows Jose Hernandez, the first migrant farmworker to travel to space. A tale of perseverance, the movie was inspired by the real-life decades-long journey of the NASA flight engineer.

What movies are you most looking forward to for the remainder of 2023? Discuss in the comments!

Note: This story was originally published on Dec. 31, 2022. It was updated on September 22, 2023, with the latest information available.