2026’s Most Anticipated Movie Releases

Before we get to the year end best of lists it's time to look ahead at what 2026 will have on offer. Spoiler; It's shaping up to be an insane year for movielovers!

1. Dune Messiah (Denis Villeneuve)
2. The Odyssey (Christopher Nolan)
3. Untitled Sci-Fi Mystery event film (Steven Spielberg)
4. Project Hail Mary (Phil Lord & Chris Miller)
5. Flowervale Street (David Robert Mitchell – It Follows & Under the Silver Lake)
6. The Dog Stars (Ridley Scott)
7. Wuthering Heights (Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman & Saltburn)
8. Untitled Exorcist film (Mike Flanagan)
9. Werewulf (Robert Eggers)
10. Hope (Na Hong-Jin – The Chaser & The Wailing)
11. Artificial (Luca Guadagnino – Suspiria & Bones and All)
12. I Love Boosters (Boots Riley – Sorry to Bother You)
13. Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (Gore Verbinski – Pirates of the Caribbean & Rango)
14. Avengers: Doomsday (Russos)
15. Masters of the Universe (Travis Knight – Kubo and the Two Strings)
16. The Social Reckoning (Aaron Sorkin)
17. Judy (Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant & Birdman)
18. Riddick: Furya (David Twohy – Pitch Black & Riddick)
19. Clayface (James Watkins – Eden Lake & Speak No Evil)
20. Wildwood (Travis Knigt – Kubo and the Two Strings)
21. Rogue Trooper (Duncan Jones – Moon & Source Code)
22. Hokum (Neon/Damian Mccarthy – Oddity)
23. Narnia (Greta Gerwig)
24. Wild Horse Nine (Martin McDonagh – In Bruges & The Banshees of [Inisherin)
25. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (Nia DaCosta – Candyman & The Marvels)
26. Send Help (Sam Raimi)
27. The Bride (Maggie Gyllenhaal)
28. Supergirl (Craig Gillespie – I, Tonya & Cruella)
29. Ray Gunn (Brad Bird – The Incredibles & The Iron Giant)
30. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (Jon Favreau)
31. The Shrinking of Treehorn (Ron Howard)
32. Ink (Danny Boyle)
33. Ghostwriter (J J Abrams)
34. Remain (M. Night Shyamalan)
35. Resident Evil (Zach Cregger – Barbarian & Weapons)
36. Wizards! (A24/David Michôd – The King & The Rover)
37. All You Need is Kill
38. Hoppers (Pixar original)
39. Whalefall (Brian Duffield – Spontaenous & No One Will Save You)
40. The Entertainment System Is Down (A24/Ruben Östlund – Triangle of Sadness & Force Majeure)
41. Onslaught (A24/Adam Wingard – The Guest & Godzilla vs Kong)
42. The Drama (A24/Kristoffer Borgli – Sick of Myself & Dream Scenario)
43. The Third Parent
44. Terrifier 4 (Damien Leone)
45. The Invite (Olivia Wilde – Booksmart & Don't Worry Darling)
46. The Adventures of Cliff Booth (David Fincher)
47. Evil Dead Burn
48. Godzilla Minus Zero
49. The Backrooms (A24)
50. Altar (A24)
51. The Undertone (A24)
52. Her Private Hell (Neon/Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive & The Neon Demon)
53. Cold Storage
54. How to Rob a Bank (David Leitch – Deadpool 2 & Bullet Train)
55. The Young People (Neon/Osgood Perkins – Longlegs & The Monkey)
56. Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Destin Daniel Cretton – Short Term 12 & Shang-Chi)
57. The Wrong Girls (Neon)
58. Return to Silent Hill
59. Mother Mary (A24/David Lowery – The Green Knight & A Ghost Story)
60. The Way of the Wind (Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life & Days of Heaven)
61. The Death of Robin Hood (A24/Michael Sarnoski – Pig & Quiet Place Day 1)
62. In the Grey (Guy Ritchie)
63. Dead Man's Wire (Gus Van Sant – Elephant & Good Will Hunting)
64. The Mummy (Lee Cronin – Evil Dead Rise & The Hole in the Ground)
65. Hexed (Disney Original)
66. Miami Vice (Joseph Kosinski – Tron: Legacy, Oblivion & Top Gun: Maverick)
67. Toy Story 5 (Pixar/Andrew Stanton – Wall-E & Finding Nemo)
68. The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender
69. Super Mario Galaxy
70. Final Destination 7

This gigantic slate, a whopping 70 movies total are just my personal most anticipated releases but there are many more notable upcoming movies which I listed below including some like the new Hunger Games movie, Jumanji 3, Scary Movie 6 or of course Air Bud Returns that others might be looking forward to more than anything on my list so here goes;

• Primate
• The Chronology of Water (Kristen Stewart)
• Ella Mccay
• Huntington (A24)
• Is This Thing On? (Bradley Cooper)
• Madden (David O Russel – American Hustle & Three Kings)
• Greenland 2
• The Rip
• The Sheep Detectives
• Scream 7
• Misty Green (A24)
• Verity, Practical Magic 2
• Reminders of Him
• Ready or Not 2
• Michael
• Animal Friends
• GOAT
• The Devil Wears Prada 2
• Soulm8te
• The Plague
• Mortal Kombat II
• Whistle
• We Bury the Dead
• Scary Movie 6
• Minions 3
• Moana (live action)
• Paw Patrol Dinosaur movie
• Insidious 6
• The Moment (A24)
• Street Fighter
• The Cat in the Hat
• The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (Francis Lawrence – Constantine & The Long Walk)
• Violent Night 2
• OBEX
• Jumanji 3
• They Will Kill You
• Peaky Blinders
• Sleepwalker
• Focker In-Law
• Mercy
• Pillion (A24)
• Cliffhanger (Jaume Collet-Serra – Jungle Cruise & Carry-On)
• Mutiny
• Air Bud Returns
• Crime 101
• Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
• Return of the Living Dead
• Primetime (A24)
• Night Patrol
• Angry Birds 3
• Krrish 4
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Echoes of the Ooze
• Kraken
• Redux Redux
• Normal (Ben Wheatley – A Field in England & High-Rise)
• Coyote vs. Acme
• Young Washington
• Deep Water,
• Other Mommy
• Cut Off (Jonah Hill – Mid 90s)

Compared to previous years this is truly a staggering amount of interesting releases. Might even be problematic for hollywood considering a slate this stacked will likely see many die a premature death in the fight for attention. Especially if you keep in mind this is a list of notable releases, not an exhaustive one because of course there are tons more low budget romcoms and the like which I didn't include because although they do occasionally offer surprises I don't think anyone is actively waiting for them. I compiled this list scouring a multitude of interweb sources but no doubt I've still missed some so feel free to add to it if you know of any others you are looking forward to!

Anyway, looks like we're gonna eat real good in 2026! 🥳