2025 is a bumper year when it comes to upcoming movies. Final Destination is coming back, Tom Cruise is starring in what might be the last Mission: Impossible, Avatar: Fire and Ash is due at the end of the year. It's all happening on the big screen.
We've compiled a huge list of all the new releases you should be keeping watch for in your local cinema. Among them are Until Dawn, a new horror movie based on the terrifying game, along with new Marvel movies like Thunderbolts*, Superman, the first movie in James Gunn's DCU, and zombie threequel 28 Years Later.
You'll definitely find something worth checking out. Our list of movie release dates has a rundown of everything else due this year without any added context, if you just want some listings. We also have a list of the best new TV shows, if you'd prefer to stay in and catch up on your to-watch queue (we've been there). So start picking out your favorite snacks, and check out the most exciting movies heading to theaters this 2025.
Until Dawn
Release date: April 25, 2025
Directed by David F. Sandberg, 2025 will see an adaptation of one of the best horror games ever made, Until Dawn. Originally developed by Supermassive Games, Until Dawn’s gameplay revolves around eight characters trying survive on Blackwood Mountain after they are attacked. The movie flips the premise slightly as it follows a new set of characters who find themselves brought back to life each time they die. Check out the first Until Dawn teaser to find out more.
Thunderbolts*
Release date: May 5, 2025
After Brave New World comes Thunderbolts*, which follows the titular group of antiheroes as they're sent on government missions. Florence Pugh returns as Yelena Belova, along with Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Wyatt Russell as John Walker, David Harbour as Red Guardian, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. Paper Towns helmer Jake Schreier will direct and Netflix's Beef creator Lee Sung Jin wrote the script.
"I never would have thought we would have ended up where we have with him," Stan told GamesRadar+ about Bucky's role in the movie. "But it's a very interesting group of characters, and they all bring out different sides of themselves. I think [Bucky] finds himself way more suited to them than initially, maybe he wants to admit, but he's always an evolving character, and that's what I love about him."
Final Destination: Bloodlines
Release date: May 16, 2025
The Final Destination movies are downright iconic. For years we've seen attractive young adults and teens trying to escape the dark clutches of death only to perish in sometimes bizarre and gruesome ways. However, it's been over 10 years since we last saw Final Destination 5, so the new movie Bloodlines has a lot of hype to live up to.
Thankfully, a trailer for the upcoming film impressed all of us horror hounds, showing one of the most creative deaths involving some nasty business with a septum piercing. Final Destination: Bloodlines has had a bumpy production journey thanks to the likes of the Covid-19 pandemic and industry wide strikes, but we're excited to see it finally hit the big screen come May.
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Release date: May 23, 2025
Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt for what might be (whisper it) the final time. Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning hits theaters this May as the second half of the latest chapter in this action spy thriller. At this point, we know very little about what the plot for the new movie will be as all we've seen is a dialogue-free trailer. However, based on the stunts involved and the emotional stakes, this has all the ingredients to be one of the best installments of the franchise yet.
Lilo and Stitch
Release date: May 23, 2025
Live-action versions of beloved animated movies are still going strong, with Lilo & Stitch confirmed to be on the 2025 movie calendar. Fans will get to see the beloved blue alien enter the real world in May with the new Disney movie. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On director Dean Fleischer Camp is helming the adaptation, with Chris Sanders reprising his voice role as Stitch.
So far, the trailer does look pretty cute, and luckily, Stitch still looks like Stitch here. Hopefully, this is one of those live-action remakes that does the original beloved animation justice.
Karate Kid: Legends
Release date: May 30, 2025
If you are mourning the end of Cobra Kai, worry not because the Karate Kid universe is still going strong. Karate Kid: Legends is an upcoming movie that takes place three years after the events of the Cobra Kai season 6 ending. Starring Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio, we’ll be introduced to a new series protagonist with Ben Wang. A new dawn is beginning, folks, and we can’t wait to see what the next chapter of The Karate Kid will look like.
Ballerina
Release date: June 6, 2025
We may not be getting any more John Wick this year but a spin-off movie is on its way. Ballerina, starring Ana de Armas, is a new neo-noir action thriller film directed by Len Wiseman set in the Wick universe. The movie takes place between the events of Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, centered on Armas' character Eve Macarro, who is a ballerina-assassin.
As with any good Wick movie, she sets out on a path of revenge following her father's death. Keanu Reeves cameos too, as well as a number of Wick regulars.
How to Train Your Dragon
Release date: June 13, 2025
Universal Pictures is taking a page out of Disney’s book and is embarking on a journey into the land of live-action adaptations. Directed by the original How to Train Your Dragon movies, Dean DeBlois, the new movie will see us return to the isle of Berk where dragons and Vikings (eventually) learn to live in harmony. Everyone knows that Dragons are cool, and with the action packed story of the How to Train Your Dragon franchise we are expecting a grand spectacle and one of the best popcorn movies of the year with this one!
28 Years Later
Release date: June 20, 2025
When we talk about some of the best zombie movies ever made, the 28 Days series has to be in the conversation. And now, after years of waiting for a new sequel to the undead masterpiece, 2025 will be the year that all of us horror fans get a chance to see 28 Years Later. Directed by Danny Boyle, and written by Alex Garland, 28 Years Later is the third film in the franchise. Not much else is currently known right now, but there's a trailer out there if you are keen.
M3GAN 2.0
Release date: June 27, 2025
When M3GAN first came into the spotlight, the killer Robot had us all in chokehold. So, it should shock no one to know that a few viral TikTok dances later and a whole lot of box office success resulted in her comeback. Directed by Gerard Johnstone, M3GAN 2.0 takes place two years after the first movie and sees M3GAN being rebuilt once a new killer robot named Amelia comes onto the scene. So, expect to see some machine-on-machine violence folks! If M3GAN 2.0 is anything like its predecessor we know that we’ll be in for a fun time (perhaps not the scariest though).
Jurassic World Rebirth
Release date: July 2, 2025
Jurassic World is getting a revamp with this new entry directed by Gareth Edwards and written by Jurassic Park's screenwriter David Koepp. The movie will be set three years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion as the planet has become mostly hostile to dinosaurs. The few that survive live in remote regions as a trio of experts set out to try and extract genetic material from some of the largest beasts. Jonathan Bailey plays paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis, Scarlett Johansson is clandestine operative Zora Bennett, and Mahershala Ali is the group's team leader Duncan Kincaid.
Superman
Release date: July 11, 2025
Superman isn’t just one of the most exciting upcoming superhero movies of 2025, but it’s also the first film in the new DCU timeline, Gods and Monsters. So, yeah, fans won’t want to miss this one. Starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, the new movie will see Superman come to terms with his alien heritage as well as face one of his most iconic foes.
The Superman trailer looks brilliant, too. Honestly, we can't wait to see this one for ourselves once July comes around.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Release date: July 25, 2025
Marvel's first family finally arrives on our screens in July with The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Starring Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, the hype around this one is pretty huge as it marks a new era for the MCU. Per the official synopsis, the movie will be set in a '60s-inspired retro-futuristic world as the group "face their most daunting challenge yet".
The team will be "forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond" to defend Earth from planet-eating god Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). Apparently too, things soon get personal for the group. Color us intrigued.
TRON: Ares
Release date: October 10, 2025
It's been years, however, we're finally getting a new Tron movie. TRON: Ares. TRON: Ares is the sequel the 2010 movie Legacy and will see an AI come into the real world for the first time in the series history. Jared Leto is set to star as the titular AI and Jeff Bridges will be returning to reprise his iconic role as Kevin Flynn. This has been a long time coming, so we're very excited for this one. Stay tuned as we learn more plot details.
Mortal Kombat 2
Release date: October 24, 2025
Mortal Kombat is one of the best video game franchises ever made, and one of the most exciting upcoming video games movies of the year. Mortal Kombat 2 is directed by Simon McQuoid, and filming officially wrapped last year in January. While we don’t much about the upcoming story, we do know that the cast is stacked with A-listers. Karl Urban is on board as Johnny Cage, Tati Gabrielle is cast as Jade, and Hiroyuki Sanada will be Scorpion.
Wicked: For Good
Release date: November 21, 2025
The second and final part in Jon M. Chu's adaptation of the iconic musical Wicked arrives at the end of this year. Titled Wicked: For Good, after one of the movie's most anticipated songs, it will pick up in the aftermath of the first film. If you'll recall, this saw Elphaba on the run after refusing to bend to the will of the Wizard. Expect more songs, seriously emotional moments, and some neat twists in the second half.
Frankenstein
Release date: November 2025
A new adaptation of Mary Shelley's beloved classic Frankenstein arrives in 2025, and it's helmed by the master of gothic storytelling Guillermo del Toro. It's set to follow the classic story of Victor Frankenstein bringing the dead back to life in the form of a horrific creature, but we can't wait to see this new twist. Oscar Isaac plays Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi is Frankenstein's monster in the upcoming movie, which also stars Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, and Ralph Ineson.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Release date: December 19, 2025
It feels like it's been too long since we had a new Avatar movie, but thankfully James Cameron's epic fantasy world returns in 2025. The third installment, titled Avatar: Fire and Ash, focuses on a new clan, the volcano-dwelling "Ash People". Most of the major stars return, including Sam Worthington as Jake Sully, Zoe Saldaña as Neytiri, Sigourney Weaver as Kiri, and Stephen Lang as Colonel Miles Quaritch. A lot is still up in the air about what the movie will focus on, but it's certain it will be visually stunning.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Release date: 2025
The third installment in Netflix's hit Knives Out franchise arrives in 2025 with Wake Up Dead Man. Written and directed by Rian Johnson, the movie follows the same convention as the first two with a rotating cast revolving around Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc. The new outing is just as star-studded too with Josh O'Connor and Josh Brolin playing priests and Mila Kunis playing a police officer. The rest of the cast features Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, and Cailee Spaeny. There's no release date yet, but we know it arrives at some point in 2025.
For more on what's to come, check out our guide to all the new anime and all the upcoming Star Wars movies heading your way soon.
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