New movie release dates: everything you need to know (newly updated)
Stuck in limbo awaiting the arrival of your favourite films? Well, we've rounded up all the new blockbuster release dates in one place, including the newly re-arranged Marvel Phase Four slate.
Stretching from 2021 to 2028, here's how your movie calendar is shaping up. (The following dates are subject to regular changes owing to the shifting release schedule. UK and Ireland release dates are accurate at the time of publication, as per the Film Distributors' Association. Certain dates indicate US releasing where UK has not yet been confirmed.)
- 18th November 2021 – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
- 24th November 2021 – Encanto
- 10th December 2021 – West Side Story
- 17th December 2021 – Spider-Man: No Way Home
- 22nd December 2021 – The King's Man
- 24th December 2021 – The Matrix Resurrections
- 14th January 2022 – Scream
- 21st January 2022 – Morbius
- 11th February 2022 – Uncharted
- 11th February 2022 – Death on the Nile
- 4th March 2022 – The Batman
- 11th March 2022 – Turning Red
- 8th April 2022 – Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
- 6th May 2022 – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- 27th May 2022 – John Wick: Chapter 4
- 27th May 2022 – Top Gun: Maverick
- 10th June 2022 – Jurassic World: Dominion
- 17th June 2022 – Lightyear
- 1st July 2022 – Minions: The Rise of Gru
- 8th July 2022 – Thor: Love and Thunder
- 22nd July 2022 – Nope
- 29th July 2022 – Black Adam
- 30th September 2022 – Mission: Impossible 7
- 7th October 2022 – Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 2
- 4th November 2022 – The Flash
- 11th November 2022 – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- 16th December 2022 – Avatar 2
- 17th February 2023 – The Marvels
- 5th May 2023 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- 2nd June 2023 – Shazam! 2
- 30th June 2023 – Indiana Jones 5
- 7th July 2023 – Mission: Impossible 8
- 28th July 2023 – Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
- 25th December 2023 – Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
- 20th December 2024 – Avatar 3
- December 2025 – Untitled Star Wars movie
- 18th December 2026 – Avatar 4
- December 2027 – Untitled Star Wars movie
- 22nd December 2028 – Avatar 5
And here's a breakdown of each individual movie in greater detail.
1. Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Director Jason Reitman steps into his father Ivan's shoes to continue the Ghostbusters legacy. This latest instalment of the spook-battling franchise is a direct sequel to the original films from 1984 and 1989, in which one family discovers a remarkable Ghostbusters legacy in their newly purchased farmhouse. Paul Rudd stars as a teacher with memories of that all-important day in New York when the Ghostbusters first fought evil.
2. Encanto
Walt Disney Animation Studios presents its first South American fable: a Columbian-based musical with songs from Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda.
3. West Side Story
Steven Spielberg's latest is an all-singing, all-dancing remake of the classic, Oscar-winning 1961 musical. Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein's infectious show tunes promise to get a new lease of life with Spielberg at the helm, and the fresh-faced young cast is led by Baby Driver's Ansel Elgort as Jet leader Tony.
4. Spider-Man: No Way Home
Tom Holland is set to swing high in his third solo movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Plot details are thin on the ground, but we can expect it to continue the shock revelations of 2019 blockbuster Far Far Home, which culminated in Spidey's identity being leaked to the entire world. Zendaya is returning as MJ, and director Jon Watts is back behind the camera.
5. The King's Man
Director Matthew Vaughn presents the action-packed prequel to the hit Kingsman spy series. Set in the early 20th century, the film shows us how the innocuous Savile Row tailors shop (Oxfords, not Brogues, remember) first became the front for the daredevil Kingsman spy agency. Ralph Fiennes and Harris Dickinson replace Colin Firth and Taron Egerton, with the cast also including Gemma Arterton, Djimon Hounsou and Rhys Ifans.
6. The Matrix Resurrections
Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss return as Neo and Trinity in the fourth instalment of the Matrix saga. Given that 2003's Matrix Revolutions concluded with the death of both characters, we're curious to know how the story will develop. Nevertheless, with Lana Wachowski back at the helm and the rumoured inclusion of younger Morpheus, there are plenty of reasons to be excited.
7. Scream
The dreaded Ghostface killer is back to stalk the inhabitants of Woodsboro in the latest instalment of self-aware horror. Following director Wes Craven's death in 2015, Ready or Not helmers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett now take over. Series veterans Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette all return to battle the deranged killer with a love of horror movies, but who could it be this time? The movie is due in January 2022.
8. Morbius
Sony's Marvel Universe continues to expand with this Jared Leto-starring superhero adventure. He plays the titular Morbius, a doctor who gains vampiric abilities and then decides to use them to fight evil. It remains to be seen how the film will connect to the earlier Venom, starring Tom Hardy, and also the Tom Holland Spider-Man movies. That said, we do get a shot of a Spidey mural in the trailer graffitied with the word 'murderer' – a clear sign that Morbius takes place after Far From Home's conclusion.
9. Uncharted
Naughty Dog's deliriously enjoyable console adventure game has had a bumpy ride getting to the big screen. We've been waiting patiently for adventurer Nathan Drake, a kind of proto-Indiana Jones, to make his cinema debut. And in 2021, it's set to pay off, with Spider-Man himself, Tom Holland, taking on the role of Nathan. Mark Wahlberg plays Victor Sullivan in this prequel to the games, with Zombieland's Ruben Fleischer directing. Meanwhile, Iron Man duo Art Marcum and Matt Holloway are on scripting duties.
10. Death on the Nile
Director Kenneth Branagh returns to the sumptuous realm of the Agatha Christie mystery, adapting one of the author's most famous stories. When a Nile river cruise is interrupted by a violent death, vacationing detective Hercule Poirot must leap into action before the killer strikes again. Branagh once again stars as the impressively moustachioed Poirot, with the impressive supporting cast including Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer and Annette Bening.
11. The Batman
Back in 2005, director Christopher Nolan revitalised the Batman franchise. And in 2021, War For The Planet Of The Apes directed is poised to achieve the same feat. The Batman is set to take us back to the early years of Bruce Wayne, played by the increasingly impressive Robert Pattinson, fresh off gripping chiller The Lighthouse. And the supporting cast is immense: Paul Dano is The Riddler, Colin Farrell is The Penguin, Zoe Kravitz is Catwoman, Jeffrey Wright is James Gordon and Andy Serkis is Alfred.
12. Turning Red
Disney-Pixar returns with an offbeat coming-of-age story. A teenage girl finds she can transform into a giant red panda in the feature film debut of Bao creator Domee Shi.
13. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Eddie Redmayne's brave magizoologist Newt Scamander is back in the third instalment of the Warner Bros fantasy franchise. The Harry Potter prequel series continues (absent Johnny Depp as evil Grindelwald) with J.K. Rowling once again co-writing the script with Steve Kloves. Behind the camera: David Yates, who has helmed the first two Fantastic Beasts movies.
New movie release dates:2022 everything you need to know.newly updated
