Ayeeee, no more pizza metaphor you’re safe, for now. Anyway, who doesn’t love a good wish list? This is mxdwn’s most anticipated films for 2026.
January – 28 Years Later: Bone Temple
Only two weeks away now, 28 Years Later: Bone Temple hits theaters in United Kingdom on January 14th and in the United States on January 16th. Directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Alex Garland 28 Years Later: Bone Temple will be the fourth film in the revolutionary zombie film franchise and sees a cast lead by Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, and Chi Lewis-Parry with a return of Cillian Murphy.
February – Scream 7
The to see movie for February is definitely Scream 7 directed by Kevin Williamson who cowrote the screenplay with Guy Busick. The film drops February 27 in the United States and stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Mason Gooding reprising their roles from previous films, alongside Isabel May, Anna Camp, Joel McHale, Mckenna Grace, Michelle Randolph, Jimmy Tatro, Asa Germann, Celeste O’Connor, Sam Rechner, Ethan Embry, Tim Simons, and Mark Consuelos in this massive new entry into one of the most prolific horror film franchises ever.
March – The Bride
An upcoming monster film centered on the bride of Frankenstein, with influences pulled from the original 1818 novel and 1935 film, Bride Of Frankenstein. The Bride is written, co-produced, and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, is coming to screens on March 6, it stars Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Penélope Cruz.
April – The Drama
Indie films have been making waves recently with studios popping off with hit after hit. One such independent studio A24 is going back up to bat with a rom-com drama, aptly titled The Drama, written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli and starring Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Mamoudou Athie, Alana Haim, Hailey Gates, and Zoë Winters.
May – The Devil Wears Prada 2
Thats right, the devils back, and yes she is still wearing Prada. In a long awaited sequel The Devil Wears Prada 2 will be strutting into theaters May 1, nothing like being a fashionably late sequel after a grueling 19 year wait for fans of the original 2006 film. Though in their defense the source material of the first film, a 2003 novel of the same name didn’t get its sequel until 2013. The sequel is directed by David Frankel from a screenplay by Aline Brosh McKenna, based on that 2013 novel, Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns by Lauren Weisberger. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Tracie Thoms, and Tibor Feldman reprise their roles from the previous film for this fashionable encore.
June – Supergirl
Warner Bros. may have ‘sold’ but Supergirl will still be on track to fly into theaters on June 26, regardless of what Netflix or Paramount may have to say, probably. Directed by Craig Gillespie, written by Ana Nogueira and based on the original DC comic, Supergirl: Women of Tomorrow, the film is produced by James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios as the second foray into the new DCU. Gunn has yet to truly make a massive misfire for the theaters at least when theres capes and heroics involved so expect some DC fun this June!
July – The Odyssey
To say theres hype for The Odyssey coming to theaters July 17 would be an understatement. This foray into Homer’s ancient Greek epic the Odyssey is directed by Christopher Nolan, as his current project of grandious scale and wonder. The film will star Matt Damon as Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca, whose perilous journey across a treacherous sea to reunit with his wife, Penelope, who will be played by Anne Hathaway. The ensemble cast also features Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron, as some of the biggest of the many names involved. Nolan and his wife Emma Thomas will produce the film through their own production company, Syncopy as another Hollywood heavy weigh.
August – Coyote Vs. Acme
It’s less then a year away now and people are ready to see the fruits of their labors after a valiant attempt to save it from oblivion. On August 28 the world (the United States) will finally have Coyote Vs. Acme. In what can probably be better described as a production epic instead of story, Coyote Vs. Acme came a long way. Directed by Dave Green and screenplay by Samy Burch, the whole story though was constructed by Burch, James Gunn, and Jeremy Slater. The film is based a 1990 The New Yorker magazine article “Coyote v. Acme“, the films name sake, by Ian Frazier following Wile E. Coyote as he finally sues the Acme Corporation for repeatedly selling him alleged faulty products. Despite the crowded writers room the cast includes John Cena, Will Forte, Lana Condor, P. J. Byrne, Tone Bell, Martha Kelly, and the voice of Eric Bauza as it’s core members. We would also like to add this film was the writers most anticipated unilaterally for August.
September – Clayface
In an interesting but complete pivot from the first two entries the third film outing for the DCU is a body horror film following a popular Batman villain. Clayface will be directed by James Watkins with a screenplay by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini. Tom Rhys Harries will be Matt Hagen / Clayface, alongside Naomi Ackie and Max Minghella as the headliners. Like Supergirl Clayface is produced by James Gunn and Peter Safran of DC Studios, being joined this time by Matt Reeves and Lynn Harris in this body horror fest. Catch Clayface in theaters on September 11.
October – The Social Reckoning
Catch the dramatic, cinematic, biographical retelling of probably the most well known and notorious event in the history of Facebook in theaters October 9th. Taking another crack at depicting Mark Zuckerberg’s life, the film is directed by Aaron Sorkin. It will be a companion piece to The Social Network from 2010, his adaptation of the founding of Facebook, and is based on the 2021 Facebook leak by whistleblower Frances Haugen. The film stars Mikey Madison, Jeremy Strong, Jeremy Allen White, Bill Burr, Wunmi Mosaku, Billy Magnussen, Betty Gilpin, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Anna Lambe, Sierra Capri, Portia Doubleday and Tehmina Sunny.
November – Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping
Hitting a little close to home Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping is coming to theaters November 20th directed by Francis Lawrence with screenplay by Billy Ray. Like the rest of the Hunger Games films Sunrise is based on the 2025 novel Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, it serves as both a sequel to The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes from 2023 and a prequel to original The Hunger Games from 2012. Sunrise will be the sixth installment in the series. Its set with a cast that includes Joseph Zada, Jesse Plemons, Ralph Fiennes, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, Mckenna Grace, Maya Hawke, Whitney Peak, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Glenn Close.
December – Dune: Messiah Part 3
It’s Dune. How can you not be excited for more sand worms. Dune: Messiah or part 3 will be directed by Denis Villeneuve who directed parts 1 and 2, and co-wrote the third parts screenplay with Jon Spaihts. Dune is based on Frank Herbert’s novels of the same name. Dune: Messiah stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson and Anya Taylor-Joy all reprise their roles from the previous films, with Robert Pattinson coming aboard.
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