Goodbye 2022, and hello 2023. 2023 has now officially begun meaning as whole brand new year for moviegoing. 2022 had some great films however 2023 is packed to the rim with all different types of films. These are my most anticipated for the year.
10- Blue Beetle
Kicking off this list i wanted to include a DC film however with the most recent announcements it seems that they will now be leading nowhere as James Gunn potentially reboots the DC Universe. Blue Beetle is an exception as we don’t really know if its connected to anything and brings the character to life for the first time in live action. This was originally slated for streaming but was promoted to a theatrical run based on the quality of the film.
9- Barbie
If this film is good then expect it to be very big. The behind the scenes look and teaser have already lit the Internet ablaze. Not much is known about what this film actually is other than that the fantastic Greta Gerwig is directing and that it has an all star cast including Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu, Emma Mackey and Ncuti Gatwa to name a few.
8- Fast X
The fast franchise is back for it’s tenth outing and this film has been talked about a lot. First you had The Rock saying he wasn’t coming back for good, to the director leaving, to the budget skyrocketing. However no matter how ridiculous these films get you can always guarantee that you will have an absolute blast going to see them. Fast X is the start of the end to this franchise as it’s been confirmed it will be ending with Fast 11, so it will be interesting to see how this film sets up the ending and how much more ridiculous this franchise can get.
7- Mission Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part 1
After the massive success of Top Gun Maverick last year, Tom Cruise is hoping to recapture that success with the final tow films in the Mission Impossible franchise. A few of the stunts we have seen them film look spectacular and Tom Cruise always likes to make them bigger every movie. I have absolutely loved the past few films so I am very excited for this next instalment.
6- Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan returns to the big screen in a big way. Not only is this his first film after departing Warner Brothers but it’s one of his biggest film to date. The trailer didn’t give away much but it showed off some amazing visuals and of course it’s been revealed that he created one of the explosions practically instead of using VFX. The cast for this movie is also stacked with heavy hitters such as Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr and Emily Blunt to name a few.
5- Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny.
After years and years of delays Indiana Jones 5 is finally coming out with Harrison Ford confirming that this is the last outing for this character. With James Mangold taking over directing reigns I have very high hopes for this as he did a magnificent job wrapping up Wolverines story in Logan back in 2017. Looking at the trailer that was recently realised it looks like a lot of fun and Harrison Ford just slips back into the character as if he never stopped playing him.
4- Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse.
I like a lot of people underestimated the first film before it came out, however after seeing it, I was happily surprised. The first one has become one of the best comic book movies ever made so a lot rises on this sequel to match up to the first one. This one seems to be going a lot bigger and exploring the multiverse in a big way so I expect this is going to be a lot of fun.
3- Ant-man And The Wasp- Quantumania
The first Marvel movie that will be released in 2023 is the third instalment in the Ant-man franchise and looks to be the biggest out of all of them. Director Payton Reed has stated that he wanted this film to have an Avengers scale threat and with the big bad of this current saga Kang being apart of this gives me a lot of hope for this film. This could be the film to show where phase 4 was leading and to set a clear direction for the futer of the MCU.
2- The Little Mermaid
Disney’s live action remakes can be very hit and miss, however based on the small teaser Disney has released for this so far the film looks absolutely stunning. Halle Bailey looks to be perfect casting for Ariel as she has an absolutely beautiful voice. This new version also has new songs from the one and only Lin- Manuel Miranda and if they are as big of a hit as Encanto and Hamilton then Disney will have another big hit on their hands.
1- Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3
This is the final film with this current team and by James Gunn as he departs Marvel to head up DC. James has promised that this film will be super emotional with multiple deaths. All we really know us that by the end of this movie we will all be emotional wrecks and the guardians will look very different.
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