The best top 30 Hollywood movies of this year, 2017
Even
though 2016 was an epic year for movies, it almost feels like a warm-up
when you look at the long list of blockbuster films already on the
release calendar for 2017. It's never too early to get excited about
taking a trip to the theater, so we've lined up the biggest upcoming
releases-and whether you're into action, comedy, horror, or drama,
there's something here for everyone.
01. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter:
Five years after Resident Evil: Retribution, Milla Jovovich returns to close out the sci-fi horror franchise she's led for more than a decade, with nearly $1 billion in worldwide grosses. Despite the long lapse between sequels, this sixth installment will reportedly pick up where Retribution left off, while following director Paul W.S. Anderson's mandate to come full circle with the saga of a dystopian future in which a corporation-created virus has unleashed a zombie plague.
02. John Wick: Chapter 2
After everything, he went through in the first movie, what could possibly convince John Wick to come out of retirement? Dog lovers will be relieved to hear it isn't the death of another pooch that gets his guns blazing in John Wick: Chapter 2. This time, one of John's old buddies is in the middle of a scheme to topple an assassin's guild and he needs backup.
03. The Lego Batman Movie
Not long ago, the idea of a movie "based on" Legos seemed too silly for words, but then The Lego Movie racked up nearly $470 million while making us all root for plastic bricks-and play "Everything Is Awesome" on endless repeat. "Oh my gosh I love this song!" "Everything is awesome" Taking the hint, Warner Bros. is diving right in with a universe of Lego-derived films, starting with this spin-off, which brings back Will Arnett as Gotham's Caped Crusader.
04. The Great Wall
Zhang Yimou's sprawling historical fantasy epic The Great Wall has an intriguing — albeit a little ridiculous — idea: The Great Wall of China was built to keep out more than just unwanted human neighbors. From everything we've seen so far, The Great Wall will at least be a spectacular showcase of effects-heavy cinematography.
05. Logan
Hugh Jackman has played Wolverine for so long that it's nearly impossible to imagine anyone else in the role. Soon, 20th Century Fox will need to figure out who'll be the next actor to play the part. But first, Jackman's getting his swan song with a third standalone Wolverine feature. The film's plot draws from Marvel's Old Man Logan comic books, about an alternate-future version of the nearly ageless hero. The film will also feature the return of Patrick Stewart's Professor X, adding yet another layer of closure for longtime fans of the franchise.
06. Kong: Skull Island
On March 10, 2017, the big gorilla returns to Kong: Skull Island. This '70s-set trip into the Kong mythos gives viewers the biggest version of the character they've ever seen — which is a good thing for Kong because after Skull Island finishes its theatrical run, the studio is planning to pit him against Godzilla in a monster mash-up for the ages. What could possibly go wrong? (Classic Godzilla screech)
07 Beauty and the Beast
Like Disney's earlier Beauty, this version draws inspiration from the classic fairy tale about a prince, played here by Dan Stevens, who is cursed with a grotesque appearance. Yet, he finds love with a pure-hearted maiden, played by Emma Watson, who's imprisoned in his castle after her father offers her up in a deal to spare his own life. Like a lot of stories from the era, it's pretty dark, but Disney's animated adaptation put a family-friendly spin on it with music and humor, and we can expect the same here — plus a cast that includes Ewan McGregor and Sir Ian McKellen.
08. Power Rangers
The forthcoming Power Rangers isn't the first movie to capitalize on the mighty morphing '90s craze, of course. However, director Dean Israelite's take on the story offers a much more serious and emotionally charged account of how these misfit teens managed to become a band of unlikely world saviors, battling back the forces of evil. If the film does manage to renew even a little bit of the Power Rangers frenzy that the series enjoyed in the '90s, it's going to be massive.
09. Ghost in the Shell
Rupert Sanders' adaptation of the popular Ghost in the Shell manga series of the same name is expected to be a visual spectacular that chronicles an epic chase between a cyborg policewoman and a dangerous hacker. It promises to offer the same kind of gnarly effects and existential futurism that captivated audiences in films like The Matrix, Scarlett Johansson's own turn in Lucy, and The Fifth Element. Sign us up.
10. The Fate of the Furious
According to the official synopsis, the new sequel in this long-running franchise — titled The Fate of the Furious — finds Vin Diesel's Dom lured back "into the world of crime he can't seem to escape and a betrayal of those closest to him" by a "mysterious woman," played by the always amazing Charlize Theron. Listen carefully and under the roar of the motors, you can hear the box office cash registers ringing (Cha-Ching!)
11. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Initially, it seemed like a hilariously dumb idea for Marvel to turn a relatively obscure comic about a ragtag team of intergalactic do-gooders — whose ranks included a raccoon-like creature and an alien resembling a sentient tree — into a $200 million movie. Nearly $775 million in box office receipts later, Guardians of the Galaxy could be the start of an Avengers-style franchise for the studio. While we don't have many details regarding what they'll be up to this time around, it's pretty much a given that it'll be tons of fun. "Nobody has any tape!" "Not a single person has tape?!" "You have an atomic bomb in your bag if anybody's gonna have to tape it's you!" "I have to do everything!" "You are wasting a lot of time!" "I am Groooooooooot!!!!"
12. Alien: Covenant
Fans who feel Prometheus didn't tie into the Alien films strongly enough might be better served by Alien: Covenant, which brings back Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace to show what happens after they hijack an ancient spacecraft in order to venture to the homeworld of the mysterious Engineers and halt their plans for humanity.
13. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pre-production on the fifth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean saga started back when the previous sequel, 2011's On Stranger Tides, was on its way to theaters, and its path through development has been strewn with script difficulties and budget-induced delays. Still, any new chapter in a franchise that's grossed nearly $4 billion counts as a promising development for the studio, and Disney has stood by while producer Jerry Bruckheimer steered Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales to its destination.
14. Wonder Woman
After being introduced to audiences in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman will get her own standalone feature, which is rumored to be the first installment in a period-piece trilogy that will take audiences from the 1920s to the present day. Whatever actually happens in the movie, it's a long-overdue victory for comics fans who've waited years for the Amazonian warrior to get a shot at her own big-screen franchise.
15. World War Z 2
The first World War Z turned out to be surprisingly entertaining, as well we extremely commercially successful. That brings us to the inevitable sequel, World War Z 2, in which Brad Pitt returns to battle the zombie plague. We don't know much about the plot at this point, but director Juan Antonio Bayona will be working from a screenplay by Steven Knight, whose varied list of credits includes the chess drama Pawn Sacrifice and Bradley Cooper's Burnt.
16. Cars 3
Rev up your engines, kids, because Lightning McQueen is back in high-speed action in Disney-Pixar's Cars 3. The 3D animated adventure, which follows the events of 2006's Cars and 2011's Cars 2, will follow McQueen on his journey to catch up with a new generation of speedsters and feature the return of some fan favorites like Mater, Sally Carrera, and Ramone.
17. Transformers: The Last Knight
Aside from Mark Wahlberg being back as the saga's current human star, The Last Knight looks like it'll plunge viewers into a time-traveling plot that includes King Arthur and an alternate history in which Nazis won World War II — plus plenty of action and lots of lead-ins to the assortment of spinoff films the studio's planning.
18. Despicable Me 3
Despicable Me has grown into an impressively adaptable franchise for Universal. Details are still very sketchy regarding this third installment, but we can safely assume Steve Carell will be back as the nefarious, but kinda cuddly, Gru — and we know he'll be working from a script written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, who collaborated on the first two films.
19. Spider-Man: Homecoming
This new Spidey reboot finds Tom Holland starring as the web-slinger in a standalone film after wowing audiences with his debut in Marvel's Captain America: Civil War. Jon Watts, who helmed the creepy low-budget Kevin Bacon thriller Cop Car, is on board as director for a storyline that features Robert Downey, Jr.'s Tony Stark playing mentor to young Spider-Man in his battle against the Vulture, played by the Birdman himself, Michael Keaton.
10. War for the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves returns for this follow-up, which picks up from Dawn's final scene — a grim foreshadowing of the major conflict brewing between genetically enhanced primates and a human population decimated by the Simian Flu virus. Reeves, who co-wrote the script, is keeping storyline details under wraps but says the events depicted in War for the Planet of the Apes see Caesar achieving "mythic" status. That can only mean one thing...catchy songs! "Yes, you finally made a monkey out of me!"
21. Dunkirk
After a decade spent in the sci-fi/fantasy realm, writer-director Christopher Nolan has put his considerable talents to work on a historical drama about a World War II battle. Dunkirk reunites Nolan with a pair of his Dark Knight and Inception stars, Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy, and early footage hearkens back to the heart-pounding beachfront battle imagery in the legendary opening scene from Saving Private Ryan. Nolan's attention to detail on the partial IMAX production — including shooting on the site of the real-life events that inspired it — will no doubt serve his tale of heroism and survival well.
22. The Dark Tower
Of all the adaptations Stephen King's written works have produced, The Dark Tower has to be the most anticipated. The sci-fi western horror film will follow the events of King's prolific Dark Tower book series, presenting the apocalyptic adventure of an 11-year-old boy named Jake Chambers as he accidentally uncovers the Mid-World dimension and joins up with Roland Deschain, played by Idris Elba. The two set off to find the Dark Tower before the Man in Black, played by Matthew McConaughey, can stop Roland from saving his dimension from certain destruction. Stephen King's fans are sure to turn up for this long-overdue Hollywood treatment of the beloved series.
23. IT
The 1991 TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's IT amassed a cult following, and Tim Curry's original performance as the town-terrorizing clown Pennywise has set a high bar for anyone to follow in the role. So when director Andy Muschietti revealed his new version of the character, now played by Bill Skarsgård, in a costume that could've easily been borrowed from a schoolgirl's dress-up chest, it's only natural that he faced a little blowback. There's still reason to believe this thing will be a hit, though. There's tons of talent on board, including Skarsgård and Finn Wolfhard from Stranger Things, and there were plenty of scenes from the book that were glossed over in the first adaptation.
24. Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve has a few big things going for him — most importantly, the presence of original Blade Runner director Ridley Scott, who's producing, and star Harrison Ford, reprising his role as Rick Deckard. Ford's joined by an ensemble rounded out by Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright, and Jared Leto, all working from a script co-written by Blade Runner writer Hampton Fancher with Michael Green. Story details are a mystery, and whether the end result can stand up alongside the original obviously remains to be seen. But all the ingredients are here for a helluva movie. Just keep Deckard away from the fridge.
25. Kingsman: The Golden Circle
The plot details are still a little loose — rumor has it that the Kingsman British spy team will team up with their American equivalents after their headquarters are destroyed by a lethal foe. But who needs a synopsis when you've got a cast this intriguingly weird? Returning stars Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, and Sophie Cookson is joined by an eclectic ensemble that includes Channing Tatum, Halle Berry, Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges, and...Elton John? "When I was down, I was your clown. Ooh hoo!" Whatever happens in The Golden Circle, we're betting it won't be dull.
26. Friday the 13th Reboot
Between 1980 and 1989, the hockey-masked slasher Jason Voorhees hacked his way through scores of screaming victims in eight films — although, by the end of the decade, the franchise had started to teeter between stale and ridiculous. This latest overhaul arrives nearly a decade after the last reboot, which grossed nearly $100 million. Chances seem good it has to do with a guy in a hockey mask chopping kids to bits. "Bart do you wanna see my new chainsaw and hockey mask?!" "Aaahhh!!!" "Oh, sorry, what am I thinking?"
27. Saw: Legacy
Composer Charlie Clouser told The Hollywood Reporter that the eighth installment of the Saw franchise will be a "reinvention" of the series, offering "a fresh take on the material that will establish a new storyline and new characters that can carry the saga into the
future." Expect lots of blood, gore, and puppets involved in absolutely disgusting and terrifying acts. "Mmmm" "My tongue out" "Oh"
"Hey, Dan!"
28. Thor: Ragnarok
In Norse mythology, Ragnarok is basically the end of the world and the death of the gods. So it goes without saying that, based on the title, Thor: Ragnarok won't be a jolly good time for our hammer-wielding hero. Although we can guess from his imminent participation in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War movies that he'll emerge relatively unscathed after the final act.
29. Justice League
Director Zack Snyder is hard at work on his third film in the DC Extended Universe, the superhero team-up film Justice League. The comic book throwdown ought to reunite Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, while also giving formal introductions to Aquaman, Cyborg, and the movie version of the Flash. While we don't yet have any idea what danger our team will face, we do know it'll be pretty serious.
30. Star Wars: Episode VIII
This is Star Wars we're talking about, so the list of things we truly know about Episode VIII is awfully short. Pretty much all we can tell you is that this installment follows the events of Episode VII, and advances the new trilogy pitting the Resistance against the First Order led by Supreme Leader Snoke and his apprentice Kylo Ren. Oh, and another thing? It'll probably sell a couple of tickets. "We're home." (Audience loses its damn mind)
Five years after Resident Evil: Retribution, Milla Jovovich returns to close out the sci-fi horror franchise she's led for more than a decade, with nearly $1 billion in worldwide grosses. Despite the long lapse between sequels, this sixth installment will reportedly pick up where Retribution left off, while following director Paul W.S. Anderson's mandate to come full circle with the saga of a dystopian future in which a corporation-created virus has unleashed a zombie plague.
02. John Wick: Chapter 2
After everything, he went through in the first movie, what could possibly convince John Wick to come out of retirement? Dog lovers will be relieved to hear it isn't the death of another pooch that gets his guns blazing in John Wick: Chapter 2. This time, one of John's old buddies is in the middle of a scheme to topple an assassin's guild and he needs backup.
03. The Lego Batman Movie
Not long ago, the idea of a movie "based on" Legos seemed too silly for words, but then The Lego Movie racked up nearly $470 million while making us all root for plastic bricks-and play "Everything Is Awesome" on endless repeat. "Oh my gosh I love this song!" "Everything is awesome" Taking the hint, Warner Bros. is diving right in with a universe of Lego-derived films, starting with this spin-off, which brings back Will Arnett as Gotham's Caped Crusader.
04. The Great Wall
Zhang Yimou's sprawling historical fantasy epic The Great Wall has an intriguing — albeit a little ridiculous — idea: The Great Wall of China was built to keep out more than just unwanted human neighbors. From everything we've seen so far, The Great Wall will at least be a spectacular showcase of effects-heavy cinematography.
05. Logan
Hugh Jackman has played Wolverine for so long that it's nearly impossible to imagine anyone else in the role. Soon, 20th Century Fox will need to figure out who'll be the next actor to play the part. But first, Jackman's getting his swan song with a third standalone Wolverine feature. The film's plot draws from Marvel's Old Man Logan comic books, about an alternate-future version of the nearly ageless hero. The film will also feature the return of Patrick Stewart's Professor X, adding yet another layer of closure for longtime fans of the franchise.
06. Kong: Skull Island
On March 10, 2017, the big gorilla returns to Kong: Skull Island. This '70s-set trip into the Kong mythos gives viewers the biggest version of the character they've ever seen — which is a good thing for Kong because after Skull Island finishes its theatrical run, the studio is planning to pit him against Godzilla in a monster mash-up for the ages. What could possibly go wrong? (Classic Godzilla screech)
07 Beauty and the Beast
Like Disney's earlier Beauty, this version draws inspiration from the classic fairy tale about a prince, played here by Dan Stevens, who is cursed with a grotesque appearance. Yet, he finds love with a pure-hearted maiden, played by Emma Watson, who's imprisoned in his castle after her father offers her up in a deal to spare his own life. Like a lot of stories from the era, it's pretty dark, but Disney's animated adaptation put a family-friendly spin on it with music and humor, and we can expect the same here — plus a cast that includes Ewan McGregor and Sir Ian McKellen.
08. Power Rangers
The forthcoming Power Rangers isn't the first movie to capitalize on the mighty morphing '90s craze, of course. However, director Dean Israelite's take on the story offers a much more serious and emotionally charged account of how these misfit teens managed to become a band of unlikely world saviors, battling back the forces of evil. If the film does manage to renew even a little bit of the Power Rangers frenzy that the series enjoyed in the '90s, it's going to be massive.
09. Ghost in the Shell
Rupert Sanders' adaptation of the popular Ghost in the Shell manga series of the same name is expected to be a visual spectacular that chronicles an epic chase between a cyborg policewoman and a dangerous hacker. It promises to offer the same kind of gnarly effects and existential futurism that captivated audiences in films like The Matrix, Scarlett Johansson's own turn in Lucy, and The Fifth Element. Sign us up.
10. The Fate of the Furious
According to the official synopsis, the new sequel in this long-running franchise — titled The Fate of the Furious — finds Vin Diesel's Dom lured back "into the world of crime he can't seem to escape and a betrayal of those closest to him" by a "mysterious woman," played by the always amazing Charlize Theron. Listen carefully and under the roar of the motors, you can hear the box office cash registers ringing (Cha-Ching!)
11. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Initially, it seemed like a hilariously dumb idea for Marvel to turn a relatively obscure comic about a ragtag team of intergalactic do-gooders — whose ranks included a raccoon-like creature and an alien resembling a sentient tree — into a $200 million movie. Nearly $775 million in box office receipts later, Guardians of the Galaxy could be the start of an Avengers-style franchise for the studio. While we don't have many details regarding what they'll be up to this time around, it's pretty much a given that it'll be tons of fun. "Nobody has any tape!" "Not a single person has tape?!" "You have an atomic bomb in your bag if anybody's gonna have to tape it's you!" "I have to do everything!" "You are wasting a lot of time!" "I am Groooooooooot!!!!"
12. Alien: Covenant
Fans who feel Prometheus didn't tie into the Alien films strongly enough might be better served by Alien: Covenant, which brings back Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace to show what happens after they hijack an ancient spacecraft in order to venture to the homeworld of the mysterious Engineers and halt their plans for humanity.
13. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pre-production on the fifth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean saga started back when the previous sequel, 2011's On Stranger Tides, was on its way to theaters, and its path through development has been strewn with script difficulties and budget-induced delays. Still, any new chapter in a franchise that's grossed nearly $4 billion counts as a promising development for the studio, and Disney has stood by while producer Jerry Bruckheimer steered Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales to its destination.
14. Wonder Woman
After being introduced to audiences in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman will get her own standalone feature, which is rumored to be the first installment in a period-piece trilogy that will take audiences from the 1920s to the present day. Whatever actually happens in the movie, it's a long-overdue victory for comics fans who've waited years for the Amazonian warrior to get a shot at her own big-screen franchise.
15. World War Z 2
The first World War Z turned out to be surprisingly entertaining, as well we extremely commercially successful. That brings us to the inevitable sequel, World War Z 2, in which Brad Pitt returns to battle the zombie plague. We don't know much about the plot at this point, but director Juan Antonio Bayona will be working from a screenplay by Steven Knight, whose varied list of credits includes the chess drama Pawn Sacrifice and Bradley Cooper's Burnt.
16. Cars 3
Rev up your engines, kids, because Lightning McQueen is back in high-speed action in Disney-Pixar's Cars 3. The 3D animated adventure, which follows the events of 2006's Cars and 2011's Cars 2, will follow McQueen on his journey to catch up with a new generation of speedsters and feature the return of some fan favorites like Mater, Sally Carrera, and Ramone.
17. Transformers: The Last Knight
Aside from Mark Wahlberg being back as the saga's current human star, The Last Knight looks like it'll plunge viewers into a time-traveling plot that includes King Arthur and an alternate history in which Nazis won World War II — plus plenty of action and lots of lead-ins to the assortment of spinoff films the studio's planning.
18. Despicable Me 3
Despicable Me has grown into an impressively adaptable franchise for Universal. Details are still very sketchy regarding this third installment, but we can safely assume Steve Carell will be back as the nefarious, but kinda cuddly, Gru — and we know he'll be working from a script written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, who collaborated on the first two films.
19. Spider-Man: Homecoming
This new Spidey reboot finds Tom Holland starring as the web-slinger in a standalone film after wowing audiences with his debut in Marvel's Captain America: Civil War. Jon Watts, who helmed the creepy low-budget Kevin Bacon thriller Cop Car, is on board as director for a storyline that features Robert Downey, Jr.'s Tony Stark playing mentor to young Spider-Man in his battle against the Vulture, played by the Birdman himself, Michael Keaton.
10. War for the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves returns for this follow-up, which picks up from Dawn's final scene — a grim foreshadowing of the major conflict brewing between genetically enhanced primates and a human population decimated by the Simian Flu virus. Reeves, who co-wrote the script, is keeping storyline details under wraps but says the events depicted in War for the Planet of the Apes see Caesar achieving "mythic" status. That can only mean one thing...catchy songs! "Yes, you finally made a monkey out of me!"
21. Dunkirk
After a decade spent in the sci-fi/fantasy realm, writer-director Christopher Nolan has put his considerable talents to work on a historical drama about a World War II battle. Dunkirk reunites Nolan with a pair of his Dark Knight and Inception stars, Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy, and early footage hearkens back to the heart-pounding beachfront battle imagery in the legendary opening scene from Saving Private Ryan. Nolan's attention to detail on the partial IMAX production — including shooting on the site of the real-life events that inspired it — will no doubt serve his tale of heroism and survival well.
22. The Dark Tower
Of all the adaptations Stephen King's written works have produced, The Dark Tower has to be the most anticipated. The sci-fi western horror film will follow the events of King's prolific Dark Tower book series, presenting the apocalyptic adventure of an 11-year-old boy named Jake Chambers as he accidentally uncovers the Mid-World dimension and joins up with Roland Deschain, played by Idris Elba. The two set off to find the Dark Tower before the Man in Black, played by Matthew McConaughey, can stop Roland from saving his dimension from certain destruction. Stephen King's fans are sure to turn up for this long-overdue Hollywood treatment of the beloved series.
23. IT
The 1991 TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's IT amassed a cult following, and Tim Curry's original performance as the town-terrorizing clown Pennywise has set a high bar for anyone to follow in the role. So when director Andy Muschietti revealed his new version of the character, now played by Bill Skarsgård, in a costume that could've easily been borrowed from a schoolgirl's dress-up chest, it's only natural that he faced a little blowback. There's still reason to believe this thing will be a hit, though. There's tons of talent on board, including Skarsgård and Finn Wolfhard from Stranger Things, and there were plenty of scenes from the book that were glossed over in the first adaptation.
24. Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve has a few big things going for him — most importantly, the presence of original Blade Runner director Ridley Scott, who's producing, and star Harrison Ford, reprising his role as Rick Deckard. Ford's joined by an ensemble rounded out by Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright, and Jared Leto, all working from a script co-written by Blade Runner writer Hampton Fancher with Michael Green. Story details are a mystery, and whether the end result can stand up alongside the original obviously remains to be seen. But all the ingredients are here for a helluva movie. Just keep Deckard away from the fridge.
25. Kingsman: The Golden Circle
The plot details are still a little loose — rumor has it that the Kingsman British spy team will team up with their American equivalents after their headquarters are destroyed by a lethal foe. But who needs a synopsis when you've got a cast this intriguingly weird? Returning stars Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, and Sophie Cookson is joined by an eclectic ensemble that includes Channing Tatum, Halle Berry, Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges, and...Elton John? "When I was down, I was your clown. Ooh hoo!" Whatever happens in The Golden Circle, we're betting it won't be dull.
26. Friday the 13th Reboot
Between 1980 and 1989, the hockey-masked slasher Jason Voorhees hacked his way through scores of screaming victims in eight films — although, by the end of the decade, the franchise had started to teeter between stale and ridiculous. This latest overhaul arrives nearly a decade after the last reboot, which grossed nearly $100 million. Chances seem good it has to do with a guy in a hockey mask chopping kids to bits. "Bart do you wanna see my new chainsaw and hockey mask?!" "Aaahhh!!!" "Oh, sorry, what am I thinking?"
27. Saw: Legacy
Composer Charlie Clouser told The Hollywood Reporter that the eighth installment of the Saw franchise will be a "reinvention" of the series, offering "a fresh take on the material that will establish a new storyline and new characters that can carry the saga into the
future." Expect lots of blood, gore, and puppets involved in absolutely disgusting and terrifying acts. "Mmmm" "My tongue out" "Oh"
"Hey, Dan!"
28. Thor: Ragnarok
In Norse mythology, Ragnarok is basically the end of the world and the death of the gods. So it goes without saying that, based on the title, Thor: Ragnarok won't be a jolly good time for our hammer-wielding hero. Although we can guess from his imminent participation in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War movies that he'll emerge relatively unscathed after the final act.
29. Justice League
Director Zack Snyder is hard at work on his third film in the DC Extended Universe, the superhero team-up film Justice League. The comic book throwdown ought to reunite Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, while also giving formal introductions to Aquaman, Cyborg, and the movie version of the Flash. While we don't yet have any idea what danger our team will face, we do know it'll be pretty serious.
30. Star Wars: Episode VIII
This is Star Wars we're talking about, so the list of things we truly know about Episode VIII is awfully short. Pretty much all we can tell you is that this installment follows the events of Episode VII, and advances the new trilogy pitting the Resistance against the First Order led by Supreme Leader Snoke and his apprentice Kylo Ren. Oh, and another thing? It'll probably sell a couple of tickets. "We're home." (Audience loses its damn mind)
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