We embark on the New Year with a whole bunch of new movies, and 2025 has some great ones.
I peeped the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) list of upcoming movies, and several marvelous films are hitting the theaters in the next 365 days. I’ve included the ones that I’m most excited about.
The information about the release date, cast, and plot of the eight movies below came straight from IMDB.com.
Note: Not all these movies have trailers out yet.
Captain America: Brave New World
Release Date: February 14, 2025
Top Cast: Harrison Ford, Liv Tyler, Rosa Salazar, Giancarlo Esposito, Anthony Mackie, Tim Black Nelson
Plot: Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan.
Thunderbolts*
Release Date: May 2, 2025
Top Cast: Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Rachel Weisz, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Hannah John-Samen, Wyatt Russell
Plot: A group of supervillains are recruited to go on missions for the government.
Karate Kid: Legends
Release Date: May 30, 2025
Top Cast: Jackie Chan, Joshua Jackson, Ralph Macchio, Ben Wang, Ming-Na Wen
Plot: Kung fu prodigy Li Fong is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to move to New York City. When a friend needs his help, Li enters a karate competition. Li’s teacher Mr. Han enlists original Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso for help.
Superman
Release Date: July 11, 2025
Top Cast: David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan, Isabela Merced, Milly Alcock, Frank Grillo, Nathan Fillion, Mikaela Hoover
Plot: Follows the titular superhero as he reconciles his heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the human way in a world that views this as old-fashioned.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Release Date: July 25, 2025
Top Cast: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner, Natasha Lyonne, John Malkovich
Plot: One of Marvel’s most iconic families makes it back to the big screen, the Fantastic Four.
Downton Abbey 3
Release Date: September 12, 2025
Top Cast: Paul Giamatti, Michelle Dockery, Dominic West, Alessandro Nivola, Joely Richardson, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern
Plot: TBD
Tron: Ares
Release Date: October 10, 2025
Top Cast: Jared Leto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Gillian Anderson, Jeff Bridges, Evan Peters, Cameron Monaghan
Plot: A highly sophisticated Program, Ares, is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission.
The Running Man
Release Date: November 7, 2025
Top Cast: Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Katy O’Brien, David Zayas, Michael Cera, William H. Macy
Plot: The futuristic United States of 2025 when the world has become a dystopia.
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