Top 5 Anticipated Movies of 2025

5. Ballerina

I still need to watch John Wick 4. It’s a shame that I didn’t catch that one in the theaters when it came out, it just didn’t work out. So this is the first of the spin off movies, though not the first spin off project. I think The Continental is already out (and is) but wasn’t well received. This time we’re diving into another part of the world with Ana De Armas in the lead role, so someone who is definitely having a moment in Hollywood. I’m excited to see what they can do with a spin off film in the world and how they can continue to flesh out the story of the world.

4. Superman

It won’t be the only superhero stuff you see on the list. But this one is a bit further down. I like what James Gunn does with superheroes a lot. For me, I am just not blown away by the first trailer. I wasn’t a huge fan of the Snyderverse at all, so it’s not like I’m missing that. But the trailer for Superman just looked fine to me. And I am used to Marvel’s trailers where they can make it look great, even when it isn’t. But it is James Gunn and it’s a relaunch of that universe with new characters, so I’m definitely excited and intrigued.

3. Sinners

This is the movie that potentially caused a lot of the issues for Blade. But I like the sounds of that from Sinners a lot. This is a Michael B Jordan and Ryan Coogler vampire film. It is a period piece set in the 1930’s when something unnatural and unholy comes to a small town, how will the characters deal with it and survive. i like what both the forces behind it have done, and even if this was a bit too close to what Marvel was doing with Blade, I am excited to see what the two of them can turn out.

2. How to Train Your Dragon

I really have enjoyed the animated movies. And that is a good thing because my kid really liked them for a long time. Now we’re getting it as a live action film and the first trailer definitely looks fun. I hope that it’s not 100% a shot for shot remake as live action, but if it is, I’m sure it’ll still be good. I don’t expect it to be much different than that, though, because they know that their target audience is kids. And they’ll want the parents bringing them to something that the kids already know and love.

1. Captain America: Brave New World
Thunderbolts*
Fantastic Four: First Steps

Yes, this is that group where I said it was five* movies on the list. It’s more than that because of course my #1 is going to be the Marvel movies coming out this year. And we’re very close to the first one now, just over a month away, before Captain America: Brave New World comes out. But I really am looking forward to all of these movies. I think that they all offer something interesting from The Red Hulk, to a new, and hopefully best take, on the Fantastic Four.

And with my podcast, 10 Minute Marvel, that is another reason I hope as well. I want to talk about some great Marvel movies and shows this year. You can find the podcast here on the website and hear our conversations as to what our most anticipated of the movies are. Or you can go to the YouTube channel, 10 Minute Marvel, to check it out as well.

Thoughts on the List And Going to the Theater

It’s tough for me every year to do the list. I find that it’s tricky, with a kid, to make time for the movies. For going to the movies especially, but even in the evenings, how often do I find the time for a 2 hour long movie to watch. Not that often when the kid is going to be later and I don’t want to stay up too late. So instead I find myself watching more shows.

For me to go to a theater, it must be an event for me. So things like the Marvel movies at #1 are that sort of event for me. I love going there and being a part of the crowd and seeing what happens and how people react in the moment and getting swept up in that. But unless a movie is like that, so generally Marvel or Star Wars, I kind of just want to sit back, wait, hear how a movie is for people I trust who see more movies, and then watch it on a big screen at home.

Do you find yourself still going to theaters or is it only for those big event movies?

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Top 5 Most Anticipated Television Shows of 2023

5. The Witcher Season 3

It’ll be Henry Cavill’s last season but that’s fine, I still expect to enjoy it a lot. I’ve enjoyed both seasons and while they aren’t the most consistent, I love the lore of the world. Season 2 gave us a good tease of something big at the end and now I’m curious to see how they’ll pay it off.

4. Fallout

I don’t know much about this show. In fact, I’m not 100% certain it’ll come out in 2023. But if it does from Amazon Prime, I’ll be curious about it. The world is interesting and I don’t have that much exposure to it. It’s probably a video game that I should checkout. But I think something like this with a big would could translate well to a television series.

3. Shadow and Bone Season 2

I really loved the first season, so to get a 2^nd, I’m excited to see what is going to happen. The characters are interesting, the world is interesting and generally, I didn’t have any real qualms with the show, the only thing, and this isn’t a bad thing, I might want to rewatch season 1. It’s been just long enough that I’ll want to know what happened and relive it again.

2. Star Wars Shows

We should be getting the Mandalorian Season 3, which I’m so excited for. Plus the Ahsoka show, also really excited for that one. I know I need to catch up on stuff like Andor, Kenobi and finally finish Book of Boba Fett, but none of them really excited me. Mandalorian Season 3 is must watch the week that it comes out for me. And I hope that Ahsoka will be the same. Oh, and I almost forgot Skeleton Crew which sounds like a lot of fun as well and isn’t tied into Star Wars cannon seemingly as much. So I’m more interested in it.

1. Marvel Shows

Obviously, and there might be a number of them with Secret Invasion, Loki Season 2, Echo, Agatha Coven of Chaos, Ironheart, and maybe What If Season 2 as well in the mix. If you want to know my favorites or most anticipated in that and see how they rank against the movies, check out the January 3^rd episode of 10 Minute Marvel.

Honorable Mentions

Of course I have some of those as well.

• But the first one is Anasi Boys an adaptation of a Neil Gaiman book but one that I thought was just alright. It’s certainly one I’d checkout, if it sounds interesting enough once some reviews start coming in.
• Extinction, on TNT not a streaming show, also sounds interesting, a software engineer who gets stuck in a time loop where the world keeps ending in different ways, that sounds entertaining. I believe it’s already been out in the UK, it’s coming to the US in 2023.
• Probably should be on the list already, but The Continental coming to Starz, which means it might be a bit until I see it. But this one I do want to see, a prequel series to the John Wick films about the Continental Hotel from that series, set in the late 1970’s.
• Dune Sisterhood because it is a Dune show, don’t know too much about it, but I’m curious. It’s on HBO Max, and still alive, so it’s lower on the list because who knows when I’d see it.
• And I’m not seeing it for this year, but if Wheel of Time Season 2 comes out, that’ll be towards the top of the list.
• Also, Stranger Things season 5. But that is supposed to start filming this year, so unlikely to come out.

What shows are you looking forward to?

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