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Films that you should watch in 2021

Leana Goulden

Let’s be honest, 2020 has been a sucker… cancellations, delays and a lot of ‘will we, won’t we’ moments. 2021, however, is looking more promising! We’ve done the research on which films are going to be the best next year so that you don’t have to! If you love watching movies as much as we do then this is the guide for you… this takes you all the way up to August!!

January

Chaos walking –

Summary: “A dystopian world where there are no women and all living creatures can hear each others’ thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds called Noise.”

Distributed by: Lionsgate

Release Date: 22nd January

Budget: $100 Million

Starring: Tom Holland, Nick Jonas, Daisy Ridley

February

Cinderella

Summary: A modern musical version of the classic fairy tale “Cinderella”.

Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing

Release date: 5th February

Starring: Camilla Cabello, Billy Porter, James Corden

Everybody’s talking about Jamie

Summary: Feature film adaptation of the musical about a teenager from Sheffield, England who wants to be a drag queen. 

Distributed by: 20th Century Studios

Release Date: 26th February

Starring: Max Harwood, Sarah Lancashire, Lauren Patel

March

Tom & Jerry: The movie

Summary: Adaption of the classic Hanna-Barbera property, which reveals how Tom and Jerry first meet and form their rivalry.

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Release Date: 5th March

Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, Michael Pena, Rob Delaney

The Boss Baby: Family business

Summary: The Templeton brothers have become adults and drifted away from each other, but a new boss baby with a cutting-edge approach is about to bring them together again – and inspire a new family business.

Distributed by: Universal

Release Date: 26th March

Starring: James Marsden, Lisa Kudrow, Eva Longoria

April

No Time to Die

Summary: James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Release Date: 2nd April

Estimated Budget: $250 million

Starring: Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Ana de Armas

Bob’s Burgers: The movie

Summary: Plot unknown. Feature film based on the animated TV series.

Distributed by: 20th Century Studios

Release Date: 9th April

Starring: Kristen Schaal, H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts

MAY

Black Widow

Summary: A film about Natasha Romanoff in her quests between the films Civil War and Infinity War.

Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios (Produced by Marvel Studios)

Release Date: 7th May

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour

Budget: $150-200 million

F9

Summary: Cypher enlists the help of Jakob, Dom’s younger brother to take revenge on Dom and his team.

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Release Date: 28th May

Starring: Charlize Theron, Tyrese Gibson, Vin Diesel

Cruella

Summary: A live-action prequel feature film following a young Cruella de Vil.

Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios

Release Date: 28th May

Starring: Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Mark Strong

JUNE

The Conjuring: The devil made me do it

Summary: One of the most sensational cases from the files of real life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, where a young boy is murdered and the murder suspect claims demonic possession as a defense for the first time in the history of the United States.

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Release Date: 4th June

Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Julian Hilliard

Venom: Let there be carnage

Summary: Plot unknown. Sequel to the 2018 film ‘Venom’.

Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing

Release Date: 25th June (USA)

Starring: Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams

JULY

Top Gun: Maverick

Summary: After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Release Date: 2nd July

Starring: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Summary: The untold story of one twelve-year-old’s dream to become the world’s greatest supervillain.

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Release Date: 2nd July

Starring: Steve Carell, Michelle Yeoh, Jean-Claude Van Damme

The Forever Purge

Summary: Plot unknown. The fifth and final installment of ‘The Purge’ film series.

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Release Date: 9th July

Starring: Josh Lucas, Leven Rambin, Cassidy Freeman

Space Jam: A new legacy

Summary: NBA superstar LeBron James teams up with Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes for this long-awaited sequel.

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Release Date: 16th July

Starring: LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Sonequa Martin-Green

AUGUST

The Suicide Squad

Summary: Plot is unknown.

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Release Date: 6th August

Starring: Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, Sylvester Stallone

Don’t Breathe 2

Summary: The Blind Man has been hiding out for years in an isolated cabin and has taken in and raised a young girl orphaned from a house fire. Their quiet existence is shattered when a group of kidnappers show up and take the girl, forcing the Blind Man to leave his safe haven to save her. 

Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing

Release Date: 13th August

Starring: Stephen Lang, Bobby Schofield, Rocci Williams

Candyman

Summary: A “spiritual sequel” to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Release Date: 27th August

Starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

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