We had a banner year for movies last year. With big blockbuster films like The Batman, DC League of Super-Pets, Top Gun: Maverick, and so many others, we were truly spoiled in 2022. And we're about to be spoiled again (and then some!) in 2023. Here are the 23 most-anticipated movies of 2023, in order of release:
23 Most-Anticipated Movies of 2023:
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Release Date: February 17, 2023
Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jonathan Majors, Bill Murray
Synopsis: "Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne are dragged into the Quantum Realm, along with Hope's parents and Scott's daughter Cassie. Together they must find a way to escape, but what secrets is Hope's mother hiding? And who is the mysterious Kang?"
Watch the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Trailer
Creed III
Release Date: March 3, 2023
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Phylicia Rashad
Synopsis: "Adonis has been thriving in both his career and family life, but when a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces, the face-off is more than just a fight."
Watch the Creed III Trailer
Scream VI
Release Date: March 10, 2023
Cast: Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Hayden Panettiere, Courteney Cox, Samara Weaving, Tony Revolori
Synopsis: "In the next installment, the survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter in New York City."
Watch the Scream VI Trailer
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Release Date: March 17, 2023
Cast: Zachary Levi, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, Jack Dylan Grazer, Asher Angel Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Megan Good
Synopsis: "The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "SHAZAM!" is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam."
Watch the Shazam! Fury of the Gods Trailer
John Wick: Chapter 4
Release Date: March 24, 2023
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Lance Reddick, Ian McShane, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Hiroyuki Sanada
Synopsis: "John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes."
Watch the John Wick: Chapter 4 Trailer
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Release Date: March 31, 2023
Cast: Chris Pine, Hugh Grant, Regé-Jean Page, Michelle Rodriguez, Sophia Lillis, Justice Smith
Synopsis: "A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people."
Watch the Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Trailer
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Release Date: April 7, 2023
Cast: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Charlie Day, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Keegan-Michael Key
Synopsis: "A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother, Luigi, trying to save a captured princess."
Watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie Trailer
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Release Date: May 5, 2023
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klmentieff, Will Poulter, Elizabeth Debicki
Synopsis: "Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own—a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians if not successful."
Watch the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Trailer
Fast X
Release Date: May 19, 2023
Cast: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Nathalie Emmanuel
Synopsis: "Dom Toretto and his family are targeted by the vengeful son of drug kingpin Hernan Reyes."
Watch the Fast X Trailer
The Little Mermaid
Release Date: May 26, 2023
Cast: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina
Synopsis: "A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince."
Watch The Little Mermaid Trailer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Release Date: June 2, 2023
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac, Issa Rae
Synopsis: "Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero."
Watch the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Trailer
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Release Date: June 9, 2023
Cast: Ron Perlman, Anthony Ramos, Peter Cullen, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez
Synopsis: "During the '90s, a new faction of Transformers - the Maximals - join the Autobots as allies in the battle for Earth."
Watch the Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Trailer
The Flash
Release Date: June 16, 2023
Cast: Ezra Miller, Ben Affleck, Sasha Calle, Billy Crudup, Michael Keaton
Synopsis: "Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family creates a world without super heroes, forcing him to race for his life in order to save the future."
Watch The Flash Trailer
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Release Date: June 30, 2023
Cast: Harrison Ford, Antonio Banderas, Mads Mikkelsen, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook
Synopsis: "Archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history."
Watch the Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Trailer
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part One
Release Date: July 14, 2023
Cast: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Vanessa Kirby, Henry Czerny, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Shea Whigham, Esai Morales
Synopsis: "Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands."
Watch the Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part One Trailer
Barbie
Release Date: July 21, 2023
Cast: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling
Synopsis: "To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you're a Ken."
Watch the Barbie Trailer
Oppenheimer
Release Date: July 21, 2023
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Rami Malek, Josh Hartnett, Benny Safdie
Synopsis: "The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb."
Watch the Oppenheimer Trailer
Haunted Mansion
Release Date: July 28, 2023
Cast: Rosario Dawson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jared Leto, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito, LaKeith Stanfield, Winona Ryder, Dan Levy
Synopsis: "A single mom named Gabbie hires a tour guide, a psychic, a priest, and a historian to help exorcise her newly bought mansion after discovering it is inhabited by ghosts."
Watch the Haunted Mansion Trailer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Release Date: August 4, 2023
Cast: Brady Noon, Nicolas Cantu, Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Paul Rudd, Jackie Chan, Giancarlo Esposito, Seth Rogen, John Cena, Ice Cube
Synopsis: "The Turtle brothers as they work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants."
Watch the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Trailer
Dune: Part Two
Release Date: November 3, 2023
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård
Synopsis: "A boy becomes the Messiah of nomads on a desert planet that has giant worms that protect a commodity called Spice. Spice changes people into travelers, mystics and madmen. What price will he pay to become the new ruler of their universe?"
Watch the Dune: Part Two Trailer
The Marvels
Release Date: November 10, 2023
Cast: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Samuel L. Jackson
Synopsis: "Carol Danvers gets her powers entangled with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe."
Watch The Marvels Trailer
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Release Date: November 17, 2023
Cast: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Josh Andrés Rivera, Jason Schwartzman, Viola Davis
Synopsis: "Coriolanus Snow mentors and develops feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the 10th Hunger Games."
Watch The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Trailer
Wonka
Release Date: December 15, 2023
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Olivia Colman, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Keegan-Michael Key
Synopsis: "The story will focus specifically on a young Willy Wonka and how he met the Oompa-Loompas on one of his earliest adventures."
Watch the Wonka Trailer
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