Like what, exactly? Below are our 10 most anticipated genre films releasing from January to the end of March.
10. night patrol (16 January)
Justin Long, Jermaine Fowler, CM Punk, and others star as Los Angeles police officers who find themselves face to face with some very unnatural things in the middle of a gang war. We hear things get really wild and it’s a great time.
9. Mercy (23 January)
When Chris Pratt is convicted of murdering his wife, he has to prove his innocence in a very short time using an advanced law-enforcement AI he invented himself. The trailers have been good, so we’re looking forward to the ride.
8. hopper (6 March)
Whenever Pixar releases a movie, you have to take notice, and its first 2026 release (the second one is toy story 5) is the hilarious story of a woman who puts her consciousness into an animal and accidentally convinces them to try to overtake her humanity.
7. send help (January 30)
The legendary Sam Raimi returns to the style that made him famous with this intense-looking thriller about two co-workers who end up deserted on an island together. Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien star, and we’re praying for more of that Raimi magic.
6. Good luck, enjoy, don’t die (13 February)
Sam Rockwell stars in this strange-looking time travel story as a man who is sent to the past to try to save the future. or something like that. It sounds crazy, and we can’t wait.
5. Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (27 March)
We loved the 2019 film Radio Silence, about a woman caught in the middle of a family’s sick game, and now we’re counting down the days to its follow-up, which returns to the story immediately after the events of the first. Add a bunch of new actors to the mix, and it could be just as special as the original.
4. 28 years later: Bone Temple (16 January)
Nia DaCosta’s follow-up to last year’s excellent Danny Boyle sequel looks as if it’s taking 28 years Franchise to some adventurous new places. Plus, the buzz about it is so good that Sony has already greenlit its sequel.
3. Bride (6 March)
The year 2025 brings a lot for us frankenstein movie, and we think 2026 is going to do the same. Maggie Gyllenhaal returns to the director’s chair with this punk rock take on the classic monster story from a woman’s perspective. hamnet’s Jesse Buckley and Batman himself, Christian Bale, play the creatures.
2. scream 7 (27 February)
It is a great pity scream 7 Will not directly follow the story established by the previous two scream movies, but we’re still holding out hope. Neve Campbell returns in an expanded role, and franchise co-creator Kevin Williamson makes his directorial debut on the series. Both suggest good things. Also, each scream The film brings its own unique surprises, so we are expecting nothing less from it.
1. Project Hail Mary (20 March)
For the first time in over a decade, Phil Lord and Chris Miller are directing a new movie, and it looks special. based on a book by Martian Writer Andy Weir; Ryan Gosling plays a man trying to save the world in deep space. To do this, he must team up with an alien. If the movie is even half as amazing as the book, it’s going to be an all-time hit.
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