French blockbusters with international ambition, sequels to popular franchises, visually stunning animated films… Discover the blockbusters that will mark 2025.
After a year 2024 marked by the colossal successes of Comte de Monte Cristo, Vaiana 2 or even A little something extrawhat does 2025 have in store for us in terms of blockbusters? French blockbusters (Kaamelott, The Shrinking Man, Chien 51), highly anticipated sequels to popular franchises (Avatar 3, Mission Impossible 8) and animated films (Marcel and Mr. Pagnol, Scarlett). Discover the 20 films that will mark 2025.
• A complete stranger
After having made an impression in Dune: Part TwoTimothée Chalamet plays Bob Dylan in a biopic tracing the start of his career in the 1960s. A complete strangerdirected by James Mangold, already at the helm of I Walk The Lineon Johnny Cash, was praised by Bob Dylan himself.
Release date: January 29.
• Captain America: Brave New World
After the success of Deadpool & WolverineMarvel returns in 2024 with three films: Captain America: Brave New Worldwhere Anthony Mackie succeeds Chris Evans, then Thunderbolts* et Fantastic Four. Projects whose ambition is also to relaunch a franchise which is less profitable than in the past.
Release date: February 12.
• Mickey 17
After the triumph of Parasite, Bong Joon-ho’s new film – postponed for almost a year – is a science fiction comedy starring Robert Pattinson. The British actor plays an individual sent to colonize a frozen planet. Each time he dies, his memories are implanted in a new body and his mission resumes…
Release date: 16 avril.
• Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Tom Cruise returns with a new impossible mission to accomplish. In this sequence of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoningthe Hollywood superstar will try to stop “the Entity”, an artificial intelligence machine capable of destroying the world. He should perform the craziest stunts in the franchise there.
Release date: May 21.
• F1
In preparation for more than three years, F1 will delve behind the scenes of Formula 1 with Brad Pitt and Joseph Kosinski, the director of Top Gun: Maverick. In this film co-produced by Lewis Hamilton, a racing driver comes out of retirement to mentor a young driver in the hopes of finding glory again…
Release date: June 25.
• The Space Mission
Four years after the success of Simply blackJean-Pascal Zadi returns behind the camera. In his new comedy, The Space Missionhe will tell the story of the first African space mission. And he will give the answer to Fadily Camara, Fary, Reda Kateb and the singer Lous and the Yakuza.
Release date: June 25.
• Jurassic World Rebirth
Jurrassic Park reopens its doors. The famous franchise, which features the clash between humans and dinosaurs, is enriched with a new film led by Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey. Written by David Koepp, screenwriter of the original film, this new part is directed Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Rogue One).
Release date: July 2.
• Superman
The Man of Steel is back in theaters, in the guise of David Corenswet. In this film by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy), the superhero will try to find a balance between his Kryptonian heritage and his earthly upbringing. The film should be inspired by the comics All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely.
Release date: July 9
• The Battle of Baktan Cross
Leonardo DiCaprio, who has slowed down his on-screen appearances for the past ten years and now makes a film every two years, will headline Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film, The Battle of Baktan Cross. A film about which we still know nothing except that it will be an “extravagant film”.
Release date: August 6.
• Freakier Friday
More than twenty years after its release, Freaky Friday is entitled to a sequel, always with Jamie Lee Curtis et Lindsay Lohan. Directed by Nisha Ganatra, the film will tell the story of the evolution of Tess (Curtis) and her daughter Anna (Lohan), who herself became the mother of a little girl. Chad Michael Murray is also back.
Release date: August 6.
• Michael
It is one of the most anticipated films of the year. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, Michael traces the career of the King of Pop. Jaafar Jacksonthe singer’s nephew, has the difficult task of embodying him. The film’s producers, who have already released the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsodyawarded at the Oscars, hope to achieve the same success.
Release date: October 1.
• Chien 51
Three years after the success of North BacGilles Lellouche and Adèle Exarchopoulos reunite with Cédric Jimenez for an adaptation of a SF novel by Laurent Gaudé, Chien 51. In the near future, in Paris, a policewoman and a detective investigate a series of murders uncovering a government conspiracy.
Release date: October 15.
• Marcel and Mr. Pagnol
Fifteen years later The IllusionistSylvain Chomet, the director of Belleville Tripletsis back with a new animated film, Marcel and Mr. Pagnol. This film will tell “how a child who wrote poems became one of the greatest playwrights and one of the greatest filmmakers in the world”, he told BFMTV.
Release date: October 15.
• Yoroï
Ten years later How far is it, Orelsan came out a new movie for which he wrote the screenplay. Titled Yoroithis feature film by David Tomaszewski, director of many of the rapper’s music videos, will feature the Yokaïs, creatures from Japanese folklore. Orelsan also plays the main role.
Release date: October 22.
• Kaamelott – Second part (part 1)
Alexandre Astier will unveil the second part of Kaamelottwhich he shot in secret in recent months. The director hopes with this sequel to “do it even bigger” and continue to surprise his audience with a fresco that will shift further into heroic fantasy.
Release date: October 22.
• The Shrinking Man
Jean Dujardin reunites with director Jan Kounen almost twenty years later 99 francs. In this new adaptation of The Shrinking Mana sci-fi classic by Richard Matheson, an ordinary man confronted with a strange, unexplained meteorological phenomenon begins to shrink inexorably, without science being able to explain it…
Release date: October 29.
• Wicked: For Good
Fans of the adaptation of the musical Wicked will not have long to hear: the rest, Wicked: For Goodwill be released exactly one year after the first part. Still starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, the film takes place after Elphaba became the Wicked Witch of the West and parallels the story of Wizard of Oz.
Release date: November 26.
• Zootopia 2
After the success of Vaiana 2Disney will offer its fans the sequel to one of its most popular films: the second part of Zootopia will arrive next November, nine years after the first film. If we still ignore the history of Zootopia 2we know that it will be produced, like the first, by the duo Byron Howard and Rich Moore
Release date: November 26.
• Avatar: Fire and Ash
James Cameron will unveil the third part of his sci-fi saga next December. Titled Fire and Ashit will feature the fire people of the planet Pandora. The pressure is immense on this titanic project that he has been thinking about for three decades: the first two parts are among the most successful of all time.
Release date: December 17.
• Scarlet
Mamoru Hosoda, the director of Mirai my little sister and of Belleis preparing a new animated film. According to initial information given to the Japanese press, it is the story of a princess who can explore space-time. Hosoda was also visually inspired byArcane and of Spider-Man: New Generation.
Release date: not yet announced.
