Not sure about you, but one of my favourite pastimes is to enter a dark, cool room, gorge on sweet tasty goods and stare at a screen for a couple of hours. But enough about my porn habits, let’s talk films.
Moving into 2018 the world of cinema increasingly appears to be a parade of endless franchises, sequels and reboots with superheroes, Star Wars and nostalgia-mining all competing for your sweet movie dollars amongst a handful of originals.
To help you cut through the onslaught of another boonta year of blockbuster flicks, we’ve put together this handy little guide to the most anticipated movies hitting theatres in 2018.
Avengers: Infinity War (April 25th)
Let’s kick things off with the big daddy of 2018 cinematic experiences, Marvel’s conclusion to a decade of shared universe superheroics: Avengers 3.
We don’t actually know a whole lot about the next all-in adventure for the MCU’s increasingly bloated lineup of goodies besides that Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Spider-Man, Hulk and the rest of ’em are in for a world of pain thanks to Josh Brolin’s bejewelled Grimace-on-steroids, Thanos.
Marvel higher-ups have promised carnage galore with a “changing of the guard” of sorts set to happen during this and 2019’s Avengers 4. Pretty sure that means death, and a whole lot of it. Hopefully it’s that arrow dude.
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Solo: A Star Wars Movie (May 28th)
2018 is an off-year for Star Wars, that other immense franchise that refuses to go away, meaning instead of a regular “episode” Star Wars flick, we got another one-off side movie of sorts, this year featuring everyone’s favourite nerf herder Han Solo.
Set during the space smugglers early years, portrayed by the very svelte Alden Ehrenreich, Solo: A Star Wars Movie also has Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian and Khaleesi herself Emilia Clarke on board to shoot lasers and say they have bad feelings about this and whatnot.
Despite a rocky production cycle, with OG directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller punted for a replacement Ron Howard halfway through, the hype is real for any and all things Star Wars, so expect this to once again be the only thing everyone is talking about come May.
Deep into post production on #Solo The journey continues! Fun pic.twitter.com/LlV2IsA5nF
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) November 15, 2017
The Death and Life of John F. Donovan (2018)
Look, you may not have heard of this one just yet, and that title is probably not exactly imbuing you with electricity, but trust us when we say you need to get amped up for this dropping into cinemas next year.
Directed by acclaimed arthouse director Xavier Dolan in his first English-language film, The Death and Life of John F. Donovan is set to star Kit Harington (aka Game of Thrones broody bastard Jon Snow) as well as Natalie Portman, Jessica Chastain, Susan Sarandon and Kathy Bates.
TBH we don’t even really care what it’s about at this point. LOOK AT JON SNOW! LOOK AT HIM!
A Wrinkle In Time (March 9)
Oprah is in this one, you guys! OPRAH!!
Based on the sci-fi fantasy novel of the same name, A Wrinkle In Time sees some kids travelling through space to rescue their Dad with the help of Rheese Witherspoon, Oprah & Mindy Kaling and it looks lit.
Although not exactly as well-known as, say, Harry Potter, the Wrinkle In Time book is a much loved piece of YA fiction, meaning the expectations are high for this one.
Deadpool 2 (June 1st)
Ryan Reynolds‘ most recent go at stepping into the tight red spandex suit as the foul-mouthed, regenerating anti-hero Deadpool was a god damn hoot and a half, bringing a fresh R-rated take on superhero movies and numero two looks to be much the same.
Bringing in the suddenly superhero-aligned Josh Brolin as friend/foe Cable from the comics as well as Hunt For The Wilderpeople’s Julian Dennison will no doubt add some spice.
If you like your comic book movies littered with jokes about buttholes, this is the 2018 movie for you.
DeadPool 2: Your premium #Cable provider. #DeadPool2 pic.twitter.com/LboS0iVDqZ
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) August 7, 2017
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (June 22nd)
Dinosaurs. Chris Pratt’s muscles. The return of the man who singlehandedly awakened my homosexuality in Dr. Ian Malcolm aka Jeff Goldblum.
I don’t know what else to tell you to get you hyped to hell and back.
Isle Of Dogs (March 23rd)
If you haven’t dated a dude who is weirdly obsessed with Wes Anderson movies, to the point where they replaced a functioning personality with it, don’t worry, you will.
The kooky auteur with a penchant for unnecessary detail and long panning shots is set to to bring whimsy back to the cinemas once again next year with another crack at stop-motion animation in the alternate-universe Japan set, Isle Of Dogs.
Anderson stalwarts Bill Murray & Edward Norton are set to voice some of titular poochies, joined by Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, and Yoko Ono.
Black Panther (Feb 8th)
I’m trying to keep this as light on superheroes as possible (no easy task in this day and age lemme tell ya) but we can’t go past Black Panther’s much-heralded arrival in cinemas next year for several notable reasons.
Mainly it just looks dang hot, with the futuristic African nation setting bringing with it an exciting new aesthetic to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The fact it’s an almost wall-to-wall black cast is also a well overdue first for a blockbuster comic book movie, with some supremely good actors such as Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong’o taking the talent up a whole nother notch. (P.S: This one’s out heaps soon, why not get prepped now and grab a $5 drink and popcorn voucher via Mastercard Debit Rewards here.)
Incredibles 2 (June 15th)
If you thought the modern phase of superhero movies began in 2008 with Iron Man, I’m sorry to inform you that you’re extremely wrong, as it was in fact 2004 when the genre was first mastered in Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles.
The animated romp is hands-down the best Pixar film of the ’00s, and even though it’s taken 13 years to get round to a sequel, we’re finally getting the return of the Parr family, with Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson & Samuel L. Jackson all returning to voice their original roles.
Picking up right after the first movie, Incredibles 2 looks set to feature the supered up fam deal with baby Jack-Jack and his newly developing/terrifying powers. YIS!
Ocean’s Eight (June 8th)
As the world slowly, slowly comes around to the understanding that women are better than men at most things, comes Ocean’s Eight, a sequel to the much-loved Oceans Eleven heist trilogy but with dudes thankfully swapped out for some truly rad ladies.
Are you even ready for this cast? Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Helena Bonham Carter and Rihanna. RIHANNA YOU GUYS! (Unfortunately James Corden is also in it, but hopefully he gets run over by Rihanna as ironic penance for his crimes against content.)
BRING IT.
FIRST OFFICIAL OCEAN’S 8 STILL. Lives have been saved on this fine day. pic.twitter.com/R4XkvTzw21
— ocean’s 8 daily (@oceans8daily) December 6, 2017
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