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There's a lot to expect next year in terms of big Hollywood blockbusters, sequels, reboots, superheroes, etc., but one genre continues to be popular. But often overlooked a bit is horror, and 2025 has taken the genre by storm in terms of horror. There are big-budget monster movies, mid-budget slashers, returning franchises, franchises that are hoping to take off. And even a handful of major filmmakers have dipped their toes in the blood.
Every year, horror movies are a huge success. And people treat it like a surprise. 2025 is the year that it won't be a surprise. Among the biggest films to be released was Leigh Whannell's. werewolfGuillermo del Toro Frankensteinand of Maggie Gyllenhaal bride– A new movie is showing. hunter, final destination, saw, vicious, conjure, I know what you did last summer, and 28 days Franchise is also on the rise. The highly awaited sequel Black Telephone Five Nights at Freddy's and M3 axis Coming, what about filmmaker Steven Soderbergh? existence,Ryan Coogler too SinnerAnd also Edgar Wright. Running Man Join in the fun? And that's not even everything. That's right, 2025 is going to be bloody.
What we are waiting for
In addition to all the great horror movies, 2025 should bring another big year for superhero movies. Captain America: Brave New World, Superman, The Fantastic Four: First Step, and much more (actually, that's a can of worms that we'll deal with in another article.) Plus, even though 2025 has a lot of movies that look like products of another generation, Movies that we want to love and be excited about. But there are also serious doubts.
So what are we waiting for? That will be quite a surprise. That's because on paper These things are more than suspicious. Take for example a movie like Karate Kid: Legend and Throne: Ares We love those original movies, but will audiences in 2025 be going to movie theaters to continue watching them? There's that live performance. Snow White A remake that feels like it was released years ago Speaking of, does the world really need a live-action remake? Lilo and Stitch and How to train your dragon– even some of the biggest blockbusters from the eighth mission impossible and seven jurassic parkEveryone felt a little behind. We want them all to be good! We hope they will too. But we all know how this usually happens.
extraordinary wisdom
Many years ago Genre movies like the ones we talk about on this site tend to skip the standard fare and get more dramatic as awards season rolls around. But in the past few years Those films still appear in the mainstream awards conversation: Everything everywhere at once The Shape of Water Dune: Part Two Black Pantheretc. We feel like this year could be another big year to change that narrative. When filmmakers like del Toro, Coogler, Soderbergh, Danny Boyle and Bong Joon-ho were making weird sci-fi or horror films, You get the sense that those films might break through the awards wall.
People to follow
James Gunn – Gunn remains one of the last major filmmakers. and is currently a studio executive There are meetings with fans almost every day, and with him as well. Superman Movies that will be shown in theaters Plus many other upcoming DC projects. His social media is something to follow.
Michael Giacchino – This award-winning songwriter is quite good at monitoring social media and his work. Fantastic Four Preparing for launch Not to mention the transition to directing. It's always great and fun to see what he's up to.
Jon M. Chu – He also released one of the biggest movies of the year. evil And he'll do it again in 2025 too. Evil: for good Moreover, after those two beatings You know he could probably keep doing whatever he wanted. Maybe he'll destroy it online when it happens.
Jason Blum – If 2025 is the year of horror You should keep an eye on one of the most prolific horror film producers. He has worked in many of the films listed above.
A company worth watching
Blumhouse Once again, a major horror movie released in 2025 is noteworthy. And one of the companies most directly responsible for this is Blumhouse. Especially now that it has teamed up with James Wan's Atomic Monster.
Sony Animation – Sony is one of the most underrated animation companies. And while 2025 is likely to be that year, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-VerseUnfortunately, that doesn't happen anymore. But with that in the work as well Ghostbusters Movies and more It's worth keeping an eye on.
Netflix – because Netflix rarely dates or announces many of its biggest movies too far in advance. So it can be easy to forget that streamers are making some of the biggest movies in the world. Next year will continue to be a hit with films from the Russo Brothers, del Toro and others, and you can be sure there will be many more announcements.
Long term bet
In 2024 I predicted one of many. High-profile sequels scheduled for release will be considered for major awards. And that's accurate. Thanks to Denis Villeneuve, for 2025 I think it will happen again. But you can't make the same prediction twice. So for this year's long shot, I think of one or more famous blockbuster movies, like superhero movies. Jurassic Park Mission ImpossiblePixar, Disney remakes – will do the opposite and blow things up.
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