32 Movies We Can't Wait to See This Year
by Cindi Sutter, Founder & Editor Spirited Table®
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After the award-seeking hopefuls arrive in theaters towards the end of the year and everyone puts out their big "best movies of the year" lists, Hollywood tends to readjust and get back to the basics from January through the beginning of summer. That means plenty of creepy horror freak-outs, explosive super-hero adventures, remakes of old TV shows, and, yes, movies adapted from video games where the lead character has to be quickly redesigned because his mouth is simply too unsettling. Yes, we're talking about Sonic the Hedgehog and his digital teeth.
Will all of these movies be incredible, rewarding viewing experiences? We have no idea, but we're at least modestly excited (or morbidly curious) about the the 32 titles on this list, which includes a sequel to a high-flying '80s cheese classic, a blockbuster where Robert Downey Jr. can talk to animals, and two Vin Diesel movies, including a new entry in a certain beloved franchise about vehicles that go vroom vroom. Here's what we'll be racing to see in theaters for the next six months.
20th Century Fox
Underwater
Release date: January 10
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassell, Jessica Henwick
Director: William Eubank (The Signal)
Why we're excited: It's been a while since we've had a good claustrophobic submarine movie, and Underwater looks like it won't disappoint. When a subterranean earthquake damages their research deep below the surface of the ocean, a group of researchers discovers that they may have awakened something else down there. Monsters, submarines, and Kristen Stewart in a buzz cut? Sign us up.
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Paramount Pictures
Like a Boss
Release date: January 10
Cast: Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, Billy Porter, Salma Hayek
Director: Miguel Arteta (Beatriz at Dinner)
Why we're excited: If the plot -- two friends, with very different styles of doing business, start a beauty company together and have to deal with a thieving investor -- wasn't enough to get us excited about this movie, the cast of insanely great comedians will. It's about time Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne starred opposite each other. We're surprised it hasn't happened already!
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Universal Pictures
Dolittle
Release date: January 17
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Harry Collett, Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen
Director: Stephen Gaghan (Syriana)
Why we're excited: There's a possibility that Dolittle, the latest big screen version of Hugh Lofting's story of a doctor who can chat with animals, will be an expensive, Cats-esque disaster. The behind-the-scenes stories about the film's production are packed with ridiculous anecdotes, the doom-laden first trailer was widely mocked on social media, and the property itself has already produced one legendary flop in the form of 1967's Doctor Dolittle starring Rex Harrison. (To be fair, the Eddie Murphy version from 1998 was successful and pleasantly goofy.) Can Robert Downey Jr. steer this leaky, critter-filled ship on charm alone? Without his Iron Man suit, it'll be a challenge.
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Columbia Pictures
Bad Boys For Life
Release date: January 17
Cast: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig
Directors: Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Black)
Why we're excited: Over a decade since 2003's Bad Boys II, the original bad boy cops of '90s action movie excess are back. Though series director Michael Bay won't be along for the ride this time -- he was apparently too busy spending Netflix's money -- this long-gestating threequel will feature Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprising their roles again, which means they'll be doing lots of shouting, gun-pointing, and blowing stuff up in the streets of Miami. Like the song says, what'cha gonna do when they come for you?
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