12 MOST ANTICIPATED FILMS

The Batman, Nope, Don't Worry Darling, Elvis+

Cover: Harry Styles and Florence Pugh in Don't Worry Darling; Above: Alexander Skarsgård stars As Amleth in Director Robert Eggers’ Viking Epic The Northam

BY: Brendan Bell

As a result of the pandemic, many films from 2020 were subsequently delayed to 2021 and beyond. Many of these films have been released this year and will continue to release into 2022. Here are some of the most anticipated films of 2022.

Babylon

Babylon is a period drama starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie. The film will be directed by Damien Chazelle. It is a steamy tale of Hollywood around the era of silent film. It will be released on Christmas Day 2022.

Brad Pitt On Set of The Babylon
Brad Pitt On Set of The Babylon

 

The Batman

Warner Bros upcoming Batman reboot will feature Robert Pattinson stepping into the role of the caped crusader. It will be released on March 4, 2022 after numerous production delays.

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Robert Pattinson As Batman

 

Elvis

Elvis is another Warner Bros film that is set to be released on June 24, 2022. This film is a biographical drama covering the life and musical career of the legendary Elvis Presley.

Austin Butler As Elvis
Austin Butler As Elvis

 

Nope

This will be Jordan Peele’s next horror film following US and Get Out. Releasing on July 22, 2022, the film will star Steven Yeun, Keke Palmer, and Daniel Kaluuya.

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Evening Scene From Jordan Peele’s Nope

 

Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness

On May 6, 2022, moviegoers will get to witness the next movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The movie’s plot follows Doctor Strange facing a former friend (probably Baron Mordo) and fighting an evil force. Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch will also appear in the film.

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Benedict Cumberbatch As Doctor Strange

 

See How They Run

A murder mystery set in 1950s London with an all-star cast filled with names such as Saoirse Ronan, David Oyelowo, Sam Rockwell and many others. It does not currently have a release date.

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Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan in See How They Run

 

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

The third film in this Harry Potter prequel series will follow Newt Scamander as he prepares to clash with the villainous wizard Grindelwald. It will be released on April 8, 2022.

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Katherine Wateson and Eddie Redmayne in Fantastic Beasts

 

Scream

The slasher classic Scream receives a new film that will take place 25 years after the first and will follow a group of teenagers who are targeted by a new killer wearing the Ghostface mask. Stars from the original such as Neve Campbell and David Arquette make their return. The film will premiere on January 14, 2022.

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Scream 2022

 

The Northman

A viking epic starring Alexander Skarsgard as a viking prince on the hunt for revenge. Anya Taylor-Joy plays his wife.  It will be released on April 22, 2022.

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Alexander Skarsgard and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Northman

 

Untitled David O. Russell film

This film is a period piece set in Los Angeles based on an original idea from Russell himself and features the likes of Christian Bale,

Margot Robbie, Rami Malek, Taylor Swift, Ana Taylor-Joy, John David Washington and many others. It will be released on November 4, 2022.

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Cristian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington in David O.Russell’s Untitled Film

 

Don’t Worry Darling

A housewife discovers a dark secret about her husband in this psychological thriller starring Harry Styles and Florence Pugh directed by Olivia Wilde. This will be released on September 23,2022.

Florence Pugh in Dont Worry Darling
Florence Pugh in Don’t Worry Darling

 

Ambulance

Michael Bay returns to film directing with this heist movie starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Jake Gyllenhaal as adoptive brothers who rob a bank and end up in an ambulance filled with hostages. You can catch it in theaters February 18, 2022

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Yaha Abdul-Mateen ll and Jake Gyllenhaal in Ambulance