"As 2025 draws to a close, it's time to turn the page and consider the movies we'll be talking about 12 months from now. 2026 is shaping up very well, at least on paper, with a healthy mix of returning masters, follow-ups to recent hits, and even a few interesting blockbusters. For that last category, we left a few off this list that we're looking forward to including "Toy Story 5," "Supergirl," and even "Project Hail Mary," movies that could genuinely go either way."
""The Adventures of Cliff Booth" (David Fincher) The director of "Zodiac" and "The Social Network" returns to Netflix for his third film in a row with the streaming giant, and it's arguably the most unexpected of his career. Early reports about this project made it sound like fan fiction, but set photos have proven that, yes, this one does exist, and it's a sequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," with that film's Oscar-winning star, Brad Pitt, returning."
""All of a Sudden" (Ryusuke Hamaguchi) In May, Variety announced that the writer/director of "Drive My Car" and "Evil Does Not Exist" was working with Virginia Efira ("Benedetta) and Tao Okamoto ("The Wolverine") on his follow-up set in Paris. Inspired by the book You and I - The Illness Suddenly Gets Worse, this feels likely to be a Cannes premiere, presuming it's done in time."
2026 presents a varied film lineup combining returning auteurs, sequels, arthouse contenders, and selected blockbusters. The slate aims for a balance between festival-minded films and mainstream franchises such as the MCU and Dune, plus a video game adaptation. Some large tentpoles like Toy Story 5, Supergirl, and Project Hail Mary are noted but excluded from a trimmed list. David Fincher will direct The Adventures of Cliff Booth, a sequel to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood starring Brad Pitt, reportedly financed by Netflix for $200 million. Ryusuke Hamaguchi plans All of a Sudden, a Paris-set follow-up likely to premiere at Cannes.
Read at Roger Ebert
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]