#10 Justice League - With the understanding that there is no way this can top Marvel's Avengers films, there is still a great sense of excitement to finally see Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, and Cyborg fight together on the big screen. We're likely going to have to deal with some weak writing and directing, but the thing that is for certain is the amazing Zack Snyder-directed action scenes. That is enough for me to look forward to it.
Release date: November 17, 2017
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#9 Wonder Woman - The part I actually enjoyed the most in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was seeing Wonder Woman kick some ass. Gal Gadot is a great pick for the part as she looks, sounds, and fights the way I have always imagined Wonder Woman. I'm excited that we the people of this world will finally get a feature film showing her story after 75 years of her history in existence. Let's hope this one is good and leads to more female-led superhero movies (Spider-Gwen, please).
Release date: June 2, 2017
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#8 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - Even though Martin McDonagh has only done two movies until now, he's a very exciting writer/director to follow. In Bruges, for which he won a writing Oscar, is still a great and hilarious movie. Meanwhile, there were plenty of things to like in Seven Psychopaths, especially for film buffs. No other trailer has made me laugh as hard this year as Three Billboards. The movie stars Frances McDormand as a mother who is trying to get the local police chief to work harder on finding her recently murdered daughter's killer. She gets his attention by painting three large billboards that lead into her town. This dark comedy has a fantastic cast that includes Woody Harrelson, Peter Dinklage, and Sam Rockwell.
Release date: October 13, 2017
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#7 God Particle a.k.a. Cloverfield 3 - I love the Cloverfield franchise. It's so mysterious, brave, and original. The next installment in the series looks to be God Particle. It's about astronauts in space dealing with some strange phenomenon, so maybe it's a precursor to the Cloverfield events? Or it could be a result of the attacks that ended 10 Cloverfield Lane. Either way, I'm in.
Release date: October 27, 2017
Trailer not yet released.
#6 Spider-Man: Homecoming - Spider-Man is one of my all-time favorite comic book superheroes. Homecoming will be his new reboot with actor Tom Holland. I like what they did with him in Captain America: Civil War. He was sharp, quick, and funny. Homecoming looks to carry on these trends and we'll get to see some familiar Avengers characters like Iron Man and Captain America. My only worry for this film is its fairly inexperienced director and half dozen writers, but I guess we'll see.
Release date: July 7, 2017
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#5 Guardians of the Galaxy 2 - The first Guardians of the Galaxy made my top 20 of 2014 list as a fun, fresh, and funny Marvel comic book movie. So, of course I am looking forward to the second installment. All of the major players are back, but this time we've got Kurt Russell playing a pretty major role. Things I am hoping for in this one are an even more threatening villain, more history on the Guardians, and lots and lots of Baby Groot.
Release date: May 5, 2017
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#4 Baby Driver - Edgar Wright is finally back! It has been four years since the release of The World's End and two years since he left the Ant-Man movie, so we're experiencing the longest drought in Wright films we've ever had. Thankfully, Baby Driver seems to have all the action and humor we've been needing from him. The cast looks great with the title character being played by Ansel Elgort. He will be supported by Jon Hamm, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jamie Foxx, and Jon Bernthal.
Release date: June 28, 2017
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#3 Dunkirk - Christopher Nolan is one of my favorite directors, so I am naturally excited for any new movie he puts out. One of Nolan's trademarks seems to be taking a bunch of characters or events and tying them all together in a masterful climax at the end of the film. Think Inception, Interstellar, and The Prestige. We all know what happens in Dunkirk, so it'll be even that much more important that Nolan brings this story together, which is to be told from three perspectives: the air, land, and sea.
Release date: July 21, 2017
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#2 Blade Runner 2049 - I'm a huge fan of Blade Runner. The world that Ridley Scott, Hampton Fancher, and David Peoples created from Philip K. Dick's novel is simply gorgeous. The music, the acting, the effects, the cinematography... everything about this movie is a masterpiece. Like many, I was hugely skeptical when I heard whispers of a movie sequel. However, as the production built its cast and crew around it, I got on board. Of course Harrison Ford will be back to play his role of Deckard, but Edward James Olmos will be back to reportedly briefly play Gaff. Other than the two, the cast will be pretty new with the additions of Ryan Gosling, Jared Leto, Robin Wright, and Dave Bautista. A positive move for me is Ridley Scott taking the back seat and serving as executive producer while hiring Denis Villeneuve to take the director's chair. Villeneuve is quickly climbing up my most respected directors list as he's made amazingly powerful films like Arrival, Sicario, and Incendies. His craft will go well with the Blade Runner universe. We've got the world renowned cinematographer Roger Deakins shooting this movie. Will he finally get his Oscar? Also, Jóhann Jóhannsson will be doing the score, which hopefully stands up to the original.
Release date: October 6, 2017
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Here it is, the moment you've all been waiting for...
#1 - Fifty Shades Darker - Sike!
#1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi - For three years running, Star Wars is at the top of my most anticipated list. How could it not be? Especially this one since it is being directed by one of my top 10 favorite modern directors, Rian Johnson. Brick is one of my top ten favorite movies of all-time and Looper is an amazing time travel action film. Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy has already said that Johnson is "on his way to standing alongside many of the great filmmakers I had the opportunity to work with. He writes as beautifully as he directs, and he writes amazingly, fierce and independent women." What an endorsement! Plus, we'll finally see more of Mark Hamill as Luke and J.J. Abrams has already praised his performance as Oscar-worthy. Other things I hoping to have revealed in this next episode are where Rey comes from, Captain Phasma doing something badass, and Kylo and Snoke's master plans.
Release date: December 15, 2017
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Runners-up: T2: Trainspotting, Thor: Ragnarok, The Dark Tower, Alien: Covenant, Logan, Get Out, Mother!, Annihilation, Under the Silver Lake, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.
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