2025 is kicking off with a variety ofmoviesreleasing in theaters, such as a peculiar semi-biographical musical, two horror versions of well-known children’s characters, a remake of a horror classic, and more. 2024 was an interesting year for cinema, with big hits and unexpected surprises from different genres. 2024 saw hits likeThe Fall Guy,Longlegs,Wicked,Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,Anora,The Substance, andTerrifier 3, though also some big disappointments, as wasJoker: Folie à Deux,Megalopolis, andThe Crow.
December closed 2024 with some of the most anticipated movies of the year, such as Sony’s Spider-Man Universe’sKraven the Hunter,Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Disney’s photorealistic prequelMufasa: The Lion King, the biopicA Complete Unknown, and Robert Eggers’Nosferatu. January 2025 is now bringing movies for all tastes, such as Robbie Williams’ life and career told in an unconventional way, Leigh Whannell’s latest horror project, two horror versions of children’s characters, and more.
Better Manis a semi-biographical musical film directed by Michael Gracey.Better Mantells the life story of British pop singer Robbie Williams but with an unexpected twist –instead of a typical portrayal of Williams,Better Manportrays him as a CGI-animated chimpanzee.Better Man, then, tells Williams’ story from his childhood to his time as part of the boyband Take That and his solo career, with their many ups and downs. Williams voices himself, with Jonno Davies playing the character through motion capture. Also starring inBetter Manare Damon Herriman, Alison Steadman, Raechelle Banno, and Steve Pemberton.
Den of Thieves 2: Panterais an action crime drama film written and directed by Christian Gudegast, and it’s a direct sequel to the 2018 movieDen of Thieves. Set right after the events of the first movie,Den of Thieves 2: Panterafollows Sheriff Nicholas “Big Nick” O’Brien (Gerard Butler), who is now on the hunt in Europe for Donnie Wilson (O’Shea Jackson Jr).
Wilson is involved in the world of diamond thieves and the Panther mafia, and they are now planningthe heist of the world’s biggest diamond exchange. Also starring inDen of Thieves 2: Panteraare Meadow Williams (reprising her role from the first movie), Curtis Jackson, Salvatore Esposito, Michael Bisping, and Rico Verhoeven.
Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmareis the newest entry in the Twisted Childhood Universe, started byWinnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey. Written and directed by Scott Jeffrey,Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmareis a horror retelling of J. M. Barrie’s children’s talePeter Pan. In it, Wendy Darling (Megan Placito) goes on a quest to find her youngest brother, Michael (Peter DeSouza-Feighoney), who has been abducted by the evil Peter Pan (Martin Portlock).
Scott Chambers, also known as Scott Jeffrey, played Christopher Robin inWinnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2.
Peter wants to take children to “Neverland” to protect them from the world, but his idea of “Neverland” is pretty twisted and he won’t hesitate to kill to achieve his goal. Along the way, Wendy (and the audience) will meet Tinkerbell, who is hooked on what she believes is fairy dust, but it’s actually heroin, and a version of Captain Hook unlike the one everyone knows.
Wolf Manis a horror movie directed by Leigh Whannell and a reboot of the 1941 horror classicThe Wolf Man, starring Lon Chaney Jr.Wolf Manfollows Blake (Christopher Abbott), a family man who relocates with his family from San Francisco to Oregon after inheriting his childhood home following the mysterious disappearance of his estranged father. When Blake, his wife Charlotte (Julia Garner), and their daughter Ginger (Matilda Firth) arrive at the farmhouse at night,they are attacked by an animal who injures Blake, who soon begins to transform into something horrifyingthat puts Charlotte and Ginger at great risk.
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One of Them Daysis a buddy movie directed by Lawrence Lamont. It’s the story of best friends and roommates Dreux (Keke Palmer) and Alyssa (SZA), who find out that Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money.Dreux and Alyssa now have to do their best to get the money as soon as possible to avoid eviction, while Dreux has to prepare for an important job interview and they also attempt to keep their friendship intact through all the madness and chaos. Also starring inOne of Them Daysare Vanessa Bell Calloway, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, and Katt Williams.
Flight Riskis an action thriller directed by Mel Gibson.Flight Riskfollows Madelyn Harris (Michelle Dockery), a U.S. Marshall escorting Winston (Topher Grace), an informant, to trial after being accused of being involved with a mob boss. To their surprise,their pilot, Daryl Booth (Mark Wahlberg), is also a hitman hired to assassinate Winston. However, after she subdues the pilot, they realize there are other, powerful and skilled people who want to take them down, and they need Daryl to pilot.
Dog Man
Dog Man Will Be Released On June 22, 2025
Dog Manis an animated superhero comedy movie directed by Peter Hastings and based on the children’s graphic novel series of the same name by Dav Pilkey.Dog Manis the story of the title character,a dog and police officer hybrid resulting from a medical operation that merged an injured police officer named Knight and his dog Gregafter being injured together. Dog Man now must protect and serve as he goes after Petey the Cat (voiced by Pete Davidson), his archenemy and self-proclaimed “world’s most evilest cat”, but the unexpected arrival of Li’l Petey (Lucas Hopkins) changes their dynamic.
Dog Manis a spinoff and story-within-a-story of the 2017 movieCaptain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.
Valiant One
Valiant One Will Be Released On June 27, 2025
Valiant Oneis an action thriller directed by Steve Barnett. Amid tensions between North and South Korea,a US helicopter crashes on the North Korean side. The survivors then must team up to protect a civilian tech specialist and find their way out without the help of US military support to avoid starting a war. Starring inValiant Oneare Chase Stokes, Lana Condor, Desmin Borges, Callan Mulvey, Jonathan Whitesell, and Daniel Jun.
Companionis a psychological thriller written and directed by Drew Hancock.Companionis the twisted love story of Josh (Jack Quaid) and Iris (Sophie Thatcher), with the former keeping the latter close to him against her will and forcing her to do things that put her in great danger, all so she can have a chance at saving her life. Also starring inCompanionare Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén, and Rupert Friend.
Following the trend of horror movies starring children’s characters comesScreamboat, directed by Steven LaMorte andbased on Disney’s 1928 animated short filmSteamboat Willie.Screamboattakes the audience to a ferry in New York City, which prepares for one of its many late-night rides – unfortunately, this one takes a horrifying turn when the passengers find themselves trapped and haunted by a murderous and mischievous mouse who, even though he’s tiny, is quite deadly. Starring inScreamboatare David Howard Thornton, Tyler Posey, Kailey Hyman, and Allison Pittel.
