The most anticipated films of 2021, which will be unforgivable to miss

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

This year, as never before, many expected premieres have gathered in the world cinema. This is mainly due to the fact that many of them have been postponed due to the pandemic since 2020. Since the situation with the coronavirus has not yet fully stabilized, there is no complete certainty that these novelties will not be carried over again. However, new dates have already been determined, and moviegoers are already looking forward to new films and sequels to their favorite films. All major premieres are listed below in order of their intended release date.

Fast and Furious 9 (premiere date April 1)

Fast & Furious is Universal's largest and most lucrative franchise, with over $ 6 billion in worldwide box office receipts. The first film was released back in 2001, and at the moment this American franchise already consists of nine full-length and two short films. The plot of "Fast and the Furious 9" is kept secret by the creators, not giving fans the slightest hint. So the events in the film will be a complete surprise for fans of this blockbuster.

But impatient fans are already speculating about a future premiere based on the Hobbs and Shaw storyline. In this part, the main characters fought a virus that could destroy all people. But whether all this will be mentioned in "Fast and the Furious 9" is unknown, so all that remains is to speculate on the official footage. For example, in Fast and Furious 9, the cyber terrorist Cypher (Charlize Theron) will return, who made the main character of the film, Dominic (Vin Diesel) in Fast and Furious 8, go against his team.

"Mortal Kombat" (premiere date April 7)

"Mortal Kombat" is a film based on the series of games of the same name. He is also the reboot of the beloved 1995 film, directed and written by Paul Anderson. The main feature of that film was the lack of violence. All subsequent film adaptations did not achieve much success. And so, in 2021, a new version of Mortal Kombat is released.

More recently, the first frames of the film were published on the Internet, and then the synopsis of the plot. Now it became clearer what exactly is waiting for the fans of "Mortal Kombat". Unlike past adaptations, the main character this time will not be Liu Keng, but a mixed martial arts fighter Cole Young, who does not know his origin. The main character of the film searches for Sonya Blade, which leads him to Raiden's temple, where he meets the warriors of the Earth. With them, he begins training to oppose the forces of the Outworld, in the battle for the freedom of the Earthly kingdom. Of course, it is clear that this mission will be completed successfully, but for fans of "Mortal Kombat" storylines are not so important. After all, the main thing here is cruel, spectacular and spectacular battles.

Black Widow (premiere May 7)

Natasha Romanoff is a fictional superhero in American comics published by Marvel Comics. She is represented in the Marvel episode by the Russian spy Natalia Romanova, who eventually fled to the United States, becoming an agent of the SHIELD organization. and a member of the Avengers superhero team. In the solo film "Black Widow", as in the previous parts, Natalia will be played by the charming Scarlett Johansson.

In this film, Natasha will have to face the past in order to deal with her psychological problems. She will have to remember what happened in her life before joining the Avengers team, and learn about a dangerous conspiracy, into which her old acquaintances are drawn. The main events of the film will take place in Budapest. Here Natasha Romanoff will meet with the Red Guard - the Soviet copy of Captain America, as well as with Taskmaster. Fans expect from Black Widow everything that Marvel films are so famous for, namely: colorful scenery, people with supernatural abilities, supervillains and unexpected twists.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (Premiere Date June 24)

The first part of this film was released in 2018. Despite controversial opinions, at the worldwide box office, she collected an excellent box office. Even the filmmakers themselves did not expect such a success. Naturally, we decided to shoot a sequel, and with the same team, but with a larger budget. Therefore, the creators of "Venom 2" promise cooler graphics, interesting combat scenes and an improved scenario.

Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams will also play the leading roles in the film. There will be new key characters, such as Carnage (Woody Harrelson) - Venom's nemesis in the comics. They may be friends at first in the film, but the ending is predictable.

Top Gun: Maverick (premiere July 2)

The Oscar-winning action movie "Best Shooter", more than 30 years after its release, gets a sequel. Tom Cruise will have to put on flying goggles again, because his hero Maverick returns to the screens. The actors who were involved in the piloting scenes had to go through overload along with the real pilots.

For the most accurate capture of all the turns and emotions of the heroes, the director placed several IMAX cameras in the cockpit at once. Small videos from the film have already appeared on the Internet, which amaze with exciting flight filming. The producer of the film believes that such films about aviation have not yet been filmed, and it is not a fact that they will ever be filmed in the future.

In the new part, the brave pilot Pete (Tom Cruise), 34 years later, had to return to the controls of the fighter again. After the events that happened in the first film, Pete worked as an instructor. But now he has to prepare a squad of graduates of the Top Gun School for a particularly dangerous mission, which no professional pilot has yet encountered. In addition, Pete learns that among his pupils is Bradley - the son of his deceased friend. All these events force Pete to face his fears and ghosts from his past again.

No Time to Die (premiere September 30)

Most of the long movie sequels aren't very popular, but the James Bond stories are a different story altogether. Bond fans have watched with interest the adventures of 007 over the course of decades, having watched 24 episodes of films.

The main role in the new film was again given to Daniel Craig, who is reincarnating in the image of Bond for the fifth time. According to the plot of the film “No Time to Die,” 007 wanted to take a break from chases, pursuits, shootings, and flew to Jamaica. Bond did not want to lead a social life with parties and beautiful girls, choosing for himself only sunbathing and tranquility.

Naturally, he only dreams of peace. His rest was interrupted by the sudden arrival of an old friend and colleague from the CIA, who implores him to take up the investigation into the disappearance of the scientist. But the task turns out to be much more difficult than Bond thought. He will have to meet with one of the most powerful villains, because now important technologies are in the hands of very dangerous people.

Dune (premiere October 1)

Dune is one of the recognized masterpieces of world fiction, written in 1965 by the American writer Frank Herbert. The action of this novel takes place in the distant future. At the center of events is the confrontation between the two great houses Atreides and the Harkonenns, which have been at war for more than one century. The House of Atreides was granted possession of the desert planet Arrakis (Dune) - the only source of "Spice" in the Universe - a special narcotic substance that cannot be synthesized. This drug grants the ability to foresight, opens "space and time."

According to the official synopsis, Dune will only cover half of the first book, which tells the story of the life of a young man, Paul Atreides. He must in the future avenge the death of his father, as well as win the war for the planet Dune. Critics believe that the format of the series would be more suitable for filming such a large and rich work, but let's see how the filmmakers can solve this problem.

Ghostbusters: The Heirs (premiere November 11)

This film features many of the actors involved in the original 80s dilogy. The producers assure that they have a first-class script, and talented actors are involved in the filming. Thanks to this, the film turned out to be exciting, emotional, and the new part of "Ghostbusters" will reach great heights.

The film is set in our time in the Midwest. Single mother Callie inherits from her father a farm with an old house she didn't even know about. The heroine goes there with her son Trevor and daughter Phoebe. There, the family is faced with supernatural phenomena.

Like all kids, Phoebe and Trevor are very curious. They inspect new possessions, as a result of which they find an ectomobile, weapons and records of various ghosts. The children decide to find out who their grandfather was after all. To get to the truth, his grandchildren are even ready to put on their proton packs themselves and get behind the wheel of the Ecto-1.

Spider-Man 3: No Way Home (premiere December 16)

Spider-Man: No Way Home is a superhero film based on the Marvel Comics hero of the same name. The third "Spider-Man" is directed again by John Watts, and again starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Maris Tomei and Jacob Batalon, who lost forty-five kilograms for the role in this film.

Negative heroes will be played by Jamie Foxx (Electro) and Alfred Molina (Doctor Octopus). Peter Parker's old friend Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) will also appear in the film. Well, where there is Strange, there is always multiverse weave. Rumor has it that in the new Spider-Man, viewers will be able to see two Peter Parkers from the early franchises - Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield.

Sherlock Holmes 3 (premiere date December 21)

The second part of this franchise ended with the "resurrection" of the famous London detective (Robert Downey Jr.), who allegedly died in the depths of the waterfall along with his enemy - Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris). Sherlock Holmes somehow miraculously managed to survive with the help of an oxygen cylinder borrowed from his brother.

Judging by other works of the American screenwriter Chris Brencheto, who worked on the third part, violence and realism in the franchise will be added. Instead of exciting adventures, there will now be more crime and thriller. But the main plot details have not yet been revealed. It is only known that the action of the film will begin to develop nine years after the events of the sequel. The filmmakers want to play up the fact that the partners have not seen each other for a long time in an interesting and exciting way.