Some of your favourite movie stars, icons, and hit franchises return in 2023.
While 2022 brought the much-anticipated "Avatar" sequel and superhero fare like "The Batman," a new "Doctor Strange" film, and the fan favorite "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," 2023 boasts similar soon-to-be blockbusters. Stacker researched hotly slated 2023 movies and highlighted 50 across genres and countries that are worth the anticipation.
Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan writes and directs this biopic about the man who spearheaded the invention of nuclear weapons, including those that would eventually kill more than 200,000 civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The movie adapts the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography "American Prometheus" and stars Cillian Murphy in the title role. Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, and Josh Hartnett round out the ensemble cast.
Air Jordan Ben Affleck directs and stars in the story of the Nike sales exec who landed the endorsement deal with basketball legend Michael Jordan. Viola Davis stars as the famous athlete's mom, with Julius Tennon as his dad. Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker, and Marlon Wayans also star in the film.
Dune: Part Two Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya return in the sequel to the space epic directed again by Denis Villeneuve and adapted from the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert. Villeneuve's first installment, "Dune," was acclaimed for its stunning visual design capturing a futuristic desert planet, and "Part Two" brings back the same production team.
The Bikeriders Michael Shannon appears in each of writer-director Jeff Nichols' films, including "Midnight Special" and "Loving" in 2016. Nichols' fifth film follows a motorcycle gang in the 1960s. The cast includes Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, and Norman Reedus. Poor Things Yorgos Lanthimos directs and produces this adaptation of Alasdair Gray's 1992 novel "Poor Things." The premise follows an abused woman's ploy to replace her brain with her unborn child's. The cast brings together a frequent collaborator with Lanthimos, Emma Stone, along with Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, and Margaret Qualley.
Priscilla While 2022 brought Austin Butler as the famous rock star in Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis," 2023 has Sofia Coppola's take on the story with a focus instead on Elvis' wife, Priscilla Presley. The film, told from Priscilla's point of view, is adapted from her 1985 memoir "Elvis and Me." Cailee Spaeny stars as Priscilla with Jacob Elordi as Elvis.
The Way of the Wind Mark Rylance plays Satan in Terrence Malick's movie about the life of Jesus, previously titled "The Last Planet." The epic has been in postproduction for several years and also features Joseph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Sarah Greene, and Numan Acar. Röhrig Géza plays Jesus. The Iron Claw Get ready for a sports drama set in the world of professional wrestling. Sean Durkin, who directed 2019's sinister drama "The Nest," also writes and directs this true story biopic about a family of wrestlers. Zac Efron plays Kevin Von Erich, with Harris Dickinson, Jeremy Allen White, and Holt McCallany as other members of the real-life Von Erich family.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret This dramedy is adapted from Judy Blume's popular 1970 coming-of-age novel about a sixth-grader grappling with her parents' differing religious backgrounds. Abby Ryder Fortson stars as Margaret, with Rachel McAdams and Benny Safdie as her parents. Kathy Bates and Elle Graham also star, with Kelly Fremon Craig directing.
Creed III Michael B. Jordan, also starring as the titular Creed, makes his directorial debut with the third installment of the Creed series based in the larger Rocky franchise. Set in the boxing world, the film brings a new opponent for Creed, played by Jonathan Majors. Tessa Thompson and Phylicia Rashad reprise their roles from the previous films.
Untitled Ethan Coen Project Ethan Coen , who usually works with brother Joel, is going solo for this project and directing his first feature film, a road movie in production in Pennsylvania. Set in 1999, the comedy portrays two queer women on a road trip to Florida. Margaret Qualley and Beanie Feldstein star.
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