2020 has certainly been a strange and distressing year. As the coronavirus pandemic swept the world, the year's movie blockbusters got pushed aside in a cascade of postponements and cancellations that affected the James Bond adventure No Time to Die, Marvel's Black Widow, DC's Wonder Woman 1984, Christopher Nolan's Tenet and many more. We've rounded up the new 2020 and 2021 movie release dates to give you something to look to forward to.
1. Wonder Woman 1984 (Dec. 25)
Release date: Dec. 25, 2020 (moved from June 2020)
Diana Prince lives quietly among mortals in the vibrant, sleek 1980s -- an era of excess driven by the pursuit of having it all. Though she's come into her full powers, she maintains a low profile by curating ancient artifacts, and only performing heroic acts incognito. But soon, Diana will have to muster all of her strength, wisdom and courage as she finds herself squaring off against Maxwell Lord and the Cheetah, a villainess who possesses superhuman strength and agility.
2. Soul (Streaming Dec. 25)
Release date: Dec. 25, 2020 (moved from June 2020)
Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn't quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz -- and he's good. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul.
3. Tomb Raider 2 (Yet To Be Confirmed)
Release date: Unspecified (moved from March 2021)
Ben Wheatley – responsible for cult British movies like High-Rise and Rebecca– is taking over from Roar Uthaug as the director, with Amy Jump hired to write the script for the sequel because Alicia Vikander liked her writing. Though the 2018 reboot was met with mixed reviews, it was popular enough, and did well enough at the box office, to garner a follow up. So here we are! But what do we actually know for sure about Lara Croft's fourth big-screen outing (and second sequel)?
4. Free Guy (Yet To Be Confirmed)
Release date: Unspecified (moved from July 2020)
In the open world video game Free City, Guy (Reynolds) is a non-player character (NPC) working as a bank teller. Thanks to a program developed by programmers Milly (Comer) and Keys (Keery) inserted into Free City by the publisher Antoine (Waititi), Guy becomes aware of his world being a video game, and takes steps to make himself the hero, creating a race against time to save the game before the developers can shut it down
5. The 355 (Jan. 15, 2021)
Release date: Jan. 15, 2021
The 355 is an upcoming American action spy film directed by Simon Kinberg from a screenplay written by Theresa Rebeck and Kinberg. The film stars Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o, Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger, Fan Bingbing, Sebastian Stan and Édgar Ramírez. It is scheduled to be released on January 14, 2022, by Universal Pictures.
6. Nine Days (January 22, 2021)
Release date: January 22, 2021 (Sundance Film Festival)
Nine Days is a 2020 supernatural drama film written and directed by Edson Oda. It stars Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong, Tony Hale, and Bill Skarsgård. Spike Jonze serves as an executive producer. In the film, a man interviews five unborn souls to determine which one can be given life on Earth.
7. The King's Man (Feb. 26, 2021)
Release date: Feb. 26, 2021
The King's Man is an upcoming period spy action comedy film directed by Matthew Vaughn, who wrote the screenplay with Karl Gajdusek. The film is a prequel and the third film in the Kingsman film series, which is loosely based on the comic book series Kingsman, created by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar and published by Marvel's Icon Comics imprint. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou and Charles Dance.
8. Coming 2 America (March 5, 2021)
Release date: March 5, 2021 (originally December 2020)
Coming 2 America is an upcoming American comedy film directed by Craig Brewer, from a screenplay by Kenya Barris, Barry W. Blaustein, and David Sheffield, and a story by Blaustein, Sheffield, and Justin Kanew, based on characters created by Eddie Murphy.
9. Raya and the Last Dragon (March 12, 2021)
Release date: March 12, 2021 (moved from November 2020)
Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. However, when sinister monsters known as the Druun threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, those same monsters have returned, and it's up to a lone warrior to track down the last dragon and stop the Druun for good.
10. No Time to Die (April 2, 2021)
Release date: April 2, 2021 (moved from April 2020)
Recruited to rescue a kidnapped scientist, globe-trotting spy James Bond finds himself hot on the trail of a mysterious villain, who's armed with a dangerous new technology.
11. Monster Hunter (April 23, 2021)
Release date: April 23, 2021
Behind our world, there is another -- a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When Lt. Artemis and her loyal soldiers are transported from our world to the new one, the unflappable lieutenant receives the shock of her life. In a desperate battle for survival against enormous enemies with incredible powers and unstoppable, terrifying attacks, Artemis teams up with a mysterious hunter who has found a way to fight back.
12. Black Widow (May 7, 2021)
Release date: May 7, 2021 (moved from April 2020)
At birth the Black Widow (aka Natasha Romanova) is given to the KGB, which grooms her to become its ultimate operative. When the U.S.S.R. breaks up, the government tries to kill her as the action moves to present-day New York, where she is a freelance operative
13. Godzilla vs Kong (May 21, 2021)
Release date: May 21, 2021
Fearsome monsters Godzilla and King Kong square off in an epic battle for the ages, while humanity looks to wipe out both of the creatures and take back the planet once and for all.
14. Infinite (May 28, 2021)
Release date: May 28, 2021
The hallucinations of a schizophrenic are revealed to be memories from past lives where he obtained talents that he still has to this day.
15. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (June 25, 2021)
Release date: June 25, 2021 (moved from October 2020)
The sequel to the 2018 supervillain caper Venom once again stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, a hapless journalist whose body bonds with a viscous alien. Joining him are Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams and Naomie Harris. Andy Serkis directs.