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Filmreleases in 2021

By Duncan Mil

December 11, 2020 - Online streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+ have surged during the pandemic apocalypse, threatening the future of movie theatres.

Reduced cinema capacity means that Hollywood studios are sitting on a backlog of blockbusters for release in 2021. Warner Bros., one of Hollywood’s biggest studios, plans to release all 17 of its movies next year in cinemas and on HBO Max at the same time.

1. The Last Duel. Directed by Ridley Scott, starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer. A true story of knights and maidens in which King Charles VI (Affleck) declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges (Damon) settle his dispute with his squire Jacques Le Gris (Driver) by challenging him to a duel.

Released by 20th Century Studios from January 8
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2. Black Widow. Directed by Cate Shortland, starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz. Marvel’s prequel focusing on Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff in her quests between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War

Released by Marvel Studios from May 7
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3. Dune. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson. Adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sprawling sci-fi epic about the son of a noble family entrusted with the protection of the most valuable asset and most vital element in the galaxy.

Released by Warner Bros. from October 1 with a simultaneous release on HBO Max
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4. Top Gun: Maverick. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, starring Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Val Kilmer, Jay Ellis, Miles Teller. We’ve had to wait 31 years for a Top Gun sequel. It will again feature Cruise riding motorcycles, playing volleyball and flying jets like a madman.

Released by Paramount Pictures from July 2
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5. The Matrix 4. Directed by Lana Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lambert Wilson. Neo (Reeves) and Trinity (Moss) return to the world of The Matrix -- the digital world Wachowski helped create way back in 1999.

Released by Warner Bros. from December 22 with a simultaneous release on HBO Max
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6. Mission: Impossible 7. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, starring Tom Cruise, Vanessa Kirby, Rebecca Ferguson, Hayley Atwell. Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is back in action for the seventh instalment of the franchise that showcased his willingness to engage in death-defying stunts. McQuarrie returns as writer and director.

Released by Paramount Pictures from November 19
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7. Cruella. Directed by Alex Timbers and Craig Gillespie, starring Emma Stone, Joel Fry, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Paul Walter Hauser, Emma Thompson. Disney’s prequel to the classic with Cruella De Vil (Stone) becoming obsessed with Dalmatian fur.

Released by Walt Disney Pictures from May 28
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8. Death on the Nile. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, starring Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Annette Bening, Rose Leslie. Branagh returns as detective Hercule Poirot following the surprise success of 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express, which Branagh also directed.

Released by 20th Century Studios, date unknown
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9. West Side Story. Directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Rita Moreno, Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler. Spielberg’s new adaptation of the famous Broadway musical of the same name. Tony (Elgort) and Maria (Zegler), two teens in 1950s New York City belong to rival gangs. They fall in love and must deal with the consequences.

Released by 20th Century Studios from December 10
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10. Sherlock Holmes 3. Directed by Dexter Fletcher, starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams. The long-awaited Sherlock Holmes sequel screens a decade after RDJ and Law last brought their mischievous friendship to Victorian England.

Released by Warner Bros. from December 22 with a simultaneous release on HBO Max
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11. The King’s Man. Directed by Matthew Vaughn, starring Harris Dickinson, Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Gemma Arterton, Matthew Goode. Another prequel, set in the early 1900s, shows how a group of ex-soldiers formed the spy agency to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions.

Released by 20th Century Studios from February 12
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12. Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. Directed by Will Gluc, starring James Corden, Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo. A sequel based on the work of Beatrix Potter sees the rabbit going to the big city, where he meets shady characters and ends up creating chaos.

Released by Columbia Pictures from January 15
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13. No Time To Die. Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, starring Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Rami Malek, Naomie Harris, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear. The 25th James Bond film, with Craig returning for his fifth and possibly final turn as 007. Bond comes out of retirement when his old CIA friend Felix Leiter persuades him to perform one last mission.

Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from April 2

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PUBLISHED: 24/12/2020; STORY: Duncan Mil
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