Upcoming Hollywood Movies in 2018
23rd February 2018
Pacific Rim: Uprising
A sequel to the 2013 Pacific Rim, the movie has tons of explosives like its prequel. The large scale action and resulting violence is also a highlight of the movie.Jake Pentecost is selling stolen Jaeger parts in black market when he tracks the secret workshop of a young Jaeger enthusiast.
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Cast: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Jing Tian, Karan Brar, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman
Director: Steven S. DeKnight
Winchester
It is a beautiful mansion built for ghosts. The heiress to this California mansion, Sarah Winchester, believes that she’s haunted by ghosts of the people killed by the rifle made by her deceased husband William Wirt Winchester.Sarah believes that the hundreds of rooms would accommodate spirits and give her peace of mind.
Genre: Horror
Cast: Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook, Angus Sampson
Director: The Spierig Brothers
2nd March 2018
Red Sparrow
It is the story of modern-day Russia where a famed ballerina Dominika Egorovais introduced to Russian intelligence to seduce a Russian politicianDimitry Ustinov. She’s raped by Ustinov but the latter was killed by her uncle Ivan. Afterwards, Dominika agrees to go a formal military school to become a Russian operative called “Sparrow”.
Genre: Thriller
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Jeremy Irons, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ciarán Hinds, Joely Richardson, Mary-Louise Parker, Charlotte Rampling
Director: Francis Lawrence
9th March 2018
A Wrinkle in Time
It is a science fiction story; a journey to another planet. Meg Murry lives with her mother Kate and younger brother Charles Wallace after mysterious disappearance of her father Alex, who’s a scientist. They are of the opinion that Alex has gone to another planet. Soon they find evidence of Alex’s space travel.
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Cast: Storm Reid, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Levi Miller, Deric McCabe, Chris Pine, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Peña, Zach Galifianakis, Oprah Winfrey
Director: Ava DuVerna
Gringo
A mild-mannered American businessman Harold Soyinka is an executive of Cannabax Technologies Inc. The company has a secret formula of turning marijuana into a weed pill. Harold is tasked to deliver the formula to a Mexico based company. But the drug cartel comes to know about the formula and kidnaps Harold.
Genre: Action
Cast: David Oyelowo, Joel Edgerton, Amanda Seyfried, Charlize Theron, Thandie Newton, Yul Vazquez, Sharlto Copley
Director: Nash Edgerton
16th March 2018
Tomb Raider
Lara Croft sets out in the search for her father’s legacy that is said to be hidden in a mysterious island Yamatai. Her father searched Himiko the mythical queen of Yamatai before his disappearance. She gets funds for this expedition into the Devil’s Sea from a shadowy organization Trinity that has secret interest in here expedition.
Genre: Action, Adventure
Cast: Alicia Vikander, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, Dominic West
Director: Roar Uthaug
Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Simon Spier is a sweet 16-year old high-school boy but he lives a secret life. A promising student and a reliable friend, Simon is a gay in his private life and he’s kept it a secret. He’s enjoying his private life but suddenly he faces a very difficult situation where his private life comes in danger.
Genre: Dramedy
Cast: Nick Robinson, Logan Miller, Alexandra Shipp, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Katherine Langford, Miles Heizer, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel
Director: Greg Berlanti
Entebbe
Air France Flight 139 is hijacked by two Palestinian and two German terrorists. The plane and the passengers are held hostage at Entebbe and a ransom of $5 million and release of dreaded militants demanded. The terrorists declined negotiation and forced on meeting their demand. Then Israel stepped in and rescued the place with a counter-terrorist operation.
Genre: Action, Thriller
Cast: Rosamund Pike, Daniel Bruhl, Eddie Marsan
Director: Jose Padilha
23rd March 2018
Isle of Dogs
Megasaki City Mayor sends all canines to Trash Island after news of dog-flu spreads like wildfire. The Mayor signs the decree of sending dogs far away from city despite a scientist claiming to have found the cure for the flu. An orphan boy sets to Trash Island in a stolen plane to find his beloved dog.
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Cast: Bryan Cranston, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson, F. Murray Abraham, Tilda Swinton, Harvey Keitel, Yoko Ono, Courtney B. Vance, Greta Gerwig, Frances McDormand, Bob Balaban, Liev Schreiber, Edward Norton
Director: Wes Anderson
Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes
It is a 3D computer animated comedy and a sequel to 2011 Gnomeo & Juliet movie. It is a thriller spy story of Sherlock Gnomes and his assistant, Gnome Watson. Involved in a spy mission to find all the gnomes, they do many surprising things to rescue their friends and family members.
Genre: Animation, Romance, Comedy, Mystery, Family
Cast: James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Johnny Depp
Director: John Stevenson
Action Point
A low-rent and out-of-control amusement park called Action Point opens for public. The park has thrilling rides that have been compromised on security to give maximum thrill to the visitors. Things are going in right direction until a corporate mega-park comes close to the low-rent park. The team Action Point decides to pull all the stops to save the park.
Genre: Action, Adventure
Cast: Johnny Knoxville
Director: Tim Kirkby
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is an outlaw in the eyes of English rulers but he’s a hero in masses. The movie has Taron Egerton in the role of the historic crusader. And he admits that he’s an outlaw and also makes plans to get himself arrested. The movie has a love story in addition to the action.
Genre: Action, Adventure
Cast: Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Eve Hewson, Jamie Dornan, Ben Mendelsohn, Tim Minchin, Paul Anderson
Director: Otto Bathurst
30th March 2018
Ready Player One
It is 2045 in the movie and the earth has transformed into a slum. The people physically live in slum but they have a virtual life where they can do anything they want. It is called the world of OASIS. The virtual world has an intriguing game for its members and everyone wants to win that game.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Hannah John-Kamen, Ben Mendelsohn, T.J. Miller, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg
Director: Steven Spielberg
God’s Not Dead 3
A bunch of college students are protesting against the church of St. James and they succeed in pursuing the college to close the religious institution against the wish of Revered Dave and his partner Jude. But they won’t sit down and accept closure but fight back. But things get an ugly turn with the accidental death of Jude.
Genre: Drama
Director: David A. R. White
6th April 2018
Magic Camp
A banker becomes a counselor of the Magic Camp that he attended many years ago in his childhood. He returns to the camp at the invitation of the camp owner. There he spends good time counselling kids and also he keeps an eye on the Golden Wand competition that he wants to win.
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Adam DeVine, Jeffrey Tambor, Gillian Jacobs, Nathaniel McIntyre, J.J. Totah, Cole Sand
Director: Mark Waters
A Quiet Place
The human population of earth is wiped out by mysterious sightless creatures in 2020. This creature has amazing power of hearing and it can attack anything with its mighty physical power. The Abott family tries to kill this creature with silence. The film shows survival of a family in silence.
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Cast: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt
Director: John Krasinski
13th April 2018
The New Mutants
Five young mutants are held in a secret facility against their wish. While in captivity, they start discovering their abilities and what they found is strange and mysterious. Their past sins are following them and they want to escape from their sins. This horror movie is written and directed by Josh Boone.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Superhero
Cast: Rosario Dawson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, Henry Zaga, Blu Hunt
Director: Josh Boone
20th April 2018
The Pact
Three young schoolgirls Julie, Kayla and Sam decide to lose their virginity on prom night. Somehow their overprotective parents come to know about their plan and they become frightened. They want to stop their daughters and they pull all the stops to discourage their daughters from going ahead with the idea of losing virginity.
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz, John Cena, Haley Lu Richardson, Kathryn Newton, Graham Phillips, June Diane Raphael, Hannibal Buress, Sarayu Blue
Director: Kay Cannon
Rampage
The super-intelligent albino silverback gorilla George accidentally becomes a victim of a rogue genetic experiment gone wrong. As a result, he gets extraordinary physical and mental powers. His caretaker primatologist Davis Okoye tries to calm the gorilla down. But there are more animals that met the similar accident and have now become a threat to the world.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast: Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Joe Manganiello, Jake Lacy, Marley Shelton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Director: Brad Peyton
Tully
Mario is an expecting mom who soon gives birth to a healthy baby. Her husband Ron is loving and hardworking for his family. Also, he’s aware of the responsibilities a mom has to fulfill for her child. Mario gets a nighttime nanny Tully. Ron appreciates Tully for her work and soon they both develop a special bond.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Cast: Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass, Ron Livingston
Director: Jason Reitman
4th May 2018
Avengers: Infinity War
The evil Thanos has sinister plans to enforce his will on reality. Armed with artifacts, he’s waiting for an opportune time to defeat his strongest enemy the Avengers. Together Iron Man, Thor and Hulk have formed a small army with rest of the Avengers to save the planet.
Genre: Superhero, Action, Adventure
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sebastian Stan, Cobie Smulders, Benedict Wong, Anthony Mackie, Tom Hiddleston, Benicio del Toro, Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Brolin
Director: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
11th May 2018
Life of the Party
Deanna is a housewife and mother of a teenage daughter but he’s deserted by her husband. She finds a unique way of dealing with this sad situation. She chooses to go back to school and accidentally gets enrolled in the school of her daughter. But this happy mom leaves no moment to enjoy every moment of high school.
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Molly Gordon, Julie Bowen, Gillian Jacobs, Debby Ryan, Matt Walsh, Jacki Weaver
Director: Ben Falcone
18th May 2018
Slender Man
Four brave and teenage girls try debunking the lore of slender man stalking and abducting girls. These high spirited girls were quite excited at start of the mission but soon they find that the stories about slender man are true. But they learn this bitter truth after missing one of their friends.
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Cast: Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Annalise Basso, Jaz Sinclair, Talitha Bateman, Alex Fitzalan
Director: Sylvain White
25th May 2018
Untitled Han Solo film
Han Solo is a cynical smuggler who loves adventure. He’s the only in the dangerous criminal underworld who has dreams and he want to achieve his dreams. He finds a trustworthy companion in his journey through the darkest places of the underworld and encounters the dreading gambler Lando in pursuance of his dreams.
Genre: Action, Adventure
Cast: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Joonas Suotamo
Director: Ron Howard, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
1st June 2018
Deadpool 2
Wade Wilson blows himself out in a suicide attempt after a missed target kills his girlfriend Vanessa. But Wilson is rescued and his remains are pieced together by Colossus. Wilson recovers at the X-Mansion and agrees to join the X-Men and forms an army with Colossus and others to protect a young boy.
Genre: Superhero, Action, Comedy
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Zazie Beetz, Leslie Uggams
Director: David Leitch
8th June 2018
Ocean’s Eight
Debbie Ocean is planning a heist of her life and counting days, weeks, months and years to wait for the opportune time to execute her plans. Also, she knows that she needs the best team for the job. She and her crime-in-partner recruit a team including a jeweler, suburban mom, hacker and fashion designer.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Rihanna, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Awkwafina
Director: Gary Ross
Transformers Bumblebee spinoff
Bumblebee takes refuge in a junkyard in order to save his life. There he meets Charlie a young teenager ready to step into her adulthood. Charlie finds the battle-scarred and broken Bumblebee interesting and starts reviving him. Soon she finds that Bumblebee is no ordinary yellow Volkswagen but an Autobot.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast: Hailee Steinfeld
Director: Travis Knight
15th June 2018
The Incredibles 2
The story starts from the movie The Incredibles. The Parr family is seen struggling to return to normal life while Elastigirl is busy fighting crime and campaigning for the “supers”. Mr. Incredible is in his house with his family and kids. But they have to be ready to take on a new villain.
Genre: Superhero, Action, Adventure, Animation, Family
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, John Ratzenberger
Director: Brad Bird
22nd June 2018
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
After four years of the Jurassic World theme park, a volcano is waiting to erupt. Owen Grady and Claire Dearing return to the park to save the remaining dinosaurs from the volcano. But they are surprised by a new breed of terrifying dinos, when they unearth a conspiracy to threaten the planet.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum, B.D. Wong, Daniella Pineda, Ted Levine, James Cromwell, Geraldine Chaplin, Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Toby Jones
Director: J.A. Bayona
29th June 2018
Tag
It is the story of five school time friends who love playing the interesting game of tag. And they risk everything including their life and relationship to win this game. But the game turns out to be an all-out war between the friends on the occasion of wedding of a friend.
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, Hannibal Buress, Rashida Jones, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson
Director: Jeff Tomsic
Venom
Initial release: 4 October 2018 (Brazil)
Cast: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Woody Harrelson, Riz Ahmed, Jenny Slate
Director: Ruben Fleischer
