130. “The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping”
Before Katniss Everdeen ever raised three fingers, Panem was already bleeding in “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,” a Second Quarter Quell prequel centered on a young Haymitch Abernathy. Directed again by franchise veteran Francis Lawrence from Suzanne Collins’ 2025 novel, it stars Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Ben Wang, Lili Taylor, and Billy Porter, charting the 50th Hunger Games where each district must send twice the tributes. Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson return in what’s described as limited, likely flash-forward appearances, giving the prequel a direct line back to the original saga.
Release Date: November 20, via Lionsgate.
129. “In the Blink Of An Eye”
Andrew Stanton’s long-awaited return to live-action filmmaking is finally here, following years of delays. If anyone’s earned the benefit of the doubt, it’s the Pixar architect behind “Finding Nemo” and “WALL-E.” Written by Colby Day (Adam Sandler’s “Spaceman”), the film interweaves three storylines spanning thousands of years, exploring themes of hope, connection, and the circle of life. The cast includes Rashida Jones, Kate McKinnon, Daveed Diggs, Jorge Vargas, and Tanaya Beatty. A world premiere at Sundance, it has already been awarded the festival’s 2026 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, a fitting seal for a sci-fi-leaning story built around big ideas and human-scale emotions.
Release Date: Sundance premiere, followed by a Hulu release presumably after the festival.
128. “The Incomer”
On a remote Scottish isle, siblings Isla and Sandy hunt birds, talk to mythical beings, and fend off nosy outsiders in Louis Paxton’s “The Incomer.” When an awkward official named Daniel arrives to forcibly relocate them, their strange, insulated world starts to fracture. The film stars Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin, Grant O’Rourke, Emun Elliott, Michelle Gomez, and John Hannah, blending folk mystery, social pressure, and off-kilter humor. A U.K. production that leans into landscape, lore, and family stubbornness, it premieres as a world premiere in the Fiction section, also made available online to the public.
Release Date: TBD, with a Sundance Film Festival premiere in January.
127. “Road House 2”
With Guy Ritchie no longer attached, “Road House 2” is now set to be directed by Ilya Naishuller, the turbo-charged action stylist behind “Hardcore Henry” and “Nobody.” Will Beall writes the screenplay, and Jake Gyllenhaal returns as Dalton alongside returning fighter Jay Hieron as Jax “Jetway” Harris. The new ensemble stacks the sequel with heavyweight bruisers and scene-stealers, including Dave Bautista, Aldis Hodge, Iko Uwais, Leila George, Andrew Bachelor, Peter Sarsgaard, and Rob Delaney, plus a wave of pro fighters joining the cast.
Release Date: TBD via Amazon MGM Studios.
126. “Ladies First”
Sacha Baron Cohen headlines “Ladies First,” a black-and-white romantic comedy for Netflix in which a male chauvinist wakes up in an alternate world where society’s power dynamics are flipped. Directed by Thea Sharrock and loosely inspired by Éléonore Pourriat’s 2018 French film “I Am Not an Easy Man,” the ensemble includes Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Emily Mortimer, Charles Dance, Fiona Shaw, Tom Davis, Weruche Opia, and Kathryn Hunter. The screenplay is by Katie Silberman, Cinco Paul, and Natalie Krinsky, setting up a premise built for sharp reversals, romantic tension, and social satire, with Baron Cohen at the center of the chaos.
Release Date: TBD via Netflix.
125. “Is God Is”
Playwright Aleshea Harris adapts her Obie-winning stage work, “Is God Is,” for the screen, directing a powerhouse cast that includes Janelle Monáe, Erika Alexander, Sterling K. Brown, and Mykelti Williamson. Produced by Amazon, MGM Studios, and Orion Pictures, the film fuses revenge tragedy, Western motifs, and Afropunk aesthetics. Following twin sisters on a cross-country quest for justice at their dying mother’s behest, the adaptation expands Harris’s explosive theatricality into cinematic form while preserving its dark humor and mythic violence.
Release Date: May 15, via Amazon MGM Studios (Orion Pictures).
124. “Dead Man’s Wire”
Gus Van Sant dramatizes the 1977 Tony Kiritsis hostage crisis in “Dead Man’s Wire,” starring Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Colman Domingo, Myha’la, Cary Elwes, and Al Pacino. The film re-creates the harrowing standoff broadcast live to the nation, examining class rage and media spectacle with Van Sant’s detached empathy. Venice audiences called it a slow-burn procedural crossed with true-crime morality play.
Release Date: January 16, via Row K.
123. “The Moment”
Aidan Zamiri directs “The Moment,” a mockumentary comedy-drama from a story by Brat Summer pop star Charli XCX, with a screenplay by Zamiri and Bertie Brandes. The film stars Charli XCX, Alexander Skarsgård, Rosanna Arquette, Isaac Cole Powell, Kate Berlant, Rish Shah, and Jamie Demetriou. The film follows a pop star through a satirical, faux-documentary lens, aligning with Zamiri’s collaborations with Charli across music videos. Distributed by A24, it’s slated for a 2026 release. The project is Zamiri’s feature debut and part of A24’s slate of music-adjacent, auteur-driven stories.
Release Date: January 30, via A24, immediately following its Sundance premiere.
122. “Cliffhanger”
Jaume Collet-Serra directs “Cliffhanger,” a reboot of the 1993 thriller led by Lily James and Pierce Brosnan. While staying at her father, Ray Cooper’s, luxury chalet in the Dolomites, Naomi joins a weekend climb with a billionaire’s son; when kidnappers strike, she escapes and must outwit the gang to save her abducted sister and father. The supporting ensemble includes Nell Tiger Free, Franz Rogowski, Shubham Saraf, Assaad Bouab, Suzy Bemba, and Bruno Gouery. Story by Ana Lily Amirpour; production companies include StudioCanal, Original Film, Supernix, Thank You Pictures, and Rocket Science, with U.S. distribution by Row K Entertainment. A grounded survival-rescue thriller set against the Italian Alps, it pivots the franchise to a new protagonist while embracing vertiginous set-pieces and old-school stakes.
Release Date: August 28, via Row K Entertainment.
121. “The Mummy”
Lee Cronin, fresh off “Evil Dead Rise,” writes and directs a new supernatural horror film titled “The Mummy,” unconnected to any previous franchise iteration. Starring Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, Verónica Falcón, and May Calamawy, the movie follows a modern expedition that awakens an ancient, vengeful force. Produced by Jason Blum and James Wan under Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster, Cronin has described his take as “ancient and very frightening,” leaning hard into terror rather than adventure. Shot from March to June 2025, the film marks a collaboration among New Line Cinema, Blumhouse, and Atomic Monster, with Warner Bros. Pictures handling distribution. Expect Cronin’s trademark blend of claustrophobic dread, eerie mythology, and practical horror craft.
Release Date: April 17, via Warner Bros. Pictures.
