The most exciting films coming in 2019

Set during the early 18th century, Olivia Colman leads as Queen Anne, a tempestuous and frail monarch whose intentions is vyed for my close friend Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz), who practically runs the country, and an ambitious servant called Abigail (Emma Stone) hoping to regain her aristocratic standing.

Based on the true story of French writer Colette, Keira Knightley stars as a rural girl who begins ghost-writing for her cosmopolitan husband (Dominic West) only to become more empowered to take ownership of her work and defy the social expectations of the early 20th century.

Hugh Jackman stars in this political drama based on the true story of Gary Hart’s failed attempt to win the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987 despite mass popularity.

Timothee Chalamet plays young drug addict Nic Shef and Steve Carell his journalist father David trying to get his boy into recovery. Based on the memoirs of both father and son.

M. Night Shyamalan completes his superhero trilogy with Unbreakable’s David Dunn (Bruce Willis) facing off against Split’s Kevin Wendell Crumb AKA The Beast (James McAvoy), while Mr. Glass (Samuel L. Jackson) lurks in the wings with secrets about them both that could change all their lives.

Based on the real life Tudor rivalry between Queen Elizabeth I and the titular Scottish monarch, Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronan star as the duelling royals, respectively, as they struggle to retain their autonomy in a masculine world.

Christian Bale plays Dick Cheney, the former vice-president to George W. Bush (Sam Rockwell) who used his position to shape the country with far more power and freedom than most Veeps before him.

Melissa McCarthy plays real-life journalist and biographer Lee Israel who begins forging literary letters to pay her rent and ends up being wanted by the FBI.

Now chief and ruler of Berk alongside Astrid, Hiccup has created a gloriously chaotic dragon utopia.
When the sudden appearance of female Light Fury coincides with the darkest threat their village has ever faced, Hiccup and Toothless must leave the only home they’ve known and journey to a hidden world thought only to exist in myth.
As their true destinies are revealed, dragon and rider will fight together – to the very ends of the Earth – to protect everything they’ve grown to treasure.

Based on the Japanese manga, Alita is an amnesiac cyborg found in a scrapyard who after being restored by a cyber-doctor discovers there is a lot more to her as she faces off against other super-powered machines in a post-apocalyptic world.

Barry Jenkins adapts this James Baldwin novel about a young black woman struggling to clear the name of her wrongly-imprisoned husband before the birth of their child.

Set five years after the first movie, Bricksburg is now a post-apocalyptic wasteland, an intergalactic invader kidnaps Lucy, Batman and other faves and it’s up to Emmet, and new hero Rex Dangervest, to save them.

Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur.
He soon joins forces with a band of knights and the legendary wizard Merlin when the wicked enchantress Morgana threatens the future of mankind.

Blake Lively and Jude Law star in this adaptation of an international spy thriller about a woman trying to find the truth about the plane crash that killer her family.

Based on the early life of real-life WWE wrestler Paige, this film centres on her rise to stardom and the sibling rivalry it caused in her professional wrestling family.

Brie Larson debuts as Earth’s Mightiest Hero, a former US Air Force pilot imbued with alien powers who returns to her home planet to stop shape-shifting invaders from taking over.

Jordan Peele directs Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke in this new horror about a couple who take their kids on a weekend away with friends only for unexpected arrivals to cause trouble.

Passed up for a well-deserved promotion, sports agent Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) wonders what else she needs to do to succeed in a man’s world. Hoping to find answers from a psychic, Ali drinks a weird concoction that suddenly allows her to hear what men are thinking.
Using her newfound ability, Ali starts to turn the tables on her obnoxious male colleagues while racing to sign the next basketball superstar.

This live-action remake tells the story of a young elephant who can fly and the humans who want to reunite him with his mother.

A young boy becomes an adult with godlike powers every time he says the word “Shazam!” after a wizard from another dimension chooses him. He must learn how to become a superhero in order to stop villain Dr. Thaddeus Sivana.

David Harbour takes over as the titular antihero in this reboot that sees him attempt to stop an ancient sorceress hellbent on destroying all of mankind.

Tired of living a solitary life in the Pacific Northwest, Mr. Link (Zach Galifianakis) – 8 feet tall and covered in fur – recruits fearless explorer Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) to guide him on a journey to find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La.
Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana), the trio encounters their fair share of peril as they travel to the far reaches of the world.

Jonah Hill’s directorial debut is a coming of age drama about a 13-year-old boy who begins to hang out with an older group of skateboarders in 90s LA.

The climactic fourth Avengers film returns to Earth as the remaining heroes come to terms with the events of Infinity War and find a way to restore the world.

A young man joins forces with Detective Pikachu (Ryan Reynolds) to unravel the mystery behind his father’s disappearance.
Chasing clues through the streets of Rhyme City, the dynamic duo soon discover a devious plot that poses a threat to the Pokémon universe.

Legendary hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) must fight his way out of New York when a $14 million contract on his life makes him the target of the world’s top assassins.

A genie (Will Smith) accompanies Aladdin (Mena Massoud) on an epic quest in this live-action adaptation of Disney’s classic animation.

An epic musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of Sir Elton John’s (Taron Egerton) breakthrough years, directed by Dexter Fletcher.

Members of the cryptozoological agency Monarch face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.
When these ancient super-species-thought to be mere myths-rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.

The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she’s hit by a mysterious cosmic force.
Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey’s new abilities to rule the galaxy.

The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe.
In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organisation.

Sheriff Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) have found happiness after being given to toddler Bonnie. Their lives change when they are introduced to Forky (Tony Hale), a spork that has been turned into a toy and embark on a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends.

With a cool high concept – a struggling musician (Himesh Patel) thinks he’s the only person who can remember the Beatles – an intriguing cast (including Lily James, Kate McKinnon, Ed Sheeran, Ana de Armas and Lamorne Morris), and two of the most successful British filmmakers of all time, this one will probably be a success.
One thing’s certain, the soundtrack will sell well – it’s being recorded by Ed Sheeran.

Peter Parker faces off against new villain Mysterio while on a summer vacation to Europe with his friends in this sequel to the superb Homecoming.

From Disney Live Action, director Jon Favreau’s all-new Lion King journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival.
Scar, Mufasa’s brother -and former heir to the throne – has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba’s exile.
With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.

The latest film from Quentin Tarantino is set in 1969 Los Angeles, where a former Western star and his longtime stunt double struggle to find success in a Hollywood that they don’t recognise anymore.

This Fast and the Furious spin-off follows Luke Hobbs (The Rock) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) as they’re forced to team up against a new enemy.

Magik (Anya Taylor-Joy), Wolfsbane (Maisie Williams) and other teenage mutants try to come to grips with their superpowers while staying at a secret facility, in this long-delayed X-Men horror movie.

Artemis Fowl is a 12-year-old genius and descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds.
He soon finds himself in an epic battle against a race of powerful underground fairies who may be behind his father’s disappearance.

Because every 27 years evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine, It: Chapter 2 brings the characters – who’ve long since gone their separate ways – back together as adults, nearly three decades after the events of the first film.

Not much is known about the plot of the first Downton Abbey movie, all we know is that it’s the continuing saga of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them in the English countryside in the early 20th century.

An alternate movie universe take on the DCEU, as we follow Arthur Fleck as he becomes the face-painted criminal mastermind mind known as the Joker. Joaquin Phoenix stars as the titular super-villain.

The long-awaited sequel to the classic zombie-comedy, with zombie slayers Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita and Little Rock squaring off against the newly evolved undead.

The Angels go worldwide as we meet the next generation of Angels working for the mysterious Charlie. Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska star.

The upcoming American 3D computer animated comedy film is based on The Addams Family comics by Charles Addams, and will feature the voices of Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Nick Kroll, Bette Midler, and Allison Janney.

Like 2018’s Halloween, Terminator 6 (which doesn’t have a proper title at the time of writing) will ignore everything after an earlier sequel – following on from Terminator 2, and bringing back Linda Hamilton for the first time since Judgement Day. All reasons to be excited!

Elsa the Snow Queen and her sister embark on an adventure far away from the kingdom of Arendelle. Co-director Chris Buck says Frozen 2 will see the series’ stars Anna, Kristoff and Olaf develop significantly, with the biggest changes reserved for Elsa. Intriguing!

Technically Jumanji 3, this is a direct sequel to 2017’s surprise hit starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan, and all of the cast are expected to return, despite the fact the gang destroyed the Jumanji game at the end of the last film (which didn’t leave any plotlines hanging for a potential sequel).
Expect to find out how the game resurrected itself – perhaps as a killer app?

Despite the fact there’s a very good chance this one will move to 2020 (it’s currently sandwiched between two massive competitors), the He-Man movie is currently scheduled for 2019, and we’re excited for it whenever it arrives.
That’s because it’s going to be the first proper live-action He-Man film, which means we’ll finally get to see Battle Cat on the big screen. Bring it on.

The plot’s a closely guarded secret, but the Skywalker saga ends here. And we can’t wait to see it.