TOP 10 MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES OF 2016 Merry Christmas everyone!
So 2015 is done, with some great movies, some awful movies, some fine movies.
But who cares about that.
Now it’s time for the new year, 2016.
So today I wanted to talk about the films that I’m looking forward to the most in
this new year.
Let’s get to it.
At number 10 I’m starting off with a movie that I’m not entirely sure about but I’m
hoping for the best with Deadpool.
Look, I’ll put it like this.
This film is going to go one of two ways.
It’s either gonna be awesome and charming and fun, along the lines of Kingsman, or the
jokes aren’t gonna land, it’ll be CGI blood heavy, and it’ll be garbage.
And I’m so hoping for the first one.
I want this to succeed so much.
Not only because I want to watch an awesome Deadpool movie, but because if this succeeds,
people will be able to experiment more in the superhero genre so we can get some variety.
The trailer for this film does look pretty cool.
The action looks great, I laughed at the jokes, the costume just is perfect.
It looks like the best superhero movie costume we’ve seen to date.
No joke.
Number 9 is The Jungle Book, the live action adaptation by Jon Favreau.
Now I’m not huge on the live action Disney movies, I mean I haven’t hated any but I
haven’t loved any, they’re all just, you know, enjoyable and kind of forgettable.
But this looks like it could have potential.
As previously mentioned, Jon Favreau’s directing and he’s a great film maker.
His bad movies aren’t his fault for the most part.
It’s also starring the voices of Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris
Elba, Lupita NYong'o, and Christopher Walken.
Plus the trailer looked pretty sweet and The Jungle Book is one of my favorite movies.
Clocking in at number 8 is Zootopia, which is a film that not a lot of people are talking
about.
Disney has really been killing it with their animated movies in the past years with films
like Tangled, Big Hero 6, and Frozen, all movies that I have really enjoyed.
And now, hopefully that streak continues with Zootopia.
The trailers they’ve released look really funny, the premise is not extremely original
but it's interesting, and Jason Bateman is a good dude, so I just like to see him in
movies.
It also has a lot of the creative team from those other movies I mentioned just now.
While this might and probably will get outshined by the other Disney movies coming out this
year, it just looks like a lot of fun and hey, I like to root for the underdog.
Pun intended.
My number 7 is a bit of an odd one out but I’m going with The Founder.
This is one of those more serious Oscar type movies.
It’s the story of Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonalds, and his rise to power and all
that.
The main reason this made my list is because of the talent.
Behind the camera there’s John Lee Hancock, director of one of my favorites Saving Mr.
Banks, and in front of the camera there’s Nick Offerman and Laura Dern, but best of
all Michael Keaton, who might just be my favorite actor right now, as Ray Kroc himself.
There isn’t much else to say about this, I just can’t wait to see it.
At number 6 is X-Men: Apocalypse.
It’s kind of crazy to think that we now are in a time where we can all look forward
to X-Men films.
Go back to 2009 and these movies were dreaded.
But thanks to some hard work from Matthew Vaughn and Bryan Singer, I can now say that
I’m really looking forward to this.
This movie is going to be maybe the biggest X-Men movie to date, with all kinds of crazy
shenanigans and ancient god villains and more alternate timelines.
This film will also give us potentially the most powerful and frightening villain in an
X-Men movie so far, that being the guy in the title.
This also is the end of the young timeline trilogy that started with First Class and
continued in Days of Future Past, so this will hopefully be the epic conclusion that
we all want.
For number 5 I have Independence Day: Resurgence.
Independence Day is one of my favorite films.
Hate that movie all you want, I enjoy the hell out of it.
And so understandably I’m excited for the sequel.
The new cast looks promising, William Fichtner, Liam Hemsworth, and some of the old cast is
also coming back.
Roland Emmerich is back and I know he’s directed quite a few bad movies, but he’s
not all bad.
There’s also been a big push for old 80s and 90s franchises getting new sequels/reboots,
and while a lot of them have failed, some of them have been proven to be fun.
There is a big chance that this will be disappointing, but if they can hit what made the first film
so enjoyable and fun, kind of a popcorn action summer blockbuster, then this will be awesome.
Also, Jeff Goldblum.
Nuff said.
Number 4 is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Harry Potter is probably my favorite franchise ever, so of course I’m excited for more.
This does take place way before Harry Potter, but it does have David Yates coming back,
and Eddie Redmayne, who’s a pretty spectacular actor.
I might not have particularly loved the movie, but his performance in The Theory of Everything
was amazing.
I am kind of skeptical about adapting this book, because it’s not actually a book.
It’s like a fictional glossary of all of the creatures in the Harry Potter universe.
However, a film about a guy in the wizarding world exploring new places and mystical beings
does sound pretty sweet, so...number 4.
Number 3 is one that will surprise most people, but I have the BFG.
I know this is sort of coming out of nowhere, but hear me out.
This is being directed by Steven Spielberg and written by the late Melissa Mathison,
who wrote E.T.
If that doesn’t get you excited, I don’t know what will.
The BFG is also a fantastic kids book, one of Roald Dahl’s best I would say, and I
think it’s perfect for a Spielberg fun adventure-ish adaptation.
It also has Bill Hader in a somewhat major role, and he’s a really funny guy, so all
around this looks to be amazing.
Number 2 is Captain America: Civil War which by all means, should be incredible.
Marvel might have had some small stumbles lately but there’s still no reason to believe
that this won’t be amazing.
It’s adapting one of my favorite comic storylines, it’s got a massive all star cast, it’s
bringing Spider-Man and Black Panther into the MCU, it’s like Christmas in May.
Plus it’s got Joe and Anthony Russo from the Winter Soldier back behind the camera.
Plus there’s the chance that a major Avenger like Iron Man or Captain America will die
in this.
Plus the trailer was phenomenal and the action looks off the charts.
This is most definitely going to be an epic conclusion to the Captain America trilogy
and is hopefully going to kick off Phase 3 in a grand way.
So before I reveal my extremely obvious number 1, there are a lot of movies coming out that
I’m excited for that just didn’t make the cut.
Let’s speed round through these honorable mentions.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Like I’ve said time and time again, I’m not a huge Star Wars fan, but this movie does
have Felicity Jones and Forest Whitaker, it’s directed by the guy who made Godzilla which
is cool, and the plot sounds interesting.
Finding Dory.
While Pixar’s track record with sequels hasn’t been the best, Dory’s a great character,
Finding Nemo’s a great movie, and Pixar has made a bit of a comeback recently.
Also, Ty Burrell.
Kung Fu Panda 3.
I know it was number 2 on my list last year, but it got pushed back a year, so now it gets
to be on two of my lists.
Kung Fu Panda is one of my favorite animated movies, so hopefully this caps off a nice
trilogy.
My only main concern is that this was pushed into January, which is where movies go to
die.
Central Intelligence.
Action comedy starring The Rock, Kevin Hart, and Aaron Paul.
I’m gonna be first in line.
Suicide Squad.
Terrific cast and what looks to be a new type of comic book movie, along with a new version
of the Joker.
Doctor Strange.
If an MCU film only makes your honorable mentions, you know you’ve got a good movie year.
I’m looking forward to a new style in the MCU, that being kind of a horror magic movie,
and Benedict Cumberbatch is the perfect choice for the role.
Ghostbusters.
Paul Feig has made some really funny movies, the cast is pretty amazing, and it’s gonna
be worth seeing just to see how the whole thing turns out.
Moana.
This is another upcoming Disney animation, it’s being directed by Ron Clements and
John Musker, who made The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, and Princess and the Frog,
so based on that track record, this should be amazing.
At my Number 1, I gotta go with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
I was juggling this and Civil War back and forth and in all honesty Civil War will probably
end up being the better film, but seeing Batman and Superman on screen in live action for
the first time ever, that just can’t be beaten.
The trailers have looked dark and intense and amazing.
Batman looks more Batman than he ever has.
We’re getting the first appearance of Wonder Woman on film, there are rumors about Doomsday
being in this, and did I mention that Batman and Superman are going to be knocking each
other’s teeth out?
I can set aside buildings being destroyed and all that Zack Snyder stuff as long as
this is a good movie.
I’m now completely rooting for Ben Affleck to nail it as Batman, and I’m still hoping
Jesse Eisenberg surprises me as Lex Luthor.
So those are my most anticipated movies of 2016.
What are yours?
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