19 Movies You're Gonna Lose Your Mind Over in 2018
1. Black Panther (February 16)
What's your favorite Marvel movie? Cool. This one's better. The cast is phenomenal, the direction (by Ryan Coogler) is on point, and the message is essential. Wakanda forever.
2. A Wrinkle in Time (March 9)
Based on the fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle, this story follows a young girl (Storm Reid) and her brother as they search for their missing father who is trapped in a different ... realm? Astral plane? At any rate, the kids are on a mission to find their dad with the help of Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, played by Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, and Oprah, respectively.
3. Tomb Raider (March 16)
Alicia Vikander takes on the role of Lara Croft in this adaptation of the 2013 video game of the same name. The story follows Croft as she tries to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance.
4. A Quiet Place (April 6)
What happens when a supernatural entity can't hunt you unless it can hear you? You stay completely quiet. And so the premise of this movie, which follows a family that has learned to stay fully silent in their home. The film stars real-life husband and wife Emily Blunt and John Karsinski (who also directs).
5. Truth or Dare (April 13)
Starring Lucy Hale of the late Pretty Little Liars, Truth or Dare imagines what happens when the punishment for failing to follow the rules of the game results in death.
6. Deadpool 2 (May 18)
The R-rated superhero returns! There isn't a ton of information available about the plot, but the sequel introduces X-Men character Cable (played by Josh Brolin) — and it doesn't look like the guys get along.
7. Ocean's 8 (June 8)
Rihanna's in it. Enough said.
8. The Purge: The Island (July 4)
The fourth installment to the The Purge franchise is a prequel chronicling the very first Purge night. It's set on Staten Island and is surely going to be the stuff of nightmares.
9. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (July 20)
Expect singing, dancing, and possibly the death of Meryl Streep's character, Donna. The movie follows pregnant Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) as she reflects on the lessons she learned from her mom (Streep).
10. Crazy Rich Asians (August 17)
Expect this movie, based on Kevin Kwan's best-selling novel, to make you feel more broke then ever. (But it's going to be so good anyway.)
11. A Star Is Born (October 5)
This remake of the classic rags-to-riches story is going to be epic — don't let Lady Gaga haters tell you otherwise. It stars Bradley Cooper (who also directs) and Stefani Germanotta.
12. Halloween (October 19)
Jamie Lee Curtis is back! I repeat: Jamie Lee Curtis is back!
13. First Man (October 12)
La La Land director Damien Chazelle re-teams with Ryan Gosling, this time on a biopic about Neil Armstrong, the first man to land on the moon. (Gosling plays Armstrong.)
14. Mary Queen of Scots (November 2)
Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie, who were both up for Best Actress Oscars this year, star in this biopic about Mary Stuart (Ronan), who returned to her native Scotland from France, where she served as queen, to reclaim the throne from Elizabeth I (Margot).
15. Widows (November 16)
When four widows find themselves left broke by their criminal husbands, they decide to become criminals themselves. You can always count on women to get the job done, even when that job is a heist.
16. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (November 16)
The second movie in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them franchise, it'll follow Newt as he helps Dumbledore try to recapture Grindelwald. At the end of the first movie, Graves (Colin Farrell) was revealed to be Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) in disguise.
17. Creed II (November 21)
This time around, Michael B. Jordan's Adonis Johnson will get in the ring with the son of Ivan Drago, the fighter who killed Adonis's dad in a match years ago. Director Steven Caple Jr. stepped in to direct the sequel in place of Sylvester Stallone, who will still star in the movie with Jordan.
18. Aquaman (December 21)
This is the first full-length feature about the character (played by Jason Mamoa), the half-human ruler of the undersea nation Atlantis.
19. Mary Poppins Returns (December 25)
A sequel to the 1964 classic, this musical fantasy is set 25 years later (so in the 1930s), when Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) revisits Jane and Michael Banks — who are now all grow up — after a death in their family.
