English Movies 2018 – The Most Anticipated Movies of The New Year

English Movies 2018 – A List of Hollywood Movies to Watch Out for This Year. Will They Entertain or Will They Disappoint?

English Movies 2018

2018 is going to be a big year for the Art of Cinema. Like every year, Hollywood has lined up its share of movies which promise to overwhelm us with their brand of cinema. From Marvel blockbusters to most-anticipated sequels, this year looks all geared up to make a name for itself in the history books.

Here are some of the most anticipated movies of 2018:

Avengers: Infinity War

Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet — the evil Thanos. On a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones, Thanos plans to use the artifacts to inflict his twisted will on reality. The fate of the planet and existence itself has never been more uncertain as everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment.

Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Tessa Thompson
Initial Release: 25 April

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Four years after the destruction of the Jurassic World theme park, Owen Grady and Claire Dearing return to the island of Isla Nublar to save the remaining dinosaurs from a volcano that’s about to erupt. They soon encounter terrifying new breeds of gigantic dinos while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the entire planet.

Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Jeff Goldblum, BD Wong
Initial Release: 22 June

Deadpool 2

After surviving a near fatal knee boarding accident , a disfigured guidance counselor (Wade Wilson) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Poughkeepsie’s most celebrated French Bulldog breeder while also learning to cope with an open relationship. Searching to regain his passion for life, as well as a new stuffed unicorn, Wade must battle ninjas, tight assed metal men, and babysit a group stereotypical side characters as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family, friendship, and creative outlets for his very open-minded sex life. He manages to find a new lust for being a do-gooder, a sparkly Hello Kitty backpack, all while earning the coveted coffee mug title of World’s Best 4th Wall Breaking Superhero.

Director: David Leitch | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Josh Brolin, T.J. Miller
Initial Release: 31 May

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Themed as a space Western, the film is centered on a young Han Solo, the roguish smuggler who later meets Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker in the Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977), and his adventures with his Wookiee partner Chewbacca, including their encounter with Lando Calrissian.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Emilia Clarke, Alden Ehrenreich, Paul Bettany, Woody Harrelson, Joonas Suotamo
Initial Release: 25 May

M:I 6 – Mission Impossible

Plot Unknown

Director: Christopher McQuarrie | Stars: Tom Cruise,Vanessa Kirby, Rebecca Ferguson, Henry Cavill
Initial Release: 27 July

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

In an effort to thwart Grindelwald’s plans, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.

Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, Zoe Kravitz, Katherine Waterston, Jude Law
Initial Release: 16 November

Ocean’s Eight

Danny Ocean’s estranged sister, Debbie, attempts to pull off the heist of the century at New York City’s star-studded annual Met Gala. Her first stop is to assemble the perfect crew: Lou, Rose, Nine Ball, Tammy, Amita, and Constance.

Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Helena Bonham Carter, Samantha Cocozza, Olivia Munn, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Rihanna
Initial Release: 8 June

X-Men: Dark Phoenix

Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than all the people living in the world.

Director: Simon Kinberg | Stars: Sophie Turner, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Tye Sheridan, Jessica Chastain, Olivia Munn
Initial Release: 2 November

Black Panther

T’Challa, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king.

Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira
Initial Release: 16 February

Ant-Man and the Wasp

As Scott Lang balances being both a superhero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.

Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Hannah John-Kamen, Michelle Pfeiffer, Evangeline Lilly, Judy Greer
Initial Release: 6 July

Venom

Plot Unknown.

Director: Ruben Fleischer | Stars:  Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Woody Harrelson
Initial Release:  5 October

Aquaman

Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and must step forward to lead his people and to be a hero to the world. Aquaman finds himself caught between a surface world that ravages the sea and the underwater Atlanteans who are ready to revolt.

Director: James Wan | Stars:  Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman
Initial Release:  21 December

Incredibles 2

Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet — taking care of the problems of his three children.

Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Catherine Keener, Bob Odenkirk
Initial Release: 14 June

Pacific Rim Uprising

Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots, including rival Lambert and 15-year-old hacker Amara, against a new Kaiju threat that will destroy humanity.

Director: Steven S. DeKnight | Stars: John Boyega, Tian Jing, Scott Eastwood, Adria Arjon
Initial Release: 22 March

Halloween

Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

Director: David Gordon Green | Stars: Jaime Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak
Initial Release: 19 October

Annihilation

A group of soldiers enters an environmental disaster zone and only one comes back out alive, though he is grievously injured. In an attempt to save his life, his wife Lena, a biologist, volunteers for a second expedition into the zone to figure out what happened to him.

Director: Alex Garland | Stars: Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Oscar Isaac
Initial Release: 22 February

Red Sparrow

Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that ends her career. She soon turns to Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons. Egorova emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow after completing the sadistic training process. As she comes to terms with her new abilities, Dominika meets a CIA agent who tries to convince her that he is the only person she can trust.

Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Mary-Louise Parker, Ciarán Hinds
Initial Release: 1 March

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Thomas leads some escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions that the Gladers have been asking since they arrived in the maze.

Director: Wes Ball | Stars: Rosa Salazar, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario
Initial Release: 25 January

A Wrinkle in Time

Meg Murry and her little brother, Charles Wallace, have been without their scientist father, Mr. Murry, for five years, ever since he discovered a new planet and used the concept known as a tesseract to travel there. Joined by Meg’s classmate Calvin O’Keefe and guided by the three mysterious astral travelers known as Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, the children brave a dangerous journey to a planet that possesses all of the evil in the universe.

Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Levi Miller
Initial Release: 9 March

Tomb Raider

Lara Croft is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished years earlier. Hoping to solve the mystery of her father’s disappearance, Croft embarks on a perilous journey to his last-known destination — a fabled tomb on a mythical island that might be somewhere off the coast of Japan. The stakes couldn’t be higher as Lara must rely on her sharp mind, blind faith and stubborn spirit to venture into the unknown.

Director: Roar Uthaug | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Hannah John-Kamen, Walton Goggins, Kristin Scott Thomas
Initial release: 15 March

Robin Hood

A war-hardened Crusader and a Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown in a thrilling action-adventure. Packed with gritty battlefield exploits, mind-blowing fight choreography, and a timeless romance, Robin Hood is a never before seen story of how Robin Hood becomes the icon and legend as we know him today.

Director: Otto Bathurst | Stars: Taron Egerton, Paul Anderson, Jamie Dornan, Ben Mendelsohn
Initial Release: 21 September

Ready Player One

Based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, the film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance). When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he has hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a contest that grips the entire world.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Hannah John-Kamen, Ben Mendelsohn
Initial Release: 29 March

Bumblebee

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.

Director: Travis Knight | Stars: Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Pamela Adlon, Christian Hutcherson
Initial Release: 8 June

The Predator

Major Dutch Schaefer is the leader of a military rescue unit looking for allies captured by guerrillas in the Latin American jungle. At first it seems like any other mission: Schaefer and his team of seasoned combat veterans spot a guerilla camp, destroy it, and find the men they were sent to rescue executed. But when Schaefer attempts to lead his unit out, with a captured guerrilla in tow, something horrifying and inexplicable begins to happen: One by one the men are killed by a mysterious adversary – a predator from another world.

Director: Shane Black | Stars: Olivia Munn, Jacob Tremblay, Yvonne Strahovski, Boyd Holbrook
Initial Release: 3 August

Johnny English 3

Plot Unknown. All we know is Johnny English returns to save the world again.

Director: David Kerr | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Jake Lacy, Olga Kurylenko, Ben Miller
Initial Release: 12 October

The Jungle Book

Young and adventurous Mowgli (Rohan Chand) meets Bagheera (Christian Bale), Shere Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch) and other animals while growing up in the jungle.

Director: Andy Serkis | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Andy Serkis, Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch
Initial Release: 18 October

Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2

6 years after the events of “Wreck-It Ralph”, Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, discover a wi-fi router in their arcade, leading them into a new adventure.

Directors: Phil Johnston, Rich Moore | Stars: Kristen Bell, Mandy Moore, Alan Tudyk, Kelly Macdonald
Initial Release: 9 March

Insidious: The Last Key

Brilliant parapsychologist Elise Rainier receives a disturbing phone call from a man who claims that his house is haunted. Even more disturbing is the address — 413 Apple Tree Lane in Five Keys, N.M. — the home where Elise grew up as a child. Accompanied by her two investigative partners, Rainier travels to Five Keys to confront and destroy her greatest fear – the demon that she accidentally set free years earlier.

Director: Adam Robitel | Stars: Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson
Initial Release: 4 January

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Dracula takes a summer vacation. It’s smooth sailing for Drac’s Pack as the monsters indulge in all of the shipboard fun the cruise has to offer, from monster volleyball to exotic excursions, and catching up on their moon tans. But the dream vacation turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka, who hides a dangerous secret that could destroy all of monsterkind.

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky | Stars: Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, Selena Gomez, Mel Brooks, Kevin James
Initial Release: 13 July

Creed 2

Adonis Creed tries to seek revenge when he goes toe to toe with the man who killed his father.

Director: Steven Caple Jr. | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Michael B. Jordan
Initial Release: 21 November

Holmes and Watson

A humorous take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.

Director: Etan Cohen | Stars: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Ralph Fiennes
Initial Release: 9 November

The New Mutants

Magik, Wolfsbane and other teenage mutants try to come to grips with their superpowers while staying at a secret facility. Held in a secret facility against their will, they fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.

Director: Josh Boone | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Maisie Williams, Alice Braga
Initial Release: 13 April

Rampage

Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, an extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla that’s been in his care since birth. When a rogue genetic experiment goes wrong, it causes George, a wolf and a reptile to grow to a monstrous size. As the mutated beasts embark on a path of destruction, Okoye teams up with a discredited genetic engineer and the military to secure an antidote and prevent a global catastrophe.

Director: Brad Peyton | Stars: Jeffrey Dwayne Johnson, Dean Morgan, Jake Lacy
Initial Release: 20 April

Bohemian Rhapsody

A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen’s legendary appearance at the Live Aid concert in 1985.

Directors: Bryan Singer, Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Rami Malek, Aidan Gillen, Mike Myers
Initial Release: 25 December