2020 was a rocky year for the film industry, with a domestic box office drop of 71% amounting to roughly around $32 billion dollars in losses in 2020 alone due to the Covid 19 pandemic. With productions coming to a halt and movie releases pushed to a later date it has been a sad year for movie lovers. Four months into 2021 and the industry might jut be picking up. So here are some of the most anticipated releases for 2021.
The Water man
The water man scheduled for release this weekend(May 7th), directed by David Oyelowo about a boy who sets out on a quest to save his ill mother (Rosario Dawson) by searching for the Water Man, a mythic figure who holds the secret to immortality.
A Quiet Place 2
The sequel of the thriller hit A quiet place hits the screens May 28th as we continue following members of the family played by Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe, stay silent and evade deadly monsters in a dystopian world.
The sequel was written and directed by John Krasinski, based upon the first film's original characters created by Bryan Woods and Scott Beck. Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe reprise their roles from the first film, and Cillian Murphy and Djimon Hounsou joined the cast. Krasinski also returns from the first film in a small role, seen in flashback sequences set before the first film. After the tremendous success of the first film, paramount studios began development in 2018. It was supposed to be premiered in 2020 but the pandemic caused the movie to be delayed. Hold on too your horses because it is finally just weeks away.
Fast And Furious 9
Dominic Toretto poled by Van Diesel once again, is finally back to our screens as the ninth installment of the fast and furious franchise has been slated for a June 25th release date. This time around Dominic Torreto and his crew join forces to battle the most skilled assassin and high performance driver they've ever encountered, his forsaken brother, played by John Cena. There has also been rumors of the return of Han Lue, a fan-favorite character thought to be long-dead.
Black Widow
"In Marvel Studios’ action-packed spy thriller “Black Widow,” Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.
Scarlett Johansson reprises her role as Natasha/Black Widow, Florence Pugh stars as Yelena, David Harbour portrays Alexei/The Red Guardian, and Rachel Weisz is Melina. Directed by Cate Shortland and produced by Kevin Feige, “Black Widow”—the first film in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe—hits U.S. theaters on May 1, 2020." --Marvel Studios."
Suicide Squad
Suicide squad will make its premiere to both HBO Max and theaters. It is a complete standalone sequel which follows the comic book roots of Harley Quinn and her gang of supervillains, rather than continuing the narrative of the 2016 film. Hopefully this does a better job than the horrific first installment. This sequel is star studded and Warner bros have promised to deliver, not that they have given us a reason to trust them. Regardless it is an exciting time for super hero fans. It is slated for premiere August 6th
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
According to cbr.com The upcoming showdown between two of Spider-Man's most popular and powerful characters will assemble a cast of new and returning actors under an exciting new director, further driving up the excitement for Venom's return to the big screen.
I can not be the only one excited about the return of Tom Hardy as Venom, as he takes on carnage in hopefully a mouth watering super hero adventure. To be released September 24th.