22 Movies We’re Excited to See in 2022

AVATAR 2

Current U.S. Release Date: December 16

Going toe-to-toe (fin-to-fin?) with Aquaman in December is another big-budget movie featuring a ton of underwater action – Avatar 2. 2009’s Avatar, though the highest grossing movie of all time (Avengers: Endgame briefly passed it until Avatar‘s rerelease in China last year pushed Pandora back to the top), has been largely absent from the public pop-culture discourse for over a decade, so many wonder if Avatar 2 is going to land with a thud, even as it’s intended as the first of four sequels headed our way. While there are plenty of reasons this movie could underperform, it seems unwise to count out James Cameron, who’s managed to not only break box office records more than once with original material, but also craft spectacular sequels like Terminator 2 and Aliens. Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana return as Jake and Neytiri, with newcomers including Kate Winslet, Jemaine Clement, and Michelle Yeoh. Sigourney Weaver also returns, this time as a different character.

KNIVES OUT 2

Current U.S. Netflix Release Date: 2022 TBA 

irector Rian Johnson and star Daniel Craig lined up for big paydays after Netflix shelled out over $450 million for two Knives Out sequels. We don’t have a release date yet but we do have the all-star cast for the first new Benoit Blanc mystery, which features Dave Bautista, Ethan Hawke, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Kate Hudson, Madelyn Cline, and Jessica Henwick.

PREY

Current U.S. Hulu Release Date: 2022 TBA 

10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg directs this fifth installment in the Predator franchise. This time, we’re traveling into the past, as the film focuses on Naru, a Comanche warrior played by Legion’s Amber Midthunder, who protects her tribe against a towering galactic sport-hunter. The first Predator project made since Disney became the franchise’s owner after their purchase of 20th Century Fox, Prey will debut on Hulu in the US, while it will be available on Disney+ in countries who have the Star hub for the streaming service. A release date has yet to be announced.