2025 will be a fantastic year for cinema – and we are particularly looking forward to these 11 highlights!

Than the streaming portals like& Co. appeared on the scene, things weren't exactly looking rosy for the cinema. But the magic of cinemas is still unbroken - also because the biggest films are (almost) still shown there first. And we can already promise: too2025 will be a fantastic year for cinema with fantastic new films!

The worst part is always having to wait until the start date. But as the saying goes: anticipation is the greatest joy…

Yes, it will still take over a year, because the planned theatrical release is only December 17, 2025. But: Than back then, in 2009, the first oneAvatarfilm came to the cinema, it blew us all away with its opulence. We all realized once again: THIS is what cinema was made for! No wonder thatAvatar – Departure for Pandoratheis. Part 2 was also in no way inferior in terms of the power of the imagesAvatar: The Way of WaterMillions of people ecstatic in the cinema. And we're just very optimistic now and assume that jack-of-all-trades James Cameron won't disappoint us with the third part of his fantastic adventure series.Avatar 3: Fire And Ashis said to be very closely linked to the events of its predecessor. At that time, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) made the water kingdom of the Metkayina clan their new home, but Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang) will probably not let them live there in peace and is looking for revenge. And a new Na'vi people are supposed to appear in this blockbuster: the fire Na'vi, the so-called Ash People - and they don't have their hearts in the right place. Without questionAvatar 3: Fire And Ashone of the movies that we can hardly wait to release.Expected theatrical release: December 17th, 2025

After it after the big one-Cinema hype of the past few years with this yearDeadpool & WolverineThere was only one Marvel film in the cinema (which immediately became the second most successful of the year afterEverything is upside down 2), Marvel wants to turn things up a notch again with its MCU 2025. And it starts with the new Captain America hit calledCaptain America: Brave New World, the fourth part of the series and one of the most anticipated of the coming year. Special feature of the film: The title of Captain America is no longer held by Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), but by Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), the former Falcon (Captain America: Brave New Worldshould therefore also be reminiscent of the events of the TV mini-seriesThe Falcon And Ahe Winter Soldierfrom 2021). Featuring: Harrison Ford as General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, Liv Tyler as Betty Ross and Mark Ruffalo as Hulk. There will also be the first Israeli superhero in a Marvel comic: Sabra, played by Shira Haas (known from the acclaimed mini-seriesUnorthodox).Expected theatrical release: February 12, 2025

Marvel competitor DC hasn't quite been able to compete with Marvel in the cinema. Although one had with theDark Knight-Row,Wonder Womanand thatSuicide SquadThere are certainly a few hot irons in the fire, but DC has not yet been able to create a cinematic universe like Marvel has built. But who knows: Maybe that will change in 2025. With the simpleSupermanThe Kryptonian's new cinematic adventure could now be starting. Consequently, Superman is no longer played by Henry Cavill, but by 31-year-old David Corenswet. But he's also starting out again as a reporter at the Daily Planet and, at the same time, trying to somehow reconcile both his Kryptonian and his human background - and certainly save the Earth in the process. His opponent is Superman's hero Lex Luther (Nicholas Hoult), but other superheroes such as Green Lantern (Nathan Fillian), Hawgirl (Isabela Merced) and Mister Terrific (Edi Gathegi) are also said to be involved. Without a doubt, a film that we are really looking forward to.Expected theatrical release: July 10, 2025

Anyone who knows a tiny bit about the Esquire cosmos knows: We are big fans of Timothée Chalamet. It's logical that we're particularly looking forward to one film next year:Like A Complete Unknown, demabout the living singer/songwriter legendwith Timothée Chalamet in the lead role. At the center of the story is the event that changed everything, when the young Bob Dylan dared the impossible at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 and plugged in his electric guitar - shaking up the entire folk scene at the time. We are definitely very excited to see how director James Mangold has implemented this biopic. Also starring are Edward Norton as Pete Seeger and Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo.Expected theatrical release: February 27, 2025

Ballerinaas a title for a woman shooting around - the makers can use puns from thatUniverse obviously, because this is where the action thriller comes from. After the prequel seriesThe ContinentalSo now there's another spin-off from the John Wick cosmos - this time with the original actors. Ballerina is about Eve Macarro (), whose family was killed by killers. Her reaction to this: She trains herself to be a killer in order to take revenge. It should be exciting to see whether the good oneas the eponymous ballerinathan John Wick can accommodate.Expected theatrical release: June 5, 2025

How many times can you go one better? This is the question asked by the Hollywood superstarnow several times after it, after having done it with every successive filmMission: Impossible-Series especially in terms of thingsalways pushed forward. The last film in the franchise was divided into two parts and the first part set expectations extremely high. So it will be exciting to see what crazy stunts they will pull offThis time Ethan Hunt will amaze us. Supposedly – ​​but who knows – it shouldMission: Impossible 8 – Dead Reckoning Part 2 ' be the last appearance in the series. But he embodied it for 28 years. Hats off! We are definitely very excited about it.Expected theatrical release: May 22, 2025

There is no doubt that this is a film that will definitely make a splashMichael– the biopic about Michael Jackson, the designated King of Pop. Especially because we have no idea at this point as to which events will be included in the film? Will it be a somewhat uncritical celebration of his undisputed ability? Then it will be a scandal. Will there be a critical examination of Michael Jackson and his person? Then it will be a scandal. The biopic is definitely a highlight that we can't wait to see. By the way, Michael Jackson is played by Jaafar Jackson, Michael's nephew - that alone is quite explosive. The film's director is Antoine Fuqua, who is best known for his successThe Equalizerseries knows.Expected theatrical release: April 17, 2025

As already indicated above, Marvel wants to go all out again in 2025. Those responsible are also trying to rehabilitate Fantastic 4 - and they desperately need a reboot like no other superhero franchise. Because the previous film adaptations of the Fantastic Four could all be thrown into the trash. The first films were produced by Bernd Eichinger, and he simply didn't have the financial resources to showcase the superhero team appropriately. But also the previous US adaptation with actors likecouldn't convince. Let's hope thatFantastic 4: First Steps, which will be set in the MCU, is finally the hoped-for cinematographic reconciliation with the Fanta 4 franchise. But Pedro Pascal as Mr. Fantastic and Vanessa Kirby as The Invisible Woman certainly give hope. We are very excited!Expected theatrical release: July 24, 2025

And the third film about a musician that we can hardly wait to release:Deliver Me From Nowhere, a film about Bruce Springsteen and the making of his classic albumNebraskafrom 1982 (based on the bookDeliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraskaby Warren Zane from 2003). Springsteen was there at the timeThe songs were correspondingly dark back then and the commercial success was moderate. Today, however, the album is considered by many to be Boss's best - and we can hardly (and don't want to) disagree. We can hardly wait for the film to start because none other than Jeremy Allen White, known from, took on the role of Bruce Springsteen. We can actually imagine that very well.Expected theatrical release: Sometime in 2025

The only German film on this list that we're really looking forward to isAmrumby Fatih Akin. And there are many reasons for this: On the one hand, Akin is without question one of them, so you can assume that he is also withAmrumwill convince again. And then comesAmrumalso from the pen of the actor, director and screenwriter Hark Bohm, who has already written the scripts for AkinChickandOut of nowherewrote and is an incredibly exciting personality. And then play inAmrumLaura Tonke and Diane Kruger are also there - so that promises a lot! What it's about: About 12-year-old Nanning (Jasper Billerbeck), who tries to support his mother as best he can in the wake of the end of the Second World War. But when the war is finally over, the next problems arise.Expected theatrical release: 9/25/25

The 2025 summer blockbuster has probably already been decided. At least the actioner shouldF1withattract a whole lot of speed fanatics to the cinema. InF1Pitt plays former racing driver Sonny Hayes, who unexpectedly returns to Formula 1. Together with a young teammate named Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), he wants to get back to the top of motorsport and of course has to fight against various adversities. We're looking forward to that!Expected theatrical release: 10/26/25