Each year has a separate calendar page; see "Best in Shows Index" for geek movie calendars for other years.
Dog Man
January 31, 2025
This Universal Pictures' movie is based on the smash hit kids' book series by Dan Pilkey (see "'Dog Man' Trailer").
February 14, 2025
Disney grabbed this 2024 date, along with several others, in September 2021, and revealed that it was being held for a Captain America film at Comic-Con 2022. Sam Wilson, played by Anthony Mackie, will be Captain America in this film (see "'Captain America 4' Trailer").
March 21, 2025
A live action version of Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarves will hit theaters on this day (see "Disney").
Minecraft
April 4, 2025
Warner Bros. reserved this date for the film based on the popular video game (see "'Minecraft' Teasers").
May 2, 2025
This film features Thunderbolts, a team of MCU anti-heroes. And yes, there is an asterix in the title (see "'Thunderbolts' Footage").
Karate Kid
May 30, 2025.
This is a reboot of the original Karate Kid movie franchise (see "Sony Pictures Date Moves").
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 2
May 25, 2025
This will be the release date for the second half of Mission Impossible 7 movie that released in July 2023 (see "Mission: Impossible").
Ballerina
June 5, 2025
Lionsgate will release a John Wick spinoff on this date (see "'John Wick' Spinoff").
July 11, 2025
Superman: Legacy will be a live action movie; Safran described it as "really the launch of the DCU." Gunn is writing it and may direct. The story will focus on Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing (see "Ten New Movies and TV Series").
The Smurfs Movie
July 18, 2025
Paramount recently movied this star-heavy animated from February to a Summer 2025 release. Voice cast includes Rihanna, Nick Offerman, Natasha Lyonne, JP Karliak, Dan Levy, Amy Sedaris, Nick Kroll, James Corden, Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, Sandra Oh, Alex Winter, Billie Lourd, Xolo Maridueña with Kurt Russell and John Goodman (see "Animated News").
July 25, 2025
Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 that the first Fantastic Four movie produced by Marvel Studios will premiere as part of Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 6 (see "'FF4'").
The Toxic Avenger
August 29, 2025
Cineverse will release the Legendary Entertainment production The Toxic Avenger, starring Peter Dinklage, Johnny Coyne, Sarah Niles, Jacob Tremblay, Taylor Paige, Elijah Wood, Julia Davis, and Kevin Bacon (see "The Toxic Avenger").
Avatar: The Last Airbender
October 10, 2025
This animated feature is one of three Avatar: The Last Airbender films put into development by Avatar Studios, formed in 2022 (see "''Avatar: The Last Airbender,'").
October 10, 2025
This standalone sequel to the first two Tron films stars Jared Leto and Greta Lee, with Joachim Ronning directing. The movie will also be scored by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails (see "'Tron: Ares'").
Mortal Kombat 2
October 24, 2025
This is the release date reserved for the next installment of the Mortal Kombat franchise (see "'Mortal Kombat 2'").
Predator Badlands
November 7, 2025
The next film in the Predator franchise took this spot in the calendar, previously held by Blade, in Ocober of 2024. Removing Blade from the schedule made it possible for Marvel to keep its 2025 film releases to three, its new target number (see "'Predator' Movie Decloaked").
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
December 5, 2025
This movie is a horror sequel set in the haunted Chuck E. Cheese-esque establishment known as Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza.
December 19, 2025
Paramount and Nickelodeon Animation gave this animated feature a title and a new date in April of 2024 (see "Animated News").
Untitled Warner Bros. Film
December 19, 2025
The Warners reserved this date for an upcoming release.
Avatar 3
December 19, 2025 (moved from December 20, 2024)
Walt Disney Studios claimed this date, along with several others, on May 7, 2019 as part of an extensive scheduling slate for Marvel Studios, 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, and Star Wars films (see "'Disney Reserves Dates"), and it was assigned to Avatar 3.
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