After the Spring Festival, the Chinese cinema in 2021 is a bit bleak.
Since entering March, only the re-release of "Avatar" has exceeded 200 million, becoming one of the few Hollywood blockbusters.
Next, the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy will also open a large-scale re-screening in China, in addition to classic films such as "The Mortician", "Love Letters", and "Spring of the Cattle Herding Class" are also expected to be re-screened.
And in addition to these old films, are there any Hollywood blockbusters to meet with us?
Let's take a look at the 10 most anticipated Hollywood blockbusters in Douban among the movies scheduled for 2021.
10. "Out of Control Player"
Number of people who want to see: 30,000
Release: 2021-05-21 (USA)
After Deadpool and Ghost Attack, Little Ryan Reynolds is going to play an NPC this time.
The film is about a game called Liberty City, in which the protagonist, as a non-player character, awakens as a key character to save the game world from destruction.
Among them, the film's game world "Liberty City" is inspired by the game "Grand Theft Auto", and the plot is more like "Truman's World" with more action scenes" .
In the main cast, Judy Comer, who played the female killer Villanelle in "Kill Eve", Taiga Viditti, who directed and starred in "Thor 3", will join the film, as well as several YouTube gamers will also make cameos.
It is reported that the high-end sports cars, tanks, helicopters, and motorcycles in the film are real, and there are various action elements such as drag racing and explosions, but there are also many movies starring Little that have always been funny and humorous elements.
09. Godzilla vs King Kong
Number of people who want to see: 36,000
Release: 2021-03-26(Chinese mainland)
As the 4th blockbuster of the "Monster Universe", the two monsters of King Kong and Godzilla are finally going to compete!
This film will tell the story of King Kong, who is searching for his homeland, meets Godzilla on the narrow road that destroys the world, the mysteries of the earth's core world are revealed, and the conspiracy that follows gradually surfaces.
Among them, King Kong has grown from a 30-meter boy to a 102-meter strong man in the new film, and will duel with the 120-meter Godzilla, and in the face of Godzilla's atomic breath, King Kong also gets a mysterious axe that can resist his attack.
In the human camp, in addition to Alexander Scarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Terry Henry, etc. starring, Oguri, who premiered in the Hollywood blockbuster, will also play an important role in it.
The $200 million monster blockbuster, go to the theater cool and finished~
08. Spider-Man: The Battle of No Return
Number of people who want to see: 40,000
Release: 2021-12-17 (USA)
After Disney and Sony talked about spider-man quitting the Marvel Universe, fortunately, a consensus was finally reached, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of "Spider-Man" finally had the following.
At the same time as the return of Tom Holland, Zandaya, Jacob Batlang and others in the film, Benedict Cumberbatch "Doctor Strange" will be surprised to join, he will replace Iron Man in the film as the leader of Spider-Man.
In addition, Alfred Molina, who played "Dr. Octopus" in the "Toby Maguire" version of "Spider-Man 2", and Jamie Fox, who played "Electric Lightman" in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2", will appear in the film as villains.
From the previous "Hero Expedition", it can be seen that Spider-Man was framed by the mysterious guest, and his real identity was exposed and fell into crisis, and the new film will tell the story of his run away from home.
It is worth mentioning that the "spoiler" Dutch brother said that the new film will be the "most ambitious independent superhero movie", which may connect the plots of "Wanda Vision" and "Doctor Strange 2".
07. The Matrix 4
Number of people wanting to see: 45,000
Release: 2021-12-22 (USA)
After 18 years, I didn't expect to see the "Matrix" series restart in my lifetime.
Directors Lily Wachowski and Lana Wachowski went from brother to sister, and this film will be the first Matrix film directed by Lana Wachowski alone.
In addition to Keanu Reeves, 57, and Kerry-Ann Moss, 54, who will star, "Morpheus" Lawrence Fishburne and "Naobi" Jada Pink Smith will also return.
In addition, Yahya Abdul-Medin and Neil Patrick Harris will be the new stars.
Judging from the currently announced title "Matrix Resurrection", Neo and Trinity should be resurrected in some way, perhaps telling the story of a new crisis within the Matrix, and perhaps creating a new trilogy
However, the "Matrix" trilogy plus an animated version has basically formed a perfect closed loop, this reboot will be launched synchronously on HBO Max, can it reproduce the glory of the previous game?
06. "007: No Time to Die"
Number of people wanting to see: 46,000
Release: 2021-10-08 (USA)
As a series of spy movies that have swept the world, starting with Sean Connelly playing James Bond in 1962, the 25th part of the series is about to meet you.
The film is about Bond, who lives a retired life, and returns to the mountains to help his old CIA friend Felix Wright, embarking on an adventure to try to rescue the kidnapped scientist.
Among them, Leia Saidu will once again play the "Bond Girl" Madeleine, while Rushner Lynch plays the new Agent 00 and Anna de Armas plays the mysterious woman will become the new faces of the film.
As the first James Bond film to be shot with an IMAX camera, the entire film cost $250 million and was 163 minutes long, making it the most expensive and longest 007 series of films ever made.
And this will also be the last time that the sixth James Bond Daniel Craig will play 007, after all, the injured Daniel is 53 years old.
05. "Ace Agent: Origins"
Number of people who want to see: 51,000
Release: 2021-08-20 (USA)
Released in 2014, "Ace Agent: Secret Agent Academy" eventually grossed $414 million at a cost of $81 million, which can be described as quite popular, and this new film will appear as its prequel.
Like the first, the film was also rated R and tells the story of Ace Agents who were founded during World War I to stop a war that aimed to wipe out millions of people.
Among them, the starring team has changed blood, including Harris Dickinson, Ralph Fiennes, Matthew Goody, Gemma Artden, Tom Holland, etc.;
Reese Evans will play Rasputin, historically known as the "Russian witch", who seems evil in the film, and a villain who is always hidden in the shadows has not yet appeared.
Judging from the trailer, compared with the elegant British style of the first part, the second part seems to be more wild, and the exact effect is waiting for the domestic finalization to be known at first sight.
04. Fast & Furious 9
Number of people wanting to see: 57,000
Release: 2021-06-25 (USA)
Chinese director Lin Yibin, who directed the 3rd-6th part of "Fast and Furious", has returned.
In addition to dawn Johnson and Jason Statham's exit, Han played by Kang Sung-ho, Mia who lost Paul Walker, and Sean played by Lucas Black will all return in this film.
Among them, the newly joined John Senna plays Jacob, the brother of Donald, and it is he who will retaliate against Donald and his party in the film, and should stage a scene of family feuds in which brothers love and kill each other.
Judging from the trailer, some hand-to-hand combat and drag racing shots are naturally indispensable, and even opened the plug-in of Pontiac equipped with rocket engines, which is indeed omnipotent in heaven and earth
It is reported that the film has been planned to end in the form of a "double ending" in the 10th and 11th parts, and may really be racing into space.
03. Venom 2: The Carnage Begins
Number of people wanting to see: 87,000
Release: 2021-09-17 (USA)
As a sequel to 2018's "Venom: Deadly Guardians", the second part continues the previous screenwriter and invites Andy Serkis, who "captures the first person", to direct.
In addition to Andy, there are four Oscar nominees in the starring role: Tom Hardy, Woody Halleson, Naomi Harris and Michelle Williams, and the lineup is very strong.
After The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Venom: Deadly Guardians, Venom 2 is the third film in the Sony Cinematic Universe (SPUMC), which will be followed by 15 films, including Doctor Night: Mobias.
Judging from the previously exposed trailer, Tom Holland, who plays Spider-Man's "Dutch brother", should have a surprise appearance, and if it comes true, this movie will also mark the official linkage of multiple superhero universes.
02. "Dune"
Number of people who want to see: 102,000
Release: 2021-10-01 (USA)
The film is based on Frank Herbert's science fiction novel of the same name, Dune, which has been hailed as a milestone in the history of science fiction.
From Alessandro Zodlowski, Ridley Scott, to David Lynch, all three directors have tried to adapt this sci-fi masterpiece, but all have failed.
Dennis Villeneuve, the director who has now directed Blade Runner 2049, has taken on the burden, bringing together an all-star cast of Timothy Challemede, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Strand Skarsgard and other all-star casts, as well as Zhang Zhen in the cast
The film tells the story of the gifted teenager Paul Erridi, in order to defend his family and people, together with the various forces that rob precious resources, embark on a thrilling adventure.
The entire film cost about $165 million, and most of the scenes were filmed on set, trying to present the grand dune world of yellow sand, and according to the main actor, there will be elements of brutality and horror, which should be a great experience in the theater.
01. "Black Widow"
Release: 2021-05-07 (USA)
Number of people wanting to see: 140,000
Since the first trailer was issued in 2019, "Black Widow", which has been waiting for 2 years due to the impact of the epidemic, will finally meet with us in 2021.
In fact, as early as 2010, after Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow first appeared in "Iron Man 2", many fans called for her independent film, and as a result, after receiving a bento in "Reunion 4", everyone's wish was fulfilled.
As the 24th work of the Marvel Universe, the timeline of the film is set between "Captain America: Civil War" and "Avengers 3: Infinity War", which can be said to be a prequel to the widow sister before "Infinity War".
This one tells the story of Black Widow who will face a dangerous conspiracy related to her past, and she will face her past experience as a spy, and the style of the whole film is realistic, like a spy action movie.
In addition to revealing the widow's life, the second generation of black widows, iron maidens, Red Guards and other characters have also appeared, especially the imitation master should become the main villain of this film.
At present, the domestic file period is undecided, and it may be seen in the "May Day" file
Overall, among the 10 highly anticipated Hollywood blockbusters, the sequel or movie universe accounts for 8, which shows the strong appeal of big IP.
In addition to the above 10 movies, such as "Eternals" and "Legend of the Ten Commandments" in the Marvel Cinematic Universe; "Mission Impossible 7" and "Top Gun 2" starring Tom Cruise; "Sherlock Holmes 3" starring Robert Downey Jr.;
There are also horror/thriller-themed "Conjuring 3", "A Quiet Place 2", "Chainsaw Horror 9", etc., which have also attracted the attention of many fans.
At present, most of the films have been repeatedly postponed due to the epidemic, and the schedule in China has not yet been determined. In any case, while IP sequels and building a movie universe are important, we also expect more new movies to emerge
So, which of the 10 Hollywood blockbusters are you most looking forward to?
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