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Your 2019 Movie Preview Guide Is Here — From ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ To ‘Toy Story 4’ And Beyond

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Dec 21, 2018 2:58 pm·

By Ed Gross

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As we look forward to spending time with loved ones over the holidays and bringing 2018 to a close, we’re already starting to look forward to 2019. Of course, the various movie studios are way ahead of us on that front, mapping out the next 12 months of potential moviegoing with everything from Disney cartoons brought to life (Dumbo, Aladdin, The Lion King), superhero adventures (Captain Marvel, Shazam, Avengers: Endgame), sequels (Frozen 2, Jumanji 3, Toy Story 4, Terminator 6, Star Wars IX), Stephen King (Pet Sematary, It: Chapter Two), films based on TV shows (Downton Abbey, Charlie’s Angels), and so much more.

To get you ready, we’ve compiled our 2019 Movie Guide, presenting all the highlights of what you can expect. Just scroll down to allow yourself to escape to the movies.

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‘Glass’ (Jan. 18)

This is pretty unique as far as sequels go. M. Night Shyamalan has created follow-ups to both Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2016), bringing together cast members Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and James McAvoy as meta-humans who threaten us all, though Bruce is the guy who’s on our side. Looks pretty cool from what we’ve seen.

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‘The Rhythm Section’ (Feb. 22)

Blake Lively is Stephanie Patrick, a woman who assumes the identity of an assassin when she discovers that a plane crash that killed her family was not an accident. Produced by Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, step-siblings who run the James Bond franchise.

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‘Captain Marvel’ (March 8)

Set in 1995, this Marvel movie introduces Brie Larson as Captain Marvel, a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who is transformed into an intergalactic warrior for an alien military organization known as Starforce. Samuel L. Jackson also stars as a younger Nick Fury. Expect Brie to be back in Avenges: Endgame a little less than two months later, where we’re supposed to see her go toe-to-toe with James Brolin’s Thanos.

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‘Dumbo’ (March 29)

The animated Disney classic is brought to life with a CG flying elephant. This little fellow with the really big ears may be just the ticket to save an ailing circus. The film’s stars include Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, and Eva Green.

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‘Shazam’ (April 5)

Asher Angel plays young orphaned teen Billy Batson, who an ancient wizard endows with superpowers by simply uttering his name (which just happens to be the title of the film). When he does, Zachary Levi steps in as an adult Billy and takes on the bad guys. Think of it as a cross between Superman and the movie Big.

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‘Pet Sematary’ (April 5)

Sometimes dead is better! When a family moves into a new home, they discover that the pet cemetery in the backyard has some mystical properties. When the family cat is buried there, it comes back to life but is far more evil than it was. Then, when the youngest child is struck and killed by a truck driver, the decision is made to bury him there as well. Probably not the best of ideas.

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‘Avengers: Endgame’ (April 26)

As it stands, this year’s Avengers: Infinity War is probably the best superhero movie produced to date. Will that film’s creators be able to top themselves with their follow-up? We cannot wait to find out. All we know is that the heroes who survive will be rallying against Thanos to reverse what he did to half of civilization last time out.

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‘John Wick 3: Parabellum’ (May 17)

This action saga — which all kicked off because some bad guys killed John Wick’s dog — continues, with Keanu Reeves’ title character on the run after the murder of a member of the “High Table” back in the second film. There’s a $14 million contract on his head, so he has to fight his way out of New York. Halle Berry co-stars.

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‘Aladdin’ (May 24)

The second live-action adaptation of a Disney animated film is released in 2019, this time based on Aladdin and featuring Will Smith in the role of Genie (famously voiced by the late Robin Williams in the original). If it’s anything like the live version of Beauty and the Beast, one would imagine it will be sticking pretty close to the source material. Will has said, though, that his style of music will certainly make things feel different than the way that Robin sang.

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‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ (May 31)

One of the big complaints about the American-produced film from 2014 is that there just wasn’t enough of Godzilla himself in it. Apparently, that won’t be an issue in the new one: The big G will be joined by fellow classic giant creatures Mothra, Rodan, and the three-headed flying dragon thingy, King Ghidorah. Oh yeah, there are some humans, too, played by the likes of Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, and Millie Bobby Brown. After this one, get ready for 2020’s Godzilla vs. King Kong!

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‘Dark Phoenix’ (June 7)

Set almost 10 years after the last X-Men film, Apocalypse, the mutants are embarking on riskier and riskier missions. One leads them into space for a rescue operation, when a solar flare causes Jean Grey (Game of Thrones’ Sophie Turner) to lose control of her psychic abilities, transforming her into the Phoenix. Returnees include James McAvoy as Charles Xavier, Michael Fassbender as Magneto, and Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique.

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‘Men in Black International’ (June 14)

Well, it seems like Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones only represented the American version of the MIB organization. There’s a London team as well, it turns out, and they’re played by Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, who positively sparked off each other in Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok. In the film, a murder mystery has them investigating aliens around the world. Liam Neeson also stars.

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‘Toy Story 4’ (June 21)

Here’s how Disney describes the film: “Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called “Forky” to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends will show Woody how big the world can be for a toy.” Both Tom Hanks and Tim Allen have discussed how emotional the ending of this one is going to be, though we think the conclusion of Toy Story 3 is going to be pretty darn hard to beat.

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Celebrity Sightings In New York October 12, 2018

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ (July 5)

Beware of Avengers: Infinity War spoilers, but at the end of that film, Spidey and most of the other heroes, along with half of humanity throughout the universe, was turned to dust by Thanos. We’re assuming said universe gets put back together in Endgame, which is being released a little more than two months before this one. Needless to say, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man is back, but that’s pretty much all that’s come out on it so far. Samuel L. Jackson also returns from dust as Nick Fury, teaming Spidey up with Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio (who’s supposed to be one of his enemies) to take down a group known as the Elementals. Actually, we know a little more than we thought we did at the outset. Look at us go.

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‘The Lion King’ (July 19)

As was the case with Dumbo and Aladdin, this is another Disney cartoon turned to live action. Voices featured include Donald Glover as Simba, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Billy Eichner as Timon, John Oliver as Zazu, Beyonce as Nala, and the irreplaceable (hence the reason they didn’t replace him) James Earl Jones reprising the role of Mufasa.

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‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ (July 26)

Leonardo DiCaprio is Rick Dalton, a struggling actor, and Brad Pitt is his stunt double, Cliff Booth. The two decide to try and make a name for themselves in the film industry at about the same time that the Charles Manson murders take place in Los Angeles back in 1969. Directed by Quentin Tarantino, this was supposed to be the last film for Burt Reynolds, but he never had the opportunity to shoot his scenes.

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‘Dora the Explorer’ (Aug. 2)

The popular animated series (and merchandising bonanza) is brought to life with actress Isabela Moner playing the title character. Here’s Paramount Pictures’ official description: “Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora for the most dangerous adventure ever — High School. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego, and a rag tag group of teens on an adventure to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost Inca civilization.”

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‘It: Chapter Two’ (Sept. 6)

Coming off of the $700 million success of the first film, this one continues the adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema says, ” Twenty-seven years after the horrific events of the summer of 1989, It (Bill Skarsgard) returns. The Losers’ Club fulfill their promises and return to Derry to put an end to the shape-shifting beast once and for all.”

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‘Downton Abbey’ (Sept. 13)

Not much is known about this big screen sequel to the popular television series of the same name, besides, you know, it being an Edwardian period drama focused on the Crawley family and their servants.

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‘Gemini Man’ (Oct. 4)

Sounding like it’s taken some inspiration from the Bruce Willis/Joseph Gordon-Levitt film Looper, Will Smith plays Henry Brogen, an aging assassin seeking to exit his career, but finding himself going against a younger clone of himself who can predict his every move. Sounds pretty cool to us.

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‘Terminator 6’ (Nov. 1)

One thing you can say about Ahnuld: he doesn’t lie. Every time he’s told us, “I’ll be back,” he’s lived up to it and he’s ready to do so again in the sixth Terminator film. James Cameron, who has been absent from the franchise since the second entry, is back as producer, so it will be interesting to see what they’ve cooked up this time.

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‘Charlie’s Angels’ (Nov. 1)

In this reboot of the film series, which itself was a reboot of the Classic TV show from the 1970s, the Angels are a security and intelligence service, with teams that are set up all around the world to carry out different assignments. And each of those teams is overseen by a different person named Bosley. This time out, the Angels are played by Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska, with Elizabeth Banks coming on-board as director and co-writer.

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‘Kingsman: The Great Game’ (Nov. 8)

A prequel to the popular action-comedy spy series that will show how the spy agency was formed in the first place. The cast includes Charles Dance, Daniel Bruhl, Rhys Ifans, Harris Dickinson, and Zander James.

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‘Frozen 2’ (Nov. 22)

Nobody plays things as secretly as Disney does, so we should consider ourselves lucky that we’ve got this much of a plot summary: Elsa the Snow Queen and her sister embark on an adventure far away from the kingdom of Arendelle. We know it’s not much, but we also know it’s going to be pretty special.

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‘Knives Out’ (Nov. 27)

This one has been described as a modern take on a whodunit mystery, but what’s really blowing us away is the cast, which includes Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Michael Shannon, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Toni Collette, among others. The writer/director is Rian Johnson, who most recently gave us Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

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‘Jumanji 3’ (Dec. 13)

The success of last year’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle caught everybody by surprise, but not to the point where they couldn’t get a sequel into theatres two years later. The plot’s a secret, but pretty much everyone is returning, from cast members Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart to director Jake Kasdan. Expect some more wild adventures set in the world of the Jumanji game.

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‘Cats’ (Dec. 20)

The acclaimed Broadway show finally makes the leap to the big screen, telling the story of a tribe of cats known as the Jellicles, and focusing on the night that one of them will be chosen to ascend to Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a new life. Check out this cast: Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift, James Corden, Ian McKellen, Idris Elba, and Judi Dench. Steven Spielberg is executive producer. Sounds purrfect!

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'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Shanghai Premiere

‘Star Wars Episode IX’ (Dec. 20)

The Skywalker saga will finally come to a close, apparently wrapping up the stories of Rey (Daisy Ridley), Poe (Oscar Isaac), Finn (John Boyega), and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) in the process. From what we’ve been hearing, Star Wars will be moving in a very different direction after this installment.