2021 Movies We’ve All Been Waiting For

Covid pushed so many things back, concerts, family gatherings and movies.  Thankfully this year we have plenty of movies to choose from at the theatre.  Here is a list of the ones that I’ve been looking forward to by month.

April

Concrete Cowboy with Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin, Jharrel Jerome, Lorraine Toussaint and Method Man.  Opened April 2^nd on Netflix.

Mortal Combat with Joe Taslim, Ludi Lin, Mechad Brooks, Lewis Tan, Elissa Cadwell, Ng Chin Han, Max Huang, Josh Lawson, Jessica McNamee, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Sisi Stringer.  Opening on April 23^rd with simultaneous release on HBO Max.

May

Army of the Dead with Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana De La Reguera and Theo Rossi. Opening on May 21^st on Netflix.

Cruella with Emma Stone, Joel Fry, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Paul Walter Hauser and Emma Thompson. Opening on May 28^th with premier access on Disney+.

A Quite Place Part II with Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds, Cillian Murphy and Djimon Hounsou.  Opening on May 28^th.

June

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It with Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ruairi O’Connor, Sarah Catherine Hook and Julian Hilliard opening on June 4^th with simultaneous release on HBO Max.

July

The Forever Purge with Ana De La Reguera, Josh Lucas, Tenoch Huerta and Will Patton opening on July 2^nd.

Black Widow with Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour and Rachel Weisz opening on July 9^th with premier access on Disney+.

Jungle Cruise with Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramirez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons and Paul Giamatti opening on July 30^th.

August

Hotel Transylvania 4 with Adam Sandler opening August 6^th.

The Suicide Squad with Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, John Cena, Peter Capaldi and Sylvester Stallone opening on August 6^th.

Candyman with Nia DaCosta opening on August 27^th.

September

The Boss Baby: Family Business with Tom McGrath opening on September 17^th.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage with Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Woody Harrelson, Naomie Harris and Stephen Graham opening on September 24^th.

October

Morbius!!!!!!!!!!!!! The exclamation marks aren’t in the title I’ve just been waiting for like 2 ½ years for this movie.  Starring Jared Leto, Jared Harris, Adria Arjona, Matt Smith and Tyrese Gibson opening on October 8^th.

November

Ghostbusters: Afterlife with Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, McKenna Grace and Paul Rudd opening November 12^th.

Top Gun: Maverick with Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Val Kilmer, Jay Ellis, Miles Teller and Monica Barbaro opening November 19^th.

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City with Kaya Scodelario, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Hannah John-Kamen and Neal McDonough opening on November 24^th.

December

Nightmare Alley with Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Toni Collette, Richard Jenkins and Ton Perlman and Rooney Mara opening on December 3^rd.

West Side Story with Rita Moreno, Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler opening on December 10^th.

Spider-Man: No Way Home with Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jamie Foxx, Benedict Cumberbatch and Alfred Molina opening on December 17^th.

The Matrix 4 with Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lambert Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Neil Patrick Harris, Jonathan Groff, Jessica Henwick and Priyanka Chopra opening on December 22^nd.

Sing 2 with Matthew McConaughey, Selena Gomez, Shawn Mendes, John C. Reilly, Idina Menzel, Resse Witherspoon, Nick Kroll and Scarlett Johansson opening on December 22^nd.