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Exciting Movie Releases Still To Come In 2023 (& What’s Coming In 2024)

By Olivia Emily

7 months ago

From rom coms to ambitious sci-fis, there’s plenty to look forward to in 2023


Consider yourself a film fanatic? Or perhaps you want to make more trips to the cinema? Barbenheimer may have happened already, but it’s not all over. Whether you’re a Letterboxd lover (if you know, you know) or just like keeping up with the latest trends, here are all of the best 2023 movie releases still to come this year.

New Movies Releases Still To Come In 2023

Foe

In cinemas 20 October 2023

Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal in Foe

Amazon Studios

Combining rural farm life with sci-fi, love, technology and the environment, Foe will star Irish legends Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal donning American accents, transported 40 years into the future. The two play Henritta and Junior, a married couple living in a farmhouse in the US whose lives are upended when a mystery man named Terrance arrives at the door and informs them that Junior has been selected to leave home to pilot a space programme on a hunt for human life away from Earth. Read everything we know so far here.

Killers Of The Flower Moon

In cinemas 20 October 2023

Killers of the Flower Moon

Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” coming soon to Apple TV+.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro star in this haunting western directed and produced by Martin Scorsese. Transporting us back to 1920s Oklahoma, the film centres on the mysterious murders of people in the Native American Osage Nation after oil was discovered on tribal land. It’s set to be one of the biggest films of the year – and it’s the most expensive film ever produced in Oklahoma. Read all about where it was filmed here.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Song Birds and Snakes

In cinemas 17 November 2023

Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird and Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. (c) Murray Close

Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird and Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. (c) Murray Close

Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games trilogy was a massive success, which ushered in a new era of young adult action films (think Divergent, The Maze Runner, The Mortal Instruments), especially those led by women. Collins’ 2020 prequel The Ballad of Song Birds and Snakes will transport us to the Capitol, where we follow a young Cornelius Snow (later President Snow). With a killer ensemble cast (Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis, Hunter Schafer), it’s sure to be one of the year’s hottest movie releases.

Saltburn

In cinemas 1 December 2023

A still from Saltburn

Emereld Fennell’s sophomore feature film, Saltburn, will open the BFI Film Festival in London this October, giving a first look into the scandalous flick starring Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi. Here’s everything we know so far.

Eileen

In cinemas 1 December 2023

Still from upcoming movie Eileen

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Based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s debut 2015 novel of the same name (though the author is perhaps best known for her 2018 follow up, My Year of Rest and Relaxation), Eileen debuted at Sundance in January, starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway. Transporting us back to 1960s New England, the film follows Eileen (McKenzie) working in a prison when a captivating counsellor arrives and helps her access new facets of her personality.

Leave the World Behind

On Netflix 8 December 2023

Leave the world behind

Leave the World Behind (2023) Mahershela Ali as G.H., Myha’la Herrold as Ruth, Julia Roberts as Amanda and Ethan Hawke as Clay © JoJo Whilden

Based on Rumaan Alam’s hit 2020 novel of the same name, this psychological thriller will star the likes of Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke and Kevin Bacon, landing on Netflix this December. Scrutinising our modern world and centred on a trip to an Airbnb, the film follows a couple on holiday who are joined by another couple seeking refuge from a cyber attack.

Wonka

In cinemas 15 December 2023

Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka

After a year of Timothee Chalamet sightings on set in Oxford, there’s still a year to wait for Wonka, slated for release in December 2023. Chalamet will star as a young Willy Wonka, with Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins, Jim Carter, Matt Lucas, Natasha Rothwell, Olivia Colman, and Rowan Atkinson also confirmed to star. Here’s everything we know so far about the film – plus, where it was filmed.

Anyone But You

In cinemas 15 December 2023

Twitter is abuzz with chatter about Anyone But You, the upcoming rom-com starring Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney. Supposedly a modernization of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, the film is slated to follow college archnemeses who reunite years after graduation for a destination wedding and pretend to be a couple for their own personal reasons. But through pretending, they actually fall in love. With so many classic rom com tropes, could Anyone But You signal a much-anticipated rom com renaissance? Here’s hoping. Meanwhile, here are our favourite romantic films.

All of Us Strangers

In cinemas 22 December 2023

All of us strangers

The second film adaptation of Taichi Yamada’s 1987 novel, StrangersAll of Us Strangers will be a weird fantasy drama starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell and Claire Foy. Reimagining the Japanese novel in contemporary London, Scott will play Adam, a screenwriter who has a chance encounter with his mysterious neighbour Harry (Mescal) that ultimately changes his life.

Exciting Movie Releases To Look Forward To In 2024

Priscilla

In cinemas 5 January 2024

Priscilla

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Elvis fans, it’s time to get excited. After Austin Butler’s 2022 blockbuster, Jacob Elordi is set to take the reins in Sofia Coppola’s film focussing on Priscilla Presley’s life. With Cailee Spaeny in the title role, it’s set to be an autumn hit – though its UK release date is still TBC. Here’s everything we know so far.

Poor Things

In cinemas 12 January 2024

poor things

Ramy Youssef and Emma Stone in POOR THINGS. Photo by Yorgos Lanthimos. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2023 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved.

Premiering in the UK at the BFI Film Festival (after an initial premiere at the Venice Film Festival), Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things is led by an eerie looking Emma Stone opposite an ensemble of Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, Willem Dafoe and more. Lanthimos previously directed Stone in The Favourite with Olivia Colman; in Poor Things, she plays a young woman named Bella who has been brought back to life by a scientist.

The Color Purple

In cinemas 26 January 2024

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Based on Alice Walker’s seminal classic 1982 novel of the same name, The Color Purple will arrive in cinemas at the start of 2024 with a new 2023 book adaptation, almost 40 years after Stephen Spielberg’s 1985 adaptation of the novel. The film will follow Celie (played by Fantasia and Phylicia Mpasi) and her life-long struggles in southern America in the early 1900s. Colman Domingo, Taraji P. Henson, Corey Hawkins and Halle Bailey will also star.

Argylle

Streaming on Apple TV from 2 February 2024

Bryce Dallas Howard

Bryce Dallas Howard in “Argylle,” coming soon to Apple TV+.

Bryce Dallas Howard will lead this star-studded flick from director Matthew Vaughn – whose cat stars in the movie. Argylle follows Elly (Howard), an introverted novelist best known for her series of novels, Argylle. But her life is turned upside down when Elly is accidentally drawn into the world of espionage following a chance encounter on a train.

Dune: Part Two

In cinemas 15 March 2024

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Following the acclaimed 2021 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi classic starring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya, Dune: Part Two will arrive at long last in cinemas in November 2023. With Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, Léa Seydoux and Christopher Walken all joining the cast for Part Two, it’s set to be a showstopper.

Mickey 17

In cinemas 29 March 2024

We’ve seen a few first look images from Mickey 17, Robert Pattinson’s next flick based on Edward Ashton’s novel, Mickey 7. Directed by Bong Joon-ho – the man behind Parasite – we’re expecting big things. Warner summarises: ‘Mickey7, known as an “expendable,” goes on a dangerous journey to colonize an ice planet.’ With a supporting case starring Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo, we’re expecting a thrilling sci-fi ride.