Doses of action, comedy, and fantasy… This is how you will bid farewell to Hollywood in 2025 art

Cinema fans around the world are anticipating the screening of a group of anticipated films during the last two months of 2025, which a number of critics described as an average cinematic year in terms of quality.

However, some films have achieved high revenues at the global box office, most notably “Lilo & Stitch,” “A Minecraft Movie,” in addition to “Jurassic World: Rebirth.”

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Below we review the most anticipated films that will be shown soon amid a state of anticipation by the audience, such as “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” “Wicked: For Good,” and “Jay Kelly.”

The return of the most famous films in a new look

This November is scheduled to witness the release of “Predator: Badlands,” the seventh part of the famous “Predator” film series that combines science fiction and horror. This version presents a different vision from the previous parts, as its events take place on a fictional planet in which an outcast alien is allied with a robot on a bloody mission against a common enemy.

A number of international actors are starring in the film, including New Zealander Demetrius Kolomatangi, American Elle Fanning, Canadian Jessica Matten, and German Thomas Kretschmann, while the director is Dan Trachtenberg, who previously directed the last two parts of the series, completing one of the longest and most famous science fiction film series in Hollywood.

On November 14, the third part of the famous magic tricks film series “Now You See Me” will be released, under the title “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t”, in an attempt by the creators of the work to attract a new generation of viewers through an exciting adventure that brings together the characters of the “Four Horsemen” and new members of the adventurous youth in the face of a mysterious opponent.

A number of the original stars of the series return in this part, including Morgan Freeman, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco, and Isla Fisher, who was absent from the second part in 2016. They are also joined by new faces such as Ariana Greenblatt, Dominic Sessa, Justice Smith, and Rosamund Pike.

The script was written by a team of writers that includes Eric Warren Singer, Seth Grahame-Smith, Michael Leslie, and Rhett Reese, while Ruben Fleischer is directing in his first participation in the series, after his success in films such as “Zombieland” and “Venom.”

On November 21, the characters of Glinda and Elphaba will return to the screen in the second part of the musical fantasy film “Wicked: For Good,” which comes as a continuation of the great success achieved by the first part last year, amid expectations that it will achieve wide public demand in international theaters.

Directed by John M. Chu, written by Gregory Maguire and Winnie Holzman. The film is based on the novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by American author L. Frank Baum’s 1900 film inspired many works of art, most notably the 1939 classic “The Wizard of Oz.”

On December 12, the third part of the mystery and investigation series “Knives Out” will be released, entitled “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,” in which Detective Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig, returns in a new adventure with a different team of stars, including Josh O’Connor, Mila Kunis, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, While director Rian Johnson continues to write and direct the series.

At the end of the year, the third installment of the epic science fiction series “Avatar”, entitled “Avatar: Fire and Ash”, will be shown during the latter half of December 2025, with the participation of Zoe Saldana, Michelle Yeoh, and Sam Worthington, as part of one of the most anticipated films of the year as it represents the continuation of one of the most successful cinematic projects in the history of Hollywood.

Although the film has not been released yet, director and writer James Cameron has already announced his contract for the fourth and fifth parts, which are scheduled to be released in 2029 and 2031, respectively.

The presence of major stars

Hollywood will conclude the year 2025 with a remarkable presence of its biggest stars, who will be shown a number of the most prominent and anticipated films in the coming weeks.

At the forefront is the movie “Frankenstein”, directed by Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro, which includes stars Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi in the lead. The film is scheduled to be released on November 7 on the Netflix platform, after it received wide acclaim following its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival last August.

The film is based on the 1818 novel by British writer Mary Shelley, which is considered a classic of world literature in horror and science fiction.

On the same date, cinemas will receive the movie “Die My Love,” which brings together Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence for the first time.
The work is adapted from a novel with the same title by Ariana Harwich, published in 2012, and its events revolve around a couple who move from the city to the countryside, where the wife suffers from postpartum depression and her condition worsens into hallucinations and separation from reality, in a dramatic treatment that explores the psychological side of the human being and discusses the fragility of relationships in the face of isolation and mental disorders.

Academy Award-winning star Brendan Fraser returns to comedy roles with his new film, “Rental Family,” scheduled to be released on November 21. The film is a joint production between the United States and Japan, and Fraser participates in it along with a number of Japanese actors. The events of the work revolve around an American man who lives in a state of loss in Tokyo. He joins an agency that specializes in renting people to play family roles at social events. Through his work, unexpected human relationships are established with his clients, within a framework that combines drama and an influential comedic touch.

Stars George Clooney and Adam Sandler will also meet for the first time in a joint work in the film “Jay Kelly”, which was written and directed by Noah Baumbach in collaboration with writer Emily Mortimer.

The film tells the story of a famous Hollywood actor who faces accumulated crises in his personal and professional life, including his psychological conflicts, before his manager intervenes to help him overcome them and regain his balance. The film is scheduled to be shown on the Netflix platform on December 5.