The most anticipated movies of 2022

Paul Thomas Anderson. The name of the filmmaker, responsible for titles such as The Master or Puro vice, is the most repeated when asking about the most anticipated film of 2022. And he will not delay: Licorice Pizza will arrive in Spanish theaters on February 11. In it he will delve back into the seventies, to tell the life of a young man who wants to be an actor and a love story that grows over time.

In fact, the feature film is expected to have a presence at the Oscars. As a member of the Hollywood Academy, the director Isabel Coixet has already been able to see it at home, but she will go “again to the cinema to enjoy it on the big screen”: “I thought it was wonderful. It's very good".

The billboard will be full of new versions, continuations or remakes of classics, "for example Scream, which seemed like an exhausted saga and may have a new life in terror," explains Elio Castro, one of those responsible for Happened one night and collaborator of El cine en la SER and De film (RNE).

The same thing happens, he points out, with Top Gun, a classic from the 80s, or the next installment of Mission Impossible, as well as Death on the Nile, by Kenneth Branagh, which gives another Agatha Christie novel validity, as it already did with Murder on the Orient Express. He sees a clear intention in them: “To bring people back to the movies. If you want to recover the public in theaters, you have to give a certain show”. Who will not lead to the Mission Impossible seat is Coixet. “Anything in which Keanu Reeves is yes, but Tom Cruise is not”, explains the director of The Bookstore, for which she assures that with John Wick “he will be there”.

The agenda of the most anticipated premieres also has another purpose, that of shining at the Oscars. “Many already give it to Will Smith, or at least see him as one of the favorites for Best Actor, for The Williams Method. It seems to be one of the big bets of the year”, underlines Castro, despite the fact that Coixet thinks that “he is an interpreter who has an expression and a half —but there are others who only have half, eh?—”. In that sense, they also smell like a Nightmare Alley statuette, by Guillermo del Toro, or Belfast, another by Kenneth Branagh.

"In recent years we have seen more independent and smaller films at the awards and this year I have the impression that the heavyweights of the industry will return, such as Steven Spielberg's West Side Story - which premiered on December 22 - or the Will Smith himself,” declares the film journalist. However, he also believes that "many titles have been saved because it is not very clear what is going to happen, if they will go to theaters or directly to the platforms."

For its part, from Yelmo Cines they foresee a good year of collection for Spanish cinema, with the arrival of titles such as Padre no hay más que uno 3, A todo tren 2, La grandmother, Camera café or Veneciafrenia. Without a doubt, it would be great news after having closed 2021 as the blackest year of the 21st century for national productions.

La granny is, precisely, another of the most anticipated releases, according to Castro, given that Paco Plaza is an expert in the horror genre and “his view of the elderly” draws attention.

Coixet sweeps home. “I hope a documentary will be well received, which I hope to release in 2022, about a real case of sexual abuse over many years in a theater school for teenagers in Lleida (Catalonia). It's called The Yellow Roof and it's a very long work of documentation and research. We are mounting it. It is hard and a very tremendous case, with total impunity, because the author is on the street, ”he reveals to The HuffPost.

Finally, Netflix could release Blonde in 2022, the feature film that goes through the lights and shadows of Marilyn Monroe's life, which has been delayed due to the lack of consensus between its director and the streaming platform. The industry awaits her arrival soon, to the point that critics considered Ana de Armas the winner of the Oscar, even before seeing the film. The latest rumors suggest that it could be presented at the next Sundance Film Festival in January.

These are the most anticipated releases of 2022:

coda

Ruby belongs to a deaf family in which she is the only one who can hear and tries to run her parents' fishing business. After entering the high school choir, she discovers her passion for music and she will have to decide whether to train or continue taking care of her own. January.

Nightmare Alley

The remake of El alley of lost souls (1947), directed by Guillermo del Toro, has managed to bring together, to the delight of all moviegoers, Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, who already formed a brilliant couple in Carol seven years ago. This time they will meet with Bradley Cooper, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Ron Perlman or Richard Jenkins. January.

Belfast

Set in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s, a young man witnesses labor struggle, cultural change and violence shake the streets. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. January.

Cyrano

Directed by Joe Wright (Atonement), it tells the life of Cyrano de Bergerac, the renowned 17th-century French novelist and playwright. January.

scream

If anyone thought that the phenomenon of Scream was a thing of the teenagers of the past, they were wrong. This time, a woman returns to her hometown to find out who is the author of some bloody murders. January.

Williams method

After watching a tennis match, the father of Venus and Serena Williams decides that his daughters will be sports stars. Will Smith will star in this biopic about Richard Williams. January.

agent 355

A CIA agent teams up with other international agents to recover a weapon. The film has a star cast: Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o, Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger, Fan Bingbing, Sebastian Stan and Édgar Ramírez. January.

Licorice Pizza

In the seventies, a young man struggles to be an actor. That aspiring interpreter is nothing more and nothing less than Cooper Hoffman, son of the late Philip Seymour, under the command of Paul Thomas Anderson, the same filmmaker who directed his father in The Master. February.

Tammy Faye's eyes

Jessica Chastain co-stars with Andrew Garfield in the biopic about evangelists Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker, who were able to weave the world's largest religious television network with the Christian news program The PTL Club. The characterization of the actress for the film has drawn a lot of attention. February.

Uncharted

Tom Holland will be the face of the adaptation of the famous video game franchise, along with Antonio Banderas and Mark Wahlberg. February.

Marry me

A Latin bombshell, if you take into account the presence of Jennifer Lopez and Maluma, although the romantic comedy will feature an essential of the genre: Owen Wilson. February.

The event

A young French woman faces an unwanted pregnancy in the sixties. A story based on the book by Annie Ernaux with which Audrey Diwan won at the Venice Film Festival. February.

death on the nile

Kenneth Branagh returns to adapt Agatha Christie (in his own way), as he already did with Murder on the Orient Express. Once again, he himself will appear in the film as detective Hercule Poirot, to investigate on a ship sailing down the Nile who has murdered an American aristocrat. February.

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escape plan

Two brothers rob an ambulance, but the robbery does not go as expected. At the head Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Eiza González. February.

black phone

The horror genre returns with Ethan Hawke. The character he plays locks a 13-year-old boy in a basement, and it's not the first time he's done it. In fact, the minor manages to hear the voices of other victims who will help him have a different future than the one they had. February.

the worst person in the world

A romantic comedy in which a girl about to turn 30 has her life turned upside down, while her boyfriend enjoys job success. It is then that at a party she meets a boy with whom she connects emotionally. March.

Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore's Secrets

The third installment in the franchise, spun off from Harry Potter and following the life of Newt Scamander, will star Mads Mikkelsen as Grindewald, replacing Johnny Depp. April.

bullet train

Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Lady Gaga, Zazie Beetz, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Michael Shannon, Logan Lerman... They all make up the story of five contract killers who travel on a train and whose missions are intertwined, although they they are unaware April.

Venicephrenia

Álex de la Iglesia returns to the cinema with a horror film in which he has Ingrid García Jonsson, Silvia Alonso, Goize Blanco, Nicolás Illoro, Alberto Bang, Cosimo Fusco, Enrico Lo Verso, Armando di Razza, Caterina Murino and Nico Romero . A story of the struggle for survival of some Spanish tourists in Venice. April.

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

A comedy in which Nicolas Cage plays himself, desperate to get a job in a Quentin Tarantino movie. He will accept all kinds of jobs for it. April.

The Northman

A cast of luxury: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, Willem Dafoe, Ethan Hawke and Björk. Together they will tell on the big screen how a Nordic prince seeks revenge for the death of his father in Iceland in the 10th century. April.

65

Adam Driver will give life to an astronaut in this science fiction film. Little else is known about the film directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place). May.

John Wick: Chapter 4

The industry returns to the character of Keanu Reeves, with the promise of raising the pulse with more action. May.

Top Gun: Maverick

This film should have hit theaters three years ago, but it is another of the titles that have been delayed by the pandemic. Tom Cruise reprises the role that made him the renowned actor he is today. May.

Jurassic World 3: Dominion

The third part of the new Jurassic Park trilogy arrives. It will see Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard again, and will reunite Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum to the delight of fans of the legendary films. June.

Elvis

Warner bets on the musical biopic of The King of Rock & Roll with a drama in which Tom Hanks will assume an important role. July.

ticket to paradise

The feature film will bring together two great stars on the screen: Julia Roberts and George Clooney will star in a love story, that of a couple who divorces and tries to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes in their relationship. September.

mission impossible 7

Another Tom Cruise that has been delayed by the pandemic. The seventh installment of Mission Impossible will feature the usual cast, plus Hayley Atwell or Pom Klementieff. September.

The crooked lines of God

The adaptation of the famous novel by Torcuato Luca de Tena, which takes place in a mental health center, is carried out by Oriol Paulo (The innocent). For her she will have Bárbara Lennie, Eduard Fernández, Pablo Derqui or Loreto Mauleón. October.

Halloween Ends

After Halloween Kills set a box office record in 2021, you can't say the franchise is over, and neither will Halloween Ends. October.

she said

It tells the true story of the three New York Times journalists - played by Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan and Patricia Clarkson - who published the report that was the true launch of #MeToo. December.

Avatar 2

After 13 years of James Cameron's blockbuster, the Avatar phenomenon is back in 3D. The second installment will return to the land of Pandora with Oona Chaplin and Kate Winslet in the cast. December.

Superheros

Morbius

Jared Leto will play the famous villain and vampire of Spider-Man, Morbius, in the film directed by Daniel Espinosa (Child 44). January.

batman

There is no doubt: it is one of the most anticipated films of 2022. This time it will be Robert Pattinson who will get into the superhero costume, following in the footsteps of others who have already played him, such as Christian Bale or Ben Affleck. March.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elisabeth Olsen... All reunited in the Marvel movie, the sequel to Doctor Strange. May.

Black Adam

The spin-off of Shazam!, about the antihero Black Adam. The history of DC Comics features Dwayne Johnson 'The Rock'. July.

Thor: Love and Thunder

This time the god will be accompanied by Natalie Portman in the role of Lady Thor. It is the fourth installment of the Marvel character. July.

Spider-Man: a new universe 2

The second part of the film that deals with the story of a world in which Peter Parker has died and Miles Morales, a high school student, puts on his suit. October.

Flash

After several delays in its release date, this 2022 it will be possible to see The Flash, starring Ezra Miller along with Kiersey Clemons, Ben Affleck, Michael Keaton, Sasha Calle and the Spanish Maribel Verdú. November.

Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever

The sequel to Black Panther will unfortunately not be able to feature the late Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa. This installment promises to be a tribute to the actor. November.

Captain Marvel 2

This time contextualized in the current era, Captain Marvel returns, although it will be directed by Nia DaCosta, with the script by Gene Colan and Roy Thomas. November.

Aquaman 2

Jason Momoa once again gets into the skin of Aquaman, the iconic DC Comics character, in this movie that promised to be called Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. December.

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sonic the movie 2

The rooms recover the legendary video game character who made one of the best box office figures before the pandemic broke out. This time, the hedgehog returns with new adventures. April.

Minions: the origin of Gru

One of the favorite villains of the little ones has his own story. This is Gru, the leader of the Minions, whose past will be explored in the origin. July.

Tadeo Jones 3: The Curse of the Mummy

The most famous animated character in Spanish cinema returns. The last time he filled theaters was in 2017 with The Secret of King Midas. August.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Antonio Banderas will voice the funny character again in this sequel in which he will have to recover the eight lives that he has lost. October.

Super Mario Bros: The Movie

If Sonic is expected in 2022, Super Mario was not going to be less. The film based on the Nintendo video games is made for children and adults, fans of any age. December.

Disney/Pixar

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Domee Shi, the director of the short Bao, comes to Pixar with the story of a teenager who transforms, whenever she gets excited, into a giant red panda. March.

Lightyear

Definitely, and much to Woody's chagrin, Buzz Lightyear has stolen all the prominence from the cowboy, at least for this time. Chris Evans will voice the astronaut, whose story will be known before he arrived at Andy's house. June.

Pinocchio

The story of the wooden boy will have a flesh and blood Gepetto. Tom Hanks will play Pinocchio's father in the live-action Disney movie. Still no definite date.

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Prey

An addition to the Predator franchise set in the world of the Comanche Nation three centuries ago. It tells the story of a warrior who protects her tribe against an alien predator.

princess

Set in a fairy tale world, a young royal would rather wear a sword than a tiara, and it's up to her to save her kingdom from mercenaries.

disenchanted

Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey will reprise their roles in the sequel to Enchanted: Giselle's Story.

sneakerella. Cinderella in Slippers

The story will give a twist to Cinderella, the classic fairy tale, now with the cult of sneakers in New York (much more comfortable than a glass shoe).

The return of the witches 2

The sequel to the 1993 film will hit the platform in the second half of the year.

Netflix

the wasteland

A horror story that dives into childhood fears. With Inma Cuesta, Asier Flores and Roberto Álamo. 26 of January.

through my window

The film based on the successful saga of the same title, a love story. February 4.

the crystal girls

A Spanish-style Black Swan with María Pedraza. First semester.

The Adam Project

With Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana, tells a story in which the characters can travel to the past to prevent the catastrophes of the future. First semester.

Mother's Love

A comedy with Quim Gutiérrez, Carmen Machi and Yolanda Ramos about a young man who, after being stood up at the altar, goes on a honeymoon with his mother. Spring.

The Gray Man

A former CIA agent turned hit man goes on the run, pursued by a former partner. Directed by the Russos, the film starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas and Regé-Jean Page can be seen on Netflix. Still no definite date.

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Paula M. Gonzalvez

HuffPost writer