In the new year, the foreign film and television industry can be described as a year of fairy fighting. Not only the sci-fi blockbuster "Falling Moon", the dream back to the magical world of "Fantastic Beasts: The Mystery of Dumbledore", but also "Avatar 2" that has been waiting for 13 years... Marvel and DC are also in full swing, with various blockbusters bombarding in turn. Just watching the film list is already full of expectations! Let's take a look!
Thor 4: Love and Thunder
Director: Taiga Viditti
Starring: Chris Hemsworth / Natalie Portman / Christian Bell
Release date: 8 July 2022 (North America)
Synopsis:
Gel the Slayer is almost immortal, possessing superhuman strength, endurance, and resistance to injuries. It can also manipulate darkness and shape it into solids.
After the loss of his beloved, Geer felt that the gods people believed in might not exist at all, but after confirming that there were gods in the world, Geer vowed to eliminate them all. He also succeeded in slaughtering many gods, and Thor naturally became his target.
The "Thor" series has gradually deteriorated since the third part, but it may be more grounded for fans. In the fourth installment, Natalie Portman will return and play a female Thor, adding another member of the Marvel family. Expect the female Thor to wield the Hammer of Thor and generate electricity with love.
"Black Adam"
Director: Zomi Shirla
Starring: Dawn Johnson / Pierce Brosnan
Release date: 29 July 2022 (North America)
Black Adam, whose real name is Tess Adam, was chosen by the wizard Shazam thousands of years ago to become the first defender of morality, and was given the power of the six egyptian gods, the powerful power of which made his soul eroded by evil, became Black Adam, in an attempt to get rid of all wizards and magicians, become the only person in the world who can use magic, hoping to let the world develop according to his ideal trajectory, and finally defeated and sealed by the wizard Shazam for a thousand years.
According to Dwayne Johnson, Black Adam will intersect with the members of the Justice League, especially with Superman, which will inevitably have a battle. Previously, Dwayne Johnson had revealed in an interview that DC had prepared a super big surprise for Black Adam. According to foreign media speculation, Black Adam is very likely to appear in the Easter egg of "Justice League", so that the battle between Black Adam and Superman can be confirmed.
Mission Impossible 7
Directed By: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise / Vanessa Kirby / Rebecca Ferguson / Simon Peggy
Release date: 30 September 2022 (North America)
The film is based on the TV series of the same name, and the story revolves around the "Impossible Mission Intelligence Agency (IMF)" in the United States. The intelligence agency's agents are highly skilled, and they are also adept at using transfiguration to allow targets to give information without their knowledge.
Paramount previously announced the signing of two sequels, with Tom Cruise confirming the appearance, and Mission Impossible 7 and Mission Impossible 8 will be released in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
This year's "Mission Impossible 7" because of the epidemic affected the filming process for a year and a half, according to the scene photos, Atangge continued to stage a variety of difficult actions, it is said that the whole process of Atangge did 13,000 cross-country motorcycle jumps, 500 parachute jumps - again, this is a 60-year-old "old man".
The Flash
Director: Anders Muschetti
Starring: Ezra Miller Ezra Miller / Michael Keaton / Michael Shannon / Ben Affleck
Release date: 4 November 2022 (North America)
The Flash, Barry Allen, travels back in time (some parallel universe) to save his mother, but gets into some trouble, and he and another "Flash", Superwoman, seek help from Batman (played by Michael Keaton) in the universe.
"The Flash", which can also be said to be a big gamble of DC, has finally launched the movie version of The Flash after several seasons of the series. In this new work, two Flashes will appear in the time and space after the Flash travels through time, realizing the same frame as the drama version and the film version. At the same time, it is said that there will also be two generations of Batman in the same frame as Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton, in a sense, "The Flash" is DC's killer against the Marvel multiverse.
Black Panther 2
Director: Ryan Coogler
Starring: Lupita Nyong'o / Lititia Wright / Angela Bessette
Release date: 11 November 2022 (North America)
After the death of "Black Panther" star Chadwick Bosman, the development of "Black Panther 2" was suspended for a while, and the film was scheduled to start filming in March 2021. In addition to the change in the start time, there are also new actors. Tenoche Huerta (Narcos: Mexico) will join as one of the villains. Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke and Angela Bessette are expected to return to star, and it is reported that leticia Wright, who played Princess Wakanda in Black Panther, may increase her role.
Although Marvel lost a major player, Chadwick Bosman, "Black Panther 2" returned as scheduled, but the focus will be on Black Panther sister and Wakanda's tech genius Su Rui.
Avatar 2: The Way of Water
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington / Zoe Saldana / Kate Winslet / Yang Ziqiong / Sigour / Van Diesel / Stephen Lang
Release date: 16 December 2022 (North America)
The plot of Avatar 2 continues 5 years after the first part. Jack Sally, a former disabled soldier on Earth, is now the patriarch of the Tribe of The Na'mees on the planet Pandora, and has a pair of lovely children with his beloved wife Natalie, and his life is plain and full. One day, however, a brother of a tribe was killed by a sharp knife while patrolling the coast. Through the on-site investigation, and keen intuition as a former Marine, Jack judged that a human Avatar had already mixed into the tribe...
This year's most anticipated of the year, first of all, "Avatar 2" did not run. As one of the most important epoch-making masterpieces in history, Avatar has carried countless praises and praises, so the sequel has always attracted much attention. 12 years after the first one was released, four sequels were officially announced in one go, and the schedule was until 2028.
Among them, "Avatar 2" will be released at the end of this year according to the current schedule, "Avatar" will bring the film into the 3D era, will "Avatar 2" once again revolutionize our viewing experience? Will we witness the history of cinema again this year?
Aquaman 2: The Lost Kingdom
Director: Wen Ziren
Starring: Jason Momma / Amber Hilde / Patrick Wilson / Temura Morrison / Piru Especk
When an ancient force is unleashed, Aquaman must forge a partnership with a seemingly impossible character to protect Atlantis from falling into irreversible destruction.
"Aquaman 1" grossed $1.09 billion worldwide, breaking the box office record for Batman: The Dark Knight and making it DC's world-highest-grossing film. Among them, Wen Ziren's directing is of course indispensable.
And his re-joining the creation of the sequel this time is also very exciting. Will Wen Ziren, who has always been good at horror films, add such elements to the new film, presenting a more secretive and deep underwater world?