Annihilation
Release Date: February 23, 2018
Cast: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Oscar Isaac, Tessa Thompson
Director: Alex Garland
Jeff VanderMeer’s novel, Annihilation, will see a movie adaptation hit theaters in February 2018 from the writer and director of Ex Machina, Alex Garland. The film follows a biologist who signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition of the unknown where the laws of nature don’t apply. It’s the #1 best-selling post apocalyptic book on Amazon right now, and it’s well worth the read. The film will star Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Oscar Isaac, and Tessa Thompson, and it’s one of our most anticipated sci-fi films of 2018 so far.
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Ready Player One
Release Date: March 30, 2018
Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Hannah John-Kamen
Director: Steven Spielberg
One of the most exciting films on this list is Ready Player One, based on Ernest Cline’s best-selling novel of the same name (one of the best sci-fi books to read). It follows the story of a virtual contest set in what’s called the OASIS, the world’s biggest MMO that has transcended from just being a game to a way of life. The film will be directed by Steven Spielberg, and we can’t wait to hear who will be starring as Wade Watts, aka Perceval the gunter.
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Release Date: June 22, 2018
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard
Director: J.A. Bayona
Jurassic World’s dormant volcano comes roaring to life, meaning Owen and Claire will have to mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from the extinction level event.
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The Predator
Release Date: March 2, 2018 August 3, 2018
Cast: Olivia Munn, Boyd Holbrook, 50 Cent, Thomas Jane
Director: Shane Black
We don’t know much about the upcoming The Predator revival, except for the fact that “you’ll never see him coming” and it’ll be directed by Shane Black. According to the official synopsis, it’ll be a direct sequel to the 1987 sci-fi film. We do know that The Predator recently added Thomas Jane into the mix, although details of his role are still unknown.
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The Darkest Minds
Release Date: September 14, 2018
Starring: Gwendoline Christie, Mandy Moore, Amandla Stenberg
Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
The Darkest Minds will follow what happens after 98% of America’s children are killed by a disease and the remaining 2% develop superpowers. They’re placed in internment camps, where a 16-year old girl will make her escape from to join other teens on the run.
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Mortal Engines
Release Date: December 14, 2018
Starring: Hugo Weaving, Stephen Lang, Robert Sheehan
Director: Christian Rivers
Set many years after the Sixty Minute War, cities now move on giant wheels around a desolate Earth, attacking and devouring smaller towns to replenish their necessary resources. The first Mortal Engines trailer just recently released, and now, we’re more excited than ever.
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Inversion
Release Date: TBA 2018
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Yifei Liu
Director: Peter Segal
What happens when Earth gradually loses her gravity? A Chinese scientist (Yifei Liu) and an American street-man (Jackson) try to stop the chaos. More to come as news comes in.
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Mute
Release Date: TBA 2018
Starring: Alexander Skarsgard, Justin Theroux, Sam Rockwell, Paul Rudd
Director: Duncan Jones
One of the more interesting concepts on this list of the best upcoming sci-fi films is Mute, a sci-fi thriller from director Duncan Jones of Moon and Warcraft fame. The story is set in Berlin 40 years into the future, and it will follow a mute bartender that goes up against his city’s gangsters as he attempts to find out what happened to his missing partner. It’s being described as a science fiction Casablanca.
We don’t know much about what sort of sci-fi elements to expect, but the casting call lists names like Cactus Bill (Paul Rudd), Duck Teddington (Justin Theroux), and Sgt. Robert Klowskowski — so we can expect some interesting characters, for sure.
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Anon
Release Date: TBA 2018
Starring: Clive Owen, Amanda Seyfried, Colm Feore
Director: Andrew Niccol
Anon is an upcoming futuristic sci-fi thriller that’s set in a world without anonymity or crime, and it’ll follow a detective who meets a woman who threatens their security. The detective, Sal Frieland (Clive Owen) will try to get to the bottom of the young woman’s (Amanda Seyfried) identity while attempting to find her and stop her from restarting crime in the world.
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Future World
Release Date: TBA 2018
Starring: Milla Jovovich, James Franco, Lucy Liu
Director: James Franco, Bruce Thierry Cheung
We don’t know much about James Franco’s upcoming Future World movie, but the synopsis reads as follows: “A young boy searches a future world wasteland for a rumored cure for his dying mother”. The boy will journey with a robot named Ash as they embark on a daring adventure of self-discovery. Cast photos show a strong Mad Max meets Waterworld vibe.