Upcoming new movies in 2025
We may never get a blockbuster year close to the summer of Barbenheimer, but the lineup of movies in 2025 in Malaysian cinemas is looking real promising. Standouts are still the universe-extenders and franchise sequels, in particular Paddington 3, Jurassic World 4, and another Avatar film – finally.
But there are a good amount of films with fresh stories and casts that the cinema has been lacking last year – there’s the award-winning filmmaker Bong Joon Ho’s adaptation of Mickey17 starring Robert Pattinson, the long-awaited live adaptation of Snow White, and of course, more Marvel movies featuring scenes that feel very, very close to home.
We’ll be thoroughly entertained this year. Read on for the movies in 2025 we’re definitely hyped to catch in Malaysian cinemas.
Paddington In Peru – 16th January
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The lovable Paddington Bear returns with his latest adventure in the third installment of the widely popular franchise. Titled Paddington In Peru, the live-action comedy film follows the little bear – voiced by Ben Wishaw – on the search for his missing Aunt Lucy. With his adopted Brown family in tow, they get thrown into an unexpected adventure through the Amazon rainforest and the mountains of Peru by a mysterious force.
Wolf Man – 16th January
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Start your year of movie adventure on a freaky note with the 2025 reboot of Wolf Man, which stars Julia Garner and Christopher Abbott. Following his estranged father’s mysterious disappearance, Blake returns to his childhood home with his wife and daughter where the family is attacked by a deadly werewolf during a full moon.
After being clawed on the arm by the beast, Blake finds himself slowly transforming into something horrifying as the night stretches on.
Mickey 17 – 30th January
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What do you get when you put together the Academy Award-winning South Korean director Bong Joon Ho and former brooding vampire-cum-batman actor Robert Pattinson? A masterpiece, hopefully.
Mickey 17, the film adaptation of Edward Ashton’s sci-fi novel Mickey7, is the Parasite’s director next project which stars the Twilight actor as a disposable employee – whose body gets regenerated and brought back to life whenever his job wind us killing him – sent on an expedition to colonise a distant world.
Love Hurts – 6th February
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Everyone’s favourite human Ke Huy Quan stars as Marvin Gable in Love Hurts, an American action-comedy film directed by Jonathan Eusebio. Gable gets thrusted into his past life as a violent hitman after his former partner-in-crime, whom he had left for dead, returns. To make things worse, Gable’s crime-lord brother Knuckles, is also hunting him down ruthlessly.
Captain America: Brave New World – 13th February
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The first of the Marvel films on the big screen in 2025 will be Captain America: Brave New World. And a new world it is, for we’ll no longer be seeing the beloved Steven Rogers donning that star-and-stripe suit.
In his place, the trusty superhero formerly known as The Falcon Sam Wilson – played by Anthony Mackie – is taking on Cap’s mantle and shield to fight against Sidewinder and Thaddeus Ross as the not-so-friendly red hulk in the upcoming film. Needless to say, we can hardly wait.
Snow White – 20th March
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It’s been a long time coming but the live-action remake of Disney’s classic animated film Snow White is nearing her return to the big screen. The Ballad of Songbirds’ Rachel Zegler plays the fair-maiden Snow White while Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot stars as the Evil Queen in the modern remake of the Grimm Brothers’ 1812 tale, fighting to take the top spot as the Fairest of them All. Time to whistle while we work.
Minecraft Movie – 3rd April
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The video game is being transformed into a live-action movie, A Minecraft Movie, starring Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, and Jennifer Coolidge. Four misfits are pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland called Overworld.
Together, they embark on a quest to head back to the real world.
Thunderbolts – 1st May
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Marvel’s second offering of the year is one that Malaysians will be thrilled to catch on the big screen, especially after seeing snippets of iconic Malaysian backdrop in the movie’s trailer. Thunderbolts will see Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Ghost, Taskmaster, Red Guardian, and John Waler team up to form an unexpected super villains-turned-heroes group for American government missions.
Karate Kid: Legends – 29th May
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Coming back with its sixth film in the franchise is Karate Kid: Legends, and reunited in the movie are franchise stars Ralph Machio and Jackie Chan who will reprise their iconic roles as Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Han. The new student in the movie, Li Fong, is a young skilled fighter in Beijing who moves to Brooklyn. Grappling to adapt to his new life, Li finds solace by training in martial arts.
Ballerina – 5th June
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Ana de Armes is taking a leaf out of Keanu Reeves’s book in John Wick’s spin-off film Ballerina. De Armes stars as a ballerina-turned-female assassin out to take vengeance on those who had murdered her father – not a puppy this time. As the movie follows the ballerina-assassin training in the traditions of Ruska Roma, look out for a glimpse of John Wick, who is appearing as a cameo in the film.
Elio – 12th June
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Disney’s and Pixar’s Elio tells the story of an 11-year-old boy who gets transported into space by aliens and is mistaken to be Earth’s ambassador on another planet. After feeling like an underdog around humans for the longest time, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.
F1 – 26th June
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Led by seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton himself, F1 invites audiences into the world of cars roaring and engine revving. The cast is a Hollywood heavyweight one with Brad Pitt taking the reins as a former racer who is persuaded to mentor a new driving prodigy, played by Damson Idris.
Jurassic World Rebirth – 3rd July
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We humans can’t seem to be able to get enough of dinosaurs, do we? The Jurassic franchise is returning, yet again, with its seventh film called Jurassic World Rebirth, set five years post-Jurassic World Dominion.
The larger-than-life movie features an all-star ensemble that includes Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali, whose characters find themselves stranded on an island where they come face-to-face with a sinister, shocking discovery.
The Fantastic Four: First Step – 24th July
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Perhaps the most anticipated Marvel reboot – and the second one at that, after the 2016 reboot – The Fantastic Four: First Step sounds promising with the introduction of the new cast, most particularly Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards. The film has also been teased to be a retro-futuristic version that’s set in an alternate universe of the main MCU movies. All very intriguing indeed.
Avatar: Fire & Ash – 18th December
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The Avatar franchise is wasting no time in cranking out the rest of its movies in its five-part saga, especially after that 13-year gap between the first movie and its sequel. Director James Cameron is bringing audiences back to the stunning world of Pandora in Avatar: Fire and Ash – this time with new biomes and new clans. Not much has been revealed about the plot, but one thing’s for sure, we will be mesmerised.
Upcoming movies in 2025 for Malaysians
Every year, we hope to be mind-blown by major blockbusters and highly-anticipated releases, and the box offices never disappoint with the plethora of movies to look forward to. So, mark your calendars, and be sure to check back this list of movies to watch in Malaysia in 2025 as we update this article throughout the year.
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