5. Mission: Impossible V
Release Date: December 25, 2015
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Alec Baldwin, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson
For Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Tom Cruise scaled the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa tower. For the followup, we saw video of him on the side of a flying cargo plane. The star continues to redefine what action stars can do as he returns to the role of Ethan Hunt, bringing back his crew (sans Paul Patton) for another adventure – this one directed by longtime Tom Cruise collaborator Christopher McQuarrie (director of Jack Reacher, writer of Edge of Tomorrow).
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4. The Hateful Eight
Release Date: November 13, 2015
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Channing Tatum, Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Walton Goggins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth, Zoë Bell, Bruce Dern, Demian Bichir
Tarantino is seemingly incapable of making bad movies, and despite a script leak making the writer-director cancel this project temporarily, The Hateful Eight is back on track and already in production. The Hateful Eight is another Western by Tarantino that follows a group of bounty hunters a few years after the Civil War attempting to survive a nasty storm, as betrayals quickly turn to violence in typical Tarantino fashion.
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3. Mad Max: Fury Road
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Director: George Miller
Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Zoë Kravitz, Nicholas Hoult, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Over 30 years later, the Max Max series returns to theaters, this time featuring Tom Hardy in the role of Max Rockatansky (originally played by Mel Gibson). Who better to tell another wild Max Max adventure than writer-director of the original trilogy, George Miller – especially one that returns to the Road Warrior formula.
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2. The Avengers: Age of Ultron
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Director: Joss Whedon
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Cobie Smulders, James Spader, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgård
The Avengers was a smash success in every way imaginable, becoming the third top-grossing film of all-time and proving that larger, crossover-heavy, interconnected franchises focused on long-form storytelling can work, to the point where all studios are trying to fashion their own similar brands. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes re-team to kickoff the 2015 summer season and add a few new characters to their roster to help battle the greatest threat to the Marvel Cinematic Universe yet – Ultron.
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1. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
Release Date: December 18, 2015
Director: J.J. Abrams
Cast: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Anthony Daniels, Max von Sydow
It wasn’t even up for debate; Star Wars 7 is hands-down our most anticipated film of 2015 and it has been since Disney acquired Lucasfilm and announced they would continue the saga back in late 2012. It’s no surprise that fans also voted it their most anticipated of 2015, and with directors already attached for Episodes 8 & 9,along with a pair of spinoffs, Episode VII is only the beginning.
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These are just our picks so make sure to tell us what movies you’re getting ready to geek out about in 2015!