New movies 2022: what to watch in theaters this year – and which films are streaming
New movies came at a premium in 2020, with the global pandemic forcing the unprecedented closure of cinemas and studios en masse.
2021, though, has turned out to be one of the best for film fans in living memory. Not only will we have seen four Marvel movies released come the end of the year (Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Eternals and Spider-Man: No Way Home), but we've also already enjoyed the big budget action of theater-first flicks like No Time to Die and Dune.
Still, it's not all sunshine and rainbows just yet. Paramount has again delayed its 2022 release schedule (meaning both Top Gun: Maverick and Mission: Impossible 7 will arrive later than anticipated), while many of Warner's movies continue to launch simultaneously on HBO Max.
But what remains of 2021, coupled with a promising outlook for 2022, paints a refreshingly positive picture of an industry in rude health. Below, you'll find a roundup of the biggest new movies worth getting excited about over the next twelve months.
Release date: December 15, 2021 (UK, theatrical), December 17, 2021 (US, theatrical)
The most remarkable thing about Spider-Man: No Way Home is that it exists at all. Thankfully, rights holders Sony were able to settle a dispute with Marvel Studios that could have seen Tom Holland’s Spidey going solo, and now the Wallcrawler will continue to operate within the labyrinthine continuity of the MCU.
The mid-credits twist of Far From Home makes that particularly welcome news, having plunged Spidey into new territory when Mysterio revealed Peter Parker’s secret identity to the world. It also looks like he'll be exploring the multiverse, with several rumors suggesting that two former screen Spideys, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, are joining the action. Old villains like Electro, Doc Ock and Green Goblin are already confirmed to appear, thanks to teasers in the movie's first trailer.
The Matrix saga was supposed to be done and dusted after the twin disappointments of Reloaded and Revolutions, but Warner Bros. is inviting us to take the red pill once more in this unexpected follow-up. Lana Wachowski, half of the original writer/director team, is back for the reboot, along with stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss. Both their characters died in the original trilogy, so we’re not sure how this movie fits in with the predecessors – the Wachowskis were secretive even before JJ Abrams and Christopher Nolan made it fashionable, so concrete information is thin on the ground. Still, in the cyber-world of The Matrix, pretty much anything should be possible, so expect to see bullet-time taken to the next level.
Confirmed to be called The Matrix Resurrections, the movie's first teaser trailer was unveiled at this year's CinemaCon event, and we've broken down 11 things we noticed.
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