{"id":5062,"date":"2016-02-21T11:45:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T11:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=5062"},"modified":"2016-02-26T16:38:23","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T16:38:23","slug":"the-10-most-anticipated-movies-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/02\/21\/the-10-most-anticipated-movies-of-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 most anticipated movies of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2016 is going to be a huge year at the cinema, with some potentially massive films coming out. Here\u2019s what we\u2019re looking forward to most. Tell us what you\u2019re looking forward to most in the comments.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0WWzgGyAH6Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date: 25th March 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After what seems like an eternity, we\u2019ll finally get to see Bats and Supes duke it out on the big screen. This follow-up to <em>Man of Steel<\/em> sees Superman face up to the consequences of destruction of Metropolis, with half the world loving him and the other half \u201d\u201c including a very angry billionaire dressed as a bat \u201d\u201c hating him.<\/p>\n<p>This is the kick off for the <em>Justice League <\/em>franchise, so no doubt the two will kiss and make up by the end and take on Jesse Eisenberg\u2019s Lex Luthor instead. Either way, we\u2019re excited to see how it all turns out.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/fantastic-beasts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/fantastic-beasts.jpg\" alt=\"Fanastic Beasts\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/fantastic-beasts.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/fantastic-beasts-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date: 16th November 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Harry Potter <\/em>series had a magical knack for making lots of money, which meant another <em>Potter <\/em>film was very likely despite running out of books to adapt.<\/p>\n<p>And so, we get <em>Fantastic Beasts<\/em>. It\u2019s a kind-of related spin-off based on a textbook owned by Harry Potter (yes, really), which follows a fictional author that chronicles magical beasts around the world. JK Rowling wrote it and Eddie Redmayne stars, so it should be good even if the link is contentious.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/captain-america-civil-war.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/captain-america-civil-war.png\" alt=\"Captain America Civil War\" width=\"800\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/captain-america-civil-war.png 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/captain-america-civil-war-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Captain America: Civil War<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date: 29th April 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The other big \u201d\u02dcsuperheroes fighting\u2019 movie sees Captain America and Iron Man heading up their own factions of the Avengers and having a bit of a scrap. They\u2019re bringing back-up too: Black Widow, Ant-Man and Hawkeye all appear, practically making this an <em>Avengers <\/em>film.<\/p>\n<p>The big news, though, is the debut of Spider-Man in the Marvel universe. We can\u2019t wait!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iG0P6bjyUNI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Finding Dory<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date: 29th July 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sequel to <em>Finding Nemo<\/em> is finally out next year, 13 years after the original. This time, it\u2019s Dory trying to find her family, although her notoriously short memory means she has to rely on poor old Marlin for help.<\/p>\n<p>Pixar has mixed form when it comes to sequels (<em>Toy Story 2 <\/em>was great, <em>Cars 2 <\/em>less so) but we reckon this will be one of their best yet.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rogue-one.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rogue-one.jpg\" alt=\"Rogue One\" width=\"800\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rogue-one.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rogue-one-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Star Wars: Rogue One<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date: 16th December 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Seeing as Disney are releasing a new <em>Star Wars <\/em>movie every year from now until the end of time, get used to constant <em>Star Wars <\/em>hype.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rogue One <\/em>is a spin-off focusing on a group of space explorers planning to steal the plans for a new intergalactic weapon called the Death Star or something. It\u2019s set before the events of <em>A New Hope<\/em>, which means there\u2019s a strong chance a certain heavy-breathing Sith Lord could make an appearance too&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ghostbusters-3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5066\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ghostbusters-3.jpeg\" alt=\"Ghostbusters\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ghostbusters-3.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ghostbusters-3-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ghostbusters<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date: 15th July 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Ghostbusters 3 <\/em>has been in the works for so long that most people thought pigs would fly before it ever actually happened.<\/p>\n<p>Well, prepare to see a lot more flying bacon in 2016, because the Ghostbusters are back \u201d\u201c albeit with a new line-up.<\/p>\n<p>Kristen Wigg, Kate McKinnon, Melissa McCarthy and Leslie Jones are the team taking on New York\u2019s paranormal nasties, with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Sigorney Weaver set to appear too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/owgrkAQ-Log\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Jungle Book<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date: 15th April 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Disney are going to make <em>so much money <\/em>next year. On top of their Marvel and <em>Star Wars<\/em> releases, they\u2019re also releasing this live action remake of one of their most popular films of all time \u201d\u201c and it looks fantastic.<\/p>\n<p>You probably know the drill by now, but with incredible CGI and a big name voice cast including Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson and Christopher Walken, this could be one of the best remakes ever.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Rxoz13Bthc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Warcraft<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date: 3rd June 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Video game movies are usually terrible, but <em>Warcraft <\/em>has a lot more going for it than your average adaptation. Firstly, it\u2019s based on one of the most popular games of all time, a game that happens to have a plot and mythology nearly as deep as <em>Lord of the Rings<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, Duncan Jones of <em>Moon, Source Code <\/em>and being David Bowie\u2019s son fame is directing. Between this and Michael Fassbender\u2019s adaptation of <em>Assassin\u2019s Creed<\/em>, 2016 could be the year video game movies finally get good.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WI3hecGO_04\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Suicide Squad<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date: 5th August 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s another superhero movie, but not as we know it. <em>Suicide Squad <\/em>follows a group of supervillains, including Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and Deadshot (Will Smith), who are enlisted by the government to perform top secret and extremely dangerous secret missions.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019ll also mark the first big screen appearance of Jared Leto\u2019s Joker. He has huge shoes to fill, but early footage has been promising. Ben Affleck has been spotted on set too, which means we might get a Joker\/Batman scrap too!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LbduDRH2m2M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Independence Day: Resurgence<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Release date: 24th June 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The great 90s revival continues as those pesky aliens return to Earth for another pop at the White House. Jeff Goldblum stands between them and global domination, although he won&#8217;t have Will Smith to help him this time.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Honourable mentions<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Independence Day: Resurgence \u201d\u201c <\/strong>the 90s revival continues as those pesky aliens return to Earth for another pop at the White House. Will Smith won\u2019t be there to help this time, although we will have Jeff Goldblum and lots of alien-technology-inspired weaponry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alice Through The Looking Glass &#8211; <\/strong>Tim Burton returns to Wonderland with Johnny Depp\u2019s Mad Hatter in tow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Magnificent Seven \u201d\u201c <\/strong>Chris Pratt and Denzel Washington head up a gang of gunslingers protecting a small town from outlaws.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sausage Party \u201d\u201c <\/strong>Seth Rogen stars as a sausage on a mission to discover his origins. Jonah Hill and Michael Cera appear as fellow sausages, while Edward Norton plays a bagel. We promise this is 100% real.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Get cash for your DVDs! We pay on the same day we receive your items, which means you can spend sooner. 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