Feel like upping the action movie ante? From franchise tentpoles to remakes to the inexplicable return of Mortal Kombat, 2025 has got you covered.
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00:00Feel like upping the action movie ante?
00:02From franchise temples to remakes to the inexplicable return of Mortal Kombat, 2025 has got you
00:08covered.
00:09At this point, you'd be forgiven for tiring of the MCU's endless cosmic threats and multiversal
00:14shenanigans.
00:15Luckily, Captain America Brave New World is set to bring things back down to Earth.
00:19The fourth Captain America movie appears to be a more grounded creation than recent MCU
00:24projects, albeit one with a giant Red Hulk and an Eternals tie-in.
00:28This installment will see Sam Wilson take on a new mission after Thaddeus Thunderbolt
00:32Ross is elected as U.S. president.
00:34"...Work with me, Sam, we'll show the world a better way forward."
00:40The film's marketing has made sure to emphasize lots of down-to-earth thrills, in-your-face
00:44airborne skirmishes, and some impressively dynamic fight choreography.
00:48Notably, previous Captain America movies boasted some of the most memorable action beats in
00:52the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.
00:55If Brave New World can match them, it could well give Marvel's franchise the boost it
00:58sorely needs.
01:00Sam Wilson's next outing as Captain America soars into theaters on February 14th.
01:05The first trailer for Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning promises something resembling
01:09a grand finale to this Tom Cruise saga.
01:11"...I need you to trust me one last time."
01:16Between that, the movie's apocalyptic tone, and the very real sense of threat hanging
01:20over Ethan Hunt and company, it's all looking quite gloomy.
01:23But that doesn't mean The Final Reckoning is going to be a dour affair.
01:26Every Mission Impossible ups the ante from the last, and you can expect this installment
01:30to follow suit.
01:31Of course, the show-stopping stunt in The Final Reckoning seems to be that biplane chase,
01:35with Cruise doing as stellar a job as ever at risking death for the sake of the box office.
01:39Did he actually survive filming, or has Paramount been keeping a terrible secret all this time?
01:44Find out for yourself when The Final Reckoning hits theaters on May 23rd.
01:48Life finds a way, and so do Hollywood franchises, apparently.
01:52The action-packed Jurassic Park saga continues with next summer's Jurassic World Rebirth,
01:56which shifts focus to a fresh crop of heroes.
01:59Rebirth's story follows Scarlett Johansson's Zora Bennet and her team as they collide with
02:03a shipwrecked family whilst trying to obtain dinosaurs for a pharmaceutical company.
02:07Rebirth comes courtesy of director Gareth Edwards, the man behind 2014's Godzilla and
02:12Rogue One A Star Wars Story.
02:14So you know we're in good hands as far as action goes.
02:16Having toyed with ideas such as AI and the robo-apocalypse in 2023's The Creator, it
02:21also seems to be a good choice for handling the more intelligent side of the Jurassic
02:25Park franchise.
02:26And if none of that interests you, consider this.
02:28How many other 2025 action movie sequels are promising at least two hours of unbridled
02:33dinosaur carnage?
02:34You can check out Rebirth for yourself when it arrives in theaters on July 2nd.
02:39Spoiler alert!
02:40At the end of John Wick Chapter 4, John Wick dies.
02:42There's no way to get around that, really, but in Hollywood, you can't keep a lucrative
02:46brand name down.
02:47Yeah, I'm thinking I'm back!
02:50Now this saga is set to continue through a spinoff set between the third and fifth, titled
02:54From the World of John Wick Ballerina, the movie stars Ana de Armas as a ballerina with
02:58a thirst for vengeance.
02:59De Armas was cast a whopping three years before the first Ballerina trailer dropped, so it's
03:04been a long road to completion for this action movie spinoff.
03:07Allegedly, extended reshoots were conducted under the direction of original John Wick
03:11filmmaker Chad Stahelski.
03:13After incredibly poor test screenings, though, Stahelski played the reports down.
03:17Telling The Hollywood Reporter that he just gave the action sequences a little shine.
03:22Diehard fans of this saga will no doubt be crossing their fingers that Ballerina lives
03:25up to the franchise's legacy.
03:27They'll be able to find out for sure on June 6th.
03:30Fans had to wait a long time for a sequel to the groundbreaking 1982 sci-fi action flick
03:34Tron.
03:35In 2010, we finally went back inside the grid with Tron Legacy, a movie with dazzling visuals
03:40but a fairly unremarkable story.
03:42Disney execs will be hoping that the next feature-length installment, titled Tron Ares,
03:47will match the reputation of the former rather than the latter.
03:50The upcoming Tron chapter takes place in the real world, as the digital figure Ares, played
03:54by Jared Leto, enters our realm with an important task.
03:57Some longtime Tron fans are bound to be disappointed by the prospect of an entry in this franchise
04:01removed from the grid.
04:02But the idea of colliding the everyday world with fixtures and people from the digital
04:06realm could lead to some all-time great action sequences.
04:10And if nothing else, a soundtrack by Nine Inch Nails is bound to maintain the franchise's
04:14legacy for producing some incredible music.
04:16The third entry in the Tron franchise is currently slated for release on October 10th.
04:212021 surprise hit Nobody followed Hutch, an ordinary family guy who's passed as a government
04:26assassin comes back to haunt him.
04:29The movie ended with Hutch defeating the baddies and apparently returning to a life of tranquility,
04:34and a tease of more violence heading his way.
04:36Oh, yeah.
04:39Oh, yeah.
04:40It seems the ending's promise is about to be fulfilled, too, as Nobody 2 is set for
04:44release on August 15th.
04:46While details remain scarce, though, we can say with near certainty that Nobody 2 will
04:50be an action-packed film.
04:52The first entry sets a high bar in that regard, as Nobody quickly became a favorite of action
04:56fans for its high-octane gunfights and white-knuckle action sequences.
05:00And Bob Odenkirk's winning everyman presence didn't hurt, either.
05:03If Nobody 2 can match that quality, then this could be a follow-up for the ages.
05:08Action movie fans felt head over heels for 2018's Dead of Thieves, but they've had to
05:12wait several years for a sequel.
05:14Luckily, a follow-up is just around the corner.
05:16Dead of Thieves 2 Pantera is due to hit cineplexes in 2025.
05:20Writer-director Christian Gudekast returns for this installment, which sees Gerald Butler's
05:24Big Nick track master thief Donnie Wilson to Europe.
05:27Here, these former foes form a new kind of relationship.
05:30So your next job, I'm gonna do it with you.
05:34Like nearly all of Butler's post-300 movies, Dead of Thieves 2 promises to be full of action
05:38movie spectacle, this time compared to questions surrounding Big Nick's motivations.
05:42Is this former cop really down for the unsavory criminal life?
05:45Can Donnie Wilson trust the man who ruthlessly pursued him in the first Dead of Thieves film?
05:50Will someone at some point rob a bank?
05:52We certainly know the answer to one of those questions, and we'll find out the rest on
05:55January 10th.
05:57A box office hit back when it first hit theaters, The Accountant went on to become the most
06:01rented movie of 2017, through both physical and digital retailers.
06:05Years of constant airings on cable television stations has only grown the fanbase of this
06:09Ben Affleck action vehicle.
06:11For years now, a sequel to The Accountant has been stewing in Hollywood, though it once
06:15looked guaranteed to languish in development hell.
06:17Thankfully, the project is now finally happening, with Affleck reprising the role of autistic
06:21protagonist Christian Wolfe and Jon Bernthal also returning as Braxton, Wolfe's brother.
06:26Plot details for this follow-up are scarce, though original director Gavin O'Connor is
06:30back to help provide continuity across the two Accountant movies.
06:34Amazon MGM Studios has set an April 25th launch date for the sequel, promisingly upgrading
06:38it from original plans to launch the title on Prime Video streaming.
06:43It's probably fair to say that 2021's Mortal Kombat adaptation received some less-than-stellar
06:47reviews from critics and moviegoers.
06:50On October 24th, however, the franchise will look for redemption with Mortal Kombat 2,
06:54which will reportedly feature elements building on criticisms of the first movie.
06:58Director Simon McQuoid is back after making his directorial debut with the first film,
07:02and the main cast members are reprising their roles.
07:04Joining them is Karl Urban as Mortal Kombat fan-favorite character Johnny Cage, previously
07:09portrayed by Lyndon Ashby in the 1995 version.
07:12A confirmed R-rating for Mortal Kombat 2 should whet the appetite of devotees of the video
07:16game franchise.
07:17It's also been rumored that it will feature some shocking deaths, so the creative team
07:21is clearly prepared to up the stakes in this second movie.
07:24And yes, there's no getting around the fact that the reboot let people down, but Mortal
07:27Kombat 2 might just give people the adrenaline-fueled jolt of video game goodness they've been craving.
07:33"...I have to warn you there are no words for what you are about to see.
07:37These are disturbing images."
07:41There's a good chance that the first Greenland movie flew right over your head.
07:44After all, it came out in 2020.
07:46But this disaster action movie made just enough coin overseas to justify a sequel in the form
07:51of Greenland Migration.
07:53The new movie will see John Garrity and his family leave the safety of their bunker and
07:56embark on a dangerous trek across Europe.
07:59There's actually a lot to be excited about here.
08:01Greenland scored much higher with critics than most Gerald Butler action movies, and
08:05a $90 million budget for this installment means you can expect plenty of spectacle from
08:09Rick Romanoir, the stuntman-turned-director who helmed the first film.
08:12Notably, the sequel comes by of Lionsgate, a studio in desperate need of a win after
08:17a string of disappointing releases in 2024.
08:20If things do go well, producers have also teased a possible third entry in the growing
08:24Greenland franchise.
08:26Most of the action movie sequels scheduled for release in 2025 are deadly serious affairs.
08:30If you're hankering for a sillier dose of action serial cinema, however, how does a
08:34fresh take on the Naked Gun franchise sound?
08:36Sadly, the late, great Neslie Nielsen is now gone, but Liam Neeson is taking over as Frank
08:41Drebin Jr. in the new film.
08:43Pamela Anderson, Seth MacFarlane, and Paul Walter Hauser are among the other names in
08:47the movie's ensemble cast.
08:49But if any name attached to the project should catch people's eyes, it's director Akiva Schafer,
08:53a member of internet comedy group-turned-Hollywood force The Lonely Island.
08:56Schafer has extensive experience directing hilarious features such as Hot Rod and pop
09:01star Never Stop Never Stopping.
09:03Despite being the umpteenth entry in a long-running franchise, there's a lot of potential for
09:07action and comedy in his upcoming Naked Gun movie, which hits theaters on August 1st.