By Emily-Rose Toohey
A new year brings the exciting promise of new movies.
Here are five films that are on our radar releasing at cinemas over the next six months.
1. C’mon C’mon (17 February)
Director: Mike Mills
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, Woody Norman
Synopsis: A documentary filmmaker bonds with his smart-yet-sensitive nephew, whose father struggles with bipolar disorder and is in the grips of a manic episode.
2. The Batman (3 March)
Director: Matt Reeves
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano
Synopsis: The Riddler plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with Batman and Commissioner Gordon in Gotham City.
3. The Northman (21 April)
Director: Robert Eggers
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Willem Dafoe, Nicole Kidman
Synopsis: Set in Iceland at the turn of the 10th century, a Nordic prince sets out on a mission of revenge after his father is murdered.
4. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (5 May)
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong
Synopsis: This next addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe follows Dr Stephen Strange and his research on the Time Stone.
5. Nope (21 July)
Director: Jordan Peele
Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Steven Yeun, Keke Palmer
Synopsis: Unknown details at this time, but is director Jordan Peele’s third horror film after Get Out (2017) and Us (2019).
