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The new year will bring brand new releases to theatres worldwide and there are plenty of movies to choose from in 2025.Express Online have collated a round up of the biggest film releases set to take audiences by storm and certainly keep you entertained.Whether you're looking for musicals, to superheroes, or animation we have got you covered with the must sees of the year.While by no means exhaustive, here is a collection of some of the biggest movies to look out for in 2025.Michael The Michael Jackson biopic will hit theatres in the new year, with the King of Pop’s nephew Jaafar Jackson portraying the late superstar. The 26 year old, son of Jermaine Jackson, said on Twitter that he was “humbled and honored” to bring his uncle’s story to life.The movie, titled “Michael,” is being made w...

Back in the 1970s, Steven Spielberg told George Lucas that he wanted to make a James Bond movie. Instead, the two teamed up with their own action hero in Indiana Jones.But when it came to casting the father of Harrison Ford’s lead in the third movie, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the director managed to convince the original 007, Sean Connery, to take the part.But did you know Connery, who died in 2020, was also pursued to return as Henry Jones Sr. in 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?By this stage, the former Bond star had pretty much retired from acting after a bad experience on 2003’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Although he did a couple of voice acting roles in the 2005 From Russia with Love video game and 2012 Scottish CGI film Sir Billi.Acco...

Rumours have been circulating for months now that Aaron Taylor-Johnson is set to be cast as the next James Bond.However, the Kraven the Hunter star has some tough competition, as in the last 24 hours, odds at Coral have been slashed on another rising star.The actor in question is Dua Lipa’s alleged fiancé, Callum Turner and his chances of winning the Licence to Kill have halved from 4-1 to 2-1.The 34-year-old English actor best known for the Fantastic Beasts films and Masters of the Air is now just behind bookies’ frontrunner Taylor-Johnson, who leads the pack on 4-5.Like the latter, Turner is certainly the right age and nationality to be considered in the secret 007 auditions should he get the nudge from Barbara Broccoli.Also in the running for the bookies’ race are the following: Jame...

It's Christmas Day, so when is there a more perfect time after that big festive lunch to put your feet up and whack on a classic World War 2 film?Two underrated ones are on ITV4 this afternoon, starting with The Sea Wolves at 4pm.Released in 1980, the movie stars Gregory Peck, Roger Moore and David Niven in the true story of Operation Creek.The covert mission saw the British Indian Army’s Calcutta Light Horse (part of the Cavalry Reserve) sink a German merchant ship in neutral Portugal’s Goa territory back in 1943.This vessel controlled a secret radio which was transmitting crucial information on Allied shipping to Nazi U-boats in the Indian Ocean.Additionally, at 6:30pm today, there’s 1969’s Battle of Britain on afterwards, which saw Sean Connery’s Goldfinger director Guy Hamilton and ...

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992 trailerThe festive season always offers a treasure trove of Christmas classics to watch all over again but it can be difficult to spot the best ones through TV guides and subscription platforms.Thankfully, there is still a healthy collection all ready to stream at no extra cost.Navigating through online libraries can be a daunting task, and the vast array of streaming services only adds to the confusion.However, this year, several timeless films are available for free streaming at your leisure via BBC iPlayer, ITVX or Channel 4.Here's a small selection of top picks that won't cost you a penny. From family favourites to 'iconic' sequels and classic comedies, there's something to match every mood.Scrooged is a modern take on A Christmas Carol and can be...

The Lion King 2019 may have ruled the box office with a gigantic $1.6 billion worldwide gross, but it was largely considered a fruitless exercise in giving a masterpiece of animation a coat of Uncanny Valley paint while extending the narrative with needless drama and a mediocre new ballad and calling it a day.Unfortunately, the frankly offensive eyesore was a massive hit, so here we are with the latest of Disney’s inevitable sequels and spin-offs to their egregious run of live-action remakes, despite the likelihood that almost no-one has sat through the “original” again since hate-watching the 2019 revamp in the cinema.Beginning a short while after the death of Scar (played by Chiwetel Ejiofor), there’s peace in the Pride Lands once more and Simba (Donald Glover) and Nala (Beyoncé Knowl...

It’s been seven years since Sir Roger Moore died, but his legacy as a Hollywood star, most notably as James Bond, continues to shine to this day.In honour of the legend, his estate and family have collaborated on a new documentary film that will be shown in select cinemas this weekend before airing on TV on Christmas Day.In the trailer, fellow Bond Pierce Brosnan features, admitting Moore was the only man he ever asked for an autograph.Meanwhile, A View to Kill Bond villain Christopher Walken is also a talking head alongside Moore’s children, Joan Collins, and Live and Let Die Bond girl Jane Seymour.The documentary film’s official synopsis reads: “From Roger Moore with Love is an exclusive behind the scenes look at the charismatic actor who redefined the role of James Bond. The film, co...

Last year, Keanu Reeves bowed out of his iconic assassin role in John Wick: Chapter 4.We saw him dying and even his gravestone, but fans are convinced the character could still be alive.In the meantime, what is essentially John Wick 3.5 will be released next year as a spin-off called Ballerina.The film is set during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum (six months prior to Chapter 4). It follows Bond girl Ana de Armas as Eve Macarro, a dancer turned assassin.In the first explosive trailer, Ian McShane reprises Continental manager Winston Scott alongside the late Lance Reddick, who died at the age of 60 just prior to the release of John Wick Chapter 4 last year.His character Charon also died in the fourth movie, but he shot his scenes for the prequel spin-off Ballerina in 2022.T...

Back in 1943, MI5 successfully managed to deceive Hitler over the Allied re-invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe in World War 2.Operation Mincemeat involved British intelligence obtaining the body of a dead tramp and dressing him as a Royal Marines officer.In a move approved by Churchill and Eisenhower, the corpse was released close to the southern coast of Spain, where Spanish fishermen picked it up.Fictitious correspondence between two British generals on plans for the Allies to invade Greece and Sardinia was attached to the body.The neutral Fascist Spanish government shared the information with German military intelligence Abwehr before the originals were returned to the British.As a result, Hitler was fooled by the ruse and German reinforcements were moved to Greece and Sardinia before ...

Samara Weaving is set to star in a new thriller that's shaping up to be one of the most eccentric horror-comedy adaptations of recent times.The original film, 2021's The Trip, featured Noomi Rapace of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo fame and Aksel Hennie as a dysfunctional couple visiting a secluded cabin to mend their rocky relationship.However, the plot takes a wildly dark comedic twist when both partners secretly plan to murder each other, only for their plans to be disrupted by unexpected guests.Weaving, celebrated for her roles in Scream VI, Ready or Not, and The Babysitter series, has been cast alongside Jason Segel. The ensemble also includes Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, Paul Guilfoyle, and MMA fighter Keith Jardine.The project is under the direction of The Lonely Island's J...