Most anticipated movies of 2027 include a Marvel multiverse finale, a new Superman adventure and the return of Shrek, Frozen and The Lord of the Rings. According to Looper’s list of 20 films to watch, next year looks packed for fans of superheroes, horror, fantasy and animation. Here are the biggest titles, grouped by genre, with release dates.
Superhero and Sci-Fi Giants
Man of Tomorrow (July 9)
James Gunn’s Superman sequel pairs David Corenswet’s Man of Steel with Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor against Brainiac. Adria Arjona joins as Maxima, and fans are already guessing about bigger DC plans.
Avengers: Secret Wars (Dec. 17)
Marvel’s only 2027 film wraps the Multiverse Saga and follows Avengers: Doomsday. A Battleworld setting could allow for surprise returns and final sendoffs. If you want to see how Marvel’s big-screen push begins, check our guide to upcoming movies fall 2026.
Star Wars: Starfighter (May 28)
Starring Ryan Gosling, it is an original story that needs no homework, arriving on Star Wars’ 50th anniversary.
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova (March 26)
Toy leaks suggest SpaceGodzilla is the villain, and the film includes a posthumous Sam Neill performance.
Animation and Family Favorites
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (June 18). After years of delays, Miles Morales finally returns for the trilogy finale. If it lands, it could become one of the best trilogies ever made.
Shrek 5 (June 30). It arrives 17 years after the last film, with Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz returning and Zendaya voicing one of the couple’s kids.
Frozen III (Nov. 24). Jennifer Lee returns, with a royal wedding and a new family member on the way. Both earlier films topped $1 billion, so expect a major box office play.
Gatto (March 5). Pixar’s original film about a cat in Venice, voiced by Mark Ruffalo, mixes 3D animation with painterly 2D art.
Fantasy, Games and Legacy Sequels
The Legend of Zelda (April 30). Director Wes Ball describes it as closer to a live-action Miyazaki movie than to The Lord of the Rings.
Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew (Feb. 12). Greta Gerwig’s adaptation gets a theatrical release before reaching Netflix on April 2.
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (Dec. 17). Andy Serkis directs and stars, with Jamie Dornan as Aragorn and Ian McKellen back as Gandalf. It opens the same day as Secret Wars, setting up a huge face-off. For more on franchises that waited a long time, read our look at movie sequels that took years to reach the big screen.
Also worth noting: The Mummy: Book of the Dead (Oct. 15), Spaceballs: The New One (April 23) and 24 Jump Street (Dec. 10) round out the nostalgia wave.
Horror and Original Films
Remain (Feb. 5). M. Night Shyamalan teams with author Nicholas Sparks on a ghost story starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
Anything But Ghosts (May 7). Curry Barker directs and stars in this horror-comedy after Obsession’s huge box office run. If you missed that breakout, see our breakdown of the highest-grossing movies of 2026 so far.
Untitled Daniels film (Nov. 19). The Everything Everywhere All at Once directors reunite with Matt Damon and Sandra Oh on a secretive project. Awards chatter has already started, as covered in our Oscars 2027 best picture contenders piece.
FAQs
What is the most anticipated movie of 2027?
Avengers: Secret Wars is the biggest event film, opening Dec. 17 against The Hunt for Gollum.
When does Shrek 5 come out?
It is scheduled for June 30, 2027.
Is Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse finally coming out?
Yes. The sequel is scheduled for June 18, 2027, after multiple delays.
Which 2027 movies are original stories?
Gatto, Star Wars: Starfighter and Anything But Ghosts are among the more original titles on the list.