2018: The Year Ahead

With all dates subject to change, here's a look at what looks interesting, as currently announced, in 2018:

• The Hurricane Heist (2/9) Featuring Toby Kebbell, fast becoming one of my favorite recent actors, and Maggie Grace.
• Red Sparrow (3/2) Featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton.
• Death Wish (3/2) Bruce Willis stars in this reboot from Eli Roth.
• Gringo (3/9) Another Joel Edgerton, along with Charlize Theron.
• Tomb Raider (3/16) Came a little late to the Alicia Vikander bandwagon, but glad I made it.
• Isle of Dogs (3/23) New from Wes Anderson, featuring Scarlett Johansson, Edward Norton, and Frances McDormand.
• Ready Player One (3/30) New from Spielberg.
• The New Mutants (4/13) The X-Men franchise expands before presumably contracting again thanks to the Disney deal.
• Super Troopers 2 (4/20) Excited for the Broken Lizards to return.
• Tully (4/20) Jason Reitman directs Charlize Theron, Ron Livingston.
• Avengers: Infinity War (5/4) Kind of a big deal in this franchise.
• A Star Is Born (5/18) Bradley Cooper directs and stars in this latest version of a classic Hollywood story.
• Solo: A Star Wars Story (5/25) Honestly pretty excited for this.
• Ocean's 8 (6/8) The all-girls team.
• Sicario 2: Soldado (6/29) Del Toro and Brolin made a terrific combo in the first one.
• Ant-Man and the Wasp (7/6) Should be an improvement over the first one.
• Alita: Battle Angel (7/20) The latest from Robert Rodriguez.
• M:I 6 - Mission Impossible (7/27) Durable series always worth a look.
• Christopher Robin (8/3) Latest from Marc Forster, featuring Ewan McGregor.
• Scarface (8/10) Remake featuring Diego Luna.
• The Happytime Murders (8/17) Brian Henson is doing a version of the Muppets.
• Captive State (8/17) Sounds like a fascinating new sci-fi tale.
• Smallfoot (9/14) Animated flick featuring Bigfoot.
• Robin Hood (9/21) Always game for this guy.
• The House with a Clock in its Walls (9/21) Another from Eli Roth, featuring Cate Blanchett.
• Boy Erased (9/28) More from Joel Edgerton, featuring Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman.
• Venom (10/5) Tom Hardy in another franchise.
• The Girl in the Spider's Web (10/19) Wish they hadn't rebooted the series.
• The Jungle Book (10/19) Not Andy Serkis's biggest fan, but he's got Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, and Benedict Cumberbatch in it.
• X-Men: Dark Phoenix (11/2) Probably the swan song of the franchise before a Disney reboot.
• Holmes and Watson (11/9) Another pairing of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (11/16) Always game for further trips into this realm.
• Widows (11/9) New from Steve McQueen, featuring Colin Farrell, Liam Neeson, Jon Bernthal.
• Aquaman (12/21) Was a definite highlight of Justice League.
• Mary Poppins Returns (12/28) Emily Blunt claims the role.