The biggest movies currently scheduled on VOD and in cinemas in 2020 and the ones that have been bumped to 2021. Dates subject to change.
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Release date: November 25 in the U.S., Dec. 10 in Canada
See it: Hulu/Amazon Prime video Canada
Clea Duvall directs Alison Brie, Kristen Stewart, Aubrey Plaza, and Canadians Mackenzie Davis, Victor Garber and Dan Levy in the romantic comedy about a young woman with a plan to propose to her girlfriend when she discovers her partner hasn’t come out to her conservative parents yet.
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Release date: December 4, 2020
See it: on Netflix
1930s Hollywood comes alive in "Mank", the biopic of famed screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz during the tumultuous development of Orson Welles' masterpiece, "Citizen Kane".
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Release date: December 25, 2020
See it: in theatres
Comic book fans have been hit hard by the pandemic with Sand Diego’s Comic Con cancelled and “Black Widow” pushed from May to November. But hope is (hopefully) on the horizon with the “Wonder Woman” sequel scheduled to open in theatres in December. As the title suggests, the action takes place in 1984 as Diana faces off against a new foe, Cheetah (Kristen Wiig).
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Release date: December 25, 2020
See it: in theatres
Yet another Tom Hanks movie arriving in 2020, “News Of The World” sees the actor play a Texan travelling around the Wild West bringing news to communities when he agrees to help local townspeople rescue a kidnapped girl.
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Release date: December 25, 2020
See it: in theatres and on VOD
Okay, so Christmas and witches don't exactly sound like a match, but the new adaption of Roald Dahl's beloved story offers some fun family viewing.
After the 1990 version with Anjelica Huston terrified a generation, Anne Hathaway will get her chance to frighten a whole new audience as the Grand High Witch in “The Witches”. Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci and Chris Rock star in the upcoming film directed by “Back To The Future” director Robert Zemeckis.
The film was originally set for an October release in Canada but was moved due to the pandemic and will instead open on Dec. 25 in select theatres and on digital.
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Release date: December 25, 2020
See it: Disney+
“Soul” was another casualty of COVID-19. The Disney/Pixar animated movie about a musician who has lost his passion for music is transported outside of his body and must find his way back in with the help of an infant soul should have opened in theatres in June, then November. Featuring the voices of Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Questlove, Angela Basset, Daveed Diggs and Phylicia Rashad, “Soul” will now be released on the streaming platform on Christmas Day but, unlike "Mulan", will not cost an additional $30 premium to view.
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Release date: December 25, 2020
See it: in theatres
Carey Mulligan earned raves for her performance at Sundance as a woman with a traumatic past who seeks vengeance on those who wronged her in this thrilling dark comedy co-starring Connie Britton, Laverne Cox, Alison Brie, Adam Brody, Molly Shannon and Bo Burnham.
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Release date: February 21, 2021
See it: in theatres
A middle school teacher (Keri Russell) and her sheriff brother (Jesse Plemons) become entangled in a web of dark secrets that lead to an terrifying ancestral creature in their isolated Oregon town. The Guillermo del Toro-produced horror will now open nearly a year later in February 2021.
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Release date: February 26, 2021
See it: in theatres
Pushed from a November 2019 release date to February 2020 before being moved to September and then, currently, February 2021, “The King’s Man” is a prequel entry to the “Kingsman” franchise. While this film doesn’t feature the originals films’ stars Taron Egerton, Colin Firth and Mark Strong, it does focus on another young upstart new to the spy game but with some royal pedigree this time. Ralph Fiennes, Rhys Ifans, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Daniel Bruhl, Stanley Tucci, Gemma Arterton and Djimon Hounsou star.
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Release date: February 26, 2021
See it: in theatres
Michael B. Jordan stars are a U.S. Navy SEAL on a mission of vengeance as he finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy theory while attempting to solve his wife’s murder. Jamie Bell and Jodie Turner-Smith co-star in the action-thriller.
Originally scheduled for October 2020, the movie has now been pushed to 2021.
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Release date: March 5, 2021
See it: in theatres
Jason Reitman’s “Ghostbusters” movie will prove it ain’t afraid of no ghosts in 2021 after being moved from a 2020 release due to COVID-19. This time around, the action in centred around the family of the late Egon Spengler.
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Release date: March 5, 2021
See it: Amazon Prime Video
Eddie Murphy reprises his role as Akeem 32 years after the original “Coming To America” movie. The comedy sequel sees Murphy return to America after her learns he has a long lost son who is now heir to the throne of Zamunda.
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Release date: March 5, 2021
See it: in theatres
The origin story of the cat and mouse rivals is explored in this new animated feature.
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Release date: March 12, 2021
See it: in theatres
“The Many Saints Of Newark” is a 1960s-set prequel to “The Sopranos”. Michael Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, will take on the role of Tony Soprano.
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Release date: March 12, 2021
See it: in theatres
A warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon on a re-imagined Earth that’s inhabited by an ancient civilization in the animated Disney film featuring the voices of Awkwafina and Kelly Marie Tran.
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Release date: March 19, 2021
See it: in theatres
Jared Leto stars as a biochemist who inadvertently turns himself into a vampire in the Marvel movie.
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Release date: April 2, 2021
See it: in theatres
007 met his match with COVID-19. Originally scheduled for release in April, the 20th installment in the James Bond franchise and Daniel Craig’s final outing as the suave spy will arrive in theatres on November 25. This time around, Bond will face off against Safin, a villain played by Rami Malek. Ralph Fiennes, Christoph Waltz, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw and Lea Seydoux all return to the franchise along with newcomers Ana de Armas, Lashana Lynch and Jeffrey Wright.
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Release date: April 23, 2021
See it: in theatres
The red carpet was rolled out for the premiere of John Krasinski’s horror sequel on March 8 in New York City, just before the start of the pandemic. Initially scheduled for a March 20 release, the cast including Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy had already done the press rounds before the movie was pulled from theatres just days after the premiere.
“Well due to the ever-changing circumstances of what’s going on in the world around us, now is clearly not the right time to do that,” Krasinski said in a statement. “As insanely excited as we are for all of you to see this movie ... I’m gonna wait to release the film til we can all see it together.”
After being scheduled for September, the movie will now open over a full year
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Release date: May 7, 2021
See it: in theatres
Delayed over a year due to the coronavirus, Scarlett Johansson’s “Black Widow” will finally make it to the big screen in her own stand-alone film next year. The film is set between the events of “Avengers: Civil War” and “Endgame”.
"Black Widow"'s release move has caused a ripple effect for other Marvel movies, "Eternals" and "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings".
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Release date: May 21, 2021
See it: in theatres
Start placing your bets on who will reign supreme as the King Of The Monsters when Godzilla goes to war with King Kong. Millie Bobby Brown reprises her role from 2019’s “Godzilla” movie.
The sequel was set for a November 2020 theatrical run but has since been delayed to 2021.
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Release date: May 28, 2021
See it: in theatres
Vin Diesel will ride again in 2021. The ninth “Fast And The Furious” film was one of the first to move from its 2020 release date, taking over the date initially set for the tenth entry in the franchise. No word on when the tenth and final film will be released at this time.
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Release date: June 4, 2021
See it: in theatres
The third entry of the frightening film franchise about paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren was scheduled to arrive in theatres in September, but was recently pushed back to June 2021. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will reprise their roles as the Warrens in the critically acclaimed horror franchise. The scary plot details are being kept under wraps at this time.
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Release date: June 4, 2021
See it: in theatres
Originally set for a December release, Sylvester Stallone stars in the action-drama about a young boy who learns that a superhero who was thought to have gone MIA after an epic battle 20 years earlier may still be around.
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Release date: July 12, 2021
See it: in theatres
Fans have already waited 33 years for a “Top Gun” sequel so a pandemic delay of a few months is nothing. With its sights now set on a 2021 release, Tom Cruise’s Maverick is teaching fly boys the ropes for a specialized mission, teaming up with Rooster (Miles Teller), the son of his late pal, Goose (Anthony Edwards).
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Release date: August 13, 2020
See it: in theatres
Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas are one of Hollywood’s hottest couples, and now audiences can see their romantic chemistry sizzle on screen in the thriller “Deep Water”. Based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith, Affleck stars as a well-to-do husband who allows his wife (de Armas) to have extramarital affairs in order to avoid divorce. Soon, he becomes the prime suspect in the disappearance of one of her lovers. The movie is the first from “Fatal Attraction” director Adrian Lyne since 2002’s “Unfaithful”.
The film has been moved from its original November release date to August 2021.
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Release date: August 27, 2021
See it: in theatres
The "Candyman" reboot was meant to haunt us in June of 2020, but the ongoing pandemic pushed the horror release back to 2021. Directed by Nia DaCosta, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II stars in this revived version which sees the original Candyman (Tony Todd) return to a now-gentrified suburb of Chicago.
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Release date: October 1, 2021
See it: in theatres
Denis Villeneuve directs a new adaptation of the sci-fi cult classic “Dune” with Timothee Chalamet as the son of a noble family entrusted with protecting the most vital element in the galaxy. The ensemble cast includes Javier Bardem, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Oscar Isaac, Stellan Skarsgard and Charlotte Rampling.
Originally set for a December 2020 release, it will now arrive in 2021.
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Release date: December 10, 2021
See it: in theatres
Star-crossed lovers Tony (Ansel Elgort) and Maria (Rachel Zegler) will dance their way through 1950s New York in Steven Spielberg’s take on the classic Romeo and Juliet story. This musical version is said to follow the Broadway more closely than the revered Academy Award winning 1961 musical. That took home 10 Oscars.
The release date for the film has been pushed back a whole year to December 2021.
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Release date: 2021
See it: in theatres
Produced by Jordan Peele, director Nia DaCosta resurrects the supernatural slasher flick with OG Candyman Tony Todd reprising his role as the vengeful bee fanatic. The movie is a direct sequel to the 1992 horror original.
Fans will have to keep waiting to get their fright on as the film has moved to an unannounced release date in 2021.
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Release date: 2021
See it: in theatres
No, it’s not a remake of the 1998 Nicolas Cage movie, it’s a G.I. Joe spin-off centred on the character of Snake Eyes, played by Henry Golding. The pandemic has caused production delays which have now pushed the release to 2021.
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Release date: 2021
See it: in theatres
Set in a post-apocalyptic future, a robot built to protect his creator’s dog learns the values of life, love and what it means to be human in the sci-fi feature starring Tom Hanks and Skeet Ulrich.
The film was initially set for a 2020 release but will now arrive in 2021.
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Release date: 2021
See it: in theatres
Wes Anderson rounds up his frequent collaborators and familiar faces including Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Saoirse Ronan, Frances McDormand and Timothee Chalamet for “The French Dispatch”. Set in a fictional French city, the film follows a group of American expat journalists and the stories brought to life in their newspaper, The French Dispatch.
The film was supposed to open in July 2020 but was bumped to October before heading to a yet-undetermined date in 2021.
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Release date: 2021
See it: in theatres
Viewers have to continue to wait to see Ryan Reynolds as a non-playing character in a video game who becomes aware of his world and begins a quest to become a hero. Set for a July release before being pushed to the end of the year and then off the release slate altogether, the movie co-stars Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, and Taika Waititi as the video game’s publisher.
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Release date: 2021
See it: in theatres
Following the success of “Murder On The Orient Express”, Kenneth Branagh once again returns to the role of fame inspector Hercule Poirot who is investigating the murder of a young mistress in his latest outing. Branagh once again directs the film with a new ensemble cast of A-listers including Armie Hammer, Gal Gadot, Annette Bening, Letitia Wright, Russell Brand and Jennifer Saunders.
The movie was originally scheduled for November 2020, but has since been pulled from the release schedule entirely.
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Release date: 2021
See it: in theatres
They escaped once, so why not try it again? Logan Miller and Taylor Russell return for the sequel which will presumably see their characters attempting to escape another terrifying game room.
The horror flick is currently undated after being moved from its January 1, 2021 release date.