2025 is an exciting year for movies. So many films will be released, especially during the summer. In theaters, you can expect to see dramas, thrillers, spin-offs, sequels, and more. Click through the slideshow to discover the 15 most anticipated summer releases.
“Ballerina”
- Director: Len Wiseman
- Cast: Ana de Armas, Gabriel Byrne, Keanu Reeves, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and Norman Reedus
- Release Date: June 6, 2025
“How to Train Your Dragon” (2025)
- Director: Dean DeBlois
- Cast: Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James
- Release Date: June 13, 2025
“28 Years Later”
- Director: Danny Boyle
- Cast: Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes
- Release Date: June 20, 2025
“Bride Hard”
- Director: Simon West
- Cast: Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Anna Chlumsky, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Gigi Zumbado, Stephen Dorff, and Justin Hartley
- Release Date: June 20, 2025
“Everything’s Going to Be Great”
- Director: Jon S. Baird
- Cast: Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Bryan Cranston, Allison Janney, and Jack Champion
- Release Date: June 20, 2025
“F1”
- Director: Joseph Kosinski
- Cast: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, and Javier Bardem
- Release Date: June 27, 2025
“M3GAN 2.0”
- Director: Gerard Johnstone
- Cast: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald, Jenna Davis, Ivanna Sakhno, and Aristotle Athari
- Release Date: June 27, 2025
“Jurassic World Rebirth”
- Director: Gareth Edwards
- Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey
- Release Date: July 2, 2025
“Superman”
- Director: James Gunn
- Cast: David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, and Isabela Merced
- Release Date: July 11, 2025
“I Know What You Did Last Summer”
- Director: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
- Cast: Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, Billy Campbell, Gabbriette Bechtel, and Austin Nichols
- Release Date: July 18, 2025
“Smurfs”
- Director: Chris Miller
- Cast: Rihanna, Nick Offerman, Natasha Lyonne, JP Karliak, Dan Levy, Amy Sedaris, Nick Kroll, James Corden, Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, and Sandra Oh
- Release Date: July 18, 2025
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps”
- Director: Matt Shakman
- Cast: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach
- Release Date: July 25, 2025
“Together”
- Director: Michael Shanks
- Cast: Alison Brie and Dave Franco
- Release Date: July 30, 2025
“The Bad Guys 2”
- Director: Pierre Perifel
- Cast: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Awkwafina, Zazie Beetz, Richard Ayoade, Lilly Singh, and Alex Borstein
- Release Date: August 1, 2025
“Freakier Friday”
- Director: Nisha Ganatra
- Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Rosalind Chao, Chad Michael Murray, Mark Harmon, Ryan Malgarini, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Stephen Tobolowsky and Lucille Soong
- Release Date: August 8, 2025
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