As 2015 comes to a close we look forward to 20 of next years science fiction, comic book and fantasy movies, many of which you will already be aware of thanks to our extensive coverage, although there are some movies we just had to include in the list. As for Scified our new look site will continue to be updated with all your favorite forthcoming sci fi and superhero movies, as well as a few cosmetic changes, all of which are just around the corner. Enjoy the run down of 20 movies of 2016, and from all the Admin, Staff and Moderators here at Scified, Happy New Year...
The 5th Wave – January 22nd
Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie Sullivan is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother Sammy. As she prepares for the fifth wave, Cassie teams up with a young man named Evan, who may become her final hope – if she can only trust him.
Directed by J Blakeson, Starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Liev Schreiber.
Deadpool – February 12th
In an effort to cure his cancer, former special forces operative Wade Wilson was subjected to an experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, disfigured skin, an unstable mind, and a "dark, twisted" sense of humor. Armed with new abilities and a new identity, Wilson hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
Directed by Tim Miller, Starring Ryan Reynolds and Morena Baccarin.
Gods of Egypt - February 26th
The Egyptian god of darkness Set takes over the throne of the Egyptian empire. A mortal hero, Bek, allies with the Egyptian god Horus in a mission to save the world and to rescue his love.
Directed by Alex Proyas, Starring Gerard Butler and Chadwick Boseman.
Midnight Special – March 18th
Roy is a father desperate to protect his uniquely gifted, eight-year-old son Alton. He must race to get Alton to a secret location all while being hunted by an extreme religious sect and a government task force. It is a full-on chase, the outcome of which could bring about a world-changing event.
Directed by Jeff Nichols, starring Michael Shannon, Kirsten Dunst and Adam Driver.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – March 25th
Following the events of Man of Steel, Gotham City-based vigilante Batman travels to Metropolis to preemptively combat Superman, while another threat endangers humankind.
Directed by Zack Snyder, starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Gal Gadot.
Captain America: Civil War – May 6th
After the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron, another international incident involving Steve Rogers and the Avengers results in collateral damage, prompting politicians to form a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to call in the Avengers, which results in the fracturing of the team into two opposing factions–one led by Rogers who wishes to operate without regulation, and one led by Tony Stark who supports government oversight–while they attempt to protect the world from a new enemy.
Directed by The Russo Brothers, Starring Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr.
X-Men: Apocalypse – May 27th
Since ancient times the first and most powerful mutant, Apocalypse— immortal and invincible—has been worshiped as a god. When he awakens after several millennia, Apocalypse is disillusioned with the modern world and recruits a team of mutants to "cleanse" humanity and create a new world order, forcing Raven and Charles Xavier to lead a team of young X-Men to save humanity.
Directed by Bryan Singer, starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Oscar Issac.
TMNT: Out of the Shadows - June 3rd
The Turtles come into conflict of T.C.R.I. scientist Dr. Baxter Stockman with the association of the Foot Clan and the return of their enemy, the Shredder, who has hired Stockman to create mutants of their own in the form of Bebop and Rocksteady and an unknown invasion above New York City. To prevent the end of the world, the turtles and their human friends April O'Neil and Vern Fenwick come to the aid with vigilante Casey Jones.
Directed by David Green, starring Megan Fox and Stephen Amell.
Warcraft – June 10th
Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization, led by the humans, faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying world of Draenor to find their place in another. As a portal known as the Dark Portal opens to connect the two worlds, the humans face destruction while the orcs face extinction. Anduin Lothar leader of the humans, and Durotan leader of the orcs, are then sent on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people and their home, in which war has many faces and everyone fights for something.
Directed by Zowie Bowie (ahem, Duncan Jones), starring Travis Fimmel and Toby Kebbell.
Independence Day Resurgence – June 24th
Twenty years after the War of 1996, the international community recovers and builds up Earth's defenses using technology salvaged from remains of the alien forces, with some military forces assembled on the Moon. However, the aliens were able to send a distress signal before their final defeat while others went into hiding elsewhere around the world. The aliens in deep space receive the signal and threaten the human race once more with a new and even larger battle fleet.
Directed by Roland Emmerich, starriing Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman and Liam Hemsworth.
The Legend of Tarzan - July 1st
It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life in London as John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane Porter at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the corrupt Belgian Captain Rom.
Directed by David Yates, starring Alexander Skarsgard and Christoph Waltz.
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Ghostbusters – July 15th
Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates are a pair of unheralded authors who write a book positing that ghosts are real. A few years later, Gilbert lands a prestigious teaching position at Columbia University, but her book resurfaces and she is laughed out of academia. Gilbert reunites with Yates and others when ghosts invade Manhattan and she and her team have to save the world.
Directed by Paul Feig, starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig.
Star Trek Beyond – July 22nd
The USS Enterprise crew, led by Captain James T. Kirk, have been attacked by a powerful unstoppable wave of unknown aliens, who destroy the Enterprise, leaving them stranded on a new planet where they find themselves in conflict with a new ruthless enemy, while finding a way to get off the planet.
Directed by Justin Lin, starring Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine.
Godzilla Resurgence - July 29th
Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.
Directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, starring Satomi Ishihara and Hiroki Hasegawa.
The Space Between Us – July 29th
A sixteen-year-old boy who grows up on Mars falls in love with a girl on Earth, whom he has been communicating with, so he starts his journey to see her.
Directed by Peter Chelsom, starring Asa Butterfield and Gary Oldman.
Suicide Squad - August 5th
A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency.
Directed by David Ayer, starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie.
[The following movies have not yet offiially released any trailers]
The Magnificent Seven - September 23rd
In a remake of the 1960 western classic seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua, starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt.
Doctor Strange – November 4th
After Stephen Strange, the world's top neurosurgeon, is injured in a car accident that ruins his career, he sets out on a journey of healing, where he encounters the Ancient One.
Directed by Scott Derrickson, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Tilda Swinton.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - December 16th
Following the foundation of the Galactic Empire, a wayward band of Rebel fighters comes together to carry out a desperate mission: to steal the plans for the Death Star before it can be used to enforce the Emperor's rule.
Directed by Gareth Edwards, starring Felicity Jones and Mad Mikkelsen.
Assassins Creed – December 21st
After Callum Lynch discovers that his ancestor, Aguilar from 15th Century Spain was an Assassin, Callum relives Aguilar's memories to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to confront the Templars, age-old enemies of the Assassins, in the present day.
Directed by Justin Kurzel, Starring Michael Fassbender and Jeremy Irons.
