We already know that the year 2026 should end with Werwolf, the highly anticipated new horror film by Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse), as well as with the centerpiece of the Marvel franchise, Avengers: Doomsday (Two films are currently scheduled for release in December 2026). But until then, the cinematic year promises to be intense, especially in its first half. Here are a few of the films we're most looking forward to, which should be released in theaters by next summer.
Stormwind by Emerald Fennell
Released last September, the first trailer for Emerald Fennell's new film (Promising Young Woman, saltburnThe tone was set: a costume drama adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic, accompanied by original music by Charli XCX. In other words, a reinterpretation of the masterpiece of English literature through the lens of 2020s pop culture, starring Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie – but also the young Owen Cooper, discovered in the Netflix series adolescenceEmily Brontë's book had already given Kate Bush a hit song in 1978, and has been adapted for film more than a dozen times. But each era offers its own perspective on this classic, and this interpretation promises to be more sensual than ever.
In theaters February 11, 2026.
Marty Supreme by Josh Safdie
While his brother Benny has just told us the life story of an unsung MMA champion in Smashing MachineJosh Safdie will tell us the story of a ping-pong champion, played by Timothée Chalamet. Josh, the elder brother, has co-directed several films with his younger brother (including Good Time), but before their announced separation in 2024, he was the only one to have directed a film on his own, The Pleasure of Being Robbed in 2008. Eighteen years later, here is Marty Supreme Loosely adapted from the life of American table tennis player Marty Reisman, this new film is, according to its director, more of a work of fiction than a biopic. He can count on a collaborator of choice for this: the Franco-Iranian cinematographer Darius Khondji, a longtime partner of James Gray, who reunites with Josh Safdie six years later. Uncut gems.
In theaters February 18, 2026.
the bride by Maggie Gyllenhaal
After Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro (available on Netflix since November 7th), here is The Bride of Frankenstein, reviewed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. For her second film as a director (after The Lost Daughter In 2021), the American actress offered a reinterpretation of the 1935 film, itself a loose adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel. It tells the story of Frankenstein's creature traveling to Chicago in the 1930s to ask a scientist to build him a bride. A decidedly more feminist take on the classic series. Universal Monsters, with Christian Bale in the role of the creature, Jessie Buckley (whom we will soon see as Agnes Shakespeare in the Hamnet (by Chloé Zhao) in the role of the famous "fiancée"... But also Penelope Cruz playing a character that we are told is central.
In theaters March 4, 2026.
Disclosure by Steven Spielberg
Initially known by the enigmatic working title The DishThe 37e Steven Spielberg's film is even more anticipated than his previous ones. Firstly, because the screenplay is by David Koepp, who notably worked on... Jurassic Park et War of the WorldsSecondly, because this new film marks the return of the director of Encounters to science fiction, and more specifically to the "UFO" film genre. Little more information is known at this time, apart from its cast (Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo…) and the composer of the soundtrack: maestro John Williams, a collaborator of Spielberg for over fifty years. One thing is certain, however, for those familiar with the filmmaker's work – especially since he is the one who conceived the film – that it will deal with extraterrestrials, but above all, with humanity.
In theaters June 10, 2026.
The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan.
We have seen works deemed unadaptable ultimately find their way to the big screen, from Time Regained by Raoul Ruiz, after Marcel Proust Cosmopolis David Cronenberg's film adaptation of Don DeLillo's epic poem is a bold undertaking. But adapting Homer's epic poem into a blockbuster, with Matt Damon as Ulysses, is an audacious project. Yet, given the director's talent and his cast (which also includes Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Elliot Page… as well as Tom Holland as Telemachus and Charlize Theron as Circe), it's hard not to dream big.
In theaters July 15, 2026.
