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Robert Eggers' : Romeo and Juliet (2028)
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers from feuding families in Verona, Italy. Their secret romance ends in death, but ultimately ends the feud between the Montague and Capulet families. Eggers’s films often have a darker, gothic-leaning tone, so expect it to tackle the subject in a serious manner.
tümpisa (A24) (2028)
From the red ochre of the Timbisha Shoshone's Death Valley to the embers of South-Central in the spring of 1992, a celebrated Austrian journalist moonlighting as a serial killer stalks the sex workers of Los Angeles while a high-end Hollywood madam builds a million-dollar empire on their backs. An OG Grape Street Crip drafts a truce between the gangs of Watts so that his newborn son might have a chance to live. A Korean man exonerated eight years ago and unceremoniously abandoned by the system is already burning from the inside out. And the judge who lets a child's killer walk free with a slap on the wrist walks out of the flames unscathed. As a city built on stolen land tears itself apart, the only verdict anyone can be sure of is the one waiting for the children who inherit its ashes.
The X Files (2027) (Hulu Reboot Series)
A contemporary reimagining of The X-Files, exploring paranormal investigations, conspiracy theories, and government secrecy through a modern lens. While the original series centered on FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, Coogler’s version is expected to introduce new characters and updated mythology themes reflecting current cultural and political anxieties. Coogler has suggested the new series will aim to diversify the cast and tone while preserving the suspense-driven storytelling and investigative structure that defined the original show.
Uncharted (Live-Action) (2020s - 2030s)
Inspired by @rwhite18's list. The saga begins with Nathan Drake and his mentor Victor "Sully" Sullivan navigating the jungles of Central America, where Nate proves his worth before a betrayal in Indonesia by Atoq Navarro leaves him hunting for the Eye of Indra. Years later, Nate follows clues from his ancestor’s coffin into the Amazon, discovering the cursed statue of El Dorado while romancing journalist Elena Fisher. The stakes rise as Nate, Sully, and Elena race against war criminal Zoran Lazarević to stop him from seizing the Cintamani Stone in the Himalayas, a journey that nearly costs Nate his life. Seeking answers about his past, Nate and Sully trek into the Arabian Desert to find the lost city of Ubar, confronting the secret society led by Katherine Marlowe and enduring hallucinogenic trials that test their loyalty. After retiring to a peaceful life with Elena, Nate is dragged back into the underworld by his brother Sam Drake, forcing him to confront his obsession while evading ruthless mercenary Nadine Ross and crime lord Rafe Adler during a final hunt for Henry Avery’s treasure. Even after Nate’s story concludes, the thrill of the chase lives on as Chloe Frazer teams up with Nadine in India to secure the Tusk of Ganesh, proving that the spirit of discovery never truly fades.
Kafka on the Shore (2025 - 2035)
Fleeing a horrifying Oedipal prophecy, teenage runaway Kafka Tamura is pulled across Japan toward Nakata, an aging disabled man left with the ability to speak to cats after a wartime childhood affliction. Finding refuge in a remote library guided by an introspective, sharp-witted mentor and a tragic woman bound to her past, Kafka enters a liminal world where dreams, memory and reality blur lines. Surrounded by a Hegel-quoting sex worker, fish raining from the sky, unaged WWII soldiers hiding in the woods and a sinister figure stalking the neighborhood, these two strangers embark on a surreal odyssey into the heart of a gruesome murder mystery. Haruki Murakami’s masterpiece is a fast-paced, hypnotic journey into fate, identity and second chances.
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (1963)
Inspired by @automaniac14th's list. A former assassin wakes up from a coma after her former boss and lover, Bill, shoots her in the head and steals her unborn child during her wedding rehearsal. She soon embarks on a bloody quest for revenge, hunting down members of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad before confronting Bill himself.
AKIRA (Live-Action) (2020s - 2030s Duology)
In 1988, Tokyo is destroyed by an atomic bomb following failed ESP experiments. By 2019, in the rebuilt Neo-Tokyo, biker gang leader Shōtarō Kaneda races to save his friend Tetsuo Shima, who gains uncontrollable telekinetic powers after a motorcycle accident. As Tetsuo threatens the city, Kaneda battles corrupt politicians, reckless scientists and the military to stop him. The conflict culminates in a catastrophic showdown at the Tokyo Olympiad, exposing the government’s dark secrets. Based on Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1982 manga, this cyberpunk classic is a genre-defining moment in the medium of anime.
Absolute Superman (2025 - 2032)
In this universe Superman does not grow up with the Kents, does not have a hopeful childhood, and does not become the hero easily. Kal-El’s ship crashes on Earth, but not into a loving farmhouse. He lands near an industrial city, controlled by mega-corporations, private armies and corrupt politicians.
MCU X-Men (2025 - 2045)
The X-Men are officially joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), with a new film and a long-term plan for their integration following the conclusion of the Multiverse Saga around Avengers: Secret Wars. While some individual mutants like Professor X, Namor and Ms. Marvel have appeared in the MCU, the core X-Men team and their universe will be a major focus in Phase 7, likely featuring a younger, new cast after the events of Avengers: Doomsday.
Amazon's James Bond 26 Universe
Now that Amazon has tapped Denis Villeneuve as the franchise’s next director, the pace is about to accelerate significantly on the 26th outing of James Bond. Even still, Amazon is looking at a 2028 release date for Bond 26. Insiders say that the studio and producers are interested in casting a British actor under the age of 30, with Jacob Elordi (“Saltburn”), Tom Holland (“Spider-Man”) and Harris Dickinson (“Babygirl”) at the top of the list.
Ring Shout (HBO Max Series) (2020s - 2030s)
Adaptation of P. Djèlí Clark's acclaimed historical fantasy novella. In 1915, The Birth of a Nation cast a spell across America, swelling the Klan's ranks and drinking deep from the darkest thoughts of white folk. All across the nation they ride, spreading fear and violence among the vulnerable. They plan to bring Hell to Earth. But even Ku Kluxes can die. Standing in their way is Maryse Boudreaux and her fellow resistance fighters, a foul-mouthed sharpshooter and a Harlem Hellfighter. Armed with blade, bullet, and bomb, they hunt their hunters and send the Klan's demons straight to Hell. But something awful's brewing in Macon, and the war on Hell is about to heat up. Can Maryse stop the Klan before it ends the world?
The Flagellants (2020s - 2030s)
A lyrical and evocative novel that tells the story of the stormy and fragmented relationship between Jimson, an aspiring black poet concerned with Afro-American cultural history, and Ideal, a young black woman whose roots are in Black Bottom, USA. Jimson and Ideal meet in Greenwich Village and fall in love, but theirs is a tempestuous affair as they struggle to get beyond the roles a racially oppressive society has forced upon them. The result is a painful and moving exploration of the relations between men and women.
Mind of My Mind
For 4,000 years, an immortal has spread the seeds of a master race, using the downtrodden as his private breeding stock. But now a young ghetto telepath has found a way to awaken -- and rule -- her superhuman kind, igniting a psychic battle as she challenges her creator for her right to free her people. (7/8/25)
