2023 Movies to Put on Your Watchlist!

Finding good entertainment is difficult, but luckily, many new movies are set to release in the upcoming year. Some of these will be released in theaters, and others will just be released on their designated streaming platforms.

A long-awaited favorite is Avatar: Way of the Water. The first movie came out in 2009 and is still one of the highest-grossing movies of all time, making about 2.992 billion dollars. Avatar featured Sam Worthington, ‎Zoe Saldana, and many more famous actors. The new Avatar movie was released on December 16th, 2022 and includes Jake Sully (Sam Worthington)  and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), who have formed a family. They are doing everything they can to not be separated. However, their limits are tested as a threat arises, and a war will be waged against humans. So far the movie has been rated a high 4.5 out of 5 stars. Avatar 3 is already set to release in 2024 and Avatar 4 is to release in 2026.

The next movie on the list is Oppenheimer, which is set to release in 2023. This is a historical drama movie based on the invention of the atomic bomb and its horrific use in World War II. Physicist Robert Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy, works with a team to create the atomic bomb. The movie follows his life working in the Manhattan Project as the Director of Los Alamos Laboratory. Other notable actors include Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Matt Damon, and many more.

Another movie long-awaited by many people is Barbie. This will be the first-ever live-action Barbie film, and is set to release in the summer of 2023. Many people are excited to see the first live-action film of Barbie. The main role is given to Margot Robbie, other roles are Ryan Gosling as Ken, Simu Liu, Will Ferrel, and many more. In the movie, Barbie (Margot Robbie), is expelled from Barbieland and tries to make a new home in the human world.

Here is a list of movies that are continuing their franchise as well as other anticipated movies. Other movies include John Wick (February), Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (February), The Super Mario Bros. Movie (April), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (June), Mission Impossible (July), Dune: Part 2 (November), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (November), GhostBusters: Afterlife Sequel (December). The most surprising upcoming movie for me is Legally Blonde 3 (December), Reese Witherspoon is making her comeback again. This is just a short list, I wonder what other movies are in store for us in 2023!