“Kung Fu Panda 4”
The fourth installment of the ‘Kung Fu Panda’ movie franchise has hit theaters this year. The movie was released to theaters March 8. Kung Fu Panda Four is action and humor packed. Po is becoming the protector of the Valley of Peace and goes on a final adventure to find the new Dragon Warrior.

“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire”
With the success of 2021’s ‘‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” will bring back the ghostbusters, original and new, as they head back to the original Ghostbusters HQ in New York. This movie was released March 21, according to hollywoodreporter.com.

“Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire”
‘‘Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire’’ has hit theaters this year. This movie was released on March 29. The giant gorilla, King Kong and the giant lizard, Godzilla face off in this action packed movie.

“Garfield”
‘‘Garfield’’ is another movie that has been released this year. This movie was released on May 24. The orange, lasagna loving cat is back on a new adventure along with his friend Odie the dog.

“Inside Out 2”
The second installment to ‘‘Inside Out’’ will follow Riley as she enters her teenage years. New emotions have also joined the group as well. This movie will be released on June 14, according to ew.com.

“Despicable Me 4”
The fourth installment to ‘‘Despicable Me’’ will be released this year as well. This movie will be released on July 3. Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith and Agnes welcome the newest member of the family, Gru Jr. That peaceful family life is cut short as new nemesis Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina plan to get revenge on Gru, according to imdb.com.

“Twisters”
The second installment of the original movie ‘’Twister’’ will also be released this year. The movie follows the daughter of Bill and Jo along with her team of storm chasers as they continue to discover the mysteries of the strongest tornadoes in the world, the F5. This movie will be released on July 19, according to ew.com.

“Venom: The Last Dance”
The sequel to “Venom” and “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” has a trailer released and can be watched on free streaming sites such as YouTube, according to imdb.com.

There are rumors made about this upcoming movie to have a plot of Venom and Eddie Brock go on an adventure to eliminate a character who can possibly endanger the world in the future, according to indiatimes.com.

“Wicked Part 1”
The Broadway musical about the two witches of Oz finally hits the screens. The backstory of Elphaba,the wicked witch, and Glinda ,the good witch, hits theaters on Nov. 27. Elphaba has always been different from everyone else mostly because of her green skin. But as she enters a new school, she runs into the popular girl, Glinda.

The trailer has been released and can be watched on all social media platforms such has, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, X and more, according to harpersbazaar.com.

“Mufasa: The Lion King”
‘‘Mufasa: The Lion King’’ is also being released this year and even has a trailer that was just recently released Monday, May 26th but the actual movie will not be released until Dec. 20. This movie follows the backstory of Mufasa from his childhood all the way to the events that led to “The Lion King,” according to, hollywoodreporter.com.

“Sonic the Hedgehog 3”
The third installment of ‘’Sonic’’ will be released this year, the trailer however has been open to the public for over a year now and can be seen on YouTube. A new character will be introduced as well as the return of Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. This will be released on Dec. 20. Sonic alongside Tails and Knuckles are going to face another enemy possibly more difficult to beat than Doctor Robotnix himself.