In this new year, the movie theaters will have some highly anticipated returns such as that of the characters of Indiana Jones and John Wick, without forgetting the little mermaid Ariel and other premieres full of anticipation such as that of the human version of Barbie. It will also be the return of Martin Scorsese with Killers of the Flower Moon, in the cast of which there are Leonardo di Caprio and Robert de Niro.
Veteran Harrison Ford will return to action as archaeologist Henry Walton “Indiana” Jones in the fifth film dedicated to the character created by George Lucas, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. James Mangold is in charge of the new installment of the franchise so far directed by Steven Spielberg. Although little is known about the plot, it is known that it will be connected to the original trilogy of the 1980s by once again pitting Jones against the Nazis, but that the majority of the film will be set in the 1960s, during the space race starring the Soviet Union and the United States.
After reviving Neo in The Matrix Resurrections in 2021, Keanu Reeves is once again delighting his fans with the premiere of John Wick: Chapter 4. The film, the filming of which was delayed by the pandemic, will show in the hitman recovering from his latest defeat as he finds a way to defeat the Mesa Alta criminal organization.
The controversial adaptation of the Disney classic The Little Mermaid will also hit cinemas in May 2023 with actress and singer Halle Bailey as the lead, despite the multiple racist attacks suffered. The human version of the little mermaid unleashed a wave of racist comments on social media since it was announced in 2019 that the protagonist would be African-American.
Another female character that will jump into real life in 2023 is the popular Barbie doll in the film of the same name directed by Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird), and starring actress Margot Robbie. The few developments in the plot point out that Barbie and her boyfriend Ken, played by Ryan Gosling, will be caught this time in the real world, and it will follow the difficulties of becoming a real woman.
This 2023 will also be the year of Martin Scorsese’s return. The director, who just turned 80, is finally releasing Killers of the Flower Moon, which was originally set to be released in 2022. It’s an adaptation of David Grann’s book of the same name, which follows the serial murders of natives from the Osage tribe to the fight for oil during the 1920s. The renowned director has in this film the two most present stars in his filmography: Robert de Niro with whom he has worked eight more times, including Taxi Driver and The Irishman, and Leonardo Di Caprio, protagonist of many Scorsese films, including The Departed (2006) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).
The friendly plumber Mario Bros, popularized in the Nintendo video game of the 80s, will have a second chance on the big screen thirty years after the failure of the first film adaptation, in 1993, with The Super Mario Bros, starring Bob Hoskins . The film will follow the adventures of Mario, his brother Luigi and Princess Peach on their journey to the Mushroom Kingdom and will feature the participation of actors such as Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy and Charlie Day in the main voices.
The Marvel franchise will also have expected releases in 2023 such as the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, in May or the animated film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which will arrive next June. Meanwhile, the DC Comics universe awaits the release of its film The Flash in the same month with uncertainty, after its protagonist, Ezra Miller, has grabbed controversial headlines: he has been accused of leading a cult, stealing a shop and harass a young woman.