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Strange Magic
The year 2015 promises a plethora of sci-fi, fantasy, animated and action movies, so we've rounded 'em up for you right here.
The year kicks off with "Strange Magic". Produced by George Lucas, this 3D animated fantasy will combine "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with pop songs come January 2015.
Another animated film due in January is "Robodog". KC -- it stands for Kinetic Canine -- is a doggie droid in this animated movie voiced by Ellen Page, Ron Perlman and Rainn Wilson.
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Blackhat
"Hackers" meets "Heat" in Michael Mann's globetrotting cybercrime hack-'em-up starring Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth.
Also out in January is "Predestination", in which Ethan Hawke is a timecop training newcomer Sarah Snook to take out a terrorist in the past. Directed by the Spierig Brothers, "Predestination" could be this year's "Looper".
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Vice
Bruce Willis -- pictured above advertising Sky -- and Thomas Jane face off in a "Westworld"-style tale of robots created to cater to our wildest fantasies.
Also out in February, "Seventh Son" sees Ben Barnes mentored by Jeff Bridges in this long-delayed adaptation of novel "The Spook's Apprentice".
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Kingsman: The Secret Service
A very dapper Colin Firth and Michael Caine star in this James Bond-style comic book adaptation, also featuring Mark Hamill and Samuel L. Jackson.
And in "Hitman: Agent 47", it's a second crack at the silver screen for the sharp-dressed video game assassin, with Rupert Friend stepping into Timothy Olyphant's bald cap.
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Absolutely Anything
Simon Pegg plays a teacher given unlimited powers by aliens in "Absolutely Anything." It's directed by ex-Python Terry Jones in a comedy also featuring Robin Williams, Kate Beckinsale and Joanna Lumley.
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Project Almanac
Produced by Michael Bay, "Project Almanac" -- previously known as "Welcome to Yesterday" follows a group of timey-wimey teens fixing past mistakes.
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Jupiter Ascending
The Wachoswkis follow "The Matrix" with a proper space opera epic starring Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis and Sean Bean with a Yorkshire accent. Jupiter ascends in February 2015
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Hot Tub Time Machine 2
John Cusack is conspicuously absent from this comedy sequel as the hapless hot tubbers head to the future.
And in horror story "Lazarus", "Community" star Donald Glover, Mark Duplass and Olivia Wilde star in "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" director David Gelb's tale of medical students resurrecting the dead expected in February.
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The Woman in Black: Angel of Death
Legendary British studio Hammer returns to Eel Marsh House in this horror sequel, but this time without Daniel Radcliffe, pictured above in the first film.
In other horror news, "Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension" is the sixth in the series, set to be released in March.
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Taken 3
In "Taken 3," deadly dad Liam Neeson is back with a neck-snap. You won't believe who they've taken now... actually you probably will.
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Chappie
"District 9" and "Elysium" director Neill Blomkamp recruits Hugh Jackman, Dev Patel, Sigourney Weaver with Yolandi Visser and Ninja -- aka South African rap duo Die Antwoord -- in "Chappie," a tale of a robot learning to live.
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Furious 7
The untimely death of Paul Walker meant that his brothers and CGI were employed as stand-ins to finish the latest "Fast and the Furious" movie, in which Jason Statham faces off against Vin Diesel, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and the rest of the crew. "Saw" director James Wan is in charge.
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Insurgent
The second of four movies in the "Divergent" series sees Shailene Woodley return as Beatrice "Tris" Prior in this adaptation of the young adult novels written by Veronica Roth. It's out in March 2015.
There's more young adult action in "The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials", the second movie adaptation of James Dashner's novels. That's out in September.
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Home
Pop princess Rihanna and "Big Bang" theorist Jim Parsons -- that's Doctor Sheldon Cooper to you -- provide the voice for this Dreamworks animated movie about an alien invasion. Home comes home in March 2015.
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Air
"The Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman recruits zombie-bashing star Norman Reedus with Djimon Hounsou, last seen in "Guardians of the Galaxy", to play caretakers looking after a cryogenically frozen population in "Air".
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The Lobster
Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Rachel Weisz, Colin Farrell, John C. Reilly and Olivia Colman star in "Dogtooth" director Yorgos Lanthimos' English-language debut. In the near future, single people are forced to choose a mate, or be turned into animals and released into the woods. Er... what?
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Ex Machina
The directorial debut of "28 Days Later" and "Dredd" scribe Alex Garland, this taut love triangle between two men and a beautiful robot should get more attention from the fact that its stars Oscar Isaac and Domhnall Gleeson have both also been cast in a little sci-fi movie called "Star Wars Episode VII". Ex Machina is due out in April 2015.
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Cinderella
The latest fairy tale to get the live action treatment is "Cinderella", directed by Kenneth Branagh with Cate Blanchett as the wicked stepmother and Helena Bonham Carter as the fairy godmother.
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Z for Zachariah
"Z for Zachariah" presents another sci-fi love triangle, this time between Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor and "Star Trek" star Chris Pine. Our money's on Captain Kirk. Based on the 1974 novel.
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Tomorrowland
Borrowing its name from the Disneyworld ride, "Tomorrowland" sees George Clooney and Hugh Laurie journey to a mysterious other world in May 2015.
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Mad Max: Fury Road
Tom Hardy is the road warrior in George Miller's long-awaited sequel to his post-apocalyptic action classic starring Mel Gibson. Expect vehicular carnage from Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult and the last of the V8 Interceptors.
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Untitled Cameron Crowe film
Expected in May is Cameron Crowe's mysterious next project. Billed as a romantic comedy starring Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone, it also features a talking computer and a mystical island involving the launch of a weapons satellite. So there's that.
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Jurassic World
"Jurassic World," the long-awaited update to Spielberg's dino-saga sees Chris Pratt face off against killer dinosaurs with souped-up DNA. Expect oohs and aaahs then running and screaming in June 2015.
Speaking of dinosaurs, also in June we'll see "Cowboys vs Dinosaurs". Admit it -- you're going to watch this when it comes on Netflix. Eric Roberts is in it. He plays a dinosaur. Probably
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The Transporter Legacy
Jason Statham is out and rapper-turned-actor Ed Skrein is in for this action sequel. That prompted Skrein to hand over the role of Daario Naharis to another actor in "Game of Thrones".
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Minions
The origins of the cute yellow henchcreatures from "Despicable Me" are explored in this animated 3D spin-off featuring the voices of Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney and Steve Coogan.
And in "Monster Trucks", Jane Levy, Lucas Till, Amy Ryan, Rob Lowe and Danny Glover appear in Paramount's mix of live action and CGI.
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Inside Out
Emotions come to life in "Inside Out," Pixar's 3D animated foray into the mind of a young girl, with Amy Poehler proving the voice of Joy, Mindy Kaling voicing Disgust and Bill Hader as Fear.
Pixar is also showing us its own version of a jurassic world in "The Good Dinosaur", which shows what would have happened if the dinosaurs never died out. It's out in November 2015.
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