By: Tess Lampe
If you didn’t already think that the phrase “See you next year!” was a bad enough dad joke that is often said on New Year’s Eve, try “See you next decade!” It’s certain that that was said plenty of times as the Earth made yet another full revolution around the sun and we entered a new year and a new decade.
With this new year and the 20/20 vision that supposedly came along with it, many new things can be expected. Just as every year, new memes will arise, more people will be born, and more experiences will be had. When it comes to large entertainment franchises such as Disney, Marvel, DC, Star Wars and others, there are many plans to continue to spread enjoyment across the world with new and highly anticipated films and series’. Even though many things are still being worked on and we don’t know everything that is to come, the following include much of what we do.
For Disney, they have many things coming from them to us this year. Films that will be released this year directly from Disney include: Call of the Wild (February 21, 2020 - Starring Harrison Ford), the animated film Onward (March 6, 2020 - Starring Tom Holland & Chris Pratt), Mulan (March 27, 2020 - Starring Liu Yiefi), and many more. Even though Marvel and Star Wars are currently owned by Disney, there are many things being released from those franchises as individuals. For Marvel, these include: Black Widow (May 1, 2020 - Starring Scarlett Johansson) and the Eternals (November 6, 2020 - Starring Angelina Jolie, Kit Harrington, Richard Madden, Salma Hayek, Gemma Chan, & Kumail Nanjiani). Venom, which has been apart of Marvel but not the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will be coming out on October 2, 2020 and will be starring Tom Hardy. New Mutants, an X-Men movie, will be released on April 3, 2020; starring Maisie Williams, Ana Taylor-Joy, & Charlie Heaton. X-Men is owned by Fox, but recently there was a deal made between Disney and Fox, meaning that Marvel now owns the rights to the X-Men. However, New Mutants is not yet a part of the MCU.
As for DC, there are also set to be many new releases: Birds of Prey & the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (February 7, 2020 - Starring Margot Robbie, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, & Mary Elizabeth), Wonder Woman 1984 (June 5, 2020 - Starring Gal Gadot & Chris Pine), and Cyborg (April 3, 2020 - Starring Ray Fisher).
Star Wars, on the other hand, has less coming. Because the Skywalker Saga officially ended on December 20th, 2019, it is rumored that the next trilogy will not begin until around Christmas of 2022. However, the hit Disney+ show The Mandalorian will have a second season, which is supposed to be released around the fall of 2020.
Other highly anticipated movies to come in 2020 include Dolittle (January 17, 2020 - Starring Robert Downey Jr.), Bad Boys For Life (January 17, 2020 - Starring Will Smith & Martin Lawrence), A Quiet Place Part II (March 20, 2020 - Starring Emily Blunt), New Mutants - X-Men (April 3, 2020 - Starring Maisie Williams, Ana Taylor-Joy, & Charlie Heaton), No Time To Die - James Bond (April 8, 2020 - Starring Daniel Craig), Fast & Furious 9 (May 22, 2020 - Starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, etc.), Top Gun: Maverick (June 26, 2020 - Starring Tom Cruise), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (July 10, 2020 - Starring Paul Rudd, Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd, Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, etc.), and many more.
That may seem like a lot, and there is now doubt that it is. However, that’s not all. If there are any people within a certain category of entertainment that may be more enthusiastic about a new release, it’s the gaming community. There are many game releases to come this year, the most anticipated ones being Rainbow Six Quarantine, The Last of Us Part II, Cyberpunk 2077, Marvel’s Avengers, Dying Light 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 5, Halo Infinite, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Ghost of Tsushima, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Watch Dogs Legion, and many more. The vast majority of these games will be available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC (some being available for Stadia as well).
The Last of Us Part II happens to be one of the most, if not the top most anticipated game of 2020. It has had many changes in release date, recent changes going between February and May. The final decision was made by Naughty Dog and Sony Entertainment to release the game on February 21, 2020. The Last of Us (released in 2013 - Starring Troy Baker & Ashley Johnson) is a survival horror game that is mainly set 20 years after the “zombie apocalypse broke out across the world. This game was and still is in the top 5 most sold games in history that many people hold near and dear to them. With its sequel being known since around 2015 and the first trailer being released in 2016, the fans became quite exhilarated. Without the game even being out yet, the Last of Us Part II was previously nominated for most anticipated game of the year.
That being said, there is much love and excitement to come out of the entertainment industry, even though that is not the only thing that will make 2020 exciting. Basically, the year of 2020 is going to be a banger. Not only will franchises be expanding upon their fandoms and their creations, but inspiration will continue to spread across the people who enjoy it the most. Essentially, if this much is happening in 2020, you can only begin to imagine what is in store for the decade as a whole.
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