12 top science fiction films of 2021

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

"Dune" by Denis Villeneuve, a new part of "The Matrix" and the meeting of two huge monsters.

1. Monster Hunter

• USA, Germany, Japan, China, 2020.
• Action, science fiction.
• Premiere: January 28.

Paul US Anderson, known for the Resident Evil franchise, is releasing an adaptation of the next computer game. The plot tells about a military group led by Lieutenant Artemis (Milla Jovovich). They find themselves in a parallel world inhabited by monsters. To return home, Artemis must seek help from the mysterious Hunter.

2. The tread of chaos

• USA, Canada, 2021.
• Science fiction, adventure.
• Premiere: March 25.

Tom Holland ("Spider-Man: Homecoming") and Daisy Ridley ("Star Wars: The Force Awakens") will star in the film adaptation of the book of the same name by Patrick Ness. The plot tells about a world where only men survived. They can all read each other's minds, but one day Todd Hewitt discovers a place where this ability is lost. He also meets a girl.

3. Godzilla vs. Kong

• USA, 2021.
• Science fiction, action, horror.
• Premiere: March 25.

In the movies of the MCU of monsters, the secret organization "Monarch" followed the huge prehistoric monsters. Some of them helped keep the balance of the planet, others tried to take over the world. But now the giant lizard Godzilla and the giant gorilla Kong will face each other.

4. The main character

• USA, Canada, Japan, 2021.
• Science fiction, comedy, action.
• Premiere: May 20.

Ryan Reynolds will play in the next comedy action movie. The action will take place in the world of a computer game. Reynolds' character is an NPC who lives a very normal life. But one day he decides to become the main character and save the world.

5. Infinity

• USA, 2021.
• Science fiction, thriller.
• Premiere: May 27.

Action master Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Magnificent Seven) is working on a fantasy thriller starring Mark Wahlberg. The plot tells about a person who remembers everything that happened to him in past lives. He gets into a society of his own kind and finds out that these people control the development of mankind for centuries.

6. Venom: Let there be Carnage

• USA, 2021.
• Science fiction, thriller.
• Premiere: June 24.

Tom Hardy returns as the beloved journalist Eddie Brock. In the sequel to the film, the hero, inhabited by the alien symbiote Venom, will face new dangerous aliens - Carnage and Screech.

7. War of the future

• USA, 2021.
• Science fiction, action, thriller.
• Premiere: July 22.

Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Yvonne Strahovski (The Handmaid's Tale) will star in Chris McKay's fantasy action movie (The Lego Movie: Batman). The action will unfold in a world where humanity is losing the war with aliens. To counter the invaders, scientists come up with a way to summon soldiers from the past.

8. Quiet place - 2

• USA, 2020.
• Horror, thriller.
• Premiere: 8 September.

John Krasinski releases the sequel to the famous sci-fi horror. In the second part, Lee Abbott's wife and her children will try to move to a new safe place. But the heroes are still pursued by monsters that are guided only by hearing.

9. Dune

• USA, Canada, Hungary, 2021.
• Science fiction, adventure.
• Premiere: September 16.

One of the most anticipated cinematic events of 2021 is the adaptation of the famous book by Frank Herbert from director Denis Villeneuve. The Atreides family arrives on the sandy planet of Arrakis on a mission from the Emperor. But after the betrayal of Baron Harkonnen, young Paul has to hide in the desert, and then lead the Fremen people.

In addition to the legendary original source, the picture attracts attention with an all-star cast. The main roles will be played by Timothy Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin and many others.

10. Eternal

• USA, 2021.
• Action, science fiction.
• Premiere: November 4.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is back with new big pictures. Of all the planned releases, The Eternals is the closest to the fantasy theme. The film will introduce viewers to the superhuman race. They existed long before the appearance of humanity and now they undertake to protect the world from the evil Deviants.

11. Ghostbusters: The Descendants

• USA, Canada, 2021.
• Science fiction, horror, comedy.
• Premiere: November 11.

The son of the director of the first Ghostbusters is releasing a sequel to the classic franchise that will defy the failed 2016 reboot. The plot of the new part of the comedy horror film tells about a single mother and her two children. They move to an old farm in Oklahoma and soon encounter manifestations of otherworldly forces, and at the same time find an old car of ghostbusters.

12. Matrix-4

• USA, 2021.
• Science fiction, thriller.
• Premiere: December 16.

The legendary franchise that turned cinematography is back. The plot of the new part of the "Matrix" is still kept in the strictest confidence - it is only known that it will not be a prequel. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will return to their roles, with director Lana Wachowski directing the process.

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