
It’s the story of a crocodile, Lyle, who lives with a kind-hearted family in New York City. Little else is known about the movie, which is a sequel to the 2018 film that was set in an alternative “Spider-Verse” in which characters other than Peter Parker gain spidey powers. Miles Morales, aka Spider-Man, teams up with Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman to fight a major threat to humankind. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Part One (October 7) In Minions: The Rise of Gru, we learn how 12-year-old Gru developed a desire to become a bad guy – and how he bonded with those clueless yellow creatures.


It’s the backstory of Gru, the supervillain-turned-good guy dad whose outlook on life changed when he adopted three girls – and got married – in the Despicable Me franchise. Although Tim Allen voiced Buzz in the Toy Story films, Chris Evans will voice Buzz in Lightyear.
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It’s the origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the beloved action figure in the Toy Story series whose goal was to reach “infinity and beyond.” In Lightyear, we learn how Buzz became the courageous Space Ranger who never shies away from a battle. It’s the final film in the Jurassic World trilogy. In Jurassic World Dominion, dinosaurs are roaming the earth – and everyone is running scared. In that previous film, a plan to place dinosaurs on an uninhabited island and let them live freely went terribly wrong. Humans and dinosaurs can’t coexist … right? That’s the question presented in this newest film, which picks up after its predecessor, J urassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Photo courtesy: ©Paramount Pictures & Sega It is not yet rated but likely will be PG-13. (Or, as the trailer says, the “most dangerous wizard” in a century.) The Secrets of Dumbledore is the third installment in a franchise that is billed as the prequel to the Harry Potter series. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (April 15)Ī wizard named Newt Scamander teams up with other wizards to save the world from an evil sorcerer, Gellert Grindelwald. Both films are a combination of CGI and live-action. The first Sonic the Hedgehog grossed $148 million in February 2020, just weeks prior to the pandemic. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) and Knuckles, in search of an all-powerful green crystal. In Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic and Tails battle an evil tandem, Dr. Photo courtesy: ©GettyImages/batuhan tokerĪmerica’s favorite hedgehog is still fighting crime, although this time he has a partner – Tails, a fox. Here are 10 new movies in 2022 your children probably will want to watch: (Most titles on the list are not yet rated.)

We didn’t include live-action superhero movies (scroll to the bottom for those) or faith-centric films (that list is here.) Additionally, we only included films that will be released in theaters.
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This year also will deliver the much-anticipated final movie in the Jurassic World trilogy.įor this list, we included the top animated movies, a few live-action films, and even one whose plot is (so far) mostly secret.

This year will give us a Despicable Me spinoff, a Toy Story spinoff, and at least two animated movies based on major superhero characters. That is, pre-pandemic times – when family films were plentiful and trips to the theater were an easy way to enjoy an afternoon. If your family enjoys watching movies in the local cineplex, then 2022 could feel a lot like old times.
