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<\/picture><\/span>Image source, <\/span>Warner Bros.<\/span><\/div>Margot Robbie in the Barbie movie, directed by Greta Gerwig and set for release in July<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
By Lizo Mzimba<\/p>\n
Entertainment correspondent, BBC News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Films such as Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic World: Dominion and, more recently, Avatar: The Way of Water have seen huge box office figures in 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n That’s the good news for film fans and the cinema industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The bad news is that this year’s audience numbers still aren’t close to pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Could 2023 be the year when the industry triumphantly declares that things are back to where they were before Covid?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Here’s a selection of 23 titles coming out in 2023 (in chronological order of release) that could be crucial in dictating how fast cinema recovers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Jalyn Hall and Danielle Deadwyler as Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n Based on true and shocking events in America’s Deep South in the 1950s, Till is the story of 14-year-old Emmett Till who was abducted and murdered after being accused of wolf whistling at a white woman. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It shows how Emmett’s mother Mamie Till-Mobley’s faced an almost impossible struggle to try and achieve justice for her dead son. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Danielle Deadwyler who plays Mamie gives a particularly powerful performance which may well receive Oscar recognition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n (Released in cinemas 6 January)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward in Empire of Light<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n Sir Sam Mendes’ love letter to the movies is set in small coastal cinema during the 1980s and stars Oscar winner Olivia Colman as the cinema’s manager. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n When a new ticket seller played by Bafta winner Micheal Ward is hired, the two find an unlikely connection. Mendes’ story explores everything from romance to racism, misogyny to mental health. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n And Colman, as ever, is being talked about as contender for acting honours in awards season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n (Released in cinemas 9 January)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Cate Blanchett in T\u00e1r<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n Cate Blanchett has been constantly winning awards and plaudits from critics for her performance as fictional composer and conductor Lydia T\u00e1r, a musician who’s reached the very pinnacle of her profession. But things change when unexpected pressures begin to affect her life and her work. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Blanchett is already a double Academy Award winner. She won her first Oscar in 2005, her second after a nine-year gap in 2014. So, mathematically at least, with 2023 being another nine years later, she’s due to win again in a few months’ time. And she probably will.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n (Released in cinemas 13th January)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Zar Emir-Ebrahimi in Holy Spider<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n This real-life inspired drama is based on the crimes of Saeed Hanaei, an Iranian construction worker who murdered 16 sex workers in the city of Mashad. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The film, which has fictionalised much of the story, follows a female investigative journalist Rahimi, played by Zar Emir-Ebrahimi, who plays a crucial role in pursuing the serial killer. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Emir-Ebrahimi won the best actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival for her intense, multi-layered performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n (Released in cinemas 20 January)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Gabrielle LaBelle as the young Steven Spielberg<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n This is undoubtedly the most personal film of Steven Spielberg’s half-a-century long career. It’s a fictionalised version of his own childhood, growing up in a damaged family. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It shows his sometimes difficult relationship with his parents, as well as how as a young child he fell in love with cinema. And how that obsession grew into the career that’s already netted him two directing Oscars, and which could bag him a third with this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n (Released in cinemas 27 January)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Brendan Fraser is tipped to win the best actor Oscar for The Whale<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n Brendan Fraser is tipped for an Oscar for his extraordinary performance in one of the year’s most unusual and moving stories. He plays a morbidly obese lecturer, living in a tiny apartment who’s desperately trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The film has won acclaim at several film festivals, and it’s expected to be a serious awards contender. Strong support comes from the other members of the cast which includes Hong Chau, Sadie Sink and Samantha Morton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n (Released in cinemas 3 February)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek in Magic Mike’s Last Dance<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n The first Magic Mike film released in 2012 electrified audiences with its brand of well-oiled entertainment. A sequel followed three years later. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n And now this third and final is due to arrive in 2023. The stories are expanded from star Channing Tatum’s experiences as a young male stripper. This instalment will see Mike venturing into new territory by experiencing a committed relationship with Salma Hayek’s Max.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n (Released in cinemas 10 February)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Idris Elba as DCI John Luther<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n After a decade on TV, the crime thriller Luther has now finally transferred to the big screen with writer Neil Cross continuing the journey he began on the BBC. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Little has been revealed about the plot, but expect chilling crimes and psychological twists and turns. Naturally, Idris Elba returns as the titular detective. Alongside him this time are Cynthia Erivo and Andy Serkis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n (Released on Netflix in March)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This is the final Guardians of the Galaxy movie for the current team<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n “I am Groot.” “I am Groot.” Pause. “I am Groot.” Translation, if you need it: The galaxy’s favourite bunch of mismatched heroes return to once again try and defend the galaxy with a mission that this time, it’s strongly rumoured, will put one of the team under deadly threat. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Chris Pratt, Zoe Salda\u00f1a, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Pom Klementieff and Dave Bautista are joined by Will Poulter whose character Adam Warlock was first hinted at in a post-credits sequence in Volume 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n (Released in cinemas 5 May)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This 10th and penultimate instalment in the Fast and Furious franchise is being described as one of the most expensive films ever made. Which means, we assume, even more retina-searing chases and eardrum-bursting action sequences. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Filming took place in locations including London, Rome and Lisbon. As ever Vin Diesel appears alongside Jason Statham and Michelle Rodriguez. But sadly for fans, this time there’s no Dwayne Johnson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n (Released in cinemas 19th May)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This long-gestating project has on paper, perhaps, the strongest pedigree of any film of 2023. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Oscar-winning Martin Scorsese directing Oscar winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. Plus the (very probably) soon to be Oscar winning Brendan Fraser. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It’s a 1920s drama that follows the investigation into the murders of a number of wealthy individuals in Osage County, Oklahoma, following the discovery of large oil deposits there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n (Released in cinemas in May)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This computer-animated sequel to 2018’s Into the Spider-Verse once more sees Miles Morales travelling between different alternative universes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n As well as developing his relationship with Gwen Stacy’s Spider-Woman, he also comes into contact with a wider group of Spider-People including an older Spider-Man, a British Spider-Man and a pregnant Spider-Woman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Shameik Moore again provides the voice of Miles. Joining him are Hailee Steinfeld, Issa Rae and Daniel Kaluuya. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n (Released in cinemas 2 June)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"short](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/FB9C\/production\/_90021446_grey_line_new.jpg.webp)
1. Till<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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2. Empire of Light<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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3. T\u00e1r<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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4. Holy Spider<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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5. The Fabelmans<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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6. The Whale<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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7. Magic Mike’s Last Dance<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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8. Luther<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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9. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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10. Fast X<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
11. Killers of the Flower Moon<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
12. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
13. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n