{"id":69974,"date":"2023-01-02T23:01:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T23:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=69974"},"modified":"2023-01-02T23:01:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T23:01:38","slug":"the-biggest-movie-releases-to-look-forward-to-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/the-biggest-movie-releases-to-look-forward-to-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biggest Movie Releases to Look Forward to in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_55327\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55327\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-55327 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/Margot-Robbie-Barbie-1-e1672695358414.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of Warner Bros.\/ Jaap Buitendijk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With countless prequels, sequels, musical reprisals, adaptations and original concepts on their way, theaters in 2023 have something for everyone, from superhero blockbusters, action-packed films, nostalgic flicks, period pieces and more.<\/p>\n<p>Below, <em>GRAZIA USA<\/em> has rounded up the most highly-anticipated must-see films of 2023.<\/p>\n<h4><em>The Little Mermaid<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Little Mermaid - Official Teaser Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0-wPm99PF9U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Halle Bailey makes history as the first Black actress to portray princess Ariel in Disney\u2019s new live-action remake of <em>The Little Mermaid<\/em>. Directed by Rob Marshall, the adaptation includes new music from Lin-Manuel Miranda, teamed with Bailey\u2019s outstanding vocals.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Little Mermaid<\/em> is set to hit theaters May 26, 2023.<\/p>\n<h4><em>Oppenheimer<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oppenheimer | Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bK6ldnjE3Y0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Christopher Nolan\u2019s forthcoming epic\u00a0<em>Oppenheimer<\/em> tells the story of American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer as he works with a team of scientists during the Manhattan Project, leading to the development of the atomic bomb.<\/p>\n<p>Cillian Murphy will star as Oppenheimer alongside a star-studded cast including Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Gary Oldman, Rami Malek, Casey Affleck, Kenneth Branagh and more.<\/p>\n<p><em>Oppenheimer <\/em>is set to come out on July 21, 2023.<\/p>\n<h4><em>Barbie<\/em><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69300\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69300 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/Margot-Robbie-Barbie-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"636\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Margot Robbie in <em>Barbie<\/em>, 2023 (Warner Bros.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Come on Barbie, let\u2019s go party. Greta Gerwig\u2019s latest directorial endeavor sees Margot Robbie as the <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/barbie-releases-teaser-trailer-margot-robbie\/\">beloved Mattel doll, Barbie<\/a>. While much of the script remains under wraps, Gerwig wrote the screenplay alongside her partner Noah Baumbach. <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/ryan-gosling-ken-barbie-movie-first-look\/\">Ryan Gosling<\/a>\u00a0will star as Barbie\u2019s longtime boyfriend, Ken, while\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/emerald-fennell-oscars-promising-young-woman\/\">Academy Award-winner Emerald Fennell<\/a>, Kate McKinnon, Simu Liu, Hari Nef, Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Alexandra Shipp and Robbie-lookalike,\u00a0<em>Death on the Nile<\/em>\u2019s Emma Mackey are also set to appear in the LuckyChap Entertainment production.<\/p>\n<p><em>Barbie<\/em>\u00a0is set to hit theaters on July 21, 2023.<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>Challengers<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Starring Zendaya, <em>West Side Story<\/em> actor Mike Faist, and <em>The Crown<\/em>\u2019s Josh O\u2019Conner, <em>Bones &amp; All <\/em>director Luca Guadagnino\u2019s latest film sees pro tennis player Tashi (Zendaya) help her husband Art (Faist) work to become a champion of the sport following a defeating loosing streak.<\/p>\n<p><em>Challengers <\/em>is set to release on August 11, 2023.<\/p>\n<h4><em>Dune: Part Two<\/em><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38910\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38910 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/10\/dune_image-e1672692558644.jpg\" alt=\"Zendaya and Timothe\u00e9 Chalamet in Dune\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zendaya and Timothe\u00e9 Chalamet in <i>Dune<\/i> (Photo: courtesy of Warner Bros.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Somehow even more star-studded than the first film, <em>Dune: Part Two<\/em> sees Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet continue his journey as Paul Atreides. With Zendaya reprising her role as Chani, Florence Pugh will star as Princess Irulan, Austin Butler will portray Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, and the legendary Christopher Walken will join the cast as Shaddam IV.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Denis Villeneuve, Paul will join forces with Chani and her fellow Fremen while seeking revenge against those who destroyed his family. Faced with choosing between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, Paul must prevent the tumultuous future only he can foresee.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dune: Part Two<\/em> will land in theaters on November 3, 2023<\/p>\n<h4><em>The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes<\/em><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_62615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62615\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-62615 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/08\/Hunger-Games-Prequel--e1660681252529.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird and Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow in <em>The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.<\/em> (Photo Credit: Murray Close)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>May the odds be ever in your favor<\/em>. The forthcoming\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungergames.movie\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Hunger Games<\/em>\u00a0prequel<\/a>, titled<em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/the-hunger-games-prequel-rachel-zegler-tom-blyth\/\">The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes<\/a><\/em>, is welcoming a star-studded cast to the Capitol. <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/west-side-story-and-being-the-ricardos-fashion-transports-us-back-to-the-1950s\/\"><em>West Side Story<\/em><\/a>\u00a0actress\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/best-dressed-west-side-story-red-carpet\/\">Rachel Zegler<\/a>\u00a0will star as Lucy Gray Baird while\u00a0<em>The Gilded Age<\/em>\u2019s Tom Blyth will star as a young Coriolanus Snow in the adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. The starry cast also includes\u00a0<em>Euphoria<\/em>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/hunter-schaefer-hunger-games-cast\/\">Hunter Schafer<\/a>, Jason Schwartzman, <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>\u2019 Peter Dinklage, and Academy Award-winning actress\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/the-first-lady-fashion-history\/\">Viola Davis<\/a> as the film\u2019s Head Game-maker.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Francis Lawrence, the film is set 60-some years before we knew Coriolanus Snow as the despotic President of Panem (played by Donald Sutherland). In preparation for the 10<sup>th<\/sup> annual Hunger Games, Snow (Blyth) is tasked with mentoring fellow tribute Lucy Gray Baird (Zegler). After Lucy Gray sings during the reaping ceremony in protest, she captures the attention of all of Panem, leading Snow to believe they may be able to tip the odds in her favor. Fusing their political prowess and instinct for strategy, Snow begins to develop feelings for Lucy Gray as they fight to survive.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/the-hunger-games-prequel-rachel-zegler-tom-blyth\/\">The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is set to premiere on November 17, 2023.<\/p>\n<h4><em>Wonka<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet will star as the prolific candy man and chocolatier Willy Wonka in this coming-of-age story. The Paul King-directed film follows a young Wonka as her meets the Oompa-Loompas on one of his early adventures. Olivia Coleman will star in the film as well.<\/p>\n<p>Wonka is set to hit theaters on December 15, 2023.<\/p>\n<h4><em>The Color Purple<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>The new musical film rendition of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/the-color-purple-star-studded-cast-new-musical-film\/\">The Color Purple <\/a><\/em>has tapped a whole new brigade brimming with talent. For the new project, Fantasia Barrino will star as Celie, Colman Domingo as Mister, Halle Bailey will portray Nettie, Taraji P. Henson will play Shug Avery, and Corey Hawkins will star as Harpo, while H.E.R. will appear as Squeak in the upcoming adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by a slew of creatives who were involved in past iterations of Alice Walker\u2019s 1982 novel, the line-up includes Oprah Winfrey, who starred as Sofia in the 1985 film, Steven Spielberg, who directed the first film, Scott Sanders, who produced the 2005 Broadway musical, and Quincy Jones, who composed and produced the \u201985 film.<\/p>\n<p>Chronicling the lives of Black women in the deep south in Georgia circa 1909 through 1947,\u00a0<em>The Color Purple<\/em> has received rave reviews and critical acclaim since its inception. The film garnered 11 Academy Award nominations and earned Whoopi Goldberg a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture for her role as Celie. The Broadway musical also picked up two Tony Awards throughout its tenure.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Color Purple<\/em> is set to premiere on December 20, 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31863,"featured_media":59151,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[38,3324,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Movie Releases in 2023 to Look Forward to<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From Barbie, and the Little Mermaid, to Dune: Part Two, and the new Hunger Games prequel, theaters in 2023 have something for everyone\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/the-biggest-movie-releases-to-look-forward-to-in-2023\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" 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