As 2022 draws to a close and we start to prepare for end-of-year vacation events, it’s clear that the studios are aiming to provide a bit of whatever for prospective spectators. With that in mind, we have a pretty healthy range of noteworthy titles to pick from, and the leading five of the month includes a specific sci-fi follow up, a cheeky action-comedy, a duration drama set in old Hollywood, and a set of severe dramas with mature styles. Continue reading for the most anticipated films of December!
# 1 on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube
Release Date: December 16
Say what you will about the pop culture significance of James Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi spectacle Avatar, however it’s clear that this 13-years-later sequel will be the movie to enjoy throughout the holiday. Acting on the very first film, The Method of Water catches up to Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), now completely integrated into the Na’vi culture, as he aims to keep his household safe when brand-new difficulties occur on the distant world of Pandora. With much of the movie happening in the planet’s oceans, the 3D assures to be magnificent, and if the film does well, Cameron has more installments ready to go.
# 2 on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube
Release Date: December 2
If blue aliens aren’t your thing, then perhaps a bit of tongue-in-cheek action will do the trick. Complete stranger Things breakout star David Harbour stars in this vacation action-comedy as Santa Claus, who drops in on a wealthy household’s house as they are being imprisoned by a bunch of fortune-seeking mercenaries and takes it upon himself to conserve the day. Simply as Avatar came in first in all of our social media surveys, Violent Night notched an unanimous second-place surface.
# 3 on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (connected), # 4 on YouTube
Release Date: December 23
The radiance on writer-director Damien Chazelle’s early wunderkind status might have dimmed just a bit, and the early reactions to his latest film, Babylon, have actually been all over the place, but that does not imply people do not wish to see it. The period Hollywood story happens throughout the shift from the Quiet Age to the talkies, and it stars Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, and Jean Smart, just to name a few.
# 3 on Twitter (connected) and YouTube, # 4 on Instagram, # 5 on Facebook
Release Date: December 9 (limited)
Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale has taken some flack for its controversial representation of weight problems, but Brendan Fraser has earned all the accolades for his efficiency as the character in concern. Fraser stars as a significantly obese teacher who tries to reconnect with his separated daughter (Sadie Sink), and regardless of the film’s darker styles, fans are delighted to see Fraser in a complex leading role, and it’s reasonable to expect some awards attention for him.
# 4 on Facebook
Release Date: December 2 (limited), December 9 on Apple TV+
The first four films on this month’s list dominated the majority of our social networks polls, leaving the staying movies to scramble for the fifth area, and the one that emerged was this based-on-true-events drama. Will Smith stars as Peter, the gotten away slave whose remarkable 1863 photo portraying the scars on his back from multiple whippings assisted to revitalize the abolitionist movement. The film informs his story, narrating his escape and his journey to reach the North. The film opens in theaters in limited release prior to striking Apple television+ a week later on.
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