Studios may save their biggest blockbusters for summer, but this spring’s lineup is not without its own soon-to-be box office hits. While many upcoming films are connected to familiar franchises or adapted from other media, that's no reason to overlook them.
We've compiled a guide to this season's notable releases, with links to related movies and source materials you might want to explore before heading to the theater.
Disney’s Snow White
Release date: March 21, 2025
Confirmed to be in development in 2016, this live-action musical reimagines the beloved 1937 classic. The film revisits the timeless tale of Snow White, featuring cherished characters like Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, and Snow White herself.
Check out the original film here.
A Minecraft Movie
Release date: April 4, 2025
A Minecraft Movie from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures is the first live-action adaptation of the best-selling video game of all time.
Directed by Jared Hess and starring Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, and Jennifer Coolidge, the film follows four misfits pulled into the Overworld—a bizarre, blocky realm where creativity is key to survival. Guided by expert crafter Steve (Black), they must navigate this magical world, face Piglins and Zombies, and rediscover their creativity to return home.
Minecraft and its iterations are available on all major consoles. Click here for more Minecraft games.
Thunderbolts*
Release date: May 2, 2025
Marvel Studios presents Thunderbolts*, an irreverent team-up featuring depressed assassin Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) alongside a misfit crew of antiheroes tasked with carrying out covert missions for the government.
Although Thunderbolts* isn’t a direct sequel, it builds upon previous Marvel movies and TV series such as Black Widow and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Lilo & Stitch
Release date: May 23, 2025
A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, Lilo & Stitch is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family. Maia Kealoha stars as Lilo, and Chris Sanders voices Stitch.
This isn’t the first time Lilo and Stitch have appeared in a movie—check it out here.
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Release date: May 23, 2025
Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt in the sequel to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning. Following his retrieval of both keys, Hunt must find the lost Sevastopol submarine while dealing with the Entity, a rogue AI program threatening global security.
Don’t forget to watch the prequel here.
Karate Kid: Legends
Release date: May 30, 2025
Jackie Chan returns to the franchise as Mr. Han and is joined by Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso. Together, they aim to teach kung fu prodigy Li Fong (Ben Wang) a new way to fight after he signs up to participate in a martial arts showdown to help his friend.
View the first five seasons of Cobra Kai, which follows the lives of Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and his high-school adversary, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), 30 years after the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament here.
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