The most anticipated films of 2022

We are closing a year that has been more disappointing for the box office than initially expected, but it is a good time to look optimistically at 2022. According  to a survey of more than 6,000 viewers on the U.S. ticketing website Fandango, next year will be loaded with blockbuster movies.

Via Deadline we read the lists of the most anticipated films of next year by the public according to this survey, and to no one's surprise they are full of superheroes. 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' would be the most anticipated film by respondents, followed by the animated film 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse', 'The Batman' and 'Thor: Love and Thunder'. As a curiosity, Tom Cruise stars in the two productions that close the list: the delayed 'Top Gun: Maverick' and ' Mission Impossible 7' that we should have seen this year.

• - 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' (November 11)
• - 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ' (October 7)
• - 'The Batman' (March 4)
• - 'Thor: Love and Thunder' (July 8)
• - 'Jurassic World: Dominion'(June 10)
• - 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'(May 6)
• - 'Avatar 2'(December 16)
• - 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'(December 16)
• - 'Top Gun: Maverick' (May 27)
• - 'Mission Impossible 7' (September 30)

As for the most anticipated film, it must be commented that its shooting is currently paralyzed. The sequel to the Marvel Cinematic Universe has encountered several unforeseen events throughout its development, starting with the tragic death of its protagonist, Chadwick Boseman, who played T'Challa in the franchise distributed by Disney. But the current break is due to an injury that Letitia Wright (who plays T'Challa's sister, Shuri) suffered while shooting a scene. It is expected that in January the recording will resume for its premiere scheduled for November, if nothing happens (such as a new controversy starring Wright herself, who has launched some anti-vaccine messages throughout the year on her social networks).

Highly anticipated horror and animation

Apart from the list of most anticipated "blockbusters" that we can see above, Fandango has published other lists, such as the most anticipated action or adventure films not starring superheroes, in which 'Uncharted' joins 'Jurassic World 3', the return of James Cameron to Pandora, the sequel to 'Top Gun'. Idols of the Air' and the seventh installment of spy Ethan Hunt.

The list of most anticipated animated or family films is made up of the 'Toy Story' 'Buzz Lightyear' spin-off, 'Minions: The Origin of Gru', ' Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' and 'Sonic: The Movie 2'. Moreover, the most anticipated horror films are ' Halloween Ends', 'Scream', 'Nope' by Jordan Peele, the prequel to 'The Orphan-'Orphan: First Kill' and 'The Black Phone' by Scott Derrickson. The Peele and Derrickson films are the only original titles, not sequels or remakes or spin-offs, which we can find in all the lists.

Chris Hemsworth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Natalie Portman, Zoe Saldana and Elizabeth Olsen are the actors whose performances viewers most expect to see again in 'Thor 4', 'Doctor Strange 2' and 'Avatar 2', while the list of new performances is filled by Robert Pattinson ('The Batman'), Dwayne Johnson ('Black Adam'), Christian Bale ('Thor 4'), Issa Rae ('Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse') and Zoë Kravitz ('The Batman').