Top 10 most-anticipated Hollywood movies

Top 10 Hollywoood Movies in 2015

2015 is going to be one exciting year for Hollywood with the return of several popular franchises including Star Wars, Fast and Furious, Avengers, Jurassic Park and Terminator. Here are the 10 most-anticipated movies of 2015:

By-Tapan Meena

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

The most popular sci-fi franchise of all time – Star Wars – is back after a 9-year hiatus and it has geeks extremely excited. The teaser of the movie racked up a mind-boggling 50 million hits on YouTube and featured everything we love about the franchise – lightsabers, Storm Troopers, robots and the Millennium Falcon. Starring the original cast of Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Mark Hamill (Luke), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Kenny Baker (R2-D2) and Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) along with a host of new actors, the movie is being directed by lifelong fan JJ Abrams who helped reboot the Star Trek franchise. This is the beginning of a third trilogy in the Star Wars Universe and hopefully it won’t disappoint like the prequels.

The Hateful Eight

Thank God, the movie didn’t get cancelled. After a script of the film was leaked, Tarantino decided that he wouldn’t make the movie. However, he changed his mind and we’re quite excited to see how Samuel Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern and Channing Tatum gel together. No one does blood, gore and intrigue better than Tarantino!

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Everyone’s favourite superhero team is back and things look more twisted than ever. This time around Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye must battle Ultron – an artificial intelligence entity with a robotic body. Designed as a peacekeeping program by Tony Stark, Ultron decides that the only way to save earth is destroy the human race. The trailer of the movie already created quite a buzz with an epic sequence where the Avengers and their pals are having a drink and everyone tries to lift Thor’s hammer unsuccessfully. The movie also introduces characters like the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver and finally debuts Iron Man’s most epic armour – the Hulkbuster! Read: Best of 2014: Top 5 superhero movies of the year

Furious 7

Everyone’s favourite racing franchise might have morphed into a heist action series, but the ending of Fast and Furious 6 which introduced Jason Statham sure had us excited. The movie introduces Statham as the Owen Shaw’s older brother and it will see so many of our favourite action heroes – The Rock, Vin Diesel, Tony Jaa, Paul Walker and Jason Statham in one movie. Paul Walker’s demise gives the movie a sadder tinge and hopefully it will do justice to his memory.

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road will feature the return of the popular franchise which starred Mel Gibson in a post-apocalyptic world. Starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, this movie has been described as 110-minute chase sequence which is sure to get your adrenaline rushing. The trailer looks quite eccentric and this is probably your cup of tea if you like mindless action.

Terminator Genisys

Terminator Genisys completely changes the storyline in the Terminator Universe and looks like a major reboot of the franchise which has disappointed till now. This version has all the things that made the first two movies awesome – Sarah Connor, Kyle Reese, Mercury Man and of course Arnold Schwarzenegger (albeit an older version). Will we finally get a movie that lives up to the James Cameron movies? Only time will tell!

Jurassic World

After quite a while, the dinosaurs are back. This time around dinosaurs are part of a theme park which is extremely popular with the crowd. However, things get out of control when a new genetically-modified hybrid monster runs amok. Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simkins and Irrfan Khan, the trailer sure has us excited about dinosaurs again.