2018 Paramount Pictures Movie Preview

Last Updated on August 3, 2021

Paramount came in last out of the major Hollywood studios in 2017 and grossed only $534 million across twelve films. XXX: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE, GHOST IN THE SHELL and BAYWATCH underperformed while the studio only had two films cross the $100 million mark at the box office (TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT and DADDY’S HOME 2). This year, Paramount hopes that the new year offers much more success with franchise returns in the form of BUMBLEBEE and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 6 amongst several other buzzworthy projects.

Check out Paramount’s 2018 slate and let us know which flicks you are most looking forward to.

BUMBLEBEE (December 21st)

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken..

Starring Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, and Pamela Adlon Directed by Travis Knight.

UNTITLED PARAMOUNT EVENT FILM (November 2nd)

Something big is coming….we just don’t know what it is yet!

OVERLORD (October 26th)

The story of two American soldiers behind enemy lines on D Day..

Starring Wyatt Russell, Iain De Caestecker, and Pilou Asbæk. Directed by Julius Avery.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 6 (July 27th)

The sixth entry in the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise.

Starring Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Cavill, Alec Baldwin, Michelle Monaghan, and Vanessa Kirby. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie.

ACTION POINT (May 11th)

A daredevil designs and operates his own theme park with his friends..

Starring Brigette Lundy-Paine, Johnny Knoxville, Johnny Pemberton. Directed by Tim Kirkby.

UNTITLED CLOVERFIELD MOVIE (April 20th)

After a scientific experiment aboard the space station involving a particle accelerator has unexpected results, the astronauts find themselves isolated. Following their horrible discovery, the space station crew must fight for survival..

Starring Elizabeth Debicki, Daniel Brühl, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Chris O’Dowd, and Zhang Ziyi. Directed by Julius Onah.

A QUIET PLACE (April 6th)

A family lives an isolated existence in utter silence, for fear of an unknown threat that follows and attacks at any sound.

Starring John Krasinski and Emily Blunt. Directed by John Krasinski.

SHERLOCK GNOMES (March 23rd)

Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renowned detective, Sherlock Gnomes, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.

Starring the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Johnny Depp. Directed by John Stevenson.

ANNIHILATION (February 23rd)

A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition where the laws of nature don’t apply.

Starring Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Oscar Isaac, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Directed by Alex Garland (EX MACHINA).

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