1. Mickey 17 (2025)

Mickey 17 is an upcoming sci-fi action-thriller directed by Bong Joon-ho , the Oscar-winning director of Parasite and Snowpiercer . The film stars Robert Pattinson in the lead role as Mickey 17 , a disposable “expendable” worker on a futuristic mission to colonize distant planets.Set in a dystopian future, Mickey is part of a team sent to Niflheim , an icy exoplanet orbiting Tau Ceti, to prepare for human colonization. His job? To do the most dangerous tasks — essentially sacrificing himself so others don’t have to. But thanks to advanced biotechnology, he can be “reset” and regenerated — over and over again.However, after surviving one too many deaths and accumulating trauma from countless lives, Mickey begins to resist his fate. He starts questioning his idenтιтy, purpose, and humanity — especially when he learns that his employers plan to replace him permanently with a newer version of himself: Mickey 18 .What follows is a psychological and existential battle between Mickey and the system that sees him as nothing more than a tool — and even more disturbingly, against himself .

2. The Old Guard 2 (2025)

The Old Guard 2 is the upcoming sequel to the 2020 action-fantasy film The Old Guard , produced by Netflix and based on the comic book series of the same name by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández.

The film continues to follow Andromache “Andy” (Charlize Theron) and her team of immortal warriors as they face new threats — both from the modern world and from an ancient past they’ve tried to leave behind. After the events of the first movie, the group must not only hide their true idenтιтies but also protect the secret of their regenerative powers from a powerful global organization seeking to exploit them for military use.Meanwhile, Nile (KiKi Layne), the newly awakened immortal, begins to understand the burden and responsibility that comes with eternal life. As tensions rise within the group over whether to continue interfering in human wars or retreat from the world, betrayal and moral dilemmas threaten to tear them apart.

3. The Accountant 2 (2025)

The Accountant 2 is the upcoming sequel to the 2016 action-thriller The Accountant , starring Ben Affleck in the lead role as Christian Wolff , a high-functioning autistic forensic accountant with a hidden talent for combat and uncovering financial crimes.

In this highly anticipated follow-up, Christian resurfaces after going off-grid, drawn back into the dangerous world of money laundering and organized crime. This time, he finds himself targeted by a powerful international syndicate that has embedded itself deep within global financial insтιтutions — manipulating economies and eliminating anyone who gets too close to the truth.

As Christian begins unraveling a complex web of corruption, he teams up with old allies — including government analyst Ray King (CJ Wilson) — while facing off against ᴅᴇᴀᴅly new enemies. Along the way, he must also confront a mysterious figure from his past whose return threatens not only his safety but also everything he thought he knew about his upbringing and training.

4. The Bricklayer (2025)

The Bricklayer is an upcoming action-thriller film set to release in 2025, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the lead role. The movie is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by James Rollins , adapted for the screen with a modern twist on the spy-thriller genre.

The story follows Caleb Wardell , a former CIA operative turned low-profile construction worker, trying to escape his violent past. However, his quiet life shatters when he’s suddenly pulled back into the world of espionage after a classified mission gone wrong resurfaces.

Haunted by old enemies and hunted by both foreign agents and his former agency, Caleb must rely on his elite skills to survive. As he uncovers a dangerous conspiracy involving international terrorism and high-level government betrayals, he realizes that the only way out is through — and the truth might cost him everything.

5. The Amateur (2025)

The Amateur is an upcoming espionage thriller set to release in 2025, starring Ben Foster in the lead role. Based on the bestselling novel The Amateur by Robert Littell , the film dives into the shadowy world of intelligence, deception, and personal redemption.

The story follows Douglas Brodie , a former CIA operative turned university professor, who has spent years trying to leave his dangerous past behind. However, his quiet life is shattered when a former lover and fellow spy, Elena Morales , mysteriously disappears while investigating a high-stakes international conspiracy.

Forced back into the field, Brodie must navigate a labyrinth of lies, double agents, and covert operations. As he uncovers the truth, he realizes that the mission is more personal than he ever imagined — and that he may have been a pawn in a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly game far larger than himself.

6. 28 Years Later (2025)

28 Years Later is the highly anticipated sequel to the 2002 cult classic 28 Days Later , directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland . The film returns to the universe of the Rage Virus , a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly pathogen that spreads rage and destruction across Britain.

Set 28 years after the initial outbreak, society has slowly rebuilt itself in isolated communities, believing the infected to be long gone. However, when a group of scientists accidentally reactivates a hidden reservoir of the virus in the Scottish Highlands, a new wave of infection erupts — faster, ᴅᴇᴀᴅlier, and more terrifying than before.

The story follows a new generation of survivors, including a young teenager who may hold the key to understanding both the virus and humanity’s future. As the infection spreads rapidly across the UK and beyond, remnants of the military and scientific community must mount a desperate last stand to prevent global collapse.

7. The Ritual (2025)

The Ritual (2025) is an upcoming psychological horror-thriller , expected to be a reimagining or spiritual successor to the 2017 film of the same name. While official plot details are still under wraps, early reports suggest this new version will expand on the eerie folklore and supernatural terror of the original.

The story is said to follow a group of strangers who find themselves mysteriously drawn to a remote, forested region in Eastern Europe — a place whispered about in dark online forums and linked to ancient rituals and disappearances.

As they explore the dense, fog-covered woods, they begin experiencing disturbing visions, hallucinations, and encounters with unseen forces. One by one, they realize they’ve entered a world ruled by an old, merciless god — a being that demands sacrifice and feeds on fear, guilt, and trauma.

What starts as a search for answers becomes a desperate fight for survival, as reality begins to unravel and each character confronts their own personal demons — both literal and psychological.

8. Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

Fantastic Four: First Steps is an upcoming superhero film directed by Matt Shakman , produced by Marvel Studios and set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) . This film serves as the reboot and origin story of the iconic Marvel superhero team, the Fantastic Four .

The story follows four brilliant individuals who are exposed to cosmic radiation during a scientific mission in space. The accident grants them extraordinary powers and transforms them into a new kind of hero team:

Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) becomes Mr. Fantastic , gaining the ability to stretch and contort his body.
Sue Storm (Jessica Alba) becomes Invisible Woman , capable of rendering herself invisible and creating powerful force fields.
Johnny Storm (Chris Evans) becomes the fiery Human Torch , able to engulf himself in flames and fly.
Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis) is transformed into the monstrous but heroic The Thing , possessing incredible strength and rock-like durability.
As they struggle to control their new powers and come to terms with the changes in their lives, the team must band together to face Dr. Victor von Doom (Julien McMahon) — now powered and mutated as the villainous Doctor Doom , who threatens both their lives and the entire world.

9. Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

Captain America: Brave New World is an upcoming Marvel superhero film and the sequel to The Falcon and The Winter Soldier series. It will be part of Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and stars Anthony Mackie returning as the new Captain America / Sam Wilson .

In this film, Sam struggles to balance the immense responsibility of wielding Captain America’s shield while facing powerful new threats emerging across the globe. His greatest challenge yet comes in the form of Red Skull (Ross Marquand) — returned with a new agenda — and the mysterious, superhumanly enhanced Flag-Smasher (Erin Kellyman) , who leads a radical movement aiming to erase national borders and create a unified world order.

As Sam seeks guidance from figures like Isaiah Bradley (Carl Lumbly), a forgotten hero from the past, he must redefine what it means to be Captain America in a modern, divided world. Alongside allies such as Bucky Barnes / The Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) and Sharon Carter (Emily VanCamp) , Sam faces moral dilemmas, covert government conspiracies, and personal battles that test his strength, courage, and ideals.

A Farmer’s Misplaced Hammer Led to the Largest Roman Treasure in Britain

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November 16, 1992 was the day which changed Suffolk-resident Eric Lawes’ life in a huge way. What he thought would have been an innocent search for a hammer he had misplaced on his farm in Hoxne Village, Suffolk, England ended up bringing him much more than he had bargained for — namely, uncovering the hiding spot of a long-hidden treasure. Based on the Guardian’s coverage of the story, Eric Lawes had been previously gifted a metal detector upon his retirement as a parting token. He decided to put his retirement gift to good use in order to locate the hammer which he had had some trouble finding. According to a 2018 Smithsonian Magazine article, when the device started recording that there was a strong signal coming from the earth, he knew that he was about to discover something big. As he started digging, it soon became clear to him that he had unearthed a treasure trove.

The Guardian reports that, when Lawes saw that his preliminary digging had yielded a few gold coins and silver spoons, he immediately contacted both the local archaeological society and the police department. Archaeologists came to the property the following day and had the area of earth holding the treasure carefully sectioned-off and removed. Their hope was that at a later stage, in their laboratory, they could examined the items in order to identify both their age and how they were stored.

When all was said and done, close to 60 pounds of items made from silver and gold were found on the site. These included more than 15,000 Roman coins, 200 gold objects, and several silver spoons. For archaeologists, this find — which later became labeled as the Hoxne Hoard — was an incredible discovery. AP News reported that archaeologist Judith Plouviez was over-the-moon about the discovery, saying that it was “an incredibly exciting and amazing find.” What’s more, another archaeologist, Rachel Wilkinson, told Smithsonian Magazine that this discovery was “the largest and latest ever found in Britain.”

Ordinarily, archaeologists would use radiocarbon dating as a means of identifying the age of ancient relics. However, they couldn’t locate any suitable material from the haul. Consequently, they determined the age by examining writing on the coins, as well as the ruler carved into them, estimating that the treasure was probably buried in either 408 or 409 AD.

Roman-era archaeologist Peter Guest told Smithsonian Magazine that “if you look at them a little more carefully, then they should be dated to the period after the separation of Britain from the Roman Empire.” He offers as part of his evidence the fact that almost all of the coins found in the Hoxne Hoard were clipped – in other words, small chunks of their edges had been taken off. These clippings would have been used to create coins which were similar to the Roman coins of that era.

Guest has a logical reason for this, arguing that “The Roman Empire wasn’t supplying Britain with new gold and silver coins, and in light of that, the population tried to get over this sudden cutoff in the supply of their precious metals by making the existing supplies go further.”

Archaeologists also believe that the treasure belonged to a Romano-British family. During that time, considering that there was so much societal discord and upheaval, it was common for Romans who had settled in Britain to bury their most prized possessions.

That said, one archaeologist is of the belief that the hoard had a lot of sentimental value for the Romano-British family to whom it is believed to have belonged. In her book The Hoxne Late Roman Treasure: Gold Jewellery and Silver Plate, Catherine Johns claims that the manner in which the treasure was kept supported this claim. Some of the items which were recovered had been packaged in small, wooden boxes which were lined with leather. What’s more, pieces of wood, locks, and nails, among other things, surrounded the gold and silver pieces. This leads Catherine to assert that the package was carefully buried and not simply chucked away in a rush.

Interestingly enough, the items unearthed might shed some light on the identity of the family who owned them. They cite a gold bracelet bearing the inscription “UTERE FELIX DOMINA IULIANE,” which roughly translates to “use this happily Lady Juliane”. A second name “Aurelius Ursicinus” has also been discovered. This has consequently led some to believe that Juliane and Aurelius were the couple and the original owners of the treasure. That said, that has yet to be confirmed.

All in all, the discovery was a real treasure for archaeologists, and by extension, for Lawes. According to Smithsonian Magazine, in recognition of his discovery and willingness to contact authorities, the British government rewarded him with over £1.7 million, an amount which he shared with the farmer whose land was dug out in order to get the treasure. Funnily enough, apart from the treasure, Lawes also found his lost hammer — which now resides in the British Museum.