Hamnet, Toy Story, Peaky Blinders, Dune... 20 films for 2026
Toy Story 5 and Dune: Messiah feature among the cinema highlights for 2026.
Ireland’s national collective meltdown is revisited in the infamous confrontation between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy on the eve of the 2002 World Cup. Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn direct, with Steve Coogan playing McCarthy and Cork actor Éanna Hardwicke taking on the sporting legend.
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are generating serious awards-season buzz for their roles in Chloé Zhao’s powerful drama. Buckley is Agnes, who embarks on a passionate relationship with the young William Shakespeare (Mescal).
Their love is tested when tragedy strikes in a film about the nature of loss and the restorative power of art.
Cillian Murphy reprises his role as Jim in the latest film in the post-apocalyptic horror series. Directed by Nia DaCosta (Candyman), the action centres on the inhumanity of the survivors as well as the dangers of the infected. With Ralph Fiennes and Jack O’Connell.
The long awaited spin-off of the hit series is set during the Second World War, with Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) back in Birmingham to face his greatest reckoning yet. With the future of his family and the country at stake, he has some difficult choices to make. Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth and Barry Keoghan are among the starry cast.
The somewhat divisive filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Saltburn) brings her take on the romance at the heart of Emily Bronte’s literary classic. Fennell directs from her own screenplay, with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi playing lovers Heathcliff and Cathy. Cork’s Alison Oliver is among the supporting cast.
Killarney’s own Jessie Buckley reteams with Maggie Gyllenhall following their Oscar-nominated work on Set in 1930s Chicago, it focuses on a scientist’s efforts to bring a murdered young woman back to life as a companion for Frankenstein. Christian Bale, Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard also star.
Phil Lord and Chris Miller ( ) team up with Ryan Gosling for this science fiction film adapted from the novel by Andy Weir. It centres on a schoolteacher and former biologist who wakes up in a spacecraft in outer space with no idea who he is or how he got there. Ken Leung and Sandra Huller bring support.
Already poised to be one of the biggest films of the summer, TDWP’s returning cast including Anne Hathaway are joined by star of the moment Sydney Sweeney. Meryl Streep’s formidable Miranda Priestly struggles against her former assistant turned rival (Emily Blunt) as they battle for eyes and advertising revenue amid declining print sales.
West Cork filmmaker Damian McCarthy follows up his horror hit with another supernatural tale. Filmed on location in Bantry and at West Cork Studios, it stars s Adam Scott as a horror novelist who visits a remote Irish inn to spread his parents’ ashes, unaware of rumours it is haunted by a witch.
Jon Favreau directs a cast including Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver in the latest Star Wars, a continuation of the hit Disney+ TV series. Plot details are being kept tight but focus on how The New Republic enlists Din Djarin (Pascal) and his apprentice Grogu aka Baby Yoda, following the fall of the Galactic Empire.
Following the success of , Mattel’s toy and media franchise is ready for its close-up. Directed by Travis Knight it stars Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam aka He-Man, as he returns to his home planet to protect it from the evil forces of baddie Skeletor (Jared Leto). Alison Brie, Idris Elba and Kristen Wiig also star.
Irish actress Eve Hewson is among the cast for Steven Spielberg’s latest sci-fi film. Plot details are light but the film’s teaser reads: "If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people." Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor and Colin Firth star.
The fifth chapter of the movie that introduced the world to animation giant Pixar comes to our cinemas this summer. The film revolves around what happens to Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the gang when faced with an internet tablet named Lilypad and the existential threat that brings to the old-schoolers.
Disney brings audiences a live-action adaptation of one of its most-successful animated musicals. Samoan/English actor Catherine Laga’aia will play the title character, with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson reprising his role of Maui from the animated film.
Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) takes on Homer’s classic story in a film starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Elliot Page and Zendaya. An adaptation of the Greek epic, it tells the story of Odysseus (Damon) as he makes a long and dangerous journey home following the Trojan War, attempting to reunite with his wife.
Tom Holland returns as the Marvel web-slinging superhero in what has been a popular and likeable series and casting. In his latest outing, Peter Parker dwells on the consequences of his previous actions, and what that might mean for his closest friends and the Marvel universe.
Tom Cruise joins forces with Alejandro Inarritu, the director of and for a film that’s already proving to be intriguing. “The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's saviour before the disaster he's unleashed destroys everything” is all we know about the premise and the plot.
Hopes are high for this story about a transformative period in acting great Jimmy Stewart’s life, largely filmed on location in West Cork and at West Cork Film Studios. The film focuses on the life and work of Stewart, including his career-defining role in It’s a Wonderful Life and his time in the US air corps during the Second World War. KJ Apa plays the iconic star.
Anthony and Joe Russo return to helm the next chapter in the Avengers series, with plot details being kept very much under wraps.
Denis Villeneuve returns to helm the latest chapter in the sci-fi series, which follows Muad'dib, heir to unimaginable power, as he brings to fruition the ancient scheme to create a ruler among men. Returning cast members include Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya.
