2024 was an odd year for blockbuster movies. There was no shortage of great tentpole releases, but even the most anticipated left something to be desired. With both Marvel and DC focusing their energy on the small screen, the superhero genre had virtually no big screen presence. And though sci-fi blockbusters like Dune: Part Two lived up to their hype, other films — like Alien: Romulus and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga — failed to earn the unanimous praise most expected. The year wasn’t a total wash, but it did underwhelm.

Hopefully, 2025 will deliver on the promise of its predecessor. Marvel will be back in a major way, touting three highly-anticipated releases, while DC is set to unveil the first chapter of its new superhero universe. There are also plenty of options for the discerning monster-lover, with new takes on old horror classics and original sci-fi thrillers slated for release. Whatever your inclination, 2025 will have something for everyone. Here are Inverse’s 15 most anticipated movies set to debut in the new year.

When I was six years old, my family only had a handful of VHS tapes I was allowed to watch: The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, and three of Aardman’s iconic stop-motion Wallace & Gromit shorts: A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, and A Close Shave. I was wary of watching A Grand Day Out and A Close Shave, but I flat-out refused to watch The Wrong Trousers for one reason: Feathers McGraw, the beady-eyed penguin who silently schemed to steal a diamond using Wallace and a pair of robotic legs.

Clearly, I wasn’t the only one who was terrified of him, because more than 30 years later, Aardman brings him back for revenge in Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, now streaming on Netflix. But bringing back Feathers wasn’t where this story started. It all started with a simple concept: Wallace inventing a smart garden gnome to help Gromit out with his garden.

“That was a 30-minute TV [short], which seemed a lot of fun and enough to fill a whole 30 minutes,” co-director Nick Park tells Inverse. “But then this idea of bringing back Feathers came along as a solution for the story, and it suddenly gave this idea legs and a lot more tension and drama.”