Every Sci-Fi Movie Yet To Come In 2021

While 2021 already generated several worthwhile sci-fi movies, Dune, The Matrix 4, and additional are still on the way before the verge of the year. 2021 hasn’t been the best year for new releases, but that’s partly due to the continuing Coronavirus movie delays preventing Hollywood from certainly getting back in full swing. Still, there have been various high-profile sci-fi efforts, such as Godzilla vs. Kong and A Quiet Place Part 2.

2021 has also fiddled host to boxing office duds like Chaos Walking and critically savaged disappointments like Infinite. That’s no reason for sci-fi fans to feel down about 2021 though, as every year has its ups and piles for the genre, and there are still several notable movies to look forward to before in the last half of 2021. Many are straight-up sci-fi stories, while others are sci-fi neighbouring, or dip their toes sufficiently into the science-fiction world that they’re likely to bring out in fans of the genre.

Without any additional ado, here’s a look at what films remain to offer audiences a taste of sci-fi for the rest of 2021. There would be a few more on here, but some initially slated for a 2021 release existed delayed to 2022, including the sure-to-be blockbuster Avatar 2.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (October 15, 2021)

Carnage attacking Venom in Let There Be Carnage.

2018’s Venom shocked a lot of species with its massive worldwide box office haul of over $850 million, and after an extra year of waiting, Venom: Let There Be Carnage is set to bring back the titular antihero. The odd symbiotic relationship between Venom and Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock begins again, with Venom still wanting to eat everyone in sight, while Eddie has to harden his friend’s darker urges. Together though, they still make a dangerous team, and they’ll need to be, up against the threat of Woody Harrelson’s Cletus Kassady, aka Carnage.

Dune (October 22, 2021)

37 years after David Lynch modified Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel Dune into a movie that’s gone on to divide audiences, and 21 years since Syfy (formerly Sci-Fi Channel) adapted the tome into an acclaimed miniseries, director Denis Villeneuve will soon unleash his take on the acclaimed material. With a big budget in his corner, a cast jam-packed full of recognizable stars, and a resume full of good movies, there’s a good chance that Villeneuve will manage to craft a deserving and explicit Dune adaptation. Whether it will substantiate to have legs at the box office though, remains to be seen, after the economic failure of Blade Runner 2049.

Ron’s Gone Wrong (October 22, 2021)

Releasing on the same day as Dune, animated sci-fi satire Ron’s Gone Wrong offers another option for newer audiences, and those uninterested in a modification of Herbert’s epic tale. Zach Galifianakis voices the titular Ron, a digitally related device called a B-bot, which also functions as a sort of surrogate friend for its new holder Barney, voiced by Jack Dylan Grazer from Shazam!. As the title indicates though, Ron can’t seem to do much right, even if he does govern to be oddly adorable along the way.

Eternals (November 5, 2021)

Every time the MCU has gone cosmic and spent a period away from Earth in the past decade-plus has arguably led to this: the introduction of the Eternals into the MCU terrain. Eternals looks to be the most sci-fi-focused entry into the Marvel saga yet, focusing as it does on the titular race of ancient aliens that have secretly — and passively — lived among humans on Earth for centuries. The Avengers sure could’ve used the Eternals’ help against Thanos, but at least they’re here now, and will presumably assist with such dire threats in the future.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (November 11, 2021)

The Ghostbusters car racing through a field in Ghostbusters Afterlife.

Five years after manager Paul Feig teamed up with Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones to establish an all-female Ghostbusters reboot, Jason Reitman is taking the reins of the franchise for Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Eternity will function as a sequel to the new movie, although how much it acknowledges Ghostbusters 2’s events remains unclear. The plot is still fairly vague, but it pertains to the estranged family of Egon Spengler moving into his old house and discovering his heroic past, just in time for a new supernatural threat. The withstanding original cast, missing Rick Moranis, will all reprise their roles.

Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City (November 24, 2021)

Resident Evil TV Series Welcome to Raccoon City Sign

With the long-running movie franchise headlining Milla Jovovich stopped, Resident Evil will get a new lease on cinematic life with Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. This movie attempts to start a new voting, one which will more directly adapt the characters and events of the iconic video game series. Both Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2 are being adapted, which could be a bit much for one article, but fans are eager to find out if it works and see Leon, Claire, Chris, and more grace the screen once then.

Spider-Man: No Way Home (December 17, 2021)

Spider-Man No Way Home Doc Ock

The onslaught of MCU movies in 2021 wraps up with another quite sci-fi-friendly entry in Spider-Man: No Way Home. After the “time heist” in Avengers: Endgame, and the multiverse teases in Spider-Man: Far From Home, No Way Home will serve as the proper introduction of the Marvel multiverse into the MCU. The first trailer for Peter Parker’s third MCU adventure gives birth to already confirmed the return of Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus from the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy, and there are even more big comebacks reportedly set to happen, encompassing Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Jamie Foxx’s Electro. Previous Spider-Man actors Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield are also rumoured to appear.

The Matrix: Resurrections (December 22, 2021)

Neo Matrix Resurrections

Arriving just five days after Spider-Man: No Way Home is a belated sci-fi sequel that has the opportunity to reignite a classic franchise: The Matrix 4. Now subtitled Resurrections, the sequel’s story is still mostly secret, but with Laurence Fishburne not refunding, signs are pointing toward the emergence of a younger version of Morpheus. Keanu Reeves is back as Neo though, as is Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity, and while The Matrix Revolutions ended the original trilogy on a sour note for many, The Matrix: Resurrections could repair the Matrix brand name if director Lana Wachowski hits a home-run this time out.