5 movies you need to see in 2019

In addition to a new X-Men origins film, there are more high-profile superhero movies than ever before and several long-awaited adaptations and sequels to look forward to this year.

Here’s our pick of much-anticipated big budget celluloid treats for the first half of the new year:

Glass

M. Night Shyamalan’s latest movie features Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson (both from Unbreakable), and James McAvoy (Split) as disturbed individuals with heightened powers.

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Captain Marvel

Set for release in March, this sees Oscar-winner Brie Larson step into the Marvel game in a ‘90s-set adventure about an air force pilot named Carol Danvers with mysterious superpowers. If you’re a Marvel fan then you know she’s also set to help the Avengers defeat Thanos.

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Avengers: Endgame

To be released in May, this will be the epic finale to the battle between Marvel’s biggest superheroes and their greatest foe, Thanos.

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Godzilla

Out in May and featuring Millie Bobby Brown, Kyle Chandler, Sally Hawkins and Vera Farmiga, will see the giant lizard and a host of otherworldly creatures band together for a full-on kaiju war.

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Dark Phoenix

Releasing in June, the X-Men face their most formidable foe when one of their own, a young Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. It’s the Jean Grey origin story that fans have been waiting for.

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