This is the collection of notes about genre movies that came out in 2018. These were originally entered as Upcoming movies, but then moved to Released status as the year went on. Now that 2018 is over, all entries have been released and this page has been retired from updates. It still appears as a historic record.
For shows that have yet to premier, please look for their entries in the page covering the expected year of release. If a movie is still in development and doesn't yet have a release date, look in the Movies Under Development page.
Released 2018
BLACK PANTHER
Premiered: February 16, 2018
Directed by Ryan Coogler
Starring:
Chadwick Boseman - T'Challa/Black Panther
Andy Serkis - Ulysses Klaue/Klaw
Tomb Raider
Premiered: March 16, 2018
Director: Roar Uthaug
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins
PACIFIC RIM: Uprising
Premiered: March 23 2018
Director: Steven S. DeKnight
Starring: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny
READY PLAYER ONE
Premiered: March 30, 2018
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Ben Mendelsohn, Olivia Cooke
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR PART 1
Premiered: April 27, 2018
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo
THE LEGO MOVIE 2: The Second Part
Premiered: February 8, 2018
Director: Mike Mitchell
Starring: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett
Bumblebee
Premiered: March 7, 2018
Director: Travis Knight
Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Cena
Rampage
Premiered: April 13, 2018
Director: Brad Peyton
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman
Loosely based on the 1980's video game
Deadpool 2
Premiered: May 18, 2018
Director: David Leitch
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Premiered: May 25, 2018
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke
JURASSIC WORLD: Fallen KingdoM
Released: June 22, 2018
Director: J.A. Bayona
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP
Released: July 6, 2018
Director: Peyton Reed
Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña
Freaks
Release: August 23, 2018
Directors: Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Lexy Kolker
Venom
Released: October 5, 2018
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Starring: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Scheduled release date: November 16, 2018
Director: David Yates
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler
AQUAMAN
Released: December 21, 2018
Director: James Wan
Starring: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe
SPIDER-MAN: Into the Spider-Verse
Released: December 14, 2018
Directors: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey
Starring: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld
Mortal Engines
Premiered: December 14, 2018
Director: Christian Rivers
Starring: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving