Are you from the gang of movie lovers who simply love motion pictures animated, like me? Oh, Hi10, buddy. ? I’m basically repeating myself, when I say this, that I prefer animated movies over the usual motion pictures. And, luckily I also have found takers for my thoughts.
My friend Stu, here, watches all animated movies with me and I goes bananas over it. Eh, quite literally.
While Stu and I have watched all these animated movies of 2017, we can’t wait to watch the ones coming out in 2018. And they are…
1. The Incredibles 2
Release date: June 15, 2018
Jack-Jack has powerrsssss. Whee! That was loud. Our superhero family is coming back after 14 years and how do you think we will keep calm? Lending their voices are Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Vowell and Samuel L. Jackson.
2. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Release date: July 13, 2018
Johnny, Mavis and Count Dracula are taking a summer vacation this time and we’re gonna go crusin’ with them all. Voiced by Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, and a host of celebrities, July is the time we are going to have more than the usual amount of fun.
3. Sherlock Gnomes
Release date: March 23, 2018
Sequel to Gnomeo & Juliet, this animated movie starring gnomes will hear voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt and Johnny Depp. Johnny is our Mr. Holmes and there are umpteen references you’ll love. No-ship Sherlock!
4. Early Man
Release date: February 16, 2018
Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams are our great, great, great, great…..phew….great, great…ancestors. And, we are totally loving the stone age-bronze age tale they are bringing to us. The trailer is cute AF and I’m sure you will love the film as well.
5. Peter Rabbit
Release date: February 9, 2018
Not the Peter Rabbit you sang about in those nursery rhymes, tho. This is Peter in the live-action animated film starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rose Byrne and Sam Neill and being voiced by James Corden (Peter), Daisy Ridley, Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki and Sia. Both Peter and Gleeson’s character are fighting for the affections of a kind animal lover who lives next door.
6. Isle of Dogs
Release date: March 23, 2018
Written and directed by Wes Anderson, this animation film has lessons to hand out. It is inspired by films of Akira Kurosawa. The voice cast includes Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, and Bob Balaban among MANY more.
7. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Release date: December 14, 2018
Woah! He’s not the only Spider-Man. After the death of Peter Parker, Miles Morales juggles between his high school life and his status as a superhero. And, is it easy? Well, we’ll find that out. But the trailer was wowza, for sure!
8. Duck Duck Goose
Release date: April 28, 2018
A gander amidst the ducks. So, how is that going to pan out? Well, let this Jim Gaffigan, Zendaya and Carl Reiner voiced film pan out. P.S. It’s cute, tho.
9. The Grinch
Release date: November 9, 2018
Based on Dr. Seuss’s How Grinch Stole Christmas, the 2018 film will have none other than Mr. Benedict Cumberbatch voice Grinch. Umm, Christmas next year is indeed very merry. Can’t wait! 😀
10. Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2
Release date: November 21, 2018
Sequel to the 2012 film, this time Ralph is taking on the Internet and there’s an adventure in store. How that goes? Let’s wait and see.
11. Monster Family
Release date: March 2, 2018
Don’t want to meet the Wishbones? They’re a ‘happy’ family who ends up turning into monsters. Sounds fun, na? 😛 Emily Watson, Jason Isaacs, Nick Frost and others are lending their voices to this goofy film.
12. Smallfoot
Release date: September 28, 2018
Chaning, Chaning, Chaning all over my Tatum. Uh, wrong description. But, yeah. He is voicing a Yeti who’s telling other Yetis tales that humans do exist. I mean, can you believe this guy?
13. Animal Crackers
Release date: May 4, 2018
This American-Spanish animated feature will see, err, hear the voices of John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Danny DeVito, Ian McKellen, Sylvester Stallone, Raven-Symoné, Patrick Warburton and Wallace Shawn. Like, do you need more convincing to watch this! *eye rolls*
14. Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad
Release date: January 26, 2018
It has Jeremy Renner, James Franco, Alec Baldwin, Heidi Klum, Anjelica Huston, Michael Madsen, John Cleese, Omar Sy and Laurie Holden. Do you still wanna not see this? Will Swifty the Arctic fox prove himself worthy of being a Top Dog? We sure hope, he does.
15. Madagascar 4
Release date: 2018
Plot? Unknown. Release date? Unknown. What is known, then? Alex, Marty, Melman, Gloria are meeting us in 2018. Let’s keep our fingers crossed. *breaks into I like to Move it, Move it*
Which ones are you watching, guys? Stu wants to know.
Cover Image Source:Â DreamWorks Animation