Many very anticipated movies are coming out this year, but a few so far have really grabbed the spotlight. Here are some of the most talked-about movies coming out this year:

Birds of Prey: The Emancipation of Harley Quinn February 7 

Plot- Harley Quinn has just split with the Joker and ends up joining the superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from Black Mask in Gotham City.

Director: Cathy Yan

Budget: $75–97.1 million

Screenplay: Christina Hodson

Producer: Margot Robbie

Sonic the Hedgehog February 14 

Plot- Sonic leaves his homeworld to come to earth and makes a new best friend — a human named Tom Wachowski. They join forces to prevent the evil Dr. Robotnik from capturing Sonic and using his powers for world domination.

Director: Jeff Fowler

Budget: 95 million USD

Production companies: Blur Studio, Original Film, Nickelodeon Movies

Mulan March 27 

Plot- A live-action edition of the Disney classic Mulan. 

Director: Niki Caro

Music composed by: Harry Gregson-Williams

Producers: Chris Bender, Jake Weiner, Jason Reed, Tendo Nagenda

Screenplay: Lauren Hynek, Amanda Silver, Elizabeth Martin

Wonder Woman 1984 June 4 

Plot- Wonder Woman squares off against a villainess who possesses superhuman strength and agility, the Cheetah.

Director: Patty Jenkins

Music composed by: Hans Zimmer

Film series: Wonder Woman

Costume design: Lindy Hemming

Pixar’s Soul June 19 

Plot- Joe Gardner, a middle-school music teacher, dreams of playing at a legendary New York jazz club

Director: Pete Docter

Producer: Dana Leigh Murray

Music composed by: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Screenplay: Pete Docter, Tina Fey, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers

Pixar’s Onward March 6 

Plot-Two teenage elf brothers, Ian and Barley Lightfoot go on a journey to discover if there is still a little magic left out there in order to spend one last day with their father, who died when they were too young to remember him.

Director: Dan Scanlon

Featured song: Zenryoku Shounen

Screenplay: Dan Scanlon, C. S. Anderson

Music composed by: Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna

Artemis Fowl May 29 

Plot- Artemis Fowl is a 12-year-old genius and descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds. He soon finds himself in an epic battle against a race of powerful underground fairies.

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Budget: 125 million USD

Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, TriBeCa Productions

Producers: Kenneth Branagh, Judy Hofflund