From The Electric State to Frankenstein, here are the most anticipated original sci-fi films heading to Australian cinema screens in 2025.
Biggest sci-fi and fantasy film releases of 2025:
We can breath a sigh of relief as Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 finally has a firm release date, but alas, we are simultaneously teased with only the potential of a release for Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein, and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! One can only dream of that kind of double feature for now …
March
The Electric State
Director: Joe Russo & Anthony Russo
Release date: 14 March, Netflix only
In a retro-futuristic past, orphaned teenager Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) traverses the American West with an eccentric drifter (Chris Pratt) and a sweet but mysterious robot in search of her younger brother. Also stars Woody Harrelson, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate and Giancarlo Esposito.
Watch The Electric State trailer here:
April
Mickey 17
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Release date: 17 April
Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job … to die, for a living. Also stars Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun and Toni Collete.
Watch the Mickey 17 trailer here:
The Bride!
Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Release date: Possibly October, TBC
In the 1930s, a lonely Frankenstein travels to Chicago to seek the aid of a Dr. Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a murdered young woman and the Bride is born. She is beyond what either of them intended, igniting a combustible romance, the attention of the police and a wild and radical social movement. Stars Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale and Penelope Cruz.
Frankenstein
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Release date: TBC
Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation. Stars Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Oscar Isaac and Christoph Waltz.
For the full list of the most anticipated film releases of 2025, see here.
