Put Your Hands Together For the 10 Most Anticipated Sequels of 2019

Nearly 20 years after the journey began, M. Night Shyamalan is taking us back into the world of Mr. Glass (Samuel L. Jackson) and David Dunn (Bruce Willis). This is the third film in the Unbreakable trilogy, picking up after the events of 2016's Split starring James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy. Glass adds Ryan Murphy dame Sarah Paulson as a psychiatrist who treats patients convinced they are superhuman.

Release date: Jan. 18

Five years after the first film, Finn's (Jadon Sand) younger sister has now invaded Bricksburg with her Duplo blocks, and all heck has broken loose. All your favourite Lego people are back: Chris Pratt as Emmet Brickowski, Elizabeth Banks as Lucy, Will Arnett as Batman, and Alison Brie as Princess Unikitty, with the additions of Tiffany Haddish as Queen Watevra Wa-Nabi, Stephanie Beatriz as Sweet Mayhem, and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn.

Release date: Feb. 8

This 3D animated film is the third and final instalment in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise. In this last film, Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and Toothless must leave the only home they've ever known to travel to a hidden world they only thought existed in myth. There they must fight to save their home. Cate Blanchett, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, and Jonah Hill costar.

Release date: Feb. 22

This follow-up to the 2016 hit sees Patton Oswalt taking over as the voice of Jack Russell Terrier Max, who was voiced by comedian Louis C.K. in the original. This time around, our intrepid hero pets Max, Duke (Eric Stonestreet), Snowball (Kevin Hart), Chloe (Lake Bell), Buddy (Hannibal Buress) and Pops (Dana Carvey) are joined by some new pets voiced by Tiffany Haddish, Nick Kroll, Pete Holmes, and Harrison Ford.

Release date: June 7

Details are scarce so far about the exact plot, but we do know Veep star Tony Hale, Keanu Reeves, and comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are joining the voice cast. We also know the ending is going to hit you right in the heartstrings, so pack the tissues.

Release date: June 21

This sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming sees Peter Parker (Tom Holland) and his friends vacationing in Europe when disaster strikes in the form of Adrian Toomes as the villain Vulture (Michael Keaton). How great is it that they nabbed the original silver-screen Batman to play a Marvel villain?

Release date: July 5

After the It remake took horror fans by storm in 2017, hold onto your hats for the sequel, because it is apparently going to be even scarier than its predecessor. Not only can the writers up the ante because they're now using adult actors instead of kids, but there is also a Pennywise origin story that star Bill Skarsgard called "really, really disturbing" on Variety's Playback podcast.

Release date: Sept. 6

Is this the final Star Wars instalment that will ever grace the silver screen? Nope. But it will certainly wrap up the sequel trilogy starring Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, and John Boyega, picking up where The Last Jedi left off: the Resistance has been reduced to a few fighters on the Millennium Falcon, and Kylo Ren (Driver) is leading the First Order. This just may be the most anticipated film of 2019, and it doesn't even come out until late December.

Release date: Dec. 20