Readers asking about the most anticipated action movies of 2027 can already pencil in confirmed dates: "Avengers: Secret Wars" closes out the year on December 17, 2027, while James Gunn's "Superman: Man of Tomorrow" opens July 9 and Matt Reeves's "The Batman Part II" follows on October 1. Add Shawn Levy's "Star Wars: Starfighter" in May, "The Beekeeper 2" in January, and "Sonic the Hedgehog 4" in March, and the year has a studio-confirmed action lineup spanning nearly every month.
Not every date circulating online holds up, though. A few widely shared 2027 titles trace back only to aggregator listings with no studio or trade confirmation behind them, and at least one high-profile action film has already slipped out of 2027 entirely. The breakdown below separates what's locked from what's still speculative.
Table of Contents
- Which superhero sequels are confirmed for 2027?
- What other franchise action films are locked in for 2027?
- Which action films dropped out of the 2027 calendar?
- Which rumored 2027 action titles are not yet confirmed?
- A month-by-month snapshot of confirmed 2027 action releases
- Frequently Asked Questions
Which superhero sequels are confirmed for 2027?
Three major superhero releases anchor the year. "Avengers: Secret Wars" is scheduled for December 17, 2027, after Marvel Studios restructured its slate in 2025, pushing both "Avengers: Doomsday" and "Secret Wars" back from their original 2026 and May 2027 target dates in what Variety and TheWrap reported as a broader schedule shake-up across the Marvel Cinematic Universe. James Gunn's Superman follow-up, titled "Superman: Man of Tomorrow," brings back David Corenswet as Superman and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor for a July 9, 2027 release, according to Variety's report on the sequel's dating. It gives DC Studios a mid-summer action tentpole built on the cast that launched Gunn's rebooted DC universe.
Warner Bros. moved "The Batman Part II" to October 1, 2027, with Robert Pattinson returning as the title character and Colin Farrell back as the Penguin for a handful of scenes, director Matt Reeves confirmed as the film shifted off its original 2026 date to make way for an Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Tom Cruise project, as detailed by Rolling Stone. That spacing keeps the three franchise tentpoles roughly three months apart across mid-to-late 2027.
What other franchise action films are locked in for 2027?
"Star Wars: Starfighter" gives Lucasfilm its first standalone theatrical entry in years. Directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Gosling, the film is set roughly five years after "The Rise of Skywalker" and arrives May 28, 2027, per Slashfilm's coverage of the title and date announcement. It opens the year's summer blockbuster season ahead of Gunn's Superman sequel.
Earlier in the year, Amazon MGM Studios brings back Jason Statham as hitman Adam Clay in "The Beekeeper 2," releasing January 15, 2027. Timo Tjahjanto directs the sequel, taking over from David Ayer, who helmed the original. Paramount has confirmed "Sonic the Hedgehog 4" for March 19, 2027, though casting and directing details were still unannounced at the time of the studio's dating announcement, according to trade reporting from Variety and Video Games Chronicle. That gap in confirmed details means the fourth installment's cast and creative team are still worth tracking as 2027 approaches.
Which action films dropped out of the 2027 calendar?
Not every title once tied to 2027 is still there. "Miami Vice '85," starring Michael B.
Jordan and Austin Butler as Tubbs and Crockett under director Joseph Kosinski, was originally set by Universal for August 6, 2027. The studio has since pushed it to May 19, 2028, moving it off next year's slate entirely despite older listings that still show the 2027 date. That delay matters for anyone building a 2027 watch list around the film: treat any older article or tracker still citing an August 2027 release for "Miami Vice '85" as outdated, since the confirmed date now falls in 2028.
Which rumored 2027 action titles are not yet confirmed?
Several action titles that circulate widely online for 2027, including "Godzilla x Kong: Supernova" and an untitled July 2027 Marvel film, currently appear only on aggregator sites like Movie Insider and Box Office Mojo. No matching studio announcement or trade report confirms either date, which means they should be treated as placeholders rather than locked releases.
The practical takeaway is to check a date's source before building plans around it. A studio press release, a report from outlets like Variety, Deadline, or The Wrap, or an official date change like the ones Marvel, Warner Bros., and Universal have each made for 2027 films carry far more weight than a release-date tracker's placeholder entry. Dates on major franchise films also shift more than once before release, as the Marvel and Batman schedule changes above show, so revisiting a title closer to its window is worth the extra step.
A month-by-month snapshot of confirmed 2027 action releases
For quick reference, here is how the confirmed dates line up across the year: That spread gives the year a confirmed action tentpole roughly every six to eight weeks, with the heaviest concentration in the back half of 2027 once Superman, Batman, and the Avengers releases land within five months of each other.
- January 15, 2027 — "The Beekeeper 2" (Jason Statham, dir. Timo Tjahjanto)
- March 19, 2027 — "Sonic the Hedgehog 4" (cast and director unconfirmed)
- May 28, 2027 — "Star Wars: Starfighter" (Ryan Gosling, dir. Shawn Levy)
- July 9, 2027 — "Superman: Man of Tomorrow" (David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult)
- October 1, 2027 — "The Batman Part II" (Robert Pattinson, dir. Matt Reeves)
Frequently Asked Questions
Is "Miami Vice '85" still releasing in 2027?
No. Universal moved it from its original August 6, 2027 date to May 19, 2028, so it's no longer part of the 2027 slate.
Why did "Avengers: Secret Wars" move to December 2027?
Marvel restructured its 2025 schedule, pushing both "Avengers: Doomsday" and "Secret Wars" later from their original 2026 and May 2027 target dates.
Does "Star Wars: Starfighter" connect to the sequel trilogy?
Yes. The film is set roughly five years after the events of "The Rise of Skywalker."