7 Huge Upcoming Movies (That Are Massive Gambles)

7. The Irishman

Reported budget: $120-140 million

Release date: Unconfirmed, 2019

Particularly for the older readers among us, there's surely no upcoming movie more excting than The Irishman. Legendary director Martin Scorcese reuniting at long last with his once-frequent collaborator Robert De Niro, with Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel in tow? Fuggedaboudit!

However, while Scorcese has always drawn vast swathes of critical praise, his movies have rarely been particularly major money-spinners. His biggest commercial success was 2013's The Wolf of Wall Street, which took $392 million worldwide; more than recouping its $100 million budget, but hardly blockbuster numbers. (For reference, even 2017's much-maligned The Mummy managed $409 million.)

Now, you might not expect a Scorcese-directed crime drama to require an especially huge budget, but it's reported that The Irishman could be his most expensive film to date, due to the film's use of CGI de-aging on its cast for earlier scenes in the decades-spanning story.

On top of all this, there remains a question mark over whether or not The Irishman will even make it to cinema screens in all territories, as it's being co-financed by Paramount and Netflix.

Again, we love the cast and crew on this and can't wait to see it - but is it really going to attract the audience it needs to turn a profit?