10 Movie Villains Who Will Kick Ass In 2018
7. The City Of London (Mortal Engines)
Mortal Engines - which is based on the novel of the same name by Philip Reeve - is being made by the same team who brought us The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, and on that basis alone, the movie should feel epic in scope and thrilling in nature.
Mortal Engines is set in a post-apocalyptic future where entire cities have been placed on wheels and motorised, so they can move through the land and hunt down other cities to use for resources.
It's a great concept that will (hopefully) cleverly explore the class system, and people who care about action and spectacle have plenty to look forward to as well, given that the movie will paint London - yes, the entire city of London - as a motorised killing machine.
In the film's first trailer we see London hunting down an unfortunate victim by shooting it with grappling hooks and dragging it into its enormous metal mouth, and if this short clip is anything to go by, London is one badass hunk of metal that should not be messed with. How do you take down an entire city that's constantly moving?
The fear in the eyes of the characters says it all, and though London is quite an unorthodox choice for villain of the year, the quirkiness of the concept and iconic nature of the real-life city gives Mortal Engine's antagonist an instant popularity boost.