15 Predictions For 2015's Biggest Movies

2014 has been a pretty swell year for blockbuster movies so far: The Lego Movie, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Edge of Tomorrow, Godzilla and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes all pretty much lived up to the hype, but as great as these movies are, the jam-packed 2015 blockbuster schedule has the potential to blow them totally out of the water. With an absurdly high number of majorly-anticipated films due for release, 2015 appears to be the biggest year ever for tentpole blockbusters, with long-awaited sequels and reboots finally hitting our screens, along with plenty of enticing original projects. Because looking into the crystal ball is always fun, we're going to look ahead and throw out some predictions for some of next year's biggest movies, primarily pertaining to box office and critical success, but we'll also take a few guesses at some plot points as well. Of course, this is all total guess-work based on what we've seen and heard through the grapevine so far, so feel free to look back at this article in 18 months and laugh at how wrong we were about Star Wars Episode VII's commercial success...

15. Jupiter Ascending Is A Massive Critical & Commercial Bomb

Jupiter Ascending is the latest effects-heavy sci-fi flick from the Wachowskis, revolving around Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis), an unassuming young woman who gets caught up in an intergalactic political battle, while "genetically engineered interplanetary warrior" Caine Wise (Channing Tatum) attempts to protect her from those who wish to snuff her out. The footage released so far looks visually stunning for sure, though alarm bells are certainly ringing that Jupiter might be a lavish yet mostly nonsensical sci-fi dud. One major point of contention is that a mere 6 weeks before its planned July 18 release date, the movie was delayed to next February, apparently in order to complete a high number of visual effects shots. Could it really be that the movie just tested poorly, and the Wachowskis have been sent back into the editing room? Even if the movie does manage to succeed with critics, we can't see it being a commercial success: even with Kunis and Tatum topping out the cast, it's a $175 million movie with no basis in previous material, and more to the point, it looks really freaking weird. Is it likely audiences will connect with it? Not really.