25 Most Hotly Anticipated Movies Of Summer 2018 - Ranked

12. Sicario: Day Of The Soldado

Sicario 2 Soldado Benicio Del Toro
Columbia Pictures

Release Date: June 29

Billed As: The follow-up to 2015's stupendous suspense thriller Sicario, with CIA agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) and former operative Alejandro Gillick (Benicio del Toro) teaming up to pit the Mexican drug cartels against one another. Naturally, things eventually go wrong, and Gillick soon finds himself on the run with nowhere to hide.

Hype: Following the lead of Denis Villeneuve's impeccable original is no easy task, but the trailers for this awkwardly-titled sequel nevertheless suggest it'll be a thoroughly entertaining, visually stunning and visceral successor.

While it probably won't match the previous film's level of breakneck intensity and slow-creeping dread, del Toro is sure to kill it once again, and throwing Catherine Keener in the mix never hurt anyone.

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