As cinemas reopen post-COVID, Arab News looks at the major blockbusters coming our way over the rest of the year Christopher Nolan’s latest feature is arguably the year’s most-anticipated film, with Nolan the most-inventive mainstream filmmaker of his generation. Typically, the trailers for “Tenet” haven’t revealed much of the story: We know there’s some astonishing visual trickery — as you’d expect from the man behind “Inception” — and some mind-bending time-shifting, but apart from that, not much. John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman) plays the hero — an operative of a shadow organization tasked with preventing World War III. The cast also includes Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Michael Caine and Kenneth Brannagh. Saudi cinemagoers will be among the first to get to see “Tenet.” Expect your mind to be as dazzled as your eyes. Twenty-nine years on from their ‘Bogus Journey,’ best friends Bill and Ted (aka Wyld Stallyns) — played by Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves — must once again use their music to save the world, this time with the help of their daughters, some old friends (including Death), and famous musicians from throughout history. If it’s anything like the originals, this long-awaited third installment will likely appall critics and enthrall fans. Josh Boone (“The Fault In Our Stars”) takes the reins of this “X-Men” spinoff, which will reportedly be the last film in the “X-Men” franchise from 20th Century Studios (since Disney now holds the rights). Expectations are high: The trailer suggests there’s a healthy dose of horror in this superhero feature, and there’s certainly a great cast of young actors, including Maisie Williams (“Game of Thrones”) and Charlie Heaton (“Stranger Things”), playing the young mutants held in a secret facility (supposedly for their own good, although it soon becomes apparent that there’s nothing benign about the intentions of those in authority there). The sequel to 2018’s post-apocalyptic sci-fi hit picks up straight after the shattering climax of part one, which means that John Krasinski — despite writing and directing — appears only in the prequel flashbacks. The Abbott family must face the alien creatures that hunt by sound again, but they aren’t the only threat to Evelyn and her kids as they venture out to seek sanctuary. Patty Jenkins returns to direct Gal Gadot as immortal Amazonian warrior Diana Prince in this sequel, set in Eighties America. 2017’s “Wonder Woman” was probably the best film in the DC Extended Universe so far (not a high bar, admittedly), so fans — and investors — will be hoping the two can work their magic again. The trailer for singular filmmaker Wes Anderson’s latest showcases his trademark stunning aesthetics and the excellent ensemble cast he’s assembled for this tale of a fictional US newspaper’s French bureau, which includes Adrien Brody, Benicio del Toro, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray and a host of other stars. The film is reportedly inspired by Anderson’s love of The New Yorker magazine, and has been described as “a love letter to journalists.” Scarlett Johansson’s superhero finally gets to headline her own feature after eight outings in other movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Set after “Captain America: Civil War,” the story sees Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow confronting the demons from her past — when she was a KGB assassin and SHIELD agent — that have been hinted at in previous films. Pre-release details of Daniel Craig’s fifth and final outing as British superspy with a ‘licence to kill’ James Bond suggest the decades-old franchise is making some further attempts to upgrade for the 21st century — including a female ‘double-0’ agent! At the start of the movie, Bond has been retired for five years, but is enlisted by the CIA to help search for a missing Russian scientist. He reluctantly returns to action and runs up against possibly the nastiest foe he’s faced so far: Safin, played by Rami Malek. Pixar’s “Soul” looks set to be the year’s top animated film. Directed by Pete Docter (who also helmed the acclaimed hits “Inside Out” and “Up”), it’s Pixar’s first film led by a black character, Joe Gardner (voiced by Jamie Foxx), a music teacher and aspiring jazz musician whose soul gets separated from his body after an unfortunate accident. With the help of other souls, he attempts to get back to his body on Earth before it’s too late.