This handpicked list of upcoming highlights doesn't include a few big adaptations that we touched on in last year's list but are still yet to reach our screens. So check our 2020 rundown for a look at titles including The Lord of the Rings, Sandman, Halo and The Last of Us.

Avatar 2 (December, cinemas)

The success of Avatar feels like a distant memory from a time back in 2010 when 3D films still impressed and Marvel hadn't taken over the world. As the years passed, James Cameron's plans for one sequel expanded into four more films, which would be shot back to back.

We now know Cameron has already shot most of episodes two and three, with Avatar 2 rumored to explore ocean worlds of the planet Pandora. Love it or hate it you will be seeing a lot more of the Avatar world over the next few years, and James Cameron is such an obsessive innovator these films will at the very least be technologically impressive.