What sci-fi movies are coming out in summer 2023?

Hypnotic (May 12)

Robert Rodriguez directs Ben Affleck as a detective who realizes his missing daughter is tied up in a series sort of high-tech heists involving people who can control your mind. The setup has a real B-movie feel but the filmmaker and star give it some A-list talent.

Simulant (June 2)

Robbie Amell, Jordana Brewster, Simu Liu, and Sam Worthington star in a story about a hacker who unlocks an AI revolution when he attempts to make a simulated human more human.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (June 9)

The popular Beast Wars line of Transformers gets the big-screen treatment in the latest film in the mega-franchise. This one takes place after Bumblebee but before the Michael Bay films; it brings back all your favorite characters and adds plenty of new ones.

Asteroid City (June 16)

Wes Anderson goes sci-fi as only Wes Anderson can. This absolutely star-studded film is about a camp where people come to study space, only to (we think) encounter actual aliens. That seems to be the implication at least—but knowing Anderson, anything is possible.

They Cloned Tyrone (July 21 on Netflix)

It feels like forever since we started writing about this sci-fi film from Netflix starring John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, and Teyonah Parris, but now it’s finally coming out.

The Meg 2: The Trench (August 4)

Jason Statham is back in the sequel to the movie about the giant shark. What’s it about? An even bigger shark! And lots more too. It’s directed by Ben Wheatley (High Rise, Rebecca, Kill List, In the Earth) which makes things even more interesting.

Landscape With Invisible Hand (August 18)

We saw this film at Sundance and thought it was great. It’s about a future where humans have been subjugated by aliens and what happens when two kids pretend to fall in love in order to entertain them. A very unique, weird movie.