10 films to look forward to in 2014

10. "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1"
With "Catching Fire" already breaking records all over the place, the series' popularity should have reached fever pitch by the time "Mockingjay Part 1" reaches us.

Most Exciting Element: Jennifer Lawrence has capably led the franchise this far, and she's really going to be put through her paces in "Mockingjay".
9. "The Hobbit: There And Back Again"
Bilbo's (Martin Freeman) final outing and the last entry in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy. With Bilbo and the dwarves having made it to the Lonely Mountain, they've got a battle on their hands...

Most Exciting Element: The Battle of Five Armies, which should match anything from "The Lord Of The Rings" in terms of scale. Expect it to be absolutely massive.
8. "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
The Captain (Chris Evans) gets a second solo outing, this one set after the events of "Avengers Assemble". Paired up with Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), CA2 has been described as a '70s-style paranoid thriller, with him going up against the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), and finding a possible new ally in Falcon (Anthony Mackie).

Most Exciting Element: The trailer showed some massive scenes that fandom can't wait to see, including that helicarrier set-piece.
7. "The Wolf Of Wall Street"
Leonardo DiCaprio plays real-life stock broker Jordan Belfort, who went to jail for ripping off investors in a scam that exposed shocking corruption in Wall Street.

Most Exciting Element: The last time DiCaprio worked with director Martin Scorsese, we got gorgeous noir Shutter Island. This time, DiCaprio's is joined by Matthew McConaughey for what looks like one of this year's Oscar best bets.
 6. "12 Years A Slave"
The third collaboration between Michael Fassbender and director Steve McQueen. This time, they're taking a harrowing trip into history as Fassbender plays an evil slave driver who keeps Chiwetel Ejiofor's New Yorker captive.

Most Exciting Element: Fassbender's popularity is way up there, but he's never more fascinating than when he's working with McQueen, who seems to know exactly which buttons to press.
5. "Interstellar"
Christopher Nolan moves onto pastures new after wrapping up his Batman trilogy, helming this mysterious sci-fi about space exploration, and apparently, time travelling through wormholes.

Most Exciting Element: Like JJ Abrams, Nolan's unmatched in keeping his movie projects shrouded in secrecy right up to release. Which means the audience will know pretty much nothing about it going on, just like the good old days.
4. "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"
Follow-up to Marc Webb's Spidey reboot, with Andrew Garfield back in the skin-tight outfit, this time going up against Electro (Jamie Foxx) and Rhino (Paul Giamatti).

Most Exciting Element: The first "Amazing Spider-Man" felt a little bit déjà vu all over again, so the story is all set to really get cranking in this high-flying sequel. Also, Jamie Foxx as Electro is going to be magnificent.
3. "X-Men: Days Of Future Past"
A sequel to both "X-Men: First Class" and "X-Men: The Last Stand", this time-jumping comic adaptation sees Professor X and co. caught up in a war against robotic Sentinels that could lead to the destruction of all mutants.

Most Exciting Element: Bryan Singer's return to the X-verse is huge in its ambition, not least because it unites the older and younger version of our favourite characters.
2. "Godzilla"
"Monsters" director Gareth Edwards helms this franchise reboot, in which Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays a soldier who goes up against that titular nasty.

Most Exciting Element: Though we've only seen artwork for the mighty beast, it looks like Edwards is sticking to a more traditional look for the giant reptile, which has everyone quivering with excitement.
1. "Guardians Of The Galaxy"
Marvel go out of this world for their first full-on space opera, which stars Chris Pratt as the Star-Lord, a cocky Han Solo-esque anti-hero who heads up that stellar team.

Most Exciting Element: Rocket Raccoon! Described by Pratt as the best character in the movie, the CGI gun-lover is being voiced by Bradley Cooper and looks set to steal the show entirely.