With a slew of highly anticipated upcoming movies on his platter, Nicholas Galitzine is rapidly cementing his place in the galaxy of A-listers in Hollywood. Each new project adds to his fame; Masters of the Universe is the most recent. As far as his future projects are concerned, he seems to be choosing his roles smartly, clearly avoiding getting typecast.
Galitzine made his acting debut with The Beat Beneath My Feet (2014). The horror movie The Craft: Legacy (2020), a legacy sequel to The Craft (1996), brought him wider recognition, but his portrayal of a young Marine in Netflix’s romantic drama Purple Hearts (2022) proved to be his breakout role. His performance as a young lover to Anne Hathaway’s single mother in The Idea of You (2024) received rave reviews from critics.
The English actor is currently soaking in the praise coming his way for playing the superhero He-Man in Masters of the Universe. His upcoming movies do not include any superhero fare, for now, but fans are excited for all of them because of Galitzine, who seems to be on a mission to rule Hollywood.
Fans will get to see Galitzine playing diverse characters in his upcoming films. In one, he is a World War II hero. In another, he is a mysterious heir. He is also the voice of a bird in an animated movie. And then there is his highly anticipated return as the charming Prince Henry in Red, White & Royal Wedding, the sequel to the acclaimed LGBTQ+ movie Red, White & Royal Blue (2023).
All the upcoming movies of Nicholas Galitzine
The Mosquito Bowl
Status: Post-production
Directed by: Peter Berg
Other cast members: Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson, Tom Francis, Claudia Ware, Pat McAfee, Brent Comer, Stacy Clausen
About the film: Netflix movie The Mosquito Bowl is based on Buzz Bissinger’s 2022 New York Times bestseller of the same name. It recounts the historic game played between two US Marine Corps regiments at Guadalcanal, an island in the South Pacific, on 24 December 1944, during World War II. Four of America’s top college football stars were part of the game, which took place before the invasion of the Japanese island of Okinawa. Galitzine plays John McLaughry, one of the four footballers.
Expected release date/year: 2026
The Return of Stanley Atwell
Status: Post-production
Directed by: Brian Welsh
Other cast members: Ella Purnell, Damian Lewis, Jess Alexander, Adrian Rawlins, Will Keen
About the film: The Return of Stanley Atwell is based on an original story by Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh. The thriller movie follows Stanley Atwell (Galitzine), the son and heir to a noble family’s fortune. Stanley is presumed dead. So, his unexpected return to his estate sets off a series of events involving manipulators, loyalists and lovers within the family.
Expected release date/year: TBA
Red, White & Royal Wedding
Status: Post-production
Directed by: Jamie Babbit
Other cast members: Taylor Zakhar Perez, Uma Thurman, Ellie Bamber, Sarah Shahi, Rachel Hilson, Clifton Collins Jr., Stephen Fry, Henry Ashton, Alex Høgh Andersen, Lena Headey, Chloe Fineman
About the film: Everyone is waiting for this Nicholas Galitzine movie. The sequel brings back almost all the major cast members from the first film, which was adapted from Casey McQuiston’s 2019 novel of the same name. Quite a few new faces join the cast.
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The title of the sequel led to speculations that the story would focus on the wedding of Prince Henry (Galitzine) and Alex Claremont-Diaz (Perez), who fell in love during the original film’s events. However, in a video posted in January 2026 from the sequel’s official Instagram account, Perez and Galitzine clarified that the “wedding” refers to the nuptials of Prince Henry’s younger sister, Princess Beatrice (Bamber).
Expected release date/year: TBA
Wings of Freedom
Status: Filming
Directed by: Laurent Zeitoun
Other cast members (voice): Eva Longoria
About the film: Wings of Freedom is an animated action-comedy by Studiocanal. Set in Mexico, the film follows Salana (Longoria), an eagle who lives in a bird colony and rarely leaves the comfort of her home. However, an unforeseen situation forces her to join Lieutenant Pirro (Galitzine), a courageous swift who is a member of the Animal Air Force, in a mission to stop the malevolent AI named Eternity.
Expected release date/year: 2027
A Matter of Time
Status: Pre-production
Directed by: Harry Bradbeer
Other cast members: Ben Stiller, Bella Maclean
About the film: Announced on 13 May 2026, A Matter of Time is a Netflix movie blending fantasy and romance.
Its official synopsis reads: “An unlikely angel is sent from heaven to convince a reclusive man to give up his life for the greater good. The man agrees, only for his impending death to trigger a new lease on life, and a romance that threatens to change the course of history.”
Apart from the cast, the excitement around the movie is also due to Bradbeer’s phenomenal success in both TV and film. The British filmmaker directed the first two movies in Netflix’s Enola Holmes detective movie franchise. His successes on the small screen include Killing Eve (2018), Fleabag (2016–19), and the recently released superhero series Spider-Noir (2026).
Expected release date/year: TBA
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