Oops I Did It Again in Movies
Editor's Note: We've besides compiled a list of the Nigh Anticipated Movies of 2022!
Looking back, 2019 really capped off 10 years' worth of cinema with a bang. Mega-blockbuster sagas that spanned years came to a close, thanks to Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars: Episode IX—The Ascent of Skywalker. Meanwhile, some of the decade's all-time films, like Parasite, and worst — lamentable, Cats — fabricated enduring marks on our popular culture collective consciousness.
With a few hits like Birds of Prey already in theaters, information technology'due south time to look ahead. Non only are these upcoming pictures exciting, they're also kick off a make-new decade in filmmaking. Here are the must-see movies of 2020.
A Quiet Place Office Two (Paramount Pictures) | TBD
If you had told united states five years ago that John Krasinski — a.m.a. Jim from The Office — would write, direct and co-star in i of the all-time horror movies of the decade, we wouldn't have believed yous. However, the filmmaker upended our expectations completely with 2018's A Repose Identify, which stars Krasinski and Emily Edgeless as parents who struggle to go on their family alive in a world overrun past monsters who use sound to discover their victims.
The caveat of this post-apocalyptic world, of grade, was that everyone had to remain absolutely quiet at all times, other than whispering in a soundproof basement. The detail became more than a gimmick: It added an incredible corporeality of thrills and tension to the story. This year, the sequel is back with seemingly more dialogue and action sequences than the start picture show. Edgeless will reprise her role, joined past new castmates Djimon Hounsou and Cillian Murphy.The original release date was March 20, only now the release date is TBD.
If y'all saw Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in IMAX, you were probably treated to an extended preview for Tenet — on top of the standard 25 minutes of regular movie previews. At the time, we were a little annoyed past the film's long-running prologue, but, later seeing the trailer, in that location's certainly some hope to Tenet, which is Inception director Christopher Nolan's latest offer.
Filmed for release in IMAX, 35mm and 70mm, Tenet aims to be a feast for the eyes, much like Nolan'southward feet-inducing state of war ballsy Dunkirk. The film stars Golden Earth nominee John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman) as a secret agent who is tasked with preventing World War 3 — through time travel. (Sounds like a standard Nolan, listen-angle premise to us!) Washington is joined past a standout cast, including Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Clémence Poésy, Himesh Patel, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Caine and others.
Black Widow (Curiosity Amusement/Disney) | May i
For quite some time, Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Blackness Widow (Scarlett Johansson), was the only woman on the Avengers squad, and she is more than than deserving of a standalone pic. Finally, Curiosity (and Disney) is set to requite the ex-KGB-agent-turned-assassin-turned-Avenger a adventure to shine on her own, without playing second fiddle. Black Widow is a prequel film, taking identify between 2016's Helm America: Ceremonious War and 2018's Avengers: Infinity War.
In Civil State of war, Helm America and Atomic number 26 Man find themselves divided over the consequence of superheroes needing government oversight, which ends in a accident-out brawl. At offset, Romanoff sides with Iron Homo, but, in the end, she helps Cap escape and then goes into exile. In the film, Romanoff volition team up with folks from her past, including young man Black Widow agents (played past Florence Pugh and Rachel Weiss) and Russian super-soldier Red Guardian (David Harbour).
Antebellum (Lionsgate) | April 24
Known for her Grammy-nominated torso of music, Janelle Monáe is a multi-hyphenate who excels in every art form. From singing, songwriting and rapping to producing, acting and blazing trails equally an activist, Monáe is a bonafide icon. Although she has appeared in huge films like Hidden Figures and the Academy Honour-winning Moonlight, Antebellum is the first feature film in which Monáe takes on the leading function.
Antebellum tells the story of successful writer Veronica Henley (Monáe), who suddenly finds herself trapped in a "nightmarish reality and must find a way to suspension costless." Produced by Sean McKitterick, who backed films like Get Out and Donnie Darko, Antebellum co-stars Kiersey Clemons (Hearts Beat Loud), Jena Malone (Bastard Out of Carolina) and Academy Award nominee Gabourey Sidibe (Precious, American Horror Story).
The Many Saints of Newark (HBO) | September 25
When the serial finale of HBO's game-changing series The Sopranos cut to black mid-scene, audiences had all sorts of reactions. Some viewers idea the ending was vivid — a nod to the fact that life goes on, across the frame of the story — while others were annoyed past the lack of "resolution." Although HBO isn't going to keep the story of the Soprano family beyond that last shot, the network is giving fans a prequel.
The Many Saints of Newark takes a page out of The Godfather: Part II'southward playbook and follows a younger Tony Soprano, who is played by the belatedly James Gandolfini'south son, Michael Gandolfini (HBO'south The Deuce). Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton), Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead), Ray Liotta (Goodfellas) and Vera Farmiga (Upward in the Air) are only some of the many talents who will flesh out young Tony'south world. Fans tin too residual easy knowing that series creator David Chase is set to produce the offense drama.
No Fourth dimension to Dice (Universal Pictures) | April x
This upcoming spy film is the 25th installment in the James Bond motion-picture show saga and features Daniel Craig in his 5th and last outing as the titular MI6 agent. The film is being helmed by director Cary Joji Fukunaga, whose broad swath of work includes the 2011 adaptation of Jane Eyre, the acclaimed 2015 drama Beasts of No Nation and the first season of HBO's True Detective, which earned him an Emmy for Outstanding Directing.
Behind the scenes, Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge is co-writing the screenplay. In front of the camera, greats similar Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Jeffrey Wright, Rory Kinnear, Léa Seydoux and Christoph Waltz reprise their roles. In the moving picture, Bond, formerly known as amanuensis 007, comes out of retirement for one last outing against adversary Safin (University Award-winner Rami Malek), who fancies himself humanity's savior. This time, Bail is joined by another "00" amanuensis, Nomi, played by Captain Marvel's Lashana Lynch.
Promising Young Woman (Focus Features) | Sundance: January 25; Wide Release: April 17
The drama-thriller Promising Young Woman marks the directorial debut for writer Emerald Fennell, who is best known as the Emmy-nominated showrunner of BBC's Killing Eve. The motion-picture show stars BAFTA-winner Carey Mulligan (An Instruction, The Not bad Gatsby) as Cassie, who is considered a promising young woman until an undisclosed upshot derails her hereafter.
When the picture picks upwards with Cassie, she is wickedly cunning, even leading a double life — but a chance meet leaves her with an opportunity to amend the past. Mulligan's co-stars are numerous and include Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown, Laverne Cox, Connie Britton and Jennifer Coolidge. In the wake of its Sundance debut, the film garnered a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the site'due south aggregate summation reporting that the flick is "a boldly provocative, timely thriller… an auspicious feature debut… and a career highlight for Mulligan."
The New Mutants (20th Century Studios/Marvel Entertainment) | Apr three
Based on the Marvel superhero team of the same name, The New Mutants promises to lean into the horror genre as well, helping information technology carve out its own infinite in a earth total of comedies like Deadpool and ballsy sagas like Avengers. As a spin-off of the X-Men franchise, this rag-tag squad of soon-to-exist-heroes focuses on teenage mutants, who, in the midst of discovering their abilities, must suspension out of a cloak-and-dagger facility where they are held captive.
The film's all-star cast includes Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams as Wolfsbane, a mutant who tin transform into a wolf; Stranger Things' Charlie Heaton every bit Cannonball, who has the power to launch himself through the air; The Witch's Anya Taylor-Joy equally Magik, a teleporting sorceress; The Originals' Blu Hunt as Danielle Moonstar/Mirage, a mutant who tin create illusions; and 13 Reasons Why's Henry Zaga as Sunspot, a manipulator of solar energy. Technically, The New Mutants marks the 13th film in the X-Men series, but this is the offset joint project betwixt 20th Century Studios (formerly Play a trick on) and Disney's Curiosity Entertainment arm.
Afterward Yang (A24) | TBD
Based on the short story "Goodbye to Yang" past Alexander Weinstein, After Yang is a scientific discipline-fiction drama starring Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith and The Umbrella Academy'southward breakout star, Justin Min. The story forecasts a futurity in which robotic kids are sold as live-in babysitters and centers on a begetter-daughter duo (Farrell and Turner-Smith) who find their robotic sitter, Yang (Min), unresponsive.
If saving a robotic babysitter isn't a captivating plenty premise for you, and so maybe the folks behind the camera will draw you lot in. After Yang is directed by Kogonada, the South Korean-born American filmmaker who is best known for his video essays that analyze the works of well-known directors. Little is known about Kogonada, who is the Banksy of the film world in some ways, but we're confident that his team-up with A24 will yield wonderful results.
The Woman in the Window (20th Century Studios) | May xv
Based on A.J. Finn'due south novel of the same name, The Adult female in the Window is a psychological thriller — a la Rear Window — that's beingness adapted by director Joe Wright (Amende) and writer Tracy Letts (Bug, Baronial: Osage County). Amy Adams, coming off incredible performances in HBO'south Sharp Objects and the Oscar-nominated Vice, volition star as the titular woman.
She is agoraphobe Dr. Anna Fox, who watches the Russell family unit — a seemingly perfect family — through her window. Of course, she sees something she wasn't supposed to see, and that'south when the thrills brainstorm. Adams volition be joined past an amazing ensemble cast, which includes Julianne Moore, Anthony Mackie, Gary Oldman and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Nomadland (Play a joke on Searchlight) | TBD
Director and screenwriter Chloé Zhao'south sophomore endeavor, The Rider (2017), is a gimmicky Western that nabbed Independent Spirit Award nominations for both All-time Motion picture and Best Managing director. Currently, Zhao is finishing her directing duties on Marvel's postal service-Avengers blockbuster, The Eternals, only one time the comic book adaptation wraps, she is set up to straight Nomadland.
Based on the book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Xx-Outset Century by Jessica Bruder, the picture show is slated to exist written and directed by Zhao. For those unfamiliar with the source material, Nomadland explores the miracle of older workers traveling the U.Southward. in the wake of the Great Recession, searching for employment and living out of campers. Better yet, Oscar-winner Frances McDormand will star in the pic.
Scoob! (Warner Bros. Pictures) | May 15
If you missed out on the delightful animated series A Pup Named Scooby-Doo — or if yous're missing those reruns — then this reboot may be the movie for you. Scooby-Doo and his Mystery Inc. colleagues accept been re-invented time and again, but hither they make the jump to CGI in what the studios behind the film hope volition exist the first entry in a proposed Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe.
While adaptations of properties like Wacky Races or The Flintstones are in the pipeline, a Scooby reboot seems like the most logical — and safest — jumping off point. As an origin story of sorts, Scoob! will show audiences how Scooby (Frank Welker) met Shaggy (Will Forte), Velma (Gina Rodriguez), Daphne (Amanda Seyfried) and Fred (Zac Efron). Reportedly, the gang will have to face off against ghost-dog Cerberus, but it'southward unclear whether foes like Miner 49er or The Creeper will turn upwardly.
Wonder Adult female 1984 (DC Films/Warner Bros. Pictures) | June 4
Gal Gadot reprises her role equally Diana, and Patty Jenkins reprises her role as manager for the sequel flick, Wonder Woman 1984. This team-upward, which brought audiences the much-loved blockbuster Wonder Woman, is a more than well-regarded collaboration than (the DC Extended Universe) Justice League. Needless to say, we're excited well-nigh this 1.
Throw in SNL alum Kristen Wiig as villainess Chetah and some neon-riddled '80s malls and the return of Steve Trevor (Chris Pine), and it'southward clearly a recipe for success. Additionally, The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal will bring together in on the fun as shrewd businessman Maxwell Lord. So, how does this picture figure into the DCEU? According to IndieWire, Wonder Woman 1984 is more like a standalone film "in the same way that Indiana Jones or [James] Bond films are."
Never Rarely Sometimes E'er (Focus Features) | March 13
The American-British drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always is written and directed by Eliza Hittman and stars Sidney Flanigan and Talia Ryder as ii cousins from Pennsylvania who trek to New York in the wake of an unexpected pregnancy. At the Berlin International Film Festival, the film was in competition for the coveted Golden Bear.
At Sundance, Hittman took home the prize for U.South. Dramatic Special Jury Honour: Neo-Realism, but, perhaps fifty-fifty more impressively, the film currently holds a 100% rating based on 28 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. The review aggregator site's consensus reads "Powerfully acted and directed, Never Rarely Sometimes Always reaffirms author-director Eliza Hittman every bit a filmmaker of uncommon sensitivity and grace."
Candyman (Universal Pictures) | June 12
Called a "nuanced, effectively chilling tale" by Rotten Tomatoes' reviewers, 1992's Candyman was based on a Clive Barker brusk story. In the pic, a pupil at the Academy of Chicago looks into urban legends and stumbles upon Candyman, who allegedly appears, metal hook in hand, if you lot say his name v times while looking into a mirror.
Now, the classic horror film is getting a sequel, which will star Star Trek'southward Tony Todd as the titular legend. Todd volition be joined past The Get Downwardly's Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Honey White People's Teyonah Parris, Misfits' Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Colman Domingo of Fear the Walking Dead fame. In addition to an all-star cast, Candyman has some incredible talents backside the camera as well, including director Nia DaCosta (Footling Woods) and author/producer Jordan Peele (Go Out, Us).
Soul (Pixar Animation Studios/Disney) | June nineteen
Perchance surprisingly, the dearest animation studio Pixar has not i, but two original titles hitting the silver screen this year. The fairy-tale with a modern twist, Onward, didn't make our list, but information technology shows promise that it will follow that heartfelt and humorous recipe Pixar is so well known for churning out. We're a dash more excited for manager Pete Docter'due south Soul.
The film follows a middle-schoolhouse music instructor, Joe Gardner, who dreams of playing at New York'due south legendary jazz guild "The Blue Note." A strange accident causes Gardner'south soul to separate from his body and land in the otherworldly "Yous Seminar," a center in which souls develop and gain passions. Mike Jones, Kemp Powers and Tina Fey all contributed to Docter's script, and our protagonist is voiced by Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx. Additionally, Fey, Questlove, Phylicia Rashad and Daveed Diggs all lend their voices to Soul.
In the Heights (Warner Bros. Pictures) | June 26
Before the phenomenon that is Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda worked on the music and lyrics for the iv-fourth dimension Tony-winning Broadway musical In the Heights. At present, folks who missed the landmark musical on the stage can see it on the silver screen. For the unanointed, In the Heights takes place over three days, cataloging the stories of the Hispanic-American folks living in New York's Washington Heights neighborhood.
The story'due south narrator is Usnavi de la Vega (Hamilton's Anthony Ramos), a bodega owner who is raised by Abuela Claudia, the neighborhood's matriarch. Usnavi falls in love with Vanessa (Vida's Melissa Barrera), who works at Daniela's salon. The pair dreams of leaving the neighborhood — Vanessa dreams of affording an apartment downtown, while Usnavi wants to move to the Dominican Democracy. Many Latinx stars make up the ensemble, including Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn 99), Dascha Polanco (Orange Is the New Black) and Jimmy Smits (NYPD Blues, The West Wing).
Annette (Amazon Studios) | TBD
Eager to chase Oscar gold, Amazon Studios is backing Annette, a musical film that marks French manager Leos Carax'due south English language-language debut. The motion picture centers on a married couple who both work in the arts. Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose, Inception) plays a globe-famous opera singer, and Academy Laurels nominee Adam Driver (Marriage Story, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) plays a provocative stand-upwardly comedian.
The couples' life takes a turn when their 2-year-old daughter reveals a unique gift. Other than that, little is known about the film. Still, we're glad to come across it on the docket for 2020. Unfortunately, the film has been stuck in limbo. Rooney Mara and Rihanna were initially in talks to star in the flick but were replaced by Michelle Williams — who was somewhen replaced by Cotillard. Meanwhile, product stalled due to Driver's rigorous Star Wars filming schedule.
Free Guy (20th Century Fox Studios) | July 3
How could Ryan Reynolds follow up Deadpool 2 and Detective Pikachu? Well, Costless Guy is his latest attempt to alloy sci-fi/action with nighttime comedy — and the trailer seems promising. At to the lowest degree, it seems manner more promising than other video gamed-based comedies like Adam Sandler's 2015 picture Pixels. The film is set in an open-world game called Costless City — call back Fortnite meets Grand Theft Automobile — and follows Guy (Reynolds), a non-histrion grapheme (NPC) who works at a bank.
After a code adult by programmers Milly (Killing Eve's Jodi Comer) and Keys (Stranger Things' Joe Keery) is introduced to the games by publisher Antoine (Taika Waititi, managing director of Thor: Ragnarok), Reynolds' grapheme becomes self-aware. That is, he realizes he's in a game and takes steps to become a bonafide hero — before developers shut downwardly Gratis City. Here's hoping Complimentary Guy is at least improve than the terminal film Reynolds and Waititi worked on together — 2011's universally panned Green Lantern.
Zola (A24) | Sundance: January 24; Wide Release: TBD
Writing for Teen Vogue, Jameelah Nasheed reported that "Zola the picture is merely as mind-blowing to watch as information technology was to scroll tweet by tweet when the story first captivated the net dorsum in 2015." Yes, yous read that correctly. The moving-picture show, which is directed by Janicza Bravo and co-written by Broadway'due south Jeremy O. Harris, is based on A'Ziah King's viral, 144-tweet Twitter thread.
"You wanna hear a story almost why me & this b-tch here fell out? It's kind of long just full of suspense," King tweeted. "Okay, listen up. This story long. So, I met this white b-tch at Hooters…" What follows is a cross-country roadtrip that goes due south — and becomes a woman's fight for survival. In 2015, the viral thread caught the attention of anybody from Solange Knowles to Ava DuVernay — and the film version has already become the talk of Sundance.
Memoria (Neon) | TBD
Thai director and screenwriter Apichatpong Weerasethakul is fix to make his English-language debut with Memoria. Although not much is known near the plot of the film, we're nonetheless excited — Weerasethakul is a highly achieved director. His feature film Uncle Boonmee Who Tin Recall His By Lives, won the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or prize in 2010, while his earlier feature, Tropical Malady, nabbed Cannes' jury prize in 2004.
According to the Independent, the film volition delve into "colonial history and how collective retentiveness tin pb to fright." Shot mainly in Colombia, Memoria will star Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton, who is already known for collaborating with auteurs on projects like Oscar nominee Luca Guadagnino'south Suspiria (2018), BAFTA winner Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and four-fourth dimension Academy Accolade winner Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer (2013).
The Eternals (Curiosity Entertainment/Disney) | Nov 6
Marvel hasn't given upwards too many details when it comes to Chloé Zhao's upcoming The Eternals flick, which will assistance cleft open up the new phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) post-Avengers: Endgame. In the comics, Eternals are a race of humanoids who are an offshoot of the evolutionary procedure that created Earth's sentient life.
The alien Celestials, responsible for creating life on Globe, intended for the Eternals to be the planet'due south protectors. These immortal beings come up out of hiding to fend off their evil counterparts, the Deviants. Then, where were these Eternals during Avengers: Endgame? This remains to exist explained. Nonetheless, we're excited for this blockbuster, which stars Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh, Don Lee, Barry Keoghan, Kit Harington and Angelina Jolie.
Happiest Season (Sony Pictures) | Nov 25
Known for her starring role in the queer cult classic Only I'm a Cheerleader, Clea DuVall wrote and directed her first characteristic film, The Intervention, in 2016. That directorial debut focused on several couples, one of which was a queer couple. For her sophomore endeavor, DuVall is aiming to make positive LGBTQ+ representation a focal point.
Happiest Flavor stars queer icon Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis — who starred in Black Mirror's Emmy-winning "San Junipero" episode — as girlfriends spending the holidays together. Stewart's grapheme plans to suggest to Davis' grapheme, simply things unravel a bit when information technology's revealed that Davis' graphic symbol hasn't exactly come out to her family unit notwithstanding. Seeing a queer romance on the large screen is even so rare — and even rarer when information technology comes to rom-coms. Additionally, the motion-picture show's ensemble bandage includes comedic standouts Alison Brie, Dan Levy, Aubrey Plaza, Mary Steenburgen, and Ana Gasteyer.
Da 5 Bloods (Netflix) | TBD
Coming off his much-deserved All-time Adapted Screenplay Oscar win for BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee has turned his attention to Da v Bloods, which was recently picked upward by Netflix. Previously, Lee and Netflix have collaborated on the streaming giant'south series adaptation of Lee's 1986 classic She'southward Gotta Have It, with Lee stepping in to executive produce.
All the same, Da five Bloods marks the first fourth dimension Lee will direct a Netflix picture — a collaboration that seems accolade-worthy, especially given Netflix's latest attempts to really lean into awards flavor with films like Spousal relationship Story, Dolemite Is My Name and The Irishman. Starring Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods tells the story of four African American vets who render to Vietnam in search of the remains of their belatedly squad leader and the promise of a hidden treasure.
BIOS (Amblin Entertainment) | October 2
Although Tom Hanks did take a post-apocalyptic thread in Cloud Atlas, we haven't really seen him flex that muscle too much. Instead, he'south been starring in biopics and dramas and Da Vinci Lawmaking spinoffs. Needless to say, BIOS is exciting because it gives Hanks something a bit different to chew on. Non to mention, information technology's directed by Game of Thrones' "Battle of the Bastards" manager, Miguel Sapochnik.
The film is set on a postal service-apocalyptic World. Hanks, who fears he will die shortly, builds a robot to protect his beloved dog. That robot ends upwardly being and so much more than than a protector — and learns about life, love and humanity. If Hanks' robotic co-star has even one-half the acting chops of Wilson the volleyball from Cast Away, this one is probably going to be a gut punch. BIOS also stars Caleb Landry Jones (Twin Peaks: The Return), Samira Wiley (The Handmaid's Tale) and Skeet Ulrich (Riverdale).
The Witches (Warner Bros. Pictures) | October ix
Based on the Roald Dahl children's novel of the aforementioned proper name, The Witches is a remake of the dark fantasy comedy circa 1990, which starred Anjelica Huston (left) as the Chiliad High Witch. This remake is directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars big-proper name actors Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci and Chris Rock.
Oscar-winner Hathaway will take on the office of the Grand High Witch — and even though Huston's performance is iconic, we recollect Hathaway has the chops to brand this part her own. For those unfamiliar with the source cloth, The Witches tells the story of a young boy who stumbles upon a conference of witches while he'southward at a hotel with his grandmother. When he's discovered, the M Loftier Witch transforms him into a mouse.
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures) | December 18
Frank Herbert'due south landmark sci-fi epic Dune has been attempted on the screen before. Notably, cult movie managing director Alejandro Jodorowsky unsuccessfully attempted to adapt the volume in the '70s, and and then Palme d'or winner David Lynch (Wild at Heart, Mulholland Drive) directed the largely panned 1984 adaptation, which starred his longtime collaborator Kyle MacLachlan (Bluish Velvet, Twin Peaks).
Now, under the direction of Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049), Timothée Chalamet volition star every bit Paul Atreides, the son of Duke Leto Atreides. Leto becomes steward of Arrakis, the harsh desert planet known for existence home to the most valuable substance in the universe, "the spice" (or Melange). The spice mining business becomes even more than dangerous when Leto is betrayed, leaving Paul to rally the nomadic desert tribes into a battle for control. Dune is packed with stars, including Oscar Isaac, Stellan Skarsgård, Zendaya, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem and many more.
West Side Story (20th Century Studios) | December eighteen
Adapted from the Broadway striking, this honey romantic musical is getting another remake, and this one reportedly follows the musical'south script more closely than the 1961 film version did. Directed by Steven Spielberg, West Side Story volition undoubtedly score big with audiences this Christmas — well, at to the lowest degree bigger than Cats scored this past holiday. We're sure of it.
If you're unfamiliar with the Romeo and Juliet-based West Side Story, we are shocked! For those who have managed to avoid the older film and stage versions, this musical tells the story of ii star-crossed teenagers, Tony (Baby Driver's Ansel Elgort) and Maria (Hollywood newcomer Rachel Zegler), who end upwards falling in dearest in 1950s-era New York, despite having affiliations with rival street gangs — the white Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks.
Deep Water (20th Century Studios) | November xiii
Starring Gone Girl'due south Ben Affleck and Knives Out's Ana de Armas, Deep H2o is a psychological thriller based on the Patricia Highsmith novel of the aforementioned name. Later on an 18-year absence from filmmaking, Adrian Lyne (Unfaithful) returns to direct the motion-picture show. Nosotros're putting our faith behind this one, namely because the source cloth is so strong — and considering adaptations of Highsmith'south other novels accept been so incredible.
Back in 1999, the thrilling The Talented Mr. Ripley showcased the very best of Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow, and in 2015, Ballad, a slow-burn romance that starred Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, gained much acclaim. For its function, Deep Water tells the story of a couple who has fallen out of love and started playing deadly mind games with one another. Slowly simply surely, those around them begin dying — dun, dun, dun…!
The French Dispatch (Searchlight Pictures) | July 24
Perhaps surprisingly, Wes Anderson, director of acclaimed films like The Grand Budapest Hotel and Moonrise Kingdom, has withal to win an Oscar. Hither'south hoping that The French Acceleration, his next film, nabs him some awards season nominations. Later all, Anderson has his ain aesthetic — something that's become a descriptor for other films that mimic the look of his own. Moreover, he and his inventive films have yet to let u.s.a. down.
IndieWire reported that the film is meant to be "a love letter to journalists set at an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city" and centers on three storylines. Anderson himself told IndieWire that "the story is not easy to explain. [It's near an] American journalist based in French republic [who] creates his magazine. It is more a portrait of this human." The film'southward ensemble is predictably glorious and includes Benicio del Toro, Saoirse Ronan, Kate Winslet, Elisabeth Moss, Willem Dafoe, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet and Tilda Swinton — amongst many, many others.
Last Night in Soho (Focus Features) | September 25
Director Edgar Wright is known for his fast-paced, frenetic thrillers and comedies — and his rails tape is pretty incredible. Along with Simon Pegg, he wrote (and directed) the three entries in the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy — Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007) and The Globe's Terminate (2013). He also adapted the graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim five. the World (2010) into a much-loved film.
More than recently, Wright co-wrote the screenplay for Marvel's surprise hitting Pismire-Man (2015), and he wowed audiences with Baby Driver in 2017. Last Night in Soho marks something a little new: Wright's attempt at nailing the psychological horror genre. Not too much is known about the film, merely his proven runway record in combination with the movie's stars — Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg and Terence Stamp — brand information technology one to go on your eye on.
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Netflix) | TBD
I'one thousand Thinking of Ending Things is Iain Reid'southward debut novel, a psychological horror that was nominated for the Shirley Jackson Honour. In the volume, a man named Jake takes his unnamed girlfriend to come across his parents, who alive on a remote farm. Earlier the trip, the unnamed girlfriend is thinking of ending things — and regrets not doing so when the trip takes a terrifying plow.
Called the "boldest and most original literary thriller to appear in some fourth dimension" by the Chicago Tribune, I'g Thinking of Ending Things seems rife for adaptation past the right mind. Luckily for audiences, Charlie Kaufman, known for writing incredible films similar Adaptation (2002), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and Synecdoche, New York (2008), is set to write and directly the film version of Reid's novel. The flick also stars heavy-hitters, including Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad, The Main), Jessie Buckley (HBO'south Chernobyl) and Toni Collette (Hereditary, Knives Out).
The Invisible Human (Blumhouse Productions) | February 28
If in that location's one thing the pic globe needs, it'southward another cinematic universe poised to compete with the success of Marvel and Star Wars and DC Comics, right? Well, that's what Universal thought when it released the universally panned The Mummy reboot, starring Tom Cruise, which was meant to launch a cinematic universe consisting of classic monsters.
In the wake of the movie flop, Universal pivoted, partnering with Blumhouse Productions to tell the other monster's stories. Blumhouse, of course, is now The Proper noun™ in horror, with the company helming blockbuster series like The Purge, Insidious and Happy Decease Solar day. Needless to say, we're intrigued by this modernistic reimagining of the H.M. Wells archetype, which stars Elisabeth Moss every bit a brilliant scientist and survivor who grapples with the supposed end of an abusive relationship.
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