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Editor'south Notation: Nosotros've too compiled a list of the About Anticipated Movies of 2022!
Looking back, 2019 really capped off ten years' worth of cinema with a bang. Mega-blockbuster sagas that spanned years came to a close, cheers to Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars: Episode IX—The Ascension of Skywalker. Meanwhile, some of the decade'south all-time films, like Parasite, and worst — sorry, Cats — made indelible marks on our pop civilisation commonage consciousness.
With a few hits like Birds of Prey already in theaters, it's fourth dimension to look ahead. Non only are these upcoming pictures heady, they're as well kicking off a brand-new decade in filmmaking. Hither are the must-see movies of 2020.
A Quiet Place Part 2 (Paramount Pictures) | TBD
If you had told us five years agone that John Krasinski — a.k.a. Jim from The Office — would write, direct and co-star in one of the best horror movies of the decade, we wouldn't take believed you. However, the filmmaker upended our expectations completely with 2018's A Quiet Identify, which stars Krasinski and Emily Blunt equally parents who struggle to go along their family unit alive in a globe overrun by monsters who use sound to find their victims.
The caveat of this mail-apocalyptic world, of class, 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 amount of thrills and tension to the story. This yr, the sequel is dorsum with seemingly more than dialogue and action sequences than the first film. Edgeless will reprise her role, joined past new castmates Djimon Hounsou and Cillian Murphy.The original release engagement was March 20, merely now the release engagement is TBD.
If you lot saw Star Wars: The Rising of Skywalker in IMAX, you were probably treated to an extended preview for Tenet — on superlative of the standard 25 minutes of regular picture show previews. At the fourth dimension, we were a trivial annoyed by the moving-picture show'south long-running prologue, but, after seeing the trailer, there's certainly some promise to Tenet, which is Inception director Christopher Nolan's latest offering.
Filmed for release in IMAX, 35mm and 70mm, Tenet aims to be a feast for the eyes, much like Nolan's anxiety-inducing war epic Dunkirk. The film stars Golden Globe nominee John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman) equally a secret agent who is tasked with preventing Globe War III — through time travel. (Sounds like a standard Nolan, mind-bending premise to usa!) Washington is joined by a standout cast, including Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Clémence Poésy, Himesh Patel, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Caine and others.
Black Widow (Marvel Amusement/Disney) | May 1
For quite some fourth dimension, Natasha Romanoff, a.chiliad.a. Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), was the only woman on the Avengers squad, and she is more than deserving of a standalone movie. Finally, Marvel (and Disney) is gear up to give the ex-KGB-agent-turned-assassin-turned-Avenger a chance to shine on her own, without playing second fiddle. Black Widow is a prequel film, taking place between 2016'southward Captain America: Ceremonious War and 2018's Avengers: Infinity War.
In Civil War, Captain America and Fe Man find themselves divided over the upshot of superheroes needing authorities oversight, which ends in a accident-out ball. At first, Romanoff sides with Fe Man, but, in the finish, she helps Cap escape and then goes into exile. In the moving picture, Romanoff will team upwards with folks from her past, including fellow Black Widow agents (played past Florence Pugh and Rachel Weiss) and Russian super-soldier Cherry Guardian (David Harbour).
Antebellum (Lionsgate) | April 24
Known for her Grammy-nominated body of music, Janelle Monáe is a multi-hyphenate who excels in every art class. From singing, songwriting and rapping to producing, acting and blazing trails every bit an activist, Monáe is a bonafide icon. Although she has appeared in huge films similar Subconscious Figures and the Academy Award-winning Moonlight, Antebellum is the first feature film in which Monáe takes on the leading part.
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 break costless." Produced past Sean McKitterick, who backed films like Become Out and Donnie Darko, Antebellum co-stars Kiersey Clemons (Hearts Beat Loud), Jena Malone (Bounder Out of Carolina) and University Award nominee Gabourey Sidibe (Precious, American Horror Story).
The Many Saints of Newark (HBO) | September 25
When the series finale of HBO's game-changing series The Sopranos cut to black mid-scene, audiences had all sorts of reactions. Some viewers thought the ending was bright — a nod to the fact that life goes on, beyond the frame of the story — while others were annoyed by the lack of "resolution." Although HBO isn't going to continue the story of the Soprano family beyond that final shot, the network is giving fans a prequel.
The Many Saints of Newark takes a folio out of The Godfather: Part II'southward playbook and follows a younger Tony Soprano, who is played by the late James Gandolfini's son, Michael Gandolfini (HBO's The Deuce). Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton), Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead), Ray Liotta (Goodfellas) and Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air) are just some of the many talents who will flesh out young Tony's world. Fans can also rest easy knowing that series creator David Chase is fix to produce the criminal offense drama.
No Time to Die (Universal Pictures) | April 10
This upcoming spy flick is the 25th installment in the James Bond film saga and features Daniel Craig in his fifth and final outing as the titular MI6 agent. The film is being helmed by director Cary Joji Fukunaga, whose wide swath of work includes the 2011 accommodation 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.
Backside the scenes, Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge is co-writing the screenplay. In front of the camera, greats like Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Jeffrey Wright, Rory Kinnear, Léa Seydoux and Christoph Flit reprise their roles. In the film, Bond, formerly known as agent 007, comes out of retirement for one concluding outing against adversary Safin (University Award-winner Rami Malek), who fancies himself humanity's savior. This time, Bail is joined past another "00" agent, Nomi, played by Captain Curiosity'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'due south Killing Eve. The film stars BAFTA-winner Carey Mulligan (An Educational activity, The Neat Gatsby) as Cassie, who is considered a promising young woman until an undisclosed event derails her time to come.
When the film picks up with Cassie, she is wickedly cunning, fifty-fifty leading a double life — but a take a chance encounter leaves her with an opportunity to amend the past. Mulligan'southward 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 moving picture garnered a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the site'south aggregate summation reporting that the moving-picture show is "a boldly provocative, timely thriller… an auspicious feature debut… and a career highlight for Mulligan."
The New Mutants (20th Century Studios/Marvel Entertainment) | April 3
Based on the Marvel superhero team of the same name, The New Mutants promises to lean into the horror genre equally well, helping it carve out its own space in a world full of comedies like Deadpool and epic sagas like Avengers. As a spin-off of the X-Men franchise, this rag-tag team of shortlyhoped-for-heroes focuses on teenage mutants, who, in the midst of discovering their abilities, must pause out of a secret facility where they are held captive.
The film's all-star bandage includes Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams as Wolfsbane, a mutant who can transform into a wolf; Stranger Things' Charlie Heaton every bit Cannonball, who has the ability to launch himself through the air; The Witch's Anya Taylor-Joy as Magik, a teleporting sorceress; The Originals' Blu Hunt every bit Danielle Moonstar/Delusion, a mutant who can create illusions; and 13 Reasons Why'due south Henry Zaga as Sunspot, a manipulator of solar energy. Technically, The New Mutants marks the 13th pic in the X-Men series, but this is the get-go joint project between 20th Century Studios (formerly Fox) and Disney'southward Marvel Entertainment arm.
After Yang (A24) | TBD
Based on the short story "Goodbye to Yang" by Alexander Weinstein, After Yang is a science-fiction drama starring Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith and The Umbrella Academy'due south breakout star, Justin Min. The story forecasts a future in which robotic kids are sold as alive-in babysitters and centers on a father-daughter duo (Farrell and Turner-Smith) who discover their robotic sitter, Yang (Min), unresponsive.
If saving a robotic babysitter isn't a captivating enough premise for you, then perhaps the folks behind the camera volition draw you lot in. Subsequently Yang is directed by Kogonada, the Due south Korean-built-in American filmmaker who is best known for his video essays that analyze the works of well-known directors. Lilliputian is known about Kogonada, who is the Banksy of the film world in some ways, only we're confident that his team-upwardly with A24 will yield wonderful results.
The Woman in the Window (20th Century Studios) | May 15
Based on A.J. Finn'due south novel of the same proper noun, The Woman in the Window is a psychological thriller — a la Rear Window — that's being adapted by manager Joe Wright (Atonement) and writer Tracy Letts (Issues, August: Osage Canton). Amy Adams, coming off incredible performances in HBO's Precipitous Objects and the Oscar-nominated Vice, will star as the titular woman.
She is agoraphobe Dr. Anna Play a joke on, who watches the Russell family unit — a seemingly perfect family — through her window. Of class, she sees something she wasn't supposed to see, and that'south when the thrills begin. Adams will be joined by an amazing ensemble cast, which includes Julianne Moore, Anthony Mackie, Gary Oldman and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Nomadland (Fob Searchlight) | TBD
Managing director and screenwriter Chloé Zhao'southward sophomore endeavor, The Rider (2017), is a contemporary Western that nabbed Contained Spirit Award nominations for both Best Motion picture and Best Director. Currently, Zhao is finishing her directing duties on Marvel's post-Avengers blockbuster, The Eternals, but one time the comic volume accommodation wraps, she is set to direct Nomadland.
Based on the volume Nomadland: Surviving America in the 20-Offset Century by Jessica Bruder, the flick is slated to be written and directed past Zhao. For those unfamiliar with the source material, Nomadland explores the phenomenon of older workers traveling the U.S. in the wake of the Great Recession, searching for employment and living out of campers. Meliorate nevertheless, Oscar-winner Frances McDormand will star in the film.
Scoob! (Warner Bros. Pictures) | May 15
If y'all missed out on the delightful animated serial A Pup Named Scooby-Doo — or if you're missing those reruns — and so this reboot may be the motion picture for y'all. Scooby-Doo and his Mystery Inc. colleagues have been re-invented time and over again, but here they make the jump to CGI in what the studios behind the film hope will be the first entry in a proposed Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe.
While adaptations of backdrop 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! volition testify audiences how Scooby (Frank Welker) met Shaggy (Will Forte), Velma (Gina Rodriguez), Daphne (Amanda Seyfried) and Fred (Zac Efron). Reportedly, the gang will take to face off against ghost-dog Cerberus, just it'due south unclear whether foes like Miner 49er or The Creeper volition turn upward.
Wonder Woman 1984 (DC Films/Warner Bros. Pictures) | June 4
Gal Gadot reprises her role as Diana, and Patty Jenkins reprises her role equally director for the sequel film, Wonder Woman 1984. This squad-up, which brought audiences the much-loved blockbuster Wonder Woman, is a more well-regarded collaboration than (the DC Extended Universe) Justice League. Needless to say, we're excited about this i.
Throw in SNL alum Kristen Wiig as villainess Cheetah and some neon-riddled '80s malls and the return of Steve Trevor (Chris Pine), and information technology's conspicuously a recipe for success. Additionally, The Mandalorian'south Pedro Pascal will join in on the fun as shrewd man of affairs Maxwell Lord. And so, how does this film figure into the DCEU? According to IndieWire, Wonder Woman 1984 is more than similar a standalone picture "in the same way that Indiana Jones or [James] Bond films are."
Never Rarely Sometimes Ever (Focus Features) | March xiii
The American-British drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always is written and directed by Eliza Hittman and stars Sidney Flanigan and Talia Ryder equally ii cousins from Pennsylvania who trek to New York in the wake of an unexpected pregnancy. At the Berlin International Film Festival, the moving-picture show was in competition for the coveted Golden Bear.
At Sundance, Hittman took domicile the prize for U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Laurels: Neo-Realism, but, peradventure even 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 writer-managing 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 curt story. In the motion picture, a pupil at the University of Chicago looks into urban legends and stumbles upon Candyman, who allegedly appears, metal hook in hand, if you lot say his proper name five times while looking into a mirror.
Now, the classic horror film is getting a sequel, which will star Star Trek's Tony Todd as the titular legend. Todd volition be joined past The Get Down'due south Yahya Abdul-Mateen Two, Honey White People's Teyonah Parris, Misfits' Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Colman Domingo of Fearfulness the Walking Dead fame. In improver to an all-star cast, Candyman has some incredible talents behind the camera as well, including director Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) and writer/producer Jordan Peele (Become Out, Us).
Soul (Pixar Animation Studios/Disney) | June 19
Perhaps surprisingly, the honey animation studio Pixar has non ane, but two original titles striking the silverish screen this twelvemonth. The fairy-tale with a modern twist, Onward, didn't make our listing, but information technology shows promise that information technology will follow that heartfelt and humorous recipe Pixar is so well known for churning out. We're a nuance more excited for director Pete Docter's Soul.
The film follows a middle-schoolhouse music teacher, Joe Gardner, who dreams of playing at New York's legendary jazz order "The Blueish Note." A strange accident causes Gardner's soul to divide from his body and land in the otherworldly "You Seminar," a eye 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 four-time Tony-winning Broadway musical In the Heights. Now, folks who missed the landmark musical on the stage tin can come across information technology 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's narrator is Usnavi de la Vega (Hamilton's Anthony Ramos), a bodega possessor who is raised by Abuela Claudia, the neighborhood's matriarch. Usnavi falls in love with Vanessa (Vida's Melissa Barrera), who works at Daniela'due south salon. The pair dreams of leaving the neighborhood — Vanessa dreams of affording an flat downtown, while Usnavi wants to movement to the Dominican Democracy. Many Latinx stars brand upwardly the ensemble, including Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn 99), Dascha Polanco (Orange Is the New Black) and Jimmy Smits (NYPD Blues, The West Fly).
Annette (Amazon Studios) | TBD
Eager to chase Oscar aureate, Amazon Studios is backing Annette, a musical moving picture that marks French director Leos Carax's English language-language debut. The film centers on a married couple who both piece of work in the arts. University Honour winner Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose, Inception) plays a earth-famous opera singer, and University Award nominee Adam Commuter (Marriage Story, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) plays a provocative stand-upwardly comedian.
The couples' life takes a plow when their 2-yr-old daughter reveals a unique gift. Other than that, little is known about the moving-picture show. However, we're glad to see it on the docket for 2020. Unfortunately, the movie has been stuck in limbo. Rooney Mara and Rihanna were initially in talks to star in the film only were replaced past Michelle Williams — who was eventually replaced by Cotillard. Meanwhile, production stalled due to Commuter's rigorous Star Wars filming schedule.
Gratuitous Guy (20th Century Fox Studios) | July 3
How could Ryan Reynolds follow up Deadpool two and Detective Pikachu? Well, Complimentary Guy is his latest attempt to blend sci-fi/activeness with night comedy — and the trailer seems promising. At least, it seems way more promising than other video gamed-based comedies like Adam Sandler'due south 2015 flick Pixels. The moving picture is set in an open-world game called Gratis Urban center — think Fortnite meets Yard Theft Auto — and follows Guy (Reynolds), a non-player character (NPC) who works at a banking concern.
Subsequently a code developed past programmers Milly (Killing Eve's Jodi Comer) and Keys (Stranger Things' Joe Keery) is introduced to the games past publisher Antoine (Taika Waititi, director of Thor: Ragnarok), Reynolds' character becomes cocky-aware. That is, he realizes he's in a game and takes steps to get a bonafide hero — earlier developers shut down Complimentary Metropolis. Here'south hoping Gratuitous Guy is at least better than the last picture show Reynolds and Waititi worked on together — 2011's universally panned Green Lantern.
Zola (A24) | Sundance: January 24; Broad Release: TBD
Writing for Teen Faddy, Jameelah Nasheed reported that "Zola the movie is just as mind-blowing to watch as it was to ringlet tweet past tweet when the story first captivated the internet back in 2015." Yes, you read that correctly. The film, which is directed past Janicza Bravo and co-written by Broadway'southward Jeremy O. Harris, is based on A'Ziah King's viral, 144-tweet Twitter thread.
"You wanna hear a story about why me & this b-tch here fell out? Information technology's kind of long just full of suspense," King tweeted. "Okay, listen upwards. This story long. And so, I met this white b-tch at Hooters…" What follows is a cross-country roadtrip that goes south — and becomes a adult female's fight for survival. In 2015, the viral thread caught the attention of everyone from Solange Knowles to Ava DuVernay — and the film version has already go the talk of Sundance.
Memoria (Neon) | TBD
Thai managing director and screenwriter Apichatpong Weerasethakul is set to make his English-language debut with Memoria. Although not much is known about the plot of the pic, we're all the same excited — Weerasethakul is a highly accomplished director. His feature moving-picture show Uncle Boonmee Who Can Remember His By Lives, won the Cannes Film Festival'due south Palme d'Or prize in 2010, while his before feature, Tropical Malady, nabbed Cannes' jury prize in 2004.
Co-ordinate to the Independent, the flick will delve into "colonial history and how commonage memory can pb to fear." Shot mainly in Republic of colombia, Memoria will star Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton, who is already known for collaborating with auteurs on projects like Oscar nominee Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria (2018), BAFTA winner Wes Anderson'due south The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and four-time Academy Award winner Bong Joon-ho'southward Snowpiercer (2013).
The Eternals (Marvel Entertainment/Disney) | November vi
Curiosity hasn't given up also many details when it comes to Chloé Zhao's upcoming The Eternals film, which will help fissure open 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 process that created Earth's sentient life.
The alien Celestials, responsible for creating life on Earth, intended for the Eternals to be the planet's protectors. These immortal beings come up out of hiding to fend off their evil counterparts, the Deviants. So, where were these Eternals during Avengers: Endgame? This remains to be explained. Nonetheless, nosotros'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) | November 25
Known for her starring role in the queer cult classic Merely I'm a Cheerleader, Clea DuVall wrote and directed her first characteristic pic, 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 bespeak.
Happiest Season 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 character plans to propose to Davis' character, just things unravel a bit when it's revealed that Davis' character hasn't exactly come out to her family however. Seeing a queer romance on the big screen is still rare — and even rarer when it comes to rom-coms. Additionally, the moving-picture show's ensemble cast includes comedic standouts Alison Brie, Dan Levy, Aubrey Plaza, Mary Steenburgen, and Ana Gasteyer.
Da five Bloods (Netflix) | TBD
Coming off his much-deserved Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar win for BlacKkKlansman, Fasten Lee has turned his attention to Da 5 Bloods, which was recently picked up by Netflix. Previously, Lee and Netflix take collaborated on the streaming behemothic's serial accommodation of Lee'southward 1986 classic She's Gotta Take Information technology, with Lee stepping in to executive produce.
All the same, Da 5 Bloods marks the first fourth dimension Lee will straight a Netflix picture — a collaboration that seems laurels-worthy, particularly given Netflix's latest attempts to actually lean into awards flavor with films similar Matrimony Story, Dolemite Is My Proper noun and The Irishman. Starring Blackness Panther's Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods tells the story of 4 African American vets who render to Vietnam in search of the remains of their belatedly team leader and the promise of a hidden treasure.
BIOS (Amblin Amusement) | October 2
Although Tom Hanks did have a post-apocalyptic thread in Deject Atlas, we haven't really seen him flex that muscle besides much. Instead, he's been starring in biopics and dramas and Da Vinci Code spinoffs. Needless to say, BIOS is exciting because it gives Hanks something a bit different to chew on. Non to mention, it's directed by Game of Thrones' "Battle of the Bastards" manager, Miguel Sapochnik.
The film is fix on a post-apocalyptic Earth. Hanks, who fears he will die soon, builds a robot to protect his dear canis familiaris. That robot ends up being then much more than than a protector — and learns nigh life, love and humanity. If Hanks' robotic co-star has even half the acting chops of Wilson the volleyball from Cast Away, this 1 is probably going to be a gut punch. BIOS also stars Caleb Landry Jones (Twin Peaks: The Return), Samira Wiley (The Handmaid'due south Tale) and Skeet Ulrich (Riverdale).
The Witches (Warner Bros. Pictures) | October 9
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) every bit the G 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 volition take on the role of the Grand Loftier Witch — and even though Huston's performance is iconic, we call up Hathaway has the chops to make this part her own. For those unfamiliar with the source fabric, The Witches tells the story of a immature boy who stumbles upon a briefing of witches while he's at a hotel with his grandmother. When he'due south discovered, the One thousand High Witch transforms him into a mouse.
Dune (Warner Bros. Pictures) | December 18
Frank Herbert's landmark sci-fi epic Dune has been attempted on the screen earlier. Notably, cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky unsuccessfully attempted to adapt the volume in the '70s, and then Palme d'or winner David Lynch (Wild at Centre, Mulholland Drive) directed the largely panned 1984 adaptation, which starred his longtime collaborator Kyle MacLachlan (Blueish Velvet, Twin Peaks).
Now, nether the direction of Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049), Timothée Chalamet will star as Paul Atreides, the son of Duke Leto Atreides. Leto becomes steward of Arrakis, the harsh desert planet known for existence dwelling house to the nigh 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 than.
West Side Story (20th Century Studios) | December 18
Adapted from the Broadway hit, this beloved romantic musical is getting some other remake, and this one reportedly follows the musical's script more closely than the 1961 film version did. Directed by Steven Spielberg, W Side Story will undoubtedly score large with audiences this Christmas — well, at least bigger than Cats scored this past holiday. Nosotros're sure of it.
If you're unfamiliar with the Romeo and Juliet-based Due west Side Story, we are shocked! For those who have managed to avert the older picture and stage versions, this musical tells the story of two star-crossed teenagers, Tony (Baby Driver's Ansel Elgort) and Maria (Hollywood newcomer Rachel Zegler), who stop up falling in honey 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) | Nov 13
Starring Gone Girl's Ben Affleck and Knives Out'due south Ana de Armas, Deep Water is a psychological thriller based on the Patricia Highsmith novel of the same proper noun. After an xviii-twelvemonth absence from filmmaking, Adrian Lyne (Unfaithful) returns to straight the moving-picture show. We're putting our organized religion behind this one, namely because the source material is and so strong — and because adaptations of Highsmith's other novels take been and so incredible.
Back in 1999, the thrilling The Talented Mr. Ripley showcased the very best of Matt Damon, Jude Police force and Gwyneth Paltrow, and in 2015, Ballad, a irksome-burn romance that starred Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, gained much acclaim. For its part, Deep Water tells the story of a couple who has fallen out of love and started playing deadly mind games with one some other. Slowly but surely, those around them begin dying — dun, dun, dun…!
The French Acceleration (Searchlight Pictures) | July 24
Perhaps surprisingly, Wes Anderson, manager of acclaimed films like The Grand Budapest Hotel and Moonrise Kingdom, has yet to win an Oscar. Here's hoping that The French Dispatch, his side by side motion-picture show, nabs him some awards season nominations. After all, Anderson has his own aesthetic — something that'southward get a descriptor for other films that mimic the wait of his ain. Moreover, he and his inventive films have yet to let us down.
IndieWire reported that the picture show is meant to exist "a love letter of the alphabet to journalists set at an outpost of an American paper in a fictional 20th-century French city" and centers on three storylines. Anderson himself told IndieWire that "the story is non like shooting fish in a barrel to explain. [It'southward about an] American announcer based in French republic [who] creates his magazine. It is more than a portrait of this man." The film's 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 — among many, many others.
Last Night in Soho (Focus Features) | September 25
Director Edgar Wright is known for his fast-paced, corybantic thrillers and comedies — and his track record is pretty incredible. Along with Simon Pegg, he wrote (and directed) the 3 entries in the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy — Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007) and The World'southward Cease (2013). He also adapted the graphic novel serial Scott Pilgrim v. the Earth (2010) into a much-loved picture show.
More recently, Wright co-wrote the screenplay for Marvel's surprise hit Ant-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 likewise much is known about the film, but his proven track record in combination with the picture show's stars — Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg and Terence Postage stamp — make it one to keep your centre on.
I'yard Thinking of Ending Things (Netflix) | TBD
I'm Thinking of Ending Things is Iain Reid'southward debut novel, a psychological horror that was nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award. In the book, a homo named Jake takes his unnamed girlfriend to meet his parents, who live on a remote farm. Before the trip, the unnamed girlfriend is thinking of ending things — and regrets not doing so when the trip takes a terrifying turn.
Called the "boldest and most original literary thriller to appear in some fourth dimension" by the Chicago Tribune, I'm Thinking of Catastrophe Things seems rife for adaptation past the right mind. Luckily for audiences, Charlie Kaufman, known for writing incredible films like Adaptation (2002), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and Synecdoche, New York (2008), is set to write and directly the picture version of Reid'south novel. The film also stars heavy-hitters, including Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad, The Main), Jessie Buckley (HBO'southward Chernobyl) and Toni Collette (Hereditary, Knives Out).
The Invisible Man (Blumhouse Productions) | February 28
If there'due south one thing the movie world needs, it's some other cinematic universe poised to compete with the success of Curiosity and Star Wars and DC Comics, right? Well, that's what Universal thought when information technology released the universally panned The Mummy reboot, starring Tom Prowl, which was meant to launch a cinematic universe consisting of archetype monsters.
In the wake of the moving-picture show flop, Universal pivoted, partnering with Blumhouse Productions to tell the other monster's stories. Blumhouse, of grade, is now The Name™ in horror, with the company helming blockbuster series like The Purge, Insidious and Happy Expiry Day. Needless to say, nosotros're intrigued by this modernistic reimagining of the H.Thou. Wells archetype, which stars Elisabeth Moss as a brilliant scientist and survivor who grapples with the supposed end of an calumniating relationship.
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