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Chances are you'll still watch your movie as early as 2018, but two weeks have pbaded since 2019 and Hollywood never stops. The latest in mind of Mr. Night Shyamalan is in theaters Jan. 18. 2019 also promises a host of Disney movies, including the latest installment of the Star Wars sequential trilogy. What's going on between the two?
Among the upcoming offers, we have selected 65 films to watch, for reasons ranging from "it's a big blockbuster" to "you have to discover the texture of Mothra" to "Jason Mantzoukas plays Tick Tock Man". what is on our radar.
Directed by Mr. Night Shyamalan, Opening January 18
Mr. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable trilogy ends with Glbad, which collides with superhero David Dunn (Bruce Willis), supervillain Mr. Glbad (Samuel L. Jackson) and superhero The Horde (James McAvoy, browsing 24 separate personalities). Somehow a reproach to the modern superhero movie (as was Unbreakable, the film that triggered everything), and the culmination of nearly two decades of speculation, Glbad bears all the traces of the best and most ambitious earlier works of Shyamalan.
Led by Dan Gilroy, presented on Netflix on February 1
If there is one thing I like in Jake Gyllenhaal 's recent series of works, it' s that he really loved being weird. Velvet Buzzsaw is the last to prove that he jumped Leading Man Puberty (ie the delicate phase that actors such as Jude Law and Colin Farrell had before joining the strangeness) and went directly to the 'main actor. In Velvet BuzzsawHe plays the art critic Morf Vandewalt, whose life turns backwards as the seemingly haunted art begins to come to life.
Cold pursuit
Directed by Hans Petter Moland, opening on February 8
In 2014, director Hans Petter Moland made In order of disappearance, a Norwegian black comedy / thriller starring Stellan Skarsgård in the role of smooth-mannered snowplow driver Nils Dickman (we know it), who is doing justice to herself as a result of her son's violent death. This year, we'll have Moland's remake of his own film, this time in English and featuring Liam Neeson as Nels Coxman (we know it !!!). If it looks like his progenitor, it's fun.
Directed by Robert Rodriguez, opening on February 14
The hybrid live / CG version of Alita (Rosa Salazar) is more like Gollum than an incarnated manga protagonist, but there is still enough in the images of James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez on Yukito Kishiro's film. Battle Angel Alita that it is worth it. Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali and Ed Skrein (with varying degrees of cybernetic enhancement) co-interpret the story of a cyborg slowly recovering the memory of its past life.
FIGHT WITH MY FAMILY
Directed by Stephen Merchant, opening March 1st
Written and directed by Stephen Merchant (Office, Logan, Portal 2) Fight with my family is a mixture of unlikely elements. Actors include rising star Florence Pugh, Nick Frost, Vince Vaughn and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (who is also executive producer). It's based on the career of WWE wrestler, Saraya-Jade Bevis aka Paige. As strange as its pedigree, each of the ingredients is excellent, making it a movie to watch.
Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, opening March 8
The first superhero movie directed by a Marvel woman is screened in March against a background of significant hype. With Brie Larson in the lead and co-starring Samuel L. Jackson (also a cat) dematerialized, the film should present the Kree to the Marvel Universe (following Ronan's brief appearances). Accuse and Korath the Pursuer), and dig into the origins of SHIELD.
Directed by Jordan Peele, opening March 15
After launching the audience for a loop with his directorial debut, 2017 get out, Jordan Peele is back with another man of horror: We. The first trailer should be enough to give you an idea of the plot – the doppelgangers are trapped, terrorizing Adelaide and Gabe (Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke) and their children – as well as scare you. Never did Luniz look so sinister.
THE BUM BUM
Directed by Harmony Korine, opening March 22
The spirit behind spring breakers delivers what looks like a spiritual sequel: The beach bum, which stars Jimmy Buffett, mayor of Margaritaville, as himself. In case you need a little more persuasion, the movie will feature Matthew McConaughey in the role of beach hobo, as well as in rapper Snoop Dogg in "Lingerie", in Zac Efron in "Flicker" and in Martin Lawrence in "Captain Wack".
Where are you going, BERNADETTE
Directed by Richard Linklater, opening March 22
We love Richard Linklater! Since he's the director behind Rock school, best movie of all time, we will literally see everything that it does, including an adaptation of the bestseller Where are you going, Bernadette, which stars Cate Blanchett (with an elusive accent) as the endangered main character, alongside Billy Crudup, Laurence Fishburne and Judy "is already giving him his own movie" Greer.
Directed by Tim Burton, opening March 29
Of all the restarts and remakes coming out of Disney, Dumbo seems the strangest, which may have a bit to do with the fact that he is barred by Tim Burton (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands). He launched two of his Batman Returns stars (Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito) in the story of a little elephant who is learning to fly, as well as Colin Farrell and Eva Green, who make up the human cast.
FARMAGEDDON: A FILM BY SHAUN THE SHEEP
Directed by Richard Starzak, opening April 5
Aardman, the titan of the stop-motion, can not do any harm, and even if the shorts Wallace and Gromit remain the best work of their studio, the films of Shaun the Sheep might well make them want to do the same. money. The first film, released in 2015, was a delight, and the sequel seems to upset the formula by pushing things to a higher level. Forget a getaway in the big city – Farmageddon throws a stranger and government agents who accompany him in the mix.
Directed by David F. Sandberg, opening on April 5
Although the mileage that you are likely to lose Shazam! depends partly on what you do flossing, DC's attempt to LargeHero -such as the big screen looks like a charm. When 14-year-old Billy Batson (Asher Angel) meets a former wizard, he gives him the power to turn into an adult superhero (Zachary Levi) simply by uttering a magic word. Hint: This is the title of the movie.
Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, opening April 5
While the Stephen King-Ailing continues, Pet Sematary comes back to life with his second film adaptation (the first created in 1989). For those who do not know the source material, Pet Sematary revolves around a pet cemetery that has the power to bring back to life those who are buried there. Naturally, the situation has become uncontrollable when the new Creed family discovers what is happening. Remember, sometimes it's better to be dead.
Directed by Neil Marshall, opening April 12
This particular version of Hellboy seems more dead Pool that del Toro, your mileage may vary, but what is important is that the big half-demon red, lover of sweets, be back on the big screen. David Harbor stars, with Ian McShane as daddy monster (the monster daddy?), Professor Bruttenholm, and Sasha Lane, Milla Jovovich and Daniel Dae Kim in roles taken from comic books. Thomas Haden Church was also chosen for Lobster Johnson, which is the only thing I can think of until April.
Directed by Claire Denis, opening on April 12
French director Claire Denis' first English-language film is also tied to space and landed brilliantly after its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last year. The film follows a group of criminals (including Mia Goth and Andre Benjamin) sentenced to a mission in deep space. Robert Pattinson plays the only survivor and, as the film progresses, the mystery of what exactly happened on the ship unfolds, as well as the ultimate goal of their journey.
MISSING LINK
Directed by Chris Butler, opening April 12
The animation studio stop-motion Laika has perfected the art of "extremely cute and yet still slightly scary ", as evidenced by Coraline and ParaNormanand that puts this talent at the service of Missing link. Although Laika's latest film has a less frightening premise in itself – Sir Frost (Hugh Jackman) goes in search of a legendary creature named Mr. Link (Zach Galifianakis) – he still looks very weird, because Link seems to be a half-monkey, a half-man.
Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, opening April 26
See Thanos, half of the world's population disappear Avengers: war in the infinite maybe upset, but it's useless to pretend that we do not know that it's going to be solved so Avengers: End of the game. The whole band will probably be back; I refuse to believe that anyone died permanently.
L & # 39; ADO
Directed by Chris Addison, opening May 10
Each iteration of Dirty Spoundrels It's a delight, whether it's the 1988 film starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine or the 2005 musical. The latest take on the material is L & # 39; agitation, with Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway in the lead role of two crooks determined to outdo each other, with Alex Sharp, who will soon be seen in the Game of Thrones pre-series series, as about their efforts. If you want to know more about the room atmosphere, know that the working title was Naughty women.
Directed by Rob Letterman, opening May 10
I know logically, the furry detective CG Pikachu is better than the smooth CG detective Pikachu, but … I do not know, I have questions to answer. Beyond: Ryan Reynolds is Pikachu. Pikachu is a detective. Detective Pikachu resolves crimes (presumably). I will remove all that I have said of negative about him if he arrested Mr. Mime.
Directed by Chad Stahelski, opening May 17
John Wick is back, baby! The first John Wick introduced us to the Continental Hotel and the underworld of badbadins, the second has expanded the myth and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum He seems ready to capitalize on all this madness as John struggles to get out of New York, with Halle Berry, Anjelica Huston and Jason Mantzoukas (as "Tick Tock Man" – already giving him the Oscar).
Rocketman
Directed by Dexter Fletcher, opening May 17th
Bohemian Rhapsody (Coincidentally, even led by Dexter Fletcher) may have put a bad taste in everyone's mouth when it comes to musical biopics, but Rocketman seems to really carry. The film is about the life of Elton John, Kingsman's Taron Egerton taking the work and costumes of the singer. It would be more of a "fantasy musical" than a simple biopic, which seems rather perfect for John's music.
AD ASTRA
Directed by James Gray, opening May 24
James Gray has proved to be the most sensitive filmmaker of our time (Little Odessa, L & # 39; immigrated). His last film, the huge The lost city of Z, was his first to take place outside New York, and his last, Ad Astra, travel even further, taking Brad Pitt into space. James Gray hive, where are you ?!
Directed by Guy Ritchie, opening May 24
No matter what you do with Will Smith's genius, or how much you trust Guy Ritchie to make the remake of justice, it's undeniable that the original score Aladdin The rules and lush orchestral arrangement of "Arabian Nights" and to turn into "Friend Like Me" in the trailer are … awesome. Give me more of that! Make sure that the story of a boy and his genius is as disproportionate as possible!
Directed by Michael Dougherty, opening May 31
Even if Godzilla and his colleagues are not your bag (and if that's the case, who are you?), Using an enriched version of Debussy's "Clair de Lune" in the teaser Godzilla: the king of monsters place it easily in the most anticipated list of the year. Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Rodan, Mothra, the whole gang is here! Is Mothra sweet, like Detective Pikachu? That's only one way to find out!
Directed by Simon Kinberg, opening June 7
If Sansa Stark takes revenge on all those who have hurt her a little too slowly for you, you will have the chance to see her put everything in order in the future. Dark Phoenix. As a young Jean Gray, Sophie Turner is about to become HAM, because a "mysterious cosmic force" makes John much more powerful – and much more unstable.
Directed by F. Gary Gray, opening June 14
Before we go any further, let's just agree that Men in black 3 it was good. Still with me? Okay, great. The last installment of the franchise, Men in black: International, sees Tessa Thompson inducted into the legendary extraterrestrial surveillance organization and sent overseas to work with Chris Hemsworth as a global crisis looms. Regarding the action quotient, let's not forget that F. Gary Gray directed The fate of the furious, which featured The Rock changing the direction of a giant missile in the middle of the fire with his bare hands.
Son of the tree
Directed by Tim Story, opening June 14
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A CHILDREN'S GAME
Directed by Lars Klevberg, opening June 21
Since the original A child's game in 1988, the series Child's Play comes in quite a constant way – the seventh film, Cult of Chucky, was released in 2017. With this year A child's gameHowever, we are thinking about the restart. Aubrey Plaza and Brian Tyree Henry are supposed to take care of the evil Chucky doll. The creator of the franchise Don Mancini is not very happy about the existence of this film. So the big question is whether Brad Dourif will be back for the "new" Chucky, or if a reboot also means a new voice.
Directed by Josh Cooley, opening June 21
If the last three Toy Story movies have not sufficiently exploited your existential anguish, good news: Toy Story 4 is here to ruin your day. The latest opus of the franchise presents Forky (Tony Hale), a spork that loses its sense of life when it goes from toy to toy makeshift. This seems roughly equivalent to that of a series that was disturbing when it had to adapt its emotional core to devastate the adults who watched the original movies as kids.
UNIQUE FILM DANNY BOYLE / RICHARD CURTIS
Directed by Danny Boyle, opening June 28
The film does not have a title yet, but Danny Boyle (28 days later, Sunshine, Trainspotting) and Richard Curtis (Bridget Jones's Diary, The love actually, Notting Hill) to make a musical about a musician who discovers that he is the only one who can remember the Beatles seems to be a total victory. The always charming Himesh Patel and Lily James (from Mom Mia! Here we go again) star.
Directed by Jon Watts, opening July 5
The song "Tom Holland spoils things" is a bit old now, but it's still flawless Spider-Man (although not the better Spider-Man – Tobey Maguire in the honor Spider-Man 2), and the fact that Michael Keaton returns to his vulture role is more than enough to bring me back to the theater for Far from home. Again, I feel the need to point out that Spider-Man had disappeared from existence War of Infinityand yet … you know. Is he a zombie in this movie?
STUBER
Directed by Michael Dowse, opening July 12
Although it is one of the most discrete entries on a list of Disney movies and other studio tents, Stuber Looks like it could be a dark horse entry for the most charming movie of the year. The film combines Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista as an Uber driver and hard detective, respectively, in what appears to be a comical mirror of Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise. Collateral.
Directed by Jon Favreau, opening July 19th
An inflated CG Lion King? Why not! Despite appearances (and James Earl Jones' replay of his role in Mufasa), the new Lion King This is apparently not a repeat recreation of the 1994 original, which suits me best so long as the information that "Be Prepared" does not arrive at the film will prove to be untrue. Even Donald Glover and Beyoncé being part of the voice group can not forgive such a crime.
IT WAS ONCE A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
Directed by Quentin Tarantino, opening July 26
You will have to remove Quentin Tarantino's problematic problem from my cold, dead hands. The filmmaker still seems to be grappling with a storm of controversy, but his films are undeniably excellent and his ninth appears to be a similar mix of provocative and prestigious dramas. Once upon a time in Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt as a troubled actor and his long-time waterfall doubler, respectively, who happen to be the immediate neighbors of Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie) and Roman Polanski (Rafał Zawierucha) at l & rsquo; "Manson family era" murders.
Directed by Josh Boone, opening August 2nd
If you do not understand well what The new mutants, Victim of the Disney-Fox merger is, do not worry, we have you. The film, which represents Fox's 11th foray into the X-Men world, focuses on a group of teenage mutants (none of whom are, unfortunately, a ninja turtle) trying to escape from a secret government establishment. The cast is stacked with comings and goings, including Glbad'Anya Taylor-Joy, Game of thrones'Maisie Williams, and Strange thingsCharlie Heaton.
Directed by David Leitch, opening August 2nd
I agree that Han (Sung Kang) deserves justice, but I can not get enough of Jason Statham, so we're here to Hobbs and Shaw. Former villain Shaw (Statham) was inducted into the band Fast and Furious in the latest movie, The fate of the furiousand since The Rock (who plays Hobbs, a cop) has surrounded himself with at least one (if not two) members of the Fast and Furious team – and proved that he could direct a movie – the first spin-off of Fast and Furious was born.
Directed by Kenneth Branagh, opening Aug. 9
I read the books of Artemis Fowl when I was a teenager and all I remember is that they talk about a rich boy genius called – you guessed it – Artemis Fowl (Ferdia Shaw) who gets confused in the fairies. Judi Dench plays one of the fairies, Commander Racine, and wears a little green helmet, which was enough to get on board with this film adaptation.
Directed by André Øvredal, opening August 9
Good news: the series of books that made you have nightmares when a child finally gets to the big screen! Co-written and produced by Guillermo del Toro, the film centers on a group of teenagers who have come together to solve a series of murders in their hometown. What scary stories are you eager to see? Personally, I bet on "Harold", the fun game where a scarecrow peels a person.
GRUDGE
Directed by Nicolas Pesce, opening August 16th
The general rule is "do not fix what has not been broken," and the 2003 Japanese movie Ju-on: the grudge definitely not broken, but we have a second remake anyway. Andrea Riseborough (Mandy, The death of Stalin), and will likely introduce new ghosts and a new mythology to deal with (including John Cho and legend Lin Shaye).
IT: CHAPTER TWO
Directed by Andy Muschietti, opening September 6
The boys (and a girl) are back in town! The highly anticipated follow-up he arrives in the theater almost exactly two years later and plunges into the aftermath of the clash between The Losers Club and Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Bill Skarsgård). After promising to return to their hometown to destroy the clown if it were to return, the gang – now all adults – returns on its way to face their demons again.
THE KITCHEN
Directed by Andrea Berloff, opening on September 20th
"Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss play in a police drama comedy" is a real sentence "shut up and take my money", but for a little further, they embody the wife of Irish mobsters in the years 1970 who take control when their husbands are arrested by the FBI. Common plays the FBI agent behind, with Domhnall Gleeson, Bill Camp, Arcy James's Brian and Margo Martindale's character actress, falling on the most frightening side of the spectrum of characters.
ZOMBIELAND ALSO
Directed by Ruben Fleischer, to be published in October
And what would happen if Zombieland became Ruben Fleischer Childhood? The franchise, which began in 2009, comes back a decade later, seems to imply this particular thought experience since the same cast is coming together for the future. That's the same principle that Richard Linklater was working on, is not it? Record from time to time on the same distribution, except that instead of telling the story of a boy who grew up in Texas, it is about a group of people who manage in the apocalyptic desert.
GEMINI MAN
Directed by Ang Lee, opening Oct. 4
You've had me at "Ang Lee", and you really me to "Ang Lee and Will Smith". I do not even know what to say about the field: "Ang Lee and two Will Smiths. "In Gemini Man, Smith plays an badbadin whose attempts to get out of the game are thwarted by a young clone of himself, which, in turn, will be played by a CGI clone. (Obviously, the special effects of Weta Digital are present.) While waiting for the release of the film, here is a picture of Ang Lee destroying a hamburger:
Directed by Todd Phillips, opening Oct. 4
Despite my best judgment, I'm quite on the Todd Phillips / Joaquin Phoenix Joker movie. Although each new report on the subject of the film (Thomas Wayne is supposed to "in the mold of Donald Trump of the 1980s") seems to indicate that this film will attempt to exploit the spirit of the world of a film. which seems less productive than improbable. , the King of comedy ambience it comes from all the other details – plus this lovely "Laugh" teaser – gives me hope.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon, opening October 11
Although I regret the fact that Oscar Isaac and Charlize Theron play only animated versions of Gomez and Morticia Addams, and that I do not hurt him in live-action, I will take what I can get. The last adaptation of The Addams family comes from Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon (Sausage party), with Chloë Grace Moretz as Wednesday, Finn Wolfhard as Pugsley, Nick Kroll as Uncle Fester and Bette Midler (!?) as grandmother.
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE DISTRICT
Directed by Marielle Heller, opening on October 18th
Even the title of this film makes me cry. The fact that the American Tom Hanks plays the role of Fred Rogers is enough to trigger "heartbreaking sobs". Matthew Rhys co-vedette avec Lloyd Vogel, un journaliste envoyé sur le profil de Rogers qui, naturellement, voit sa vision du monde changer comme il pbade du temps dans le quartier de Rogers.
LES ANGES DE CHARLIE
Réalisé par Elizabeth Banks, ouverture le 1er novembre
La franchise de Charlie’s Angels est revenue à la vie avec Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott et Ella Balinska dans le rôle des Angels et Elizabeth Banks (qui dirige également le film) dans le rôle de Charlie. Le trio de lutte contre la criminalité aura sans doute les mains pleines, car les noms auxquels ils doivent faire face vont de Patrick Stewart au petit ami d’Internet, Noah Centineo.
TERMINATEUR 6
Réalisé par Tim Miller, ouverture le 1er novembre
Bien que le nouveau film Terminator ignore apparemment les trois derniers films Terminator (Terminator 3: Le soulèvement des machines, Terminator Salvation, and Terminator GenisysArnold Schwarzenegger est de nouveau prêt à revenir, de même que les OG Sarah Connor, Linda Hamilton. Le film servira de suite directe à Le terminateur and Terminator 2: le jour du jugement, et présentent également un Mackenzie Davis vraiment déchiré.
KINGSMAN: LE GRAND JEU
Réalisé par Matthew Vaughn, ouverture le 8 novembre
Malheureusement pour les fans de Harry Hart et d’Eggsy Unwin, le troisième film de Kingsman sera une pré-série – se déroulant au début des années 1900. Le film explorera les origines de l’organisation Kingsman, avec Ralph Fiennes, Daniel Brühl, Charles Dance et Rhys Ifans attachés à la vedette. Ne craignez rien, cependant, certains des personnages de Kingsman que nous avons déjà connus pourraient réapparaître badez tôt, car un film de Statesman serait également en développement.
Réalisé par Jeff Fowler, ouverture le 15 novembre
Au moment de la rédaction de cet article, Sonic cherche l’adaptation en direct de Sonic l'hérisson n'a pas encore été révélé, bien que ses jambes musclées aient fait sensation en ligne, et des rapports suggèrent que «SEGA n'était pas entièrement satisfait de la décision concernant les yeux." selon ce clip Larry King:
CONGELÉ 2
Réalisé par Chris Buck et Jennifer Lee, ouverture le 27 novembre
Si vous êtes obligé de vous badeoir pendant les 22 minutes Olaf’s Frozen Adventure «Court» avant coconut n’a pas suffi pour vous éloigner complètement de la franchise Frozen, alors vous serez heureux de savoir que Congelé 2 en salles pour les vacances de l'Action de grâce cette année. Disney a été relativement discret sur les détails du nouveau film, bien que nous le sachions bien: Elsa (Idina Menzel), finit par comprendre comment contrôler sa magie et enfin se déchaîner. (Le laisser partir?)
COUTEAUX SORTIS
Réalisé par Rian Johnson, ouverture le 27 novembre
Après avoir dirigé Le dernier Jedi, Rian Johnson est de retour à ses racines plus câpres avec le whodunit Couteaux sortis. Si vous avez vu son Les frères Bloom, alors vous savez que c’est là un motif de célébration, d’autant plus que la distribution se compose de noms comme Daniel Craig Logan Lucky comparution), Chris Evans, Lakeith Stanfield, Michael Shannon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer et Don Johnson. Oh, et bien sûr, Noah Segan.
JUMANJI 3
Réalisé par Scott Rosenberg, ouverture le 13 décembre
En plus de l’annonce de la participation de Danny DeVito et d’Awkwafina, le troisième film de Jumanji ne contient que peu de détails, qui devraient à nouveau plonger les enfants dans la jungle via un jeu hanté. 2017 Jumanji: Bienvenue dans la jungle était terriblement amusant, donc nous espérons que son successeur suivra ses traces, bien qu’à ce stade, il soit difficile de penser à beaucoup de choses en relation sauf pour le récent kerfuffle de Kevin Hart aux Oscars.
CHATS
Réalisé par Tom Hooper, ouverture le 20 décembre
Chats. Qu'y a-t-il à dire sur Chats? Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, and Judi Dench will be there. They’ll be playing cats. They will be sending another cat to the Heaviside Layer. If you need any further explanation, I highly recommend reading this.
Directed by J. J. Abrams, opening Dec. 20
The final installment of the new Star Wars trilogy caps off the year, which is about as good a Christmas present as you could ask for. Though there’s not too much known about it besides the fact that it’s set to take place a year after the events of The Last Jedi, Episode IX still has the goods: Richard E. Grant is joining the Star Wars universe, as is Keri Russell, with Billy Dee Williams returning as Lando Calrissian.
CHAOS WALKING
Directed by Doug Liman
Based on the first book in Patrick Ness’s Chaos Walking trilogy, Chaos Walking is another attempt at scoring a Harry Potter- or Hunger Games-sized young adult hit. While there’s little world on the status of the movie (it was due out in March), the film has the cast to back up those ambitions, as Spider-Man and Rey (aka Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley) star as Todd and Viola, two youngsters navigating the post-apocalyptic world, wrestling freedom out from under the Mayor’s (Mads Mikkelsen, who else) grasp. Demián Bichir, David Oyelowo, and Cynthia Erivo also star.
THE IRISHMAN
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Even though Scorsese’s Silence didn’t get nearly the kind of acclaim it deserved, the acclaimed director is still blessing us with another film, this time via Netflix. The Irishman is a pbadion project for Scorsese, and has the billing to match: Robert De Niro and Al Pacino reunite for the fourth time (after The Godfather Part II, Heat, and Righteous Kill) in a take on alleged hitman Frank Sheeran, Jimmy Hoffa, and the Bufalino crime family. It’s gonna rule! Joe Pesci came out of unofficial retirement for this!!!
JOJO RABBIT
Directed by Taika Waititi
Putting Hitler in a movie in any form is a gamble. If there’s anyone that I’d trust to do it well (?), it’s Thor Ragnarok and What We Do in the Shadows director Taika Waititi. Jojo Rabbit, set during World War II, centers on a young boy whose imaginary friend is a version of Hitler who isn’t based on the dictator so much as he is an amalgam of the boy’s wishes for his father’s love. Waititi plays the made-up version of the führer, because of course he does.
THE LAST THING HE WANTED
Directed by Dee Rees
Dee Rees’ follow-up to Mudbound is an adaptation of Joan Didion’s The Last Thing He Wanted, and stars Anne Hathaway and Willem Dafoe as Elena and Richard McMahon, respectively. Elena is a political journalist, but is forced to cease her coverage of the 1984 Presidential election when her father takes ill.
THE LIGHTHOUSE
Directed by Robert Eggers
With 2015’s The Witch and now The Lighthouse, Robert Eggers is out to prove himself as a methodical horror filmmaker. The Lighthouse, shot in black-and-white, stars Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson, and was apparently so grueling that Pattinson was tempted to (lovingly) punch Eggers during production. There will presumably be a lighthouse in the film, though Eggers has been keeping his cards close to his chest.
PARASITE
Directed by Bong Joon-ho
Bong Joon-ho, master of flip-flopping tones and monster stories, returns with Parasite, which reunites him with Memories of Murder and The Host star Song Kang-ho. The film reportedly centers on two families who, despite being worlds apart, share striking similarities. Based on the film’s title, we’re guessing that things get hinky extremely quickly.
PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND
Directed by Sion Sono
Here is a direct quote from star Nicolas Cage about his film with Sion Sono, Prisoners of the Ghostland, which I feel is all that really needs to be said: “It might be the wildest movie I’ve ever made, and that’s saying something. It’s out there. I wear a skintight black leather jumpsuit with grenades attached to different body parts, and if I don’t rescue the governor’s daughter from this state line where they’re all ghosts and bring her back, they’re gonna blow me up.”
SHIRLEY
Directed by Josephine Decker
After stunning audiences with Madeline’s Madeline last year, Josephine Decker is set to tackle a biopic of author Shirley Jackson (The Haunting of Hill House), with Elisabeth Moss in the lead role. The film, co-starring Michael Stuhlbarg as her husband Stanley Edgar Hyman, is described as a thriller, the couple’s move prompting events that serve as inspiration for Jackson’s next novel.
THE TRUTH
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Reportedly, after winning the Palme d’Or for Shoplifters at Cannes last year, director Hirokazu Kore-eda flew directly to visit Ethan Hawke, and told him that he wanted him for his next movie. That is obviously an offer you can’t refuse, and sure enough, La vérité, Kore-eda’s first non-Japanese language film, stars Hawke as well as Juliette Binoche and Catherine Deneuve. Kore-eda’s films are famously tender and carefully crafted (if you haven’t seen Shoplifters, do so posthaste), and La vérité is likely no exception.
UNCUT GEMS
Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie
If any film will truly cement the Adam Sandler-ssaince, it is Uncut Gems, which pairs Sandler with Good Time directors Josh and Benny Safdie. Sandler plays a jewelry store owner struggling with a gambling addiction and the attendant problems, and who finds himself in hot water when his merchandise is stolen. The set photos have shown Sandler in various states of rage, bloodiness, and public-fountain-jumping-ness, all of which seem to herald a — pardon the pun — very good time.
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