The summer was certainly a rollercoaster.
A bleak May where several quality Hollywood tentpoles flopped caused muchsoul-searching in the industryabout what would come next.
Still, weve gathered a first-look at what to expect between now and the end of the year.
is an encouraging sign.
Well, youre about to!
Clooney is again Mr.
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The movie has a lot of pedigree and an $85 million price tag.
It also is a body horror film where the metaphor definitely goes more than skin deep.
The answer to that mystery might be worth the price of admission.
He was the person who made us believe a man could fly.
Its likely the final film in a career filled with classics.
Think The Godfather Trilogy,The Conversation,Apocalypse Now, andBram Stokers Dracula.
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That debate will rage on soon enough.
So seeing him return to animation for an original concept as bold asThe Wild Robotis worth taking stock of.
In this film, Lupita Nyongo provides the voice of a robot named Roz.
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This automation crash lands on an island ostensibly devoid of intelligent life.
We hope it sticks the landing better than Rozs ship.
InLee, Kate Winslet portrays the woman holding the camera with an appropriately steely gaze.
And they will find that completion by way of… musical numbers?
Buyer beware: its going to be gratuitous, gross, cruel, and probably celebrated by gore hounds.
We also were given faint hopes that Sosie Bacon could save herself.
CanSmile 2elicit the same dread and fear after the first movie more or less gave the game away?
Its unclear, but were sure there will be plenty of smiling faces before this thing is over.
Theyre fugitives like theyre Bonnie and Clyde or the leads ofTrue Romance.
Yeah, theres more symbiote violence and fighting, but also a symbiote-horsie and musical numbers!
If its the last dance, then its going out with a foot-stomper.
The film is poignant but never saccharine.
Conclave
November 8
Selecting a new Pope is still treated as a holy and sacred act.
Just how did the previous Popes holy ascent to the pearly gates occur?
Red One
November 15
Dwayne Johnsonand Chris Evans long forthcomingRed Oneis finally upon us.
Hence the wicked appeal of Scott Beck and Bryan Woods approach.
Is he trying to convert them or study them like rats in a maze?
Instead hes a cast aside nobleman sunken to slavery and death in the arena.
It also once again places the eyes of an empire on a single warrior.
And ultimately, there is no denying the laws of gravity… or power ballads.
And the tantalizing new project starsAmy Adams.
In the film, Adams plays a woman who pauses her career to be a stay at home mom.
), and turns it into an anime epic.
In the case ofKraven the Hunter, Marvels greatest big game hunter is turned… into a conservationist?
He at least doesnt like the way his daddy (Russell Crowe) hunts in the wild.
So you joining this safari?
The one where Sonic, uh, didnt look like Sonic.
Fan backlash seemed to be at a fever pitch.
Plus, Carreys back as Eggman and more eggy-shaped than ever before!
Babygirl
Theres not a lot to know at the moment aboutBabygirl.
The cast also includes Antonio Banderas and Sophie Wilde, and is expected to make a splash at Venice.
Murnaus silent 1922 masterpiece has remained one of Eggers dreams since 2015.
That the cast also includes Elle Fanning, Edward Norton, Monica Barbaro, and Scoot McNairy certainly helps.
