Coming in hot â and in arguably much higher volume than this past summer â are a slew of autumn movies to be psyched about. From Halloween-time horror to Oscar hopefuls, browse through for TheWrapâs list of the most anticipated new 35 fall movies worth obsessing over.
Sept. 7: âThe Nunâ
âThe Conjuringâ is one of the most popular horror movie franchises out there, and âThe Nunâ spinoff is only looking to elevate the series.
Sept. 14: âThe Predatorâ
Though it was always billed as a reboot, director Shane Black has stressed that his movie âThe Predatorâ is closer to a sequel, actually expanding on the backstory of the Predator aliens seen in the first two Arnold Schwarzenegger films. And while it includes the likes of Boyd Holbrook (âNarcosâ) Trevante Rhodes (âMoonlightâ) and Thomas Jane, early looks at ComicCon highlighted Blackâs sense of humor as well, with Keegan Michael-Key and Olivia Munn doing some heavy lifting.
Sept. 14: âLizzieâ
The new take on the Lizzie Borden murders, starring Kristen Stewart and Chloe Sevigny, captivated fans at the Sundance Film Festival.
Sept. 21: âManiacâ
Jonah Hill and Emma Stone reunite after 2008âs âSuperbadâ for Netflixâs âManiac,â about two people who are persuaded to participate in a pharmaceutical trial that will change their lives forever.
Sept. 21: âFahrenheit 11/9â
Alluding to his 2004 documentary âFahrenheit 9/11,â Michael Mooreâs upcoming documentary takes aim at Donald Trump in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election.
Sept. 21: âColetteâ
Keira Knightley plays the real-life French writer who publishes her works under her husbandâs name â and then defies early 20th century norms with gender-bending affairs. âColetteâ was all the rage at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
Sept. 21: âAssassination Nationâ
Another movie that made waves at Sundance, this film sold to the Russo brothers and Neon for a whopping $10 million, and follows a small town that absolutely loses its mind. Odessa Young, Hari Nef, Suki Waterhouse, Bill Skarsgard and Bella Thorne star.
Oct. 5: âVenomâ
Tom Hardy steps into the role of Venom, one of the most popular characters from Spider-Manâs rogues gallery. Thanks to incredible effects, Venom looks like he literally stepped out of the pages of the Marvel comics. Sony rebranded all its Spider-Man characters into âSonyâs Universe of Marvel Charactersâ with Venom leading the charge.
Oct. 5: âA Star Is Bornâ
Bradley Cooper! Lady Gaga! Bradley Cooper SINGING (and directing for the first time)! We get it all in this movie.
Oct. 12: âFirst Manâ
Damien Chazelleâs follow-up to âLa La Landâ reteams him with Ryan Gosling, who plays the moonwalking astronaut Neil Armstrong.
Oct. 12: âBad Times at the El Royaleâ
Drew Goddard directs this ensemble cast of, well, beautiful people. Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm and Dakota Johnson star in the thriller about seven strangers meeting in a rundown hotel.
Oct. 12: âBeautiful Boyâ
TimothĂ©e Chalamet captured everyoneâs hearts with last yearâs âCall Me by Your Name,â and early critics have been raving about the movie that looks at the experience of struggling with addiction over many years. Steve Carell also stars as his dad.
Oct. 19: âHalloweenâ
A reboot of John Carpenterâs 1978 horror classic of the same name? Count us in! David Gordon Green directs, with Jamie Lee Curtis reprising her role as Laurie Strode.
Oct. 19: âThe Hate U Giveâ
âThe Hate U Giveâ may end up being one of the timeliest movies of the year. This adaptation of Angie Thomasâs young adult novel of the same name follows an African American teen turned activist after she witnesses her friend shot and killed by a white police officer. Amandla Stenberg plays Starr Carter opposite a great cast including Regina Hall, Anthony Mackie, Issa Rae, Common and Russell Hornsby.
Nov. 2: âBohemian Rhapsodyâ
The film has been in the news a lot, for good and bad â director Bryan Singer was fired and replaced by Dexter Fletcher, for one. But the movie amped up anticipation again with the first trailers in which star Rami Malek looks identical to Freddie Mercury. The casting couldnât have been better.
Nov. 2: âSuspiriaâ
To be honest, Luca Guadagninoâs upcoming remake of Dario Argentoâs creepy horror movie âSuspiriaâ has been haunting us for months with stills, teasers and most recently, its first trailer. Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton star.
Nov. 2: âBoy Erasedâ
Joel Edgerton returns to direct âBoy Erased,â which stars Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe and Edgerton himself. It follows Jared (Hedges), a teen sent by his conservative religious parents to a gay conversion therapy program.
Nov. 9: âThe Girl in the Spiderâs Webâ
Claire Foy is stepping into the role of goth hacker Lisbeth Salander, previously played by Rooney Mara, in this highly anticipated sequel to âThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.â
Nov. 9: âOverlordâ
Although J.J. Abrams said âOverlordâ will not be part of the âCloverfieldâ franchise, weâre still excited â the film follows American soldiers who discover secret Nazi experiments.
Nov. 16: âWidowsâ
Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Erivo play women who kick ass after their late husbands leave them deeply in debt to crime lords.
Nov. 16: âFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwaldâ
Given the huge fan base of the âHarry Potterâ franchise, anticipation for the second film in the prequel series is high. This time, weâll see Jude Law taking on the role of young Dumbledore alongside Eddie Redmayneâs Newt Scamander.
Nov. 21: âGreen Bookâ
Peter Farrelly, of âThereâs Something About Maryâ fame, may seem like an odd choice for a biopic resembling âDriving Miss Daisyâ and two Oscar nominees. But âGreen Bookâ plays on the humor and true story drama between pianist Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) and his driver Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), a surly, Italian American former bouncer. Set during a tour of the South in the â60s, âGreen Bookâ probes themes of race as well as friendship.
Nov. 21: âCreed IIâ
2015âs âCreedâ made a huge dent, both critically and commercially, and even scored Sylvester Stallone a Best Supporting Actor nomination from the Academy. We canât wait to see what Michael B. Jordan and new director Steven Caple Jr. cook up in the sequel.
Nov. 21: âRalph Breaks the Internetâ
Six years after âWreck-It Ralph,â John C. Reilly reprises his role in the animated feature. Gal Gadot, Kristen Bell, Sarah Silverman, Jane Lunch, Taraji P. Henson and Mandy Moore are also lending their voices to the movie.
Nov. 23: âThe Favouriteâ
âManiacâ isnât the only film Emma Stone will star in this fall â she will also play a servant in Yorgos Lanthimosâ follow-up to âThe Killing of a Sacred Deer.â Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman and Nicholas Hoult also star in this period drama about a royal love triangle.
Nov. 23: âShopliftersâ
Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-edaâs thoughtful and often heartwarming family dramas have long been a staple of Cannes and the art-house circuit, but his latest, âShoplifters,â finally won him the Palme DâOr at Cannes last May. It tells of a family of small-time thieves who find a missing child on the street and welcome her into their home, only to have their shoplifting habits come under the microscope.
Nov. 30: âIf Beale Street Could Talkâ
All eyes are on Barry Jenkins after the Best Picture-winning success of his 2016 film âMoonlight.â His follow-up, which he writes and directs, is an adaptation of a 1974 novel by James Baldwin in which a Harlem woman named Tish (newcomer KiKi Layne) tries to prove that her imprisoned fiancĂ© is innocent while pregnant with their child.
Dec. 7: âMary Queen of Scotsâ
Early photos of Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie as royal cousins amped up anticipation for the historical drama scripted by Beau Willimon (âHouse of Cardsâ).
Dec. 14: âSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseâ
âSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseâ will introduce audiences to Miles Morales, who took over as Spider-Man after the death of Peter Parker â in an animated film from producers Christopher Miller and Phil Lord as well as director Bob Persichetti. Miles Morales is voiced by Shameik Moore.
Dec. 19: âMary Poppins Returnsâ
After Julie Andrews played the famous nanny in the 1964 classic, Emily Blunt will step into the magical shoes, opposite Lin-Manuel Miranda, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth and Julie Walters.
Dec. 21: âAquamanâ
Jason Momoa is back in a standalone film about the DC Comics hero. Prolific director James Wan, who is the mastermind behind the âConjuringâ and âSawâ franchises, is directing.
Dec. 21: âBumblebeeâ
âBumblebeeâ isnât just the first âTransformersâ spinoff but also the first in the franchise to be directed by someone other than Michael Bay. This prequel, set in the 1980s, has a lot to prove. Travis Knight, a veteran of the stop-motion animated films like âKubo and the Two Strings,â makes his live-action debut.
Dec. 21: âCold Warâ
Pawel Pawlikowskiâs follow-up to his 2013 Best Foreign Language Oscar winner âIdaâ is a searing love story that plays out over 10 years amid the, well, Cold War in 1950s Poland and Paris. Ten different chapters offer glimpses at the rough love between a conductor (Tomasz Kot) and his ingĂ©nue (Joanna Kulig). An unforgiving, stylish and cynical lens make Pawlikowskiâs cursed lovers all the more watchable.
Dec. 21: âAlita: Battle Angelâ
Robert Rodriguez directs this adaptation of a beloved Japanese manga about a kickass cyborg (played by Rosa Salazar in motion-capture) who doesnât remember her origins.
Dec. 25: âOn the Basis of Sexâ
In the midst of the #MeToo movement, Focus is releasing a biopic starring Felicity Jones as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who authored majority opinions such as âUnited States v. Virginia,â which struck down any law that would allow only men to be admitted into schools.
Dec. 21: âWelcome to Marwenâ
Robert Zemeckisâ adaptation of the remarkable 2010 documentary âMarwencolâ follows Steve Carell as a man who suffers a brutal attack and then spends his days re-creating a WWII-era village.
Dec. 25: âDestroyerâ
The first image for Karyn Kusamaâs âDestroyerâ was recently released, amping up anticipation for the directorâs follow up to âThe Invitation.â