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Every fall / former wintertime bod fetch with it a mixture of laurels - promising prestigiousness films and gang - pleasing feature film , so 2017 wo n’t be a departure in that obedience . There ’s still arguably as much ( if not more ) in the style of promising titles than common to front forward to , over the months that remain in 2017 . shell in item : in improver to the said franchise releases , Fall 2017 bring with it a long - look sequel to a sci - fi classic , an original Pixar enliven film , a unexampled Hugh Jackman musical and the latest original macrocosm from auteurs such as Guillermo del Toro and Alexander Payne .
Per tradition , these films are listed in the order of their theatrical release date - mean , we leave it to you , the readers , to decide which ones areyourmost look to release of the Fall 2017 Movie Season . In add-on , this list only includes the motion picture that are going into wide firing between September and December of this year . ( belatedly December Oscar - qualifying release will be wrap up in our next Winter / Spring Preview , instead . ) With that in judgement , here isScreen Rant ’s 2017 Fall Movie Preview - The 20 Films to See .
IT (September 8)
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2017 may go down as the class of Stephen King , found on the sheer routine of motion-picture show and TV adaptations of the fertile generator ’s body of work that have been or will be released ( seeThe Mist , Mr. Mercedes , Gerald ’s Game , etc . ) . Not only is Warner Bros. Pictures’ITfilm adaptation ( arguably ) the most widely call King adaptation of the bunch , it ’s also the one with the not bad potential to hit it bighearted at the box berth while pleasing moviegoing consultation , critic and longtime fan of King ’s original repugnance novel alike .
IT , similar toThe Dark Towermovie , spent several year in former development and went through some major originative change ( swapping outBeasts of No Nationhelmer Cary Fukunaga forMamadirector Andy Muschietti ) , before it in conclusion kick the bucket into production . The pic only shroud one-half of King ’s source material ( itself , some 1,138 pages long ) , focusing on the experiences of a group of young children who stick to together - forming " The Losers Club " - as they find themselves terrorise by an ancient vicious entity that has long reside in their hometown .
TheITtrailers have broken online views recordsand seem to be bring forth much in the way of positive buzz , both in spite of and thanks to the nostalgia that many citizenry have for the 1990 idiot box miniseries adaptation of King ’s original leger ( featuring Tim Curry as the eponymic giant , aka . Pennywise the Dancing Clown ) . Muschietti already has tentative program tobegin filmingITPart 2 next yearand it ’s difficult to imagine that hewon’tend up doing just that either , even ifITPart 1 fails to live to the ballyhoo currently surrounding it .
mother! (September 15)
There ’s a whole hatful of mystery surround writer / managing director Darren Aronofsky’smother!at the here and now - including , why its title is written that way and what the movie is even about to begin with . Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem superstar in the film as a span whose apparently tranquil existence is disrupted by the comer of some unexpected guests ( Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer ) . thing thereafter go very awry very cursorily , though how and why are question that most everyone connected to the project is remaining tight - lipped about for the moment .
For his part , mother!is Aronofsky ’s first directorial effort since his big - budget Biblical retellingNoahin 2014 and total off as something of a spiritual sequel to his Oscar - get ahead psychotic person - drama / thrillerBlack Swan ; justly down to the literal cracks appearing inLawrence ’s face on themother!posters , a la Natalie Portman ’s crack dollface in the merchandising forBlack Swan . Characters who terminate up gyrate downwards in their efforts to transcend their daily lives has been a thematic motif of Aronofsky ’s preceding piece of work , somother!is no elision in that respect .
WhereasBlack Swanwas release in the prime of awards season in 2010,mother!is arriving forrader of the pack with a mid - September launch . The movie will block out at the Toronto International and Venice Film Festival before it begins its theatrical outlet , but the release date does raises question about whether or not Paramount Pictures control this one as a possible Oscar contender . For lover of Aronofsky ’s premature work , however , mother!aims to deliver another stylish descent into madness that should ( hopefully ) be their cupful of tea .
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (September 22)
Netflix may now be partners with Mark Millar , but 20th Century Fox is releasing the next heavy filmdom version of a property created by the fertile risible book author . That would be in reference toKingsman : The Golden Circle , a subsequence to director Matthew Vaughn ’s surprisal hit 2015 adaption of Millar and Dave Gibbons ' James Bond - inhale undercover agent comics series , The Secret Service . There isa newKingsmancomicarriving shortly beforeThe Golden Circlehit theatre , but the latter is otherwise an original spin on the franchise , crafted by Vaughn and his writing partner Jane Goldman .
The Golden Circlesees Taron Egerton ’s Gary ' Eggsy ' Unwin join force with the Kingsmen ’s capably - title U.S. counterparts , the Statesmen , in gild to do conflict with another twisted villain ( Julianne Moore ’s Poppy , to be accurate ) bent on achieving some sort of world - domination . Newcomers this fourth dimension around include Channing Tatum , Halle Berry and Pedro Pascal , while Colin Firth is also back as Harry Hart - though beyond having an eyepatch , we ’ve yet to find out what Harry is like , after having somehow survived a hummer to the head .
Whereas the firstKingsmanwas an unexpected knock success ( gross $ 414 million at the global boxful office),The Golden Circleis more of a known " brand " now and comes load with higher anticipation , because of that . So far though , it looks like the continuation will please those who regain the originalKingsmanto be a a stylishly fun privy agentive role escapade and should become a commercial hit in its own right , especially devote the deficiency of unmediated competition that it will be facing in theaters .
The LEGO Ninjago Movie (September 22)
Warner Bros. Pictures’LEGO Moviefranchise officially became a deal universe this class , with the sack of the critically - acclaim spinoffThe LEGO Batman Movie . The LEGO universe will blow up further with the release ofThe LEGO Ninjago Movie , a picture urge on by the soldierly humanistic discipline - theme Ninjago LEGO toyline ( and its cartoon TV series adaptation , Ninjago : Masters of Spinjitzu ) , that revolves around a squad of ordinary stripling by day , ninjas on the side , as they battle one Lord Garmadon ( Justin Theroux ) - the malefic father of their leader , Lloyd ( Dave Franco ) .
It ’s not clear yet ifLEGO Ninjago Movie- itself , co - directed by Charlie Bean ( Robotboy , TRON : Uprising ) - has any lineal connections to the previousLEGO Moviereleases or but exists in the same " LEGO universe within the real - macrocosm " that was stick in in the originalLEGO Movie . The film is n’t strictly a bragging screen version of theMasters of SpinjitzuTV show either , despite featuring many of the same fiber as its protagonists . WhetherLEGO Ninjago Movie ’s standalone qualities assist or hurt it remains to be see , for related reasons .
With that it take care , LEGO Ninjago Movieseems poised to bear on the criterion of quality set up by the previousLEGO Movieinstallments - offer a nice blend of tiddler - friendly humour and storytelling with takeoff - orientate funniness that will appeal more to sometime moviegoers . LEGO Ninjago Moviemay also offer the skillful action sequences and fix piece of any LEGO cinematic release yet , thanks to the martial art fights here being modeled after actual - life choreography designed by Jackie Chan ( who also lends his spokesperson to Master Wu in the moving-picture show ) .
Battle of the Sexes (September 22)
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris have only directed one feature - length flick ( 2012’sRuby Sparks ) in the decennary since the duo discover out as filmmakers in 2006 , with the Oscar - winningLittle Miss Sunshine . That commute this year with the dismission ofBattle of the Sexes , a true account - inspired sports comedy / drama that reunite the directors with theirLittle Miss Sunshinestar Steve Carell . The latter is starring in the film opposite the new - coin Oscar success Emma Stone , who antecedently costarred with Carell in the 2011 rom - comCrazy , Stupid , Love .
Battle of the Sexesdramatizes the real - life history 1973 lawn tennis lucifer between Billie Jean King ( Stone ) - then an alive World Number One professional lawn tennis player - and Bobby Riggs ( Carell ) , a former World Number One thespian and Wimbledon winner , as part of a bid on Riggs ' part to recapture his former glory . Rounding out the cast of the film are such name as Alan Cumming , Elisabeth Shue , Sarah Silverman and Stone’sBirdmancostar , Andrea Riseborough - all of them drawing from a screenplay written by Oscar - winner Simon Beaufoy ( Everest ) .
Combing the temptingness of a socially / politically - charged historical sports encounter with the sort of charming character reference - labor dramatic event / funniness that Dayton and Faris have become known for delivering as storytellers , Battle of the Sexeshas the potential to be another critical favorite for its managing director ( and all other concerned parties ) . The movie ’s honour season expectation are iffier by equivalence , but the betting odds seem in favor of both Carell and Stone getting some recognition for their performance in the moving picture - assuming it lives up to outlook , of course .
Emma Stone and Steve Carell in Battle of the Sexes
American Made (September 29)
Tom Cruise and plane stunts have ( softly ? ) become synonymous over the preceding few year - see the wizard ’s aircraft - hanging inMission : Impossible - Rogue Nationand zero - sombreness maneuvers inThe Mummy- and will uphold to be a affair in the future tense for Cruise , during his upcoming sequelsMission : Impossible 6andTop triggerman : rebel . This September’sAmerican Madeonce again finds Cruise perform some severe aerodynamic moves , in the service of a pic about tangible - living pilot program - turn CIA recruit and eventual drug trust smuggler , Barry Seal .
American Madereunites Cruise with hisEdge of Tomorrowdirector Doug Liman ( before the couplet re - squad for the sequel to that sci - fi action film , tentatively titledLive cash in one’s chips Repeat and Repeat ) and is shaping up to be a in darkness - funny crime caper establish on a stranger - than - fiction true story about the pursuit of " the American Dream " , a laPain & Gain , Wolf of Wall StreetandWar Dogs . As he has been inclined to do of former , Cruise did indeedperform a severe plane stuntduring product on the film ( which was titledMenain former exploitation ) .
It remains to be seen ifAmerican Madegains some ( if any ) traction during the impending award season , but the flick should bring home the bacon a better opportunity for Cruise to flex his do muscles than most of his late , more crowd - pleasing , action mechanism - oriented offerings have of late . Late September has proven to be fruitful ground for hefty fact - based dramatic event / thriller in days past ( seeEverestandDeepwater Horizon , for example ) , so the stage is mark forAmerican Madeto become a modest achiever in its own right , at the very least .
Blade Runner 2049 (October 6)
Sir Ridley Scott returns at long last to theBlade Runneruniverse ( as a manufacturer only , this time around ) with this twelvemonth ’s sequelBlade Runner 2049- a pic that , as the deed of conveyance indicates , picks up three decades after the event of the originalBlade Runnerfilm . Director Denis Villeneuve is predict the jibe on the sequel , after having first stepped into the pool of science - fable with last year ’s Oscar - nominatedArrivaland made a name for himself crafting such visually - dramatic , dour offense drama / thrillers asPrisonersandSicario .
Blade Runner 2049stars Ryan Gosling as K , a Los Angeles - ground Blade Runner who goes search for the long - missing Rick Deckard ( Harrison Ford ) , after he uncover a long - immerse secret that could change the ( futuristic dystopian ) world as he knows it . TheBlade Runnersequel also features such in - demand talent as Robin Wright , Dave Bautista , Jared Leto and Mackenzie Davis ( who previously worked with Scott onThe Martian ) in central role that have been part reveal but , like the film itself , are mostly border in mystery at the minute .
Between Villeneuve ’s already - proven hang for cerebral scientific discipline - fiction storytelling and the strong ensemble cast of characters assemble here , there ’s more than average reason to believe thatBlade Runner 2049will be a suitable replacement to its criterion predecessor . Of course , the continuation will also deal some bountiful questions that have long beleaguer the originalBlade Runner(namely , if Deckard is in secret a replicant ) , so there is also a real risk that it will divide the franchise ’s fanbase nearly as much as Scott’sAlienmovie prequels have ( seePrometheusand this year’sAlien : Covenant ) .
Marshall (October 13)
Actor Chadwick Boseman made a name for himself by portraying the real - sprightliness historic figures Jackie Robinson and James Brown in the acclaimed biopics42andGet On Up , respectively , before he donned his Vibranium - enhanced costume to bet T’Challa aka . Black Pantherin the Marvel Cinematic Universe . This year ’s biographical dramaMarshallsees Boseman rejoinder to his source , in a way of speaking , by bringing yet another innovative American ikon to life in the flesh of the first African - American Supreme Court Justice , Thurgood Marshall .
aim by Reginald Hudlin , Marshallzeroes in on a peculiarly - authoritative suit in its namesake ’s effectual career , at a point when he was still a lawyer act upon for the NAACP . Rounding out the film ’s mold areBeauty and the Beastcostars Josh Gad and Dan Stevens , along withEmpire ’s Jussie Smollett , American Crime Story ’s Sterling K. Brown and Kate Hudson ( Deepwater Horizon ) , among others . Meanwhile , theMarshallscript was co - write by Michael Koskoff - a beautify lawyer who even served members of the Black Panther Party in the 1970s - and his son , Jacob Kaskoff ( Macbeth [ 2015 ] ) .
There has n’t been as much bombination surroundingMarshallas other imminent fall releases ahead of this year ’s awards time of year but , based on the pedigreee of most everyone involved with the project , it ’s easy to reckon this one proving to be one of the more exceptional addition to the Hollywood biopic genre in awhile . Boseman , for his part , has yet to earn either a Golden Globe and/or Oscar nomination for a performance - could that change with his latest portrayal of a trail - blazing figure from the 20th century ?
The Snowman (October 20)
Director Tomas Alfredson has developed a reputation in recent years for pee-pee gorgeously chilly and slow - burn musical style movie , thanks to his adaption of the vampire novelLet the Right One Inand the John le Carré spy tale , Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy . The Swedish film producer is back this class with what face to be another attractively cold and bleak dramatic thriller adjustment in the var. ofThe Snowman , a film based on source Jo Nesbø ’s Word of the same name - one of the many Nesbø stories that revolve around the glorious - but - unorthodox Oslo detective , Harry Hole .
The Snowmanstars Michael Fassbender as Harry Hole and travel along the top - snick investigator on a unsafe case that concerns a elusive successive killer who , as the title evoke , only hit their victims in the winter ( and has been doing so for many years ) . Swedish worker - turnedMission : Impossible - Rogue Nationbreakout mavin Rebecca Ferguson plays Harry ’s unseasoned and less experienced partner in the film , while the support casting is rounded out by Charlotte Gainsbourg , James D’Arcy , J.K. Simmons , Chloë Sevigny and Val Kilmer , among others .
Ridley Scott was among those considered to helmThe Snowman(prior to Alfredson signing on ) , while Martin Scorsese was even attach to call the shots at one point , before he wound up serving as an executive producer instead . The author fabric has always been of interest to some honored gift , in other dustup , and could make for quite the memorably disturbing criminal offence moving-picture show , in Alfredson ’s own capable hand . With Lisbeth Salander not due to return to the big filmdom until next year ( inThe Girl in the Spider ’s Web ) , it will be up to Mr. Hole to return a healthy VD of Swedish Noir in the lag .
Emma Stone and Steve Carell in Battle of the Sexes
Suburbicon (October 27)
While George Clooney has starred in four movies point by the Coen Brothers to date ( including last year’sHail , Caesar!),Suburbiconmarks the first metre that Clooney serves behind the television camera on a movie that was co - written by the Coens . Clooney wo n’t be appearing onscreen in the movie either , unlike what he did on his premature five feature - length directorial exertion . This sentence around , Clooney ’s frequent costar andOcean ’s Eleventrilogy player , Matt Damon will be the one headlining , with Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac ( both of whom have teamed up with the Coen Brothers before ) rounding out the ensemble .
Suburbicontakes position in the eponymic town - which , in the 1950s , is a on the face of it idyllic neck of the woods devoid of any crime and general strife . Everything change when local working - class husband Gardner Lodge ( Damon ) and his family are struck by a tragedy that , in turn , begins to let out the dark truth about Mr. Lodge and the sordid underbelly of the Suburbicon community of interests at large . The celluloid pray comparing to the Coen Brothers ' Oscar - winningFargoin this regard , as Lodge ’s downward descent is further fueled by his own serial of forged decisions .
Since the Coen Brothers typically direct their own screenplay ( with exception , like theGambitremake , UnbrokenandBridge of Spies ) , there is comely reason to wonder if Clooney will be able to put his own aesthetic revenue stamp onSuburbicon- or if the film will come off as being " Coen Brothers - lite " . Even if the latter does prove to be the case , however , now ( arguably ) feels like the fitting fourth dimension for anot - really - a - drollery likeSuburbiconto make it way of life to the big screen , under Clooney ’s sturdy guiding paw .
Thor: Ragnarok (November 3)
Ragnarok , as its title implies , pit Thor and Hulk against an apocalyptical event brought on by Hela ( Cate Blanchett ) , the Goddess of Death . Tom Hiddleston ’s Loki is once again onboard for the drive , while the inclination of newcomers to the MCU this time around include Tessa Thompson ( Creed ) as the warrior Valkyrie , Star Trek ’s Karl Urban as the Asgardian guard Skurge and Jeff Goldblum as The Grandmaster -aka . The Collector ’s Brotherand the ( literally ) colourful fellow who runs the gladiatorial stadium where Thor and Hulk circumstantially reunify for the first prison term sinceAvengers : Age of Ultron .
WhileRagnarokwill further help to put the leg for the universe - shatter struggle to come inAvengers : Infinity Warnext year , it look to otherwise serve as a ego - arrest romp across the MCU cosmos - one with its own idiosyncratic style and tone of voice , thanks by and large to the involvement of director Taika Waititi ( Hunt for the Wilderpeople ) . Whereas neither the firstThornor its sequel , Thor : The Dark World , are generally considered to be the MCU ’s best work , it seems thatRagnarokhas the potential drop to be something truly special from the franchise .
Murder on the Orient Express (November 10)
Agatha Christie ’s touchstone 1934 mystery novelMurder on the Orient Expresshas been adapted for both film and television system in the past , most notably with the 1974 movie - starring Albert Finney as Christie ’s notable detective fictitious character , Hercule Poirot - and in 2001 , with Alfred Molina work Mr. Poirot in a made - for - TV characteristic . The 2017 big screenland interpretation of the story sees Sir Kenneth Branagh extract double - duty as both the actor playing Christie ’s far-famed gonzo sleuthhound protagonist and the director calling the stroke , behind the television camera .
Murder on the Orient Express ( 2017)features an all - virtuoso that includes Daisy Ridley , Michelle Pfeiffer , Willem Dafoe , Dame Judi Dench , Penélope Cruz , Josh Gad , Hamilton ’s Leslie Odom Jr. and more , as the rider who are traveling aboard the eponymous railroad train , when a slaying postulate place and it falls to Mr. Poirot to solve the case . Branagh has shown a flair for bringing literary classics stylishly to life throughout his vocation as an actor / director , as tell by his efforts onMary Shelley ’s Frankenstein , Cinderellaand his many , manyShakespeare adaptations . As such , the prospect of the filmmaker take on Christie ’s classic -ridiculously elephantine moustache and all- alongside an A - list cast , sounds very promising on paper .
In addition to all that , Murder on the Orient Expresswas script for the big screen by Michael Green : the co - screenwriter ofLoganandAlien : Covenant , as well as the co - creator / showrunner of Starz ’s celebratedAmerican GodsTV show and the conscientious objector - writer ofBlade Runner 2049 . If all pass away agree to plan , his screenplay for Branagh ’s Agatha Christie adaption will end Green ’s impressive year of output on a high line .
Justice League (November 17)
in the first place this class , the sack ofWonder Womangave the DC Extended Universe not only another box office hit to add to its get collection , but also a proper decisive darling . This fall’sJustice Leagueaims to build on that motion-picture show ’s momentum , swear out as both a satisfying thematic conclusion to managing director Zack Snyder ’s previous two DCEU instalment ( gentleman of SteelandBatman V Superman : Dawn of Justice ) and a hopeful start to the next wave of DCEU solo character movies , get going with director James Wan’sAquamanin tardy 2018 .
Justice League , as one would expect , revolves around Bruce Wayne ( Ben Affleck ) and Diana Prince ( Gal Gadot ) in the aftermath ofBatman V Superman , as they puzzle out together to assemble a team of meta - human race ( aka . superheroes ) to protect Earth from an encroaching , otherworldly threat . While ( spoiler ? ) Henry Cavill ’s Superman will finally return from the dead to help their cause , most of the motion-picture show will focus on the true introduction of three major participant in the DCEU - The Flash ( Ezra Miller ) , Aquaman ( Jason Momoa ) and Cyborg ( Ray Fisher ) - following their brief cameo inBatman V Superman .
By all invoice , Warner Bros. Pictures is taking extra step to ensure thatJustice Leagueis up to snuff - following Snyder stepping down to grapple with a kinsperson cataclysm , while Joss Whedon superintend reshoots - and the creatives behind the flick have likewise been openly receptive to criticisms of DCEU movies by , while still moving forrader with Snyder ’s original vision as much as possible . The foretoken are bet good right now too ( post - Justice League ’s San Diego Comic - Con trailer showing ) , so fingers crossed that the movie ends this year ’s run of superhero / comic al-Qur’an tentpoles on a potent note .
Coco (November 22)
Pixar render for its 2d animated oblation of 2017 , as well as its first non - sequel sinceThe Good Dinosaurwas released two years ago , this free fall with the release ofCoco . Co - directed byToy Story 3helmsman Lee Unkrich , the movie revolve around a immature boy and aspiring musician named Miguel ( Anthony Gonzalez ) - who , through a series of unexpected and magical events , retrieve himself channelise to the Land of the Dead and on a journey to see the truth about his ancestor ' history and why playing euphony is forbidden in his home , back in the World of the life .
Similar to last yr ’s Disney animated melodic hitMoana , Cocohas been praise for striving towards authenticity with its representation of Mexican culture , following an earlier atomic number 59 snafu where Disney attempted to brand the film ’s working claim ( " Día de los Muertos " ) . In addition to stimulate longtime Pixar energiser / storey creative person Adrian Molina serve as both Colorado - writer and Colorado - manager on the film , Cocoboasts a primarily Hispanic vox actor throw that include Benjamin Bratt , Gael García Bernal , Edward James Olmos and Gabriel Iglesias as members of either the everyday world or the hereafter .
WhileCoco ’s esthetic and Day of the Dead - center on storyline has prompt comparisons to the 2014 quicken filmThe Book of Life , the two projects seem pretty different once you wait past those surface similarities . Rather , Cocorecalls something more like Pixar’sRatatouillein its exploration of esthetic expression and heritage , while its version of the Land of the Dead has already beenlikened to Monstropolis fromMonsters , Inc. , by Unkrich . All matter considered , the former signs are promising and suggest thatCocomay yet establish to be a great piece of enliven storytelling in the mold of Pixar ’s best , preceding work .
The Disaster Artist (December 1)
Movies about making movies and/or the experience of being a film actor are somewhat stock in Hollywood , specially when it comes to awards time of year fare ( see previous Best Picture Oscar - winner likeThe ArtistandBirdman , for example ) . This year’sThe Disaster Artistis one such movie - about - the - movies that ’s more in the vein of Tim Burton ’s Oscar - winning biopicEd Wood- in the sensation that it ’s a film about a filmmaker who is more infamous than worship and has developed a cult follow for their memorably " bad " work , as opposed to a more traditionally - celebrated theater director ( a laHitchcock ) .
The Disaster Artistis based on the memoir of the same name about the fashioning of the modern " uncollectible movie classic " that isThe Room , as was headlined and helm by worker / music director Tommy Wiseau . In something of an artistic creation - imitate - life situation , James Franco both directedThe Disaster Artistand stars as Mr. Wiseau - act alongside a mould that let in retiring partner like ( his sidekick ) Dave Franco and Seth Rogen , as well as Alison Brie , Zooey Deutch and Sharon Stone , among others . Meanwhile , the film ’s handwriting was wield by(500 ) Days of SummerandThe Fault in Our Starsduo , Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber .
Although a work - in - progression version ofThe Disaster Artistpremiered at the SXSW Film Festival to near - universal critical acclaim before this year , in advance of the movie register at the Toronto International Film Festival in September , the movie is presently something of a dark sawbuck competition , when it fall to awards time of year predictions . However things ultimately fiddle out , there ’s something wonderful about the mere possibility that a film about makingThe Roomcould plunk up some Oscar gold .
The Shape of Water (December 8)
Guillermo del Toro became a proper family name among cinephiles with the release of his Oscar - nominated fairy talePan ’s Labyrinth(back in the mid-2000s ) and has persist in to earn his reputation as a stylishly romantic storyteller with a diffuse spot for the supernatural and fantastical since then , via movies likePacific RimandCrimson Peak . This year’sThe Shape of Wateris another faggot fib offering from the film maker , based on an original screenplay that he pen withGame of Thronesveteran Vanessa Taylor and decided to move forward with , afterthePacific Rimsequeltook longer to put down a green - igniter than look .
fix in the 1960s , The Shape of Watertakes position in a confidential American regime laboratory , where a solitary mute char named Elisa ( Sally Hawkins ) stumbles upon the truth about a classified experiment at her work - namely , that those who launch the facility where she work have captured a veridical - living Ethel Merman / sea creature . Doug Jones has a long history of playing fantasy creature both onscreen in general and in del Toro ’s films ( including , fellow merman Abe Sapien in the director’sHellboycomic script adaptations ) and is likewise the actor bringingThe Shape of Water ’s aquatic matter to life .
With Hawkins and Jones leading a cast of Oscar - winners ( Octavia Spencer ) and decorated character doer ( Michael Shannon , Richard Jenkins ) here , The Shape of Watercould see del Toro decent enter an awards season race for the first fourth dimension sincePan ’s Labyrinth . Failing that though , the motion picture looks and go promising on its own terms , armed with a trailer that intriguingly sell the whole matter as being ( to take over a quote fromM. Night Shyamalan ) " AméliemeetsHellboy . "
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (December 15)
The thirdStar Warsmovie trilogy continues this December withStar Wars : Episode VIII - The Last Jedi . Picking up where 2015’sEpisode VII - The Force Awakensleft off , The Last Jediwill reveal what comes next for young wedge Rey ( Daisy Ridley ) , Finn ( John Boyega ) and Poe Dameron ( Oscar Isaac ) , in their battle against the First Order . Meanwhile , Mark Hamill as long - missing Jedi Master Luke Skywalker will have a proper role to fiddle in the legal proceeding this time around , after his ( real ) last - minute appearance at the very end ofThe Force Awakens .
The Last Jediwas overseen by writer / director Rian Johnson ( Brick , Looper ) and promises to beThe Empire Strikes Backof the newStar Warstrilogy - less so in condition of plot beats ( though , naturally , there will besomeparallels ) and more in terms of its shade and its deeper , psychological geographic expedition of its lineament ( hero and villains alike ) and their personal fault / issues . Of course , it would n’t be a properStar Warsmovie without some sport , brand - new alien species and worlds too andThe Last Jediwill have plenty of those ( seethe endearing Porgsand the"casino planet " Canto Bight , for model ) .
While a newStar Warsfilm is always a major event , The Last Jediis especially noteworthy - not only since it brings Luke Skywalker back to the full into the fold ( more than thirty days afterEpisode VI - Return of the Jedi ) , but also because it will serve as a sendoff to the tardy , great Carrie Fisher and her iconic role , ( General ) Leia Organa / Skywalker . So far , fortunately , The Last Jediis shaping up to be something special and promises to make devotee of a Galax urceolata far , far out laugh , cry and otherwise enjoy themselves in equal measure , when it arrives .
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (December 20)
Dwayne Johnson has already starred in two movie ( The Fate of the Furious , Baywatch ) and the third time of year of his HBO boob tube seriesBallersthis class alone , but " The Rock " is n’t done with 2017 just yet . This December’sJumanji : receive to the Junglereunites the A - listers with hisCentral Intelligencecostar Kevin Hart for a soft reboot of theJumanjifranchise - that is , a moving-picture show that relaunches the magical game / hobo camp risky venture property at the same fourth dimension that itpays its respect to the 1996Jumanjifilmand its headliner , the recent , great Robin Williams .
InWelcome to the Jungle , Jumanji is now a video plot ( rather than a board game ) that magically sucks four unsuspicious teen into its world and ram them to battle wild fauna , plant life and everything in - between , on their quest to beat the biz and retrovert home to their regular body . Jack Black and Karen Gillan round out the chief cast of grownup player in the film , with Jake Kasdan - Black ’s collaborator on the 2000s comedyOrange County , as well as the director of the Cameron Diaz comedyBad Teacher- call the shots from behind the camera .
The 1990sJumanjimovie ( itself , based on the illustrated minor ’s Quran of the same name ) has nostalgic value for the generation that grew up on it , makingWelcome to the Jungle ’s attempt to " update " the dealership all the riskier for it . AsBaywatchdemonstrated earlier this year , pairing " The Rock " with an established brand is n’t a surefire recipe for runaway winner , either . That being enjoin , Welcome to the Jungleotherwise seems like the sort of harmless , playful , all - historic period appropriate entertainment that families will be happy to sit down for , by the time the winter vacation roll around .
Downsizing (December 22)
Oscar - winningAbout SchmidtandSidewayswriter / director Alexander Payne return to theaters a four - year absence ( following the release of his Best Picture Oscar - nominatedNebraskain 2013 ) withDownsizing , an original scientific discipline - fiction irony that Payne conceive alongside his frequent co - screenwriter , Jim Taylor . Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig asterisk in the film as a married match who see undergoing a new subroutine - one in which they will be wince down to four inch marvelous , in turn allowing them to direct a more generally low-priced and environmentally - sound modus vivendi .
Downsizingalso reunite Payne with past collaborators and revered character actors like Laura Dern and Margo Matindale , as part of a larger corps de ballet that include bountiful names like Christoph Waltz , Jason Sudeikis and Neil Patrick Harris in supporting roles . Payne himself has n’t worked in the sci - fi genre before , butDownsizingotherwise bestow to listen the overt social satires / dreary comedies that found his filmmaking vocation in the 1990s ( seeCitizen RuthandElection ) more than his comedy / drama efforts from the 2000s and 2010s , in terms of its premise .
Damon , by comparison , does n’t appear in dark comedies / sarcasm too often ( with exception likeThe Informant ! ) , but he will have headlined two such projects in as many months this year , betweenSuburbiconandDownsizing . While Payne has won a yoke of Oscars for his writing in the past , he has yet to make headway for his direction and Damon has likewise yet to pick up an Academy Award for his performing . That may or may not vary over the next six months ( or so ) but either way , Downsizinglooks and sounds like a potential winner based on everything that has been revealed about the film , thus far .
The Greatest Showman (December 25)
Hugh Jackman is wait to be a challenger in this yr ’s awards season slipstream thanks to his terminal performance as Wolverine in the critical darlingLogan- but that ’s not the only Jackman picture hitting theater this class that could snag the actor some award nominations ( and/or winnings ) . Jackman is also starring in this winter’sThe Greatest Showman , an original large screen musical that replicate as a biopic about the life and times of P.T. Barnum , the beginner of the Barnum & Bailey Circus and a otherwise fabled ( ill-famed ? ) figure in the story of show - business .
The Greatest Showman(with Jackman starring ) has been in development going all the way of life back to 2009 ( and perhaps then some ) , but is last bump off field this year , under the insomniac eye of visual effecter creative person - turned director , Michael Gracey . Joining Jackman as members of the movie ’s cast are such actors as Michelle Williams and Rebecca Ferguson as the two most important women in Mr. Barnum ’s life . Meanwhile , Zac Efron andSpider - Man : Homecomingscene - thief Zendaya costar as two key thespian who aid to set in motion Barnum ’s circus act into stardom .
The original songs and euphony inThe Greatest Showmanwas indite by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul : the duo fresh off Oscar win for their efforts on another musical salute to old - fashioned show - business and creative person with large dreams , in the form ofLa La Land . It ’s a bit much to expect thatThe Greatest Showmanwill recreate the honor season success ofLa La Land , but musicals do lean to bring well with awards voters and have proven popular around the winter holidays in year by ( see alsoInto the Woodsand the Jackman - ledLes Misérables ) - so that certainly bodes well here .
Honorable Mentions
Jigsaw(October 27 ) - Like Jigsaw himself , theSawmovie dealership can not seem to stay dead and will return ( in some class ) with this year ’s sequel / soft reboot . Seven years have now passed sinceSaw 3D : The last Chapterwas released in theater - but is there still a spot in the modern repugnance landscape for the property that helped give birth to the concept of " torture porno " ?
Darkest Hour(November 22 ) - Director Joe Wright may be coming off the full-grown - budget flop that wasPan , but his raw photographic film - a biopic about Winston Churchill ’s experiences near the starting time of WWII - read as being something more in his wheelhouse , by comparison . Perhaps the bigger question is , could this be the film that eventually wins sensation Gary Oldman an Oscar for acting ?
Molly ’s Game(November 22 ) - Aaron Sorkin is an Oscar - gain screenwriter , butMolly ’s Gamewill ultimately try out his ability to calculate from his own book . With a cast led by Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba , plus some fascinating material - life beginning material , will Sorkin ’s latest docudrama / memoir equate the quality of his previous output signal ( even without a David Fincher or Danny Boyle guiding the direction ) ?
All the Money in the World(December 8) - Director Ridley Scott ’s 2d film of 2017 ( followingAlien : Covenant ) is based on a compelling dead on target narrative and is conduce by dramatic heavyweight Kevin Spacey and Michelle Williams . Could Scott find his path back into the Oscar airstream yet again this year ( he was last there forThe Martiantwo years ago ) , thanks toAll the Money in the man ?
