- A Quiet Place Part II
Director: John Krasinski Starring: Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds John Krasinski returns to direct the follow-up to 2018’s A Quiet Place, one of my favorite films of that year. This is a pretty straightforward case of a good movie getting a potentially interesting sequel, and I’ll definitely be there. No trailer required. |
- No Time to Die
- Black Widow
Director: Cate Shortland Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, David Harbour At this point, I’m practically obligated to include at least one Marvel entry on my “Most Anticipated” lists. Is a standalone Natasha Romanoff movie a day late and a dollar short? Most definitely. Or whatever currency they use in Russia. But the trailer was surprisingly engaging, David Harbour is awesome, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t gonna make this one. |
- Wonder Woman 1984
Director: Patty Jenkins Starring: Gal Gadot, Pedro Pascal, Kristen Wiig, Chris Pine So here’s a fun fact: I’m a massive fan of 80’s New Wave music. So if you can show me a movie trailer that includes a super-badass remix of New Order’s “Blue Monday,” as Wonder Woman 1984 did, you’re practically guaranteed to win me over. I didn’t love the original Wonder Woman - I’d put it on roughly the same level as Thor - but this looks like an all-around brighter and funner film. |
- Free Guy
Director: Shawn Levy Starring: Ryan Gosling, Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi, Joe Keery This is almost certainly the biggest wildcard on my list. I love the premise - a blissfully ignorant non-player character in a GTA-style game suddenly becomes self aware - and of course, Ryan Reynolds can make even the stinkiest of turds seem palatable (6 Underground, anyone?) The trailer is positvely delightful, but I’ve got a gut feeling that Free Guy is gonna go one of two ways. |
- Tenet
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
- Last Night In Soho
Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin McKenzie, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg Anyone who’s either been a longtime reader here at EFR or who’s engaged me in conversation for more than five minutes is bound to know well how I feel about Edgar Wright. I’ve been eagerly anticipating his next film since 2017’s Baby Driver rocked my world. Last Night in Soho is described as a “psychological horror film,” and while that isn’t typically my genre of choice, at this point I’m entirely bought in to whatever Wright chooses to make. Nonetheless, I’ll never be able to think of this film’s title without recalling the chorus to Murray Head’s magnum opus, “One Night in Bangkok.” |
- Venom 2
Starring: Tom Hardy, Stephen Graham, Michelle Williams, Woody Harrelson
Sure, fuck it. Venom is not a good movie, but it was one of the most enjoyable viewing experiences I had back in 2018 - twice. So I’ll be there. And to quote Woody Harrelson, “There’s gonna be Carnage!”
- Dune
Director: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Timothy Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya I’ve heard a lot of buzz online about this adaptation of Frank Hebert’s classic sci-fi novel. Denis Villenueve, the mastermind behind Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, is directing, and a pretty knockout cast has been assembled. Fun fact: I’m actually roughly 90 pages into the book as of writing this. It’s very long, but God willing… I may just be able to finish it by December. |
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