Rest of them here. Only listed 12 of the 24.
Take the 10
I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore
Burning Sands
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Bright
Death Note
Naked
Okja
The Discovery
War Machine
Gerald's Game
Director: Chester Tam
Cast: Josh Peck, Tony Revolori
Writer/director Chester Tam makes his feature film debut with this Superbad-esque
story about two guys (Josh Peck and The Grand Budapest Hotel‘s Tony Revolori) en route to a hip-hop show. Done right, this could be a lot of fun.
Release Date: January 20
I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore
Director: Macon Blair
Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Elijah Wood, Jane Levy
You might remember Macon Blair from his performances in director Jeremy Saulnier's films Blue Ruin and Green Room. He's stepping into the director's chair for this one, a story about a woman whose home is burglarized who then joins her weird neighbor on a quest to find out who did it. This sounds like exactly the kind of dramatic setup with absurdist undertones that characterizes those Saulnier films, which means we could have something very interesting on the way.
Release Date: February 24
Burning Sands
Director: Gerard McMurray
Cast: Trevor Jackson, Alfre Woodard, Trevante Rhodes
The huge success of Moonlight this year should have everybody excited to see what Trevante Rhodes (above) does next, so this should get some attention. But the star of this college-hazing drama is actually Trevor Jackson, of the most recent season of American Crime.
Release Date: March 10
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
Director: Sydney Freeland
Cast: Ashleigh Murray, Rachel Crow
If you see one movie about teenage sisters who turn to train robbery to make ends meet after their mother gets arrested in 2017, make it Deidra & Laney Rob a Train. This one is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, and the premise is interesting enough that we would not be surprised if it gets a lot of attention.
Release Date: Premieres at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Director: David Wain
Cast: Will Forte, Emmy Rossum, Domhnall Gleeson
David Wain, director of Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models, and Wanderlust, has pulled together a fantastic cast for this movie about the creation of the National Lampoon. While certainly this will have a lot of comedic material, it'll be interesting to see what Wain does with a true story. This is also the movie where Joel McHale will be playing Chevy Chase, which is worth a look on its own.
Release Date: TBA
Bright
Director: David Ayer
Cast: Will Smith, Joel Edgerton
Suicide Squad may have been a total bomb with critics, but it made a LOT of money, so re-teaming Will Smith with his Suicide Squad director David Ayer likely made good business sense. The plot of this one isn't very clear, though we know the script is by female-science-fiction-character-critic Max Landis, so glean from that what you will. But as one of the few true movie stars we have, Smith has shown an ability to make all kinds of material work.
Release Date: TBA
Death Note
Director: Adam Wingard
Cast: Nat Wolff, Margaret Qualley, Keith Stanfield
The American adaptation of the manga series raised some eyebrows for white actors Wolff and Qualley in the lead roles, but there is a LOT of anticipation for this one. Even considering the setback that was Blair Witch, Adam Wingard has still directed some of the best horror movies of the last five years in You're Next and The Guest, so he's definitely got the chops.
Release Date: TBA
Naked
Director: Michael Tiddes
Cast: Marlon Wayans, Regina Hall
Marlon Wayans and Michael Tiddes teamed up last year for the comedy spoof Fifty Shades of Black. This year's Naked sounds more like a Groundhog Day-esque take on a wedding comedy, with Wayans and Regina Hall as the leads.
Release Date: TBA
Okja
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Cast: Ahn Seo-Hyun, Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Lily Collins, Steven Yeun
Remember when Tilda Swinton and Margaret Cho got in that email discussion/argument about Doctor Strange and Tilda said she was co-producing a movie with Bong Joon-ho with roles for Asians? Welcome to Okja, which also appears to have made room for roles for Jake Gyllenhaal, Lily Collins, and Paul Dano. Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer was a dazzling English-language debut, so there is a LOT of anticipation for this one.
Release Date: TBA
The Discovery
Director: Charlie McDowell
Cast: Rooney Mara, Jason Segel, Riley Keough, Jesse Plemons, Robert Redford
Mara and Segel are the main players in this sci-fi romance from the director of the wonderfully underrated The One I Love. The film is set one year after existence of the afterlife has been scientifically proven. The cast is fantastic and the launchpad of the Sundance Film Festival later this month could mean big things for the film.
Release Date: TBA
War Machine
Director: David Michod
Cast: Brad Pitt, Ben Kingsley, Tilda Swinton
Brad Pitt is producing and starring in this war comedy directed by Animal Kingdom‘s David Michod. The cast is crazy talented, including Tilda Swinton, Ben Kingsley, Emory Cohen, Topher Grace, and much more.
Release Date: TBA
Gerald's Game
Director: Mike Flanagan
Cast: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood
Based on the Stephen King novel, Gerald's Game starts off with a couple experimenting with some light bondage in bed. It ends up becoming a harrowing story of one woman's fight for survival. While it's unknown whether the connection will be made, it should be noted that Gerald's Game the novel enjoys a connection to King's Dolores Claiborne.
Release Date: TBA
