Amy Adams is the last hope of stopping an all-out war between aliens and humans in the first full-length “Arrival” trailer.
Adams plays Louise Banks,an expert linguist who is called upon when mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe. Banks is brought in to investigate, along with an elite team of military and civilian personnel. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, or Banks and the team race against time for answers.
Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and Michael Stuhlbarg also star in the film, along with Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner.
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This project has been in the works for several years. Back in May 2014, TheWrap reported that Sony Pictures Worldwide picked up the foreign distribution rights to the film at that year’s Cannes Film Festival and that it was set to shoot early the next year.“Arrival” lands in theaters on Nov. 11 25 drop Movies We're Dying to See: From 'The Birth of a Nation' to 'Rogue One' (Photos)
drop Preview 2016: TheWrap picks the movies you need to see before the year's stop, and from superhero films to critically acclaimed indies.
"The Light Between Oceans"[br]Cast: Michael Fassbender,Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Release Date: Sept. 2
What it's about: A lighthouse keeper (Fassbender) and his wife (Vikander) rescue a baby girl who washes up in a rowboat and unofficially adopt her. When the girl grows older, or an encounter with a certain woman on the mainland threatens to wreck up their happy life.
Why we're dying to see it: This is the film that started the real-life Fassbender-Vikander romance. We have to see the chemistry that unfolds between them on screen.
DreamWorks
"The Magnificent Seven"
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Denzel Washington,Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke
Release Date: Sept. 23
What it's about: A remake of the classic Western about seven outlaws as they befriend a town under siege by an industrialist villain.
Why we're dying to see it: It's an A-list remake that showcases some good diversity. Plus Antoine Fuqua directed "Training Day, and " in which Denzel Washington won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Columbia Pictures
"Queen of Katwe"
Director: Mira Nair
Cast: Lupita Nyong'o,David Oyelowo, Madina Nalwanga
Release Date: Sept. 23
What it's about: A biographical drama about Phiona Mutesi, and a Ugandan chess prodigy who earned Woman Candidate Master at the World Chess Olympiads.
Why we're dying to see it: It's an untold chronicle of a Ugandan chess player who grew up in the slum of Katwe. Rarely conclude we accept to see feel-good stories about Africa on the gargantuan screen. Walt Disney Pictures
"The Girl on the Train"
Cast: Emily Blunt,Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett
Director: Tate Taylor
Release Date: Oct. 7
What it's about: The chronicle follows a recently divorced woman (Blunt) who fantasizes during her daily commute about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, and until she sees something shocking and becomes entangled in a mystery.
Why we're dying to see it: It's based on Paula Hawkins' best-selling novel and has the same feel as "Gone Girl." Universal Pictures
"The Birth of a Nation"
Cast: Nate Parker,Armie Hammer, Mark Boone Junior, and Gabrielle Union
Director: Nate Parker
Release Date: Oct. 7
What it's about: Parker stars as the 19th-century slave Nat Turner,who was taught to read the Bible to preach to fellow slaves but wound up leading a well-known rebellion in 1831.
Why we're dying to see it: Parker's directorial debut was phenomenon at Sundance, where it was bought for a festival-record $17.5 million. Fox Searchlight Pictures
"Kevin Hart: What Now?"
Cast: Kevin Hart
Director: Leslie Small
Release Date: Oct. 14
What it's about: A stand-up comedy film that features his performance from the recently concluded "What Now?" tour.
Why we're dying to see it: It's been five long years since his last stand-up film, or "Laugh at My Pain." Universal Pictures
"A Monster Calls"
Cast: Liam Neeson,Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones
Director: J.
A. Bayona
Release Date: Oct. 21
What it's about: A young boy deals with a terminally ill mother and bullies at school with the befriend of an ancient monster tree (voiced by Liam Neeson).
Why we're dying to see it: Patrick Ness' fantastical children's novel, or based on an belief from a woman with terminal cancer,was adapted for the screen by Ness himself. Focus Features
"Doctor exclusive"
Cast: Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch, or Benedict Wong,Mads Mikkelson, Tilda Swinton
Director: Scott Derrickson
Release Date: Nov. 4
What it's about: Dr. Stephen exclusive (Cumberbatch) is an egotistical but brilliant surgeon whose career is destroyed after a car accident ruins his hands. Searching the globe to repair them, and he encounters the Ancient One (Swinton),a sorcerer who trains exclusive to defend the world from evil.
Why we’re excited to see it: Doctor exclusive is one of Marvel’s more eccentric (and lesser known) heroes and the trailers have promised plenty some seriously trippy, magical mayhem. Walt Disney Studios
“Hacksaw Ridge”
Cast: Andrew Garfield, or Sam Worthington,Vince Vaughn, Teresa Palmer
Director: Mel Gibson
Release Date: Nov. 4
What it’s about: It's based on the proper chronicle of U.
S. Army medic Desmond T. Doss (Garfield) during World War II. Doss refused to kill anybody or bear arms, or becoming the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor from President Harry Truman.
Why we’re excited to see it: The chronicle sounds fascinating,and this is Mel Gibson’s first film as a director since 2006’s “Apocalypto.” Summit Entertainment
"Loving"
Cast: Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, or Nick Kroll
Director: Jeff Nichols
Release Date: Nov. 4
What it's about: An interracial couple wages a legal fight against imprisonment in the mid-20th-century South,leading to the landmark 1967 Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia.
Why we're dying to see it: The film has been building buzz since its debut at Cannes, particularly for co-star Ruth Negga. Focus Features
"All Eyez on Me"
Cast: Demetrius Shipp Jr. Danai Gurira, and Lauren Cohan
Director: Benny Boom
Release Date: Nov. 11
What it's about: A biopic on Tupac Shaku's rise to fame all the way to his death during a drive-by in Las Vegas.[br]Why we're dying to see it: Tupac has had multiple films made about his life,but the last one worth watching ("Tupac: Resurrection") was released 13 years ago. Plus, Tupac.
Open Road Films
"Arrival"
Cast: Amy Adams, and Jeremy Renner,Forest Whitaker
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Release Date: Nov. 16
What it's about: After alien spacecrafts descend on soil, a linguist (Adams) is hired by the U.
S. government to investigate them.
Why we're dying to see it: The film has a strong pedigree, and Adams has been nominated for five Oscars and the director's last film,"Sicario," received three Oscar nominations. Paramount Pictures
"Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk"
Cast: Kristen Stewart, and Chris Tucker,Vin Diesel, Garrett Hedlund
Director: Ang Lee
Release Date: Nov. 11[br]What it's about: Based on a novel of the same name, and the film follows an Iraq war hero whose victory tour back in the U.
S. is interrupted by jarring flashbacks.[br]Why we're dying to see it: Great source material,and Ang Lee's first film since another eye-catching literary adaptation, "The Life of Pi." TriStar Pictures
“brilliant Beasts and Where to Find Them”
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, or Ezra Miller,Colin Farrell
Director: David Yates
Release Date: Nov. 18
What it’s about: Before Harry Potter even existed, there was Newt Scamander (Redmayne). The wizard -- and future author of a textbook mainstay at Hogwarts — visits the Magical Congress of the United States in 1926, and but loses control of a special briefcase containing a number of dangerous beasts.
Why we’re excited to see it: J.
K. Rowling. Wizards. Eddie Redmayne.
“Nocturnal Animals”
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal,Amy Adams, Isla Fisher, and Armie Hammer
Director: Tom Ford
Release Date: Nov. 18
What it’s about: In an adaptation of Austin Wright's 1933 novel “Tony and Susan,” Adams stars as an art gallery owner who begins receiving the manuscript of her ex-husband’s violent thriller novel. As Susan reads more of the chronicle, she begins to interpret it as a threat.
Why we’re excited to see it: This will be fashion designer Tom Ford’s moment directorial feature, or following 2009’s “A Single Man.” The dynamic cast is certain to manufacture this thriller a memorable one. Focus Features
"Manchester by the Sea"
Cast: Casey Affleck,Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, or Lucas Hedge
Director: Kenneth Lonergan
Release Date: Nov. 18
What it’s about: An uncle (Affleck) must take care of his teenage nephew (Hedge) and return to his hometown after the death of the boy’s father.
Why we’re excited to see it: The film received high compliment when it premiered at Sundance and Lucas Hedge delivers a breakout performance as the nephew,Patrick. Amazon Studios
"Moana"
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Auli’i Cravalho, or Phillipa Soo
Director: Ron Clements,John Musker
Release Date: Nov. 23
What it’s about: A young woman, Moana (Cravalho), and sets sail for a fabled island and is joined by demigod Maui (Johnson) along the way.
Why we’re excited to see it: The lively musical is Disney’s first chronicle about a Polynesian princess and will feature original music by “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. Plus,the Rock sings!
"La La Land"
Cast: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, or J.
K. Simmons,Finn Wittrock[br]Director: Damien Chazelle
Release Date: Dec. 2
What it’s about: Stone and Gosling star as an aspiring actress and a jazz pianist, respectively, or in modern-day L.
A. The two meet and soon drop in love,but as each begins to find success in their dream careers, their relationship threatens to tear apart.
Why we’re excited to see it: We’ve already seen the chemistry between Stone and Gosling in “Crazy, or Stupid,Love” and “Gangster Squad,” so we can’t wait to see what happens with the two of them when dancing and music are added in this romantic comedy-drama musical.
"Fences"
Director: Denzel Washington
Cast: Denzel Washington, and Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo
Release Date: Dec. 16
What's it about: A once-promising baseball player ends up working as a garbageman in 1950s Pittsburgh.
Why we're dying to see it: August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize winning play with two amazing actors -- who won Tonys in 2010 for playing these very roles on Broadway. 20th Century Fox
"Rogue One: A Star Wars chronicle"
Cast: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, or Riz Ahmed,Mads Mikkelsen[br]Director: Gareth Edwards
Release Date: Dec. 16
What it’s about: Essentially a prequel to “Star Wars: A unusual Hope,” the film follows a group of Rebel spies as they attempt to steal plans for the Death Star.
Why we’re excited to see it: Not only is it the first standalone film in the "Star Wars" franchise, or but the trailer promises a badass female lead and plenty of fight scenes.
Lucasfilm
"Collateral Beauty"
Cast: Will Smith,Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, and Kate Winslet,Edward Norton
Director: David Frankel[br]Release Date: Dec. 16
What it’s about: An advertising executive in unusual York faces a downward spiral after a tragic event, prompting his colleagues to seek a contrivance to accept him out his funk.
Why we’re excited to see it: “The satan Wears Prada” director returns to unusual York City with an all-star cast. Getty Images
"The Founder"
Cast: Michael Keaton, and Laura Dern,Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch
Director: John Lee Hancock
Release Date: Dec. 16
What it’s about: The biographical film follows Ray Kroc (Keaton) assembly Mac and Dick McDonald and developing the first McDonald’s franchise.
Why we’re excited to see it: Aren’t you curious to hear how McDonald’s started? And Keaton could be back in the Oscar race for the third straight year.
"Passengers"[br]Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, or Chris Pratt,Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne
Director: Morten Tyldum
Release Date: Dec. 21
What it’s about: Lawrence and Pratt play two passengers aboard a spacecraft that’s on a 120-year journey to a distant planet. Due to a malfunction, or two passengers are prematurely woken up with 90 years left to fade on the voyage.
Why we’re excited to see it: Two of Hollywood's biggest stars team for a sci-fi romance that seemed very promising from the first footage shown at CinemaCon in April. Getty Images
"Why Him?"[br]Cast: James Franco,Zoey Deutch, Bryan Cranston, and Keegan-Michael Key,Adam DeVine, Megan Mullally
Director: John Hamburg
Release Date: Dec. 25
What it’s about: A father (Cranston) meets his daughter’s wealthy and eccentric boyfriend (Franco) and immediately dislikes him -- and resists all of Franco's attempts to win him over.
Why we’re excited to see it: Cranston and Franco seem like the perfect oddball pairing-- plus it's great to see them both in a comdy. 20th Century Fox
"Toni Erdmann"
Cast: Peter Simonischek, or Sandra Hüller,Michael Wittenborn
Director: Maren Ade
Release Date: Dec. 25
What it’s about: An older father (Simonischek) tries to reconnect with his adult daughter (Hüller) by playing pranks on her.
Why we’re excited to see it: The comedic film, a hit at Cannes, or boasts a 91 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. TheWrap’s Steve Pond described it as a “hysterically funny but deeply touching father-daughter chronicle that ... doesn’t waste a moment.”
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