Director: Eli Roth
Actors: Cate Blanchett (Lilith), Kevin Hart (Roland), Edgar Ramirez (Atlas), Jamie Lee Curtis (Tannis), Arianna Grennblatt (Tiny Tina), Jack Black (Claptrap)
Release date: August 9th, 2024
Synopsis: Based on the video game, “Borderlands”, it is a story about a bounty hunter, Lilith, who joins a group of misfit rogues and together they go on a mission to find a missing girl, fight monsters, and discover the secrets of the planet, Pandora.
Director: Chris Sanders
Actors: Lupita Nyong’o (Roz), Pedro Pascal (Fink), Kit Connor (Brightbill), Bill Nighy (Longneck), Matt Berry (Paddler), Mark Hamill (Thorn)
Release date: September 27th, 2024
Synopsis: Based on the book series,“The Wild Robot”, a robot named Roz became stranded on a remote island. Roz has to learn how to adapt to the wildlife and the island itself. Even at one point, mothering a gosling throughout its stay. However, Roz must fight against the humans in order to keep its new home safe and secure.
Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Micheal Keaton (Beetlejuice), Winona Ryder (Linda Deetz), Catherine O’Hara (Delia Deetz), Jenna Otrega (Astrid Deetz), Justin Theroux (Rory), William Dafoe (Wolf Jackson)
Release date: September 6th, 2024
Synopsis: A sequel to the movie, Beetlejuice, this takes place a generation after the first film. Lydia has moved back into the house and is still haunted by Beetlejuice. Things only get worse when her daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens a portal to the afterlife. Troubles arise in both realms, and Beetlejuice may be the one to help fix it.
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Actors: Zachary Levi (Harold), Lil Rel Howery (Moose), Benjamin Bottani (Mel), Zooey Deschanel (Terry), Jemaine Clement (Gary), Alfred Molina (Narrator)
Release date: August 2nd, 2024
Synopsis: Based on the kids book “Harold and the Purple Crayon.” The movie starts after Harold has grown up. He draws himself out of the book and into the real world with the ability to create anything he can think of. He and his new friends must stop a great evil after his powers fell into the wrong hands.
Director: Jeff Fowler
Actors: Ben Schwartz (Sonic), Colleen O’Shaughnessey (Tails), Idris Elba (Knuckles), Keanu Reeves (Shadow), James Marsden (Tom Wachowski), Tika Sumpter (Maddie Wachowski), Jim Carrey (Dr. Robotnik)
Release date: December 20th
Synopsis: The third installment of the series, Sonic and his friends must team up with Robotnik, as known as Dr. Eggman, in order to stop the new threat that has appeared: Shadow the Hedgehog.
Director: Josh Cooley
Actors: Chris Hemsworth (Optimus Prime), Brian Tyree Henry (Megatron), Scarlett Johansson (Elita-1), Keagen-Micheal Key (Bumblebee), Laurence Fishburne (Alpha Trion), Steve Buscemi (Starscream), Jon Hamm (Sentinel Prime)
Release date: September 20th, 2024
Synopsis: An origin story long overdue, how Optimus Prime and Megatron were like before the Great War. It’s the foundation for every Transformers story ever told.
Honorable mentions: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Inside out 2, Despicable Me 4, and Twisters.
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