White Bird In A Blizzard
Director: Gregg Araki
Cast: Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, Angela Bassett, Gabourey Sidibe
Genre: Thriller
Plot: When Kat’s (Woodley) mother inexplicably disappears after having spent months drinking herself into a stupor, the police are called – but it’s unclear if mother dearest (Eva Green) is in trouble, or has simply decided to fashion herself a new life. With Kaboom and Doom Generation director Gregg Araki behind the camera, expect explosions aplenty.
UK Release Date: TBC
US Release Date: TBC
Sinister Six
Director: TBC
Cast: TBC
Genre: Comic book adaptation
Plot: We’ve had Avengers on the big screen, but considering the Sinister Six the anti-Avengers, a group of supervillains originally headed up by Doctor Octopus. Sony’s planning on releasing the film as part of its Spider-Man franchise, and Drew Goddard’s on scriptwriting duties and possibly directing.
UK Release Date: TBC
US Release Date: TBC
Whiplash
Director: Damien Chazelle
Cast: Miles Teller, J. K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Austin Stowell
Genre: Musical drama
Plot: A hit at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival (it opened the fest), this second film from director Damien Chazelle stars Miles Teller as Andrew, a young musician who wants to be a jazz drummer. Word from the fest is that it’s a genre-trashing musical with fantastic performances.
UK Release Date: TBC
US Release Date: TBC
They Came Together
Director: David Wain
Cast: Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Michael Shannon, Melanie Lynskey
Genre: Comedy spoof
Plot: A star-studded comedy that lampoons rom-coms like You’ve Got Mail. Paul Rudd plays an evil exec, who goes up against Amy Poehler’s knick-knack store owner. Also attempting to tickle your funny bones are Ed Helms, Cobie Smulders, Melanie Lynskey and Michael Shannon.
UK Release Date: TBC
US Release Date: TBC
Child Of God
Director: James Franco
Cast: Scott Haze, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Parrack
Genre: Drama
Plot: Based on Cormac McCarthy’s novel, this hard-hitting drama deals in violence and isolation for a white-knuckle tale set in 1960s Tennessee. Scott Haze plays Lester Ballard, who wants to live outside of society, and whose cave-dwelling existence goes hand-in-hand with a life of crime. Don’t expect punches to be pulled.
UK Release Date: TBC
US Release Date: 29 September 2013
The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist
Director: TBC
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson.
Genre: Horror
Plot: The plot is still to be confirmed but Lorraine and Ed Warren (Farminga and Wilson) just can’t seem to avoid the supernatural as they return for the sequel and another round of scares. No word yet as to whether The Conjuring and Saw director James Wan will be returning for the sequel.
UK Release Date: TBC
US Release Date: 23 October 2015
The Hateful Eight
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: TBC
Genre: Western
Plot: Another Western for Tarantino after Django Unchained , The Hateful Eight has sadly been put on hold indefinitely after its script was leaked. Tarantino’s film would have followed two bounty hunters who go up against a Southern general in the middle of a blizzard. With Tarantino hinting he might tackle the project a few years down the line, we live in hope that the Hateful Eight will make it to the big screen one day.
UK Release Date: TBC
US Release Date: TBC
Can A Song Save Your Life?
Director: John Carney
Cast: Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, ailee Steinfeld, Adam Levine
Genre: Musical romance
Plot: Keira Knightley tests out her pipes for the second film from Once director John Carney. When she’s dumped by her pop star BF (Adam Levine), Gretta (Knightley) goes on a quest to become the next musical superstar, aided by record producer Dan (Ruffalo).
UK Release Date: TBC
US Release Date: TBC
The Voices
Director: Marjane Satrapi
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Anna Kendrick, Gemma Arterton, Jacki Weaver
Genre: Comedy horror
Plot: Jerry Hickfang (Reynolds) starts hearing, yes, voices in this genre-mash of a thriller. Described as a ‘disturbed factory worker’, Jerry pines over a woman at work and starts taking advice from his pet cat and dog – the former evil, the later more benevolent. After a string of flops, Reynolds needs a hit, and this could be that hit.
UK Release Date: TBC
US Release Date: TBC
Knight of Cups
Director: Terence Malick
Cast: Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett
Genre: Drama
Plot: Malick once again recruits an amazing A-List cast to star in a tale that's shrouded in mystery. Likely because he's bringing his typically fluid approach to filmmaking to proceedings, meaning entire scenes and plots could be dropped by the time the movie reaches the big screen.
UK Release Date: 2014
US Release Date: 2014
