November
X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Date: November 2nd
Director: Simon Kinberg
Writer: Simon Kinberg
Cast: Sophie Turner, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp.
Accomplished writer and producer Simon Kinberg makes his directorial debut with the 13th instalment of the X-Men movie franchise, which explores the Jean-Grey centred Dark Phoenix saga of the Marvel comic book source material. This is the third X-Men film to be released in 2018, after The New Mutants and the Deadpool sequel, and is notable for its woman-led plot.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald
Date: November 16th
Director: David Yates
Writer: J.K Rowling
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Johnny Depp, Zoe Kravitz, Katherone Waterston, Alison Sudol, Carmen Ejogo, Claudia Kim.
The sequel to 2016’s Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, this is the big screen continuation of J.K Rowling’s wizarding world that began with the Harry Potter series. This instalment see Albus Dumbledore recruit Newt Scamander to thwart the nefarious plans of Dark wizard, Gellert Grindelwald, who has escaped the custody of MACUSA (the Magical Congress of the United States of America).
Creed II
Date: November 21st
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Writers: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren.
Following the success of Ryan Coogler’s 2015 Rocky spinoff, Creed, Sylvester Stallone takes the helm of Creed II – which sees Adonis Creed the younger seek to avenge the death of his father by facing the man who killed him in the boxing ring.
Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2
Date: November 21st
Directors: Phil Johnston and Rich Moore
Writers: Phil Johnston and Pamela Ribon
Cast: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Kristen Bell, Auli’I Cravalho, Mandy Moore, Kelly Mcdonald, Alan Tudyk, Taraji P. Henson, James Corden, Ming-Na Wen, Idina Menzel, Jane Lynch, Jack McBrayer, Irene Bedard, Anika Noni Rose.
Six years after the events of Wreck-It Ralph, Vanellope Von Schweetz and Ralph head for more adventures, when a WiFi router is plugged into the arcade, and a whole new world of possibilities opens up. This sequel will see the inclusion of many familiar faces – from Star Wars icons to Disney Princesses.