Hereditary is a 2018 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Ari Aster , in his feature directorial debut. It stars Toni Collette , Alex Wolff , Milly Shapiro , Ann Dowd , and Gabriel Byrne , and follows a family haunted after the death of their secretive grandmother. Hereditary premiered on January 21, 2018, in the Midnight section at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival , and was theatrically released in the United States on June 8, 2018. It was acclaimed by critics, who called it "truly, upsettingly powerful on an emotional level", and became A24 's highest-grossing film worldwide, making $79 million.
Upgrade is a 2018 science fiction body horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell . A co-production between Australia and the United States , it stars Logan Marshall-Green , Betty Gabriel , and Harrison Gilbertson . The film follows a man who is implanted with a chip that allows him to control his body after a mugging leaves him paralyzed. Jason Blum serves as a producer through his Blumhouse Productions banner.
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is an upcoming American fantasy drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston and written by Ashleigh Powell and Simon Beaufoy . It is based on E. T. A. Hoffmann 's The Nutcracker and the Mouse King and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 's ballet The Nutcracker (and inspired by the Nutcracker Suite segment of Fantasia ), about a young girl who finds a Nutcracker doll among the family's gifts and is charged by her parents to take special care of it. The film stars Keira Knightley , Mackenzie Foy , Helen Mirren , and Morgan Freeman . It is scheduled to be released by Walt Disney Pictures on November 2, 2018, and is planned to be shown in Real D 3D and IMAX 3D .
Overboard is a 2018 American romantic comedy directed by Rob Greenberg . The screenplay was written by Greenberg, Bob Fisher , and Leslie Dixon and the film stars Eugenio Derbez , Anna Faris , Eva Longoria , John Hannah , and Swoosie Kurtz . It is a remake of the 1987 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film of the same title but with the roles reversed, where a struggling, working-class single mother convinces a rich playboy with amnesia that they are married.
Mary Poppins Returns is an upcoming American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall and written by David Magee , from a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. Based on the book series by P. L. Travers and a sequel film to 1964's Mary Poppins , the film stars Emily Blunt as the titular character , with Lin-Manuel Miranda , Ben Whishaw , Emily Mortimer , Pixie Davies , Joel Dawson, Nathanael Saleh, Julie Walters , Colin Firth , Meryl Streep , and Angela Lansbury in supporting roles. Dick Van Dyke is the only actor from the original to return. Set in 1930s London, 25 years after the events of the original film, it sees Poppins, the former nanny of Jane and Michael Banks, re-visiting them after a family tragedy.
Kin is an upcoming 2018 American science fiction action film directed by Jonathan and Josh Baker, written by Daniel Casey, and starring Jack Reynor , Zoë Kravitz , Carrie Coon , Dennis Quaid , James Franco , and introducing Myles Truitt as Eli. The film is set to be released by Summit Entertainment on August 31, 2018.
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings ( Mandarin : 狄仁杰之四大天王) is a 2018 Chinese action - adventure fantasy mystery film directed by Tsui Hark , and the third film in his Detective Dee film series. Despite dropping the "Young Detective Dee" title, it is a sequel to 2013's Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon , and as such similarly acts as a prequel to the first installment, Mystery of the Phantom Flame .
Directed by Kevin Peeples. With Victoria Anastasi, Carter Babcock, Elizabeth Becka, Les Best. When conflict, rebellion and resentment overwhelm their family, Charlie and Alice are forced to change their parenting strategy, and are surprised to find effective, life-long solutions were closer than they imagined.