Filmsane

It’s here. November, I mean. And with a new month comes a new awesome movies that are waiting to be released. There are a lot of biopics in the line-up (hey the awards season has began) and of course a lot of book adaptations.

Which one is your favorite pick? Mine is The Girl in the Spider’s Web, because I’m a sucker for Clare Foy’s enormous talent…. But by all means… Scroll down and take a look at the 10 awesome movies that are headed to theaters this month.

The Girl in the Spider’s Web

Director: Fede Alvarez
Stars: Claire Foy, Sylvia Hoeks, Lakeith Stanfield…
Fun fact about the movie: Before Claire Foy was attached to the film, Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson, originally considered for the title role in the previous film, were once again in talks to play Lisbeth Salander. Sony also considered Felicity Jones and Alicia Vikander for the titular role.

Bohemian Rhapsody

Director: Bryan Singer
Stars: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee…
Fun fact about the movie: Mike Myers plays Ray Foster in the film who complains about Bohemian Rhapsody saying that it’s not music that teenagers can bang their heads to. This is clearly a nod to ‘Wayne’s World’ where Mike Myers (who plays Wayne) is headbanging to Bohemian Rhapsody in the car.

Boy Erased

Director: Joel Edgerton
Stars: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton…
Fun fact about the movie: By the time Garrard Conley’s memoir was released in 2016, only a handful of states had banned gay conversion therapy, those being Vermont, California, New Jersey, Illinois and Oregon, along with the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.). Mainstream health and medical groups have rejected the underlying assumptions that LGBTQ people need to or can change their sexuality.

A Private War

Director: Matthew Heineman
Stars: Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Stanley Tucci…
Fun fact about the movie: Taron Egerton was originally cast but ended up dropping out. Jamie Dornan replaced him.

The Front Runner

Director: Jason Reitman
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons…
Fun fact about the movie: Sarah Paxton who plays Donna Rice was born in 1988, the year the events depicted occurred.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Director: David Yates
Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler…
Fun fact about the movie: Newt Scamander carries a wand, practices magic, and works for the Ministry of Magic even though he was expelled from Hogwarts, which puzzled several fans online especially since Hagrid wasn’t afforded those liberties. J.K. Rowling explained that the reason for this will be revealed throughout the series.

Widows

Director: Steve McQueen
Stars: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki…
Fun fact about the movie: This was Steve McQueen’s first feature film that did not have Michael Fassbender in the cast.

Creed II

Director: Steven Caple Jr.
Stars: Tessa Thompson, Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan…
Fun fact about the movie: Creed II marks the fifth collab on-screen between Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren.

Robin Hood

Director: Otto Bathurst
Stars: Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn..
Fun fact about the movie: Released 110 years after the first Robin Hood film, Robin Hood and His Merry Men (1908).

The Favourite

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Stars: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz…
Fun fact about the movie: The film’s cast includes two Oscar winners: Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz.