Devotion

Devotion is an upcoming American action war drama film written by Jake Crane and Jonathan Stewart, and directed by J. D. Dillard (Sleight, Sweetheart). The film stars Jonathan Majors (The Harder They Fall, Loki), Glen Powell (Hidden Figures, Top Gun: Maverick), Christina Jackson, Joe Jonas (yes, the member of the Jonas Brothers), Nick Hargrove, Spencer Neville, and Thomas Sadoski (The Newsroom, Life in Pieces).

The film is based on the book Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice by Adam Makos, and the film’s synopsis tells the true story of camaraderie and friendship between U.S. Navy aviators Jesse L. Brown and Thomas J. Hudner Jr. during the Korean War.

Devotion will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2022 and is scheduled to be released on November 23, 2022. Watch the official trailer below.

Strange World

Strange World, formerly titled Searcher Clade, is a 2022 animated adventure film directed by Don Hall, and written/co-directed by Qui Nguyen. It is produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, and will be their 61st animated feature. It is the first Walt Disney Animation Studios film to be composed by Alexandre Desplat.

The legendary Clades are a family of explorers whose differences threatened to topple their latest and most crucial mission.

The voice cast includes Jake Gyllenhaal and Alan Tudyk, with other cast members to be named later.

Strange World is scheduled to be released in theaters on November 23rd. Watch the official trailers below.

Bones and All

Bones & All is a 2022 coming-of-age romantic horror road film directed by Luca Guadagnino, from a screenplay by David Kajganich. Based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Camille DeAngelis, the film had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 2nd, 2022.

A story of first love between Maren (Taylor Russell), a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee (Timothée Chalamet), an intense and disenfranchised drifter, as they meet and join together for a thousand-mile odyssey which takes them through the back roads, hidden passages and trap doors of Ronald Reagan's America. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.

The cast includes Taylor Russell, Timothée Chalamet, Mark Rylance, André Holland, Jessica Harper, Michael Stuhlbarg, Chloë Sevigny, and David Gordon Green.

Bones and All is set to debut in theaters November 23rd, courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Watch the official trailer below.

Wednesday

Wednesday (also known as Wednesday Addams in promotion for the series) is a 2022 comedy horror television series directed by Tim Burton (Batman, Big Fish), based upon the character Wednesday Addams of The Addams Family. It will star Jenna Ortega (You, X) as Wednesday Addams.

The series will be a coming-of-age supernatural mystery comedy focusing on Wednesday Addams and her years as a high school student at Nevermore Academy, where she attempts to master her psychic powers, stop a monstrous killing spree of the town citizens, and solve the supernatural mystery that affected her family 25 years ago—all while navigating her new relationships.

Wednesday will be produced by MGM Television, and the series is set to premiere on Netflix on November 23, 2022. Watch the official trailer below.

The Favourite

Director Yorgos Lanthimos

Genre Biography | History

Cast Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult

Rating R

Release Date November 23rd, 2018

“In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.”

From director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer), The favourite tells the story of a frail Queen Anne (Colman) who occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Weisz) governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail (Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. The cast includes Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, and Nicholas Hoult. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Favourite:

• Kate Winslet was originally cast but dropped out and Rachel Weisz replaced her.

• This will be the second film collaboration of director Yorgos Lanthimos and actress Rachel Weisz after The Lobster (2015).

• This is the First time Yorgos Lanthimos directed a film in which he is not the screenwriter and nor is his regular partner, Efthimis Filippou.