Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2

Director Phil Johnston, Rich Moore

Genre Animation | Adventure | Comedy

Cast Kelly Macdonald, Kristen Bell, Mandy Moore, Auli'i Cravalho

Rating PG

Release Date November 21st, 2018

“Six years after the events of “Wreck-It Ralph,” Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, discover a wi-fi router in their arcade, leading them into a new adventure.”

From directors Phil Johnston and Rick Moore (Wreck-It Ralph), Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 is the follow-up to the hit 2012 animated comedy taking place since years later, finding Ralph on yet another adventure. The cast of voice actors includes Kelly Macdonald, Kristen Bell, Mandy Moore, and Auli'i Cravalho. Check out the newly released official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2:

• First feature-length film to feature characters from all four of Disney's major brands: Disney Animation, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm.

• This sequel takes place 6 years after Wreck-It Ralph (2012), the same amount of time that's passed in real life between the release of the two films.

Robin Hood

Director Otto Bathurst

Genre Adventure

Cast Taron Egerton, Ben Mendelsohn, Jamie Foxx, Jamie Dornan

Rating PG-13

Release Date November 21st, 2018

“Robin Hood returns from fighting in the Crusades to find that Sherwood Forest is rife with corruption.”

From director Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders, Black Mirror), Robin Hood is a gritty origin story for the legendary and heroic outlaw first depicted in English folklore and eventually featured in literature and film. The cast includes Taron Egerton, Ben Mendelsohn, Jamie Foxx, and Jamie Dornan. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Robin Hood:

• Shooting for this film has been postponed so that Taron Egerton could film Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) first. The director wanted Taron Egerton as Robin Hood so much that he decided to postpone filming so that he could still play the title character.

• The Nottingham scenes are being filmed in the old town (Stradun) in Dubrovnik, Croatia. This is the same location at the same castle where some episodes of Game of Thrones(2011) and some scenes for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) were filmed.

Green Book

Director Peter Farrelly

Genre Drama | Comedy

Cast Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini, Don Stark

Rating PG-13

Release Date November 21st, 2018

“A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.”

From director Peter Farrelly (There's Something About Mary, Fever Pitch, Hall Pass), Green Book is drama/comedy about a working-class Italian-American bouncer who becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. The cast includes Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini, and Don Stark. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Green Book:

• Italian-American stand up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco joined the cast. He will play Tony's (Viggo Mortensen) fast-talking brother-in-law, Johnny.

• Actor Mahershala Ali won his first Academy Award only four days after becoming a father for the first time in February 2017 (age 43).

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.

The Christmas Chronicles

Director Clay Kaytis

Genre Animation | Comedy | Family

Cast Kurt Russell, Oliver Hudson, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Lamorne Morris

Rating Unrated

Release Date November 22nd, 2018 (Netflix)

“The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.”

From director Clay Kaytis, who made his directorial debut with The Angry Birds Movie (2016), The Christmas Chronicles tells the story of a brother and sister who have plans to catch Santa Claus on camera but instead end up on an adventure that kids only dream about. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Christmas Chronicles:

• Oliver Hudson, the brother of Kate Hudson, is Kurt Russell's stepson with Goldie Hawn.

The Front Runner

Director Jason Reitman

Genre Biography | Drama

Cast Vera Farmiga, Hugh Jackman, Molly Ephraim, Kaitlyn Dever

Rating R

Release Date November 21st, 2018

“American Senator Gary Hart’s presidential campaign in 1988 is derailed when he’s caught in a scandalous love affair.”

From director Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air, Tully), The Front runner is a biography drama that tells the story of American Senator Gary Hart's presidential campaign in 1988 that is derailed when he's caught in a scandalous love affair. The cast includes Vera Farmiga, Hugh Jackman, Molly Ephraim, and Kaitlyn Dever. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Front Runner:

• The film premiered at TIFF (Toronto international Film Festival) in Canada in September 2018.

• Reunites Mike Judge and Toby Huss who worked together on the animated series King of the Hill (1997).

Escape at Dannemora

Genre Drama

Cast Benicio Del Torro, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano, Bonnie Hunt

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere November 18th, 2018 (SHOWTIME)

“An employee at a prison in upstate New York becomes romantically involved with a pair of inmates and helps them escape.”

From director Ben Stiller, Escape at Dannemora is a limited-series drama based on true events telling the story of a prison break in Upstate New York that brought on a massive manhunt. The series is only available on SHOWTIME. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Escape at Dannemora:

• First time in nearly 20 years that Bonnie Hunt and David Morse have shared screen time, they both appeared in "The Green Mile" (1999) which also takes place in a prison.

• Dannemora was named after a Swedish mining town.

The Final Table

Genre Cooking | Reality-TV

Cast Andrew Knowlton

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere November 20th, 2018 (Netflix)

“Teams of chefs vie to impress some of the world’s toughest palates as they whip up iconic dishes from different nations in this reality cooking competition.”

The Final Table is a cooking competition reality show where teams of chefs come together to try and impress some tough critics with food from all over the world. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Final Table:

• Celebrity tasters for the show include Colin Hanks and Dax Shepard. They briefly spoke about the experience on Dax's podcast Armchair Expert.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Director David Yates

Genre Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Cast Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Johnny Depp, Zoë Kravitz

Rating PG-13

Release Date November 16th, 2018

“Magizoologist Newt Scamander joins forces with young Albus Dumbledore to prevent the devious Gellert Grindelwald from raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings.”

Director David Yates, the man who brought us Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Legend of Tarzan, and the last four Harry Potter Films, returns for the sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. From the imagination of J.K Rowling, the film follows Magizoologist Newt Scamander who joins forces with young Albus Dumbledore to prevent the devious Gellert Grindelwald from raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings. The cast includes Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Johnny Depp, and Zoë Kravitz. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald:

• 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

Genre Crime | Drama | Thriller

Cast Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo

Rating R

Release Date November 16th, 2018

“Set in contemporary Chicago, amidst a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities, take fate into their own hands, and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.”

From director Steve McQueen (Shame, 12 Years a Slave), Widows is a crime thriller about four women who all lose their husbands and find themselves in the same situation- badly in-debt to some extremely dangerous people. Having only their current circumstances in common, these four women must risk it all to redeem their livelihoods. The cast includes Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, and Daniel Kaluuya. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Widows:

• Steve McQueen's first film as a director since his Academy-Award winning film 12 Years a Slave (2013).

• The film is based on the 1985 British series.

• Liam Neeson and Colin Farrell are both Irish actors and are working together for the first time. They were both runners for James Bond which eventually went to Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.

Instant Family

Director Sean Anders

Genre Comedy

Cast Rose Byrne, Mark Wahlberg, Isabela Moner, Octavia Spencer

Rating PG-13

Release Date November 16th, 2018

“A couple find themselves in over their heads when they adopt three children.”

Directed and co-written by Sean Anders, Instant Family of a couple who decide to start a family and are inspired to pursue adoption through the foster care system. They feel like wonderful, altruistic people until they suddenly have three wild kids in their home. The cast includes Rose Byrne, Mark Wahlberg, Isabela Moner, and Octavia Spencer. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Instant Family:

• The movie is inspired by the real events from the life of writer/director Sean Anders.

• This is the 3rd collaboration between director Sean Anders, and Mark Wahlberg. Their previous 2 films being, Daddy's Home (2015) & Daddy's Home 2 (2017).

Jonathan

Director Bill Oliver

Genre Drama | Sci-Fi

Cast Ansel Elgort, Patricia Clarkson, Suki Waterhouse, Matt Bomer

Rating Unrated

Release Date November 16th, 2018 (Limited & On-Demand)

“Jonathan leaves the office everyday at noon. When he gets home, he goes to sleep. Every morning he wakes up and there is a breakfast prepared for him along with a video telling him about the second part of his day.”

From director Bill Oliver, his directorial debut, Jonathan is a sci-fi drama about a man who essentially lives as two separate people. Jonathan leaves the office everyday at noon and goes to bed as soon as he gets home, waking the next morning to a prepared breakfast and a video telling him about the second part of his day. I really like the cast and the trailer is pretty damn good so this is one I will be keeping an eye out for. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Jonathan:

• Actor Ansel Elgort, known for the drama The Fault in Our Stars and Baby Driver, is 6 ft 3 inches tall which is unusually tall compared to most actors.

• Both Ansel Elgort and Suki Waterhouse were in both Insurgent (2015) and Billionaire Boys Club (2018).

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Director Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Genre Comedy | Drama | Western

Cast Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Liam Neeson, David Krumholtz

Rating R

Release Date November 16th, 2018 (Netflix)

“An anthology western following six different storylines centering on a man named Buster Scruggs.”

Written and directed by Ethan & Joel Coen, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a western comedy/drama that plays out as an anthology with six different story-lines focused on a man named Buster Scruggs. The cast includes Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Liam Neeson, David Krumholtz, Brendan Gleeson, and Zoe Kazan. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs:

• Was originally envisioned as a feature film, however the Coen's decided they had enough material to create both a miniseries and a theatrically released movie.

• At 132 minutes, this is the longest film directed by the Coen Brothers.

Narcos: Mexico

Genre Crime | Drama

Cast Diego Luna, Michael Peña, Teresa Ruiz, Clark Freeman

Rating Unrated

Season Premiere November 16th, 2018 (Netflix)

“The rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in Mexico.”

“Narcos: Mexico exploring the origins of the modern drug war by going back to its roots, beginning at a time when the Mexican trafficking world was a loose and disorganized confederation of independent growers and dealers. Witness the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel in the 1980s as Félix Gallardo takes the helm, unifying traffickers in order to build an empire. When DEA agent Kiki Camarena moves his wife and young son from California to Guadalajara to take on a new post, he quickly learns that his assignment will be more challenging than he ever could have imagined. As Kiki garners intelligence on Félix and becomes more entangled in his mission, a tragic chain of events unfold, affecting the drug trade and the war against it for years to come.”

— IMDb

A Private War

Director Matthew Heineman

Genre Biography | Drama | War

Cast Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Stanley Tucci, Faye Marsay

Rating R

Release Date November 16th, 2018 (Limited)

“One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.”

From director Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts), A Private War tells the true story of one of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin, as her courage and fearlessness drove her to the front line of conflicts across the globe to give a voice to the voiceless. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, A Private War:

• Taron Egerton was originally cast but ended up dropping out. Jamie Dornan replaced him.

• The film premiered at TIFF in September 2018.

The Grinch

Director Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier

Genre Animation | Comedy | Family

Cast Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Angela Lansbury, Kenan Thompson

Rating PG

Release Date November 9th, 2018

“A grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville.”

From Illumination Entertainment, the team behind Despicable Me, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, and The Secret Life of Pets, The Grinch is an upcoming animated comedy about every ones favorite grouch. The film is directed by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier, and features Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of The Grinch. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Grinch:

• Illumination's second Dr. Seuss film, after The Lorax (2012).

• This is Benedict Cumberbatch's second animated film. His first was Penguins of Madagascar (2014), four years prior.

• Illumination's ninth feature film.

The Girl in the Spider's Web

Director Fede Alvarez

Genre Crime | Drama | Thriller

Cast Claire Foy, Lakeith Stanfield, Sylvia Hoeks, Sverrir Gudnason

Rating Unrated

Release Date November 9th, 2018

“Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.”

Co-written and directed by Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don't Breathe), The Girl in the Spider's Web is the next chapter in the series of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" film franchise, and is based on the fourth novel in the Millenium novel series. The cast includes Claire Foy, Lakeith Stanfield, Sylvia Hoeks, and Sverrir Gudnason. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Girl in the Spider's Web:

• The late author Stieg Larsson had planned to write ten books about Lizbeth Salander and Mikael Blomquist, and the notes are in the possession of his partner, Eva Gabrielson. However, since they were not married, his father and brother inherited the rights to his literary estate upon his death, and the two parties never came to terms about the direction of the series. The family then hired another writer to create new stories.

• While it's a direct sequel to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), it features a new director and entirely new cast.

Overlord

Director Julius Avery

Genre Action | Horror | Mystery

Cast Wyatt Russell, Bokeem Woodbine, Pilou Asbæk, Iain De Caestecker

Rating R

Release Date November 9th, 2018

“The story of two American soldiers behind enemy lines on D-Day.”

From director Julius Avery (Son of a Gun), Overlord is an action horror telling the story of two American soldiers behind enemy lines on D-Day.  The cast includes Wyatt Russell (Everybody Wants Some!!, Ingrid Goes West), Bokeem Woodbine (The Big Hit, Fargo: Season 2), Pilou Asbæk, and Iain De Caestecker. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Overlord:

• Confirmed by J.J. Abrams at the Paramount CinemaCon presentation on April 25, 2018 that the film is, in fact, not an entry in the Cloverfield franchise, despite initial speculations.

• Bad Robot's first R-rated film.

Outlaw King

Director David Mackenzie

Genre Action | Biography | Drama

Cast Chris Pine, Florence Pugh, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Tony Curran

Rating R

Release Date November 9th, 2018

“A true David v Goliath story of how the great 14th Century Scottish ‘Outlaw King’ Robert The Bruce used cunning and bravery to defeat and repel the much larger and better equipped occupying English army.”

From talented director David Mackenzie, the man behind Starred Up (2013) and one of my personal favorites Hell or High Water (2016), which also starred Chris Pine, Outlaw King is a biography drama tells the true story of a 14th Century Scottish “Outlaw King” who’s bravely and resilience helped him defeat a much larger and better equipped occupying English army. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Outlaw King:

• Following a screening of the film at the Toronto International Film Festival, David Mackenzie decided to cut 20 minutes from the film.

• Ben Foster was originally cast in the film to reunite with his Hell or High Water (2016) colleagues, director David Mackenzie & Chris Pine. While the project was in development, Foster dropped out & was later replaced by Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

El Angel

Director Luis Ortega

Genre Biography | Crime | Drama

Cast Lorenzo Ferro, Chino Darín, Daniel Fanego, Mercedes Morán

Rating Unrated

Release Date November 9th, 2019 (Limited)

“A teenager embarks on a murderous crime spree with a friend he hopes to impress.”

“Carlitos is a seventeen-year-old youth with movie star swagger, blond curls and a baby face. As a young boy, he coveted other people’s things, but it wasn’t until his early adolescence that his true calling—to be a thief—manifested itself. When he meets Ramon at his new school, Carlitos is immediately drawn to him and starts showing off to get his attention. Together they will embark on a journey of discoveries, love and crime. Killing is just a random offshoot of the violence, which continues to escalate until Carlitos is finally apprehended. Because of his angelic appearance, the press dubs Carlitos “The Angel of Death.” Showered with attention because of his beauty, he becomes an overnight celebrity. Altogether, he is believed to have committed over forty thefts and eleven homicides. Today, after more than forty-six years in jail, Carlos Robledo Puch is the longest- serving prisoner in the history of Argentina.”