Zombieland: Double Tap

Director Ruben Fleischer

Genre Action | Comedy | Horror

Cast Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin

Rating R

Release Date October 18th, 2019

“Columbus, Tallahasse, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.”

From director Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Venom), Zombieland: Double Tap is the follow-up to the 2009 hit film that took audiences by surprise. For the sequel we are rejoined by Columbus, Tallahasse, Wichita, and Little Rock as they move to the American heartland and face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Columbus, Zombieland: Double Tap:

• The first film was originally titled "Another Day in Zombieland", but the studio feared people would think it would be a sequel.

• As of 2015, all four leads in this film have been nominated for Academy Awards for their performances in other films. In 2017, Emma Stone became the first to win an Oscar, for "La La Land".

Watchmen

Genre Action | Drama | Mystery

Cast Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Christie Amery, Adelaide Clemens, Frances Fisher

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere October 20th, 2019 (HBO)

“Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, Watchmen embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own.”

HBO’s Watchmen is a continuation of the acclaimed graphic novel, this HBO original series takes place in contemporary America, where costumed heroes are outlawed the doomsday clock continues to tick. A film based on the Watchmen comics released in 2009 and was very well received by fans and critics. Check out the official trailer for the upcoming series below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, HBO’s Watchmen:

• Second attempt at a Watchmen TV series. Terry Gilliam attempted an adaptation in the early 90s but could only conceive the story being so epic that the time it would take could only be accomplished on television rather than film. Gilliam's vision went into pre production with HBO (as with this current one) & cast Robin Williams as Rorschach, Jamie Lee Curtis as Silk Spectre, Gary Busey as The Comedian, & Kevin Costner as Nite Owl. The project ultimately dissolved after HBO failed to provide a large enough budget for Gilliam's vision. Gilliam himself later claimed afterwards that an adaptation would've been "unfilmable" anyway.

Living with Yourself

Genre Comedy

Cast Paul Rudd, Paul Rudd, Aisling Bea

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere October 18th, 2019 (Netflix)

“A man who is burned out on life and love undergoes a mysterious treatment, only to discover that he has been replaced by a better version of himself.”

From creator Timothy Greenberg (The Daily Show, The Detour), Living with Yourself tells the story of a man who is burned out on life and love undergoes a mysterious treatment, only to discover that he has been replaced by a better version of himself. Check out the official trailer below!!

The Lighthouse

Director Robert Eggers

Genre Drama | Fantasy | Horror

Cast Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson

Rating R

Release Date October 18th, 2019

“The story of two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.”

Directed by Robert Eggers (The Witch), who also co-wrote the film with his brother Max, The Lighthouse is a horror drama that tells the story of two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Lighthouse:

• The movie is set in 1890 and was filmed on 35 mm black and white Double-X 5222 film stock, augmenting the Panavision Millennium XL2 camera with vintage Baltar lenses designed in the 1930s. To enhance the image, making it resemble early photography, a custom cyan filter made by Schneider Filters that emulated the look and feel of orthochromatic film from the late 19th century was used.

• The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

Wounds

Director Babak Anvari

Genre Drama | Horror | Mystery

Cast Dakota Johnson, Armie Hammer, Zazie Beetz, Karl Glusman

Rating R

Release Date October 18th, 2019 (Hulu)

“Disturbing and mysterious things begin to happen to a bartender in New Orleans after he picks up a phone left behind at his bar.”

Written and directed by Babak Anvari, Wounds is a horror drama that tells the story of disturbing and mysterious things begin to happen to a bartender in New Orleans after he picks up a phone left behind at his bar. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Wounds:

• Based on the horror novel, The Visible Filth, by Nathan Ballingrud.

Tell Me Who I Am

Director Ed Perkins

Genre Documentary | Drama | Mystery

Cast Andrew Caley, Alex Lewis, Marcus Lewis, Evan Milton

Rating Unrated

Release Date October 18th, 2019 (Netflix)

“A motorcycle accident in 1982 caused Alex Lewis to forget everyone in his life except his twin brother, Marcus, when he awoke from a coma. Life would never be the same for the 18-year-old, and Marcus made sure of that by selectively telling him stories about their lives — leaving things out even he wished he could forget.”

“In 1982, 18-year-old Alex Lewis was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him in a coma. When he awakened, he recognized his identical twin brother Marcus but literally no one else—including his mother, who was naturally horrified by this development. As Alex puts it, there was a blank, black slate where his memories of himself, his family and his life should have been. All that he knew was that Marcus was his sibling, and someone he could trust. And trust he did, allowing Marcus—over the next decade-plus—to help rebuild the life he’d lost.”

Tell Me Who I Am will hit Netflix on October 18th. Check out the official trailer for what is being called the most jaw-dropping documentary of the year below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, Tell Me Who I Am:

• Based on the brothers’ memoir of the same name.

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

Director Kevin Smith

Genre Comedy

Cast Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Matt Dillon, Harley Quinn Smith

Rating R

Release Date October 15th, 2019

“Jay and Silent Bob embark on a cross-country mission to stop Hollywood from filming a reboot based on them.”

From director Kevin Smith, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is a comedy that follows Jay and Silent Bob as they embark on a cross-country mission to stop Hollywood from filming a reboot based on them. Check out the official UNRATED trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot:

• First entry in the View Askewniverse since Clerks II (2006), which was intended to be a second attempt as a final chapter after Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001).

• This is the first collaboration between Kevin Smith and Ben Affleck since Clerks 2 (2006). They had a falling out which lasted almost a decade, but have since made amends.

Looking for Alaska

Genre Drama

Cast Charlie Plummer, Kristine Froseth, Timothy Simons, Ron Cephas Jones

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere October 18th, 2019 (Hulu)

“A new arrival at a boarding school falls in love with a beguiling female student.”

A new drama series based on the first book ever written by award-winning author John Green, Looking for Alaska tells the story of a new student who arrives to a boarding school and meets a young girl named Alaska. During his time getting to know and understand her he slowly falls in love with her. But through his time with her, he finds out that her life isn't as perfect as he thought. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Looking for Alaska:

• The idea of Alaska's name initially came to John Green as he was watching The Royal Tennenbaums.

• The third movie adaption to John Green's novels, also including Paper Towns and The Fault In Our Stars

Joker

Director Todd Phillips

Genre Crime | Drama | Thriller

Cast Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Robert De Niro, Bryan Callen

Rating R

Release Date October 4th, 2019

“A failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and becomes a psychopathic murderer.”

Co-written and directed by Todd Phillips, best known for Old School, The Hangover, and War Dogs, Joker is an original standalone origin story of the iconic villain not seen before on the big screen, it's a gritty character study of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society, and a broader cautionary tale. The bar was set VERY high by Christopher Nolan and the late Heath Ledger, so fingers crossed this movie holds up - check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, Joker:

• Three of the previous actors who have played the Joker - Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, and Jared Leto - are Oscar winners (with Ledger winning for playing The Joker). Joaquin Phoenix has been nominated for an Oscar three times.

• The goal for this film is to ignite a new company that will produce stand-alone DC movies.

Gemini Man

Director Ang Lee

Genre Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

Cast Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, Benedict Wong

Rating PG-13

Release Date October 11th, 2019

“An over-the-hill hitman faces off against a younger clone of himself.”

From Oscar-winning director Ang Lee, who took home the Best Achievement in Directing Oscar in 2013 for Life of Pi, Gemini Man tells the story of an over-the-hill hitman who faces off against a younger clone of himself. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Gemini Man:

• Based on a concept by Darren Lemke, was originally sold to be produced by Walt Disney Pictures along with Don Murphy to produce and Tony Scott to direct in 1997.

• Will Smith double duty, playing both the 50-year-old and 23-year-old version of himself thanks to stunning technology that de-ages Smith nearly a quarter of a century.

El Camino

Director Vince Gilligan

Genre Crime | Drama

Cast Aaron Paul, Matt Jones, Charles Baker

Rating Unrated

Release Date October 11th, 2019 (Netflix)

“After escaping Jack and his gang, Jesse Pinkman goes on the run from the police and tries to escape his own inner turmoil.”

Breaking Bad writer and creator Vince Gilligan went back to the drawing board and has decided to surprise fans of the hit series with a film that will serve as a follow-up to the dramatic finale. In El Camino, Jesse Pinkman narrowly escapes the compound where Heisenberg meets his end. Pinkman must come to terms with his past in order to forge any sort of future. Now like 98% of people out there, I absolutely loved the AMC series Breaking Bad and I watched it in it’s entirety at least 3 times. With Gilligan back at the helm and Aaron Paul on board, I cannot wait for this movie to drop! Check out the official trailers below!!

Jexi

Director Jon Lucas, Scott Moore

Genre Comedy

Cast Adam Devine, Rose Byrne, Alexandra Shipp, Michael Peña

Rating R

Release Date October 11th, 2019

“A comedy about what can happen when you love your phone more than anything else in your life.”

From directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, Jexi is a comedy about what can happen when you love your phone more than anything else in your life. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, Jexi:

• The movie was filmed under the working title, "The Phone."

• Star Adam Devine seldom shows his legs because he required extensive skin grafting on his legs following a horrific accident in 1995 wen he was 11, which resulted in brutal scarring, swelling and discoloration that can rarely be covered with make-up. He was hit by a 42-ton cement truck and broke all the bones in his legs. It took him 2 years before he could fully walk again.

The Addams Family

Director Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon

Genre Animation | Comedy | Family

Cast Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Oscar Isaac, Finn Wolfhard

Rating PG

Release Date October 11th, 2019

“An animated version of Charles Addams’ series of cartoons about a peculiar, ghoulish family.”

From directors Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon, who worked on Sausage Party together, The Addams Family is the animated version of Charles Addams' series of cartoons about a peculiar, ghoulish family. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Addams Family:

• Finn Wolfhard appeared in Stranger Things (2016) with Sean Astin, whose father John Astin played Gomez in the original television series.

• Oscar Isaac appeared in Robin Hood (2010) with Danny Huston, whose sister Anjelica Huston played Morticia in the films.

Little Monsters

Director Abe Forsythe

Genre Comedy | Horror

Cast Lupita Nyong'o, Josh gad, Stephen Peacocke, Kat Stewart

Rating R

Release Date October 11th, 2019 (Hulu)

“A washed-up musician teams up with a teacher and a kids show personality to protect young children from a sudden outbreak of zombies.”

Written and directed by Abe Forsythe, Little Monsters is a comedy horror that tells the story of a washed-up musician who teams up with a teacher and a kids show personality to protect young children from a sudden outbreak of zombies. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Little Monsters:

• Originally, the producers couldn't get the rights to use Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off" in the film, as they were denied by the record label. Lupita Nyong'o is a big fan of the song and saw it as pivotal part of the screenplay, which led her to personally get in touch with Swift to explain why the song was important to her and the narrative, after which Swift granted her the rights.

Fractured

Director Brad Anderson

Genre Thriller

Cast Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe, Stephen Tobolowsky, Lucy Capri

Rating Unrated

Release Date October 11th, 2019 (Netflix)

“Driving cross-country, Ray and his wife and daughter stop at a highway rest area where his daughter falls and breaks her arm. After a frantic rush to the hospital and a clash with the check-in nurse, Ray is finally able to get her to a doctor. While the wife and daughter go downstairs for an MRI, Ray, exhausted, passes out in a chair in the lobby. Upon waking up, they have no record or knowledge of Ray’s family ever being checked in.”

From director Brad Anderson (The Machinest, Beirut), Fractured is a thriller that follows a family driving cross-country when they stop at a highway rest area where their daughter falls and breaks her arm. After a frantic rush to the hospital and a clash with the check-in nurse, Ray is finally able to get her to a doctor. While the wife and daughter go downstairs for an MRI, Ray, exhausted, passes out in a chair in the lobby. Upon waking up, they have no record or knowledge of Ray's family ever being checked in. The Netflix original film will hit the streaming service on October 11th. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, actor Sam Worthington:

• Was given the lead role in Avatar (2009) after Jake Gyllenhaal and Matt Damon turned down the role.

• As of 2018, has appeared in two films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, Avatar (2009) and Hacksaw Ridge (2016).

Nancy Drew

Genre Mystery

Cast Kennedy McMann, Maddison Jaizani, Alex Saxon, Tunji Kasim

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere  Wed October 9th, 2019 9:00 PM EST (The CW)

“Young Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college after high school graduation, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery.”

From creator Josh Schwartz, the man behind The O.C. and Chuck, Nancy Drew follows 18-year-old Nancy who was ready to leave for college when the death of her mother delays her plans and she becomes involved in a murder investigation in the series based on the classic mystery novels. Check out the official trailer below!!

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Genre Fantasy | Horror

Cast Rafael Casal, Miya Cech, Lyliana Wray, Milo Shandel

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere October 11th, 2019 (Nick)

“This three-part, self-contained limited series is about the newest member of the Midnight Society, her first scary tale, and what happens to the group when the terrifying events of her story start to actually happen in their small town.”

Written by Bendavid Grabinski (Skiptrace), Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a three-part, self-contained limited series is about the newest member of the Midnight Society, her first scary tale, and what happens to the group when the terrifying events of her story start to actually happen in their small town. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Are You Afraid of the Dark?:

• Reboot of the Nickelodeon series that ran from 1990 to 1996, and from 1999 to 2000.

• Nickelodeon released the trailer in September 2019 at Midnight EST on Friday the 13th.

The Purge: Season 2

Genre Action | Drama | Horror

Cast Gabriel Chavarria, Hannah Emily Anderson, Jessica Garza, Colin Woodell

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere Monday October 14th, 2019 (USA)

“Set in an altered United States, several unrelated people discover how far they will go to survive a night where all crime is legal for 12 hours.”

USA’s exclusive series based on The Purge films is returning for a 2nd season to build on the great potential of the debut season. I enjoyed the films and I look forward to seeing where the show decides t take things. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Purge Series:

• Takes place ten years after "The First Purge", between the first/second & third movies.

The Dead Center

Director Billy Senese

Genre Thriller

Cast Shane Carruth, Poorna Jagannathan, Jeremy Childs, Bill Feehely

Rating Unrated

Release Date October 11th, 2019 (Limited)

“A hospital psychiatrist’s own sanity is pushed to the edge when a frightened amnesiac patient insists that he has died and brought something terrible back from the other side.”

Written and directed by Billy Senese, The Dead Center is a thriller that tells the story of a hospital psychiatrist as his own sanity is pushed to the edge when a frightened amnesiac patient insists that he has died and brought something terrible back from the other side. Check out the official trailer below!!

Harpoon

Director Rob Grant

Genre Comedy | Horror

Cast Brett Gelman, Munro Chambers, Emily Tyra, Christopher Gray

Rating Unrated

Release Date October 8th, 2019 (Limited & On-Demand)

“Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean under suspicious circumstances.”

Co-written and directed by Rob Grant, Dark Secrets unfolds as rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean under suspicious circumstances. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Harpoon:

• The interiors were shot in Calgary, Alberta in the middle of winter with below-freezing temperatures. The exteriors were shot in San Pedro, Belize.