Spoiler alert: Linnet ends up dead, but her jilted ex-friend couldn't possibly have done it.
This, I'd argue, has the better story: Linnet (Gadot) steals the boyfriend (Hammer) of her former BFF Louise (Mackey). I'm a die-hard Agatha Christie fan, and I might have been the only one who cheered for the Murder on the Orient Express remake. Starring: Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Kenneth Branagh, Rose Leslie, Annette Bening, Emma Mackey Release date: Orginally October 9, 2020, now TBD
Hopefully, this is the one that'll make her a movie star. Also, I've been hoping for Samira Wiley to get more movies (she is just THAT good on Orange Is the New Black and Handmaid's Tale). Rogers, and now this? I'm already crying. The last man on Earth is trying to make a robot that'll keep his dog happy after he dies. Starring: Tom Hanks, Samira Wiley, Caleb Landry Jones, Skeet Ulrichĭirected by Michael Sapochnik, who envisioned some of the most major Game of Throne moments ever, this post-apocalyptic tragedy sounds compelling.
Release date: Originally October 2, 2020, now April 16, 2021 I'm hopeful that this may have Easter eggs for die-hard fans and enough good drama for the uninitiated (this will give me a good excuse to finish the series. Show creator David Chase is producing and also writing the screenplay, with Alan Taylor back as director, so it feels like this is in good hands. Having Michael Gandolfini play the role that made his late father famous feels like a fitting tribute. This Sopranos prequel will take a look at the gangster's youth-Tony as an up-and-comer, an early version of the therapy-seeking gangster.
Starring: Michael Gandolfini, Vera Farmiga, Jon Bernthal, Ray Liotta, Corey Stoll, Billy Magnussen Release date: Originally September 25, 2020, now March 12, 2021 Washington is a reanimated(?) spy(?) who attempts to stop a man-made apocalypse. Based on the trailers, it's typical brain-bending, time-warping madness. Not much is yet known about Tenet, other than the fact that it's got some cool up-and-comers like Washington and Pattinson, combined with acting pros like Caine and Branagh. Starring: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Caine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Himesh PatelĮven when he's confounding ( Interstellar) or experimental ( Dunkirk, basically every movie he's ever done), Christopher Nolan is always interesting. Release date: September 3, 2020, now streaming Apatow's films are side-splitting at first, but then the sadness and sweetness creep up on you. This was envisioned as a sort of alternate reality-Davidson, if he hadn't started standup. I'm enjoying how close to life this is-Davidson's own firefighter father died on September 11, and Davidson's been open about his struggles with mental health and drug use. In this case it's Pete Davidson, playing a role that's not too far afield: A stoner feels adrift after his father died when he was seven, but his mom's new firefighter boyfriend (Burr, constantly funny) forces him to reevaluate his life. Judd Apatow's latest feels like a nice continuation of the character type he loves: The sweet, lovable loser who finds his/her way in the world after a lot of hilarious difficulty (see also Trainwreck, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Bridesmaids). Starring: Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, Bel Powley, Maude Apatow, Steve Buscemi Release date: June 12, 2020, direct to streaming