HELLBOY(Fantasy)
WHAT'S IT ABOUT?In this reboot of the franchise, Hellboy battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge.
WHO'S IN IT? David Harbour,Milla Jovovich,Ian McShane,Daniel Dae Kim, Sasha Lane
TRIVIA:
- Based on the comic books byMike Mignola.
- A reboot of the Hellboy franchise that has nothing to do with the previous movies starringRon Perlmanand directed byGuillermo Del Toro.
- Perlman and Del Toro tried to make a third live-action movie in the franchise, but those plans fell through over creative differences.
- Perelman played the big red guy in two live-action movies and two animated films.
- The original Hellboy movie came out in 2004. The sequel,The Golden Army, was released in 2008.
- The reboot is rated R. The original movies were PG-13.
- David Harbour is best known forStranger Things.
- Mike Mignola was reportedly more involved in the reboot than the other Hellboy movies. He says this version is more faithful to his comics, retaining its dark tone and downplaying Hellboy's superhero elements.
- Hellboy is a half-demon who was summoned from Hell and raised as a regular boy. As an adult, he fights for good with his Right Hand of Doom.
MISSING LINK (Animated)
WHAT'S IT ABOUT? Mr. Link recruits fearless explorer Sir Lionel Frost to guide him on a journey to find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La.
WHO'S IN IT? Voices of Zach Galifianakis,Hugh Jackman,Zoe Saldana,Emma Thompson,Stephen Fry,Timothy Olyphant
TRIVIA:
- From the same producers who didParaNorman(2012) andKubo and the Two Strings(2016).
- Little BritainstarsMatt LucasandDavid Walliamsboth have voice roles.
- DirectorChris Butleralso helmed ParaNorman.
LITTLE(Comedy)
WHAT'S IT ABOUT? A businesswoman is transformed into her 13-year-old self at a critical time in her career.
WHO'S IN IT? Regina Hall,Issa Rae,Marsai Martin,Justin Hartley,Tracee Ellis Ross
TRIVIA:
- 14-year-old star Marsai Martin pitched the movie and is one of the executive producers.
- Marsai Martin is best known forblack-ish.
- Issa Rae stars in the HBO series Insecure.
AFTER(Romance)
WHAT'S IT ABOUT? A young woman falls for a young man with a dark secret.
WHO'S IN IT? Josephine Langford,Hero Fiennes Tiffin,Selma Blair,Jennifer Beals,Peter Gallagher,Pia Mia
TRIVIA:
- Based on the novel byAnna Todd.
- Hero's uncle is Ralph Fiennes.
- Heroplayed the 11-year-old Tom Riddle, the younger version of Lord Voldemort (played by his uncle) in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.