DOCTOR STRANGE
Directed by Scott Derrickson
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Rachel McAdams, Mads Mikkelsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Release Date: October 28th 2016
Benedict Cumberbatch and Tilda Swinton make their Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in ‘Doctor Strange’. Cumberbatch plays the titular doctor who, after a terrible accident, finds his days as a talented surgeon are over. As he mourns his loss, he meets the mysterious Ancient One (Swinton), who brings him on a mission to protect the world from inter-dimensional threats.
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
Directed by David Yates
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Colin Farrell, Ezra Miller, Ron Perlman, Jon Voight
Release Date: November 18th 2016
Based on J.K. Rowling’s novella of the same name, ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ introduces audiences to the Wizarding World in the US for the first time. Eddie Redmayne plays Newt Scamander, whose adventures in New York take place seventy years before Harry Potter ever picks up his book at Hogwarts.
BAD SANTA 2
Directed by Mark Waters
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Kathy Bates, Ryan Hansen, Christina Hendricks
Release Date: November 25th 2016
13 years after ‘Bad Santa’, our favourite Christmas rogue is back. This time out, Willie (Billy Bob Thornton) and Marcus (Tony Cox) team up to swindle a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE
Directed by Gareth Edwards
Starring: Felicity Jones, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn, Mads Mikkelsen, Jimmy Smits
Release Date: December 16th 2016
Time to get excited; ‘Star Wars’ returns this December. In this story, which takes place before ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ focuses on a band of rebels who take drastic action to steal the plans for the Death Star; setting the stage for the original trilogy of films.
MOANA
Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jemaine Clement, Alan Tudyk, Nicole Sherzinger, Auli’i Cravalho
Release Date: December 2nd 2016
Directed by the minds that brought us ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘Aladdin’ – Ron Clements and John Musker – ‘Moana’ follows a young girl who wants to return to her people’s tradition of navigating and exploring, and sets out on the seas to find the demigod Maui, voiced by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. We can’t wait to hear The Rock’s vocal styling’s in this new Disney film.
What are you looking forward to seeing before the end of 2016? Let us know in the comments below…