A sequel to 1978’s original' Halloween' reboots the R-rated horror franchise and attempts to overtake current box office winners 'Venom' and 'A Star Is Born'.
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The stellar cast of family drama What They Had includes Hilary Swank and Michael Shannon, Can You Ever Forgive Me? places comedian Melissa McCarthy in a more serious role than usual, and actor Jonah Hill makes his directorial debut with skateboarding and coming of age pic Mid90s.
Halloween
Story: It might have been 40 years (and 10 franchise movies) since the first Halloween horror but there’s still time for original heroine Laurie Strode, now supremely well-prepared, to have a final reckoning with masked serial murderer Michael Myers in this sequel-reboot.
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer and Andi Matichak.
Release date: 19 October
What They Had
Story: Bridget moves back home to help her cynical brother and optimistic father take care of her aging mother who is suffering from memory loss.
Starring: Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Blythe Danner and Robert Forster.
Release date: 19 October
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Story: Once-successful writer Lee Israel discovers that people will pay for letters from famous authors — and that she can turn underappreciated talents to the risky business of forging more.
Starring: Melissa McCarthy and Richard E Grant.
Release date: 2 November
Mid90s
Story: Thirteen-year-old teenager Stevie finds an escape from an unpleasant home life when he makes friends with a bunch of older boys who are into skateboarding.
Starring: Sunny Suljic, Lucas Hedges, skateboarders Olan Prenatt and Na-kel Smith.
Release date: 19 October
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