Let’s not beat around the bush, this is where we’re headed. We’re all counting the days until December 18th and a return to the Star Wars Universe. 2015 has been, thus far, a year of pleasant surprises like Ex Machina, Mad Max and Furious 7, but overall, not a fantastic year. The dumbest thing any studio this year did was not follow Disney’s example (including Disney) and take advantage of this six week dead zone we’ve been experiencing since the release of Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. It’s an absolute wasteland out there and has been since the end of July. Guardians of the Galaxy released a great film at this precise period of time last year and was the year’s top-grossing film. You’d think someone in a suit would notice that and stop trying to cram every summer movie into May. People get bored in August and September too.
This fall isn’t just Star Wars, though, and there are a number of exciting films with the potential to close out the year on a high note. We have possibly Daniel Craig’s last Bond, the end of The Hunger Games saga, the sequel to last year’s most underrated movie, the adaptation of last year’s best book, the return of Spielberg, more Pixar and more. But when you get down to it, showing is just so much more fun than telling, isn’t it? So here: starting this Friday, September 18th, and running through Christmas, here is your Fall 2016 release schedule trailer-by-trailer. Happy watching, Time Killers, and here’s to a great fall at the movies!
SEPTEMBER 18TH
Black Mass (Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch)
The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (Dylan O’Brien)
SEPTEMBER 25TH
Everest (Jason Clarke, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley)
Hotel Transylvania 2 (Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg)
The Intern (Robert DeNiro, Anne Hathaway)
OCTOBER 2ND
Legend (Tom Hardy, Emily Browning)
The Martian (Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Ridley Scott)
Sicario (Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin)
OCTOBER 9TH
Pan (Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara, Garrett Hedlund)
Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender, Seth Rogen, Aaron Sorkin)
The Walk (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Robert Zemeckis)
OCTOBER 16TH
Bridge of Spies (Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks)
Crimson Peak (Guillermo del Toro, Jessica Chastain)
Goosebumps (Jack Black, Amy Ryan)
OCTOBER 23RD
Jem and the Holograms (Juliette Lewis)
The Last Witch Hunter (Vin Diesel)
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
Rock the Kasbah (Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Kate Hudson)
OCTOBER 30TH
Our Brand is Crisis (Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton)
Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
NOVEMBER 6TH
The Peanuts Movie (Charlie Brown, Snoopy, THE PEANUTS!!!)
SPECTRE (Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes)
NOVEMBER 13TH
The 33 (Antonio Banderas, Juliette Binoche)
By the Sea (Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie)
Love the Coopers (Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Diane Keaton)
NOVEMBER 20TH
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (Jennifer Lawrence)
The Secret in their Eyes (Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman)
NOVEMBER 25TH
Creed (Sylvester Stallone)
The Good Dinosaur (Pixar, Neil Patrick Harris, Bill Hader)
The Night Before (Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt)
Victor Frankenstein (Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy
DECEMBER 4TH
Krampus (Adam Scott, Toni Colette)
Everything Will Be Fine (James Franco, Rachel McAdams)
Macbeth (Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotilliard)
DECEMBER 11TH
In the Heart of the Sea (Ron Howard, Chris Hemsworth)
The Big Short (Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Steve Carrell)
DECEMBER 18TH
Sisters (Tina Fey, Amy Poehler)
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (Harrison Ford)
DECEMBER 25TH
Concussion (Will Smith, Alec Baldwin)
Daddy’s Home (Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg)
The Hateful Eight (Samuel L. Jackson, Quentin Tarantino)
Joy (Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, David O. Russell)
Point Break
Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Oliver Stone)
The Revenant (Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy)
