As 2019 draws to a close, a brand-new slate of movies awaits us, spanning musicals, thrillers and superhero follow-ups. Here are our most-anticipated titles – all coming soon to a cinema near you.
Marvel has made a habit of poaching indie film-makers to lend artistic credence to its large-scale blockbusters, from Ryan Coogler (Black Panther) to Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok). The comic-book studio is continuing this trend with its forthcoming feature The Eternals, directed by Chloé Zhao, who broke out two years ago with the critically acclaimed cowboy flick The Rider. Featuring an all-star cast that includes Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, Salma Hayek, Richard Madden and Kit Harrington, the film follows its namesake characters (a race of immortal celestial beings) across thousands of years and, according to Marvel’s president Kevin Feige, will “pull back the cosmic curtain on the MCU [Marvel Cinematic Universe] in ways you can’t imagine”. We’re particularly excited about the movie’s increased diversity, which seems to be a key component of the fourth phase of the studio’s interconnected superhero franchise, since Scarlett Johansson is finally getting her own Black Widow origin story, Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie has come out as LGBTQ+ and Natalie Portman will soon taking up the hammer as a female Thor.
‘The Eternals’ is released in cinemas on 6 November 2020.
