"The Equalizer"
Release Date: September 26th
Why to see it: It's been over a year since Denzel Washington's last appearence on screen ("2 Guns"), which is a shame considering the man tends to elevate the material no matter how generic the idea may seem on paper. (The man made a movie about a runaway train exciting.) "The Equalizer" sounds like a perfect Denzel vehicle, ripe for butt-kicking and name-taking, as he must "come out of retirement" to rescue Chloe Grace Moretz from Russian gangsters. Another reason to tune in? Denzel reunites with "Training Day" director Antoine Fuqua for the first time since making the Award-winning film.
Release Date: October 4th
Why to see it: Anticipation for David Fincher's latest film could not be higher. The thriller, based on the New York Times bestseller by Gillian Flynn, centers around a man (Ben Affleck) and the mystery surrounding the disappearance of his wife on their fifth wedding anniversary, and is already amassing tons of Oscar buzz. The movie is scheduled to debut at the New York Film Festival later this month. Fincher opened the festival in 2010 with "The Social Network" and went on to win three Oscars.
Release Date: October 10th
Why to see it: The film starring Robery Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall debuts as the opening night feature at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, which inspires a level of confidence usually reserved for filmmakers whose previous credits don't include films like "Wedding Crashers" or "Fred Claus." Director David Dobkin's foray into crowdpleaser territory follows a big city lawyer (Downey, Jr.) as he must return home and defend his father (Duvall), a judge himself, who is suspected of murder.
Release Date: October 17th
Why to see it: The latest from David Ayer ("End of Watch," "Harsh Times") sees the director getting out of his comfort zone and working in a different era. "Fury" is set during the last month of World War II and follows a US army sergeant (Brad Pitt) as he commands a tank along with a five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, and Michael Peña co-star in what is sure to be an exciting, brutal, and action-packed film.
Release Date: October 24th
Why to see it: Two words - Bill Murray. The comedy stars Murray as a drunken, gambling retired man who forms a friendship with a 12-year-old child after his neighbor (Melissa McCarthy) asks him to take care of the boy while she works long hours. The plot description may leave a lot to be desired, but "Garfield" aside, Murray tends to choose interesting scripts, and with the film debuting at Toronto International Film Festival in September, The Weinstein Company seems to really believe in the film.
"Interstellar"
Release Date:November 7th
Why see it: We don't know much about Christopher Nolan's space epic, and that's one reason we're so excited to see the director's long-awaited follow-up to "The Dark Knight" trilogy. Matthew McConaughey hopes to continue the McConnaisance as he gets blasted into space alongside Anne Hathaway to embark on a voyage to save mankind.
Sure, we saw “Gravity” send Sandra Bullock into space in an Oscar-winning performance last year, but "Interstellar" has been in the works since 2006 and Nolan hasn't disappointed us yet ("Memento," "Inception").
Release Date:November 21st
Why see it: The girl on fire is back yet again and there are already high hopes for the latest installment of "The Hunger Games." It's definitely the event movie of the fall as it could be this year's highest-grossing opening weekend at the box office, a record currently held by the lastest "Transformers" movie. The last film, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," topped $864 million worldwide.
While we can't wait to see the return of Donald Sutherland as Katniss' cold and calculating foe, "Mockingjay — Part I" will introduce Julianne Moore as a power hungry president of District 13, a place previously thought destroyed. This will also be one of the last times we'll see Philip Seymour Hoffman, who passed away earlier this year, on screen. He completed filming scenes for the first part of the two-film finale.
For the kids: "Big Hero 6"
Release Date:November 7th
Why to see it: Loosely based on the comic with the same title, "Big Hero 6" takes place in a fictional metropolis called San Fransokyo (a hybrid of San Francisco and Tokyo) and centers around a young robotics prodigy named Hiro Hamada and his robot Baymax.
The film is Disney's first animated Marvel picture since acquiring the company in 2009; however, Marvel Studio's track record so far is flawless. From the previews we've already seen, the giant white Baymax looks like an adorable plush toy kids will want for the holiday.
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