On September 8 theaters will be showing the new horror movie “It,” a remake of the original released in 1990. “It” is based on Stephen King’s novel and follows the journey of a group of bullied kids bonded together to stop the monster clown that has been hunting the kids in their town. The remake will star Bill Skarsgard, Jaeden Lieberher and the Netflix TV show “Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard.
Released on October 6 the new “Blade Runner 2049” takes place 30 years after the first movie, released in 1982. In the new story, a young blade runner uncovers a dark secret. He must track down Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) a Blade runner who has been missing for 30 years. The movie will also star Ryan Gosling as officer K and Ana de Armas.
Coming out just days before Halloween, the horror mystery “Jigsaw” comes out October 27. Starring Laura Vandervoort, Tobin Bell and Brittany Allen, this next chapter in the Jigsaw story follows an investigation into bodies turning up and pointing toward the impossible murderer the original Jigsaw, John Kramer, dead for over a decade.
On November 3 “Thor: Ragnarok” will mark the third installment of the Thor story. The God of thunder is forced into a gladiator style competition against an old friend from the Avengers, the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and must stop Hela (Cate Blanchett) from destroying his homeworld of Asgard. Starring Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as Loki and the newest member of the Marvel Universe Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Steven Strange.
On December 15 the next Star Wars movie “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” will be following the next few chapters in Rey (Daisy Ridley), Peo (Oscar Isaac) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill). As Rey embarks on her adventure to hone her Jedi powers, with Skywalker as her teacher.
Cerridwyn Kuykendall
Reporter