90. ”Greedy People”
Filmmaker Potsy Ponciroli, known for 2021’s “Old Henry,” returns with a huge cast. It’s a “Fargo”-esque, small-town murder mystery comedy starring Lily James, James, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Himesh Patel. The supporting cast includes Traci Lords, Joey Lauren Adams, Uzo Aduba, Jim Gaffigan, Simon Rex, Nina Arianda, Neva Howell, José María Yazpik, and “Old Henry” star Tim Blake Nelson.
Release Date: TBD, but a first look was recently revealed in Variety, which could mean a Sundance premiere.
89. “Longlegs”
Following “Dream Scenario,” Nicolas Cage and Ari Aster reunite in a similar actor/producer capacity in a new horror/thriller. Directed by Osgood “Oz” Perkins (“I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives In The House”), the film co-stars Maika Monroe as a young FBI Agent who is assigned to an unsolved serial killer (Cage) case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Alicia Witt and Blair Underwood co-star and Neon picked up rights earlier this year.
Release Date: TBD, but feels like a SXSW, Sundance of Fantastic Fest premiere.
88. “In The Blink Of An Eye”
Following the flop of “John Carter” in 2012, former Pixar filmmaker Andrew Stanton finally returns to the world of live-action. Don’t think he’s been AWOL; in that interim he directed “Finding Dory” and a lot of great genre TV (“Stranger Things,” “Legion” “Tales From The Loop” and “For All Mankind”). Starring Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones, and Daveed Diggs, the sci-fi film depicts three interconnected stories exploring the history of the world.
Release Date: TBD via Searchlight Films.
87. “Humane”
In the wake of an environmental collapse that is forcing humanity to shed 20% of its population, a family dinner erupts into chaos when a father’s plan to enlist in the government’s new euthanasia program goes horribly awry. Caitlin Cronenberg, yep, daughter of David, directs and, Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, and Peter Gallagher star.
Release Date: TBD, but SXSW or Sundance feel like good bets for premieres
86. “Swimming Home”
Directed by Justin Anderson (known for music videos and short films), his feature-length debut stars Christopher Abbott, Mackenzie Davis, Ariane Labed and Nadine Labaki and centers on a woman who invites a naked stranger found floating in the pool of her family holiday villa to help her set those she loves free.
Release Date: TBD, but could be a Sundance or SXSW premiere.
85. “The Empire”
Unpredictable French filmmaker Bruno Dumont is back with another zig-zag. While never announced as an official sequel to his screwball murder-mystery, increasingly-sci-fi-ish series set in French coastal towns (“P’tit Quinquin” and “Coincoin And The Extra-Humans”), the French trailers clearly show the inclusion of the same bumbling, incompetent detectives played by Bernard Pruvost and Philippe Jore and looks like a natural extension of where that story left off. The comedy centers on an apocalyptic space invasion conflict on Northern France’s picturesque Opal Coast. Big French names like Virginie Efira and Lily-Rose Depp were once reported, but the final cast seems to include Camille Cottin, Lyna Khoudri, Anamaria Vartolomei, with Fabrice Luchini.
Release Date: TBD, but it’s done, trailers are out, and a Berlin premiere is rumored in February.
84. “Between The Temples”
“Thirst Street” director Nathan Silver returns with his first feature since 2018’s “The Great Pretender,” and it’s co-written by that clever movie’s screenwriter C. Mason Wells and shot by the same DP Sean Price Williams. An anxious comedy starring Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane, the film centers on a cantor in a crisis of faith who finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student. Robert Smigel, Madeline Weinstein, Dolly De Leon, and Matthew Shear are among the co-stars.
Release Date: Has Sundance or SXSW written all over it.
83. “The Substance”
French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat made her mark with 2017’s “Revenge,” and she returns for a new body horror film starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and what should have been one of the final appearances by Ray Liotta. He sadly passed on, complicating production, and it looks like he was replaced by Dennis Quaid. There are not many other details, but it is a Working Title project and their leads Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner always make top-shelf movies.
Release Date: TBD.
82. “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat”
Directed by Tina Mabry and co-written by her and Gina Prince-Bythewood, this drama follows three best friends who have weathered life’s storms together for two generations through marriage and children and beyond. Uzo Aduba, Aunjanue Ellis, Sanaa Lathan, Russell Hornsby, and Mekhi Phifer star.
Release Date: TBD via Searchlight, but it finished shooting in 2022, so it’s ready.
81. “You’re Cordially Invited”
Following the comedy “Bros,” filmmaker Nicholas Stoller (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall”) returns with a big wedding debacle comedy for Amazon MGM Studios starring Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon, Geraldine Viswanathan and Meredith Hagner. Filming started in May 2023, before the strikes, and it’s reportedly in post, so it could be finished for the summer or the fall if they want to rush it.
Release Date: TBD via Amazon MGM Studios.