From adventure to revenge to love, fall’s upcoming movies have something for every movie buff’s taste. Follow our guide to the most anticipated fall movies through October to help you choose which ones are worth the ticket. Click on the links for video clips and more information.
50/50, Sept. 30
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen
This movie is based on the friendship between Seth Rogen and Will Reiser, his friend who was diagnosed with spinal cancer at the age of 25. This dramedy, penned by Reiser himself, stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Reiser’s alter ego and Rogen as a version of himself. The movie is a comedy but does not shy away from depictions of chemo, lack of libido and hair loss.
http://www.50-50themovie.com/
Footloose, Oct. 14
Starring: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough and Dennis Quaid
This remake of the 1985 classic starring Kevin Bacon adds a modern edge with the dancing while keeping the same storyline. Ren McCormack, a city kid, moves to a small town where dancing is banned. He decides to shake things up when he tries to dance.
http://www.footloosemovie.com/en_us/#t=epk-videos
The Big Year, Oct. 14
Starring: Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson
This movie is a comedy about three friendly rivals who dedicate a year of their lives to spot the greatest number of rare birds in an annual contest. In the movie, Martin and Black, who plays a recent divorcee, team up to beat the past champion, who is played by Wilson.
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133_20518766,00.html
The Three Musketeers, Oct. 21
Starring: Logan Lerman, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans, Christoph Waltz, Orlando Bloom and Milla Jovovich
The young D’Artagnan (Lerman) along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.
http://www.threemusketeers-movie.com/
Anonymous, Oct. 28
Starring: Rhys Ifans and Vanessa Redgrave.
Did William Shakespeare really write the classic plays attributed to his name? This political thriller advances on the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare’s plays.
http://www.anonymous-movie.com/
In Time, Oct. 28
Starring: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried and Cillian Murphy
A sci-fi thriller set in the future where humans stop aging at 25. Once people reach 25, they have one more year to live unless they earn or steal more time. Timberlake’s character, Will, inherits more time. He must go on the run after being suspected for murder.
http://www.intimemovie.com/
Like Crazy, Oct. 28
Starring: Felicity Jones and Anton Yelchin
This movie is about love. A London gal (Jones) and an American guy (Yelchin) fall in love. But drama ensues when Jones’ character is sent back to London after overstaying her visa.
http://www.likecrazy.com/
The Rum Diary, Oct. 28
Starring: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard and Aaron Eckhart
Based on the novel of the same name, the main character, Paul Kemp (Depp), is tired of his life in New York so he moves to Puerto Rico as a freelance journalist. As he tries to create a life in the Caribbean, trouble ensues.
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133_20518602,00.html