Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the animated feature Zootopia 2 directed by Jared Bush & Byron Howard and starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Quinta Brunson, Fortune Feimster, Shakira, Ke Huy Quan, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Warburton and Nate Torrence. The film’s original score is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Ratatouille, Lost, The Batman, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Jurassic World, Inside Out, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Incredibles, Star Trek). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Zoo performed by Shakira last Friday. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Walt Disney Pictures release.
Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Eternity co-written and directed by David Freyne and starring Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, John Early, Olga Merediz and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. David Fleming (Superman, The Last of Us, The Alto Knights, Damsel, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Unforgivable, Jim Henson: Idea Man, Americana) has composed the film’s original music. A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Wednesday. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and for more information about the A24 release.
Opening semi-wide in around 400 U.S. theaters this weekend is the British drama The Thing with Feathers written and directed by Dylan Southern and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Boxall, Henry Boxall, Eric Lampaert, Vinette Robinson and Sam Spruell. The film’s original music is composed by Zebedee Budworth (Meet Me in the Bathrooom). No word on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for the project’s original composers to learn more about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment.
Also opening in a couple of hundred theaters this week before premiering on December 12 on Netflix is the murder mystery sequel Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery written and directed by Rian Johnson and starring Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Daryl McCormack, Andrew Scott and Cailee Spaeny. Nathan Johnson (Knives Out, Looper, Nightmare Alley, Brick, Poker Face, Don Jon, Kill the Messenger, Mr. Corman) has composed the film’s original music. Cut Narrative Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on December 12. Click here to check out the full album details and to listen to a first track.
Opening in select theaters this week before expanding nationwide in the coming weeks is the drama Hamnet co-written and directed by Chloé Zhao and starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn and Noah Jupe. The film’s original music is composed by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Ad Astra, Hostiles, Mary Queen of Scots, Waltz with Bashir, Spaceman, Taboo). Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which is being released by Focus Features
Opening in select theaters and on VOD this week is the action thriller Wildcat directed by James Nunn and starring Kate Beckinsale, Lewis Tan, Alice Krige, Matt Willis, Tom Bennett, Roxy Striar and Charles Dance. Si Begg (Hard Tide, Tour de France: Unchained, Everyone Is Going to Die, Jackdaw,Alien Uprising, Tim Travers and the Time Traveler’s Paradox, Madness in the Method) has composed the film’s original music. Noodle Recordings has released an EP featuring four tracks of the composer’s score this past Tuesday. Check out our previous article for the full details of the EP and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Aura Entertainment.
Also opening in select theaters and on VOD today is the holiday comedy Tinsel Town directed by Chris Foggin and starring Kiefer Sutherland, Rebel Wilson, Derek Jacobi, Catherine Ryan, Mawaan Rizwan, Alice Eve, Maria Friedman, Jason Manford, Asim Chaudhry, Danny Dyer and Lucien Laviscount. The film’s original music is composed by Kara Talve (Prehistoric Planet, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Faraway Downs, The Americas, The Simpsons) & Sami Goldberg ( A Finnish Holiday, Outrageous). No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Click here for more information about the movie, which is being released stateside by Brainstorm Media and will premiere in the UK next Friday on Sky Cinema.
Also opening in select theaters this week and on VOD today is the psychological thriller Stone Creek Killer directed by Robert Enriquez and starring Clayne Crawford, Britney Young, Lyndon Smith, Andrew J. West, Vincent Washington and Adam Hicks. Karam Salem (Woody Woodpecker, L.A. Rebellion: A Cinematic Movement, Young King, Chuggington) has composed the film’s original music. The composer has released a soundtrack album featuring his score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which is being distributed by Vertical.
