The only movie opening nationwide this week is the live-action/animated feature Playmobil: The Movie directed by Lino DiSalvo and starring Anya- Taylor Joy, Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Bateman, Kenan Thompson and Daniel Radcliffe. The film’s original music is composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, The Angry Birds Movie). Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as songs by Meghan Trainor, Adam Lambert & others. Click here for the full album details.
Opening in select theaters before premiering on Amazon Prime on December 20 is the adventure drama The Aeronauts directed by Tom Harper and starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Courtenay and Himesh Patel. Steven Price (Gravity, Our Planet, Suicide Squad, Baby Driver, Fury) has composed the film’s original score. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and the end titles song Home to You performed by Sigrid. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Also opening in limited release is the French drama Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) written and directed by Céline Sciamma and starring Noémie Merlant and Adéle Haenel. The film’s original music is composed by Jean-Baptiste de Laubier and Arthur Simonini. No soundtrack album has been released for the movie, which is set in France, 1760 and follows a woman who commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of a young woman who has just left the convent. The drama premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is being released by Neon.
Also opening in select theaters and on VOD is the horror thriller Daniel Isn’t Real co-written and directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer and starring Patrick Schwarzenegger, Miles Robbins, Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks and Mary Stuart Masterson. Clark (aka Chris Clark) (The Last Panthers, National Treasure: Kiri, Rellik) has composed the film’s original music. Deutsche Grammophon has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Also opening in select cities is the psychological thriller The Wolf Hour written and directed by Alistair Banks Griffin and starring Naomi Watts, Jennifer Ehle, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Emory Cohen. The film’s original music is composed by Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, Ozark, Enemy, The Gift, American Gods, Fear the Walking Dead). No word on a soundtrack album. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the thriller, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Brainstorm Media.
Another movie opening in select theaters and on VOD is the drama A Million Little Pieces directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Giovanni Ribisi, Juliette Lewis, Odessa Young, Dash Mihok and David Dastmalchian. Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl), Leopold Ross & Claudia Sarne (The Book of Eli, Triple 9) have composed the film’s original score. Republic Records has released a soundtrack album including a score suite, as well as songs by Greta Van Fleet, R.E.M., The Velvet Underground & others. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening in select theaters is the action thriller Trauma Center directed by Matt Eskandari and starring Nicky Whelan, Bruce Willis, Tito Ortiz, Texas Battle, Catherine Davis, Lala Kent, Sergio Rizzuto, Tyler John Olson and Steve Guttenberg. The film’s original music is composed by Nima Fakhrara (The Signal, Detroit: Become Human, The Pyramid, Crypto). No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the thriller, which is being released in theaters and on VOD by Lionsgate.
Also opening in limited release is the musical drama Hold On written and directed by Tarek Tohme and starring Micayla De Ette, Tohme himself, Luis Guzman, Maurice Benard, Flavor Flav and Beth Grant. Nathan Matthew David (The Last Word, Angie Tribeca, Slice, Deadly Class, Surviving R. Kelly) has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie performed by De Ette was released last week. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
