Emily Blunt plays Rachel, a British woman whose commuter train passes the home of a seemingly happy married couple she does not know. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN This could be another “Gone Girl” or “Room,” a film adaptation of a best-selling thriller. Siegel (“The Wrestler”) and directed by John Lee Hancock (“The Blind Side”). THE FOUNDER He didn’t win for “Birdman” and wasn’t even nominated for “Spotlight,” but Michael Keaton could get another shot at the gold as Ray Kroc, the Illinois salesman who turned McDonald’s into a global enterprise. Parker wrote, directed and stars in the film alongside Gabrielle Union, Armie Hammer and Penelope Ann Miller. THE BIRTH OF A NATION Nate Parker’s film about the 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner became a sensation at this year’s Sundance, and Fox Searchlight purchased it for $17.5 million - a festival record. SULLY Tom Hanks plays Chesley Sullenberger, the pilot who in 2009 became a national hero for saving the passengers and crew of US Airways Flight 1549 by staging an emergency landing in the Hudson River. This project just might earn another thanks to original music by Scottish songwriter Gary Clark, a veteran of the ’80s who fronted the overlooked pop band Danny Wilson.
SING STREET A rock and roll romance set in 1980s Dublin, written and directed by John Carney, whose indie film “Once” (2007) earned an Oscar for best original song (“Falling Slowly”). RICHARD PRYOR: IS IT SOMETHING I SAID? Stand-up comedian Mike Epps stars as the controversial comedian in a biopic that follows him from his rough childhood (Oprah Winfrey plays his brothel-running grandmother) to the heights of his career. Following rave reviews at Sundance, Amazon snatched it up for $10 million. Directed by playwright-filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan (the 1996 Broadway hit “This Is Our Youth”), it stars Casey Affleck as a mess of a man who suddenly finds himself the guardian of his teenage nephew (Lucas Hedges). MANCHESTER BY THE SEA Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has said he wants an Oscar, and this new film could be part of his plan. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy.
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