The films coming to UK cinemas this winter include major blockbusters, highly anticipated sequels and festive releases. Audiences can look forward to Avengers: Doomsday and The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. Horror films, biographical dramas and family movies will also arrive in cinemas.
What films are being released in October?
October brings plenty of horror releases as Halloween approaches. Nightborn, directed by Hanna Bergholm, stars Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint. Crawlers also arrives with a horror story about a spider invasion in an apartment building.
The month also features several other genres. These include thrillers, fantasy films and biographical dramas.
‘Wildwood’ release
Wildwood arrives in UK cinemas on October 23. The film comes from the directors behind Coraline.
The production took 16 years to complete. The filmmakers created the entire movie using stop-motion animation.
The story follows Prue McKeel and her classmate Curtis. They set out to rescue Prue’s younger brother, Mac. Crows have taken Mac into the mysterious Wildwood.
The film adapts Colin Meloy’s book of the same name.
When is Robert Pattinson’s new film being released?
Robert Pattinson stars in Primetime, which arrives on October 28.
The film draws inspiration from the true story of Chris Hansen and his television show To Catch a Predator. Critics have responded positively to the movie.
What other films are being released in October?
October also brings several other releases. Winter of the Crow offers a thriller set during the Soviet era. Wicker combines fantasy with romance.
Meanwhile, Tenzing tells the story of mountaineer Tenzing Norgay in a biographical drama.
What films are being released in November?
November brings another major franchise release. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping arrives on November 18.
Francis Lawrence directs the film. The story takes place 24 years before the events of the first Hunger Games movie.
The film follows the 50th Hunger Games. Joseph Zada and McKenna Grace lead the cast. Ralph Fiennes, Elle Fanning and Jesse Plemons also appear.
What Christmas films are being released?
In the lead-up to Christmas, Ebenezer, starring Johnny Depp, is set to be released on November 13.
The film is a horror-based retelling of Charles Dickens’s novel A Christmas Carol.
What other films are coming out in November?
Wild Horse Nine, a comedic political thriller directed by Matthew McDonagh, is also being released in November.
The film is about two CIA agents dispatched to Easter Island shortly before the 1973 coup in Chile.
Other films that are being released in November include Godzilla Minus Zero, Focker-in-Law with Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Ariana Grande, and I Play Rocky, a film based on the true story of Sylvester Stallone.
What films are being released in December?
In December, Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part 3 are being released within a few days of one another.
When is ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ being released?
Avengers: Doomsday is being released on December 16.
The film is set to bring together different franchises from across the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the Avengers, X-Men and the Fantastic Four.
The film features an ensemble cast, with actors starring in the film including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth.
When is Dune: Part 3 being released?
Dune: Part 3 is being released two days after Avengers: Doomsday, on December 18.
It is the final instalment in the Dune trilogy, which is based on the novels by Frank Herbert.
Starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, with a soundtrack composed by Hans Zimmer, the film was nominated for the Most Anticipated Film (Second Half of 2026) award at the Astra Midseason Movie Awards.
What other films are coming out in December?
Other films coming out in December include Jumanji: Open World, another instalment in the Jumanji franchise, and The Angry Birds Movie 3.
What films are coming out at the start of 2027?
Films set to be released in early 2027 include Werwulf, Mr. Irrelevant and Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew.
By Annika Winzer
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