How about a little popcorn for the holidays? Here’s a sampling of what you’ll find on screens during the festive season. Note that all release dates are tentative and subject to change.
‘The Order’
In this drama, based on events that took place in the Pacific Northwest in the 1980s, Jude Law plays an FBI agent in pursuit of the leader (Nicholas Hoult) of a white supremacist terrorist group known as The Order. (Dec. 6)
‘Y2K’
It might seem a little late in the year for a horror comedy. Nonetheless, Kyle Mooney’s debut film is the story of two high schoolers who crash a New Year’s Eve party in 1999. The cast includes Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”), Jaeden Martell and Julian Dennison. (Dec. 6)
‘Nightbitch’
The most memborable title of the year? No question. Writer/director Marielle Heller follows up “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” with this adaptation of Rachel Yoder’s 2021 novel, starring Amy Adams as a stay-at-home mother who transforms into a dog at night. (Dec. 6)
‘Kraven the Hunter’
If you’re grieving the absence of Russell Crowe in “Gladiator II,” fear not: Here he is in the latest Marvel Comics installment, playing the father of big-game hunter Kraven (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). Ariana DeBose and Alessandro Nivola co-star. (Dec. 13)
‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’
And you thought this franchise was over? Not quite. This animated film uses the voices of Brian Cox and Miranda Otto to tell a story — visually inspired by Peter Jackson’s trilogy — of legendary king Helm Hammerhand, who became the namesake of Helm’s Deep. (Dec. 13)
‘September 5′
Another drama based on true events, this one goes back to 1972, when a group of sports journalists at the Summer Olympics in Munich found themselves covering a hostage crisis. Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro and Ben Chaplin star. (Dec. 13)
‘Mufasa: The Lion King’
Barry Jenkins, the director of “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk,” takes on his first animated feature: a photorealistic “Lion King” sequel featuring the voices of Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Seth Rogen and Beyoncé. (Dec. 20)
