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summertime 2018 moving-picture show season keeps on rolling , but August ’s new tone ending sure have a tough human activity to follow . gratefully , there ’s a bunch of August 2018 films we ’re emotional for .
After all , July brought some big hard hittersout to spiel , includingAnt - Man and the WaspandMission : unsufferable — radioactive dust . The latter film even delivered the large opening weekend of the franchise to date as well as worldwide decisive plaudits . Meanwhile , smaller going likeEighth GradeandSorry to Bother Youcontinue to gain adhesive friction as they ramble out to more and more theaters . Last month was n’t good word for everyone though , as Dwayne Johnson ’s latest , Skyscraper , underperformed in a self-aggrandising way .
Still , motion-picture fan search to arrest something new have pot to select from this calendar month . get ’s take a look at what is coming to theaters over the next few weeks .
10. Slender Man (Release Date: August 10)
Yes , Slender Manis based on the meme that has been swirling around the Internet since 2009 . However , do n’t let the motion picture ’s origins put one across you . If we can get a critically acclaimed bang tally ground on Lego bricks , then anything is possible . For managing director Sylvain White ( The Losers , Stomp the Yard ) , this latest task could be the hit he needs to kick off a whole new enfranchisement .
Slender Manfollows a group of teenage girls — top by Joey King ( Wish Upon ) — who get inquire the mystery of the titulary supernatural creature and wind up becoming his latest target area . Although the film might fly under the radar for some audiences , its particular brand of teenager - well-disposed PG-13 revulsion has been known to do whole business .
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9. The Darkest Minds (Release Date: August 3)
It ’s been a hot min since a new film base on a best - selling young - adult serial has aimed to kvetch off a new film franchise . This month , The Darkest Mindstakes a crack at it . Based on Alexandra Bracken ’s novel , the cinema centre on a mathematical group of super - powered teenager on the foot race from the government . Amandla Stenberg ofThe Hunger Gamesfame leads the plaster bandage .
In gain to its aspiration of kicking off a new enfranchisement , The Darkest Mindsalso stand for director Jennifer Yuh Nelson ’s saltation into alive - action territory . Thus far , Nelson ’s directorial credits extend only to the twoKung Fu Pandasequels . With this latest YA offering , she could prove herself as a larger histrion in the studio organisation .
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8. Mile 22 (Release Date: August 17)
Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg clearly have a good thing going . The wizard and director have collaborated on films likeLone Survivor , Deepwater HorizonandPatriots Dayin late years , and now they ’re back together forMile 22 . The action at law thriller sees Wahlberg and Ronda Rousey play CIA broker who must escort a critical viewer ( The maraud : Redemption ’s Iko Uwais ) to an extraction degree 22 miles away .
That premise has a cherubic simplicity to it that could very well serve as the perfect setup for a compelling natural process charge drive . audience who have relished Wahlberg and Berg ’s old efforts will belike find plenty to fuck aboutMile 22 . The moving-picture show ’s standout supporting cast — which also includes John Malkovich andThe Walking Dead ’s Lauren Cohan — definitely helps to flesh out the central conflict .
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7. Searching (Release Date: August 24)
everyday motion-picture fan probably still have sex John Cho best for his franchise piece of work in theHarold and KumarandStar Trekfilms . But the actor has demonstrated a ton of range in smaller picture and television office in recent eld . WithSearching , he gets to explore that even farther as a beginner desperately search for answer regarding his girl ’s disappearance .
What separatesSearchingfrom other thriller , however , is that the flick is say only from the view of reckoner and smartphone sieve . Director Aneesh Chaganty hire this typical style to hone in on the internal nature of Cho ’s eccentric ’s search , and judging by the rapturous limited review the film has receive thus far , this tactic appears to have worked attractively .
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6. Christopher Robin (Release Date: August 3)
Disney has been dipping into its archive a pot of late , and with new take onDumbo , Mary PoppinsandMulanon the mode , that does n’t look to be stopping any prison term soon . For decades , A.A. Milne ’s iconic Winnie the Pooh characters have been inextricably tied to the studio . So it place upright to intellect that Pooh and his supporter are attain the leap to hold out action inChristopher Robin .
The film stars Ewan McGregor as the grown - up version of the young male child who spent his childhood with Pooh , Piglet , Tigger , and company . Suddenly , his old sidekick return to help oneself Christopher Robin reignite his resource . Disney ’s latest looks it may hew closely toHookterritory in depict an older rendering of a nipper sub , and with any fate , Christopher Robincan live up to the promise of its universal theme .
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5. The Happytime Murders (Release Date: August 24)
consider it or not , it appear likeThe Happytime Murdersmay finally receive a theatrical liberation this calendar month . The film — directed by Brian Henson , son of the late Jim Henson — has languished in growing inferno for over a decade . At last , this very adult tarradiddle featuring Muppet - like characters will let out just how far it ’s willing to press the envelope .
The Happytime Murdersstars Melissa McCarthy as a human cop who reteams with her creature ex - partner Phil ( performed and vocalize by puppeteer Bill Barretta ) to work a murder secret tied to an old children ’s telecasting show . The film ’s trailer divided fans and even draw alawsuit from Sesame Streetwith its over - the - top crude sense of humor , but no matter how the film change state out , we must acknowledge we ’re curious to see the finished product .
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4. The Spy Who Dumped Me (Release Date: August 3)
Speaking of R - rated drollery , here ’s another one for those of you wait for an uproariously good time at the movie . The Spy Who Dumped Mestars Mila Kunis as Audrey , whose life is in danger when her ex - fellow reveals he is a CIA agent . From there , Audrey and best friend Morgan ( Kate McKinnon ) get mixed up in an international cabal and must fight for their lives .
The film is only the 2d theatrical feature calculate by Susanna Fogel ( after 2014 comedyLife Partners ) . Yet , the premise at the heart ofThe Spy Who Dumped Meis right with voltage for broad comedy and solid natural process , much in the same way thatSpy — another female - led espionage action drollery — won over hearing back in 2015 .
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3. BlacKkKlansman (Release Date: August 10)
Spike Lee is known for woo controversy with his films , but even by that quantity , BlacKkKlansmanis one of his more provocative films to date . Based on the autobiography by Ron Stallworth , the veridical - life-time taradiddle succeed an African - American constabulary officer ( John David Washington ) in Colorado who infiltrate the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan .
Featuring a supporting cast that include Adam Driver , Laura Harrier , Topher Grace , Corey Hawkins and Alec Baldwin , the film is one of the most - talked - about films of the year . Since its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last leaping , BlacKkKlansmanhas been gaining critical praise for its timely societal commentary and performances .
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2. Crazy Rich Asians (Release Date: August 15)
Based on Kevin Kwan ’s best - selling novel , Crazy Rich Asiansis the rare case of a mainstream studio release feature an all - Asiatic mould . aim by Jon M. Chu ( Now You See Me 2 ) , the film is n’t only a positivistic move forward for multifariousness in Hollywood but also looks to be a magic amatory comedy - dramatic event in its own right .
Constance Wu stars as a Chinese - American woman named Rachel who locomote to Singapore with her swain Nick ( Henry Golding ) , only to find out the truth about his family . Conflict inevitably boils to the Earth’s surface , specifically between Rachel and Nick ’s mother , Eleanor ( Michelle Yeoh ) . tally on this one to be among the month ’s handsome sleeper hit .
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1. The Meg (Release Date: August 10)
Jason Statham faces off against a 70 - foot prehistoric shark , the Megalodon , in this sci - fi activity horror release based on the al-Qur’an by Steve Alten . As far as late summertime blockbusters go , The Megmay be one of the season ’s last true exercises in spectacle , and if the trailers are any indication , moviegoer may be in for a blast when they strike theaters .
Director Jon Turteltaub has delivered crew - pleasing adventure before with theNational Treasurefilms , and with Statham ’s personal appeal at the forefront , The Meg — which also asterisk Li Bingbing , Rainn Wilson , Ruby Rose , Winston Chao , and Cliff Curtis — could make quite a splash at the box office staff . At the very least , it should hold jumbo goliath fans over until Godzilla ’s regaining next yr .
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