Get your popcorn ready: the most anticipated releases that will define the lineup

This season's film calendar is packed with offerings that promise to win over box office and critics alike. Between long-awaited sequels, returning universes, and daring new offerings, the lineup offers a mix of nostalgia and freshness that will keep viewers riveted in theaters.

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'The Conjuring: Last Rites'

The Conjuring: Last Rites, the fourth—and likely final—installment of the hit horror franchise, hits theaters this September with a dual mission: to bring the Warrens' story to a close and consolidate the financial legacy of one of the genre's most profitable cinematic universes. Between the return of Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, the weight of the real-life case known as "Smurl," and a global expectation that transcends the horror effects, this film is shaping up to be the climax of the "Warrenverse" and a must-see for the season.

'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues'

The long-awaited sequel to the classic mockumentary is emerging as a cinematic phenomenon poised to capitalize on nostalgia and irreverent humor. Forty-one years after its original release, director Rob Reiner reunites the original trio—Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer—for what promises to be their “final concert,” a project laden with satire, stellar cameos, and a well-calculated strategic move by the industry.

'The Long Walk'

Stephen King's brutal dystopia, which challenges cinematic conventions, hits screens this September as a strategic and thoughtful cinematic venture.

Directed by Francis Lawrence, famous for The Hunger Games saga, the film adapts the author's first novel (signed as Richard Bachman) into a story that combines psychological horror, social criticism, and box office success.

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'One Battle After Another'

Paul Thomas Anderson's ambitious new film is shaping up to be one of the most significant projects in American cinema this season. With a cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio and a record-breaking budget for its director , this story of loyalty, a revolutionary past, and family rescue arrives at a key moment for the return of big-budget action dramas with political undertones.

'Tron: Ares'

The film is being presented this October as a calculated venture into the TRON universe, innovative in narrative and technique, seeking to mark a strategic rebirth of the saga within science fiction cinema. The film foregrounds Ares, an extremely sophisticated artificial intelligence program sent from the digital world—The Grid—to the physical world. This journey is no small feat: it represents the first contact between humanity and an advanced AI.

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