Winter is coming and that means that the awards season arrives, Golden Globes, Oscars,… So the most anticipated films of this season they are above all films that aspire to these awards.
These are the most anticipated films that will come to us in the coming months, surely there are many more, but these are undoubtedly they have created expectation.
'The Hateful Eight'
by Quentin Tarantino (United States Premiere 25/12/2015) (Spanish Premiere 25/12/2015)
Every year that Quentin Tarantino brings us a production, it enters the most anticipated tapes automatically. One of the most famous filmmakers in the world who also could sneak one more time at the Oscars, something common in the director, who is always among the favorites of academics but never quite succeeds, we will see if this is finally his year.
Synopsis: Set in the moments immediately after the American Civil War, 'The Hateful Eight' tells the story of a group of the most diverse characters who travel in a caravan through Wyoming when they are caught in a great storm that makes them divert to take cover in a cabin in the middle of nowhere. Little by little the tension between all of them will increase.
'Palm trees in the snow'
by Fernando González Molina (Premiere in Spain 25/12/2015)
Among the most anticipated films of the season we also find Spanish works, in this case we speak of 'Palmeras en la Nieve' the return of Mario Casas to the romantic drama, this time accompanied by Adriana Ugarte. Adaptation of the popular novel of the same name by Luz Gabás.
Synopsis: Kilian left Huesca in 1953 with his brother towards a distant and exotic land, Fernando Poo, where his father despairs who is dedicated to cultivating one of the best cocoas in the world. In that seemingly paradisiacal place they will discover the lightness of social life compared to a still gray and corseted Spain.
'Point Break (No Limits)'
by Ericson Core (United States Premiere 1/1/2016) (Spanish Premiere 1/1/2016)
25 years after that action movie classic called 'They call him Bodhi' triumphed ('Point Break'), the remake arrives, which although it does not look like it will have the same success, there is a lot of expectation to see how it will be. It certainly won't be the same without Keanu Reeves, without the missing Patrick Swayze, stars of the original film, and without the direction of Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow.
Synopsis: Like the original film, this remake of 'Point Break' tells the story of an FBI agent who infiltrates a gang of extreme sports-loving surfers who are suspected of being a major group of robbers.
'Steve Jobs'
by Danny Boyle (United States Premiere 9/10/2015) (Spanish Premiere 1/1/2016)
Another favorite for this new edition of the Hollywood Academy Awards It is the new work of Oscar winner Danny Boyle, the one who became known for the great Trainspotting and who this time brings us the life of the Apple co-founder in the film 'Steve Jobs'. Michael Fassbender brings the missing genius to life in a role that could lead him to win the statuette, at the moment he is the big favorite. All this makes it one of the most anticipated movies of the moment.
Synopsis: This biopic of this celebrated computer genius named Steve Jobs focuses on a specific time in his career, when he launched Apple's three most ironic products.
'Joy'
by David O. Russell (United States Premiere 25/12/2015) (Spanish Premiere 8/1/2016)
More movies sounding for the Oscars of this year, and it is in fact that we are in the premiere season of the films that want to compete for these awards and many more. 'Joy' is a big favorite, since in recent years David O. Russell has been one of the great favorites in the editions that he has presented film, but he has always come out as the great defeated, this time he may end up being the great winner with this new work in The one that returns to have its regular actors, Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence and three-time nominee Bradley Cooper.
Synopsis: The film revolves around the figure of Joy Mangano, who went from being a humble Long Island worker to being one of the most recognizable faces on American television by dedicating herself to inventing household cleaning products.
'The Danish girl'
by Tom Hooper (United States Premiere 27/11/015) (Spanish Premiere 15/1/2016)
Also aspiring to be present at the Hollywood Academy Awards gala we have 'The Danish Girl', new work by now Oscar winner for best director Tom Hooper y with the latest best actor statuette winner Eddie Redmayne as the lead accompanied by one of the great sensations of the moment such as Alicia Vikander, who is one of the great favorites of this new edition of the award for the best supporting actress award.
Synopsis: 'The Danish Girl' is based on the true story of the marriage of Danish artists Einar and Gerda Wegener. The life of this couple took a 180º turn when she asked her husband to replace the model who had to paint. Little by little, she encouraged him to adopt a feminine appearance, but what began as a game led Einar to a complex metamorphosis.
'Trumbo'
by Jay Roach (United States Premiere 6/11/2015) (Spanish Premiere 15/1/2016)
After carrying out one of the best roles on the small screen in recent times, Bryan Cranston seeks to try his luck in the cinema now as the protagonist. We have already seen him in small roles in important films such as the Oscar winner for best picture 'Argo', but now he is finally leading the cast and giving life neither more nor less than the famous screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.
Synopsis: The film tells the true story of Dalton Trumbo, an excellent screenwriter who was persecuted by the US government during the "witch hunt", being included in the dreaded black list in 1940 accused of being a communist, which banned him from working in Hollywood. Despite this, he did not give up and continued working under various pseudonyms.
'The son of Saul'
by László Nemes (United States Premiere 18/12/2015) (Spanish Premiere 15/1/2016)
It was one of the great winners of the last edition of the Cannes Festival by winning the Grand Jury Prize and the Fipresci Prize and is now the great favorite to win the Oscar for best film in a foreign language. 'The son of Saul' ('Saul fia') is one of the sensations of this season and we are already waiting for it to be released in our country.
Synopsis: The film narrates the barbarism that occurred in the Auschwitz concentration camp through a prisoner in charge of burning the corpses of his companions and who finds a reason to survive, to take care of a child that he takes as his own son.
'The fifth wave'
by J Blakeson (United States Premiere 14/1/2016) (Spanish Premiere 15/1/2016)
Not all the cinema expected for this winter are films with Oscar options, there are also blockbusters of the most entertaining as is the case of 'La quinta ola' ('The Fifth Wave'). Science fiction with large doses of action with Rising star Chloë Grace Moretz as the lead.
Synopsis: The film follows in the footsteps of Cassie Sullivan who searches for her little brother among the survivors of the four waves of alien invasion that the Earth has suffered.
'The reborn'
by Alejandro González Iñárritu (United States Premiere 25/12/2015) (Spanish Premiere 5/2/2016)
The latest winner of the Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture for 'Birdman', Mexican Alejandro González Iñárritu, returns this year with another tape which seems ready to sweep the awards season, 'The Revenant' ('The Revenant'). A film for which Leonardo DiCaprio could once again be nominated for the Hollywood Academy Award, and who knows if he will finally win that award and for which it seems that Tom Hardy will opt for the Oscar for best supporting actor.
Synopsis: Set in 1820 and inspired by the true story of the explorer trapper Hugh Glass, the film tells the story of a man abandoned by his companions who have left him for dead after being attacked by a bear, after recovering from his wounds he will go after those who left him to his fate to get revenge on them.
'Believe. The legend of Rocky '
by Ryan Coogler (United States Premiere 25/11/2015) (Spain Premiere 5/2/2016)
They want to sell it to us as a Rocky saga spin-off, but it is evident that we are facing the seventh installment of the same. Be it one thing or the other, what is clear is that the public always wants more of these sagas that had their heyday in the 70s and 80s. Once again Sylvester Stallone in the role of the legendary boxer who never just retires from the rings, this time as a coach again.
Synopsis: This time the protagonist of the film is the son of Apollo Creed, who has never met his father, who was Rocky's great rival in the first film of the saga. The boy who wants to become an elite boxer, despite the fact that his father died in a ring and for this he goes to Rocky Balboa to train him, who after fighting with his father became his best friend.
'Zoolander 2'
by Ben Stiller (United States Premiere 12/2/2016) (Spanish Premiere 12/2/2016)
We also have space in our list of highly anticipated films for this new season for crazy comedies, in this case the public wants to see the film again. Derek Zoolander's steel blue look, in the second installment of the film 'Zoolander, a fashionable mindless'. Believe it or not, 15 years have passed since we could see that crazy film starring the director of the film Ben Stiller with Owen Wilson.
Synopsis: We know little about this new installment of 'Zoolander' other than that it will once again be a parody of the fashion world as the first installment was already in 2001.
'Zootopia'
by Bryon Howard (United States Premiere 12/2/2016) (Spain Premiere 12/2/2016)
After giving Pixar free rein this year for the Hollywood Academy Award for best animated film, Disney will return next year with the film Zootopia ' ('Zootopia'), a full-blown fable since its premise is a world where humans have never existed.
Synopsis: The film tells the story of a fox who is falsely accused of a crime in the middle of a conspiracy, so he has to join forces with his natural enemy, a rabbit to try to discover who has set him up.
'Deadpool'
by Tim Miller (United States Premiere 12/2/2016) (Spanish Premiere 19/2/2016)
It cannot be missing either among the most anticipated of the quarter, at least one film adaptation of the world of comics, This winter the movie that comes to us is 'Deadpool', a spin-off of the 'X-Men' saga starring him superhero, actually antihero, most foul-mouthed in the Marvel universe.
Synopsis: The film follows in the footsteps of Wade Wilson, a former special forces operative turned mercenary who has undergone a cruel experiment that allows him to acquire the power of quick healing. Armed with new skills and a blackest sense of humor, he goes in search of the man who almost took his life.
'Hail, Caesar!'
by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (United States Premiere 5/12/2016) (Spain Premiere 19/2/2016)
The always interesting Coen brothers return this coming year with the film 'Hail, César!' ('Hail, Caesar! '). Experts believe that if the film has not forced its release to 2015 it is because it really will not be a great film, since it means giving up entering the awards season this year and hardly making it to the awards next season alive. But the Coens are always funny, in their best and worst films and more with a comedy of this style, the fans of these directors are not going to miss it.
Synopsis: Set in 50s Hollywood, 'Hail, Caesar!' tells the story of a great movie star, played by George Clooney, who is kidnapped during the filming of a blockbuster Romans.
'Pride, prejudice and zombies'
by Burr Steers (United States Premiere 5/2/2016) (Spanish Premiere 19/2/2016)
Also among the most anticipated films of this coming winter we find a madness of the caliber of 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies', adaptation of the graphic novel by the famous Seth Grahame-Smith, who in turn, it is a parody in a zombie code of the literary work of Jane Austen. The adaptation of 'Pride and Prejudice' ('Pride and Prejudice') got up to four Oscar nominations a decade ago, the success of this new film inspired by the work of Jane Austen will go by a good box office more than by receiving awards.
Synopsis: Set in the British Regency of 1819, the film tells how a zombie plague invades the English town of Meryton. Bennet and his four sisters, all trained in martial arts and weapons by their father, will fight to save themselves from the threat of the undead.
'The room'
by Lenny Abrahamson (United States Premiere 16/10/2015) (Spanish Premiere 4/3/2016)
Winner of the last Toronto Festival, which practically guarantees the Oscar nomination, 'The room' aims to be one of those little jewels that arrives without making much noise but remains to be remembered. In the United States it has loved it but in our country we will have to wait until March to see it.
Synopsis: The film tells the harsh tale of una woman kidnapped from the age of 19 in a room and who finds in her son, born between those four walls, the only reason to resist.
'The Divergent series: Loyal'
by Robert Schwentke (United States Premiere 4/3/2016) (Spanish Premiere 11/3/2016)
This fall we finished the saga of 'The Hunger Games' ('The Hunger Games'), but the literary adaptations of juvenile novels do not end in the films of Jennifer Lawrence, this winter we can see the third installment of 'Divergent' ('Divergent') entitled 'The Divergent series: Loyal' ('The Divergent Series: Allegiant').
Synopsis: First part of the adaptation of the last book in the Veronica Roth saga that tells of Beatrice's adventures in a dystopian world.
'The truth hurts'
by Peter Landesman (United States Premiere 25/12/2016) (Spanish Premiere 18/3/2016)
We had been waiting for a long time and finally we have it here, it is about dWill Smith's return to dramatic cinema. His previous forays into the genre gave him two Oscar nominations, one for 'Ali' and another for 'In search of happiness' (' The Pursuit of Happyness'), now there is talk that 'The truth hurts' (' Concussion ') could be worth the third.
Synopsis: The film tells the true story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, a forensic neuropathologist who discovered post-concussion syndrome, which caused damage to several football players and even led to the suicide of some former NFL stars.
'Be quiet'
by Pedro Almodóvar (Premiere in Spain 18/3/2016)
Finally we highlight another Spanish title and that is this coming year we will have a film by Pedro Almodóvar again, a director who is always highly anticipated both inside and outside our borders.
Synopsis: We still know little about this film other than that it is Almodóvar's return to the cinema starring women and that it tells the story of a woman who suffers for three decades the abandonment or absence of important people in her life.