Some say theaters are dying, but the incredible number of movie releases in September proves them wrong. With the summer preparing to say goodbye and spooky season around the corner, this month has many big releases for horror fans, including the highly-anticipatedSaw XandThe Nun II. This is also a month tailored for people willing to watch the latest adventures of their favorite action stars, withThe Equalizer 3andExpend4blesbringing explosions into theaters. From biopics such asDumb MoneyandCassandro, to theSamuel L. JacksonandUma ThurmanthrillerThe Kill Roomand the comedyMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, there’s something for everyone coming to theaters and streaming. Grab your popcorn and put fresh batteries in your remote! Let’s take a closer look at what movies will be hitting the big and small screens this September.
The Equalizer 3
Release Date:September 1 in Theaters
Denzel Washingtonis back for more action inThe Equalizer 3. WriterRichard Wenkand directorAntoine Fuquahave joined forces again to close the trilogy after working together on the two previous movies about a former government assassin who declares a one-man war against the mafia. This time around, Washington will be killing bad guys in Southern Italy after discovering the place he chose to have a quiet retirement is under siege by a bloody criminal organization. The final chapter inThe Equalizerfilm franchise also starsDakota Fanning,David Denman, andSonia Ammar.
All Fun and Games
All Fun and Gamesis the latest horror movie to turn childhood games into deadly competitions for survival. The movie follows a group of Salem teens who discover a cursed knife and release a terrifying demon with a twisted sense of humor. The movie is led bySex Education’sAsa ButterfieldandStranger Things’Natalia Dyeris directed byAri CostaandEren Celeboglu.
Perpetrator
Jennifer Reeder’s latest horror film,Perpetrator, is a dark coming-of-age story in which a teenage girl finds out all the women in her family get strange gifts when they turn eighteen. StarringKiah McKirnanandAlicia Silverstone,Perpetratortakes the anguish of feeling your body change to the next level, offering viewers a gruesome and surreal experience that also doubles down as a surprising high school comedy. Finally, as in Reeder’s previous movies,Perpetratoralso echoes the director’s feminist sensibilities, exploring what it means to be a woman through the lenses of horror.
The Nun II
Release Date:September 8 in Theaters
The new chapter of the Conjuring franchise will see the return of Valak, a demon who takes the shape of a spine-chilling nun. Taking place in 19656, France,The Nun IIwill keep exploring the past of the demon before their fateful encounter with the Warrens inThe Conjuring 2.Bonnie Aaronsreturns as the titular Nun, withTaissa Farmigaalso reprising her role of Sister IreneandJonas Bloquetcoming back as Frenchie. Newcomers to the franchise includeAnna Popplewell,Katelyn Rose Downey, andStorm Reid.Akela Cooper, one of the people behind thehorror hitM3GAN, wroteThe Nun IIscript.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
It’s rather unusual that romantic comedies get turned into a franchise, butMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 3is the third chapter of the beloved film series about the Portokalos family’s extravagant parties. After writing all the movies in the film franchise,Nia Vardalosis stepping in as director ofMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 3. Vardalos also stars as Toula Portokalos, the main character since the first movie.My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3also starsJohn Corbett,Elena Kampouris,Lainie Kazan,Andrea Martin,Gerry Mendicino,Maria Vacratsis,Louis Mandylor, andJoey Fatone.
A Haunting in Venice
Release Date:September 15 in Theaters
After the success ofMurder on the Orient ExpressandDeath on the Nile,Kenneth Branaghis back with yet another adaptation of a crime novel fromAgatha Christie.A Haunting in Venice, based on her novelHallowe’en Party, will follow Detective Hercule Poirot investigating a murder that happens during a séance in what promises to be the first horror installment of the franchise. Besides directing the movie, Branagh returns as Hercule Poirot.A Haunting in Venice’s star-studded cast also includesTina Fey,Jaime Dornan,Jude Hill,Kelly Reilly, and Academy-Award winnerMichelle Yeoh.
Love at First Sight
Release Date:September 15 on Netflix
Love at First SightadaptsThe Statistical Probability of Love at First SightbyJennifer E. Smith, a moving romance about two people falling in love in an airport and fighting to find each other again after this first fateful encounter. StarringHaley Lu RichardsonandBen Hardyas the starstruck couple, the movie also featuresJameela Jamilas the narrator of the story.Vanessa Caswilldirects the film adaptation from a script written byTo All the Boys: Always and Forever’sKatie Lovejoy.
WithSpencer, directorPablo Larraíntold a critically acclaimed story about Princess Diana. WithEl Conde, the filmmaker leans over another historical figure: Chile’s ruthless dictatorAugusto Pinochet. Using horror and comedy to craft his political satire,El Condeimagines Pinochet as a centuries-old vampire who survived the end of his tyrant regime and has spent the last decades witnessing as the world turned against him. That’s why the vampire decides to die; a hard feat to achieve for a cursed immortal being. The movie starsJaime Vadellas the vampire Pinochet, who co-wrote withGuillermo Calderón.
Dumb Money
Release Date:September 15 in Limited Theaters
GameStop, one of the world’s most popular chains of gaming stores, had a Wall Street-defying ascension in 2021, an episode that has already been explored in the bookThe Antisocial NetworkbyBen Mezrichand the Netflix documentaryEat the Rich: The GameStop Saga. Now,Dumb Moneywill turn the story into a biographical comedy-drama with a star-studded cast that includesPaul Dano,Seth Rogen,Sebastian Stan, andPete Davidson.Craig Gillespiedirected the project withOrange Is the New Black’sRebecca AngeloandLauren Schuker Blumserving as screenwriters.
Release Date:September 15 on Prime Video
Cassandrois an upcoming biopic about Mexican-American exótico luchador,Saúl “Cassandro” Armendáriz. StarringGael García Bernalin anOscar-winning performance, the movie tells the story of a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso who suddenly becomes an international star known as the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.” The movie is directed by Academy Award-winnerRoger Ross Williamsfrom a script he wrote withDavid Teague. Teague worked with Williams as an editor forLife, Animated, an animated documentary feature that received an Oscar nomination.
