What is it? In this semi-prequel to Alien, a team of scientists and explorers embark on a thrilling journey that will test their physical and mental limits and strand them on a distant world, where they will discover the answers to our most profound questions and to life's ultimate mystery.
Stars: Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Ben Foster, Logan Marshall-Green, Sean Harris
Director: Ridley Scott
Release Date: June 8, 2012
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
What is it? An adaptation of the "mash-up" novel that postulates that Abraham Lincoln was secretly a vampire slayer whose mother was killed by a creature of the night.
Stars: Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Alan Tudyk, Anthony Mackie
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Warm Bodies
What is it? Zombie romance from the director of All the Boys Love Mandy Lane and 50/50 based on the Isaac Marion book about an undead young man who falls in love with the living girlfriend of one of his victims.
Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich, Analeigh Tipton, Dave Franco, Rob Corddry, Cory Hardrict
Director: Jonathan Levine
Release Date: August 10, 2012
The Apparition
What is it? Supernatural tale postponed from 2011 about a couple haunted by a presence unleashed during a college experiment.
Stars: Ashley Greene, Tom Felton, Sebastian Stan, Julianna Guill, Luke Pasqualino, Rick Gomez
Director: Todd Lincoln
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Sinister
What is it? Ethan Hawke plays a journalist who writes books about real-life murders and moves his family into a house that was the site of a mass murder, where he discovers "found footage" that shines light on that tragedy. From the director of The Exorcism of Emily Rose and The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Juliet Rylance, James Ransone, Fred Thompson, Clare Foley, Victoria Leigh
Director: Scott Derrickson
Release Date: August 24, 2012
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What is it? Helmed by the director of pretty much every Grudge movie (Japanese and American), this tale involves passengers on board a flight over the ocean encountering a supernatural entity.
Stars: Leslie Bibb, Ryan Kwanten, Amy Smart, Jamie Chung, Scout Taylor-Compton, Nicky Whelan, Jerry Ferrara
Director: Takashi Shimizu
Release Date: August 31, 2012
The Possession
What is it? In the movie formerly known as The Dibbuk Box, a mother and father must cope when their daughter becomes possessed by a malevolent spirit tied to a mysterious box. From the Danish director of Nightwatch and The Substitute.
Stars: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Natasha Calis, Madison Davenport, Grant Show, Matisyahu
Director: Ole Bornedal
Release Date: August 31, 2012
