What fantasy films are coming out in fall 2023?

Perpetrator (September 1)  

On her 18th birthday, a girl discovers a terrifying family secret: she’s not exactly fully human. Alicia Silverstone co-stars.

Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose (September 1)

Simon Pegg, Minnie Driver, and Christopher Lloyd star in this story about a paranormal psychologist investigating the rare case of a talking animal—a mongoose, as you discerned from the title.

My Animal (September 8)

Upcoming Star Wars star Amandla Stenberg stars in this queer werewolf love story that debuted this year at Sundance. What else do you need to know?

Expen4bles (September 22)

We put Expend4bles under fantasy because it certainly doesn’t seem real that this franchise is still going. And yet, it is, along with its mega star cast, and even bigger cameos.

Once Within a Time (October 13)

Legendary experimental film director Godfrey Reggio (Koyaanisqatsi) returns with an apocalyptic fairy tale about the end of the world. Steven Soderbergh produces.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (November 17)  

How did The Hunger Games become “The Hunger Games?” This prequel film aims to explain just that. And while that doesn’t really sound particularly appealing, the excellent trailer shows a lot of promise.

Poor Things (December 8)  

Yorgos Lanthimos, director of The Favorite and The Lobster, returns with this Frankenstein-inspired dramedy starring Emma Stone as the reanimated being and William Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo as the men along for the ride.

Wonka (December 15)

Timothée Chalamet stars in this prequel to the Willy Wonka film we all know and love. And it’s a musical. And Paul King, who made the Paddington movies, directs. If this film has half the heart those names promise, its name recognition and star power should make it a big hit.