WithStar Wars: The Last Jediout this weekend, top ten lists for the year are getting finalized quick and eyes now seem to be firmly placed on January and 2018. ForStar Warsfans, the new year will bring the Han Solo origins movie,Solo, but fans of the new storyline are likely already eyeing the release ofEpisode IXin late 2019. The way these movies are now mapped out in terms of canonization and seemingly never-ending storylines means that there’s always multiple projects to be looking forward to within the same franchise. It’s not enough to be excited aboutAvengers: Infinity War,Black Panther, andWasp and the Ant-Man. You have to also be getting excited about the fourthAvengersfilm,Captain Marvel, and the sequel toSpider-Man: Homecoming.
2019 will also see the release ofGodzilla 2, the newHellboy, the second chapter ofIt, and now, the animatedAddams Familymovie. As was previously reported,Sausage Partyco-directorConrad Vernonis helming an animated big-screen movie centered on the famed morbid family, likely more in the vein of the originalNew Yorkercartoons that spurred an animated series, an ABC TV show, and two very goodBarry Sonnenfeldmovies. The movie will now set to be released on October 11th, 2019, which means it will be opening up against theAre You Afraid of the Dark?movie andJohn Crowley’s anticipated adaptation ofThe Goldfinch.
From the outset, opening anAddams Familymovie againsAre You Afraid of the Darkwould seem counterintuitive, as the movies essentially speak to the same demographic. The different will have to be in tone, and considering Vernon’s track record, its entirely possible that theAddams Familymovie will be super dark where theAre You Afraid of the Darkmovie will be more in the kid-friendly mold ofGoosebumps. That will be heavily dependent on who Paramount gets to headAre You Afraid of the Dark, as heading in a more grim, horror-tinted area could also pitch the movie more toward the teenaged and college-age crowds. It could really go any way, but the likelihood of any of it being as compelling as Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, or Fester is already extremely low. Then again, its unlikely that either will be as resonant as Crowley’s movie.
