Oliver Stone returns with a whistle-blower biopic for the 21st century September 16
Not to be confused with D.W. Griffith’s October 7
Any director might hesitate to adapt a novel as esteemed as Philip Roth’s American Pastoral. Well, until now Ewan McGregor has been an actor, which might explain why he had the stones to tackle John Romano’s script. —Tal Rosenberg
Paul Verhoeven directs . . . Isabelle Huppert? November 11
For Bad Santa 2, Billy Bob Thornton returns as the foul-mouthed, booze-guzzling, sex-addicted Saint Nick. Unfortunately Terry Zwigoff (who directed Bad Santa) and Joel and Ethan Coen (who did uncredited rewrites) are absent this time around. —Tal Rosenberg v
