Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwaldis number one when it comes to what moviegoers are most excited about seeing this fall. A recent survey asked more than 1,000 audience members whatFall 2018 moviesthey were looking forward to seeing this fall season andFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwaldcame out on the very top. It’s not surprising that something related to the Harry Potter franchise would be causing such excitement, especially with Jude Law set to introduce his version of a young Dumbledore in the follow-up to 2016’s Fantastic Beasts. Fandango Managing Editor Erik Davis had this to say about the survey.
“Featuring a vibrant mix of exhilarating original stories and the return of hotly-anticipated franchises, this fall season will deliver movies for fans of every genre. Moviegoers are particularly excited about the long-awaited return to Hogwarts in ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,’ as well as a double-dose of movies driven by music, with ‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ poised as prominent awards season contenders.”
The long-awaitedQueenbiopicBohemian Rhapsody, which stars Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, came in at the number two spot. Just behind that is Sony’sVenom, which stars Tom Hardy as the famed Spider-Man villain, who is being billed in this movie as an anti-hero. The hope is that Sony will be able to kick off their own comic book movie universe using the various Spider-Man characters they have the rights to. There’s certainly interest there, as indicated by this survey. If the movie is actually good, they may be able to pull it off. Rounding out the top five areWreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the InternetandA Star is Born, which stars Lady Gaga and is directed by Bradley Cooper.
Lady Gaga also topped the most-anticipated actresses list from the survey forA Star is Born, followed by Cate Blanchett (The House With a Clock in Its Walls), Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween), Keira Knightley (Colette,The Nutcracker and the Four Realms) and Claire Foy (First Man,The Girl in the Spider’s Web). The actors list was topped by Rami Malek. He was followed by Tom Hardy and Eddie Redmayne, who returns as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts 2. The list was rounded out by Bradley Cooper for his work in front of the camera inA Star is Bornand Michael B. Jordan forCreed 2.
The survey also took a look at the season’s most-anticipated horror movies. Not surprisingly, Blumhouse’sHalloweencame out on top. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen Michael Myers and this looks like it could be the movie horror fans have been waiting for. That was followed by Shane Black’sThe Predator, which arrives next month and looks to rejuvenate the franchise, withThe Nun, the latest spin-off set withinThe Conjuringuniverse, coming in at the number three spot.
The horror list was rounded out by the upcomingSuspiriaremake and J.J. Abrams WWII zombie movieOverlord. You can check out the full lists of the most-anticipated fall movies for yourself below. This survey was conducted byFandango.
