Movies Released in November
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
It's prequel (前传) time again. In December, we'll get to see the founding of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory in Wonka, but first there's The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.Based on the dystopian YA novel by Suzanne Collins, the prequel is set 64 years before the previous Hunger Games films.
Released (发行) internationally from 15 November.
The Marvels
Brie Larson's Captain Marvel returns to save the planet from evil aliens, but her job is made considerably harder this time by a big problem that links her to two other superheroines (超级女英雄). Every time she uses her superpowers, she exchanges places with either Photon (Teyonah Parris) or Ms Marvel (Iman Vellani). The worlds we go to in this movie are worlds unlike others you've seen in the MCU.
Released internationally from 8 November.
Wish
Walt Disney celebrates its 100th anniversary with a cartoon that shows the themes and animation styles of the studio's first century. Wish is a musical fairy tale set in a magical land where King Magnifico (Chris Pine) can satisfy his citizens' wishes. But a 17-year-old girl, Asha (Ariana DeBose) , questions whether the king should keep that power all to himself. She wishes on a star -and the star then falls from the sky to help her.
Released intermationally from 22 November
Napoleon
Ridley Scott's 28th film tells the story of Napoleon Bonaparte, a famous person in French history. It's reported to be three hours long, with six major battle sequences — although it's as much a character-driven drama as it is a war movie.
On general release from 22 November.