20 awesome upcoming original 2019 films that are NOT sequels, remakes or reboots

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, the man responsible for the brilliantly weird The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Favourite takes us to 18th century England, where the nation is at war with the French and a frail Queen Anne (Olivia Coleman) occupies the throne. Hilarity ensues as her trusted advisor (Rachel Weisz) and new chambermaid (Emma Stone) compete to be the monarch’s, well, favourite.

Keira Knightley stars in this biographical drama, based upon the life of French author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. After agreeing to ghostwrite a novel for her husband, she soon becomes frustrated with the lack of recognition for her work, and is inspired to fight against gender conventions in the early 20th century.

Starring Steve Coogan and John C. Riley, Stan and Ollie follows the legendary comedy double act of Laurel and Hardy in the later stages of their career. With the golden era of their Hollywood films now a thing of the past, the pair go on tour reconnect with their fans, but their partnership is threatened by old tensions and Ollie’s deteriorating health.

Steve Carell plays New York Times writer David Sheff, who desperately fights to keep his family together as his son Nicholas (Timothee Chalamet) battles a meth addiction.

Hailed as her best-ever performance, Nicole Kidman plays an undercover cop in Karyn Kasuma’s new drama, who must work through the echelons of an old gang as its leader resurfaces.

Clint Eastwood plays a 90-year-old horticulturist who takes a job peddling drugs for the Mexican cartel. With the DEA on his back, he must decide whether to right the wrongs of his past before the enforcement and dealers catch up with him.

Directed by Adam McKay (The Big Short), Vice tells the true story of how George W. Bush (Sam Rockwell) came to choose the ruthless Dick Cheney (Christian Bale) as his Vice President, a decision that would change US politics forever. The incredible cast also includes Amy Adams and Steve Carell.

Inspired by a true story, Green Book follows a world-class African pianist (Mahershala Ali) who takes his concert tour to the Deep South in the early 60s. He forms an unlikely bond with his Italian American driver and bodyguard (Viggo Mortensen) as the two of them encounter racism and violence on their journey.

When the son of a small-town Baptist pastor comes out as gay, he faces being sent to conversion therapy by his unaccepting parents. Directed by Joel Edgerton and starring Nicole Kidman, this one is sure to be a tear-jerker.

The mythical sword Excalibur still exists in the modern world, and when a young Alex stumbles upon it, he finds himself joining forces with a group of knights and the legendary wizard Merlin (Patrick Stewart) to defend mankind from an evil enchantress (Rebecca Ferguson).

Based on Mark Burnell’s novel of the same name, Rhythm Section stars Blake Lively as a women who assumes another identify to track down those responsible for the death of her family in a plane crash. Jude Law also stars.

Offering a rare peek behind the WWE curtain, Fighting with My Family depicts the career of professional wrestler Paige (Florence Pugh). Directed by Stephen Merchant and produced by Dwayne Johnson (both of which also star), this biographical comedy-drama sees the young star faced with leaving her family behind as she’s inducted into the wrestling organisation.

From Laika, the stop-motion wizards who brought us Kubo and the Two Strings, comes Missing Link, the story of an eight-foot-tall, fur-covered creature (voiced by Hugh Jackman) who recruits an experienced explorer to help him find his long-lost relatives.

Starring John Goodman, Captive State imagines a dystopian Chicago governed by an extraterrestrial force, with the conflict on both the human and alien sides being explored.

In this biographical drama from director Trevor Nunn, Dame Judi Dench and Sophie Cookson portray Melita Norwood, the KGB’s longest-serving spy who passed Britain’s top secrets, including details on the atom bomb, over to the Soviets.

It’s Brad Pitt doing sci-fi. What more do you want? He plays an Army Corps engineer who journeys across a lawless solar system to find his father (Tommy Lee Jones), a runaway scientist who left for Neptune 20 years ago to find extra-terrestrial life.

What if an alien child crash-landed on Earth, but instead of growing up to be Superman he turned out to be a nightmarish, indestructible murderer? That’s the premise of Brightburn, producer James Gunn’s superhero horror starring Elizabeth Banks as a not-so-lucky mum.

Having starred alongside each other in Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Taron Egerton is now playing Sir Elton John in this extravagant ‘fantasy musical’, which is definitely NOT a biopic.

Seth Rogan plays an out-of-work and self-destructive journalist who finds himself helping his childhood crush (Charlize Theron) to become the first female President of the United States. Kind of believable, to be honest.

Directed by James Mangold (Logan) and starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon, this biographical drama tells the story of a team of American engineers who set out to build a vehicle that can compete with the dominant Ferrari.