Fantastic Fest has released the first wave of its lineup for 2019, and the opening night premiere will beTaika WaititisJojo Rabbit.
The Austin, Texas-based film festival focusing on genre pictures which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year has decided to kick things off with the US premiere of theThor: Ragnarokdirectors anti-hate satire set in WWII Germany that features a little boy whos imaginary friend is Adolf Hitler.
The film stars Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie,Rebel Wilson,Stephen Merchant,Alfie Allen,Sam Rockwell,Scarlett Johansson, and Waititi himself as the phantom Fuhrer.
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Also included in the Fantastic Fest lineup are a handful of Netflix world premieres includingIn the Shadow of the Moon, a sci-fi film directed by Jim Mickle and starringBoyd Holbrookas a Philadelphia cop investigating a serial killer that defies explanation.In The Tall Grassis another Netflix premiere that is an adaptation ofStephen KingandJoe Hills novella that will seePatrick Wilsondiscover the horrors that hide under the tall grass.
For full details on the first wave of films the festival is showing, check out the officialFantastic Fest website.
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