Fall 2026 Preview: 10 Movies Headed to Theaters, From Nolan's Odyssey to TRON

The back half of 2026 brings one of the most ambitious theatrical slates in years, running from mid-July through October and spanning epic adventure, superhero spectacle, horror, and animation. Here’s what’s coming — and when.

What are the biggest movies coming out in 2026?

The most anticipated release of the season is Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (July 17), the director’s large-format take on Homer’s epic. It arrives a week after Disney’s live-action Moana (July 10) and just ahead of Spider-Man: Brand New Day (July 31), which hands the webslinger to director Destin Daniel Cretton.

The full fall slate

Every one of these is dated and detailed on Celluloid, with trailers where available:

• July 10 — Moana (Thomas Kail): Disney’s live-action voyage.
• July 17 — The Odyssey (Christopher Nolan): the season’s prestige event.
• July 31 — Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Destin Daniel Cretton).
• Aug 14 — Flowervale Street (David Robert Mitchell): elevated genre from the It Follows director.
• Aug 21 — Insidious: The Further Beyond (Patrick Wilson).
• Sep 11 — Clayface (James Watkins): DC goes full body-horror.
• Sep 18 — Resident Evil (Zach Cregger): a fresh franchise reboot from the Barbarian director.
• Sep 25 — Trolls 4 (Walt Dohrn).
• Oct 9 — TMNT: Mutant Mayhem 2 (Jeff Rowe).
• Oct 10 — TRON: Ares (Joachim Rønning).

Which coming-soon movie should you be most excited about?

For sheer scale, Nolan’s The Odyssey is the one to watch. But the slate is unusually deep on directors with real voices — Mitchell, Cregger, and Cretton are all working well above the franchise-factory average. None of these films has a Celluloid Score yet, because none has screened for critics; we’ll publish full ratings the moment each one opens.

Track the whole lineup on our Coming Soon page, and see what’s already playing under Now Playing.