Next Attraction: Movies, series showing this September 2024

MANILA, Philippines — September is here so you know what means... Merry Christmas!

While we wait for the holiday tunes and decorations to be in full swing, Filipinos can look forward to brand new movies and shows arriving on the first "Ber" month.

Here is a list of movies and series premiering this month in local theaters and several streaming platforms.

"Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" (Sept. 4)
Directed by Tim Burton
Starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Willem Dafoe, and Catherine O'Hara

Synopisis: Thirty-six (36) years after the first film, the Deetz family returns to Winter River where Lydia's daughter Astrid accidentally unleashes someone from her past, Betelgeuse.

"40" (Sept. 4)
Directed by Dado C. Lumibao
Starring Cindy Miranda, Kiko Estrada, Phoebe Walker, Yayo Aguila, Ruby Ruiz, Diego Loyzaga, and Ronnie Lazaro

Synopisis: A content creator is bashed online but a computer shop owner steps in to show her life is still worth living.

"Speak No Evil" (Sept. 11)
Directed by James Watkins
Starring James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Aisling Franciosi, and Scoot McNairy

Synopisis: A remake of the 2022 Danish film of the same name, a dream holiday in a beautiful country house becomes a psychological nightmare.

"Hellboy: The Crooked Man" (Sept. 11)
Directed by Brian Taylor
Starring Jack Kesy, Martin Bassindale, Jefferson White, Adeline Rudolph, Joseph Marcell, Leah McNamara, and Hannah Margetson

Synopisis: The fourth live-action film and second reboot of "Hellboy" sees the stranded titular character in a small community haunted by witches led by a local devil from his past.

"Usher: Rendezvous in Paris" (Sept. 12)
Directed by Anthony Mandler
Starring Usher

Synopisis: The concert film of Usher's eight-concert performance in the French capital last year during Paris Fashion week at La Seine Musicale.

"Transformers One" (Sept. 18)
Directed by Josh Cooley
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Keegan-Michael Key, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Jon Hamm, Isaac C. Singleton Jr., and Laurence Fishburne

Synopisis: An animated origin story about two Cybertronian workers named Orion Pax and D-16 as they go from brothers-in-arms