The House with a Clock in its Walls:

The fact that someone is adapting John Bellairs and his fastidious brand of YA horror is enough to make it on this list. The film is being directed by Eli Roth, and stars Cate Blanchett and Jack Black, who helped spearhead Goosebumps onto the big screen. Daddy’s Home‘s Owen Vaccaro leads as the fussy Lewis Barnavelt.