Trap

Trap is a 2024 mystery thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The film is produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock, and M. Night Shyamalan. The executive producer is Steven Schneider. The film features performances by rising music star Saleka Shyamalan, M. Night Shyamalan’s oldest daughter.

A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.

The cast includes Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills, and Allison Pill.

Trap is set to debut in theaters August 2nd, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Harold and the Purple Crayon is a 2024 live-action hybrid family adventure/comedy directed by Carlos Saldanha. The film’s screenplay is written by David Guion & Michael Handelman, based on the 1955 children’s picture book by Crockett Johnson.

Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life—and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible. When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save both the real world and his own. Harold and the Purple Crayon is the first film adaptation of the beloved children’s classic that has captivated young readers for decades.

The cast includes Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds, Alfred Molina, and Zooey Deschanel.

Harold and the Purple Crayon is set to debut in theaters August 2nd, courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Watch the official trailers below.

Sing Sing

Sing Sing is a 2023 drama film directed by Greg Kwedar, who co-wrote the screenplay with Clint Bentley. Based on the real-life Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing maximum security prison, the film centres on a group of inmates involved in the creation of theatrical stage shows through the program. Sing Sing premiered in the Special Presentations program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.

Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.

The cast includes professional actors including Best Actor Nominees Colman Domingo and Paul Raci, but mainly focuses on real-life former inmates who were themselves alumni of the program during their incarceration.

Sing Sing is set to debut in limited theaters July 12th 2024, before a wide release on August 2nd, courtesy of A24. Watch the official trailer below.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is a 2023 computer-animated action adventure film directed by Jeff Rowe in his feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by Brendan O'Brien. Based on the comic book characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, it reboots the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series and is the first animated entry since 2022's Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie.

The film is produced by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver through their company, Point Grey Pictures. Rogen describes himself as a lifelong fan of the franchise, and it was his decision to have actual teenagers voice the turtles for the first time to make it feel more authentic.

After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.

The voice cast includes Jackie Chan, Ayo Edebiri, Seth Rogen, John Cena, Hannibal Buress, Rose Byrne, Ice Cube, Post Malone, Paul Rudd, Maya Rudolph, Natasia Demetriou, Giancarlo Esposito, Nicolas Cantu, Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr, and Brady Noon.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is set to debut in theaters on August 2nd, courtesy of Paramount Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

Reservation Dogs: The Final Season

Reservation Dogs is a coming-of-age comedy drama series created by Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi that follows the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers from rural Oklahoma. The first season made its debut back in August 2021.

The Rez Dogs find themselves stranded in Cali and have to figure out their way back home. Season three is full of road trips, bathroom wisdom, unexpected fathers, boarding schools, Bigfoot, rumors, revenge and healing.

Reservation Dogs: Season 3 is set to debut August 2nd on Hulu, Watch the official trailer below.

Hobbs & Shaw

Director David Leitch

Genre Action | Adventure

Cast Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Vanessa Kirby, Idris Elba

Rating PG-13

Release Date August 2nd, 2019

“Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity.”

From stunt coordinator turned director David Leitch, the man who brought us Atomic Blonde and Deadpool 2, Hobbs & Shaw is an extension of the Fast & Furious franchise and follows Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw as they form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Hobbs & Shaw:

• WWE superstar Roman Reigns (Joe Anoa'i) plays Luke Hobbs' (Dwayne Johnson's) brother in the film, but in reality they are cousins. Both Roman and Dwayne annouced this on their respective Instragam pages.

• Actor Idris Elba was given the role of the villain.

The Nightingale

Director Jennifer Kent

Genre Adventure | Drama | Thriller

Cast Sam Claflin, Aisling Franciosi, Damon Herriman, Ewen Leslie

Rating R

Release Date August 2nd, 2019

“Clare, a young Irish convict, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness and is bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence the man committed against her family. On”

From writer/director Jennifer Kent, the creative mind behind the critically acclaimed indie horror The Babadook, The Nightingale is set in 1825, and tells the story of Clare, a young Irish convict woman, who chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Nightingale:

• The film in 2018 won two awards at the at the Venice Film Festival - the Special Jury Prize and the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor for Baykali Ganambarr.

Luce

Director Julius Onah

Genre Drama

Cast Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Tim Roth, Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Rating R

Release Date  August 2nd, 2019

“A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student.”

From director Julius Onah, Luce tells the story of a married couple who is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student. Check out the official trailer below!!

Them That Follow

Director Britt Poulton, Dan Madison Savage

Genre Thriller

Cast Olivia Colman, Kaitlyn Dever, Walter Goggins, Alice Englert

Rating R

Release Date  August 2nd, 2019

“Inside a snake-handling church deep in Appalachia, a forbidden relationship forces a pastor’s daughter to confront her community’s deadly tradition.”

From directors Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage, Them That Follow is set deep in the wilds of Appalachia, where believers handle death-dealing snakes to prove themselves before God, and it tells the story of a pastor's daughter who holds a secret that threatens to tear her community apart. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Them That Follow:

• Walton Goggins and Kaitlyn Devers previously were on the show Justified together.