God's Favorite Idiot

God's Favorite Idiot is a 2022 apocalyptic workplace comedy television series created by and starring Ben Falcone. Widely known in the world of comedy, the husband of actress Melissa McCarthy usually focuses on films but is taking a shot at a series while still including his wife in a lead role.

Mid level Tech support employee Clark Thompson falls in love with co-worker Amily Luck at exactly the same time he becomes the unwitting messenger of God, filling his world with roller skating, a lake of fire and an impending apocalypse.

The cast includes Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Rahel Romahn, Denise Roberts, and Kevin Dunn.

God’s Favorite Idiot is scheduled to debut on Netflix June 15th. Watch the official trailer below.

Incredibles 2

Director Brad Bird

Genre Animation | Action | Adventure

Cast Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, John Ratzenberger

Rating PG

Release Date June 15th, 2018

“Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for Jack-Jack while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving the world.”

From director Brad Bird, Incredibles 2 is the follow-up to the hit 2014 film that won audiences over. The cast includes Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Ratzenberger. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Incredibles 2:

• Brad Bird has stated over the years, that he would only do a sequel to The Incredibles (2004), if he could come up with a story that's just as good as, or better than, its predecessor.
• The Incredibles (2004) will be the fifth Pixar film to become a franchise, following Toy Story (1995) Cars (2006), Monsters, Inc. (2001), and Finding Nemo (2003).

Tag

Director Jeff Tomsic

Genre Comedy

Cast Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Annabelle Wallis, Rashida Jones

Rating R

Release Date June 15th, 2018

“A small group of former classmates organize an elaborate, annual game of tag that requires some to travel all over the country.”

From director Jeff Tomsic (Comedy Central's Broad City), his feature-film debut, and co-written by Rob McKittrick (Waiting...), Tag is an outrageous comedy about a group of friends who have been taking part in a game of tag once a year ever since they were kids. Now as adults, the game goes to extreme lengths to determine the winner. The cast includes Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Annabelle Wallis, Rashida Jones, Isla Fisher, Leslie Bibb, Hannibal Buress, Jon Hamm and Jeremy Renner. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Tag:

• Based on true events in the lives of former classmates, all of whom graduated from a preparatory school in Washington state.
• Jeremy Renner fractured his right elbow and left wrist while filming a stunt for this movie. Luckily the incident didn't impact his filming schedule for Avengers: Infinity War.

Gotti

Director Kevin Connolly

Genre Biography | Crime | Drama

Cast John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Stacy Keach, Pruitt Taylor Vince

Rating R

Release Date June 15th, 2018 (Limited)

“The story of crime boss John Gotti and his son.”

Directed by Kevin Connolly, who most will recognize from his recurring role as Eric "E" Murphy in the HBO hit series Entourage, Gotti is a look at the life of feared Italian-American crime boss John Gotti. A straight to T.V. movie released in 1996 starring Armand Assante as John Gotti, and was pretty good all things considered. Gotti was a notorious criminal and an extremely successful one at that so this movie better do the story justice. The cast includes John Travolta (as Gotti), Kelly Preston, Stacy Keach, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Megan Leonard, Lydia Hull, and William DeMeo. Check out the newly released official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Gotti:

• Joe Pesci was originally cast as Angelo Ruggiero. Pesci later filed a $3 million lawsuit against the producers claiming breach of contract. In the lawsuit, Pesci claims that after he gained 30 pounds for the role of the overweight Ruggiero, he was instead offered a different role. The suit is still pending.
• Lindsay Lohan was temporarily dropped from the film by the producers citing difficult demands made by her management team. Lohan called producer Marc Fiore personally to convince him to let her keep her role. Lohan is no longer in this film.
• John Travolta wore many of John Gotti's clothing accessories in this production, such as his ties.

Goliath: Season 2

Genre Drama

Cast Billy Bob Thornton, Nina Arianda, Tania Raymonde, Diana Hopper

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere June 15th, 2018 (Amazon Prime)

“A disgraced lawyer, now an ambulance chaser, gets a case that could bring him redemption or at least revenge on the firm which expelled him.”

if you enjoy edgy courtroom dramas Amazon's Goliath is absolutely worth a look. Billy Bob Thornton plays the lead role of washed up defense attorney Billy McBride. who was once the best of the best, now he spends the majority of his time getting blackout drunk in his favorite dive bar. The show builds a solid backstory with it's rags to riches/root for the little guy premise and includes a solid cast. I personally really enjoyed the first season so I am looking forward to what season 2 brings to the table. The cast includes Billy Bob Thornton, Nina Arianda, Tania Raymonde, and Diana Hopper. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Goliath:

• Both the Ocean Lodge Hotel (where Billy lives) and the Chez Jay bar (where Billy drinks) are real places in Santa Monica, California. The interior of Chez Jay, however, was too small to accommodate a cast and camera crew, so an expanded version was replicated on a studio soundstage. Chez Jay was only used for the exteriors.
• Season one showrunner David E. Kelley chose to feature the Santa Monica 'Chez Jay' bar because that's where he first met his wife, Michelle Pfeiffer.
• Billy Bob Thornton liked including the late John Ritter in his films (Sling Blade, Bad Santa) and now John Ritter's son Jason appears in Goliath.

Loving Pablo

Director Fernando León de Aranoa

Genre Biography | Crime | Drama

Cast Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz,, Peter Sarsgaard, and Julieth Restrepo

Rating R

Release Date June 15th, 2018 (Limited)

“A journalist strikes up a romantic relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.”

From director Fernando León de Aranoa, who also wrote the screenplay, Loving Pablo is the story of a journalist who strikes up a romantic relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. The film is based on the book from Virginia Vellejo. The cast includes Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz,, Peter Sarsgaard, and Julieth Restrepo. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Loving Pablo:

• Leads Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz have been married since 2010. 
• The movie is based on Virginia Vallejo's bestselling memoir Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar.