The Bikeriders

The Bikeriders is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter, Mud). It tells a fictional story inspired by the 1968 photo book of the same name by Danny Lyon and stars an ensemble cast that includes Jodie Comer (Killing Eve, The Last Duel), Austin Butler (Elvis), Tom Hardy (Inception, Mad Max: Fury Road), Michael Shannon (Man of Steel, Knives Out), Mike Faist (West Side Story), and Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead). The film premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2023.

Kathy (Comer), a strong-willed member of the Vandals who's married to a wild, reckless bike rider named Benny (Butler), recounts the Vandals' evolution over the course of a decade, beginning as a local club of outsiders united by good times, rumbling bikes, and respect for their strong, steady leader Johnny (Hardy). Over the years, Kathy tries her best to navigate her husband's untamed nature and his allegiance to Johnny, with whom she feels she must compete for Benny's attention. As life in the Vandals gets more dangerous, and the club threatens to become a more sinister gang, Kathy, Benny, and Johnny are forced to make choices about their loyalty to the club and to each other.

The Bikeriders is set to debut in theaters on June 21st, courtesy of Focus Features. Watch the official trailers below.

Thelma

Thelma is a 2024 comedy film written and directed by Josh Margolin. The film, which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024, is inspired by a real-life experience involving Margolin’s own grandmother.

When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.

The cast includes June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree, Parker Posey, Clark Gregg, and Malcolm McDowell.

Thelma is set to debut in theaters June 21st, courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

Kinds of Kindness

Kinds of Kindness (originally titled And) is a 2024 anthology film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, Poor Things), from a screenplay he co-wrote with Efthimis Filippou.

A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

The cast includes Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Schafer.

Kinds of Kindness is set to debut in theaters June 21st, courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

The Exorcism

The Exorcism is a 2024 horror film directed by Joshua John Miller, from the screenplay he co-wrote with M. A. Fortin.

A troubled actor begins to unravel while shooting a horror film. His estranged daughter wonders if he's slipping back into his past addictions or if there's something more sinister at play.

The cast includes Russell Crowe, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg, Adrian Pasdar, and David Hyde Pierce.

The Exorcism is set to debut in theaters June 21st, courtesy of Vertical Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

Trigger Warning

Trigger Warning is a 2024 action thriller film directed by Mouly Surya in her English-language film debut, from a screenplay by John Brancato, Josh Olson, and Halley Gross. Produced by Thunder Road Films and Lady Spitfire, the film is based on a short story by Otep Shamaya.

A skilled Special Forces commando (Jessica Alba) takes ownership of her father's bar after he suddenly dies, and soon finds herself at odds with a violent gang running rampant in her hometown.

The cast includes Jessica Alba, Mark Webber, Tone Bell, Jake Weary, Gabriel Basso, and Anthony Michael Hall.

Trigger Warning is set to debut on Netflix June 21st, 2024. Watch the official trailer below.

Secret Invasion

Secret Invasion is a 2023 streaming miniseries created by Kyle Bradstreet for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics storyline of the same name. It is intended to be the ninth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. Bradstreet serves as the head writer with Ali Selim directing.

Nick Fury uncovers a conspiracy for a group of shapeshifting Skrulls to infiltrate Earth in positions of power around the world, recruiting Everett K. Ross, Maria Hill, and Talos to stop it and save humanity.

The cast includes Samuel L. Jackson returning as Nick Fury from the film series, along with Ben Mendelsohn as Talos, with Cobie Smulders, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Colman, Martin Freeman, and Don Cheadle also starring.

Secret Invasion is scheduled to premiere on June 21st, 2023, on Disney+ and will consist of six episodes. It will be the first series of Phase Five of the MCU. Watch the official trailer below.

Perry Mason

Genre Crime | Drama

Cast Matthew Rhys, Jedediah Jenk, Drew Walton, Heather Shields

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere June 21st, 2020 (HBO)

“In booming 1932 Los Angeles, a down-and-out defense attorney takes on the case of a lifetime.”

“You know his name, but not his past. The new original series Perry Mason, starring Emmy winner Matthew Rhys, premieres June 21. Based on characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner, this drama series follows the origins of American Fiction’s most legendary criminal defense lawyer, Perry Mason. When the case of the decade breaks down his door, Mason’s relentless pursuit of the truth reveals a fractured city and just maybe, a pathway to redemption for himself.”

— HBO

Check out the official trailers for the HBO original crime drama series Perry Mason below!!

Yellowstone: Season 3

Genre Drama | Western

Cast Kevin Costner, Dave Annable, Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere June 21st, 2020 (Paramount Network)

“A ranching family in Montana faces off against others encroaching on their land.”

From writer Taylor Sheridan, the man who penned the scripts for Sicario, Hell or High Water, and Wind River, which he also directed, Yellowstone is a drama set in the wide open landscape of Montana about a ranching family who is forced to defend themselves from outside threats. Check out the official trailer for season 3 below!! UPDATE - Now including the mid-season trailer.

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Yellowstone:

• Gil Birmingham, Kelsey Asbille and Ian Bohen previously appeared in the film Wind River (2017 film), which was directed by Taylor Sheridan who is also the writer of this show.

NOS4A2: Season 2

Genre Drama | Horror

Cast Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Zachary Quinto, Ashleigh Cummings, Andresito Germosen De La Cruz

Rating TV-14

Series Premiere June 21st, 2020 (AMC)

“Charlie Manx, a seductive immortal who feeds off the souls of children, has his whole world threatened when a young woman in New England discovers she has a dangerous gift.”

The AMC hit horror drama series NOS4A2 is returning for a 2nd season. Charlie Manx, a seductive immortal who feeds off the souls of children, has his whole world threatened when a young woman in New England discovers she has a dangerous gift. Check out the official trailer below!!

Toy Story 4

Director Josh Cooley

Genre Animation | Adventure | Comedy

Cast Tom Hanks, Annie Potts, Tim Allen, John Cusack

Rating G

Release Date June 21st, 2019

“When a new toy called “Forky” joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy.”

The directorial debut for storyboard artist turned directed Josh Cooley, Toy Story 4 is seemingly the final adventure for a franchise that has captured the hearts of adults and children alike all over the world. When a new toy called “Forky” joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Toy Story 4:

• John Lasseter has said that Pixar would only make a fourth movie if it was just as good as or better than the previous three movies in the franchise, saying, "We don't want to do anything with [these characters] unless it lives up to or surpasses what's gone before."

• Tim Allen (Buzz Lightyear) signed on for a fourth movie even before it was announced and Tom Hanks (Woody) was all for it as well.

Child's Play

Director Lars Klevberg

Genre Horror

Cast Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry, Gabriel Bateman, David Lewis

Rating R

Release Date June 21st, 2019

“A mother gives her son a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature.”

From director Lars Klevberg, best known for his creepy horror short films, Child’s Play tells the story of a mother who gives her son a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature. Check out the official trailers for the latest entry of the cult horror classic below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, Child’s Play:

• In this latest film Chucky is said to be a technologically advanced smart toy who's AI is tampered with to have no limitations to learning or violence.

• Don Mancini (the creator of the franchise) is not involved in this film and has expressed his disinterest in it as well as Jennifer Tilly, Alex Vincent and Christine Elise.

Anna

Director Luc Besson

Genre Action | Thriller

Cast Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy

Rating R

Release Date June 21st, 2019

“Beneath Anna Poliatova’s striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world’s most feared government assassins.”

Written and directed by Luc Besson (The Professional, Lucy), Anna is an action thriller that tells the story of Anna Poliatova, a strikingly beautiful woman who harnesses a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, writer/director Luc Besson:

• Typically, during the opening-titles, the camera moves towards something important for the movie, but looks down until the important part of credits was shown, then swings up, now looking at a place or character.

• Known for films with strong female character roles: La Femme Nikita (1990), Lucy (2014),, Léon: The Professional (1994), etc

Wild Rose

Director Tom Harper

Genre Drama | Music

Cast Julie Walters, Jessie Buckley, Sopie Okonedo, Craig Parkinson

Rating R

Release Date June 21st, 2019

“A musician from Glasgow dreams of becoming a Nashville star.”

From director Tom Harper (Peaky Blinders), Wild Rose tells the story of A musician from Glasgow dreams of becoming a Nashville star. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Wild Rose:

• The film premiered at TIFF in Toronto in 2018.

Woodshock

Director Kate Mulleavy, Laura Mulleavy

Genre Drama

Cast Kirsten Dunst, Pilou Asbæk, Joe Cole, Lorelei Linklater 

Rating R

Release Date September 22nd, 2017 (Netflix June 21st, 2020)

“A haunted young woman spirals in the wake of profound loss, torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent cannabinoid drug.”

Written and directed by costumer designers turned directors Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy, Woodshock is a trippy drama that will more than likely take viewers on a very wild ride. The cast includes Kirsten Dunst, Pilou Asbæk, Joe Cole, and Lorelei Linklater. As of right now the movie is slated for a to be determined 2017 release. Check out the official trailer below.