Imaginary

Imaginary is a 2024 supernatural horror film directed and produced by Jeff Wadlow (Never Back Down, Kick-Ass 2), from a screenplay by Wadlow, Greg Erb (Night Swim), and Jason Oremland. The film is produced by Jason Blum through his Blumhouse Productions banner and Tower of Babble.

When Jessica returns to her childhood home with her family, she finds her old stuffed bear Chauncey and that her stepdaughter Alice has grown attached to it. After Alice's behavior becomes concerning and the games that she and Chauncey play turn increasingly sinister, Jessica starts realizing that Chauncey is much more than the stuffed bear she believed him to be all those years.

The cast includes DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Betty Buckley, Pyper Braun, Taegen Burns, Veronica Falcón, and Dane DiLiegro.

Imaginary is set to debut in theaters March 8th, 2024, courtesy of Lionsgate. Watch the official trailers below.

Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4 is a 2024 animated martial arts comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is the fourth installment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise, and the sequel to Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016). The film is directed by Mike Mitchell and co-directed by Stephanie Ma Stine, written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger.

Po, who is set to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace, searches for his successor as the new Dragon Warrior while fighting a new foe called "The Chameleon".

The cast of voice actors includes Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, James Hong, Bryan Cranston, and Ian McShane reprising their roles from the previous films, with Awkwafina, Viola Davis, and Ke Huy Quan joining the cast as new characters.

Kung Fu Panda 4 is set to debut in theaters March 8th, courtesy of Universal Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

Cabrini

Cabrini is a 2024 Christian biographical film directed by Alejandro Gómez Monteverde (Sound of Freedom), who co-wrote the screenplay with Rod Barr.

The film details the life of famed Roman Catholic missionary and future Saint Francesca Cabrini (Cristiana Dell’Anna) as she encounters resistance to her charity and business efforts in New York City.

The film is set for release on March 8, 2024, courtesy of Angel Studios. Watch the official theatrical trailer below.

Accidental Texan

Accidental Texan is a 2023 comedy drama film directed by Mark Bristol and written by Julie B. Denny. It is based on the novel Chocolate Lizards by Cole Thompson.

Fresh-faced recent Harvard student Erwin (Rudy Pankow) flames out of his first professional acting job when he forgets to turn off his phone and triggers an explosive nightmare on set. His career and cell phone in tatters, he flees the New Orleans set, only to have his car break down deep in the heart of Texas oil country.

Seeking refuge and some possible phone service in a local diner, he meets Faye (Carrie-Anne Moss), a kind waitress who takes pity on him and offers up the local phone book to find a mechanic. Without enough funds to fix his car, Erwin accepts an offer from Merle, a local oil driller (Thomas Haden Church) only to find out he too is nearly bankrupt and cannot pay his bills. With both men in desperate straits, Merle realizes their only hope may be Erwin’s acting skills and a little help from Faye’s shotgun.

The cast includes Thomas Haden Church, Rudy Pankow, Carrie Anne-Moss, and Bruce Dern.

Accidental Texan is set to debut in theaters March 8th, courtesy of Roadside Attractions. Watch the official trailer below.

5lbs of Pressure

5lbs of Pressure is a 2024 crime thriller film written and directed by Phil Allocco (The Truth About Lies).

Adam (Luke Evans), an ex-con back in his old neighborhood after serving a 16-year stretch for murder, walks a rocky path of forgiveness toward the son who grew up without him, while the bitter, volatile brother of the youth he killed looms in the background. Meanwhile, Mike (Rory Culkin), sick of doing the bidding of his drug-dealing uncle (Alex Pettyfer), is desperate to leave his sordid life behind. When Adam and Mike’s paths converge, inescapable destiny will give way to violence…and a final, fleeting shot at redemption.

The cast includes Luke Evans, Rory Culkin, Zac Adams, Rudy Pankow, Stephanie Leonidas, Savannah Steyn, Lorraine Burroughs, and Alex Pettyfer.

5lbs of Pressure is set to debut in theaters March 8th, courtesy of Lionsgate Movies. Watch the official trailer below.

American Dreamer

American Dreamer is a 2022 black comedy film directed by Paul Dektor (in his feature debut) and written by Theodore Melfi. Based on a segment from the radio show This American Life, the film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 11, 2022.

Dr. Phil Loder (Peter Dinklage), a low-level, adjunct professor of economics at Harvard, has always dreamed of owning a home. His wish becomes a possibility when a lonely widow offers Phil her sprawling estate for pennies. The deal, however, is too good to be true.

The cast includes Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Matt Dillon, and Danny Glover.

American Dreamer is set for a limited release March 8th, courtesy of Vertical Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

Damsel

Damsel is a 2024 fantasy drama film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later, Intruders) and written by Dan Mazeau. The film stars Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things, Enola Holmes), Angela Bassett (Malcolm X, Black Panther), Robin Wright (Forrest Gump, Blade Runner 2049), Ray Winstone (The Departed, Black Widow), Nick Robinson (Jurassic World, Love, Simon), Brooke Carter, and Shohreh Aghdashloo (X-Men: The Last Stand, Renfield).

A dutiful damsel (Millie Bobby Brown) agrees to marry a handsome prince (Nick Robinson), only to find the royal family has recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. Thrown into a cave with a fire-breathing dragon, she must rely on her wits and will to survive.

Damsel is set to debut March 8th on Netflix. Watch the official trailers below.

Captain Marvel

Director Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

Genre Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Cast Brie Larson, Jude Law, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn

Rating PG-13

Release Date March 8th, 2019

“Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.”

From directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Captain Marvel is the highly anticipated origin story that introduces us to one of the most powerful superheroes in the Marvel cinematic universe. Carol Danvers (played by Brie Larson), becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. I don’t know about you but I have been fired up for this movie ever since the end of Infinity War and the trailers are finally here - check them out for yourself below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Captain Marvel:

• This will be the twenty-first film to be released by Marvel Studios for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

• Both Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) and Clark Gregg (Phil Coulson) will be digitally de-aged in order for their characters to look like their younger selves, since the movie is set in the 1990's.
  

Juanita

Director Clark Johnson

Genre Drama

Cast Alfre Woodard, Blair Underwood, Adam Beach, LaTanya Richardson

Rating Unrated

Release Date March 8th, 2019 (Netflix)

“Fed up with her deadbeat grown kids and marginal urban existence, Juanita takes a Greyhound bus to Paper Moon, Montana where she reinvents herself and finds her mojo.”

From actor turned director Clark Johnson, Juanita is a drama that tells the story of a mom that is fed up with her deadbeat adult children and boring existence so she decides to take a Greyhound bus to Paper Moon, Montana where she reinvents herself and finds her mojo. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Juanita:

• Television and movie actress Alfrie Woodard has 118 acting credits on her resume as per IMDb filmography, dating all the way back to 1978.

• Based on the novel Dancing on the Edge of the Roof from author Sheila Williams.

Gloria Bell

Director Sebastián Lelio

Genre Drama | Romance

Cast Julianne Moore, Alanna Ubach, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Michael Cera

Rating R

Release Date March 8th, 2019

“A free-spirited woman in her 50s seeks out love at L.A. dance clubs.”

From director Sebastián Lelio (Gloria, A Fantastic Woman), Gloria Bell is a romance drama about a free-spirited woman in her 50’s who decides to spend the vast majority of her time club hopping in L.A. in search of love. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Gloria Bell:

• Sebastián Lelio, who wrote and is directing and producing the American version, is also the director and writer of the original Chilean version.

• The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September.

The Kid

Director Vincent D’Onofrio

Genre Biography | Drama | Western

Cast Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Dane DeHaan, Leila George D'Onofrio

Rating R

Release Date March 8th, 2019

“The story of a young boy who witnesses Billy the Kid’s encounter with Sheriff Pat Garrett.”

From actor turned director Vincent D’Onofrio, The Kid tells the true story of a young boy who witnesses Billy the Kid's encounter with Sheriff Pat Garrett. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Kid:

• Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, and Vincent D'Onofrio all previously starred together in another western, The Magnificent Seven. Pratt and D'Onofrio also starred in Jurassic World.

• Dane Dehaan is 31, while the real Billy the Kid was ten years younger than Dehaan.

Apollo 11

Director Todd Douglas Miller

Genre Documentary

Cast Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins (Archive Footage)

Rating G

Release Date March 8th, 2019

“A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.”

From director Todd Douglas Miller, Apollo 11 is a documentary that gives an inside look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin. Check out the official trailer below!!

Walk. Ride. Rodeo.

Director Conor Allyn

Genre Drama

Cast Spencer Locke, Missi Pyle, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Kathleen Rose Perkins

Rating PG-13

Release Date March 8th, 2019 (Netflix)

“Tell the incredible true story of Amberley Snyder, a nationally ranked rodeo barrel racer who defies the odds after barely surviving a car accident that leaves her paralyzed from the waist down.”

“Walk. Ride. Rodeo. The incredible true story of nationally ranked barrel racer Amberley Snyder, who at 19 barely survives an automobile accident. Now paralyzed from the waist down, Amberley, with the support of her family, physical therapy and her own inspiring determination, fights to earn back her place in the sport she loves.”

Check out the official trailer for Walk. Ride. Rodeo below!!

After Life

Genre Comedy

Cast Ricky Gervais, Tom Basden, David Bradley, Roisin Conaty

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere March 8th, 2019 (Netflix)

“After Tony’s wife dies unexpectedly, his nice-guy persona is altered into an impulsive, devil-may-care attitude taking his old world by storm.”

After Life is a new Netflix comedy series that tells the story of a man who decides to drastically change his ways after losing his wife. After Tony's wife dies unexpectedly, his nice-guy persona is altered into an impulsive, devil-may-care attitude taking his old world by storm. Check out the official trailer below!!

Jessica Jones: Season 2

Genre Action | Crime | Drama

Cast Krysten Ritter, Rachael Taylor, Eka Darville, David Tennant

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere March 8th, 2018 (Netflix)

“Following the tragic end of her brief superhero career, Jessica Jones tries to rebuild her life as a private investigator, dealing with cases involving people with remarkable abilities in New York City.”

The Netflix exclusive Marvel series Jessica Jones is set to return for it's second season, and fans can't wait. The dark and suspenseful first season was praised by critics who expect much of the same in the upcoming new season. Lead Krysten Ritter has taken complete ownership over this character and we all look forward to what Season 2 has in store! The series cast includes Krysten Ritter, Rachael Taylor, Eka Darville, and David Tennant. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Marvel's Jessica Jones:

• Krysten Ritter put on 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of muscle for her role and trained for two months before filming began.
• Jessica's superhero costume is seen in a flashback. In the Alias Comics, Jessica Jones' superhero name was Jewel and she had purple hair.