Fun Mom Dinner

Director Althea Jones

Genre Comedy

Cast Katie Aselton, Toni Collette, Molly Shannon, Bridget Everett

Rating R

Release Date August 4th, 2017 (Limited) 

“Four moms whose only common ground is their kids’ preschool class, decide to get together for a harmless “fun mom dinner.””

Fun Mom Dinner is the feature-film directorial debut for Althea Jones, and is written by Julie Rudd, the wife of successful actor Paul Rudd. The film has a premise similar to that of Bad Moms, but doesn't seem to be quite as raunchy as far as I can tell. The trailer is also rather restrained, but considering the film is rated R I expect an unrated Red Band trailer to surface at some point. The cast includes Katie Aselton, Toni Collette, Molly Shannon, and Bridget Everett. Check out the exclusive new trailer below!

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

Director Anthony C. Ferrante

Genre Horror | Sci-Fi

Cast Dolph Lundren, Tara Reid, Olivia Newton-John, Masiela Lusha

Rating TV-14

Release Date Sunday, August 6th, 2017 (SyFy Network)

“With much of America lying in ruins, the rest of the world braces for a global sharknado, Fin and his family must travel around the world to stop them.”

The cult classic Sharknado is making its return with Sharknado 5: Global Swarming, and fans will rejoice on August 6th!! The cast includes Dolph Lundren, Tara Reid, Olivia Newton-John, and Masiela Lusha. Check out the trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Sharknado: Global Swarming:

• Aired as the last of six original films in SyFy's 2017 "Sharknado Week" lineup.

The Dark Tower

Director Nikolaj Arcel

Genre Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Cast Tom Taylor, Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Abbey Lee

Rating PG-13

Release Date August 4th, 2017

“The Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, roams an Old West-like landscape where “the world has moved on” in pursuit of the man in black. Also searching for the fabled Dark Tower, in the hopes that reaching it will preserve his dying world.”

From director Nikolaj Arcel (King's Game, A Royal Affair), The Dark Tower is based on Stephen King's best-selling novel, and is considered one of the authors best works of his illustrriois career by many fans. The trailer looks amazing and I can't wait for this release, I might need to check out the book myself. The cast includes Tom Taylor, Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, and Abbey Lee. Check out the newly released official trailer for the highly anticipated film below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Dark Tower:

• The Dark Tower is a series of eight books which span an entire connected universe which links several other books and stories by Stephen King, including Bag of Bones, The Talisman, Black House, The Stand, Everything's Eventual, From a Buick 8, Hearts in Atlantis, Insomnia, The Eyes of the Dragon and 'Salem's Lot, with minor references to It and The Mist.
• Stephen King sold the film rights to The Dark Tower for $19.19. This is a significant, recurring number in later books in the series.

The official international trailer #2 is here!! Check it out below.

Kidnap

Director Luis Prieto

Genre Thriller

Cast Halle Berry, Robert Walker Branchaud, Dana Gourrier, Lew Temple

Rating R

Release Date August 4th, 2017

“A mother stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.”

Directed by Luis Prieto, Kidnap is an intense thriller starring Halle Berry, Robert Walker Branchaud, Dana Gourrier, and Lew Temple. Check out the official trailer below.

Detroit

Director Kathryn Bigelow

Genre Drama | History | Thriller

Cast Anthony Mackie, John Boyega, John Krasinski, Will Poulter

Rating R

Release Date August 4th, 2017

“A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizen uprisings in the United States’ history.”

From Academy Award winning director Kathryn Bigelow, who directed hit films The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, Detroit is an intense drama based on the largest citizen uprising in United States history. Zero Dark Thirty was fantastic and The Hurt Locker is one of my favorite war films so I cannot wait for this!! The cast includes Anthony Mackie, John Boyega, John Krasinski, and Will Poulter. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Detroit:

• A set depicting Detroit 1967 was also built in Brockton, Massachusetts, right at the site of the Liberty Tree, a sycamore planted in 1863 which marked a stop on the Underground Railroad where, during the Civil War, slaves on their way north to freedom were hidden during the day in the stables of Edward Bennett so they could travel at night under the cover of darkness. Filming took place here during September 2016.
• This is the third collaboration between director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal. The first two were Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and The Hurt Locker (2009). Both Bigelow and Boal won Oscars for The Hurt Locker, including Best Picture.

Wind River

Director Taylor Sheridan

Genre Action | Crime | Thriller

Cast Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene, Jon Bernthal

Rating R

Release Date August 4th, 2017

“An FBI agent teams with the town’s veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.”

Written and directed by actor turned writer/director Taylor Sheridan (Vile), Wind River is a crime thriller with a very talented cast. The talented Sheridan previously penned the script for the Oscar winning drama Hell or High Water. The cast includes Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene, and Jon Bernthal. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Wind River:

• The project was announced with Chris Pine and Elizabeth Olsen in the lead roles. Pine eventually dropped out and was replaced by Jeremy Renner.
• Taylor Sheridan's first screenplay which he didn't write on spec. Sicario and Hell or High Water were written on spec.
• Filmed on location in Park City, Utah. Coincidentally, the film would go on to have its world premiere in Park City at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

Columbus

Director Kogonada

Genre Comedy | Drama | Romance

Cast John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Rory Culkin

Rating Unrated

Release Date August 4th, 2017 (Limited)

“A Korean-born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma. The man meets a young woman who wants to stay in Columbus with her mother, a recovering addict, instead of pursuing her own dreams.”

Directed by Kogonada, who is known for his widely acclaimed video essays, Columbus is an infectious indie romantic drama that critics have been raving about. Admittedly I hadn't even heard of this film until recently, but the trailer is amazing and I really like John Cho (most well known for Harold & Kumar) and Haley Lu Richardson, who was amazing in Edge of Seventeen. This will be a limited release but I hope to check it out sooner than later!! The cast includes i, Check out the official trailer below.

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Columbus:

• The film takes place and is named after Columbus, Indiana, which is known for its unique modern architecture, and is known as "The Athens on the Prairie".
• Columbus, Indiana is the childhood home of Vice President Mike Pence.

Renegades

Director Steven Quale

Genre Action | Thriller

Cast J.K. Simmons, Sullivan Stapleton, Sylvia Hoeks, and Ewen Bremner

Rating PG-13

Release Date September 1st, 2017 (Limited)

“A team of Navy SEALs discover an underwater treasure in a Bosnian lake.”

From director Steven Quale (Final Destination 5, Into the Storm), Renegades is an action thriller starring J.K. Simmons, Sullivan Stapleton, Sylvia Hoeks, and Ewen Bremner. Check out the official trailer below.