Uncle Drew

Director Charles Stone III

Genre Comedy

Cast LilRel Howery, Kyrie Irving, Nick Kroll, Shaquille O'Neal

Rating Unrated

Release Date June 29th, 2018

“After draining his life savings to enter a team in a street ball tournament in Harlem, Dax is dealt a series of unfortunate setbacks, including losing his team to his longtime rival. Desperate to win the tournament and the cash prize, Dax stumbles upon the man, the myth, the legend UNCLE DREW (NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving) and convinces him to return to the court one more time”

From director Charles Stone III, the man who brought us Paid in Full, Mr 3000, and Drumline, Uncle Drew is a sports comedy about a man bets it all on a team of aging athletes to try and win a basketball tournament and reclaim his pride. The cast includes LilRel Howery, Kyrie Irving, Nick Kroll, and Shaquille O'Neal. Check out the official trailer below!!

GLOW: Season 2

Genre Comedy | Drama | Sport

Cast Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Britney Young, Marc Maron

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere June 29th, 2018 (Netflix)

“A look at the personal and professional lives of a group of women who perform for a wrestling organization in Los Angeles.”

The first season of GLOW took Netflix by storm and much to the delight of viewers the girls are back in their ridiculously outdated yet oddly appealing wrestling attire. I absolutely loved the first season and enjoyed the balance between comedy and drama, plus I am all for supporting Tokyo born actress Britney Young who was raised in the same picturesque Alaska town my girlfriend grew up in, Eagle River. It's a funny story actually, I was watching the first season of the show and my girlfriend just happened to be on the couch working on her laptop and she recognized Britney's voice and looked up and said "I went to high school with her!". Needless to say I thought she was mistaken, and lo and behold, she was correct. Crazy right?! She is soooo damn good in this show too. The cast includes Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Britney Young, Marc Maron, Britt Baron, Sydelle Noel, and Kia Stevens. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, GLOW:

• Kia Stevens, who plays Tamee/Welfare Queen in the series, is the only female cast member who is actually a professional wrestler. Stevens has been a champion all over the world wrestling under the name Awesome Kong (sometimes Amazing Kong). She also briefly wrestled in WWE as Kharma.
• The wrestler who trained the actresses for this series, Chavo Guerrero Jr., is the nephew of Armando Guerrero a.k.a. Mando, the trainer for the wrestlers on the original 1980s series.

Leave No Trace

Director Debra Granik

Genre Drama

Cast Ben Foster, Dale Dickey, Jeff Kober, Thomasin McKenzie

Rating PG

Release Date June 29th, 2018 (Limited)

“A father and his thirteen year-old daughter are living in an ideal existence in a vast urban park in Portland, Oregon, when a small mistake derails their lives forever.”

From director Debra Granik, who also wrote the screenplay, Leave No Trace is a drama based on the 2009 novel "My Abandonement" from author Peter Rock. The film is based on the true story of a 13-year old girl and her father who live an ideal existence in a vast urban park in Portland, Oregon, but after a single misstep their ideal lives spiral out of control. The cast includes Ben Foster, Dale Dickey, Jeff Kober, and Thomasin McKenzie.

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Leave No Trace:

• Debra Granik previously directed and co-wrote the Oscar nominated drama Winter's Bone (2010), which served as a breakout performance for actress Jennifer Lawrence.

Woman Walks Ahead

Director Susanna White

Genre Biography | Drama | History

Cast Jessica Chastain, Sam Rockwell, Ciarán Hinds, Bill Camp

Rating R

Release Date June 29th, 2018

“Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples’ struggle over the rights to their land.”

From director Susanna White, the director behind the acclaimed HBO miniseries Generation Kill, Woman Walks Ahead is the story of a portrait painter from 1890's Brooklyn who travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of a sitting bull but finds herself mixed up in a struggle over land rights. The cast includes Jessica Chastain, Sam Rockwell, Ciarán Hinds, and Bill Camp. Check out the official trailer below!!

The Domestics

Director Mike P. Nelson

Genre Horror | Thriller

Cast Kate Bosworth, Tyler Hoechlin, Sonoya Mizuno, Lance Reddick

Rating R

Release Date June 29th, 2018 (Limited & On-Demand)

“In the future, a young couple must travel through a gang-ravaged and post-apocalyptic countryside in an attempt to get home.”

Written and directed by Mike P. Nelson, a relatively unknown director known for his violence themed short films and work as a sound guy, The Domestics is set in a terrifying post-apocalyptic world inhabited by gangs divided into deadly factions, and the story follows a husband and wife as they race desperately across the countryside in search of safety- and must work together as they are pushed to the breaking point in order to survive. The cast includes Kate Bosworth, Tyler Hoechlin, Sonoya Mizuno, and Lance Reddick. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, The Domestics:

• In May 2018, Orion Classics acquired distribution rights to the film and set it for a June 28, 2018, release. Orion Classics is known for acquiring indie and foreign films for North American distribution.
• Actress Kate Bosworth has two different color eyes: Brown and Blue. This condition is known as Heterochromia Iridum.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Director J.A. Bayona

Genre Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Cast Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum, BD Wong

Rating PG-13

Release Date June 22nd, 2018 

“When the island’s dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.”

From director J.A. Bayona (A Monster Calls) and writer Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is the follow-up to the hit 2015 film that reignited one of the best movie franchises ever. The cast includes Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum, BD Wong, and Toby Jones. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom:

• Full teaser trailer set to premiere with Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
• The Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) will be released 25 years after Jurassic Park (1993), 21 years after The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), 17 years after Jurassic Park III (2001), and three years after Jurassic World (2015).

American Animals

Director Bart Layton

Genre Crime | Drama

Cast Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson

Rating R

Release Date June 1st, 2018 (Wide Release 6/22/18)

“Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history.”

From writer and director Bart Layton (The Imposter), American Animals is based on the true story of four friends who attempted to execute one of the most daring heists in U.S. history, stealing a rare book from a college library's secure archives. The film made it's debut at The Sundance Film Festival to mostly positive reviews and has been described as a high energy and flashy heist thriller. I was excited for this after all of the Sundance hype and the trailer really out this film on my radar, i can't wait to check it out. The cast includes Evan Peters (Kick-Ass, X-Men: Days of Future Past), Barry Keoghan (Dunkirk, The Killing of a Sacred Deer), Blake Jenner (Everybody Wants Some!!, Edge of Seventeen), and Jared Abrahamson. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, American Animals:

• The film is based on true events.

• MoviePass Ventures (a subsidiary of the controversial service MoviePass) partnered with The Orchard to purchase North American distribution rights for American Animals at Sundance Film Festival in a $3 million dollar deal.

Damsel

Director David Zellner, Nathan Zellner

Genre Comedy | Drama | Western

Cast Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska, David Zellner, and Nathan Zellner

Rating R

Release Date June 22nd, 2018 (Limited)

“It’s the Wild West, circa 1870. Samuel Alabaster, an affluent pioneer, ventures across the American frontier to marry the love of his life, Penelope. As his group traverses the west, the once-simple journey grows treacherous, blurring the lines between hero, villain and damsel.”

Written and directed by David and Nathan Zellner, Damsel is a western comedy/drama about an affluent pioneer who ventures across the American frontier to marry the love of his life. Along the way the journey proves to be much more troublesome than anticipated. The cast includes Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska, David Zellner, and Nathan Zellner. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Damsel:

• Mia Wasikowska and Robert Pattinson were supposed to star in another western called Brimstone (2016). Both dropped out from the production weeks before filming began.
• The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2018