Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Director Quentin Tarantino

Genre Comedy | Drama

Cast Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Luke Perry

Rating R

Release Date July 26th, 2019

“A faded TV actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.”

Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino (his 9th film), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a comedy drama that tells the story of a faded TV actor and his stunt double as they strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood:

• Tarantino described Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt as "the most exciting star dynamic duo since Robert Redford and Paul Newman."

• This is the first collaboration for Al Pacino and Leonardo DiCaprio.

• This is Luke Perry's last movie to be released posthumously, after suffering a massive stroke in late February 2019 and ultimately passing away March 4, 2019.

Hobbs & Shaw

Director David Leitch

Genre Action | Adventure

Cast Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Vanessa Kirby, Idris Elba

Rating PG-13

Release Date August 2nd, 2019

“Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity.”

From stunt coordinator turned director David Leitch, the man who brought us Atomic Blonde and Deadpool 2, Hobbs & Shaw is an extension of the Fast & Furious franchise and follows Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw as they form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Hobbs & Shaw:

• WWE superstar Roman Reigns (Joe Anoa'i) plays Luke Hobbs' (Dwayne Johnson's) brother in the film, but in reality they are cousins. Both Roman and Dwayne annouced this on their respective Instragam pages.

• Actor Idris Elba was given the role of the villain.

The Nightingale

Director Jennifer Kent

Genre Adventure | Drama | Thriller

Cast Sam Claflin, Aisling Franciosi, Damon Herriman, Ewen Leslie

Rating R

Release Date August 2nd, 2019

“Clare, a young Irish convict, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness and is bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence the man committed against her family. On”

From writer/director Jennifer Kent, the creative mind behind the critically acclaimed indie horror The Babadook, The Nightingale is set in 1825, and tells the story of Clare, a young Irish convict woman, who chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Nightingale:

• The film in 2018 won two awards at the at the Venice Film Festival - the Special Jury Prize and the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor for Baykali Ganambarr.

Luce

Director Julius Onah

Genre Drama

Cast Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Tim Roth, Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Rating R

Release Date  August 2nd, 2019

“A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student.”

From director Julius Onah, Luce tells the story of a married couple who is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student. Check out the official trailer below!!

Them That Follow

Director Britt Poulton, Dan Madison Savage

Genre Thriller

Cast Olivia Colman, Kaitlyn Dever, Walter Goggins, Alice Englert

Rating R

Release Date  August 2nd, 2019

“Inside a snake-handling church deep in Appalachia, a forbidden relationship forces a pastor’s daughter to confront her community’s deadly tradition.”

From directors Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage, Them That Follow is set deep in the wilds of Appalachia, where believers handle death-dealing snakes to prove themselves before God, and it tells the story of a pastor's daughter who holds a secret that threatens to tear her community apart. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Them That Follow:

• Walton Goggins and Kaitlyn Devers previously were on the show Justified together.

The Boys

Genre Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

Cast Karl Urban, Jennifer Esposito, Erin Moriarty, Jack Quaid

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere July 26th, 2019 (Amazon Prime)

“An action story centered on a CIA squad tasked with keeping superheroes in line, by any means necessary.”

From creators Evan Goldberg, Eric Kripke, and Seth Rogen, The Boys is a new action series that tells the story of a CIA squad tasked with keeping superheroes in line, by any means necessary. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Boys:

• The series is based on the comic series of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The "Coming 2019" poster for the series is an exact recreation of the cover of the first issue, drawn by Robertson, later reused for The Boys Vol. 1 collection, "The Name of the Game".

• Creator Garth Ennis has worked with Seth Rogen bringing both The Boys and Preacher to the small screen.

Skin

Director Guy Nattiv

Genre Biography | Drama

Cast Jamie Bell, Danielle Macdonald, Vera Farmiga, Daniel Henshall

Rating R

Release Date July 26th, 2019

“A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves.”

Written and directed by Guy Nattiv, Skin tells the story of a destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, who turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Skin:

• Guy Nattiv is an Academy Award® winning filmmaker from Israel. His first American short film, SKIN, won the 2019 Academy Award® for Best Live Action Short, along with many festivals around the world. It was acquired by FOX Searchlight. The feature version, also entitled SKIN, stars Jamie Bell, Vera Farmiga and Danielle Macdonald, and premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival to significant acclaim, where it won the Fipresci Critics Prize. Its European premiere was at the Berlin International Film Festival, and will also be shown in April at Tribeca. It will be distributed globally by A24 and Voltage in summer 2019.

Into the Ashes

Director Aaron Harvey

Genre Crime | Drama | Mystery

Cast Luke Grimes, Robert Taylor, James Badge Dale, Frank Grillo,

Rating Unrated

Release Date July 19th, 2019 (Limited)

“With an honest job and a loving wife, Nick Brenner believed he had safely escaped his violent, criminal history. But his old crew hasn’t forgotten about him or the money he stole, and when they take what Nick now values the most - his wife - he has nothing left to lose.”

From writer and director Aaron Harvey (The Neighbor), Into the Ashes tells the story of Nick, an ex-con who's adjusting to a new job, a new wife and some semblance of normalcy in rural Alabama. When vengeful former associates track him down, he's soon forced back into the desperate and violent life that he thought he left behind. Check out the official trailer below!!

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Director Jon Watts

Genre Action | Adventure | Comedy

Cast Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Cobie Smulders, Samuel L. Jackson

Rating PG-13

Release Date  July 2nd, 2019

“Peter Parker and his friends go on summer vacation to Europe, where Peter finds himself trying to save his friends against a villain known as Mysterio.”

From director Jon Watts, the man behind (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home is the next adventure from our favorite web-shooting teenage superhero as young Peter Parker aka Spider-Man takes a vacation to Europe with friends only to find himself battling a villain known as Mysterio. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, Spider-Man: Far From Home:

• This is the first movie of Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

• Due to his death on November 12, 2018, this movie will most likely contain the final on-screen appearance of Stan Lee, who died shortly after filming for this movie wrapped up.

Stuber

Director Michael Dowse

Genre Action | Comedy

Cast Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista, Natalie Morales, Karen Gillan

Rating R

Release Date July 12th, 2019

“After crashing his car, a cop who’s recovering from eye surgery recruits an Uber driver to help him catch a heroin dealer. The mismatched pair soon find themselves in for a wild day of stakeouts and shootouts as they encounter the city’s seedy side.”

From director Michael Dowse (Goon, What If), Stuber is an action comedy about the misadventures of an Uber driver determined to maintain his high rating and a police officer who just underwent eye surgery as they work together to try and catch a heroin dealer. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Stuber:

• Karen Gillan and Dave Bautista are in the MCU together via The Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) up to Avengers: Endgame (2019).

Crawl

Director Alexandre Aja

Genre Action | Horror | Thriller

Cast Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Ross Anderson, Anson Boon

Rating R

Release Date July 12th, 2019

“During a hurricane, a young woman finds herself trapped beneath a flooding house, fighting for her life against a pack of savage alligators.”

From director Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes) and producer Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe), Crawl is a horror thriller tells the story of a young woman who finds herself trapped beneath a flooding house during a Category 5 hurricane, fighting for her life against a pack of savage alligators. Check out the official trailer below!!

The Art of Self-Defense

Director Riley Stearns

Genre Comedy

Cast Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada

Rating R

Release Date July 12th, 2019

“A man who is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself.”

“After he’s attacked on the street at night by a roving motorcycle gang, timid bookkeeper Casey (Jesse Eisenberg) joins a neighborhood karate studio to learn how to protect himself. Under the watchful eye of a charismatic instructor, Sensei (Alessandro Nivola), and hardcore brown belt Anna (Imogen Poots), Casey gains a newfound sense of confidence for the first time in his life. But when he attends Sensei’s mysterious night classes, he discovers a sinister world of fraternity, brutality and hyper-masculinity, presenting a journey that places him squarely in the sights of his enigmatic new mentor. ”

— Obscured Pictures

Check out the preview and exclusive trailers for the upcoming comedy The Art of Self-Defense from writer and director Riley Stearns below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Art of Self-Defense:

• Director Riley Stearns was previously married to actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

Point Blank

Director Joe Lynch

Genre Action | Thriller

Cast Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo, Marcia Gay Harden, Christian Cooke

Rating Unrated

Release Date July 12th, 2019 (Netflix)

“To save his pregnant wife, an emergency room nurse teams up with an injured murder suspect in a race against time, rival criminals and renegade cops.”

From director Joe Lynch, Point Blank is an action thriller that follows an emergency room nurse who teams up with an injured murder suspect in a race against time, rival criminals and renegade cops in order to save his pregnant wife. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Point Blank:

• This is Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo's first collaboration outside the MCU.

Midsommar

Director Ari Aster

Genre Drama | Horror | Mystery

Cast Florence Pugh, Will Poulter, William Jackson Harper, Jack Reynor

Rating R

Release Date July 3rd, 2019

“A young woman reluctantly joins her boyfriend on a summer trip where things quickly go awry.”

Written and directed by Ari Aster, the man who brought us the horror hit Hereditary, Midsommar is a horror drama that tells the story of a young woman who reluctantly joins her boyfriend on a summer trip where things quickly go awry. The film is described as a summer road-trip movie enjoyed by a young woman and her boyfriend until they fall prey to a local pagan cult in Sweden. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Midsommar:

• Writer/director Ari Aster describes his new film as “a dark break-up movie that becomes a horror film.

Stranger Things: Season 3

Genre Drama | Fantasy | Horror

Cast Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Rating TV-14

Release Date July 4th, 2019 (Netflix)

“When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief, and his friends must confront terrifying forces in order to get him back.”

To say the Netflix exclusive series Stranger Things has generated both a mass and cult following would be a severe understatement, and the streaming giant absolutely hit it big with this show. Season 3 is on the horizon and the official trailers have finally dropped - check them out for yourself below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Stranger Things:

• Stranger Things directors the Duffer Brothers (Matt Duffer & Ross Duffer) confirmed in an interview with Vulture on August 22, 2017 that the show has been renewed for a third season ahead of the premiere for the highly anticipated debut of season two on October 27th. The Netflix Original Series directors also explained their plans to renew the show for a fourth season as well, saying "We're thinking it will be a four-season thing and then out."

Annabelle Comes Home

Director Gary Dauberman

Genre Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Cast McKenna Grace, Madison Iseman, Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga

Rating R

Release Date June 26th, 2019

“Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren keep a possessed doll locked up in an artifacts room in their house. When the doll awakens the room’s evil spirits, it soon becomes a night of terror for the couple’s young daughter and her friends.”

Directed by talented horror writer turned director Gary Dauberman, Annabelle Comes Home tells the story of Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren who keep a possessed doll locked up in an artifacts room in their house. When the doll awakens the room's evil spirits, it soon becomes a night of terror for the couple's young daughter and her friends. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Annabelle Comes Home:

• Gary Dauberman’s directorial debut.

• James Wan stated that the movie will pick up directly after Ed and Lorraine Warren took the Annabelle doll, in the first Annabelle movie. Therefore the movie will take place in Ed and Lorraine house, along with all the other artifacts.

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.

100%: Julian Edelman

Director Kyler Schelling

Genre Documentary | Sports

Cast Julian Edelman, Michael Rapaport

Rating Unrated

Release Date June 28th, 2019 (Showtime)

“Narrated by Michael Rapaport and featuring original conversations with Mark Wahlberg, Tom Brady, Snoop Dogg, Michael Strahan and Deion Sanders, the film is a look inside Julian Edelman’s journey from major injury to Super Bowl MVP in 2019.”

Narrated by Michael Rapaport and featuring original conversations with Mark Wahlberg, Tom Brady, Snoop Dogg, Michael Strahan and Deion Sanders, 100%: Julian Edelman is a look inside Julian Edelman's journey from major injury to Super Bowl MVP in 2019. Check out the official trailer below!!

Yesterday

Director Danny Boyle

Genre Comedy | Fantasy | Music

Cast Himesh Patel, Lily James, Ana de Armas, Kate McKinnon

Rating PG-13

Release Date June 28th, 2019

“A struggling musician realizes he’s the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles.”

From accomplished director Danny Boyle, the man who brought us 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire, and 127 Hours, Yesterday is a comedy that tells the story of a struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Yesterday:

• Filming delayed production of Bond 25 (2020).

• It has been reported that originally the film was titled All You Need Is Love.

Game of Thrones: The Final Season

Genre Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

Cast Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere April 14th, 2019 (HBO)

“Nine noble families fight for control over the mythical lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for thousands of years.”

The Final Season of the EPIC HBO series Game of Thrones is only a few short months away and a new teaser trailer has dropped to help ease, even just slightly, the immense anticipation. Check it out below!! (most recent trailer at the bottom)

Ted Takes Fun Facts, HBO’s Game of Thrones:

• Peter Dinklage has been nominated seven consecutive times (once for each season) for the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the Emmys. He won for the first, fifth and seventh season, tying the record held by Breaking Bad actor Aaron Paul for most wins in the Best Supporting Actor category for the same role.

• Maester Aemon Targaryen of the Night's Watch is revealed to be blind in the novels. He was played by Peter Vaughan, who was legally partially blind himself.