Bill & Ted Face the Music

Director Dean Parisot

Genre Comedy | Music | Sci-Fi

Cast Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Samara Weaving, Bridgette Lundy-Paine

Rating PG-13

Release Date August 28th, 2020 (Limited & On-Demand)

“Once told they’d save the universe during a time-traveling adventure, 2 would-be rockers from San Dimas, California find themselves as middle-aged dads still trying to crank out a hit song and fulfill their destiny.”

From director Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest, RED 2), Bill & Ted Face the Music brings our two favorite characters back to the big-screen. Once told they'd save the universe during a time-traveling adventure, 2 would-be rockers from San Dimas, California find themselves as middle-aged dads still trying to crank out a hit song and fulfill their destiny. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Bill & Ted Face the Music:

• Will be released 31 years after the original Bill & Ted, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).

• In May 2020, Alex Winter launched a Social Media appeal for members of the public to submit 30-second video clips of themselves rocking out to a music clip from the film, with some of the clips being selected and used in the finished film.

The New Mutants

Director Josh Boone

Genre Action | Sci-Fi

Cast Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga

Rating PG-13

Release Date August 28th, 2020

“Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.”

Co-written and directed by Josh Boone and based on a comic book from Chris Claremont, X-Men: The New Mutants looks to be the first horror-esque film in the X-Men Universe, following the lives of 5 young mutants who are being held in a secret facility against their will. The cast includes Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, and Alice Braga. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, X-Men: The New Mutants:

• Director Josh Boone is a major X-Men fan and owns a large amount of their comics.

• The filmmakers cite horror storyteller Stephen King and teen drama filmmaker John Hughes as an influence on the film.

• The first live action appearance of Lockheed who will be the companion of Magik in the film instead of Shadowcat in the comics.

Rogue

Director M.J. Bassett

Genre Action | Thriller

Cast Megan Fox, Philip Winchester, Calli Taylor, Jessica Sutton

Rating R

Release Date August 28th, 2020 (Limited & On-Demand)

“A group of mercenaries are engaged by the governor of an African country to rescue his daughter who has been kidnapped by an Al-Shabaab-type organization.”

Rogue is an action thriller directed and co-written by M.J. Bassett (Silent Hill: Revelation, Strike Back). Team leader O'Hara leads a lively squad of soldiers on a daring mission: rescue hostages from their captors in remote Africa. But as the mission goes awry and the team is stranded, O'Hara's squad must face a bloody, brutal encounter with a gang of rebels - and the horde of ravenous, enraged lions they encounter. Check out the official trailer below!!

Get Duked!

Director Ninian Doff

Genre Comedy | Horror

Cast Samuel Bottomley, Viraj Juneja, Rian Gordon, Lewis Gribben

Rating R

Release Date August 28th, 2020 (Amazon Prime)

“An anarchic, hip-hop inspired comedy that follows four city boys on a wilderness trek as they try to escape a mysterious huntsman.”

Written and directed by Ninian Doff, Get Duked! tells the story of Dean, Duncan and DJ Beatroot, teenage pals from Glasgow who embark on the character-building camping trip — based on a real-life program — known as the Duke of Edinburgh Award, where foraging, teamwork and orienteering are the order of the day. Eager to cut loose and smoke weed in the Scottish Highlands, the trio find themselves paired with straight-laced Ian, a fellow camper determined to play by the rules. After veering off-path into remote farmland that's worlds away from their urban comfort zone, the boys find themselves hunted down by a shadowy force hell-bent on extinguishing their futures. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Get Duked!:

• From writer-director Ninian Doff — making his feature debut after a slew of award-winning music videos and short films for artists including Run the Jewels, Miike Snow, Migos, and Mykki Blanco.

• Originally titled Boyz in the Wood, the film premiered at the 2019 South by Southwest Film Festival 

Critical Thinking

Director John Leguizamo

Genre Drama

Cast John Leguizamo, Rachel Bay Jones, Michael Kenneth Williams, Corwin C. Tuggles

Rating PG-13

Release Date  September 4th, 2020 (Limited Release & On-Demand)

“The true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship.”

Actor John Leguizamo’s directorial debut, Critical Thinking tells the true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship. Check out the official trailer below!!

Unhinged

Director Derrick Borte

Genre Thriller

Cast Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorious, Gabriel Bateman, Austin P. McKenzie

Rating R

Release Date August 21st, 2020

“After a confrontation with an unstable man at an intersection, a woman becomes the target of his rage.”

From director Derrick Borte, Unhinged is a psychological thriller that takes something we've all experienced- road rage - to an unpredictable and terrifying conclusion. Rachel is running late getting to work when she crosses paths with a stranger at a traffic light. Soon, Rachel finds herself and everyone she loves the target of a man who feels invisible and is looking to make one last mark upon the world by teaching her a series of deadly lessons. Check out the official trailer below!!

Tesla

Director Michael Almereyda

Genre Biography | Drama

Cast Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson, Hannah Gross, Jim Gaffigan

Rating PG-13

Release Date August 21st, 2020 (Limited & On-Demand)

“A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan’s daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.”

From director Michael Almereyda, Tesla is a freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan's daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, Tesla:

• Nikola Tesla was born and raised in a small village called Smiljan in Austro-Hungarian empire. His father was a Serb orthodox priest.

• David Bowie played Tesla in Christopher Nolan's The Prestige (2006)

Peninsula

Director Sang-ho Yeon

Genre Action | Horror | Thriller

Cast Dong-won Gang, Jung-hyun Lee

Rating Unrated

Release Date August 21st, 2020 (Limited & On-Demand)

The highly anticipated sequel to the zombie survival horror film Train to Busan FINALLY has a trailer. When it will actually drop on Netflix or perhaps another streaming service is anyone’s guess (the August date above is for France apparently) but at least this is a start. Check out the trailer below!!

Project Power

Director Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman

Genre Action | Crime | Sci-Fi

Cast Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jamie Foxx, Dominique Fishback, Machine Gun Kelly

Rating R

Release Date August 14th, 2020 (Netflix)

“On the streets of New Orleans, word begins to spread about a mysterious new pill that unlocks superpowers unique to each user. The catch: You don’t know what will happen until you take it. ”

What would you risk for five minutes of pure power?

On the streets of New Orleans, word begins to spread about a mysterious new pill that unlocks superpowers unique to each user. The catch: You don’t know what will happen until you take it. While some develop bulletproof skin, invisibility, and super strength, others exhibit a deadlier reaction. But when the pill escalates crime within the city to dangerous levels, a local cop (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) teams with a teenage dealer (Dominique Fishback) and a former soldier fueled by a secret vendetta (Jamie Foxx) to fight power with power and risk taking the pill in order to track down and stop the group responsible for creating it.

Check out the official trailer for the Netflix Original Film Project Power below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Project Power:

• In October 2017, it was announced that Netflix had acquired Mattson Tomlin's spec script Power in a bidding war with several other studios. In May 2020, it was announced that the film will officially be titled Project Power.

Hoops

Genre Animation | Sports | Comedy

Cast Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Damon Wayans Jr., Hannah Simone

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere August 21st, 2020 (Netflix)

“A hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach thinks turning around his godawful team will take him to the “big leagues.””

A new mature animated Netflix series titled Hoops tells the story of a hot-headed basketball coach, voiced by Jake Johnson, who dreams of turning around his awful team. Guest stars include Johnson’s “New Girl” co-stars Max Greenfield, Damon Wayans Jr. and Hannah Simone. Check out the official trailer below!!

Lucifer: Season 5

Genre Crime | Drama | Fantasy

Cast Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, Lesley Ann-Brandt

Rating TV-14

Series Premiere August 21st, 2020 (Netflix)

“Lucifer Morningstar has decided he’s had enough of being the dutiful servant in Hell and decides to spend some time on Earth to better understand humanity. He settles in Los Angeles - the City of Angels.”

Lucifer Morningstar has decided he's had enough of being the dutiful servant in Hell and decides to spend some time on Earth to better understand humanity. He settles in Los Angeles - the City of Angels. Check out the official trailer for season 5 of Lucifer below!!

The Vanished

Director Peter Facinelli

Genre Action | Mystery | Thriller

Cast Brittany Kaiser, David Carroll, Paul-Olivier Dehaye, Ravi Naik

Rating R

Release Date August 21st, 2020 (Limited & On-Demand)

“A husband and wife will stop at nothing to find their missing daughter who disappeared on a family camping trip. When the police don’t catch any leads, the duo take over.”

Written and directed by Peter Facinelli, The Vanished is a thriller that tells the story of a husband and wife who will stop at nothing to find their missing daughter who disappeared on a family camping trip. When the police don't catch any leads, the duo take over. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Vanished:

• Stars Anne Heche and Thomas Jane play a married couple in the film and are a couple in real-life. They previously played a divorced couple in the HBO series Hung.

Lovecraft Country

Genre Drama | Fantasy | Horror

Cast Jonathan Majors, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Courtney B. Vance, Aunjanue Ellis

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere August 16th, 2020 (HBO)

“Atticus Freeman joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father.”

The HBO original drama series Lovecraft Country, based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff of the same name, debuts this August. The series follows Atticus Freeman as he joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. This begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Lasso

Genre Comedy

Cast Jason Sudeikis, Stephen Manas, Colin Blyth, Phil Dunster

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere August 14th, 2020 (Apple TV+)

“Small-time football coach Ted Lasso is hired to coach a professional soccer team in England, despite having no experience coaching soccer.”

Starring and co-created by Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso tells the story of small-time football coach Ted Lasso who is hired to coach a professional soccer team in England, despite having no experience coaching soccer. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Ted Lasso:

• The “Ted Lasso” character originated as a part of a NBC Sport promo series with Sudeikis. The popularity allowed for the network to create a series based on this character.

The Silencing

Director Robin Pront

Genre Action | Crime | Thriller

Cast Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Annabelle Wallis, Zahn McClarnon, Melanie Scrofano

Rating R

Release Date August 14th, 2020 (Limited & On-Demand))

“A reformed hunter living in isolation on a wildlife sanctuary becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local Sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.”

From director Robin Pront, The Silencing is a drama thriller that tells the story of a reformed hunter living in isolation on a wildlife sanctuary who becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local Sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago. Check out the official trailer below!!

The One and Only Ivan

Director Thea Sharrock

Genre Animation | Adventure | Comedy

Cast Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie, Danny DeVito, Bryan Cranston

Rating PG

Release Date August 14th, 2020 (Disney+)

“A gorilla named Ivan tries to piece together his past with the help of an elephant named Stella as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity.”

The One and Only Ivan is a family adventure that tells the story of a gorilla named Ivan who tries to piece together his past with the help of an elephant named Stella as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity. Check out the official trailer for The One and Only Ivan below available so stream on Disney+ August 14th!!

Hard Knocks: Los Angeles

Genre Documentary | Sports

Cast L.A. Chargers & Rams

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere August 11th, 2020 (HBO)

“Hard Knocks: Los Angeles gives an unfiltered all-access look at what it takes to make it in the National Football League.”

Hard Knocks: Los Angeles gives an unfiltered all-access look at what it takes to make it in the National Football League. The 18-time Sports Emmy Award winning series will follow head coaches Anthony Lynn of the Los Angeles Chargers and Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams leading a mix of established veterans, free-agent acquisitions and rising stars on both sides of the ball. Hard Knocks: Los Angeles kicks off August 11 on @HBO and stream it on @HBOMax. Check out the official trailer below!!

Magic Camp

Director Mark Waters

Genre Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Cast Adam DeVine, Gillian Jacobs, Josie Totah, Aldis Hodge

Rating PG

Release Date August 14th, 2020 (Disney+)

“Andy, who, at the urging of his former mentor and Magic Camp owner Roy Preston, returns as a counselor to the camp of his youth hoping to reignite his career.”

From director Mark Waters (Freaky Friday), Magic Camp is a family comedy that tells the story of Andy, who, at the urging of his former mentor and Magic Camp owner Roy Preston, returns as a counselor to the camp of his youth hoping to reignite his career. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Magic Camp:

• Real-life magicians were employed to teach the actors and to maintain authenticity. Among them is acclaimed magician Justin Willman, who had worked with Gillian Jacobs on Love (2016).

• Filming took place on Disney's Golden Oak Ranch.

Made in Italy

Director James D’Arcy

Genre Drama | Romance

Cast Liam Neeson, Micheál Richardson, Yolanda Kettle, Souad Faress

Rating R

Release Date August 7th, 2020 (Limited & On-Demand)

“A London artist and his estranged son try to mend their relationship as they work together to repair a dilapidated house in Italy”

Written and directed by actor James D’Arcy (Dunkirk), Made in Italy tells the story of a bohemian artist who travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house he inherited from his late wife. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, Made in Italy:

• Stars Liam Neeson and Micheál Richardson are real-life father and son.

• Micheál Richardson, formally Neeson, changed his last name to his mother’s maiden name to honor her memory. Actress Natasha Richardson, the wife of Liam Neeson, died after a ski accident in 2009 in Canada. Micheál said in an interview that making this film with his father was extremely therapeutic for him.

Boys State

Director Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss

Genre Documentary

Cast —

Rating PG-13

Release Date August 14th, 2020 (Limited & On-Demand)

“A thousand 17-year-old boys from Texas join together to build a representative government from the ground up.”

Boys State is a documentary that tells the story of a thousand 17-year-old boys from Texas join together to build a representative government from the ground up. Check out the official trailer below!!