West Side Story

West Side Story is a 2021 romantic musical drama directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg, with a screenplay by Tony Kushner and choreography by Justin Peck. The film is the second feature-length adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim, which is based loosely on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The screenplay is expected to follow the Broadway script more so than the 1961 film adaptation.

An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.

The cast includes Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort, with Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Josh Andrés Rivera, Corey Stoll and Brian d'Arcy James. Rita Moreno, who appeared in the 1961 film, has a supporting role and is an executive producer.

West Side Story is scheduled to be released by 20th Century Studios in the United States on December 10th, after being delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Halloween Kills

Halloween Kills is a 2021 horror slasher directed by David Gordon Green and written by Green, Danny McBride and Scott Teems. The film is a sequel to 2018's Halloween and the twelfth installment in the Halloween franchise.

After Laurie Strode, her daughter Karen, and granddaughter Allyson leave Michael Myers caged in the basement of Laurie's burning house, Michael manages to free himself when firemen arrive on the scene. The Strode women join a group of other survivors that decide to form a mob to hunt Michael.

The film stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle, who reprise their roles as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, with James Jude Courtney also portraying Myers again. Judy Greer, Andy Matichak, and Will Patton also reprise their roles from the previous film, with Anthony Michael Hall and Thomas Mann joining the cast.

Jason Blum serves as a producer on the film through his Blumhouse Productions banner, alongside Malek Akkad and Bill Block.

Halloween Kills had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 8th, 2021. Following a year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on October 15th, by Universal Pictures; it will also stream on paid tiers of Peacockfor 60 days.

A direct sequel, Halloween Ends, is rumored to release on October 14th, 2022. Watch the official trailer below.

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Halloween Kills:

• Paul Rudd was offered to reprise his role Tommy Doyle but had to decline due to scheduling conflicts with the new Ghostbusters. He was replaced by Anthony Michael Hall.

• Jamie Lee Curtis reprises her role as Laurie Strode for a sixth time and in doing so surpasses Donald Pleasence (Sam Loomis) with the most appearances in the Halloween series.

In the Heights

“In Washington Heights, N.Y., the scent of warm coffee hangs in the air just outside of the 181st St. subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies a vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is a likable and magnetic bodega owner who hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.”

In the Heights is a 2021 musical drama film directed by Jon M. Chu, from a screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes. It is based on the stage musical of the same name by Hudes and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton). The film stars Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, and Jimmy Smits.

In the Heights had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival on June 4th, and is scheduled to be released in theaters on June 11th, and will also be available on the HBO Max streaming service.

In the Heights is set to hit theaters and HBO Max June 11th. Watch the official trailers below.

Cruella

Brilliant. Bad. A little bit mad. May 2021.

Academy Award winner Emma Stone (La La Land) stars in Disney’s Cruella, an all-new live-action feature film about the early days of the notorious 101 Dalmatians villain, Cruella de Vil.

Set in 1970s London during the punk rock revolution, the story follows a young con artist named Estella, a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself in the design world. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets.

Co-stars include Emma Thompson, Emily Beecham, Dev Patel, Mark Strong, and Paul Walter Hause.

The film is directed by Craig Gillespie (I Tonya). Two-time Oscar-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan (Mad Max: Fury Road) is behind the eye-popping wardrobes throughout the film.

Cruella is set to hit theaters on May 28th along with Disney+ Premier Access. Check out the official trailers below.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Marvels’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Shang-Chi. It stars Canadian actor Simu Liu (Kim's Convenience, Blood and Water) as a martial artist who has been trained to be an assassin since childhood by the Ten Rings terror organization and then tries to escape to a normal life in San Francisco.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is set to hit theaters on September 3rd. Watch the latest trailers below.

Dear Evan Hansen

The breathtaking, generation-defining Broadway phenomenon becomes a soaring cinematic event as Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age.

Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being A Wallflower, Wonder), the film is written for the screen by the show’s Tony winner Steven Levenson with music and lyrics by the show’s Oscar®, Grammy and Tony-winning songwriting team of Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman).

Featuring Grammy winning songs, including the iconic anthem “You Will Be Found,” “Waving Through a Window,” “For Forever” and “Words Fail,” Dear Evan Hansen stars six-time Oscar® nominee Amy Adams, Oscar® winner Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart), Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give), Colton Ryan (Apple TV+’s Little Voice), Nik Dodani (Netflix’s Atypical), DeMarius Copes (Broadway’s Mean Girls) and Danny Pino (NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit).

Dear Evan Hansen is set to hit theaters on September 24th, courtesy of Universal Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

Silent Night

Silent Night is a 2021 comedy horror film written and directed by Camille Griffin. It had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 16th, 2021.

A couple invite their closest friends to join their family for Christmas dinner at their idyllic home in the English countryside. As the group comes together, it feels like old times -- but behind all of the laughter and merriment, something isn't quite right. The world outside is facing impending doom, and no amount of gifts, games or wine can make mankind's imminent destruction go away. Surviving the holidays just got a lot more complicated.

Starring Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis, Annabelle Wallis, Lily-Rose Depp, Sope Dirisu, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Lucy Punch and Rufus Jones.

Silent Night is scheduled to be released December 3rd exclusively on the AMC+ streaming service, courtesy of RLJE Films. Watch the official trailer below.

Boss Level

First of all, I love me some Frank Grillo, dude is a BEAST! Most will recognize him as Rumlow from Captain America: Winter Soldier and Civil War. He was also a force to be reckoned with in a few of the Purge films, but he busts his ass and has built himself quite a career as an actor.

In his latest venture, Boss Level, he plays a retired special forces officer trapped in a never ending time loop on the day of his death. If that wasn’t enough to warrant a watch, the film co-stars Mel Gibson and Naomi Watts.

Boss Level will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu March 5th. Watch the official trailer below.

Malignant

Malignant is a 2021 horror thriller directed by James Wan, the man who brought us Saw, Insidious, and The Conjuring. The screenplay is from Akela Cooper, and is based on an original story by Wan, Ingrid Bisu and Cooper. The film tells the story of Madison, a woman who is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.

The talented cast includes Annabelle Wallis, Jake Abel, George Young, Jacqueline McKenzie, and Mckenna Grace.

Malignant is scheduled to be released theatrically and on HBO Max September 10th, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

Spider-Man: No Way Home

From director Jon Watts and writers Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers , Spider-Man: No Way Home is the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and is the 27th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a Super Hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

Starring Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, Willem Dafoe, Benedict Wong, J.K. Simmons, and Jon Favreau.

Spider-Man: No Way Home hits theaters and IMAX December 17th. Watch the official new trailer below.

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall is a 2021 Netflix Original Western drama directed by Jeymes Samuel, who co-wrote the screenplay with Boaz Yakin.

When outlaw Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) discovers that the man who murdered his family, Rufus Buck (Idris Elba), is being released from prison he rounds up his gang to track Rufus down and seek revenge.

The full cast includes Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Lakeith Stanfield, Delroy Lindo, Regina King, R.J. Cyler, Damon Wayans Jr., and Deon Cole.

The Harder They Fall will have its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on October 6th, 2021, and is scheduled to be released in select theaters and on Netflix November 3rd. Watch the official trailer below.

Dune

Dune is a 2021 sci-fi thriller directed by Denis Villeneuve with a screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Villeneuve, and Eric Roth. It is the first of a planned two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel of the same name by Frank Herbert, about the son of a noble family entrusted with the protection of the most valuable asset and most vital element in the galaxy.

The film stars Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem.

Dune is scheduled to premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 3rd, 2021, and will hit theaters October 22nd, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures, with a simultaneous release on HBO Max for 31 days. Watch the official trailer below.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Starring Anthony Mackie as Falcon and Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is an upcoming Disney+ Original Series focusing on the dynamic duo. The series also stars Daniel Brühl continuing his role as the antihero Zemo.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier will be available exclusively on Disney+ March 19th. Watch the official trailer below.

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, also known simply as Snake Eyes, is a 2021 superhero action film directed by Robert Schwentke from a screenplay by Evan Spiliotopoulos, Joe Shrapnel, and Anna Waterhouse. Based on Hasbro's G.I. Joe toy, comic, and media franchise, the film is a reboot, and the third installment in the G.I. Joe film series and serves as an origin story for the title character Snake Eyes. Henry Golding stars as the title role, replacing Ray Park who portrayed him in the previous films.

Snake Eyes is a tenacious loner who is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage after saving the life of their heir apparent. Upon arrival in Japan, the Arashikage teach Snake Eyes the ways of the ninja warrior while also providing something he’s been longing for: a home. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes’ honor and allegiance will be tested – even if that means losing the trust of those closest to him. The cast also includes Andrew Koji as Storm Shadow, Úrsula Corberó as The Baroness, Samara Weaving as Scarlett, Haruka Abe as Akiko, Tahehiro Hira as Kenta, and Iko Uwais as Hard Master.

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins is scheduled for a theatrical release in the United States on July 23rd, 2021, by Paramount Pictures.

Every warrior has a beginning. Watch the official trailers for #SnakeEyes below. Uncover the classified origin story only in theaters July 23rd. 🐍

F9

From director Justin Lin, who helmed the directors chair for a number of the previous entries, Fast & Furious 9, otherwise known as simply F9, continues a franchise that to be quite honest helped shape my youth as it arrived in theaters in 2001 during my sophomore year in high school.

In this latest entry, Cipher enlists the help of Jakob, Dom's younger brother, to take revenge on Dom and his team.

I remember watching the original over and over again, to the point where I’d just hear the soundtrack in my head, and as I was not yet a licensed driver just thinking how cool it would be to eventually be able to drive a car myself. I also nearly fell into the trap of buying a civic to match the cars they used to jack trucks, but went with an Integra instead. I for one can’t wait for the latest entry to hit theaters this summer after suffering a number of COVID-19 related delays.

F9 is set to hit theaters on June 25th. Buckle up and watch the official trailers below.

Thunder Force

“In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city.”

Written and directed by Ben Falcone, Thunder Force stars Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Bobby Cannavale, and Jason Bateman.

It will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix April 9th. Watch the official trailer below.

Generation

“A new series produced by Lena Dunham, genera+ion follows a group of high school students whose exploration of modern sexuality (devices and all) tests deeply entrenched beliefs about life, love and the nature of family in their conservative community.“

First 3-episodes streaming March 11th on HBO Max.

Bad Trip

Director Kitao Sakurai

Genre Comedy

Cast Tiffany Haddish, Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery, Charles Green

Rating R

Release Date March 16th, 2021 (Netflix)

“Two friends embark on a cross-country road trip where they prank people using hidden cameras.”

From director Kitao Sakurai (The Eric Andre Show), Bad Trip is a part scripted and part improvised prank style film that follows two friends as they embark on a cross-country road trip where they prank people using hidden cameras.

Bad Trip will be available to stream on Netflix March 26th. Check out the official trailers below.

Coming 2 America

The sequel to the hit 1988 comedy Coming to America is FINALLY on it’s way!!

‘Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began.'

The cast includes Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, KiKi Layne, Shari Headley, Wesley Snipes, and James Earl Jones.

Coming 2 America will be available to stream March 5th on Prime Video. Watch the official trailer below.

House of Gucci

House of Gucci is a 2021 biographical crime drama directed by Ridley Scott, based on the 2001 book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden. It tells the shocking true story of the family empire behind the Italian fashion house of Gucci. Spanning three decades of love, betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately murder, we see what a name means, what it’s worth, and how far a family will go for control.

The cast includes Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jared Leto, Salma Hayek, Camille Cottin, Jack Huston, Jeremy Irons, Mãdãlina Ghenea, Reeve Carney, and Youssef Kerkour.

House of Gucci is set to hit theaters on November 24th. Watch the official trailer below.