Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride is a 2022 romantic comedy film directed by Gaz Alazraki and written by Matt Lopez, based on the 1949 novel of the same name by Edward Streeter. It is the third filmed version of the story, after the original 1950 film and the 1991 remake.

A father's coming to grips with his daughter's upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American clan.

The film stars Andy García, Gloria Estefan, Adria Arjona, Isabela Merced, Diego Boneta, and Chloe Fineman.

Father of the Bride is scheduled to be released on June 16th on HBO Max, courtesy of HBO Max and Warner Bros. Watch the official trailer below.

Halftime

Halftime is a 2022 music documentary directed by Amanda Micheli chronicling the career of superstar musician and actress Jennifer ‘J.Lo’ Lopez.

An intimate peek behind the curtain revealing the grit and determination that makes Jennifer Lopez the icon she is, from her performances onscreen and on stages around the world, to her Super Bowl Halftime show, to the recent Presidential inauguration. The documentary focuses on an international superstar who has inspired people for decades with her perseverance, creative brilliance, and cultural contributions. And it's only the beginning. Halftime serves as the kickoff to the second half of Lopez’s life, as she lays bare her evolution as a Latina, a mother, and an artist, taking agency in her career and using her voice for a greater purpose.

Halftime is scheduled to debut on Netflix June 14th. Watch the official trailer below.

Memoria

From the extraordinary mind of Palme D’or winning director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and starring Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton, comes a bewildering drama about a Scottish woman, who, after hearing a loud ‘bang’ at daybreak, begins experiencing a mysterious sensory syndrome while traversing the jungles of Colombia. Memoria had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 15th, 2021.

Memoria release is scheduled to release on December 26th, courtesy of Neon. Watch the incredible trailer below.

God's Favorite Idiot

God's Favorite Idiot is a 2022 apocalyptic workplace comedy television series created by and starring Ben Falcone. Widely known in the world of comedy, the husband of actress Melissa McCarthy usually focuses on films but is taking a shot at a series while still including his wife in a lead role.

Mid level Tech support employee Clark Thompson falls in love with co-worker Amily Luck at exactly the same time he becomes the unwitting messenger of God, filling his world with roller skating, a lake of fire and an impending apocalypse.

The cast includes Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Rahel Romahn, Denise Roberts, and Kevin Dunn.

God’s Favorite Idiot is scheduled to debut on Netflix June 15th. Watch the official trailer below.

Jurassic World Dominion

Jurassic World Dominion is a 2022 science fiction adventure film directed by Colin Trevorrow, who wrote the screenplay with Emily Carmichael, based on a story by Trevorrow and his writing partner, Derek Connolly. It is the sequel to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), the sixth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise, and the third film in the Jurassic World trilogy. As with its predecessors, Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley will produce the film, with Trevorrow and Jurassic Park (1993) director Steven Spielberg acting as executive producers.

Four years after Isla Nublar has been destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history’s most fearsome creatures.

The film stars an ensemble cast including Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Daniella Pineda, Isabella Sermon, Justice Smith, Omar Sy, and BD Wong reprising their roles from previous films in the franchise, and they are joined by Mamoudou Athie, Scott Haze, Dichen Lachman, Campbell Scott, and DeWanda Wise.

Jurassic World Dominion is scheduled for theatrical release as well as IMAX 3D on June 10th, 2022, courtesy of Universal Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

Ms. Marvel

Ms. Marvel is a 2022 television miniseries created by Bisha K. Ali, based on the Marvel Comics featuring the character Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel. It is intended to be the seventh television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. Ali serves as head writer with Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah leading the directing team. It will be part of Phase Four of the MCU, and will serve as set-up for the film The Marvels (2023), in which Vellani will reprise her role as Khan along with additional cast members from the series.

Kamala is a superhero fan with an imagination, particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel; Kamala feels like she doesn't fit in at school and sometimes even at home, that is until she gets superpowers like the heroes she's looked up to.

Iman Vellani stars as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel, with Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, Laurel Marsden, and Azhar Usman also starring.

Ms. Marvel is set to debut on Disney+ June 8th with a total of six episodes. Watch the official trailer below.

Hustle

Hustle is a 2022 sports drama film directed by Jeremiah Zagar, from a screenplay by Taylor Materne and Will Fetters. The film is produced by Adam Sandler and LeBron James. Filmed entirely in Pennsylvania, multiple scenes were shot in Center City Philadelphia, including Market Street, the Italian Market, Manayunk, and South Philadelphia.

After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past abroad, a down on his luck basketball scout takes it upon himself to bring the phenom to the States without his team's approval. Against the odds, they have one final shot to prove they have what it takes to make it in the NBA.

The cast includes Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Ben Foster, Robert Duvall, and Juancho Hernangomez.

Hustle is scheduled to be released in select theaters and on Netflix on June 8th. Watch the official trailer below.

Dark Winds

Dark Winds is a 2022 mystery crime thriller series created by Graham Roland, based on the Leaphorn & Chee book series by Tony Hillerman. George R. R. Martin and Robert Redford are on the list of executive producers, with Redford having previously produced two other adaptions of the Leaphorn & Chee series, The Dark Wind and Skinwalkers.

Set in 1971 on a remote outpost of the Navajo Nation near Monument Valley, Dark Winds follows Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn of the Tribal Police as he is besieged by a series of seemingly unrelated crimes. The closer he digs to the truth, the more he exposes the wounds of his past. He is joined on this journey by his new deputy, Jim Chee. Chee, too, has old scores to settle from his youth on the reservation. Together, the two men battle the forces of evil, each other and their own personal demons on the path to salvation.

The cast includes Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Noah Emmerich, Jessica Matten, Rainn Wilson, and Deanna Allison.

Dark Winds is set to premiere June 12th on AMC and AMC+. Watch the official trailer below.

Evil: Season 3

Evil is a paranormal thriller series created by Michelle King and Robert King. The husband and wife duo are best known for co-creating the hit drama series The Good Wife.

A skeptical clinical psychologist joins a priest-in-training and a blue collar contractor as they investigate supposed abnormal events, including, demonic possession, and other extraordinary occurrences to see if there's a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural's at work.

The series stars Mike Colter, Michael Emerson, Katja Herbers, and Aasif Mandvi.

Evil: Season 3 will be available to stream June 12th exclusively on Paramount+. Watch the official trailer below.

You Won't Be Alone

You Won't Be Alone is a 2022 internationally co-produced horror film, written and directed by Goran Stolevski, in his directorial debut.

In 19th-century Macedonia, a young girl is kidnapped and then transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit. Curious about life as a human, the witch accidentally kills a peasant in the nearby village and then takes her victim's shape to live life in her skin.

The cast includes Noomi Rapace, Anamaria Marinca, Alice Englert, Carloto Cotta, Félix Maritaud, and Sara Klimoska.

You Won't Be Alone  is set to premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival in January 2022 in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section, with a theater debut scheduled for April 1st. Watch the official trailer below.

Crimes of the Future

Crimes of the Future is a 2022 sci-fi horror drama/body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg, the man responsible for The Fly (1986), and A History of Violence (2005). It is Cronenberg’s first feature film in eight years, and the first film in 35 years not to have his sister Denise head costume design, as she passed away in the summer of 2020. According to Cronenberg himself when asked about the film, he has “unfinished business with the future.” Crimes of the Future was a Competition Official Selection scheduled to debut at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in May.

As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. With his partner Caprice, Saul Tenser, celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. Timlin, an investigator from the National Organ Registry, obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed… Their mission – to use Saul’s notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.

The cast includes Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, and Scott Speedman.

Crimes of the Future is set for a limited theatrical release on June 3rd. Watch the official trailers below.

The Boys: Season 3

It’s been a year of calm. Homelander’s subdued. Butcher works for the government, supervised by Hughie of all people. But both men itch to turn this peace and quiet into blood and bone. So when The Boys learn of a mysterious anti-Supe weapon, it sends them crashing into The Seven, starting a war, and chasing the legend of the first Superhero: Soldier Boy.

Starring Karl Urban, Jennifer Esposito, Erin Moriarty, and Jack Quaid.

The Boys: Season 3 is set to debut June 3rd on Prime Video. Watch the official trailer below.

Fire Island

Fire Island is a 2022 romantic comedy film directed by Andrew Ahn, and written by Joel Kim Booster. The film is inspired by Jane Austen's acclaimed Pride and Prejudice novel with a comedic spin.

A pair of best friends set out to have a legendary week-long summer vacation with the help of cheap rosé and a group of eclectic friends.

The cast includes Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, Conrad Ricamora, and Margaret Cho.

Fire Island is set make it’s debut on Hulu June 3rd, courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick is a 2022 action drama from director Joseph Kosinski, the man who brought us TRON: Legacy and Only the Brave, from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie, and a story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks. It is the highly anticipated follow-up to the 1986 hit film.

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.

The cast includes Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, and Ed Harris.

Top Gun: Maverick is set to make it’s highly anticipated theatrical release on May 27th, courtesy of Paramount Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Top Gun: Maverick:

• Tom Cruise is now older in real life than Tom Skerritt's Viper was in the original Top Gun (1986).

• Tom Cruise, widely known for performing his own stunts, insisted that real aircrafts be used in the film's aerial sequences, not CGI.

Stranger Things: Season 4

Stranger Things is a Netflix Original sci-fi horror drama series created by the Duffer Brothers. The brothers serve as showrunners and executive producers, along with Shawn Levy, and Dan Cohen. The series premiered on Netflix on July 15, 2016.

In 1980s Indiana, a group of young friends witness supernatural forces and secret government exploits. As they search for answers, the children unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries.

The series stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Cara Buono, and Dacre Montgomery.

To say the Netflix exclusive series Stranger Things has generated an instant cult following would be a severe understatement, and the streaming giant absolutely hit it big with this show. Stranger Things: Season 4 Vol. 1 is set to premiere on May 27th. Check out the official new trailer below

Emergency

Emergency is a 2022 comedy drama film directed by Carey Williams from a screenplay by KD Dávila. It is a feature-length adaptation of Williams and Dávila's 2018 short film of the same name. The short film won the Special Jury Prize at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and the Grand Jury Prize at the 2018 SXSW. Dávila's screenplay also made the 2020 Black List of most popular un-produced scripts from up-and-coming screenwriters. Emergency premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival where Dávila won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.

Ready for a night of legendary partying, three college students must weigh the pros and cons of calling the police when faced with an unexpected situation.

The cast includes RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Sabrina Carpenter, Sebastian Chacon, Maddie Nichols, Madison Thompson, Diego Abraham, and Melanie Jeffcoat.

Emergency will have a limited theater release on May 20th, and will be available to stream on Prime Video May 27th. Watch the official trailer below.

The Bob's Burgers Movie

The Bob’s Burgers Movie is a 2022 animated, big-screen, musical comedy-mystery-adventure based on the long-running Emmy®-winning series from creator Loren Bouchard. Bouchard also co-wrote, co-produced, and made his directorial debut along with Bernard Derriman.

The story begins when a ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole right in front of Bob's Burgers, blocking the entrance indefinitely and ruining the Belchers’ plans for a successful summer. While Bob and Linda struggle to keep the business afloat, the kids try to solve a mystery that could save their family's restaurant. As the dangers mount, these underdogs help each other find hope and fight to get back behind the counter, where they belong.

The original voice cast from the series reprises their roles including Kristen Schaal, H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Larry Murphy, Zach Galifinakis, and Kevin Kline.

The Bob’s Burgers Movie is scheduled to be theatrically released by 20th Century Studios on May 27, 2022, following delays of almost two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the official trailer below.

Men

Men is a 2022 horror drama film written and directed by Alex Garland. Garland, a native of London, England, received well deserved praise for the first two films he wrote and directed, sci-fi thrillers Ex Machina (2014), and Annihilation (2018). Filming took place in the United Kingdom during May 2021.

A young woman goes on a solo vacation in the English countryside after the death of her ex-husband.

The film stars Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Gayle Rankin, and Paapa Essiedu.

Men is set to hit theaters on May 20th, courtesy of A24. Watch the official trailer below.

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era is a 2022 historical drama film and the sequel to the 2019 film Downton Abbey. Both films were written by Julian Fellowes, the creator and writer of the television series of the same name, with the sequel being directed by Simon Curtis, replacing Michael Engler who directed the first film.

The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa.

The cast includes Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, and Phyllis Logan.

Downton Abbey: A New Era is set to debut in theaters on May 20th, courtesy of Focus Features. Watch the official trailer below.

Prehistoric Planet

Prehistoric Planet is a 2022 five-part nature documentary streaming television series, produced by the BBC Studios Natural History Unit with Jon Favreau as showrunner, visual effects by Moving Picture Company, and is narrated by natural historian David Attenborough.

The documentary combines award-winning wildlife filmmaking, the latest paleontology learnings and state-of-the-art technology to unveil the spectacular habitats and inhabitants of ancient Earth for a one-of-a-kind immersive experience. Hans Zimmer composed an original soundtrack for the series. It is the first major dinosaur-focused documentary series produced by the BBC since Planet Dinosaur in 2011, and the third overall (the first was Walking with Dinosaurs in 1999).

Experience the world of dinosaurs like never before in this epic five-night event, from Executive Producer Jon Favreau and the producers of Planet Earth. Featuring David Attenborough, Prehistoric Planet streams on Apple TV+ May 23rd. Watch the official trailer below.