Theater Camp

Theater Camp is a 2023 American comedy film directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman in their directorial debuts, from a screenplay by Gordon, Lieberman, Ben Platt, and Noah Galvin. A feature-length adaptation of the 2020 short film of the same name, the film features an ensemble cast, led by Galvin (Assassination Nation, Booksmart), Gordon (Good Boys, Shiva Baby), Platt (Pitch Perfect, Dear Evan Hansen), Jimmy Tatro (22 Jump Street, The King of Staten Island), Patti Harrison (Search Party, Together Together), Nathan Lee Graham (Zoolander), Ayo Edebiri (The Bear, Bottoms), Owen Thiele, Caroline Aaron (Edward Scissorhands, 21 Jump Street), and Amy Sedaris (Strangers with Candy, Elf). Will Ferrell serves as a producer under his Gloria Sanchez Productions banner.

After the indomitable and beloved founder (Sedaris) of a scrappy theater camp in upstate New York falls into a coma, the eccentric staff must band together with her clueless “crypto-bro” son (Tatro) to keep the thespian paradise afloat.

Theater Camp had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2023, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 14, 2023, by Searchlight Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

The Afterparty: Season 2

The Afterparty is a Apple TV+ Original whodunnit comedy series created by Academy Award winners Chris Miller and Phil Lord. Each episode explores a different character’s account of one fateful evening, all told through the lens of popular film genres and unique visuals to match the storyteller’s perspective. The first season made its debut on January 28th, 2022.

In season two, a wedding is ruined when the groom is murdered and every guest is a suspect. Detective Danner (Tiffany Haddish) returns to help Aniq (Sam Richardson) and Zoë (Zoe Chao) solve whodunnit by questioning family members, star-crossed lovers and business partners, and hearing each suspect’s retelling of the weekend, each with their own unique perspective and visual style.

The other additions to the cast for season 2 is Ken Jeong, John Cho, Poppy Liu, Zach Woods, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Konkle, Jack Whitehall, Paul Walter Hauser, and Vivian Wu.

The Afterparty: Season 2 is set to debut on July 12th, only on Apple TV+. Watch the official trailer below.

Full Circle

Full Circle is an upcoming American television miniseries created and written by Ed Solomon (Men in Black, Now You See Me) and directed by Steven Soderbergh (Magic Mike, Logan Lucky). The miniseries stars Zazie Beetz (Atlanta), Claire Danes (Homeland), Timothy Olyphant (Justified), Dennis Quaid (The Right Stuff, Any Given Sunday), and Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight).

The miniseries follows an investigation into a botched kidnapping that uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present-day New York City.

Full Circle is set to debut on July 13, 2023, only on Max. Watch the official trailer below.

Bird Box Barcelona

Bird Box Barcelona is an upcoming Spain post-apocalyptic horror thriller film. It is a spin-off sequel of the 2018 film Bird Box which was adapted from the 2014 novel of the same name by Josh Malerman.

The film follows a father (Casas) and daughter (Schuberth) and those they join up with to try and survive a dystopian future in which no one survives looking at entities that have invaded and roam the earth.

Bird Box Barcelona will premiere on the streaming service Netflix on July 14, 2023. Watch the official trailer below.

Insidious: The Red Door

Insidious: The Red Door is a 2023 horror thriller directed by Patrick Wilson from a screenplay by Scott Teems, from a story and based on characters from Leigh Whannell.

To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh (Patrick Wilson) and a college-aged Dalton (Ty Simpkins) must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family’s dark past and a host of new and more horrifying terrors that lurk behind the red door.

The cast includes Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Hiam Abbass, Sinclair Daniel, Andrew Astor, and Rose Byrne.

Insidious: The Red Door is set to debut in theaters July 7th, courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

Joy Ride

Joy Ride is a 2023 comedy film directed by Adele Lim, in her feature directorial debut, and written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao, from a story by Lim, Chevapravatdumrong and Hsiao. From the producers of Neighbors and the co-screenwriter of Crazy Rich Asians, the film had its world premiere at SXSW on March 17th, 2023.

When Audrey’s (Ashley Park) business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo (Sherry Cola), her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat (Stephanie Hsu), her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye (Sabrina Wu), Lolo’s eccentric cousin. Their no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging, and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are.

Starring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, Sabrina Wu, Ronny Chieng (Crazy Rich Asians), Lori Tan Chinn (Awkwafina is Nora From Queens), David Denman (Greenland), Annie Mumolo (Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar), Desmond Chiam (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), Alexander Hodge (Insecure), and Chris Pang (Crazy Rich Asians).

Joy Ride will debut only in theaters July 7th, courtesy of Lionsgate. Watch the official trailers below.

Sound of Freedom

Sound of Freedom is a 2023 crime drama film directed by Alejandro Monteverde, from a screenplay by Eduardo Verástegui and Rob Barr, with Verástegui also serving as producer. The film is based on the incredible true story of federal agent Tim Ballard, a man who put his life on the line to rescue hundreds of children from sex traffickers.

After rescuing a boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy's sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free her from a fate worse than death.

The film stars Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, Person of Interest), Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite), Bill Camp (Lincoln, 12 Years a Slave), Kurt Fuller, José Zúñiga, and Scott Haze.

Sound of Freedom is set to debut in theaters July 4th, courtesy of Angel Studios. Watch the official trailer below.

Please note this film is meant to spread awareness about the evil behind child sex trafficking, what is considered to be a form of modern day slavery. Angel Studios has setup a “Pay it Forward” where you can donate towards the cost of movie tickets making it so the film is accessible by everyone. The direct link to donate can be found here.

The Horror of Dolores Roach

The Horror of Dolores Roach is a 2023 dark comedy drama created by Aaron Mark, based on his fictional podcast series of the same name. The podcast and series is said to be inspired by Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

After an unjust 16-year prison sentence, Dolores Roach (Justina Machado) returns to a gentrified Washington Heights, where she reunites with an old stoner friend, Luis, who lets her live and work as a masseuse in the basement under his empanada shop. When the promise of her newfound stability is quickly threatened, “Magic Hands” Dolores is driven to shocking extremes to survive.

The full cast includes Justina Machado, Alejandro Hernandez, K. Todd Freeman, Kita Updike, Ilan Eskenazi, and Jeffery Self.

The Horror of Dolores Roach is set to debut on Prime Video July 7th. Watch the official trailer below.

The Out-Laws

The Out-Laws is an upcoming American crime comedy film directed by Tyler Spindel (Father of the Year, The Wrong Missy), written by Evan Turner and Ben Zazove, and produced by Adam Sandler, Adam DeVine, and Allen Covert. The film stars DeVine (Pitch Perfect, The Intern), Pierce Brosnan (James Bond film series, Mamma Mia!), Ellen Barkin (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Ocean’s Thirteen), Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries, Flatliners), Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy, Cliffhanger), Poorna Jagannathan (The Circle, The Night Of), Julie Hagerty (Airplane!, Marriage Story), Richard Kind (Inside Out, Toy Story 3), Lil Rel Howery (Get Out, Free Guy), and Blake Anderson (Workaholics).

Its plot follows a bank manager on his wedding week whose bank is robbed by criminals that he very strongly suspects might be his future in-laws.

The Out-Laws is scheduled to be released on July 7, 2023, by Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

Nimona

Nimona is a 2023 American computer-animated science fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane (Spies in Disguise) from a screenplay by Robert L. Baird (Big Hero 6) and Lloyd Taylor. It is based on the 2015 graphic novel of the same name by ND Stevenson. Set in a retrofuturistic version of the Middle Ages, the film features the voice of Chloë Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass, The Addams Family) as the titular character and Riz Ahmed (Venom, Sound of Metal) as her partner and former knight. Appearing in supporting roles are Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy (American Horror Story), Lorraine Toussaint (Dangerous Minds, Selma), Beck Bennett (Saturday Night Live), Indya Moore (Pose), RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Julio Torres (Los Espookys, Together Together), and Sarah Sherman (Saturday Night Live).

Originally a production of Blue Sky Studios, it was originally set to be directed by Patrick Osborne, with an initial release date of 2020. Following The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of 21st Century Fox, the parent company of Blue Sky, the production received pushback from Disney's leadership due to the film's LGBTQ themes, after which it was delayed multiple times before being canceled due to Blue Sky's closure in April 2021. However, Annapurna Pictures revived the project the following year, with Bruno and Quane announced as directors, DNEG Animation providing animation, and Netflix acquiring worldwide distribution.

Nimona had its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 14, 2023, was released in select cinemas on June 23, 2023, and made its streaming debut on June 30, 2023, by Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is an upcoming American action-adventure film directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote it with Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and David Koepp. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd., and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the film is the sequel to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), and the fifth installment in the Indiana Jones film series.

The film stars Harrison Ford in his final portrayal of archaeologist Indiana Jones. John Rhys-Davies reprises his role as Sallah from earlier films, along with new cast members including Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Thomas Kretschmann, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Ethann Isidore, and Mads Mikkelsen.

It is the first film in the series not directed by Steven Spielberg nor with a story written by George Lucas, with Spielberg and Lucas serving as executive producers instead. It is also the first film in the series not to be distributed by Paramount, as Disney acquired the film rights following its acquisition of Lucasfilm; however, as per compensation by the said deal, Paramount retained a residual associate credit.

Plans for a fifth Indiana Jones film go back to the late 1970s when Lucas and Spielberg negotiated with Paramount for four sequels to Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Lucas began researching potential plot devices for a fifth film in 2008, although the project stalled for years. He passed the project to producer Kathleen Kennedy in 2012 when she became the president of Lucasfilm. Progress on a fifth film remained dormant while the company worked on the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Koepp was eventually hired to write the fifth film in 2016, with a release date set for 2019, although this was delayed several times due to rewrites. In 2018, Jonathan Kasdan was hired to replace Koepp, who returned to write in 2019 before eventually leaving the project. Spielberg was set to direct, but stepped down in 2020, with Mangold taking his place. Filming began in June 2021, taking place in various locations including the United Kingdom, Italy, and Morocco, and wrapped in February 2022.

The film’s plot picks up in 1969, where American archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones (Ford) lives against the backdrop of the Space Race. Jones is uneasy over the fact that the U.S. government has recruited former Nazis to help beat the Soviet Union in the competition to make it to space. His goddaughter, Helena Shaw (Waller-Bridge), accompanies him on his journey. Meanwhile, Jürgen Voller (Mikkelsen), a NASA member and ex-Nazi involved with the moon-landing program, wishes to make the world into a better place as he sees fit.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is scheduled to premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2023, and for release theatrically in the United States on June 30, 2023. Watch the official trailer below.

The Bear: Season 2

The Bear is a is a comedy drama series created by Christopher Storer, with Joanna Calo and Ramy Youssef assisting in directing duties. The first season of the series premiered on June 23rd, 2022, and received glowing reviews from viewers and critics ensuring a second season was greenlit almost immediately. Jeremy Allen White, best known for his role as Phillip “Lip” Gallagher in the comedy drama series Shameless, is the star of the series.

A young chef from the fine dining world comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop after a heartbreaking death in his family.

The full cast includes Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Abby Elliott, and Matty Matheson.

The Bear: Season 2 is set to debut on Hulu June 22nd, courtesy of FX Networks. Watch the official trailer below.

Hijack

Hijack (stylized as H/JACK) is a British thriller miniseries created by George Kay (who wrote and co-created the international Netflix series Criminal and Lupin) and Jim Field Smith (She’s Out of My League), starring Idris Elba (Luther, The Wire, Thor).

Sam Nelson (Elba), a talented business negotiator, must use his skills to broker a peaceful end to a hijacking of a flight from Dubai to London.

The first two episodes premiered on June 28, 2023, only on Apple TV+. Watch the official trailer below.

Run Rabbit Run

Run Rabbit Run is a 2023 Australian psychological horror film directed by Daina Reid (directed episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale and HBO’s The Outsider) and written by Hannah Kent. It stars Sarah Snook (Succession), Lily LaTorre, Damon Herriman (Justified, Mindhunter), and Greta Scacchi (The Player, Broken Trail).

Sarah (Snook) is a fertility doctor with a firm understanding of the cycle of life. When she is forced to make sense of the increasingly strange behavior of her young daughter Mia (LaTorre), she must challenge her own beliefs and confront a ghost from her past.

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2023, and was released on Netflix on June 28, 2023. Watch the official trailer below.

No Hard Feelings

No Hard Feelings is a 2023 coming-of-age comedy film directed by Gene Stupnitsky (Good Boys), from a screenplay he co-wrote with John Phillips. Jennifer Lawrence stars and also serves as a producer on the film.

On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie (Jennifer Lawrence) discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to "date" their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college. To her surprise, Maddie soon discovers the awkward Percy is no sure thing.

The cast includes Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Matthew Broderick, Laura Benanti, Natalie Morales, Scott MacArthur (Killing It), and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear).

No Hard Feelings is set to debut in theaters June 23rd, courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing. Watch the official trailers below.

Asteroid City

Asteroid City is a 2023 science fiction romantic comedy drama film written, directed and co-produced by Wes Anderson, based on a story by Anderson and Roman Coppola. The film premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in May 2023.

The itinerary of a 1955 Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

The star-studded cast includes Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan, and Jeff Goldblum.

Asteroid City is set to debut in limited theaters June 16th before a wide release on June 23rd, courtesy of Focus Features. Watch the official trailer below.

Past Lives

Past Lives is a 2023 romantic drama film written and directed by Celine Song, in her feature directorial debut. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21st, 2023.

Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. 20 years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.

The cast includes Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro, and Moon Seung-ah.

Past Lives is set to debut in select theaters on June 2nd before a wide release on June 23rd, courtesy of A24. Watch the official trailer below.

Secret Invasion

Secret Invasion is a 2023 streaming miniseries created by Kyle Bradstreet for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics storyline of the same name. It is intended to be the ninth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. Bradstreet serves as the head writer with Ali Selim directing.

Nick Fury uncovers a conspiracy for a group of shapeshifting Skrulls to infiltrate Earth in positions of power around the world, recruiting Everett K. Ross, Maria Hill, and Talos to stop it and save humanity.

The cast includes Samuel L. Jackson returning as Nick Fury from the film series, along with Ben Mendelsohn as Talos, with Cobie Smulders, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Colman, Martin Freeman, and Don Cheadle also starring.

Secret Invasion is scheduled to premiere on June 21st, 2023, on Disney+ and will consist of six episodes. It will be the first series of Phase Five of the MCU. Watch the official trailer below.

The Flash

The Flash is a 2023 superhero action film directed by Andy Muschietti (IT films, Mama), from a screenplay by Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey, Bumblebee), with a screen story by John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Spider-Man: Homecoming) and Joby Harold (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Army of the Dead), based on characters from DC. The film is the first standalone film for The Flash character.

Worlds collide when Barry uses his superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past. But when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned, threatening annihilation, and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. That is, unless Barry can coax a very different Batman out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian… albeit not the one he’s looking for. Ultimately, to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry’s only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?

The cast includes Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue, and Michael Keaton.

The Flash is set to debut in theaters June 16th, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

Elemental

Elemental is a 2023 computer-animated romantic drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Directed by Peter Sohn and produced by Denise Ream, it features a screenplay and story by John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, and Brenda Hsueh, as well as Sohn.

In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy are about to discover something elemental: how much they actually have in common.

The cast includes the voices of Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O'Hara, Mason Wertheimer, Joe Pera, and Matt Yang King

Elemental is set to debut in theaters June 16th, courtesy of Disney and Pixar. Watch the official trailers below.