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Piece by Piece

October 6, 2024

PIECE BY PIECE is a 2024 animated biographical film co-produced and directed by Morgan Neville. It follows the life and career of American singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams, who stars in the film, through the lens of Lego animation. Produced by The Lego Group, Tremolo Productions, Williams' I Am Other, Pure Imagination Studios and Tongal, Piece by Piece will mark the fifth theatrical Lego-based film and the first under Universal Pictures's run of their film rights.

Alongside Williams and Neville, the film stars the voices of Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg.

PIECE BY PIECE is set to debut in theaters October 11th, courtesy of Focus Features. Watch the official trailer below.

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Joker: Folie à Deux

September 29, 2024

Joker: Folie à Deux (or Joker 2) is a 2024 musical psychological thriller film directed by Todd Phillips, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver, and is the direct sequel to the 2019 film Joker. The film is produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Studios in association with Joint Effort.

Joker was initially conceived as a standalone film, although Warner Bros. intended for it to launch a DC Black film series. By August 2019, Phillips had expressed interest in making a sequel, although he reiterated that Joker was not set up to have one. Phoenix hinted about reprising his role in October 2019. A sequel officially entered development in June 2022, with Gaga and Beetz joining later that year. Principal photography took place in Los Angeles, New York City, and Belleville, New Jersey, from December 2022 to April 2023.

The cast includes Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, Brendan Gleeson, and Catherine Keener.

Joker: Folie à Deux is set to debut in theaters on October 4th, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

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Salem's Lot

September 29, 2024

SALEM’S LOT is a 2024 supernatural horror film written and directed by Gary Dauberman, based on Stephen King's 1975 novel of the same name. Produced by New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster, The Wolper Organization, and Vertigo Entertainment. The film is scheduled to premiere as the opening film at the Beyond Fest on September 25, 2024.

Ben Mears is a writer who returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot in search of inspiration, only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a vampire, leading him to band together with a ragtag group to fight it.

The cast includes Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, Pilou Asbæk, Alfre Woodard, and William Sadler.

SALEM’S LOT is set to debut October 3rd on Max. Watch the official trailer below.

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My Old Ass

September 29, 2024

MY OLD ASS is a 2024 comedy film written and directed by Megan Park (The Fallout). The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20th, 2024.

In this fresh coming-of-age story, an 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott (Maisy Stella) face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self (Aubrey Plaza). But when Elliott’s “old ass” starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn’t do, Elliott realizes she has to rethink everything about family, love, and what’s becoming a transformative summer.

The cast includes Maisy Stella, Aubrey Plaza, Percy Hynes White, Maddie Ziegler, Kerrice Brooks, Maria Dizzia, Alain Goulem, and Seth Isaac Johnson.

MY OLD ASS is set to debut in select theaters September 13th before hitting theaters everywhere September 27th, courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios. Watch the official trailer below.

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It's What's Inside

September 29, 2024

IT’S WHAT’S INSIDE is a 2024 science fiction black comedy horror film written and directed by Greg Jardin. The film had its world premiere in the Midnight section at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19th, 2024.

A group of friends gather for a pre-wedding party that descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend arrives with a mysterious game that awakens long-hidden secrets, desires, and grudges.

The cast includes Brittany O'Grady, James Morosini, Gavin Leatherwood, Nina Bloomgarden, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Reina Hardesty, Devon Terrell, David W. Thompson, and Madison Davenport.

IT’S WHAT’S INSIDE is set to debut October 4th only on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

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The Outrun

September 29, 2024

The Outrun is a 2024 drama film directed by Nora Fingscheidt from a screenplay she co-wrote with Amy Liptrot, and a story the two co-wrote with Daisy Lewis, based on the 2016 memoir of the same name by Liptrot. A co-production between the United Kingdom and Germany, the film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19th, 2024.

After more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and lost love, Rona (Saoirse Ronan) – now 30 – attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her traumatic childhood merge with more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.

The cast includes Saoirse Ronan, Paapa Essiedu, Nabil Elouahabi, Izuka Hoyle, Lauren Lyle, Saskia Reeves, and Stephen Dillane.

The Outrun is set to debut in theaters October 4th, courtesy of StudioCanal. Watch the official trailer below.

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White Bird

September 29, 2024

White Bird: A Wonder Story is a 2023 coming-of-age war drama film from director Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, Christopher Robin) and screenwriter Mark Bomback, and based on R.J. Palacio’s book, White Bird: A Wonder Story, the follow-up to the uplifting book-turned-film Wonder (2017).

Julian has struggled to belong ever since he was expelled from his former school for his treatment of Auggie Pullman. To transform his life, Julian’s grandmother (Helen Mirren) finally reveals to Julian her own story of courage — during her youth in Nazi-occupied France, a boy shelters her from mortal danger. They find first love in a stunning, magical world of their own creation, while the boy’s mother (Gillian Anderson) risks everything to keep her safe.

The cast includes Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, Bryce Gheisar, Gillian Anderson, and Helen Mirren.

White Bird: A Wonder Story is set to debut in theaters August 25th, courtesy of Lionsgate. Watch the official trailer below.

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Hold Your Breath

September 29, 2024

HOLD YOUR BREATH is a 2024 horror thriller film directed by Will Joines and Karrie Crouse, from a screenplay by Karrie Crouse.

In 1930s Oklahoma amid the region's horrific dust storms, a woman is convinced that a sinister presence is threatening her family.

The cast includes Sarah Paulson, Annaleigh Ashford, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Amiah Miller, and Bill Heck.

HOLD YOUR BREATH is set to debut on Hulu October 3rd. Watch the official trailer below.

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The Wild Robot

September 22, 2024

THW WILD ROBOT is a 2024 animated science-fiction adventure film based on the award-winning book series of the same name by Peter Brown, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was written and directed by three-time Oscar® nominee Chris Sanders—the writer-director of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, and Disney’s Lilo & Stitch—and is produced by Jeff Hermann (DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby 2: Family Business; co-producer, Kung Fu Panda franchise). 

After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz (voiced by Lupita Nyong'o) is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.

The cast of voice actors Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Matt Berry, and Ving Rhames.

THE WILD ROBOT is set to debut in theaters September 27th, courtesy of Universal Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

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Megalopolis

September 22, 2024

MEGALOPOLIS is a 2024 epic science fiction drama film written, directed, and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2024.

A longtime passion project for Coppola, who first conceived the idea for the film in 1977 and actively started developing it in 1983, Megalopolis underwent significant delays and numerous cancellations over the years. Coppola revived the project in 2019 by spending $120 million of his own money on the film. Filming took place from November 2022 to March 2023. The film is Coppola's first directorial effort since Twixt (2011), marking his longest gap between films.

An accident destroys a decaying New York City-like metropolis. Cesar Catilina, an idealist architect with the power to control time, aims to rebuild the city as a sustainable utopia, but is opposed by corrupt mayor Franklyn Cicero, who remains committed to a regressive status quo. Torn between them is Franklyn's socialite daughter, Julia, who, tired of the influence she inherited, searches for her life's meaning.

The cast includes Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, Grace VanderWaal, Laurence Fishburne, Kathryn Hunter, and Dustin Hoffman.

MEGALOPOLIS is set to debut in theaters September 27th, courtesy of Lionsgate. Watch the official trailers below.

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Azrael

September 22, 2024

AZRAEL is a 2024 post-apocalyptic action horror thriller film directed by E.L. Katz and written by Simon Barrett. It premiered at the 2024 South by Southwest festival on March 9th, 2024.

Many years following the apocalypse, a devout cult of mute zealots hunts down Azrael (Samara Weaving), a young woman who escaped her own imprisonment- and she will stop at nothing to ensure her own survival.

The cast includes Samara Weaving, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Vic Carmen Sonne

AZRAEL is set to debut in limited theaters September 27th, courtesy of IFC Films. Watch the official trailer below.

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Apartment 7A

September 22, 2024

APARTMENT 7A is a 2024 psychological thriller film directed by Natalie Erika James from a screenplay she co-wrote with Christian White and Skylar James. It is intended to serve as a prequel to Rosemary's Baby (1968) and the third film in the Rosemary's Baby franchise. The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 20th.

A struggling dancer finds herself drawn into dark forces by a peculiar couple promising her fame.

The cast includes Julia Garner (Ozark), Dianne Wiest (Mayor of Kingstown), Jim Sturgess, and Kevin McNally.

APARTMENT 7A is set to debut on Paramount+ and on VOD September 27th. Watch the official trailer below.

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Nobody Wants This

September 22, 2024

NOBODY WANTS THIS is a 2024 romantic comedy series created by Erin Foster, loosely based on her real-life experiences.

An agnostic podcast host and an unconventional rabbi on the rebound walk into a party. When they walk out — together — the unlikely pair, Joanne (Kristen Bell) and Noah (Adam Brody), can tell there is something between them. But also potentially between them, with their differing outlooks on life, all of the modern obstacles to love, and their sometimes well-meaning, sometimes sabotaging families — including her sister Morgan (Justine Lupe) and his brother Sasha (Timothy Simons).

The cast includes Kristen Bell, Adam Brody, Justine Lupe, and Timothy Simons.

NOBODY WANTS THIS is set to debut September 26th, only on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

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Wolfs

September 22, 2024

WOLFS is a 2024 action comedy thriller film written and directed by Jon Watts, best known for the most recent Spider-Man films including Homecoming (2017), Far From Home (2019), and No Way Home (2021). It stars and is co-produced by George Clooney and Brad Pitt, working together for the first time in over 15 years.. Following their partnership on Napoleon, Apple entered another agreement with Sony Pictures Releasing to distribute the film in theaters prior to releasing on Apple TV+.

A professional fixer (George Clooney) is hired to cover up a high profile crime, but when a second fixer (Brad Pitt) shows up the two “lone wolves” are forced to work together as their night quickly spirals out of control.

The cast includes George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, and Poorna Jagannathan.

WOLFS is set to debut in limited theaters September 20th before a streaming release September 27th on Apple TV+, courtesy of Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing. Watch the official trailer below.

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Killer Heat

September 22, 2024

KILLER HEAT is a 2024 crime mystery drama film directed by Philippe Lacôte and produced by Brad Weston, the film is based on Jo Nesbø’s short story "The Jealousy Man".

On a remote Greek island, twin brothers (Richard Madden) are caught in a violent love triangle. A damaged detective known as “The Jealousy Man” (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is brought in to investigate the case.

The cast includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley and Richard Madden.

KILLER HEAT is set to debut September 16th on Prime Video. Watch the official trailer below.

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Rez Ball

September 22, 2024

REZ BALL is a 2024 coming-of-age sports drama film written and directed by Sydney Freeland, from a screenplay by Freeland and Sterlin Harjo (co-creator of Reservation Dogs), based on the The New York Times journalist Michael Powell's nonfiction sports novel Canyon Dreams. LeBron James is a producer on the project.

The story of the Chuska Warriors - a high school basketball team rich in Native American heritage. After losing their star player, the team must come together like never before to keep their state championship dreams alive.

The cast includes Jessica Matten, Julia Jones, Amber Midthunder, and Kiowa Gordon.

REZ BALL is set to debut September 27th only on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

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A Different Man

September 22, 2024

A Different Man is a 2024 black comedy psychological thriller film written and directed by Aaron Schimberg. The film premiered at Sundance on January 21, 2024, and it is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 20, 2024.

Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.

The cast includes Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Adam Pearson, Miles G. Jackson, Patrick Wang, and Neal Davidson.

A Different Man is set to debut in theaters September 20th, courtesy of A24. Watch the official trailer below.

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Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

September 22, 2024

MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY is a 2024 true crime limited series from the creators of Dahmer.

On August 20, 1989, José and Kitty Menendez were brutally murdered in their Beverly Hills home. MONSTERS: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story dives into the historic case that took the world by storm, paved the way for audiences’ modern-day fascination with true crime, and in return asks those audiences: Who are the real monsters? The series explores the complex dynamics within the Menendez family, and whether the brothers were troubled individuals acting out of fear and desperation due to years of abuse, or calculating killers driven by financial gain and greed.

The cast includes Javier Bardem (José Menendez), Chloë Sevigny (Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez), Cooper Koch (Erik Menendez), Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Lyle Menendez), Nathan Lane (Dominick Dunne), and Ari Graynor (Leslie Abramson).

MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY is set to debut September 19th on Netflix. Watch the official trailers below.

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Look Into My Eyes

September 22, 2024

LOOK INTO MY EYES is a 2024 documentary film written, directed and produced by Lana Wilson. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2024.

New York City psychics conduct intimate readings for their clients, revealing a kaleidoscope of loneliness, connection and healing.

LOOK INTO MY EYES is set to release in theaters on September 6th, courtesy of A24. Watch the official trailer below.

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Terminator Zero

September 22, 2024

Terminator Zero is a 2024 animated action adventure series from Skydance, Production I.G, Masashi Kudō, and Mattson Tomlin.

2022: A future war has raged for decades between the few human survivors and an endless army of machines. 1997: The AI known as Skynet gained self-awareness and began its war against humanity.

The cast of voice actors includes Timothy Olyphant, Rosario Dawson, Sonoya Mizuno, André Holland, and Ann Dowd.

Terminator Zero is set to debut August 29th on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

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