Written and directed by Zoe Lister-Jones, The Craft: Legacy continues Blumhouse’s cult hit The Craft. The story follows an eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches who get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers. You won’t catch this movie in the theaters as it’s set for on-demand.
The film stars Cailee Spaeny, Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone, Zoey Luna, Nicholas Galitzine, Michelle Monaghan, and David Duchovny.
Directed by Dean Parisot, the franchise returns with writers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon—Bill and Ted Face the Music. The film will continue to track the time-traveling exploits of William “Bill” S. Preston Esq. and Theodore “Ted” Logan. Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the now middle-aged best friends set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save life as we know it.
They will also include their daughters, who help them along the way. A new batch of historical figures join the fantasy, and a few music legends seek the song that will set their world right and bring harmony to the universe.
Dean Parisot also directed Galaxy Quest, and as mentioned earlier, the second installment script is by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon.
These two guys seem like they are having too much fun time traveling.
The featurette moves quickly through clips of the original movie and the sequel. There are interviews with the director and producers who explain what happens when Bill and Ted are older with daughters a lot like them.
This featurette is fun to watch and talks about the large cast.
Directed by Hamish Grieve, Rumble does a different take on the world of wrestling. In a world where monster wrestling is a global sport and monsters are superstar athletes, teenage Winnie seeks to follow in her father’s footsteps by coaching a lovable underdog monster into a champion. The movie voice actors are Will Arnett, Terry Crews, Geraldine Viswanathan, Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoa’i, Tony Danza, Becky Lynch, Susan Kelechi Watson, Stephen A. Smith, Jimmy Tatro, Ben Schwartz, and Michael Buffer.
Co-written and directed by Josh Boone, The New Mutants follow five young mutants who are just discovering their abilities. Yet, held in a secret facility against their will. They do everything in their power fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.
Knate Lee co-wrote the screenplay with Boone. Boone is best known for directing The Fault in Our Stars. The cast includes Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Antonio Banderas, and Charlie Heaton.
The trailer explains the story pretty well.
Written by Gil Kenan and Jason Reitman, and directed by Reitman, Ghostbusters: Afterlife becomes the next chapter in the original Ghostbusters franchise.
We follow a single mom, played by Carrie Coon, and her two kids, played by Stranger Things Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace, who also stars in Troop Zero.
The family arrives in a small town. They begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
The cast also includes Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Bill Murray, and Paul Rudd.
Written and directed by Marc Lawrence, Noelle is a family movie that will air on the new Disney streaming site.
The movie follows the daughter of Santa Claus, played by Anna Kendrick, who must take over the family business.
Lawrence is first and foremost a writer in the business and wrote notable movies like Miss Congeniality, Forces of Nature, and Two Weeks Notice.
Shirley MacLaine and Bill Hader also star in the film.
Here is a cute movie clip. The kids are going to love it.
Written by Jeff Wadlow, Chris Roach, and Jillian Jacobs, Fantasy Island is a Blumhouse’s spin on the Fantasy Island television series.
Directed by Wadlow, the enigmatic Mr. Roarke makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort.
But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery to escape with their lives.
The trailer is only a minute long and doesn’t reveal anything new about the story.
Co-written by Mike Jones, Pete Docter, and Kemp Powers and directed by Docter and Powers, Soul approaches a subject we know about intrinsically but perhaps not totally or assuredly know. We are a spirit or soul, not our body.
Pixar brings the topic to the movie in which the storyline is hush-hush in the early days of promotion. The voice actors include Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, John Ratzenberger, and Ahmir-Khalib Thompson.
A jazz musician, voiced by Foxx, lost his passion for playing music. But bounces back when he nails a gig. Then, unfortunately, he mysteriously transports out of his body. While out of his body, he must find his way back with the help of an infant soul learning about herself.
Known for the episodic Star Trek: Discovery, Powers has made a foot in the film industry. Recognized for several Pixar-related movies, Docter’s most notable is Toy Story, including UP, Inside Out, and Wall-E.
Watching the next trailer confirms my excitement, and I look forward to seeing this movie because the message is so prevalent.
Co-written and directed by Behn Zeitlin, Wendy takes the classic tale of Peter Pan and reimagines it. The story goes on an adventure taking a look at the wild, untidy, disorganized group of kids epically.
Zeitlin, director of Beasts of the Southern Wild, wrote the screenplay with his sister Eliza Zeitlin. Eliza is also the production designer for the movie.
Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up.
The cast includes Shay Walker, Tommie Lynn Milazzo, and Stephanie Lynn Wilson.
Such a cute and inspirational movie, I hope Wendy gets the views it deserves.
Directed by David S. F. Wilson, Bloodshot follows the story based on the bestselling comic book. Vin Diesel stars as Ray Garrison, a soldier recently killed in action and brought back to life as the superhero Bloodshot by the RST corporation.
With an army of nanotechnology in his veins, he’s an unstoppable force –stronger than ever and able to heal instantly. But in controlling his body, the company has sway over his mind and memories, too. Now, Ray doesn’t know what’s real and what’s not – but he’s on a mission to find out.
Bloodshot is Wilson’s first feature film. He has an extensive career in visual effects from games to movies like Star Wars and The Avengers games.
Eric Heisserer and Jeff Wadlow wrote the screenplay based on the comic book series by Yvel Guichet, Bob Layton, Don Perlin, and Kevin VanHook. Heisserer’s credits include Arrival and Bird Box. Waldow’s credits include writing and directing Truth or Dare and Kick-Ass 2.
The comic-book movie also stars Eiza Gonzalez, Sam Heughan, Toby Kebbell, and Guy Pearce.
Watching the trailer, we see Heughan, who plays Jimmy Dalton as the robot man with mechanical tentacles.
The second trailer is not all that different from the first trailer, but clips show subtle humor and lightness, which lets the public know it’s not all violence and death.