With all the big budgeted summer blockbusters out of the way, Universal drops the musical biopic Straight Outta Compton [SOCMP] about the rise of the original gangsta rap group N.W.A.. Though set in the late 1980s, the depiction of social injustice and police brutality faced by young black men are still relevant and making headlines today. Dr. Dre and Ice Cube have worked tirelessly to promote the movie, even coming out with a new record. Just like N.W.A.’s music, the R-rated film will...
The Weinstein Co. has unveiled the teaser trailer for the drama Burnt [ADAMJ]. Bradley Cooper [BCOOP] stars as Adam Jones, a world-famous chef whose career faltered due to bad behavior and drug abuse. He attempts a comeback in London where he's ready to open a new restaurant. Burnt lands in theaters on October 23rd.
Universal has dropped the trailer for the action comedy sequel Ride Along 2 [RDLO2]. Kevin Hart [KHART] and Ice Cube [ICUBE] reprise their roles as the two are now officially partners in crime fighting. Ken Jeong [KJEON] joins as the Joe Pesci-type character from Lethal Weapons II, with Benjamin Bratt [BBRAT] as the drug lord villain based in Miami. Ride Along 2 hit theaters on January 15th.
Bleecker Street has released the trailer for the biographical drama Trumbo [TRMBO]. Bryan Cranston [BCRAN] stars as successful screenwriter Dalton Trumbo who is blacklisted by Hollywood in the 1940s for refusing to testify during the anti-Communists McCarthyism era. Directed by Jay Roach [JROAC], Trumbo opens in limited release bon November 6th.
The Weinstein Co. has unleashed the official full-length trailer for the western The Hateful Eight [HATE8]. Quentin Tarantino [QTARA] directs his eighth feature film starring Kurt Russell [KRUSS], Jennifer Jason Leigh [JJLIE], and Samuel L Jackson [SLJAC]. The Hateful Eight screens on 70MM on Christmas Day before expanding wide on January 8th.
Set six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. The passengers, bounty hunter...
Universal has revealed the second trailer for the feature adaptation of Jem and the Holograms [JEMHG], which looks nothing like the popular 1980s cartoon series.Synergy, the supercomputer that produced the holographic capabilities for the musicians to hide their real identities, has been turned into a toy robot.Jem and the Holograms opens in theaters on October 23rd.
While Fox's superhero franchise reboot crashed and burned, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation [MISS5] held 47% of its opening weekend for an estimated $29.4 million to repeat atop the weekend box office. The fifth installment in Paramount's spy adventure series has earned $108.7 million in 10 days.
Fantastic Four [FANT4] bombed with just $26.2 million to debut in second place. The poorly received superhero film brought out an audience that was 60% male and 51% under the age of 25.
The Weinstein Co. has released the trailer for the timely transgender drama About Ray [3GENS]. Elle Fanning [EFANN] stars a teenager born a female who has decided to transition to male. Her decision impacts the multi-generational family household. Naomi Watts [NWATT] plays her mother who must track down Ray’s biological father to get his legal consent while Susan Sarandon [SSARA] plays her grandmother. About Ray opens in theaters on September 18th.
Ten years after the Marvel's superhero team Fantastic Four first appeared on the big screen, the franchise has been rebooted with another Fantastic Four [FANT4]. The 2005 original debuted with $56.1 million, which its 2007 sequel Rise of the Silver Surfer topped with $58.1 million. While semi-successful at the box office, these two films were not beloved by moviegoers. Fox decided to go younger with an all-new cast, and a darker tone akin to director Josh Trank’s first film Chronicle....
Universal has unveiled the teaser trailer for the drama By the Sea [BYSEA] on Apple. Brad Pitt [BPITT] and Angelina Jolie Pitt [AJOLI], who also directed, star in what looks like their version of Before Midnight.
By the Sea follows an American writer named Roland (Pitt) and his wife, Vanessa (Jolie Pitt), who arrive in a tranquil and picturesque seaside resort in 1970s France, their marriage in apparent crisis. As they spend time with fellow travelers, including young newlyweds Lea...
