Weekly Entertainment Digest – April 26th

April 26, 2025

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It looks like we’re going to be in the theater soon! With action movies, thrillers and don’t forget a good comedy or two. We can’t wait to check out all of the new movies and shows coming out. Looking for new horror and thriller films? There are a lot coming our way soon too. Be sure to stay up to date with the release schedule here to find your next movie to check out in theaters.

Follow the site closely for new screening opportunities and even the full slate releases from the studios that make the films we love. Looking forward to some new scary movies? Check out the latest release slate from Shudder, IFC and RLJE Films

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THE ACCOUNTANT 2 | Final Trailer – In Theaters Now

Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) has a talent for solving complex problems. When an old acquaintance is murdered, leaving behind a cryptic message to “find the accountant,” Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax (Jon Bernthal), to help. In partnership with U.S. Treasury Deputy Director Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson), they uncover a deadly conspiracy, becoming targets of a ruthless network of killers who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried.

CARÊME | Premieres on Apple TV+ On April 30th

“Carême” follows the thrilling story of the world’s first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême (Benjamin Voisin), who rose from humble beginnings in Paris to the height of culinary stardom in Napoleon’s Europe. While he dreams only of becoming the most famous chef in the world, his talent and ambitions attract the attention of renowned and powerful politicians, who use him as a spy for France. Determined to escape poverty and fulfill his dream, Carême can choose revenge, or he can have it all — women, wealth, fame — but at what cost? His love? His soul? His life?

BAD BOY | New Series Coming to Netflix on May 2nd

The new series Bad Boy is set to premiere on Netflix on May 2, 2025.

The award-winning and critically acclaimed series is co-created and co-written by showrunner Ron Leshem (the original Euphoria) and filmmaker Hagar Ben Asher (Long Bright River, The Slut) who also directed the entire series.

Bad Boy is inspired by true events.

Bad Boy is an international co-production between global studio Sipur and Peter Chernin’s North Road Company, with Israeli Broadcaster HOT and Tedy Productions producing.

Bad Boy tells the powerful story of Dean Scheinman, a teenager imprisoned in a juvenile detention facility. Offering a gripping exploration of youth, redemption, brotherhood and friendship, the series follows Dean’s narrative from imprisonment to discovering his unique creative ability to heal deep wounds.

Netflix acquired the global streaming rights after the series had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2023. Bad Boy debuted on Israel’s HOT in November 2024 to enormous success. Now Netflix will launch Bad Boy on May 2, 2025.

ELECTRA | in Select Theatres and On Demand May 2nd

An American couple travels to Italy to interview a fading rockstar at his girlfriend’s opulent countryside estate. As the weekend unfolds, their glamorous escape becomes a labyrinth of tortured relationships, unspoken desires, and dark secrets. Beneath the charm and allure, hidden motives simmer, pushing everyone toward a shocking confrontation that will change everything.

THE SURFER | Opens in Detroit theatres May 2nd

In the psychological thriller directed by Lorcan Finnegan, a man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. But his desire to hit the waves is thwarted by a group of locals whose mantra is “don’t live here, don’t surf here.” Humiliated and angry, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising in concert with the punishing heat of the summer and pushes him to his breaking point.

MARCELLA | In Select Theaters and on VOD May 9th

Marcella Hazan changed how we cook and experience Italian food. A disabled woman trained as a scientist, Marcella never cooked until she immigrated to America. But through her cookbooks and teaching — and an uncompromising commitment to Italian tradition — her impact was felt in millions of American home kitchens. The story of Marcella’s extraordinary life is told by friends, family, and culinary stars including Jacques Pépin, Danny Meyer, April Bloomfield, Lidia Bastianich, her son Giuliano Hazan, and her husband and writing partner, Victor Hazan.

SHADOW FORCE | Tickets Now on Sale – In Theaters May 9th

In SHADOW FORCE, Kyrah (Washington) and Isaac (Sy) were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family’s fight becomes all-out war.

Lionsgate presents, in association with Media Capital Technologies, a Made with Love / Simpson Street / Indian Meadows production.

HURRY UP TOMORROW | Tickets Now on Sale In Theaters May 16th

A musician plagued by insomnia is pulled into an odyssey with a stranger who begins to unravel the very core of his existence.

HURRY UP TOMORROW, directed by Trey Edward Shults and written by Trey Edward Schults & Abel Tesfaye & Reza Fahim, features Abel Tesfaye, Jenna Ortega, and Barry Keoghan, exclusively in theaters on May 16.

Lionsgate presents, a Manic Phase production, in association with Live Nation Productions.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING | New Featurette – In Theaters May 23rd

Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – IMAX® Opening Day Fan Event – Tickets on Sale Sunday

See MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING exclusively in IMAX before its wide release. Ticketholders will also receive a 14×20 dual-sided exclusive collector’s print.

Tickets for these IMAX exclusive screenings will go on sale this Sunday, April 27 at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET and will be available at www.imax.com/missionimpossible

JUMP INTO THE ACTION – DO NOT MISS A SECOND OF IT!

ARRIVE EARLY BEFORE THE LIGHTS GO DOWN – NO PRE-FEATURE CONTENT OR ADS WILL PLAY BEFORE THESE SPECIAL IMAX SCREENINGS OF THE FILM

Experience the Mission: Impossible IMAX Opening Day Fan Event Thursday, May 22nd at 2pm (local time) at participating IMAX theatres nationwide.

Tickets are also available on exhibitor websites and mobile apps as well as third party ticketing platforms and at participating IMAX box offices

CHAMBERMAID | Premiering on VOD/Digital May 23rd

On the brink of the First World War, fifteen-year-old Anka is sent from her Slovakian village to work as a maid in a wealthy Prague household. Once there, the insecure newcomer is charged with looking after Resi, the family’s difficult daughter, enduring episode after episode of cruelty and humiliation at her hand. Soon though, Anka begins to see cracks in Resi’s tough surface, uncovering hidden family secrets.

As war shatters the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the two women find solace in each other amid a world ruled by patriarchy and conflict, forging an intimate bond simmering with love and desire which transcends the two women’s class divide.

BALLERINA | Character Posters Now Available – In Theaters June 6th

Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the film follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas) who is beginning her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.

Lionsgate presents, a Thunder Road Films / 87eleven production.

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OUTRAGEOUS | Premieres on BritBox on June 18th

Based on the true story of the Mitford sisters who played by their own rules – with sometimes devastating consequences. Set against the gathering storm clouds of the 1930s, Outrageous is inspired by the lives of the aristocratic Mitford sisters – six headstrong women who frequently made headlines around the world. Yet their lives would ultimately take very different paths – from Nancy who became a celebrated author and journalist, to Jessica who rejected her inherited privilege and dedicated her life to revolutionary causes. A family saga like no other, this is the Mitfords as they really were: unapologetic, outrageous and utterly human.

The six-part drama is produced by Firebird Pictures, one of BBC Studios’ owned production labels, and executive producers are Elizabeth Kilgarriff, Matthew Mosley and Craig Holleworth. Robert Schildhouse, Jess O’Riordan, and Stephen Nye will executive produce for BritBox International. Helen Perry will executive produce for UKTV; Directors for the series will be Joss Agnew (The Man Who Fell to Earth, Vigil) and Ellie Heydon (Trying), with Natasha Romaniuk (The Suspect, Fifteen-Love) as producer.

HEADS OF STATE | Coming to Prime Video Globally on July 2nd

The UK Prime Minister (Idris Elba) and US President (John Cena) have a public rivalry that risks their countries’ alliance. But when they become targets of a powerful enemy, they’re forced to rely on each other as they go on a wild, multinational run. Allied with Noel, a brilliant MI6 agent (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), they must find a way to thwart a conspiracy that threatens the free world.

HELL OF A SUMMER | On Digital Now, Releasing on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, and DVD July 8th

Award-winning film studio NEON is excited to announce the release of Billy Bryk and Finn Wolfhard’s (Stranger Things) directorial debut HELL OF A SUMMER, available for digital purchase and rental at home beginning on April 22. The Blu-ray and DVD release will follow on July 8th. All formats for purchase will include special bonus features including: feature commentary with Billy Bryk, Finn Wolfhard, and Fred Hechinger, a blooper reel, a fireside chat, and much more.

Blending the suspense of classic horror with the irreverence of coming-of-age comedy, HELL OF A SUMMER brings a fresh perspective to the summer camp horror genre. Dubbed Friday the 13th meets Wet Hot American Summer, the film nods to the classics while carving its own path. The film follows Jason Hotchberg (Hechinger), a 24-year-old camp counselor that feels out of touch with his teenage co-workers. What he doesn’t know is that a masked killer is lurking on the campgrounds, brutally picking counselors off one by one.

The film features an incredibly talented ensemble cast of rising stars including Fred Hechinger (Gladiator 2, Nickel Boys), Abby Quinn (Knock at the Cabin, Landline), D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (Warfare, Reservation Dogs), Pardis Saremi (Death and Other Details) alongside Wolfhard and Bryk.

JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH | Watch the New Spot – In Theaters July 2nd

A new era is born. This summer, three years after the Jurassic World trilogy concluded with each film surpassing $1 billion at the global box office, the enduring Jurassic series evolves in an ingenious new direction with Jurassic World Rebirth.

Anchored by iconic action superstar Scarlett Johansson, Emmy and SAG nominee Jonathan Bailey and two-time Oscar^® winner Mahershala Ali, this action-packed new chapter sees an extraction team race to the most dangerous place on Earth, an island research facility for the original Jurassic Park, inhabited by the worst of the worst that were left behind.

Also starring acclaimed international stars Rupert Friend and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, the film is directed by dynamic visualist Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) from a script by original Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp.

Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, the planet’s ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures across land, sea and air within that tropical biosphere hold, in their DNA, the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.

Academy Award^® nominee Johansson plays skilled covert operations expert Zora Bennett, contracted to lead a skilled team on a top-secret mission to secure the genetic material. When Zora’s operation intersects with a civilian family whose boating expedition was capsized by marauding aquatic dinos, they all find themselves stranded on a forbidden island that had once housed an undisclosed research facility for Jurassic Park. There, in a terrain populated by dinosaurs of vastly different species, they come face-to-face with a sinister, shocking discovery that has been hidden from the world for decades.

Ali is Duncan Kincaid, Zora’s most trusted team member; Critics Choice and Olivier Award winner Jonathan Bailey (Wicked, Bridgerton) plays paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis; Emmy nominee Rupert Friend (Homeland, Obi-Wan Kenobi) appears as Big Pharma representative Martin Krebs and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (The Lincoln Lawyer, Murder on the Orient Express) plays Reuben Delgado, the father of the shipwrecked civilian family.

The cast includes Luna Blaise (Manifest), David Iacono (The Summer I Turned Pretty) and Audrina Miranda (Lopez vs. Lopez) as Reuben’s family. The film also features, as members of Zora and Krebs’ crews, Philippine Velge (Station Eleven), Bechir Sylvain (BMF) and Ed Skrein (Deadpool).

Jurassic World Rebirth is directed by BAFTA winner Edwards from a script by Koepp (War of the Worlds), based on characters created by Michael Crichton. The film is produced by Oscar^® nominee Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley, both longtime Jurassic franchise producers and of last summer’s blockbuster, Twisters. The film is executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Denis L. Stewart and Jim Spencer.

FALLOUT: SEASON ONE – Coming To Blu-ray & DVD July 8th

Based on the best-selling global video game franchise, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment brings you the most bombastic and delightful post-apocalyptic action mission to ensure the survival of humanity with the release of Fallout: Season One on Blu-ray & DVD on July 8. A limited edition 4K UHD Steelbook will also be available exclusively at Amazon. The 4K UHD Steelbook and Blu-ray sets will both include a set of 6 Collectible Art Cards (available while supplies last). Get ready to binge all 8 episodes of the phenomenal series, plus go behind the scenes with over an hour of bonus content. Pre-order your copy today!

The series comes from Kilter Films and executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. Nolan directed the first three episodes. Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner serve as executive producers, creators, and co-showrunners.

Fallout stars Ella Purnell (Yellowjackets), Aaron Moten (Emancipation), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks), and Walton Goggins (The White Lotus). Athena Wickham of Kilter Films also executive produces, along with Todd Howard for Bethesda Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks. The series cast includes Moisés Arias (The King of Staten Island), Sarita Choudhury (Homeland), Michael Emerson (Person of Interest), Leslie Uggams (Deadpool), Frances Turner (The Boys), Dave Register (Heightened), Zach Cherry (Severance), Johnny Pemberton (Ant-Man), Rodrigo Luzzi (Dead Ringers), Annabel O’Hagan (Law & Order: SVU), and Xelia Mendes-Jones (The Wheel of Time).

SYNOPSIS:

Based on one of the greatest video games of all time, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. Two-hundred years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind—and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Commentary (exclusive to the physical release)
Animated Content – A step-by-step career walkthrough with a focus on what really matters, produced by Vault-Tec executive Bud Askins.
Becoming The Ghoul – Award-winning actor Walton Goggins plays not one but two central characters in Fallout. This in-depth look highlights the dichotomy of The Ghoul and Cooper Howard, and their long journey from past to present.
Console to Camera – The Fallout universe has a rich legacy with tens of millions of fans around the world. Go behind-the-scenes of Prime Video’s new series and explore how and why, after nearly three decades, it was the perfect time to make the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. leap from game to screen.
Creating the Wasteland – The VFX team for Fallout breaks down the various ways, mostly practical, they brought the Wasteland to life.
Inside Season One – Go inside the making of Season One.
Meet the Filmmaker (and fanatic) Jonathan Nolan – Todd Howard and Bethesda Game Studios waited over 25 years to find someone with the ‘Profile’ to bring their iconic universe to life.
Prosthetics & Makeup Gone Nuclear – Let’s face it – when it comes to Prosthetics and Makeup design in Fallout, Gore and Ghouls go hand-in-hand.
Safe and Sound – Composer Ramin Djawadi and the team behind the sounds of Fallout reflect on the many musical notes of Season One.
Set Your Sets on 2296 – Inside the cinematography and production design for Fallout, and how Jonathan Nolan and team achieved a very specific (and unforgettable) look for post-apocalyptic Los Angeles
The Costumes of Fallout – Costume designer Amy Westcott and the Fallout producers unpack how they brought the Fallout factions to life.
Welcome to the World of Fallout – An atomic past creates wild new futures. The cast and filmmakers of Fallout discuss the unique tone, characters and vast world of the post-apocalyptic sci-fier, based on the beloved video game franchise.
Writing for the Wasteland – Showrunners Geneva Robertson Dworet and Graham Wagner describe how they created the ultra-unique tone of Fallout.

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER | New Trailer – In Theaters July 18th

When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge. As one by one the friends are stalked by a killer, they discover this has happened before, and they turn to two survivors of the legendary Southport Massacre of 1997 for help.

MGM+ Orders American Hostage Anthology Series From Sony Pictures TelevisionMGM+ announced it has ordered the original thrilling anthology series American Hostage (working title) from co-creator and executive producer Shawn Ryan (The Night Agent, S.W.A.T.) and co-creator and executive producer Eileen Myers (Big Love, Mad Dogs). The 8-episode gripping series produced by Sony Pictures Television will star Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actor Jon Hamm in the role of Fred Heckman and will start production in Winnipeg, Canada this Fall. Sony Pictures Television will distribute the series internationally.

Based on the acclaimed first season of the scripted podcast of the same name, American Hostage is a psychological thriller set in the 1970s that tells the harrowing true story of Fred Heckman (Hamm), a beloved Indianapolis radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program.

Jon Hamm is best known for his portrayal of Don Draper in AMC’s acclaimed drama series Mad Men. Recently, Hamm starred in Paramount’s record-breaking series Landman, the FOX animated series Grimsburg (which he also executive produces), and the fifth season of FX’s Fargo, for which he received Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. His notable film work includes Top Gun Maverick, Confess, Fletch(which he also executive produced), and Mean Girls. On television, Hamm stars in Apple TV+’s series Your Friends and Neighbors alongside Olivia Munn and Amanda Peet, and has also appeared in Apple TV+’s The Morning Show, earning an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and Amazon Prime Video’s Good Omens.

In addition to starring, Hamm will also serve as an executive producer on the series alongside Ryan, Myers, Connie Tavel, Sharon Hoffman, and Ryan’s MiddKid Productions partner, Marney Hochman. Shawn Christensen (Criminal Content) and Gabriel Mason (Criminal Content) also serve as executive producers.

“The combination of prolific producers Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers, a singular talent like Jon Hamm, and our partners at Sony Pictures Television, is a match made in MGM+ heaven,” said Michael Wright, head of MGM+. “This is a fascinating story about real people engaged in a real-time life-or-death struggle to keep a desperate hostage situation from spinning out of control, and I can’t think of a more gifted actor on whom to center the story than Jon.”

“We couldn’t be more grateful to be making this show with our valued partners – MGM+, Shawn Ryan, Eileen Myers and Jon Hamm,” said Katherine Pope, President, Sony Pictures Television Studios. “An exploration of quiet heroism, American Hostage shines a light on our culture, revealing truths that still strongly resonate.”

Hamm is repped by CAA, Forward Entertainment and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.

Ryan is repped by CAA, the Shuman Co. and Gendler & Kelly.

Myers is repped by UTA, 3 Arts, and Jackoway.

First Authorized Doc Film on Hollywood Icon Mamie Van Doren in the Works

Entitled “Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell”, the first authorized doc on Hollywood’s Blonde Bombshell Mamie Van Doren is in the works. The feature film is an intimate and unprecedented look inside the life of one of Hollywood’s most glamorous stars, and will reveal intimate never-before-shared secrets of Van Doren’s enigmatic, scandalous, and fiercely private personal life.

Production is currently taking place in Los Angeles and Newport Beach, and will be completed by the end of 2025.

Van Doren is on board as Executive Producer. Producers are Alan Eichler, Stephen Israel and Marc Saltarelli, who also directs – the same team that brought audiences the award-winning 2024 documentary “Studio One Forever.” They are also developing a narrative feature based on her published memoirs.

Said Van Doren, “I have been fiercely private my whole life, and at ninety-four I’ve decided to throw caution to the wind and reveal intimacies, secrets, and never before shared moments from my incredible life as the last original Hollywood Blonde Bombshell. Marc Saltarelli and his exceptional team are truly talented stewards of my documentary life story. Together we’re going to reveal and celebrate a provocative, entertaining, and indelible life journey.”

“It’s an absolute honor to collaborate with the magnificent Mamie Van Doren to tell her life story – for the first time authorized for the big screen. She’s a true Hollywood trailblazer and pioneer silver screen goddess. I can’t wait to celebrate her uncompromising life and also share many surprising moments that the public has never been privy too before,” said Saltarelli.

Van Doren was raised on a South Dakota farm without electricity or running water, Mamie (née Joan Olander) rose to the pinnacle of stardom in the Hollywood glamour era of the 1950’s and 60’s. Van Doren – one of the “Three M’s,” Mamie, Marilyn (Monroe) and (Jayne) Mansfield – rode the crest of the “blonde bombshell” craze, and is the only one to have survived to age 94. Originally sold as Universal’s answer to Marilyn, she carved out a niche of her own, becoming the first woman to do rock-and-roll on screen in such teenage cult classics as “Running Wild” with Bill Haley, “High School Confidential” with Jerry Lee Lewis, “Untamed Youth” with Eddie Cochran, “Sex Kittens Go to College,” and “Girls Town” with Paul Anka.

But for all her fame, Mamie was also the most enigmatic of the blondes. She closely guarded her personal life, allowing only brief glimpses behind the privacy of Joanie Olander. Through startlingly personal interviews with Van Doren, her family, and close friends, “Mamie Exposed!” is a fascinating personal look at the triumphs and losses, loves and regrets, and forces that shaped this little-understood, yet most singular of Hollywood personalities. Through additional interviews with cultural commentators, Hollywood historians, and experts in the cultural zeitgeist, the doc examines the fascinating and under-explored phenomenon of the 50’s blonde bombshells.

Still dynamically engaged with contemporary culture into her 90’s, Van Doren is an active online presence. She regularly posts photos, essays, and cultural commentary. In 2024 she released the bestselling single with orchestral band Pink Martini, “I told ya I love ya, now get out!”, on Heinz Records.

Van Doren is a noted author, and has released two acclaimed memoirs, ‘Playing the Field: Sex, Stardom, Love, and Life in Hollywood” and ‘China and Me”. She recently finished writing her third memoir, with illustrations by acclaimed expressionist painter Stephen B. Whatley.

Van Doren is repped by Alan Nevins of Renaissance Literary & Talent Agency.