A number of new movies and limited television series will debut this week, including the following titles opening in theaters or premiering via video on demand on various streaming platforms:
‘Masters of the Universe’
Genre: Sword and sorcery and adventure
Cast: Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Alison Brie, James Purefoy, Morena Baccarin, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Kristen Wiig, Jared Leto, and Idris Elba
Director: Travis Knight
Rated: PG-13
In “Masters of the Universe,” director Travis Knight brings the legendary franchise back to the big screen in this epic live-action adventure. After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) back to Eternia where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor (Jared Leto). To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela (Camila Mendes) and Duncan/Man-At-Arms (Idris Elba), and embrace his true destiny as He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.
The film is scheduled to be released by Amazon MGM Studios on June 5.
‘Scary Movie’
Genre: Parody horror
Cast: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Kenan Thompson, Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Kim Wayans, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, and Damon Wayans Jr.
Director: Michael Tiddes
Rated: R
It has been 26 years since the Core Four outran a suspiciously familiar masked killer (“Ghostface”). Now, the Core Four are back in the killer’s crosshairs and no horror movie IP is safe. Marlon Wayans (Shorty), Shawn Wayans (Ray), Anna Faris (Cindy), and Regina Hall (Brenda) reunite in “Scary Movie” alongside returning favorites and fresh faces to slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything with the word legacy in it, and every “final chapter” that absolutely isn’t final. Nothing is sacred. No trope survives. Every line gets crossed. The Wayans are back to cancel the cancel culture.
The film is scheduled to be released by Paramount Pictures on June 5.
‘Office Romance’
Genre: Romantic comedy
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Brett Goldstein, Betty Gilpin, Amy Sedaris, Tony Hale, Bradley Whitford, and Edward James Olmos
Director: Ol Parker
Rated: R
Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein lead a raunchy romantic comedy about a secret office romance and the trouble two workaholics get in when they start thinking with their hearts.
The film is scheduled to be released on Netflix on June 5.
‘Chum’
Genre: Horror and thriller
Cast: Alice Eve, Eric Michael Cole, Elle Haymond, Sarah Siadat, and Jim Klock
Director: Jonathan Zuck
Rated:
A dream destination wedding in Malta explodes into chaos when a bloodthirsty shark attacks and a sinister fisherman with a hidden agenda turns the celebration into a deadly trap. Forced between open water and a relentless human predator, the wedding party must fight for survival as secrets surface and loyalties shatter. As the newlyweds are pushed to their limits, they’re forced to confront the cracks in their relationship to determine who lives, who dies and who stays married.
The film is scheduled for a simultaneous theatrical and digital/VOD release on June 5 through IFC Films.
‘Carolina Caroline’
Genre: Romantic crime thriller
Cast: Samara Weaving, Kyle Gallner, Jon Gries, and Kyra Sedgwick
Director: Adam Carter Rehmeier
Not rated
Acclaimed director Adam Carter Rehmeier’s romantic crime thriller stars Samara Weaving as Caroline Daniels, whose desire to leave her small Texas town brings her into the orbit of a charismatic con man (Kyle Gallner). Together they weave a path of crime and passion across the American Southeast.
Also starring Kyra Sedgwick, the film features a wide-ranging country music soundtrack, with tracks from artists such as Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Loretta Lynn, and over a dozen others.
The film is scheduled to be released by Magnolia Pictures on June 5.
‘Signal One’
Genre: Science fiction
Cast: Isabelle Fuhrman, Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Josh Hutcherson, Kiera Allen, and Raoul Bhaneja
Director: Jonathan Sobol
Not rated
A brilliant scientist (Isabelle Fuhrman) is recruited by a charismatic tech billionaire (Dennis Quaid) to work on a secret project that might change humanity’s place in the universe, though it comes at great risk.
The film is scheduled to be released on video on demand on June 5 through Shout! Studios.
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