New Trailers! Clayface, Other Mommy, It Ends, Misty Green, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The End of Oak Street, Batman: Knightfall Part 1, and The Fix
🎥 DC does body horror, Chastain becomes an evil mother, a friend’s road trip never ends, Hathaway runs from dinosaurs, Spider-Man and Batman face new breaking points, and Liam Neeson barks orders!
🎥 “Clayface” Full Trailer: DC Goes Full Body Horror as Tom Rhys Harries Melts Into Gotham’s Most Tragic Monster — Hitting Theaters October 23rd
They say beauty is only skin deep. But what happens when that skin starts sagging in ways you can no longer control?
The new Clayface trailer asks a brutal question: who are you when you no longer recognize the face in the mirror... and everyone around you starts seeing you as a monster?
DC Studios’ upcoming horror thriller Clayface follows Matt Hagen, a rising Gotham actor whose life is built around the one thing Hollywood values most: his face. After a crime boss leaves him horribly disfigured, Matt turns to an experimental treatment that appears to restore what was taken from him.
At first, the procedure looks like salvation. But then his body starts betraying him. Skin droops mid-flight. Facial features shift at the worst possible moments. Flesh begins moving like wet clay, turning Matt’s desperate comeback into something grotesque, unstable, and increasingly dangerous.
Tom Rhys Harries, a rising Welsh actor best known for co-starring in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen and appearing among the ensemble of the British fantasy series Britannia, gets his most high-profile role yet as the titular Clayface. He also appears to bring an indignant rage to a man who believes the people he trusted betrayed him and that the justice system failed him. He is not simply becoming a monster physically. He is becoming one emotionally, too.
What makes Clayface feel so different from the usual DC playbook is how fully it leans into horror. This does not look like a superhero movie with horror flavor sprinkled on top. It looks very much like a full body-horror tragedy about vanity, fame, identity, and the terrifying moment when a man realizes the thing he wanted back may be the thing destroying him.
Joining Rhys Harries is Blink Twice’s Naomi Ackie as Caitlyn Corr, the scientist connected to Matt’s transformation, while Max Minghella plays a Gotham PD detective pulled into the fallout. The cast also includes David Dencik, Eddie Marsan, Nancy Carroll, and Joshua James.
Directed by James Watkins, of 2024’s horror thriller Speak No Evil and the supernatural period chiller The Woman in Black, and written by horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini from a story by Flanagan, Clayface gives DC one of its strangest swings yet: a super-villain origin story treated less like a comic-book spectacle and more like a psychological descent into revenge and self-destruction.
This does not look like your traditional DC superhero movie. It looks like a tragic horror story about a man desperate to recover his old face, only to lose the rest of himself in the process. Sure, getting your old life back after losing your face sounds like a dream. But in Gotham, however, it may be the first step toward becoming something much worse.
Clayface, quite appropriately, comes out this Halloween season, hitting theaters October 23rd.
🎥 “Other Mommy” Trailer: Jessica Chastain Plays Both a Mother and Her Monstrous Doppelganger in Rob Savage’s Supernatural Horror Thriller — Coming to Theaters October 9th
There’s nothing quite like a mother’s love for her child. But when that love manifests into something devilishly wicked, it can leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about dear old Mom, including whether she was ever really your mother in the first place.
Jessica Chastain is no stranger to the horror genre, having starred in several films before, most notably the supernatural hits It Chapter Two and Mama. But in her latest horror outing, she isn’t just running away from the monster. She may very well be the monster. She’s the... Other Mommy. And this mommy puts the “mother” in smother.
Directed by British horror filmmaker Rob Savage, Other Mommy adapts Josh Malerman’s novel Incidents Around the House and follows eight-year-old Bela, played by Arabella Olivia Clark, as she forms a relationship with a sinister presence inside her home that looks exactly like her mother.
Chastain plays both Bela’s mother, Ursula, and the entity Bela calls the “Other Mommy,” turning maternal comfort into something deeply wrong and unnerving. The presence seems friendly at first, appearing out of nowhere inside the family home and speaking to Bela with the shape of someone she should be able to trust. But the more it asks to be let into Bela’s “heart,” the more it reveals itself as something far more possessive, invasive, and dangerous.
Jay Duplass co-stars as Bela’s father, Russ, who appears to be the first to glimpse this evil presence in its true form during one of the trailer’s more effective jump-scare moments. Eeek!
Savage is best known for directing the 2020 breakout screen-life horror thriller Host, which was shot through Zoom calls. He followed that with the car dashboard-cam horror thriller Dashcam and then the 2023 supernatural thriller The Boogeyman. Here, Savage appears to be working in a more intimate, child’s-eye register, where the scariest thing in the room may not be a literal monster in the corner, but the person who looks like Mother, complete with a warm smile and an eerie glare that goes from motherly to murderous in a second.
Produced by horror maestros James Wan and Jason Blum, and co-starring Dichen Lachman, Arian Moayed, Karen Allen, Sean Kaufman, and Adam Silver, Other Mommy is coming to theaters October 9th.
So, don’t forget to lock the doors, check on the kids, and just to be safe, maybe don’t answer if Mom calls from the hallway.
🎥 “It Ends” Trailer: Four Friends Take a Wrong Turn Into an Endless Road-Trip Nightmare in Alex Ullom’s Genre-Bending Feature Debut — Coming to Theaters August 21st, Expanding Wide August 28th
Three friends on a road trip, driving in a beat-up car without a care in the world. Each looking toward an uncertain future. And all looking to one another for friendship and camaraderie. If this were the ’90s, during the indie film movement, this would be easy to label as a heartfelt coming-of-age slacker drama about understanding yourself during a stage of life defined by uncertainty.
But this isn’t the ’90s.
It’s 2026, and this kind of premise can start as something familiar before slowly descending into an existential nightmare, where the road never ends and the questions only multiply with each mile traveled.
It Ends marks the feature debut of writer-director Alex Ullom, who premiered the film to strong reviews at SXSW in 2025 before earning the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Florida Film Festival.
The film follows four recent graduates, played by Phinehas Yoon, Akira Jackson, Noah Toth, and Mitchell Cole, who head out for food before their post-college lives pull them in different directions. What should be one last casual late-night drive takes an impossible turn when they find themselves trapped on a two-lane backroad that refuses to end.
From there, the trailer appears to turn a simple hangout movie into something much stranger. The friends remain mostly confined to their Jeep Cherokee, surrounded by woods, abandoned vehicles, screaming strangers, and the growing sense that other people may have been lost on this road long before them.
There’s an obvious metaphor here: growing up already feels like driving into the unknown, but It Ends makes that feeling literal, supernatural, and deeply unsettling. The road becomes less of a location and more of a trap, forcing the group to decide whether they can keep searching for an exit or accept that their future may now be nothing but motion.
NEON is bringing Ullom’s genre-bending road trip into theaters, beginning with a limited U.S. release on August 21st before expanding nationwide on August 28th. So, bring a friend... but maybe take two cars.
🎥 “Misty Green” Trailer: Chris Rock Strips Away Hollywood’s Glamour in His Stark Showbiz Drama Starring Rosalind Eleazar and Daniel Kaluuya — Premiering at TIFF This September
Hollywood is built on dreams, romantic notions, and the lingering glow of its glamorous yesteryear. But after the writers’ and actors’ strikes, not to mention the disruption of COVID and the rise of the streaming era, Hollywood has become a very different place from the one it once sold to the world. La La Land has now turned into Blah Blah Land; a place of shrinking opportunities, vanishing stability, endless uncertainty, and major productions leaving town in search of cheaper places to make movies and shows.
Comedian Chris Rock, of all people, seems to have tapped into this new era of Hollywood—one where even familiar faces, established performers, and award-winning actors are struggling harder than ever to make ends meet. In his first film in 12 years as a writer and director, Rock appears to depict the movie industry with stark realism, stripping away its glamour to reveal the instability and desperation of working actors trying to survive between jobs.
Misty Green stars Slow Horses’ Rosalind Eleazar in the title role. Misty is an Emmy-winning actress known for being both notoriously difficult and exceptionally talented. But despite her success, she survives by bouncing from one L.A. apartment to another. As Misty struggles to secure her next job, she finds herself trapped by both her reputation and an industry determined to define her solely by her identity. While many are quick to dismiss her as a difficult, borderline narcissistic actress, it gradually becomes clear that Misty is simply struggling to survive like everyone else; all while caring for her troublemaking brother, played here by Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya.
Along with writing and directing, Rock also co-stars as a Hollywood filmmaker looking to cast Misty in his latest project. That is, if she can keep her reputation, personal struggles, and self-destructive instincts from costing her the job.
The film boasts an impressive supporting cast that includes Adam Driver as a sleazy L.A. hustler, Anna Kendrick as a fellow struggling actress contemplating leaving the business for good, Topher Grace as Misty’s Hollywood agent, Anthony Anderson as an L.A. patrol officer, and Tracie Thoms as a casting agent.
With so much of the current conversation centered on how hard the entertainment industry has fallen, forcing some filmmakers and actors to sell their homes and leave California altogether, we imagine Misty Green will generate plenty of discussion when it makes its world premiere this September at the Toronto International Film Festival, followed by a theatrical release from A24.
🎥 “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Final Trailer: Tom Holland’s Peter Parker Reconnects with Zendaya’s MJ and Jacob Batalon’s Ned in New MCU Installment — Hitting Theaters July 31st
Being Spider-Man has always meant sacrifice. But for Peter Parker, the cruelest part may not be losing people. It’s watching them live perfectly fine without him.
The final trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day retraces Peter’s long journey from boy genius to reluctant hero to a young man completely erased from the lives of the people who once meant everything to him. It’s less about reminding us of the MCU timeline and more about showing just how much Peter has lost since that fateful spell in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
And that seems to be the emotional pressure point behind Brand New Day, with Tom Holland returning for his fourth solo outing as everyone’s favorite wall-crawler. This new final trailer appears to lean hard into that loneliness. Peter watches MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon) move on, while he buries himself deeper into the mask and his new purpose of becoming New York’s full-time protector.
But you can’t have a Spider-Man movie without Holland’s Peter eventually crossing paths with MJ and Ned, even if this time the reunion comes with the painful reminder that they have no idea who he is. Or at least not yet. After all, a brand new day also brings a brand new chance for Peter to rebuild the life he sacrificed.
Directed by Shang-Chi helmer Destin Daniel Cretton, this new chapter pushes Holland’s Spider-Man into a more street-level corner of the Marvel universe, encountering such characters as Frank Castle, aka the Punisher (Jon Bernthal), Scorpion (Michael Mando), and possibly ninjas from the Hand clan.
Mark Ruffalo also appears as Dr. Bruce Banner, teasing a possible head-to-head showdown between Spidey and the Hulk. Meanwhile, Sadie Sink’s character is still being kept under wraps, which of course has already sent Marvel fans into theory mode. Is she friend, foe, mutant, or something else entirely? For now, the trailer is keeping that mystery close to the vest.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into theaters next week, July 31st. And with it comes the hope that the MCU can prove audiences still care about Peter Parker, not because of multiverse cameos or franchise connections, but because underneath the mask, he’s still the lonely kid trying to do the right thing.
🎥 “The End of Oak Street” New Trailer: Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor Face Dinosaurs at the End of the Block in David Robert Mitchell’s Suburban Sci-Fi Thriller — Arriving In Theaters August 14th
Anne Hathaway is having one of those years where it feels like she’s suddenly everywhere again. After starring in two of this year’s biggest films with Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and The Devil Wears Prada 2, Hathaway will again be back on screen next month in very different circumstances. This time, she’s running full speed through a seemingly average suburban neighborhood with a rifle in hand, while vicious roaming dinosaurs chase her and her family down.
That is the visually stunning image behind the new trailer for The End of Oak Street, a science-fiction mystery thriller that sees Hathaway and Ewan McGregor as Denise and Greg Platt, parents trying to hold their family together after a cosmic event rips their entire street out of ordinary 1980s suburbia and drops it somewhere unknown.
At first glance, it’s the kind of big studio premise that sounds almost absurdly simple: what if your house, your neighbors, and your whole street were suddenly transported to a place where dinosaurs roam beyond the cul-de-sac?
But now, perhaps the better pitch is: hey, come see if Anne Hathaway can outrun dinosaurs before shooting them with a rifle while dressed like Schneider from One Day at a Time.
Sold.
Hailing from writer-director David Robert Mitchell, the filmmaker behind the horror smash It Follows and the cult neo-noir mystery Under the Silver Lake, The End of Oak Street feels less like a standard creature-feature ride and more like an eerie suburban panic attack where a family is tested in the strangest of ways. Here, the front lawn, the driveway, and the family home become the edge of a much larger mystery, where survival is only the first problem. Hey, sometimes the end of the world really does begin at the end of the block.
Maisy Stella and Christian Convery co-star as the Platt children, with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot producing. Expect dinosaurs to invade the big screen when The End of Oak Street arrives in theaters and IMAX on August 14th.
🎥 “Batman: Knightfall Part 1” Trailer: Bane Pushes the Dark Knight Past His Breaking Point in DC’s New Animated Trilogy Featuring Anson Mount, Pablo Schreiber, David Dastmalchian and Michael Mando — Hitting VOD/Digital August 25th, Followed by Blu-ray September 8th
Batman is at his breaking point... and unfortunately, Bane specializes in breaking things.
In the upcoming animated film Batman: Knightfall Part 1, the first chapter in a planned trilogy adapted from DC’s legendary comic book saga, we find the Dark Knight barely holding Gotham together as he edges closer to rock bottom. With Arkham’s inmates running loose and Bane waiting in the shadows, Bruce Wayne isn’t just fighting Gotham’s worst villains... he’s being pushed straight through the cracks.
Featuring the voices of Anson Mount as Batman and Michael Mando as Bane, with Pablo Schreiber as Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael, Jack Giffin as Robin, David Dastmalchian as the Riddler, and Bruce Boxleitner as Commissioner Gordon, the animated film takes place after Arkham Asylum is destroyed in an unexpected explosion. Gotham’s most dangerous inmates flood the streets, forcing Batman into a relentless mission to put them all back behind bars.
After barely sleeping for two days, Bruce Wayne refuses to stop, even as exhaustion, buried trauma, and mounting regret begin clouding his judgment. Robin and Commissioner Gordon can see what Batman refuses to admit: he is losing control, growing unusually violent with every confrontation.
That makes Bane’s arrival especially dangerous. Because the best way to bring down a knight is not to strike first. It’s to wait until the armor is already cracked. And Bane does not need to create the cracks in Bruce Wayne’s psyche. He only needs to find them... and apply pressure. A lot of pressure.
Directed by Jeff Wamester and written by Jeremy Adams, Batman: Knightfall Part 1 begins a three-film adaptation of the landmark DC storyline. This opening chapter appears focused on establishing the full extent of Bruce’s collapse while positioning Jean-Paul Valley, aka Azrael, as the dangerous successor waiting just beyond the shadows to step in as Gotham’s new protector.
Batman: Knightfall Part 1 is set to hit VOD platforms on August 25th, followed by 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD on September 8th.
🎥 “The Fix” Trailer: Zachary Levi and Liam Neeson Lead a War-Scarred CIA Rescue Mission Into Tehran in This Gritty Action Thriller — Landing in Theaters September 11th
Sometimes you find yourself in the mood for a macho action movie. You know, where the plot is barely holding itself together, the bullets fly freely, and every emotional problem can apparently be solved by a tactical vest and a well-timed explosion. You got actors delivering their lines through gritted teeth, barking orders into walkie-talkies, and staring off into the distance like every bad decision in their lives has led them to this exact firefight.
Well, we can’t think of a better macho action movie mascot than Liam Neeson, the man who basically turned late-career gravitas into its own subgenre of bruised-knuckle rescue mission thrillers.
And then there’s Zachary Levi... you know, the Shazam! star. Really macho? Hmm. Maybe not the first name that comes to mind. But hey, Liam Neeson is in this, so the macho-action credentials are already covered.
The Fix is a new action thriller from writer-director Guy Moshe, who, at first, we thought must have been a former stuntman. But no, he’s simply a filmmaker best known for directing the 2010 genre mashup Bunraku.
Here, Zachary Levi stars as Tucker and Liam Neeson as Larry. The film follows a team of war-scarred CIA operators still carrying the damage of a mission in Afghanistan that went tragically wrong. When they enter Tehran for a dangerous rescue operation, the job becomes less about clean extraction and more about surviving the consequences of old mistakes.
Levi plays the field leader trying to pull the unit through hostile territory, while Neeson brings his familiar hardened persona to the role of a veteran mentor guiding the mission from the sidelines but still getting all the cool lines, like “And you shall know the truth. The truth shall make you free.”
Cue the explosions, the not-so-subtle war propaganda, and a couple of grim glances indicating this mission has just gotten personal.
The cast also includes Titus Welliver and Wes Chatham, which ups the film’s grizzled-action credentials considerably.
The Fix is due to open in theaters September 11th.
And from the looks of the trailer, this mission does not come with an easy way out, but a one-way ticket into deeper trouble where no one gets to walk away clean. Hey, maybe it’s closer to U.S. military foreign policy than we thought.