New Trailers! Little Brother, Her Private Hell, Hope, Rolling Loud, Couture and Masters of the Universe
🎥 John Cena wrangles Eric Andre, Nicolas Winding Refn goes neon, Na Hong-jin unleashes monsters, Owen Wilson crashes Rolling Loud, Angelina Jolie hits Paris, and He-Man raises the Power Sword!
🎥 “Little Brother” Trailer: John Cena Gets Stuck With Eric Andre as the Chaotic Sibling He Never Asked For in Netflix’s New Comedy with Michelle Monaghan — Premieres June 26th on Netflix
This one is for all those who’ve wished they had a little brother in their life to look after them and keep them out of trouble. To know that sibling bond means someone always has your back, even when life starts throwing punches.
Oh wait... scratch that!
This one is for anyone who hated their little brother growing up... or thanked the heavens their parents never decided to ruin their lives by bringing home a tiny chaos machine built purely to annoy them for the rest of their lives.
In this new Netflix comedy, John Cena plays one such person who never had the good (or mis)fortune of having a little brother until one day, all that changed when Eric Andre entered his life, turning it upside down and dragging every ounce of peace and quiet straight out the window. Worse yet? He isn’t his real little brother, just some guy who took part in a high school charity program where they were paired up as honorary siblings. And apparently, he never got the memo that the program ended decades ago.
Directed by Ingrid Goes West helmer Matt Spicer, Little Brother features Cena as Rudd, a successful real estate agent and television personality who has built the kind of polished, well-organized life that screams, “Please do not touch anything.” He has a great job, a loving and beautiful wife (played by Michelle Monaghan), and a comfortable routine that appears to be running exactly the way he wants it.
That’s until he gets a sudden phone call saying that his “brother” has been in a terrible accident and has been rushed to the emergency room. Believing that it’s his older brother, someone he has always revered and looked up to (played by Christopher Meloni), Cena’s Rudd rushes down there only to discover the injured sibling in question is... Marcus, the so-called “little brother” he barely remembers signing up for in the first place.
With encouragement from his much more caring wife, Rudd is pressured into inviting Marcus to stay with them until he fully recovers from his injuries. What he doesn’t know is that one little act of kindness is about to turn his perfectly ordered life into a full-blown comedy of errors, adding unneeded stress to his career, marriage, patience, blood pressure, and possibly his threshold for human nonsense.
Little Brother is set to premiere June 26th only on Netflix. So if you ever wanted a sibling, this might either warm your heart... or make you grateful your parents stopped while they were ahead.
🎥 “Her Private Hell” Teaser: Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn Returns with a Neon-Soaked Fever Dream Starring Sophie Thatcher & Charles Melton — Coming to Theaters July 24th
Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn recently had an emotional Cannes premiere for his latest film, Her Private Hell. The film not only marks his first feature effort since 2016’s The Neon Demon and his first major project since the 2019 Amazon limited series Too Old to Die Young and the 2023 Netflix miniseries Copenhagen Cowboy, but also marks Refn’s return after a near-death experience involving what he described as a “leaking heart” medical crisis that doctors were able to repair before it was too late. Given a new lease on life, Refn spoke thoughtfully at his Cannes press conference about how grateful he is now to focus on the important things in life, namely his family and creating thought-provoking art.
But lest you think Refn has eased up on delivering provocative films after going through such a life-altering scare, think again. Here, the director who brought us Drive, Only God Forgives, and The Pusher trilogy is back doing what made him such a singular cinematic provocateur in the first place: turning style, violence, obsession, and moral decay into something that is both visually beautiful and likely deeply uncomfortable.
Set in a futuristic metropolis swallowed by a mysterious mist, Her Private Hell follows a troubled young woman (starring Sophie Thatcher, of Yellowjackets and Companion fame) searching for her missing father as a deadly, elusive entity begins stalking the city. Her journey soon crosses paths with an American GI (Charles Melton, fresh off his stellar performance in Season 2 of Beef) on his own harrowing mission: to rescue his daughter from damnation itself.
So yes, this sounds very much like Refn operating in full neon nightmare, likely something gorgeous enough to admire and disturbing enough to ruin your sleep. And for fans of the Danish auteur’s work, we wouldn’t want it any other way.
Also co-starring Kristine Froseth, Havana Rose Liu, and Diego Calva, with NEON backing the distribution, Her Private Hell is slated to open in theaters July 24th. Sure, some filmmakers come back with crowd-pleasers. Refn, on the other hand, comes back with a ticket to a neon-lit Hell.
Added note: During the screening of his film at Cannes, Nicolas Winding Refn said something poetic about the state of cinema to the audience that we believe needs repeating: “Cinema is the Future, Cinema is Alive ... It’s Resurrected.”
🎥 “Hope” Teaser: Acclaimed Korean Filmmaker Na Hong-jin Returns with a New Korean Monster Thriller — Coming This Fall from NEON
When it comes to Korean cinema, filmmakers like Bong Joon Ho are often among the first names that come to mind, especially when thinking of directors who can mix genres in deeply satisfying ways. But one would be foolish to think Bong is the only Korean director working now who can pull off that kind of enthralling, genre-blending tightrope act.
Case in point: Na Hong-jin. After unnerving audiences with his deeply unsettling 2016 horror film The Wailing, not to mention breaking onto the scene with his thrilling 2008 crime-actioner The Chaser, Na Hong-jin returns with another genre-blender that will surely have people talking, guessing, and squirming in their seats.
Set to make its world debut at Cannes this month, we’re getting a peek at what will likely be popping up on your 2026 must-watch list, especially for those who love Korean monster thrillers with a wicked sense of dread.
Na Hong-jin’s Hope takes place in the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor near the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), where a mysterious creature has started leaving destruction in its wake, and the locals are about to learn that some things are better left undiscovered. As a small-town police investigation turns stranger and deadlier, this already sounds like another nerve-rattling plunge into fear, folklore, and monster-movie mayhem.
Starring Korean actor Hwang Jung-min (New World) and Korean model-turned-actress Jung Ho-yeon as a police chief and his rookie partner leading a desperate investigation alongside a group of hunters trying to hunt down what looks to be the start of an alien invasion, the cast also features a few surprising faces, including Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Taylor Russell (Bones and All), and Cameron Britton (Mindhunter).
Hope will be released in the U.S. by NEON, the same distributor that helped bring Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning Parasite to American audiences. Following its Cannes debut, the film is currently penciled in for a fall release in the States.
🎥 “Rolling Loud” Teaser: Owen Wilson Sneaks His Son Into a Hip-Hop Music Festival in Jeremy Garelick’s Father-Son Comedy with Travis Scott — In Theaters October 2nd
There comes a time in every father’s life when he must look deep within himself and ask the hard question: “Am I still cool?”
The answer is usually no. But that doesn’t stop Owen Wilson from trying... or at the very least, still living up to some idea of cool in his son’s eyes in Rolling Loud, a new father-son comedy set against the real-life hip-hop music festival of the same name.
Packed with a ton of hip-hop cameos, including rappers Travis Scott, Ty Dolla Sign, Sexyy Red, Ski Mask the Slump God... and Henry Winkler (‘cuz you know the Fonz is a true G), Owen Wilson takes on the role of a seemingly normal suburban dad who decides the best way to connect with his 13-year-old son (played here by Cocaine Bear’s Christian Convery) is to sneak him into Rolling Loud, the massively popular hip-hop festival headlined here by Travis Scott.
So, what begins as a well-meaning attempt to become the “cool dad” quickly turns into a chaotic, crowd-packed adventure full of terrible parenting decisions, loud music, and the very real possibility this wannabe hip father will not make it out with his dignity intact.
Written and directed by Jeremy Garelick, whose comedy credits include The Wedding Ringer, The Binge, and Murder Mystery 2, Rolling Loud leans into the madness of the festival setting, with some filming taking place at the actual Rolling Loud event. So expect thousands of fans, nonstop energy, and plenty of opportunities for Owen Wilson to look deeply out of place in the funniest way possible.
Co-starring Matt Rife and Christine Ko, Rolling Loud is scheduled to open in theaters October 2nd. Consider it a reminder that father-son bonding is important... but maybe not worth risking your child’s safety, your sanity, and whatever remains of your cool-dad credibility.
🎥 “Couture” Trailer: Angelina Jolie Navigates Paris Fashion Week, Personal Crisis, and Runway Pressure in Alice Winocour’s French Drama — In U.S. Theaters June 26th
Paris Fashion Week is built on the illusion of perfection: the clothes, the cameras, the glamorous faces, the carefully arranged chaos. But in the new French drama Couture, Angelina Jolie seems less interested in the runway fantasy and far more focused on what happens when real life quietly slips behind the curtain.
Jolie stars as an American filmmaker in Paris during Fashion Week, where she finds herself crossing paths with women from different corners of the fashion world. Real-life fashion model Anyier Anei co-stars as a rising model heading into the spotlight, Swiss actress Ella Rumpf (Tokyo Vice) plays a behind-the-scenes makeup artist, while French actor/filmmaker Louis Garrel (The Innocent) appears as a familiar creative collaborator.
What begins as a professional trip for Jolie’s character soon becomes something far more personal, as she is forced to confront the choices, fears, and emotional weight shaping her life. The film also finds Jolie getting to show off her French-speaking skills, as her character navigates not only a foreign city, but a life-altering breast cancer diagnosis.
So while the setting may be filled with models, designers, makeup chairs, and high-end spectacle, this looks like a drama more interested in the private moments that happen once the spotlight moves elsewhere.
Written and directed by acclaimed French filmmaker Alice Winocour, whose credits include Mustang, Disorder, and Augustine, Couture is set to arrive in U.S. theaters June 26th.
🎥 “Masters of the Universe” Final Trailer: Nicholas Galitzine Has the Power as He-Man Returns for a Big-Screen ’80s Fantasy Revival — In Theaters June 5th
At the recent movie premiere for the upcoming Masters of the Universe, ’80s icon Dolph Lundgren was kind enough to show up and pass the Power Sword to actor Nicholas Galitzine, who takes on the iconic role in this modern redo. It was a symbolic act of torch-passing, from one live-action He-Man to the next, and a nice little nod to the franchise’s big-screen past.
While the 1987 Cannon-produced, Dolph Lundgren-starring live-action version was mostly derided by critics, He-Man has never left the pop-culture conversation, especially for those raised on a steady diet of ’80s toys, cartoons, and Saturday-morning muscle-bound fantasy.
Question is, is ’80s nostalgia enough to power a new big-screen adventure to box office glory? Well, if you’re still sitting on the fence on whether to raise your sword and shout “I have the power!” again as you head to movie theaters, this might be the moment to decide, as the studio has dropped the final trailer. And it’s packed with enough sword-swinging spectacle, cosmic fantasy, and Eternian weirdness to suggest this reboot is going big or going home.
Directed by Travis Knight, the Laika co-founder behind Kubo and the Two Strings and the ’80s-set Transformers spinoff Bumblebee, the film sees Galitzine as Prince Adam, reimagined here as an Earthbound version of the character named “Adam Glenn.”
After being sent away to Earth as a child, Adam grows up far from his home world of Eternia, which has since fallen under the control of Skeletor and his evil army. But when Adam is reunited with his legendary Power Sword, he gains the power to return home, reclaim his destiny, and become the sword-swinging savior known as He-Man.
The cast includes Idris Elba as Man-At-Arms, Camila Mendes as Teela, Kristen Wiig as the voice of Roboto, Jared Leto as Skeletor, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, and Morena Baccarin as the Sorceress.
Masters of the Universe is set to open in theaters June 5th. Don’t be surprised if you end up sitting next to a middle-aged man with a tear in his eye and a plastic Power Sword hidden under his seat. Cut him some slack, it’s been a long time for fans to feel the power again.
