New Trailers! Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, War Machine, Tow and Undertone
🎥 Samara Weaving dives back into blood-soaked class warfare, Alan Ritchson squares off with alien firepower, Rose Byrne battles a broken system & a paranormal podcaster listens her way into terror!
🎥 “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” New Trailer: Samara Weaving Is Thrown Back Into a Blood-Soaked Survival Game Against the Ultra-Rich in Horror Sequel with Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar & Shawn Hatosy — Arriving in Theaters April 10th
When Ready or Not landed in theaters back in 2019, it became a surprise horror smash with a dark, twisted comedic bent. Its central joke was that the ultra-rich were secretly a sadistic cult, with much of the theatrics played like a darkly funny, almost whimsical exaggeration. It was an extreme riff on how wealth is often perceived as being untouchable by laws and operating with a severe lack of real morals.
Now, fast-forward to 2026, with a sequel arriving in just a couple of months, and that once-jokey notion feels... well, less hypothetical. Between real-world headlines and recent FBI file drops, the idea that the super-rich might be up to truly horrific things behind closed doors doesn’t feel like much of a stretch anymore. Which makes this franchise’s timing uncomfortably perfect, if not downright unsettling.
Samara Weaving, the Aussie star who delivered a breakthrough performance in the first film, returns as Grace, the unlucky bride who discovered that her new husband’s obscenely wealthy family, the le Domas clan, had a long and demented tradition—one that turned her wedding night into a sick and twisted game of hide-and-seek where she was the target. Lucky for her, she survived by turning the tables on her in-laws just before the entire family estate went up in flames. But unlucky for her, however, Grace wakes up the next day in the hospital only to be told the game ain’t over. She had just married into a family with close ties to a coalition of high-society elites, and it seems she may have triggered a new and very different game—one where the stakes are higher, and you’d better believe the body count will be just as bloody, if not bloodier.
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come drops Weaving’s Grace into a brand-new death match, this time facing a whole slew of new sadistic rich assholes. We’re talking multiple family dynasties and rival clans now. And just in case things weren’t messy enough, she’s saddled with her younger sister Faith (played by Kathryn Newton, of Abigail and Lisa Frankenstein), who’s been dragged into the madness as unwilling collateral. And so, the rules are basically the same as before: run, don’t die, and do whatever you have to do to survive. And never assume the game is actually over until you know it really is.
Again directed by the filmmaking duo of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who were also behind the vampire flick Abigail and the horror reboots Scream V and VI, the sequel was penned by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy, the scribes behind the first Ready or Not movie.
Leading the supporting cast are Buffy’s Sarah Michelle Gellar and The Pitt’s Shawn Hatosy as Ursula and Titus Danforth, the polished-on-the-surface hosts presiding over the carnage at their family estate. Elijah Wood co-stars as the unnervingly calm family lawyer, the man tasked with laying out the rules and enforcing the fine print. And in an inspired casting choice, legendary horror filmmaker David Cronenberg has been tapped to play the ruthless and elderly patriarch, Mr. Danforth.
Rounding out the circus of vicious rich elites are Néstor Carbonell, Kevin Durand, Olivia Cheng, Varun Saranga, Dan Beirne, Maia Jae, and more.
If the first film felt like a mischievous jab at inherited wealth, this sequel looks ready to sharpen those knives for a deeper wound. So prepare to wince and groan at all the best parts when Ready or Not 2: Here I Come opens in theaters April 10th.
🎥 “War Machine” Trailer & Featurette: Alan Ritchson Goes Toe-to-Toe With a Giant Alien Mech in New Sci-Fi Military Action Flick — Premiering on Netflix March 6th
Those raised on ’80s cinema will remember a Hollywood landscape that was flooded with jingoistic, chest-pounding military action films. It sometimes felt like theaters and TV sets were stuck in a constant loop of titles like Rambo, Top Gun, Iron Eagle, Red Dawn, Missing in Action, and countless others. And it was easy to understand why audiences embraced these brainless action adventures, where the protagonist —usually an American war hero with a grudge to settle—always came out on top and accomplished the mission through sheer force and unshakable bravado. Sure, these films were practically an extension of the American military-industrial complex, but who doesn’t like a little escapist fantasy where good guys win, bad guys get obliterated, and the world feels neatly sorted by the end credits?
Well, ladies and gentlemen, prepare to thump your chest once more as Reacher star Alan Ritchson steps into the boots of an elite U.S. Army Ranger, squaring off against a gigantic alien robot in the awesomely cheesy action flick War Machine. It’s a new Netflix original movie that’s practically waving an American flag the entire time, because we can all safely agree that giant alien robots with blasters are not our friend and never will be, damnit!
Directed and co-written by action maestro Patrick Hughes, who previously helmed The Expendables 3 as well as The Hitman’s Bodyguard and its sequel, the film follows a hardened Army Ranger (Ritchson) as he guides his team of recruits through a routine training exercise designed to push their physical limits. Things take an incredibly dangerous turn when the unit stumbles upon a gigantic alien mech war machine bent on eliminating anything in its path. Suddenly, the mission isn’t just about survival; it’s about living long enough to warn the rest of the world that we’ve been invaded by laser-shooting robots with enough firepower to conquer the planet in a matter of hours.
Joining Ritchson in the cast are Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney, Esai Morales, Blake Richardson, Keiynan Lonsdale, and Daniel Webber, among others.
They say the greatest enemy a soldier might ever face is the one that stands between him and finishing the mission. Alan Ritchson is staring up at one… and this enemy is made of indestructible metal, equipped with alien-grade firepower, and very much not from this here Earth. It’s a close encounter of the oh-shit, duck! kind.
So, strap on those combat boots. ’Cuz War Machine is set to make landfall March 6th, only on Netflix.
🎥 “Tow” Trailer: Recent Oscar Nominee Rose Byrne Takes on a Broken System After Her Car Is Taken Away in This Based-on-a-True-Story Drama with Dominic Sessa & Octavia Spencer — Opening in Theaters March 20th
To some, a car is merely a form of transportation. A simple machine designed to get you from point A to point B and nothing else. But there are people out there who see their cars as much more than that... it’s their identity, their home, and in some cases, their entire life.
Inspired by a true story, Tow is a new slice-of-life drama starring Rose Byrne as Amanda Ogle, a financially struggling woman who’s been sleeping in her car (an old, worn-down Toyota Camry) on the streets of Seattle as she tries to get back on her feet and reunite with her teen child (played by Elsie Fisher).
In what looks like another powerhouse performance from Byrne, who was just recently nominated for an Oscar for her starring work in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, the film follows Amanda as she loses her car, and all her belongings, when it’s stolen and ends up being impounded. Unable to pay the towing fee, she soon finds herself at the center of a class-action legal case against a shady towing company accused of exploiting unfair practices for financial gain. What begins as a desperate attempt to get her car back slowly turns into a legal fight against a system that routinely preys on society’s most vulnerable, counting herself among them.
Dominic Sessa, of The Holdovers and Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, co-stars as a young, inexperienced lawyer who takes on the case against the corrupt towing company, while the rest of the cast includes Oscar-winners Octavia Spencer and Ariana DeBose, alongside pop star Demi Lovato, Simon Rex, and Corbin Bernsen.
The film is directed by acclaimed TV helmer Stephanie Laing, whose credits include episodes of Palm Royale and Made for Love. Laing previously worked with Byrne on the short-lived Apple series Physical, where Byrne played a 1980s housewife-turned-aerobics guru.
Tow aims to show how easily people can be erased and disregarded, lost inside a bureaucratic system that ends up hurting the very people it was meant to protect. The film is slated to open in theaters March 20th.
🎥 “Undertone” New Trailer: A Skeptical Paranormal Podcaster Confronts the Unseen in This Sound-Driven Indie Horror From Writer-Director Ian Tuason — Coming to Theaters March 13th
Have you ever listened to a scary podcast where the hosts discuss supposed real-life paranormal incidents? And as a listener, you can’t help but become enthralled by the story, even as a small voice in the back of your head keeps whispering that this probably isn’t real... but what if it is?
So, could that same scenario be translated to film? Could a horror movie generate that same slow-creeping unease; the kind that worms its way into your brain not through typical visual tricks, but by letting the sound design do the heavy lifting, while keeping audiences on the edge of their seats?
Well, after premiering to rave reviews last year at the Fantasia International Film Festival, Undertone just might prove that having a really creepy sound design can be the foundation for genuinely making viewers feel jittery with fear. After all, some of the best horror movies understand that it isn’t what you see, but what you think you’ve seen that can scare the living crap out of you. And how simply listening... like really listening, can let your imagination do far more damage than any image ever could.
Made on a reported $500,000 budget, Undertone marks a confident feature debut from writer-director Ian Tuason. The film stars Nina Kiri as Evy, a popular paranormal investigative podcaster who plays skeptic to her true-believer, yet off-screen co-host Justin (voiced by Kris Holden-Ried). Their on-air debates are rooted in logic and rational explanation... until Evy’s off-mic life starts to unravel when one story hits too close to home, convincing her that something might be lurking inside her own house.
In a bold creative choice, Evy is the only character ever seen onscreen, with everyone else existing solely as voices, recordings, or unseen presences. But what the film lacks in physical bodies, it seemingly more than makes up for in atmosphere and an aggressive, nerve-fraying use of sound, if the reviews are anything to go by. Although, to be fair, there have been some critics who weren’t impressed by the film’s lack of visual dynamism, arguing that it leans too heavily into derivative territory.
But as the horror genre becomes more and more popular these days, we’re seeing filmmakers actively trying to reinvent familiar tropes with new approaches. And plastering a film with a tightly designed, aggressively intentional soundscape just might be one of the more effective ways to shake audiences out of their comfort zone, especially when so many scares have become visually predictable.
Following its Fantasia debut, A24 swooped in with a seven-figure distribution deal for the film, marking a rare and profitable move for a first-time filmmaker like Ian Tuason. Whether the film becomes a breakout success or not, it just might signal the start of a promising career.
Undertone is scheduled to open in theaters March 13th. It’s okay if you want to shield your eyes, just don’t cover your ears.
