Trailer Blitz! The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Hoppers, The Moment, The Chronology of Water, The Best You Can & More!
🎥 Here's a list of films coming to screens soon!
🎥 “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” Teaser Trailer: Joseph Zada, Glenn Close & Ralph Fiennes Face the Deadliest Quarter Quell Yet in Francis Lawrence’s Star-Packed Prequel Exploring Haymitch Abernathy’s Origins — In Theaters & IMAX November 20th, 2026
One could argue that The Hunger Games franchise feels even more relevant today than it did back in 2012 when the first movie hit theaters, or even when the books were originally published little more than a decade and a half ago. Well, let’s unpack that a bit: with the shrinking of the middle class and our everyday reality seeming more and more like a class divide as wide as it’s ever been in recent history, a dystopian world where teenage children are selected to compete in a life-or-death contest for the amusement of the elite class... well, sadly, that doesn’t necessarily feel like pure fantasy anymore. Which makes the franchise feel less like escapism and more like a warning flare we’ve been ignoring for years.
And while the Jennifer Lawrence–led films may have been groundbreaking as an action-fueled dystopia led by a strong female character, the franchise now is starting to feel more like a twisted mirror of a future that feels uncomfortably close. Which is to say this is the reason why science-fiction fantasy has always been a reliable wellspring of eye-raising stories that reflect both our fears and anxieties. And perhaps part of the reason, aside from its lucrative run as a film series, is why Lionsgate will once again return to the nation of Panem for another round of the Hunger Games. This time, exploring the early years of one of the franchise’s favorite characters, Haymitch Abernathy, originally played by Woody Harrelson in the films.
Taking place 24 years before the events of the first movie, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping rewinds the clock to focus on a young Haymitch Abernathy’s journey into the brutal 50th Hunger Games (the Second Quarter Quell), where the Capitol doubled the tributes and the bloodshed.
Based on Suzanne Collins’ 2025 novel of the same name, the new film marks the sixth chapter in the franchise and a seamless bridge between The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and the original trilogy. Francis Lawrence returns to direct, guiding a sprawling ensemble through one of the darkest chapters Panem has seen yet. This time, the spotlight falls on Joseph Zada (from Amazon’s We Were Liars) as young Haymitch, a sharp, stubborn District 12 kid who’s about to become the Capitol’s next televised obsession — long before Woody Harrelson’s jaded version ever met Katniss.
Stacked with a star-studded cast to reshape the mythology of the franchise, let’s break down who’s who:
Glenn Close plays Capitol chaperone Drusilla Sickle, a showwoman whose emotions are hard to detect, partly due to her extensive facelifts.
Ralph Fiennes steps in as President Snow, now further cementing his tyrannical rise after mentoring Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler, from The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) decades earlier.
Jesse Plemons appears as a young Plutarch Heavensbee, still a cameraman learning how the Games are manipulated. He will eventually become the Head Gamemaker for the 75th Games, portrayed in the original films by the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Kieran Culkin channels the eccentric charm of a young Caesar Flickerman, the character played so memorably by Stanley Tucci in the earlier movies.
Meanwhile, Elle Fanning and Billy Porter add extra Capitol flair as stylists Effie Trinket and Magno Stift. Note: Elizabeth Banks originated Effie in the original films.
District 12’s lineup features:
Mckenna Grace as Maysilee Donner, owner of the iconic Mockingjay pin.
Ben Wang as fellow tribute Wyatt Callow.
And Whitney Peak as Lenore Dove Baird, Haymitch’s girlfriend.
And because Panem loves its returning victors, we’ve got: Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. expanding the franchise’s deeper lore as Wiress, Mags, and Beetee — each carrying the scars of earlier Games.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is slated to arrive in theaters and IMAX on November 20, 2026. So, you’ve got a whole year to catch up on the books and maybe rewatch the films before the arena doors swing open once more.
🎥 “Hoppers” Trailer: A Teen Girl Uploads Her Brain Into a Robot Beaver and Sparks an Animal Uprising in Pixar’s Latest Eco-Comedy — In Theaters March 6th, 2026
Ever asked yourself if animals communicate, and if they do, what do they say to each other? Well, the answer might surprise you... and make you wonder if humans should be “squished” for what they’ve done to them.
Pixar’s latest feature Hoppers asks the question: if we have the technology to communicate with animals, what happens when a skateboarding teen girl sneaks into a science lab, accidentally uploads her brain into a realistic-looking robot beaver, and starts living among wild creatures in their own habitat?
Well, you get something like Avatar, only instead of tall blue alien warriors, it’s a bunch of furry critters. But here’s the thing: they’re also fed up with human interference, launching a revolt against everything we’ve taken, broken, or bulldozed without a second thought.
Written and directed by We Bare Bears creator Daniel Chong, Hoppers follows Mabel (voiced by Piper Curda), a tenacious teen who stumbles onto a breakthrough that connects human consciousness with realistic robotic animal bodies. Which means she gets front-row access to what the forest’s furriest residents really think about humans. Spoiler: the reviews aren’t glowing. It seems these wild animals are fed up with human-produced environmental destruction.
But when a corporate construction giant rolls in to bulldoze a protected wildlife sanctuary, Mabel’s newfound robotic-beaver form becomes the forest’s unlikeliest defender. She helps launch an animal uprising as if she were the Joan of Arc of beavers.
In other words: imagine Avatar if Jake Sully had buck teeth and had gone through a crash course in “pond rules” — a brutal, adorable nature-survival code that basically boils down to: don’t ask questions, don’t get eaten, and if things go south… pray it’s quick. It’s Darwinism with more mud, more menace, and way more Pixar charm.
Also featuring voices from Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, and Demetri Martin, Hoppers promises to have just enough heart to make you emotional about how we treat our furry neighbors who usually don’t have a say in how we treat this planet.
Gear up for gadgets, giggles, and a whole lot of eco-mayhem when Hoppers chews its way into theaters March 6, 2026.
🎥 “The Moment” Teaser Trailer: Charli XCX Spirals Through Fame, Identity & Pop-Star Overload in A24’s Darkly Satiric Fever Dream — Hitting Theaters January 30th
The plight of the pop star has always been a source of fascination for Hollywood, as numerous films about the music business continue to explore the highs, lows, and emotional toll of fame. Think A Star Is Born, Dreamgirls, Purple Rain, Walk Hard as just a few examples in recent years of the movie industry trying to capitalize on that enduring allure.
But now Charli XCX has entered the picture. And she’s turning “Brat Summer” into her own full-blown cinematic moment as she steps into her first leading film role. Granted, she’s playing a semi-fictional version of herself, but nevertheless it marks an interesting new chapter in her pop-star evolution.
Directed by Scottish music-video helmer Aidan Zamiri, working from an original idea by Charli XCX herself, The Moment follows the British pop singer and songwriter as she plunges into a neon-lit pressure cooker where underground cool collides with mainstream expectation. On the brink of launching an arena-packed world tour, Charli finds herself swamped by late-night studio sessions, brand, press, and agent meetings, and the basic grind of preparing for a tour. Caught between evolution and a mild identity crisis, she soon hits the fear of losing the spark that made her worth watching in the first place.
So, what happens when your sound, your image, and your ambition are suddenly too big for a person to handle? The answer may lie in this darkly satiric fever dream about both the artistry and the machinery of being a star.
In addition to Charli XCX, the supporting cast reads like a who’s who that includes Rachel Sennott, Jaime Demetriou, Rosanna Arquette, Hailey Benton Gates, Kate Berlant, Isaac Powell, Alexander Skarsgård, and yes — even Kylie Jenner among those who orbit Charli’s world. Some push her forward, some pull her apart, all of them contributing to the messy symphony of what happens when hype becomes lifestyle and lifestyle becomes brand.
Co-written by Zamiri and Bertie Brandes, The Moment is slated to hit theaters January 30th, via A24.
🎥 “The Chronology of Water” Trailer: Kristen Stewart Makes a Bold Directorial Debut With a Lyrical, Unflinching Adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s Memoir Starring Imogen Poots — In Select Theaters December 5th, Expanding Nationwide January 9th
In some ways, memory is a little like water — particularly the memories of a troubled past. Sometimes it can wash over you in waves, plunge you into deeper currents of emotion, and before you even know it, drag you under and spit you out somewhere you didn’t expect to be.
Kristen Stewart makes her feature directorial debut with The Chronology of Water, a raw, vulnerable adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s cult-favorite memoir of the same name. And from the looks of it, Stewart leans hard into the water motif, shaping a lyrical visual collage about a woman grappling with addiction and heartbreak as her memories pull her under, rise to the surface, and reshape who she becomes.
English actress Imogen Poots (Amazon’s Outer Range) stars as Lidia, a former competitive swimmer whose traumatic childhood in a toxic Pacific Northwest household has long been an anchor dragging behind her — fueling addiction, self-destruction, and a lifelong ache she can’t quite outrun. As she moves through memories like waves breaking against stone — sometimes soft, sometimes violent — she’s forced to crack herself open in ways both painful and necessary to move forward and step into a new life as a new mother.
Setting out to prove she’s a filmmaker to be taken seriously, Stewart embraces Yuknavitch’s nonlinear structure, letting scenes bleed into one another rather than slotting neatly into the order of a traditional biography. The result is something closer to a cinematic mosaic: part survival story, part self-discovery, and part howl into the void. Memory is messy. But trauma and personal pain have never been simple or easily translated.
Poots is backed by a strong supporting cast that includes Thora Birch, Susannah Flood, Tom Sturridge, Kim Gordon, Michael Epp, and Jim Belushi — each surfacing in the currents of Lidia’s life as influences, obstacles, or ghosts.
The Chronology of Water will arrive in select theaters December 5th before expanding nationwide on January 9th.
🎥 “The Best You Can” Trailer: Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick Bring Their Natural Chemistry to This Warm, Offbeat Romance About Second Chances — On VOD/Digital November 25th
Pop quiz! Who’s your favorite Hollywood couple? If your answer is Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick... well, get ready to have a grin on your face.
Bacon and Sedgwick, who have been a real-life married couple for almost 37 years, have gotten another chance to star in a movie together. And it looks like the kind of harmless romp that leans into the couple’s natural chemistry and easygoing charm.
The Best You Can sees Bacon as Stan Olszewski, a lifelong underachiever with a sharp mind and zero direction, clinging to the faint hope of reconnecting with his estranged daughter Sammi (Brittany O’Grady). Sedgwick plays Cynthia Rand, a respected urologist who has spent years constructing a normal life with a stately Brooklyn home and a marriage to Warren Rand (Judd Hirsch), a famed Watergate prosecutor now slipping into dementia.
Stan and Cynthia’s paths collide when Stan stops a break-in at Cynthia’s home — a chaotic moment that sparks an unconventional friendship built on late-night texts, dark humor, and the kind of candor neither of them gets anywhere else. What starts as emotional refuge slowly shifts into romantic territory, forcing them to reexamine the lives they’ve settled for, the futures they’ve imagined, and the unspoken loneliness that brought them together in the first place.
Written and directed by veteran TV producer-writer Michael J. Weithorn (Family Ties, The Goldbergs), the film is a reminder that connections can form in the cracks and when you least expect it.
The Best You Can will arrive on VOD/Digital November 25th.
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🎥 “S. S. Rajamouli’s Varanasi” Teaser: Visionary Filmmaker of RRR & Baahubali Returns With an Epic Globe-Trotting Blockbuster Tale of Gods, Artifacts & Global Intrigue Starring Mahesh Babu, Prithviraj Sukumaran & Priyanka Chopra — Arriving 2027
From S. S. Rajamouli—the powerhouse filmmaker behind RRR and Baahubali—comes a globetrotting action epic rooted in Indian mythology and shaped by the emotional sweep of classic adventure cinema. The story follows a devoted Shiva follower sent on a mysterious quest to locate an ancient cosmic artifact, only to uncover that the one who sent him is an evil mastermind seeking absolute world control. Starring Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra, and Prithviraj Sukumaran, this high-octane odyssey is expected to hit theaters sometime in 2027.
🎥 “Magellan” Trailer: Acclaimed Filipino Filmmaker Lav Diaz Turns Magellan’s Legendary 1519 Pacific Crossing Into a Visceral, Haunting Portrait of Exploration and Exploitation Starring Gael García Bernal as the Portuguese Explorer — In NY & LA Theaters January 9th
Gael García Bernal anchors this sweeping seafaring epic as Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan whose quest to cross the Pacific descends into obsession, madness, and revolt. As Magellan’s obsession collides with the breathtaking, brutal reality of the Malay Archipelago, mutiny brews and the cost of conquest becomes impossible to ignore. Under the daring gaze of filmmaker Lav Diaz (Phantosmia, Norte: the End of History), this odyssey becomes a stark, haunting deconstruction of conquest—and the devastating cost of chasing glory to the edge of the world. It’s the Philippines’ official submission for this year’s Best International Feature Film.
🎥 “Train Dreams” Final Trailer: Joel Edgerton Anchors a Sweeping Tale of Grief and Grit in This Haunting, Lyrical Film Adaptation of Denis Johnson’s 1920s Logger Novel — Premieres November 21st on Netflix
As awards season heats up, this new period drama has emerged as a quiet contender. Joel Edgerton stars as a 1920s logger whose life of hard work, family, and stability unravels after tragedy, forcing him to face a rapidly changing America. Adapted from Denis Johnson’s novella and directed and co-written by Clint Bentley (Jockey) and produced and co-written by Greg Kwedar (Sing Sing), the film blends lyrical visuals with a haunting portrait of loss, labor, and identity. Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon, William H. Macy, and Will Patton round out the cast.
🎥 “Cover-Up” Trailer: Pulitzer Winner Seymour Hersh’s Bombshell Investigations Take Center Stage in a New Political Doc About How He Unraveled Decades of U.S. Military Secrets — Premieres December 26th on Netflix
This searing investigative documentary charts Pulitzer-winning reporter Seymour Hersh’s explosive career, from uncovering the My Lai massacre to exposing Abu Ghraib. Built from Hersh’s own notes, primary documents, and rare archival footage, it reveals how one relentless journalist forced hidden abuses into the light. A gripping portrait of institutional impunity, proving the truth can only survive when someone is brave enough to refuse to stop digging.
🎥 “Teenage Wasteland” Trailer: Teen Reporters Become Reluctant Whistleblowers in This Poignant Doc Reexamining a 1996 Environmental Investigation — Opens at NY’s Film Forum November 26th
Filmmakers Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss have long captured the idealism of youth with Boys State and Girls State, and with their new documentary, they add a poignant twist. Reuniting English teacher Fred Isseks with four former student reporters, they trace a 1996 high school investigation into a polluted local dump—a project that uncovered environmental injustice and small-town corruption. Using Isseks’ meticulous VHS archive, the filmmakers craft a gripping, “60 Minutes–meets–John Hughes” story about teenage tenacity, adult reflection, and the lasting impact of fighting the good fight.
🎥 “Paul Anka: His Way” Trailer: This New HBO Doc Chronicles the Life, Legacy & Reinvention of the Iconic Songwriter Behind Decades of Hits — Premieres December 1st on HBO MAX
This HBO documentary charts the remarkable life of Paul Anka, an unstoppable force of pop culture whose career has spanned eras, genres, and generations. From early superstardom to constant reinvention, the film traces how the legendary songwriter navigated an ever-shifting music industry while shaping its sound along the way. A portrait of longevity, talent, and sheer will, it captures Anka as both icon and survivor—still evolving, still creating, and still one of a kind.
🎥 “A Poet” Trailer: Filmmaker Simón Mesa Soto’s Darkly Comic Colombian Oscar Entry Follows a Washed-Up Writer (Ubeimar Rios) Seeking Redemption in Medellín — In U.S. Theaters January 30th, 2026
This scruffy character study follows a washed-up wordsmith (Ubeimar Rios) stumbling through Medellín with more booze than brilliance, until a wide-eyed student (Rebeca Andrade) gives him one last shot at relevance. Under writer-director Simón Mesa Soto’s sharp, darkly comic gaze, mentorship becomes a minefield where every good intention boomerangs with viciousness in this raw farce that has been selected as the Colombian official entry for the Best International Feature Film at this year’s Academy Awards.
🎥 “One More Shot” U.S. Trailer: Emily Browning Relives New Year’s Eve ‘99 on a Boozy Time Loop in This Aussie Rom-Com — On VOD/Digital December 12th
On the eve of Y2K, a lovesick wallflower (Emily Browning, from American Gods and Sucker Punch) discovers a bottle of time-traveling tequila that sends her looping through New Year’s Eve ‘99 like a boozy Groundhog Day. Each shot sends her back for another chance to fix regrets, revive old sparks, or make gloriously messy new ones. Co-starring Sean Keenan, Aisha Dee, Pallavi Sharda, Ashley Zukerman and directed by Nicholas Clifford, this time-twisting romp proves that sometimes the only way to move forward is to toast the past one more time!
🎥 “Down River” Trailer: A Small-Town Sheriff Uncovers Buried Secrets in This Haunting West Virginia Thriller Starring Jody Thompson & Randy McDowell — On VOD/Digital December 9th, 2025
In this eerie small-town thriller, a West Virginia sheriff (Jody Thompson) and his loyal deputy (Randy McDowell) follow a routine call to a remote farmhouse—only to find a crime scene that feels more like a warning. Each clue they uncover digs up older sins, dragging them deeper into a mystery the town’s been dying to forget. And as the trail twists toward the truth, the sheriff’s sanity might be the steepest price to pay for digging up what should’ve stayed buried.
🎥 “Franz” Trailer: Acclaimed Polish Filmmaker Agnieszka Holland Delivers a Kaleidoscopic, Ambitious Biopic of the Literary Icon Franz Kafka, Starring Idan Weiss — Coming Soon
In this ambitious literary biopic, world renowned filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (Europa Europa, In Darkness) pieces together the life of Czech writer Franz Kafka (The Metamorphosis, The Trial) like one of his own surreal puzzles—shifting between eras, cities, and the shadows he left behind. From Prague’s cramped apartments to Vienna’s post-war unease, the film uncovers the fragile, searching soul beneath the legend, tracing how an anxious clerk became a giant of modern thought. Starring Idan Weiss, the film is Poland’s official submission for this year’s Best International Feature Film.
🎥 “Young Mothers” Trailer: The Dardenne Brothers Deliver a Tender, Unflinching Portrait of Vulnerable Women Fighting to Break Cycles of Trauma in Their Cannes-Winning Belgian Drama — In Select Theaters January 9th
In this quietly powerful Belgian drama, four young women in a Liège shelter brace for motherhood with nothing but hope, grit, and the fear of repeating the past. As they confront addiction, abandonment, unstable partners, and the shadows of their own childhoods, each must decide what kind of mother she wants to become... and what she’s willing to leave behind to get there. Guided with raw intimacy by the Dardenne brothers (L’Enfant, Rosetta), this intimate portrait finds resilience where life feels most fragile, and courage where it’s needed most. It’s Belgian entry for the Best International Feature Film at this year’s Academy Awards.
🎥 “Murder in Monaco” Trailer: Netflix’s New True-Crime Doc Reopens the Shocking 1999 Death of Billionaire Edmond Safra — Premieres December 17th on Netflix
In this true-crime whodunnit, the shocking 1999 death of billionaire Edmond Safra turns Monaco’s golden façade into a maze of suspicion and betrayal. As investigators peel back layers of wealth, rumor, and conflicting testimony, the case morphs into a tangle of global pressure and personal agendas. What really happened in that penthouse—and who stood to gain from the fall of a man who seemed untouchable?
🎥 “The Night My Dad Saved Christmas 2 (La Navidad en sus manos 2)” Trailer: Spanish Star Santiago Segura Returns for Another Round of Chaotic Holiday Hijinks in This Christmas Comedy Sequel — Premieres December 5th on Netflix
Christmas returns... and so do our luck-over-logic heroes. After accidentally taking Santa’s place in the first film, Salva (Ernesto Sevilla), Rafita (Pablo Chiapella), and Lucas (Unax Hayden) once again stumble into holiday chaos that threatens to derail the season. With their clumsy charm and very Spanish brand of mischief, the trio scrambles to save Christmas before it all falls apart. And with Santiago Segura leading the festive mayhem as Papá Noel (aka Father Christmas), this sequel delivers his most spirited holiday mission yet.
🎥 “David” Trailer: A Shepherd Boy Becomes a Legend in This Sweeping Animated Biblical Musical About Courage, Destiny & Defying a Kingdom — In Theaters December 19th
In this sweeping animated musical, a humble shepherd boy rises from Bethlehem’s quiet hills to challenge a towering giant—and the shadowy power pulling the strings behind him. Armed with nothing but faith, nerve, and a well-aimed stone, he sparks an uprising that shakes a fearful kingdom to its core. As melodies swell, this epic retelling reminds us that true strength comes not from crowns or armies, but from courage that refuses to back down.
