Trailer Blitz! Union County, Hershey and More
🎥 Here’s a list of films coming to screens soon!
🎥 “Union County” Trailer: Will Poulter Fights for Sobriety and Second Chances in Adam Meeks’ Ohio-Set Recovery Drama with Noah Centineo — Hitting Select Theaters August 14th
The term “world building” gets thrown around a lot in cinema these days, usually as shorthand for any movie that sets up a larger universe, mythology, or franchise structure. But world building doesn’t necessarily have to mean fantasies, far-off planets, or sprawling comic-book universes. Sometimes it can just mean placing actors into real environments and letting them move through them like they actually belong there.
Sometimes the most fascinating “world building” we see in films comes from the little towns, neighborhoods, backroads, diners, bars, and half-forgotten corners of everyday life that don’t usually get treated like cinematic destinations. A movie can really evolve into a fully lived-in world once the actors disappear into the minutiae of ordinary behavior: the small glances, daily routines, arguments, inside jokes, and local customs that make a place feel more concrete than fabricated.
That seems to be the vibe of the upcoming film Union County, a small-town drama starring Will Poulter in what looks like a transformative performance as Cody Parsons, an Ohio man recovering from drug addiction and trying to find his footing after completing a court-mandated rehabilitation program.
Touching on America’s ongoing opioid addiction crisis, the film is written and directed by Ohio-born filmmaker Adam Meeks, making his feature debut after a string of acclaimed short films, including one also titled Union County.
Poulter is joined by Noah Centineo as his brother, Jack Parsons, with both young men navigating sobriety, family pressure, and the long road back from a crisis that has left deep scars across their community.
Featuring many local Ohioans in supporting roles, the film appears to be reaching for a grounded sense of place rather than a polished version of small-town life. And judging by the trailer, it looks less interested in turning addiction into a headline than in capturing the daily texture of recovery. The diners, roads, homes, meetings, silences, and small conversations all become part of a kind of world building that feels quietly welcome.
Annette Deao co-stars as a tireless counselor helping guide Cody toward a sober future, while Elise Kibler, Emily Meade, and Danny Wolohan round out the cast.
Union County opens in select theaters August 14th.
Poulter has always been an actor we have kept an eye on since the days of the ridiculous road comedy We’re the Millers, but between his recent turn in the final season of The Bear and now this, he seems to be entering a more interesting stretch of his career. And now our eyes are locked in, because Union County looks like the kind of grounded character drama that could give him room to show just how much he can do with a nuanced performance stripped down to the bone.
🎥 “Hershey” Trailer: Finn Wittrock and Alexandra Daddario Build a Chocolate Empire in This Biographical Period Drama About Hershey Founder Milton S. Hershey — In Theaters November 25th
If you haven’t heard by now, the United States is celebrating its 250th anniversary this weekend. And nothing says America quite like Hershey, one of the country’s most recognizable brands. So, of course, it’s getting its own movie, which feels very American in its own right. ’Cuz turning a sugary product into big-screen entertainment might be as American as apple pie, baseball, and selling us a dream with a wrapper around it.
Cue the fireworks, people.
In this upcoming biographical drama Hershey, Finn Wittrock stars as Milton S. Hershey, the confectioner who failed more than once before building one of the most recognizable brands in American history. Alexandra Daddario also stars as Catherine “Kitty” Hershey, Milton’s wife and closest ally, in a story that appears to be less interested in chocolate as a product than in the pressure, persistence, and private cost behind the name.
Set around the turn of the 20th century, the film follows Milton as he tries to make chocolate something more than a luxury item. Before Hershey becomes the brand everyone knows, there are failed ventures, family expectations, business rivals, and the constant threat that one more bad decision could melt the whole thing down.
Directed by Mark Waters, best known for Freaky Friday, Mean Girls, and The Spiderwick Chronicles, the film puts a glossy studio-comedy veteran behind a different kind of American origin story. This one has reinvention, branding, marriage, money, idealism, and, naturally... chocolate!
The supporting cast includes Alan Ruck as Henry Hershey, Richard Kind as Joseph Royer, David Costabile as Tobias Thornhill, Heléne Yorke as Margaret, Michael Moreland Milligan as Lebbie, and Francesca Faridany as Veronica “Fanny” Hershey.
Hershey is scheduled to open in theaters November 25th. Come for the chocolate-covered curiosity, but stay for the story of a man who turned failure, ambition, and a very serious sweet tooth into an American institution.
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🎥 “Pan’s Labyrinth: 20th Anniversary” Re-release Trailer: Guillermo del Toro’s Groundbreaking Dark Fairy-Tale Masterpiece Returns to Theaters in 4K and 3D for Its 20th Anniversary — Back In Theaters and in 3D October 9th
Relive the magic and the terror as Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar-winning 2006 dark fairy tale returns to theaters this October for its 20th anniversary. A defining work that cemented del Toro as a true visionary, this Spanish-language period fantasy is set in 1944 Spain, in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and follows a young girl (Ivana Baquero) who escapes the cruelty of her fascist stepfather (Sergi López) through a hidden labyrinth and a series of dangerous magical trials. Celebrated for its incredible creature work, make-up effects, and production design, the film still stands as one of del Toro’s signature achievements: a horror-fantasy masterpiece that crawled under your skin and stayed there. This anniversary release brings the film back to theaters in a new 4K restoration, presented in 3D.
🎥 “Akira: 4K Restoration” Re-Release Trailer: Katsuhiro Otomo’s Cyberpunk Anime Landmark Roars Back Into Theaters — Returning September 4th
Neo-Tokyo is calling, and the future still looks dangerous. Katsuhiro Otomo’s landmark anime classic returns to theaters in 4K, bringing Kaneda, Tetsuo, and one of cinema’s most influential cyberpunk nightmares back to the big screen. After a crash pulls Tetsuo into a military experiment and awakens a terrifying new power, Kaneda’s rescue mission spirals into madness, rebellion, and city-shaking destruction. Some masterpieces don’t age. This one just keeps reminding us animation can hit like a bomb.
🎥 “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” Meet Haymitch Promo: Joseph Zada Steps Into the Arena as Panem’s Future Survivor — In Theaters and IMAX November 20th
Before Haymitch Abernathy became District 12’s sharp-tongued mentor, he was just another tribute walking into Panem’s favorite nightmare. Joseph Zada stars in this franchise prequel, which revisits the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell, 24 years before Katniss Everdeen’s story begins. With the odds doubled and the Capitol’s spectacle machine already in full swing, this chapter turns a familiar survivor’s origin story into something crueler, younger, and far less certain.
🎥 “The Odyssey” New Promo and IMAX Featurette: Christopher Nolan Brings Homer’s Mythic Epic to IMAX on a Massive New Scale — In Theaters July 17th
The long road home just got a much bigger canvas. Christopher Nolan brings Homer’s foundational saga to the screen as a globe-spanning mythic action epic shot entirely with IMAX film cameras, following Odysseus through gods, monsters, war, temptation, and the brutal pull of destiny. Matt Damon leads a powerhouse cast that includes Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron. For diehard Nolan fans, this has been marked on the calendar since it was announced... and it’s not hard to see why.
🎥 “Dead Souls” Trailer: Repo Man Filmmaker Alex Cox Takes One Final Ride Into the Weird West With This Offbeat Spaghetti Western Satire — In Select Theaters Now, Expanding to Other Cities Throughout July
Legendary cult filmmaker Alex Cox, best known for ’80s classics like Repo Man and Sid and Nancy, heads west for his supposed final directorial effort, capping off a film career built on punk energy, political bite, and offbeat genre detours. Seemingly an ode to classic spaghetti westerns, Cox also stars as Strindler, a mysterious drifter collecting the names of dead Mexican laborers in an 1890 border town, where his strange mission quickly draws suspicion from locals, cowhands, outlaws, and officials. Loosely adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s novel of the same name, this offbeat western satire turns greed into a crooked American ledger. It’s a fitting swan song for a filmmaker who has always preferred the margins to the mainstream.
🎥 “The Stunt Driver” Teaser Trailer: Jay Baruchel Takes on Ken Carter’s Wild Rocket-Car Dream in Michael Dowse’s True Canadian Underdog Story — Opening in Canadian Theatres September 25th
Sometimes the road to glory needs a ramp. Jay Baruchel stars as Ken Carter, the Canadian stunt-driving legend determined to silence the doubters by launching a rocket car across the St. Lawrence River. Written and directed by Michael Dowse (Fubar, Goon, Take Me Home Tonight), with Ben Foster and Ed Helms riding shotgun in the madness, this mid-’70s underdog tale turns one impossible jump into a battle against fear, failure, and gravity itself.
🎥 “Don’t Look Back In Anger” Teaser: Oasis Returns to the Big Screen with Backstage Access to Their Rock ’n’ Roll Comeback — In Cinemas and IMAX This September
Some reunions come with guitars. Others come with decades of baggage. This documentary takes fans behind the scenes of Oasis’ long-awaited return, promising backstage access to the band’s highly anticipated rock ’n’ roll comeback. Built around the return of one of Britain’s defining bands, the film turns nostalgia, tension, and stadium-sized catharsis into a big-screen event. For Oasis fans, looking back was never really optional.
🎥 “Big Baby” Trailer: A Screenwriter’s Imagination Births a Masked Killer When His New Horror Script Starts Coming True in This Twisty Slasher Film From Spider One — On VOD/Digital August 7th
A new slasher horror executive produced by Cher? Well, if you beeeeelieve in life after love, then you can believe Cher and Chaz Bono have lent their support as executive producers on this new indie slasher thriller from Powerman 5000 frontman Spider One (who also just happens to be Rob Zombie’s brother... horror runs in the family). The rocker-turned-filmmaker returns with his fourth feature, a twisty genre chiller about a writer’s block-plagued screenwriter, played by Brandon Scott, whose disturbing visions of a baby-masked killer begin feeding his latest horror script. But when the murders he imagined start happening for real, his life spirals fast, putting his own loved ones in danger. Also starring Krsy Fox, this looks like a nasty little horror tale about what happens when the monster in your head becomes all too real.
🎥 “Ice Cream Man” New Trailer: Eli Roth Turns a Summer Treat Into Small-Town Horror in His Latest Chiller — In Theaters August 7th
The iceman cometh ... and he ain’t bringing sprinkles. The neighborhood ice cream man has always had horror potential; Eli Roth just decided to make it literal. Written, directed, and co-produced by Roth, this horror romp follows an idyllic summer town as a mysterious vendor starts serving children sweet treats with horrifying consequences. Ari Millen stars as the unsettling figure at the center of it all, turning soft serve into a source of childhood terror.
🎥 “Unholy Night” Teaser Trailer: An Italian Family Christmas Gets Crashed by Killer Revenants in Michael Gabriele’s Holiday Horror Comedy — World Premiering at This Year’s Fantasia
Deck the halls... and hide the bodies. Marc Bendavid stars as Gino, whose traditional Italian family Christmas Eve goes full holiday hell when his long-dead grandmother returns and starts turning dinner into a bloodbath. Written and directed by Michael Gabriele, with Shailene Garnett, Ellen David, Toni Ellwand, and Celia Owen co-starring, this Canadian yuletide horror comedy turns family dysfunction into an undead neighborhood problem. Some relatives bring gifts for Christmas. These ones bring undead mayhem.
🎥 “You’re Dead to Me” Trailer: Senior Year Turns Deadly When a Slasher Crashes Prom Weekend in This New High School Horror Thriller — On VOD/Digital July 7th
Skipping prom for a weekend party sounds like teenage freedom until someone turns up brutally murdered. Directed by Juan Pablo Arias Munoz, this new slasher horror follows three high school seniors trying to enjoy one last escape from parents, school, and responsibility while a serial killer stalks the edges of their future. With Jessica Belkin, Siena Agudong, Ella Anderson, Johanna Braddy, and Denise Richards starring, this gives graduation year one hell of a final exam.
🎥 “The Run” Trailer: Callan Mulvey Smuggles Hope Through a Fertility-Crisis Wasteland in New Dystopian Thriller — In Theaters and on VOD/Digital August 7th
Aussie actor Callan Mulvey (Batman v Superman, Captain America: The Winter Soldier) stars in this dystopian thriller as an aging smuggler trying to finish one last run through a post-pandemic world wrecked by a global fertility crisis. But when a runaway teenager and her baby become the target of ruthless criminals, survival turns into a brutal test of loyalty, morality, and what is still worth protecting. Co-starring Charlotte Maggi and Felix Cameron, this delivery job quickly turns into a fight for the future.
🎥 “Jimmy” New Trailer: KJ Apa Portrays Jimmy Stewart in Upcoming Biopic About the Actor’s Life-Changing Return From World War II — In Theaters November 6th
Before George Bailey found his way back to Bedford Falls, Jimmy Stewart had to find his way back to himself. KJ Apa stars in this true story about the beloved actor’s life-changing turn from Hollywood stardom to World War II service, trading an Academy Award win for combat missions over Europe as a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot. After returning home broken and disheartened, Stewart’s path leads to It’s a Wonderful Life and the role that would help define his legacy ... and also renew his faith in the work itself.
🎥 “The Isolate Thief” New Trailer: Mackenzie Foy Guards Stolen Gold From Sean Bean’s Outlaws in This Civil War-Era Western — In Theaters July 10th
Cold weather, stolen gold, and Sean Bean on the warpath? That’s a bad day at the outpost. Mackenzie Foy stars in this Civil War-era Western as a young woman left to guard a remote Union Army outpost when a stash of stolen gold suddenly makes her the target of a vicious outlaw gang. With Odeya Rush, Jack Kesy, Ty Simpkins, Martin Sensmeier, Joe Pantoliano, and Sean Bean rounding out the cast, the film turns one frozen shelter into a deadly game of traps, nerve, and survival. In the middle of war, keeping your head may be worth more than the gold.
🎥 “On a String” Trailer: Writer-Director-Star Isabel Hagen Navigates Odd Gigs, Stranger Lives, and New York’s Classical Music Scene in This Offbeat Indie With Dylan Baker and Eric Bogosian — In Select Theaters September 11th
The freelance musician life already sounds exhausting before strangers start turning every gig into a personal detour. Written, directed by, and starring Isabel Hagen, this offbeat indie follows a Juilliard-trained musician working her way through New York City’s classical scene while living in her oddball family’s apartment. With Dylan Baker, Eric Bogosian, Frederick Weller, and Jamie Lee rounding out the cast, this looks like a sharp, character-driven comedy about art, work, family, and the strange places a paycheck can take you.
🎥 “Gypsy 83: The Director’s Cut” Trailer: Sara Rue and Birkett Turton Hit the Road for Stevie Nicks Salvation in Todd Stephens’ 4K-Restored 2001 Cult Indie Favorite — Opening August 14th at the Quad in NYC and August 21st at the Nuart in Los Angeles
Black eyeliner, big dreams, and a little Stevie Nicks devotion can take you a long way. Sara Rue and Birkett Turton star as Gypsy and Clive, two Sandusky misfits who flee small-town misery for New York’s “Night of 1000 Stevies,” chasing performance, belonging, and the hope that somewhere out there, their people are waiting. Todd Stephens’ queer outsider road movie returns as a 25th anniversary Director’s Cut, restored in 4K and expanded with over 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage. Sometimes coming of age means getting in the car, turning up The Cure, and finding your witchy little corner of the world.
🎥 “Splash City” Trailer: Two Brothers Fight for Survival on the Streets of San Francisco in This Crime Thriller Starring Reed Shannon and Zach Sowers — In Select Theaters July 20th
Brotherhood gets tested when the streets start pulling them apart. Juju and Slim are two brothers trying to survive in San Francisco, only to find themselves heading down opposite paths. Basketball offers one of them a possible way out, while the other is drawn deeper into a world of smash-and-grab robberies. Directed by Alex Ferrufino and Gilbert Anthony Milam Jr. and starring Reed Shannon, Zach Sowers, TJ Atoms, and Hazel Green, this crime thriller looks at loyalty, betrayal, and the kind of street pressure that can swallow a family whole and leave nothing but damage behind.
🎥 “Les Misérables” Teaser Trailer: Vincent Lindon Stars as Jean Valjean in This French Epic New Take on Victor Hugo’s Classic — In French Cinemas October 14th
Redemption rarely arrives quietly, especially in revolutionary France. French star Vincent Lindon (Titane, The Quiet Son) takes on the iconic role of Jean Valjean, a man hardened by 19 years in prison who tries to rebuild his life under a new identity, only to be pulled back into danger after promising the dying Fantine that he will protect her daughter Cosette. Directed by Fred Cavayé and co-starring Tahar Rahim, Camille Cottin, Benjamin Lavernhe, Noémie Merlant, Vassili Schneider, Megan Northam, Marie Colomb, and Louis Peres, this sweeping adaptation sends Hugo’s tale of justice, mercy, and sacrifice back into the streets.
🎥 “Robert Richardson: The White Devil” Trailer: New Film-Lover Documentary Explores the Visionary Eye of Celebrated Cinematographer Robert Richardson — Coming Soon
Some artists don’t just light a scene. They chase the impossible until it finally looks real. Directed by Jana Hojdová, this feature documentary turns its lens on celebrated cinematographer Robert Richardson, exploring a life built around cinema, obsession, and the nerve it takes to follow a dream no one else can quite see. Featuring Richardson alongside Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone, Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Kate Hudson, and more, the film looks at the passion behind the image. Every great shot starts with a cinematographer willing to see what isn’t there yet. And Richardson might be one of the rare ones who can see it clearly before the rest of us even know where to look.
🎥 “A Toxic Love Story” Trailer: Netflix’s New True Crime Doc Digs Into a Twisted Suburban Scandal Where Victim and Villain Keep Shifting — Premiering July 22nd on Netflix
A threatening email scandal, an arrest, and a glamorous California suburb are only the starting points here. Directed by Alexandra Lacey, this Netflix true-crime documentary examines a case involving a husband, his new wife, and his ex-wife, where the truth gets buried under deception, betrayal, and competing versions of victimhood. The deeper the investigation goes, the less certain anyone looks innocent.
🎥 “Black Chariot: Restoration” Trailer: Robert L. Goodwin’s Long-Underseen 1971 Independent Film Returns in 4K, Featuring Bernie Casey’s Lead Acting Debut — In Select Theaters July 10th
Some films don’t disappear because they lack power; sometimes they simply never get the audience they deserved. Written, produced, and directed by Robert L. Goodwin, this nearly forgotten 1971 independent film stars legendary football player-turned-blaxploitation icon Bernie Casey in his lead acting debut. He plays a drifter pulled into a story of social awakening, underground resistance, and fractured American memory. Now restored in 4K by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture, this long-underseen film finally gets a new path back to the screen.
🎥 “The Abominable Snowman: 4K Restoration” Trailer: Peter Cushing Goes Looking for the Yeti in Hammer’s Long-Overdue Restoration of Its 1957 Himalayas Horror Classic — Available to Pre-Order from Hammer Films
Iconic actor Peter Cushing stars in this chilly Hammer fantasy-horror tale as Dr. Rollason, a scientist whose Himalayan expedition crosses paths with another team far more interested in exploiting the legendary Yeti than understanding it. Directed by Val Guest and written by Quatermass creator Nigel Kneale, this 4K restoration brings one of Hammer’s moodiest, most quietly thoughtful creature features back into sharper view.
🎥 “The Passion of the Christ” Re-release Trailer: Mel Gibson’s Biblical Epic Returns to Theaters in 4K with a Sneak Peek at the Follow-Up — In Theaters September 10th thru 17th
Mel Gibson’s 2004 biblical epic comes back to theaters newly remastered in 4K, revisiting Jim Caviezel’s portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth through his trial, crucifixion, and resurrection. The event will also include a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One, linking one landmark faith-based film to its long-awaited continuation.
