Trailer Round-Up: Moana, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Project Hail Mary, Is This Thing On?, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery & More
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🎥 NEW MOVIE TRAILERS:
The ocean is calling again!
🎥 Moana — Teaser
(in theaters July 10th)
Disney’s latest live-action gamble dives back into the world of Moana, a choice that sparks two predictable reactions: why remake a modern classic... and why not, since these live-action redos usually print money? Cynicism aside, the story still carries real power.
This teaser mostly keeps Dwayne Johnson’s Maui under wraps for now, aside from a quick shot of his back, but it does introduce newcomer Catherine Laga’aia, who brings fresh fire to the determined chief’s daughter sailing off to save Polynesia from an encroaching darkness.
With Johnson returning as the world’s most lovable demigod and Tony Award–winning Hamilton director Thomas Kail making his feature debut, expect big emotion, big spectacle, and even bigger musical moments. The voyage spans monster-filled waters, ancestral secrets, and Moana’s path to becoming the leader she’s meant to be.
Moana washes ashore in theaters July 10th, 2026.
The Games are back... and Panem won’t forget the outcome.
🎥 The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping — Teaser Trailer
(in theaters Nov 20th)
The Hunger Games is back, and so are its themes that feel eerily closer to real-life issues. With class divides widening and society looking more like Panem by the day, Lionsgate is revisiting one of its most pivotal stories: the origin of District 12’s most celebrated victor, Haymitch Abernathy, notably played by Woody Harrelson in the original films.
Set 24 years before the rise of Katniss, Sunrise on the Reaping dives into the brutal 50th Hunger Games, where the Capitol doubled the tributes and the carnage. Joseph Zada plays a young Haymitch, surrounded by a stacked cast including Glenn Close as Capitol chaperone Drusilla Sickle, Ralph Fiennes as a young President Snow, Jesse Plemons as a young Plutarch Heavensbee, Kieran Culkin as a young Caesar Flickerman, Elle Fanning as a young Effie Trinket, alongside Billy Porter, Mckenna Grace, Ben Wang, and Whitney Peak rounding out the cast.
Once again directed by Hunger Games helmer Francis Lawrence, coming off this year’s Stephen King The Long Walk adaptation and based on Suzanne Collins’ 2025 novel, this sixth installment bridges Songbirds & Snakes to the original films and promises one of Panem’s darkest arenas yet. Arriving in theaters November 20th, 2026.
Saving the world was never in his lesson plan.
🎥 Project Hail Mary — New Trailer
(in theaters Mar 20th)
Humanity’s on the verge of an eco-catastrophe in Project Hail Mary, where the real problem isn’t pollution but the Sun itself mysteriously dying. Enter the least likely savior imaginable: a mild-mannered middle-school science teacher who bikes to work and suddenly becomes Earth’s last hope as he hurtles into space for answers and a cure. It’s a Hail Mary, indeed!
Based on the bestselling novel by The Martian author Andy Weir, Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace, dragged from the classroom into a top-secret mission that launches him deep into space... where he faces a mid-flight crisis only to wake up with a fractured memory. As his past snaps back into focus, he soon discovers he’s not alone — an alien ally is fighting the same solar crisis, and now they must work together to keep the Sun from expiring.
With Anatomy of a Fall’s Sandra Hüller as the steel-spined leader of the Hail Mary initiative and filmmaking duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) making their long-awaited return to live-action feature films, expect a smart, funny, emotionally charged sci-fi adventure where the fate of the planet hinges on a hero who doesn’t sport a cape but probably keeps a pocket protector close at hand.
Project Hail Mary is slated to blast into theaters March 20th, 2026.
Hitting rock bottom sometimes makes great material.
🎥 Is This Thing On? — Trailer
(in theaters Dec 19th)
Will Arnett taps into the emotional sting of being a struggling comic with a lack of persistent punchlines in Is This Thing On?, a grounded dramedy about a newly divorced man who stumbles into stand-up comedy and starts mining his heartbreak for material. His jokes are rough, his confidence is shaky, and his parents (played here by Ciarán Hinds and Christine Ebersole) are horrified by his sudden late-life career change, while his ex-wife (Laura Dern) isn’t laughing either.
Directed by Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper—his third feature following A Star Is Born and Maestro—who also co-stars as the loyal best friend, the film blends personal pain, late-in-life reinvention, and the awkward beauty of bombing onstage when your life has fallen apart.
Inspired loosely by English stand-up comic John Bishop’s autobiography but reshaped by Cooper and Arnett’s own personal experiences, it’s a funny, tender look at starting over when life is in the dumps, where the only way is up. With supporting turns from Andra Day, Amy Sedaris, and Sean Hayes, this one could put Arnett in the awards race.
Is This Thing On? opens in theaters December 19th.
Bless me, Father... for someone here has killed.
🎥 Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery — Trailer
(in theaters Nov 26th; on Netflix Dec 12th)
Daniel Craig returns as Benoit Blanc for his most unsettling case yet in Wake Up Dead Man, a shadowy, scripture-soaked murder mystery set in an upstate New York parish where faith offers fewer answers than the suspects do.
When a revered monsignor (Josh Brolin) turns up dead with no earthly clue as to how he was murdered, Blanc wades through church politics, buried sins, and a lineup of colorful potential suspects, including Josh O’Connor’s jittery young priest, Glenn Close’s icy matron, Kerry Washington and Daryl McCormack’s truth-flexing power duo, Cailee Spaeny’s haunted musician, Andrew Scott’s slippery novelist, Thomas Haden Church’s ominous groundskeeper, Jeremy Renner’s guilt-ridden doctor, and Mila Kunis’s no-nonsense police chief.
With filmmaker Rian Johnson leaning into gothic paranoia and small-town secrets, this third Knives Out entry promises the series’ darkest, twistiest ride yet. Pray to God it opens in theaters near you on November 26th… if not, it will land on Netflix December 12th.
🎥 additional movie trailers:
🎥 “We Bury the Dead” Trailer: Daisy Ridley Battles a Zombie Outbreak in Zak Hilditch’s Terrifying Australian Horror-Thriller with Brenton Thwaites — In Theaters January 2nd
Daisy Ridley trades lightsabers for the living dead in this horror-thriller, starring as a woman searching for her missing husband as a military-made pandemic turns corpses into undead predators. Joining a grim body-retrieval unit, she quickly realizes the dead aren’t staying put, turning the outback into a bone-chattering nightmare. With Brenton Thwaites co-starring, this gritty zombie horror will have you double-checking any “dead” thing that twitches.
🎥 “Night Patrol” Trailer: LA’s Most Dangerous Police Unit Has Fangs in New Vampire Horror-Thriller Starring Justin Long & Jermaine Fowler — In Theaters January 16th
This horror thriller sinks its fangs into LA’s darkest corners, revealing an LAPD unit with a secret far worse than corruption: they’re all vampires! Justin Long plays a cop finally joining the elite night patrol, only to learn daylight is permanently off the table after he’s turned. Partnered with rookie Jermaine Fowler, he’s suddenly working alongside the very gangs they once policed to stop a full-on bloodbath. Co-starring RJ Cyler, CM Punk, and Dermot Mulroney, this grindhouse-tinged vampire thriller proves the scariest monsters wear badges.
🎥 “You, Me & Tuscany” Trailer: Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page Spark a Sun-Drenched Fake-Fiancé Romance in This Breezy Italian Getaway Comedy — In Theaters April 10th, 2026
Halle Bailey stars in this sun-soaked rom-com about one little lie that spirals into a full-on Tuscan romance. Bailey plays a drifting twenty-something who loses her job, her housing, and—after sneaking into a stranger’s empty villa—her grip on the truth. Mistaken for the owner’s fiancée, she suddenly finds herself juggling a fake engagement, a skeptical Italian family, and some very real chemistry with a handsome local (Regé-Jean Page). Like what Italian like to say,
🎥 “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
Pixar’s latest flips the script on animal communication when a skateboarding teen (voiced by Piper Curda) uploads her mind into a realistic robot beaver and discovers the forest isn’t exactly thrilled with humanity’s track record. Soon she’s leading an adorable, mud-caked rebellion against a corporate bulldozer brigade, fighting to save a wildlife sanctuary with the gusto of a buck-toothed Joan of Arc. With Jon Hamm and Bobby Moynihan in the mix, this animated eco-adventure will have you asking who the real animals are in this story.
🎥 “The Moment” Teaser Trailer: Charli XCX Spirals Through Fame, Identity & Pop-Star Overload in A24’s Darkly Satiric Fever Dream — Hitting Theaters January 30th
Charli XCX turns “Brat Summer” into a full-blown cinematic detour with this neon-drenched fever dream about fame, burnout, and the slippery line between art and brand. Playing a heightened version of herself, she hurtles toward a massive world tour while drowning in studio sessions, meetings, and an identity crisis threatening her creative spark. With a stacked ensemble including Rachel Sennott, Rosanna Arquette, Alexander Skarsgård, and even Kylie Jenner, this pop-star satire digs into what happens when hype becomes a lifestyle you can’t keep up with.
🎥 “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
Kristen Stewart dives headfirst into her feature debut, a lyrical, memory-soaked adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s cult memoir. Imogen Poots stars as a former competitive swimmer battling addiction, trauma, and the emotional rip currents of a brutal childhood, all told through a nonlinear swirl of images that bleed into one another like waves. With Thora Birch, Tom Sturridge, and Jim Belushi orbiting her journey, this cinematic mosaic charts one woman’s fight to resurface and rebuild herself on her own terms.
🎥 “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
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick bring their real-life chemistry to this gentle, grown-up rom-com about two lonely souls colliding at just the right (and wrong) moment. Bacon plays a drifting underachiever hoping to reconnect with his daughter, while Sedgwick’s buttoned-up urologist is juggling a crumbling marriage and a life she’s outgrown. A chance encounter sparks an unexpected bond, leading both to question the futures they’ve quietly settled for in this warm, lightly bittersweet tale of second chances.
🎥 “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
RRR filmmaker S. S. Rajamouli returns with a globetrotting, Indian-mythology-charged action romp that aims to blend massive visual spectacle with the emotional punch only he can deliver. Starring Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra & Prithviraj Sukumaran, this 2027-scheduled epic follows a devoted Shiva follower sent on a quest for an ancient cosmic artifact, only to realize his mission was orchestrated by a power-hungry mastermind bent on global domination.
🎥 “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 stars as Ferdinand Magellan in this sweeping, sea-tossed epic charting the explorer’s obsessive quest to cross the Pacific. Under Lav Diaz’s haunting, unflinching direction, the voyage dissolves into madness as Magellan’s thirst for glory collides with the brutal realities of the Malay Archipelago, pushing his crew toward mutiny.
🎥 “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
Documentarians Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss (Boys State, Girls State) revisit the idealism of youth by reuniting teacher Fred Isseks with four former student reporters who, back in 1996, uncovered corruption and environmental injustice at a local dump. Using Isseks’ trove of VHS footage, the film becomes a “60 Minutes–meets–John Hughes” blend of teenage grit, adult hindsight, and the enduring impact of speaking truth to power.
🎥 For more trailers, check out our latest ☰ “Trailer Blitz” post, covering a range of new indie and foreign movies coming out soon, click the link below:
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Finally, a Christmas movie that admits it’s ridiculous!
📺 Disney’s Hulu’s Family Guy’s Hallmark Channel’s Lifetime’s Familiar Holiday Movie — Trailer
(on Hulu/Disney+ Nov 28th)
Family Guy unwraps the ultimate holiday spoof this year, targeting the sugary, flannel-soaked universe of Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas movies. The new special (with a title so overstuffed it’s a joke in itself) follows Lois as she heads to a picture-perfect small town to steal Peter’s beloved family pie recipe for “Big Pie,” only to tumble into every hokey holiday cliché imaginable.
Expect meet-cutes, magical snowfalls, and a flurry of self-aware absurdity, all filtered through Family Guy’s signature brand of meta jokes and ridiculousness. Country star Lainey Wilson guest stars with original songs, and the core cast (Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis, and Arif Zahir) returns to ramp up the festive parody.
Disney’s Hulu’s Family Guy’s Hallmark Channel’s Lifetime’s Familiar Holiday Movie premieres Friday, November 28th on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.
Spend some time with the Barones once more.
📺 Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion — Trailer
(on CBS/Paramount+ Nov 24th)
Everybody Loves Raymond turns 30! And nothing will make you feel the passage of time quite like realizing the Barones first stepped into America’s living rooms back when cable boxes still ruled and streaming wasn’t even a twinkle in tech’s eye.
The ‘90s sitcom became a warm-blanket staple, a sharp, deceptively simple multi-cam gem built on Ray Romano’s everyday-guy charm and the kind of family squabbling that felt ripped from real life. Now, CBS is bringing the clan back together for a reunion special hosted by Romano and creator Phil Rosenthal, set inside a lovingly rebuilt Barone household.
Original cast members Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Monica Horan, Madylin Sweeten, and Sullivan Sweeten return to share stories and honor the late Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle, whose iconic performances shaped the show’s heart.
Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion airs November 24th on CBS and streams the same day on Paramount+.
The Fab Four return... remastered and ready for a new generation.
📺 The Beatles Anthology — Trailer
(on Disney+ Nov 26th)
Thanksgiving always turns into a battle over who’s cooking, but the real question is what everyone’s going to watch once they’ve drifted into a collective post-turkey food coma. This year, Disney has the perfect non-football option: a freshly restored, newly expanded version of The Beatles Anthology.
The iconic 1995 docuseries — famous for letting the Beatles tell their story entirely in their own voices — has been fully restored and polished by Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post team, the same wizards behind Get Back. The result is sharper, richer footage and an expanded nine-episode cut that digs even deeper into the band’s evolution, tensions, and triumphs.
Whether you’re a die-hard fan or just Beatles-curious, this is the definitive deep dive... and a pretty great excuse to avoid football altogether for a little lesson on how four lads from Liverpool changed everything we know about pop music. Streaming Wednesday, November 26th on Disney+.
📺 additional TV trailers:
📺 “Run” Trailer: George Mason Becomes Australia’s Most Wanted in This Gritty 1990s Aussie Crime Miniseries About Master Bank Robber Brenden Abbott — Premiering Thurs, January 1st on Australia’s Binge
This gritty 1990s-set Aussie crime saga tracks the unbelievable exploits of Brenden Abbott, the nation’s most notorious bank robber and escape artist. George Mason plays the career outlaw sprinting from the law while facing the fallout of his own chaos, with Keiynan Lonsdale as the dogged detective hunting him down.
📺 “Memory of a Killer” New Teaser: Patrick Dempsey Plays a Hitman Losing His Memory in FOX’s New Thriller Series — Premiering This January on FOX
Patrick Dempsey steps into darker territory as Angelo Doyle, a contract killer battling early-onset Alzheimer’s in a world where one slip means a bullet. Inspired by the Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer, the series follows Angelo as he navigates fading memory, rising danger, and a criminal front run by Michael Imperioli’s his ever-watchful best friend.
📺 “Stranger Things 5” Sneak-Peek Clip: Watch Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven as She Pushes Her Powers to the Limit in Record Time — Final Season’s Volume 1 Begins Wed, November 26th on Netflix
Get a first look at the final chapter of Stranger Things as Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) throws herself into a brutal DIY training run, honing her powers for the long-awaited fight against Vecna. The sneak peek teases a tense, emotional countdown to Hawkins’ ultimate showdown—and a reminder that the endgame is finally here.
Plus, get a look at Volume One of Season 5, the final season. Watch the Vol. 1 trailer below:
📺 “Transformers: EarthSpark: Season 4 (Final Season)” Trailer: The Maltos & Terrans Face Their Ultimate Test as Nickelodeon’s Animated Series Races Toward Its Epic Conclusion — Premiering Fri, December 5th on Paramount+
This action-packed animated finale unites the Maltos, Bumblebee, and a reluctantly noble Megatron as Terrans, Autobots, kids, and ex-Decepticons band together to protect rural Pennsylvania. With sibling bonds sparking and cyber-sleeves flying, it’s a blend of family drama and metal-smashing chaos that sends the series out in full throttle.
📺 “Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft: Season 2” Trailer: Lara Croft (Hayley Atwell) Returns for a High-Octane Quest Across Africa in Netflix’s Pulpy, Relic-Hunting Animated Adventure — Premieres Thurs, December 11th on Netflix
Hayley Atwell returns as the voice of Lara Croft in this new season of globe-trotting animated action-series. The fearless archaeologist sprints across Africa to stop a tech-drunk villain from turning ancient relics into world-ending weapons. With Richard Armitage and Allen Maldonado along for the ride, it’s a pulpy mix of mystic secrets, high-speed danger, and emotional baggage Lara can’t shake.
📺 “Heated Rivalry” Trailer: Two Hockey Superstars Face Off in a Slow-Burn Love Story in This Canadian Hockey Series Based on Rachel Reid’s Bestseller — Premieres Fri, November 28th on HBO MAX
Based on Rachel Reid’s hit novel, this Canadian hockey miniseries centers on superstar rivals Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), whose fierce, frozen-rink feud hides an eight-year secret romance. With François Arnaud, Christina Chang, Dylan Walsh, and Sophie Nélisse rounding out the cast, expect icy sparks, hard-hitting slapshots, and plenty of heartbreak.
📺 “5-Star” Trailer: Go Inside the High-Pressure Lives of College Football’s Most Coveted Recruits in This New Sports Docuseries — Premieres Tues, December 2nd on Paramount+
This docuseries spotlights four of the nation’s top high school football prospects as they navigate fame, pressure, and life-changing expectations long before college even begins. With media hype, early money, and pro dreams swirling around them, each teen is forced to grow up fast while still craving something resembling a normal life.
📺 “Hard Knocks: In Season with the NFC East” Trailer: Go Inside the NFL’s Toughest Division in New HBO Football Docuseries — Premieres Tues, December 2 on HBO MAX
When the NFC East turns up the heat, every rivalry and meltdown comes with it — and this season, nothing stays behind closed doors. Cameras follow the Cowboys, Giants, Eagles, and Commanders through pressure-packed games, meeting-room fireworks, locker-room laughs, and the kind of chaos only this division can deliver.
📺 “Home for Christmas: Season 3” Trailer: Ida Elise Broch Returns as Johanne, Ready for a Drama-Free Holiday... Maybe in Hit Norwegian X-Mas Series — Premieres Fri, December 12th on Netflix
Netflix’s first Norwegian original series returns with Johanne (Ida Elise Broch) vowing to make this Christmas simple, peaceful, and blissfully romance-free — which naturally guarantees another charming disaster. One good intention quickly unravels into the usual warm, funny, and wonderfully messy holiday chaos she can never seem to avoid.
📺 “Sarah Squirm: Live + In the Flesh” Trailer: SNL’s Sarah Sherman Delivers a Gloriously Deranged Stand-Up Spectacle Featuring John Waters in a Psychedelic, Boundary-Smashing Special — Premieres Fri, December 12th on HBO Max
SNL’s Sarah Sherman delivers a gloriously unhinged stand-up special that plays like a circus sideshow on acid. With psychedelic props, grotesque backdrops, and pitch-black punchlines, she turns discomfort into gleeful spectacle. And with John Waters popping by, the whole thing becomes a proudly, beautifully deranged piece of comedy art.
📺 “Kevin Hart: Acting My Age” Trailer: The Comedy Superstar Gets Older, Wiser & Wildly Honest About Midlife Mishaps in His Fifth Netflix Stand-Up Special — Premieres Mon, November 24th on Netflix
Kevin Hart acts his age... or at least tries his damned best. In his fifth Netflix comedy special, the comic powerhouse fires off rapid-speed riffs about midlife chaos, reluctantly earned wisdom, and the everyday disasters of family life. With his signature high-energy swagger, Hart turns the aches, pains, and responsibilities of adulthood into pure stand-up gold.
