Trailer Round-Up: The Naked Gun, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, The Toxic Avenger, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Sandman: Season 2, and More!
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When the world needs a hero… Det. Frank Drebin Jr. will have to do.
The Naked Gun — Full Trailer
(in theater Aug 11th)
In a world drowning in doomscrolls and existential dread, sometimes the only thing that can save us is… Liam Neeson in a Girl Scout outfit wielding a deadly lollipop. Yep, that’s the energy we’re getting from The Naked Gun, a slapstick spoof revival starring Neeson as the terminally clueless Detective Frank Drebin... Junior! And it might just be the ridiculous palate cleanser we didn’t know we needed.
Directed by Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer (Popstar, Hot Rod), and produced by Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane, this reboot throws Neeson into the chaos as Det. Frank Drebin Jr., a chip off the old rubber chicken. When a routine case spirals into full-blown slapstick madness, it’s up to Drebin (sort of) to untangle a conspiracy while tripping over everything—and everyone—in sight.
Joining Neeson in the laugh riot are Paul Walter Hauser as his ever-loyal (and equally confused) partner, Det. Ed Hocken... Jr!, Pamela Anderson as the mysterious femme fatale, and CCH Pounder as the no-nonsense chief trying to keep it all together. Also along for the ride: Danny Huston, Kevin Durand, Liza Koshy, and yes, Busta Rhymes.
Is it the feel-good movie of the summer? Absolutely not. But if you’re looking for something joyously dumb, irreverently funny, and full of jokes about bodily functions and awkward innuendos, The Naked Gun may be the remake we never asked for, but desperately need.
Reporting for duty August 11th.
Fame made him a star. Nebraska made him human.
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere — Trailer
(in theaters on Oct. 24th)
Before 1984's Born in the U.S.A., there was the 1982 album Nebraska—a lo-fi, soul-baring confessional recorded on a four-track in a New Jersey farmhouse. Now, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere tells the story behind Bruce Springsteen’s most haunting masterpiece to date.
Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) stars as The Boss at a turning point. He’s famous but also fractured. While on the heels of hits like Hungry Heart, The River and Born to Run, Springsteen is wrestling with childhood trauma, rising fame, and the kind of existential dread that doesn’t go away just because you're topping charts. What emerges is Nebraska, a stripped-down folk-rock record filled with dark stories of killers, drifters, and the ache of American disillusionment.
Directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart), and based on Warren Zanes’s biography rock book, the film dives deep into the emotional and creative process behind the making of Nebraska—a record Springsteen himself considers his proudest work.
The film features a powerhouse cast: Jeremy Strong as Bruce’s longtime manager Jon Landau, Odessa Young as Bruce’s love interest, Stephen Graham and Gaby Hoffmann as his parents, and Marc Maron, Paul Walter Hauser, and David Krumholtz rounding out the behind-the-boards team who helped bring Nebraska to life.
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere appears to be less about the glory days and more about the ghosts behind them. Prepare to see The Boss at his rawest when the film opens everywhere on October 24th. Oscar buzz may not be far behind.
This isn’t toxic masculinity. It’s toxic monstrosity!
The Toxic Avenger — Uncensored Trailer
(in theaters Aug. 29th)
After years of rumors, delays, and radioactive speculation, The Toxic Avenger is finally oozing its way into theaters with an unrated theatrical release on August 29th. Directed by Macon Blair (Blue Ruin), this gloriously unhinged reimagining of Lloyd Kaufman’s cult-classic trash-terpiece delivers maximum mayhem, buckets of blood, and a big toxic heart.
Dinklage stars as Winston Gooze, a mild-mannered janitor who finds himself mutated beyond recognition after a toxic workplace confrontation turns into, well… a full-blown workplace lawsuit waiting to happen. Tossed into a vat of radioactive sludge by corporate-sponsored goons (under orders from an evil Kevin Bacon), Winston doesn’t die... he evolves into a grotesque, mop-wielding superhero of vengeance, ready to take out the trash, limb by gooey limb.
Featuring a jaw-droppingly weird supporting cast: Elijah Wood as a sickly-looking villain managing a killer clown rap group, Jacob Tremblay as the son who believes in Winston, and Taylour Paige, Sarah Niles, and Julia Davis rounding out the cast—this reboot embraces everything Troma fans love: gore, guts, and gonzo satire.
If you thought Terrifier 3 was wild and bonkers... well, The Toxic Avenger (being released by the same studio) might just melt your face off... on purpose! Unrated, unfiltered, and proudly unhinged, this is punk rock cinema at its gooiest. So, get ready to mop ‘til you drop this August.
Last summer was a secret. This summer, someone’s spilling guts... literally!
I Know What You Did Last Summer — New Trailer
(in theaters on July 18th)
Remember that time you and your friends witnessed a deadly accident and decided, “Eh, let’s just never talk about it again”? No? Well, these five do... and unfortunately, so does someone wielding a fish hook and a grudge.
I Know What You Did Last Summer is back, baby, with a fresh group of guilty teens and a legacy-level return of the original survivors who know exactly how bad this summer's about to get.
In this legacy reboot-slash-sequel of the 1997 slasher classic, five teens (played by Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, and Sarah Pidgeon) make one very bad choice after a tragic accident. And a year later, someone starts playing hooky. Like, the murder-y kind.
Their only hope? A cryptic warning and reunion with Southport Massacre survivors Julie James and Ray Bronson (Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr., back and brooding), who are here to drop truth bombs and killer advice: trust no one, and maybe try stabbing the psycho before he stabs you.
Directed by Do Revenge’s Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and co-starring Billy Campbell, Gabbriette Bechtel, and Austin Nichols, this legacy sequel gives the Scream treatment to a beloved 90s horror staple... with blood, betrayal, and enough dramatic tension to snap a fishing line.
I Know What You Did Last Summer slashes its way into theaters July 18th.
Home is where the horror is...
Please Don’t Feed the Children — Trailer
(on Tubi June 27th)
In a future where most adults have dropped dead from a mysterious virus and the surviving children are being hunted like they started it, safety is a thing of the past. And trust? That’s extinct too.
Please Don’t Feed the Children follows a ragtag crew of orphaned teens trying to survive in a fractured America that’s turned on its youth. Just when hope seems lost, they stumble upon a countryside haven owned by a sweet, innocent-looking Englishwoman played by Michelle Dockery. She bakes, she smiles, she definitely has something locked in the basement.
Written and directed by Destry Allyn Spielberg (yup, daughter of that Spielberg), this Tubi original takes “stranger danger” to a whole new level. It’s Lord of the Flies meets Misery... but with spiked cookies and a side of psychological torment.
The cast of young survivors includes Zoe Colletti, Andrew Liner, Dean Scott Vazquez, and more, with Giancarlo Esposito poking around as a local sheriff. Trust no one. Accept no baked goods. And for the love of all things holy... don’t feed the children.
Streaming exclusively on Tubi this weekend starting on June 27th.
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★ “Woken” Trailer: Erin Kellyman Wakes Up Pregnant, Amnesiac, and Trapped on a Mysterious Island in This Psychological Thriller — Hitting Select Theaters and on VOD July 18th
Memory loss and looming secrets fuel this slow-burn descent into paranoia as an injured pregnant woman (Kellyman) unravels the twisted truth behind her island “caretakers.”
★ “London Calling” Trailer: Josh Duhamel Plays a Jaded Hitman Babysitting a Nerdy Teen in This Bullet-Riddled Crime Comedy — In Theaters September 19th
Assassins, awkward bonding, and one very unlucky field trip collide as Duhamel and Jeremy Ray Taylor shoot their way toward an unexpected friendship.
★ “Osiris” Trailer: Terminator star Linda Hamilton Leads a Band of Alien-Abducted Soldiers in This Creature-Filled Sci-Fi Action Thriller — In Select Theaters and on VOD July 25th
Special Forces meet space monsters in this high-octane survival flick, where Earth's toughest fighters face off against extraterrestrial predators.
★ “Site” Trailer: Jake McLaughlin and Theo Rossi Unlock a Mind-Bending Mystery in This Government-Lab-Gone-Wrong Thriller — In Theaters and on VOD August 8th
What starts as a real estate score spirals into a mind-warping descent, where buried government experiments and fractured timelines threaten to flip more than just the property.
★ “Push” Trailer: A Pregnant Realtor (Alicia Sanz) Battles a Sinister Intruder (Raúl Castillo), and Sudden Labor, in New Horror Thriller — Streaming July 11th on Shudder
Home invasion meets maternal terror as a pregnant realtor and an intruder face off in a chilling tale of survival, secrets, and one hell of a labor story.
★ “Trainwreck: Balloon Boy” Trailer: New Documentary Dives into the Infamous 2009 Hoax That Fooled the World — Premiering July 15th on Netflix
The sky-high saga that gripped a nation gets the full doc treatment, unraveling the chaos, the coverage, and the truth behind one of the wildest hoaxes of the 2000s.
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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Even dreams must face their end.
The Sandman: Season 2 — Trailer
(on Netflix; Part 1 on July 3 and Part 2 on July 24)
Who would’ve thought back in the day that The Sandman would become a prestige Netflix series? And yet, here we are—thirty years and one streaming revolution later—prepping for the highly anticipated second (and final) season of Neil Gaiman’s trippy, existential comic book saga.
Tom Sturridge returns as Dream, joined once again by Kirby Howell-Baptiste’s Death, Mason Alexander Park’s Desire, and Donna Preston’s Despair. But this season welcomes a new wildcard: Hanna actress Esmé Creed-Miles as Delirium, the youngest of the Endless, whose arrival signals some serious family business (and probably a reality-warping meltdown or two).
Despite real-world controversy surrounding Gaiman that’s cast a shadow over the hype, the series remains a crown jewel in Netflix’s fantasy arsenal. And with Wonder Woman writer Allan Heinberg running the show, expect a mix of high-stakes heroics and dreamy weirdness as Dream faces a cosmic end... even he might not escape from.
Season 2 unfolds in two parts: Part 1 drops Thursday, July 3rd, and Part 2 follows Thursday, July 24th.
Seventeen seasons in, and still no signs of personal growth... cheers to that!
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 17 — Trailer
(on FXX and Hulu July 9th)
The gang from Paddy’s Pub is back for Season 17 of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and if you thought age might mellow them out, think again. These South Philly degenerates are just as toxic, shameless, and gloriously dysfunctional as ever.
This time around, Frank (Danny DeVito) goes full Bachelor-mode in a twisted dating competition that’s less roses, more restraining orders. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew—Mac, Dennis, Charlie, and Dee—are getting themselves into fresh trouble, including a hilariously ill-fated volunteer collaboration with the teachers of Abbott Elementary.
With Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, Charlie Day, Kaitlin Olson, and DeVito still at the helm, the longest-running live-action cable sitcom is proving that terrible behavior only gets funnier with time.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 17 premieres July 9th on FXX and streams next-day on Hulu. So, get ready ‘cuz these maniacs aren’t done offending yet.
Peaceful. Picturesque... And perfect for a murder.
Untamed — Teaser
(on Netflix July 17th)
Yosemite’s towering cliffs and tranquil waterfalls just got a lot more... suspicious. In Untamed, Eric Bana trades in sightseeing for sleuthing as a grizzled national park investigator on the trail of a killer hiding in plain sight among nature’s postcard-perfect backdrops.
When a body turns up in the heart of Yosemite, Bana’s Kyle Turner teams up with a young ranger (Lily Santiago) to unravel the secrets lurking behind the park’s serene facade. “Things happen different out here,” Turner warns... and he’s not just talking about the wildlife.
From The Revenant writer Mark L. Smith and co-showrunner Elle Smith (Mark’s daughter) comes a six-episode thriller where the landscape is as menacing as the mystery. With a cast that includes Sam Neill and Rosemarie DeWitt, Untamed looks to blend true crime tension with wilderness noir.
Untamed is slated to premiere Thursday, July 17th on Netflix.
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★ “King of the Hill: Season 14” Sneak Peek Clip: Watch Hank and Peggy Hill as They Tour the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Mike Judge’s Revival — Out on Hulu August 4th
In this sneak peek, Hank soaks up offshore drilling history amid presidential exhibits while Peggy contemplates the perils of letter-opener souvenirs.
★ “Wednesday: Season 2” New Promo: Take a Tour of the Nevermore Academy with New Nevermore Principal Barry Dort (Steve Buscemi) — Season 2: Part 1 on August 6th; Part 2 on September 3rd
Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday watches grimly as a school tour from their new principal (Buscemi) proves Nevermore’s sophomore year will be hauntingly unforgettable.
★ “Power Book IV: Force: Season 3” Trailer: Joseph Sikora’s Tommy Egan Rules Chicago in Robert Munic’s Power Spinoff — Returns This Fall on STARZ
After torching every bridge in New York, Tommy builds his Windy City empire... but keeping it may be his hardest fight yet.
★ “The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox” Teaser: Grace Van Patten Portrays Amanda Knox in Upcoming True-Crime Miniseries — Premiering August 20th on Hulu and Disney+
Amidst relentless media glare, Amanda Knox (Van Patten) fights to clear her name as forensic errors and police missteps turn her into the world’s most infamous defendant.
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★ “Jaws” at 50: Watch Variety Video as They Revisit the Game-Changing Movie and Its TV Ad Blitz That Made Hollywood History
You may have noticed Jaws fever bubbling up again this past week. There's a reason for that. It’s the movie’s 50th anniversary. Plenty of online segments are revisiting the film’s legacy, with retrospectives, behind-the-scenes footage, and new think pieces diving deep into what made Spielberg’s shark thriller such a pop culture milestone. Well, if you haven’t seen what Variety had to offer, we recommend taking a look at their 8-minute retrospective, as it covers something we didn’t know much about until now: the movie’s unprecedented TV spot campaign. Turns out Jaws had one of the biggest prime-time ad blitzes in history, with 23 time-slotted 30-second spots that aired across every major TV show during the week leading up to its release. It was a marketing tidal wave. And it worked. It worked really well. Check the video out below, along with the original 30-second commercial reel.
★ Watch: Daily Show Lighting Designer George Gountas Wins Pedro Pascal Look-Alike Contest— Much to Jon Stewart’s Surprise
Okay, let’s end things by putting a smile on your face. Here’s an interview with George Gountas, The Daily Show’s own lighting designer, who made headlines last week after winning a local New York Pedro Pascal look-alike contest. Watch as a genuinely shocked Jon Stewart realizes that a guy he’s worked with for years really does look like the Last of Us and Mandalorian star. This was a fun interview... and an amusing reminder that sometimes your coworkers have hidden talents that you can't yet recognize… until they’re staring you in the face.