A new week goes by and leaves with it plenty of new trailers so you can decide what movie or series to watch next, the list below will make those choices easier. This past week, we got new trailers for Zoolander 2, Now You See Me 2, Sisters, Dirty Grandpa, Gods of Egypt, and plenty more. Check them out below.
Zoolander 2
Synopsis: 3% Body Fat. 1% Brain Activity.
Release Date: February 12, 2016
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ben Stiller
Writer: Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller, Nicholas Stoller, John Hamburg
Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Benedict Cumberbatch, Penelope Cruz, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor, Billy Zane, Fred Armisen, Kanye West, and Olivia Munn.
Now You See Me 2
Synopsis: THE FOUR HORSEMEN [Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Lizzy Caplan] return for a second mind-bending adventure, elevating the limits of stage illusion to new heights and taking them around the globe. One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, the illusionists resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than WALTER MABRY [Daniel Radcliffe], a tech prodigy who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off their most impossible heist yet. Their only hope is to perform one last unprecedented stunt to clear their names and reveal the mastermind behind it all.
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Genre: Comedy, Action, Thriller
Director: Jon M. Chu
Writer: Pete Chiarelli, Ed Solomon
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman.
Sisters
Synopsis: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reunite for Sisters, a new film from Pitch Perfect director Jason Moore about two disconnected sisters summoned home to clean out their childhood bedroom before their parents sell the family house. Looking to recapture their glory days, they throw one final high-school-style party for their classmates, which turns into the cathartic rager that a bunch of ground-down adults really need.
Release Date: December 18, 2016
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jason Moore
Writer: Paula Pell
Starring: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, Ike Barinholtz, John Leguizamo, Dianne Wiest, John Cena and James Brolin.
Dirty Grandpa
Synopsis: Jason Kelly [Zac Efron] is one week away from marrying his boss’s uber-controlling daughter, putting him on the fast track for a partnership at the law firm. However, when the straight-laced Jason is tricked into driving his foul-mouthed grandfather, Dick [Robert De Niro], to Daytona for spring break, his pending nuptials are suddenly in jeopardy. Between riotous frat parties, bar fights, and an epic night of karaoke, Dick is on a quest to live his life to the fullest and bring Jason along for the ride. Ultimately, on the wildest journey of their lives, “dirty” Grandpa and his uptight grandson discover they can learn from one another and form the bond they never had.
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dan Mazer
Writer: John Phillips
Starring: Zac Efron, Robert De Niro, Queen Latifa, Aubrey Plaza, Julianne Hough, Zoey Deutch, Jason Mantzoukas, Danny Glover, Dermot Mulroney and Adam Pally.
Gods of Egypt
Synopsis: Magic, monsters, gods and madness reign throughout the palaces and pyramids of the Nile River Valley in this action-adventure inspired by the classic mythology of Egypt. With the survival of mankind hanging in the balance, an unexpected hero takes a thrilling journey to save the world and rescue his true love. Set (Gerard Butler), the merciless god of darkness, has usurped Egypt’s throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict. With only a handful of heroic rebels opposing Set’s savage rule, Bek (Brenton Thwaites), a bold and defiant mortal, enlists the aid of powerful god Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) in an unlikely alliance against the evil overlord. As their breathtaking battle against Set and his henchmen take them into the afterlife and across the heavens, both god and mortal must pass tests of courage and sacrifice if they hope to prevail in the spectacular final confrontation.
Release Date: February 26, 2016
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Director: Alex Proyas
Writer: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless
Starring: Gerard Butler, Brenton Thwaites, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
The Huntsman Winter's War
Synopsis: The fantastical world of Snow White and the Huntsman expands to reveal how the fates of The Huntsman Eric and Queen Ravenna are deeply and dangerously intertwined. Chris Hemsworth and Oscar® winner Charlize Theron return to their roles in The Huntsman Winter’s War, an epic action-adventure in which they are joined by Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain, as well as director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. Producer Joe Roth (Maleficent, Alice in Wonderland) once again leads the team in a breathtaking new tale nested in the legendary saga.
Long before the evil Queen Ravenna (Theron) was thought vanquished by Snow White’s blade, she watched silently as her sister, Freya (Blunt), suffered a heartbreaking betrayal and fled their kingdom. With Freya’s ability to freeze any enemy, the young ice queen has spent decades in a remote wintry palace raising a legion of deadly huntsmen—including Eric (Hemsworth) and warrior Sara (Chastain)—only to find that her prized two defied her one demand: Forever harden your hearts to love.
When Freya learns of her sister’s demise, she summons her remaining soldiers to bring the Magic Mirror home to the only sorceress left who can harness its power. But once she discovers Ravenna can be resurrected from its golden depths, the wicked sisters threaten this enchanted land with twice the darkest force it’s ever seen. Now, their amassing army shall prove undefeatable…unless the banished huntsmen who broke their queen’s cardinal rule can fight their way back to one another.
Release Date: April 22, 2016
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
Writer: Evan Spiliotopoulos, Craig Mazin
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Emily Blunt, Charlize Theron, Sam Claflin, and Nick Frost.
Life
Synopsis: Dennis Stock was only 26 when he was commissioned to photograph James Dean, Hollywood’s rebellious free spirit on the verge of superstardom, for LIFE Magazine in 1955. In the months leading up to the premiere of Dean’s infamous role in East of Eden and filming Rebel Without a Cause, Stock and Dean took a photographic journey across the United States, from Los Angeles to New York and finally to Dean’s childhood farmhouse in Indiana. And while Stock thought he was capturing a young actor in the instant before he became a household name, in fact he documented the last moments of intimacy and simplicity that James Dean ever knew.
Release Date: December 4, 2015
Genre: Drama, Biography
Director: Anton Corbijn
Writer: Luke Davies
Starring: Dane DeHaan, Robert Pattinson, Ben Kingsley, Joel Edgerton, Peter Lucas, and Lauren Gallagher.
F Is For Family
Synopsis: Based on comedian Bill Burr’s childhood, following the life of a lower middle class family living in the 1970s.
Release Date: December 18, 2015 (Netflix)
Genre: Comedy, Animation (TV Series)
Creator: Bill Burr, Michael Price
Starring: Bill Burr, Laura Dern, Justin Long, Sam Rockwell, and Haley Reinhart.
Agent Carter (Season 2)
Synopsis: “Marvel’s Agent Carter” returns for a second season of adventure and intrigue, starring Hayley Atwell in the titular role of the unstoppable agent for the SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve). Dedicated to the fight against new Atomic Age threats in the wake of World War II, Peggy must now journey from New York City to Los Angeles for her most dangerous assignment yet. But even as she discovers new friends, a new home – and perhaps even a new love – she’s about to find out that the bright lights of the post-war Hollywood mask a more sinister threat to everyone she is sworn to protect.
“Marvel’s Agent Carter” stars Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter, James D’Arcy as Edwin Jarvis, Enver Gjokaj as Chief Daniel Sousa, Wynn Everett as Whitney Frost, Reggie Austin as Jason Wilkes and Chad Michael Murray as Chief Jack Thompson. Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Chris Dingess, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Alan Fine, Joe Quesada, Stan Lee and Jeph Loeb are executive producers. “Marvel’s Agent Carter” is produced by ABC Studios and Marvel Television.
Release Date: January 5, 2016 (ABC)
Genre: Action, Adventure (TV Series)
Creator: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Starring: Hayley Atwell, James D’Arcy, Enver Gjokaj, Wynn Everett, Reggie Austin, and Chad Michael Murray.
How to Be Single
Synopsis: There’s a right way to be single, a wrong way to be single, and then…there’s Alice. And Robin. Lucy. Meg. Tom. David. New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, be it a love connection, a hook-up, or something in the middle. And somewhere between the teasing texts and one-night stands, what these unmarrieds all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love. Sleeping around in the city that never sleeps was never so much fun.
“How to Be Single” stars Dakota Johnson (“Fifty Shades of Grey”), Rebel Wilson (“Pitch Perfect”), Damon Wayans, Jr. (“Let’s Be Cops”), Anders Holm (“Neighbors,” upcoming “The Intern”), Alison Brie (“Get Hard”), Nicholas Braun (“The Perks of Being a Wallflower”), Jake Lacy (HBO’s “Girls”), with Jason Mantzoukas (“Neighbors,” TV’s “The League”) and Leslie Mann (“This is 40,”).
Release Date: February 12, 2016
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Director: Christian Ditter
Writer: Dana Fox, Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann, Alison Brie, Jason Mantzoukas, and Damon Wayans Jr.
Exposed
Synopsis: After witnessing a miracle, a young Latina woman (de Armas) experiences strange things as a police detective (Reeves) searches for the truth behind his partner’s death.
Release Date: Unannounced
Genre: Drama
Director: Gee Malik Linton
Writer: Gee Malik Linton
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Ana De Armas, and Mira Sorvino.
The Bronze
Synopsis: In 2004, Hope Ann Greggory became an American hero after winning the bronze medal for the women’s gymnastics team. Today, she’s still living in her small hometown, washed-up and embittered. Stuck in the past, Hope must reassess her life when a promising young gymnast threatens her local celebrity status.
Release Date: March 11, 2016
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Bryan Buckley
Writer: Melissa Rauch, Winston Rauch
Starring: Melissa Rauch, Thomas Middleditch, Sebastian Stan, Cecily Strong, and Gary Cole.
Son of Saul
Synopsis: October 1944, Auschwitz-Birkenau. Saul Ausländer is a Hungarian member of the Sonderkommando, the group of Jewish prisoners isolated from the camp and forced to assist the Nazis in the machinery of large-scale extermination. While working in one of the crematoriums, Saul discovers the body of a boy he takes for his son. As the Sonderkommando plans a rebellion, Saul decides to carry out an impossible task: save the child’s body from the flames, find a rabbi to recite the mourner’s Kaddish and offer the boy a proper burial.
Release Date: December 18, 2015
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Director: László Nemes
Writer: László Nemes, Clara Royer
Starring: Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, and Urs Rechn.
11.22.63
Synopsis: Hulu Original series 11.22.63 is a thriller in which high school English teacher Jake Epping (James Franco) travels back in time to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — but his mission is threatened by Lee Harvey Oswald, falling in love and the past itself, which doesn’t want to be changed. Also starring Chris Cooper, Josh Duhamel, T.R. Knight, Cherry Jones, Sarah Gadon, Lucy Fry, George MacKay and Daniel Webber.
Release Date: February 15, 2016 (Hulu)
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller (TV Mini-Series)
Starring: James Franco, Chris Cooper, Josh Duhamel, T.R. Knight, Cherry Jones, Sarah Gadon, Lucy Fry, George MacKay, and Daniel Webber.
A Monster Calls
Synopsis: A visually spectacular drama from acclaimed director Juan Antonio Bayona (“The Impossible”), based on the award-winning children’s fantasy novel. 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) attempts to deal with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss, and faith.
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Genre: Fantasy, Drama
Director: J.A. Bayona
Writer: Patrick Ness
Starring: Lewis MacDougall, Felicity Jones, Liam Neeson, Sigourney Weaver, and Toby Kebbell.
Midnight Special
Synopsis: In the sci-fi thriller “Midnight Special,” writer/director Jeff Nichols proves again that he is one of the most compelling storytellers of our time, as a father (Michael Shannon), goes on the run to protect his young son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), and uncover the truth behind the boy’s special powers.
What starts as a race from religious extremists and local law enforcement quickly escalates to a nationwide manhunt involving the highest levels of the Federal Government. Ultimately his father risks everything to protect Alton and help fulfill a destiny that could change the world forever, in this genre–defying film as supernatural as it is intimately human.
Release Date: March 18, 2016
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Director: Jeff Nichols
Writer: Jeff Nichols
Starring: Michael Shannon, Jaeden Lieberher, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Bill Camp, Scott Haze, Paul Sparks, and Sam Shepard.
Fifty Shades of Black
Synopsis: Parody of the popular film/novel 50 Shades of Grey.
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Tiddes
Writer: Rick Alvarez, Marlon Wayans
Starring: Marlon Wayans, Kali Hawk, Mike Epps, and Jane Seymour.
The Boss
Synopsis: Academy Award®-nominated star Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids, The Heat, Tammy) headlines The Boss as a titan of industry who is sent to prison after she’s caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America’s latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget.
McCarthy is joined in The Boss by an all-star cast led by Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage and Kathy Bates. Directed by Ben Falcone (Tammy), the comedy is based on an original character created by McCarthy and written by McCarthy and Falcone alongside their Groundlings collaborator, Steve Mallory. The film is produced by McCarthy and Falcone through their On the Day productions and Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy through their Gary Sanchez Productions.
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ben Falcone
Writer: Ben Falcone, Melissa McCarthy
Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage, Kathy Bates, Kristen Schaal, Timothy Simons, Margo Martindale, and Cecily Strong.
Central Intelligence
Synopsis: After he reunites with an old pal through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
Release Date: June 17, 2016
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Writer: Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen, Rawson Marshall Thurber
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Aaron Paul, Amy Ryan, Danielle Nicollet, Ryan Hansen, and Slaine.
The Forest
Synopsis: Rising with terrifying grandeur at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan, the legendary real-life Aokigahara Forest is the suspense-filled setting of the supernatural thriller. A young American woman, Sara (Natalie Dormer of “Game of Thrones” and “The Hunger Games”), journeys there in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared. In the company of expatriate Aiden (Taylor Kinney of “Chicago Fire”), Sara enters the forest having been well warned to “stay on the path.” Determined to discover the truth about her sister’s fate, Sara will have to face the angry and tormented souls of the dead that prey on anyone who dares come near them. These malevolent spirits lying in wait for Sara at every turn will plunge her into a frightening darkness from which she must fight to save herself.
Release Date: January 8, 2016
Genre: Horror
Director: Jason Zada
Writer: Nick Antosca, Sarah Cornwell, Ben Ketai
Starring: Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Eoin Macken, and Yukiyoshi Ozawa.