Want to know what’s in theaters this week? Catch these exciting new releases on the big screen:
Horror fans have a bit to choose from this weekend, including the latest feature from Ti West (The House of the Devil). Titled X, the new movie is set in rural Texas in the late 1970s and concerns the cast and crew of an adult film who are targeted for death. Jenna Ortega (Scream) and Mia Goth (Suspiria) are among its stars. Then there’s Iris K. Shim’s Umma, in which Sandra Oh plays a woman haunted by her recently deceased mother.
For something a little more serious but still plenty violent, you can check out The Outfit. Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies) stars in the crime drama as an English tailor who has relocated to Chicago, where he primarily makes suits for gangsters. Also, Keke Palmer (Hustlers) stars in Alice, a crime thriller in which she plays a woman seeking revenge against the Georgia plantation owner who enslaved her.
Last but not least, this Saturday night only, Fandango is presenting a sneak preview of the new romantic action comedy The Lost City starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum. The movie follows a romance novelist (Bullock) who is kidnapped by a billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe) and forced to help him find the titular location. Tatum plays a not-so-bright model who attempts to rescue her. The one and only Brad Pitt also co-stars.
Get your tickets for those and other new movies here.
Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:
Shawn Levy to direct Deadpool 3: A third Deadpool movie is finally moving forward at its new home under the Disney umbrella, and now there’s a director on board. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Shawn Levy will helm Deadpool 3 with Ryan Reynolds returning to play the titular Marvel Comics antihero character. This will mark a reunion for Levy and Reynolds, who previously collaborated on the movies Free Guy and The Adam Project.
Madame Web snares Sydney Sweeney: Speaking of projects based on Marvel comics, Sony’s Madame Web has caught another member of its cast. Deadline reports that actress Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria, The Voyeurs) will join Dakota Johnson, who is portraying the titular Spider-Man ally with psychic abilities. Sweeney’s role is unknown. Directing them is S.J. Clarkson, who helmed episodes of Marvel’s Jessica Jones and The Defenders.
Jonathan Majors to star in The Man in My Basement: Speaking of Marvel actors, Jonathan Majors (Captive State) will lead a new Walter Mosley adaptation. According to Deadline, the rising star, who appears as the villain Kang the Conqueror in the MCU series Loki and the upcoming sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, has been cast in The Man in My Basement, which Mosley is scripting based on his 2003 novel of the same name.
Austin Butler considers Dune 2: Another actor on the rise is set to join the cast of Dune: Part Two. Deadline reports that Austin Butler, star of Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming biopic Elvis, is in negotiations to play the fan-favorite character Feyd-Rautha in the sequel to the Oscar-nominated sci-fi epic. Denis Villeneuve will be back to direct the follow-up, which will also, again, feature Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya and Josh Brolin.
Will Forte and Lana Condor join Looney Tunes movie: Speaking of Warner Bros. properties, the next Looney Tunes feature film has landed two more actors. According to Deadline, Will Forte (MacGruber) and Lana Condor (X-Men: Apocalypse) are joining John Cena and some classic cartoon characters in the live-action and animation hybrid Coyote v. Acme. Forte is playing Wile E. Coyote’s attorney in the titular lawsuit. Condor’s role is unknown.
