Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Genre: Comedy
Rating: R
Director(s): Jorma Taccone ("MacGruber") and Akiva
Schaffer ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine")
Writer(s): Adam Samberg,
Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone
Cast: Andy Samberg, Akiva
Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Martin Sheen, Will Forte, Sarah
Silverman, Will Arnett, Adam Levine, Joan Cusack, Pink.
Producer(s): Judd
Apatow, Rodney Rothman, Adam Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
Synopsis: The comedy goes behind the scenes as singer/rapper
Conner4Real (Samberg) faces a crisis of popularity after his sophomore album
flops, leaving his fans, sycophants and rivals all wondering what to do when
he’s no longer the dopest star of all.
Release Date: Friday,
June 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Genre: Action/Adventure
Rating: PG-13
Director(s): Dave Green
("Earth to Echo")
Writer(s): Josh
Appelbaum, André Nemec, Peter Laird (creator), and Kevin Eastman (creator)
Cast: Megan Fox,
Stephen Amell, Laura Linney, Alan Ritchson, Noel Fisher, Will Arnett, Brad
Garrett, Brian Tee, Judith Hoag, Tyler Perry, Tony Shalhoub, Pete Ploszek,
Stephen Farrelly, Jeremy Howard, Gary Anthony Williams, Brittany Ishibashi,
Danny Woodburn, Jane Wu.
Producer(s): Michael
Bay, Andrew Form, Bradley Fuller, Galen Walker, Scott Mednick.
Synopsis: In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the
Shadows, Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael return to battle
bigger, badder villains, alongside April O’Neil (Fox), Vern Fenwick (Arnett),
and a newcomer, the hockey-masked vigilante Casey Jones (Amell). After
supervillain Shredder (Tee) escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist
Baxter Stockman (Perry) and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop (Williams) and
Rocksteady ("Sheamus"), to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the
world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find
themselves facing an even greater evil with similar intentions, the notorious
Krang.
Release Date: Friday,
June 3
The Conjuring 2
Genre: Horror
Rating: R
Director(s): James Wan ("Fast
Seven")
Writer(s): Carey Hayes,
Chad Hayes, James Wan, David Leslie Johnson
Cast: Vera Farmiga,
Patrick Wilson, Franka Potene, Maria Doyle Kennedy, David Thewlis, Frances
O'Connor, Simon McBurney, Sterling Jerins.
Producer(s): Rob Cowan,
Peter Safran
Synopsis: The supernatural
thriller brings to the screen another real case from the files of renowned demonologists
Ed and Lorraine Warren. Reprising their roles, Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and
Patrick Wilson star as Lorraine and Ed Warren, who, in one of their most
terrifying paranormal investigations, travel to north London to help a single
mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.
Release Date: June, Friday
10
Now You See Me 2
Genre: Action/Thriller
Rating: PG-13
Director(s): Jon M. Chu
("G.I. Joe: Retaliation")
Writer(s): Ed Solomon,
Pete Chiarelli, Boaz Yakin, Edward Riccourt
Cast: Lizzy Caplan,
Daniel Radcliffe, Dave Franco, Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Eisenberg, Morgan Freeman,
Woody Harrelson, Michael Caine, Sanaa Lathan.
Producer(s): Chen On
Chu, Bobby Cohen, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Synopsis: The Four Horseman
[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: Friday,
June 10
Warcraft
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: PG-13
Director(s): Duncan
Jones ("Moon")
Writer(s): Duncan
Jones, Charles Leavitt, Chris Metzen
Cast: Travis Fimmel,
Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Tobby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Robert
Kazinsky, Clancy Brown, Daniel Wu, and Ruth Negga.
Producer(s): Thomas
Tull, Charles Roven, Jon Jashni, Alex Gartner, Stuart Fenegan.
Synopsis: The
peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces
a fearsome race of invaders: Orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize
another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces
destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are
set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their
people and their home.
Release Date: Friday,
June 10
De Palma
Genre: Documentary
Rating: R
Director(s): Noah
Baumbach ("Mistress America") and Jake Paltrow ("Young Ones")
Cast: Brian De Palma
Producer(s): Noah
Baumbach and Jake Paltrow
Synopsis: One of the most talented, influential, and
iconoclastic filmmakers of all time, Brian De Palma’s career started in the 60s
and has included such acclaimed and diverse films as Carrie, Dressed to Kill,
Blow Out, Scarface, The Untouchables, Carlito’s Way, and Mission: Impossible.
In this lively, illuminating and unexpectedly moving documentary, directors
Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow engage in a personal and candid discussion with
De Palma, exploring not only his life and work but also his singular approach
to the craft of filmmaking and his remarkable experiences navigating the film
business, from his early days as the bad boy of New Hollywood to his more
recent years as a respected veteran of the field. In the end, what emerges is a
funny, honest, and incisive portrait of a truly one-of-a-kind artist, and an
exhilarating behind-the-scenes look at the last 50 years of the film industry
through the eyes of someone who has truly seen it all.
Release Date: Friday,
June 10
Finding Dory
Genre: Animation
Rating: PG
Director(s): Andrew
Stanton ("Wall-E") and Angus MacLane ("Toy Story of Terror")
Writer(s): Andrew
Stanton, Victoria Strouse, and Bob Peterson
Cast: Ellen
DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Kate McKinnon, Idris Elba, Bill Hader, Dominic West,
Kaitlin Olson, Diane Keaton, Ed O'Neill, Ty Burrell, and Eugene Levy.
Producer(s): Lindsey
Collins
Synopsis: Disney and Pixar's “Finding Dory” reunites everyone’s
favorite forgetful blue tang, Dory, with her friends Nemo and Marlin on a search
for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And
where did she learn to speak Whale?
Release Date: Friday,
June 17
Free State of Jones
Genre: Historical Drama
Rating: Not Yet Rated
Director(s): Gary Ross ("The Hunger
Games")
Writer(s): Gary Ross and Leonard Hartman
Cast: Matthew
McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Keri Russell, Mahershala Ali, Sean Bridgers,
Jacob Lofland, Jessica Collins.
Producer(s): Jon Kilik, Gary Ross, David
Pomier, Scott Stuber.
Synopsis: Free
State of Jones is an epic action-drama set during the Civil War, and
tells the story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary
armed rebellion against the Confederacy.
Release Date: Friday,
June 24
Independence Day: Resurgence
Genre: Sci-Fi/Adventure
Rating: Not Yet Rated
Director(s): Roland Emmerich ("Independence
Day")
Writer(s): Roland Emmerich, James A.
Woods, Nicolas Wright, Dean Devlin, and James Vanderbilt.
Cast: Maika Monroe,
Liam Hemsworth, Joey King, William Fichtner, Jeff Goldblum, Judd Hirsch,
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Bill Pullman, Vivica A. Fox, Sela Ward, Brent Spiner, and
Jessie T. Usher.
Producer(s): Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin,
Harald Kloser.
Synopsis: We always knew they were
coming back. After Independence Day redefined the
event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an
unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of
Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the
planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and
unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can
bring our world back from the brink of extinction.
Release Date: Friday,
June 24
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Unknown
Director(s): Thorsten Schütte
("Crossroads")
Writer(s): Thorsten Schütte
Cast: Frank Zappa (archival
footage)
Producer(s): Estelle Fialon
Synopsis: It is only
fitting that a comet and a mollusk are named in Frank Zappa’s honor. The famed
American musician, composer, and thinker created satirical, operatic
interpretations of music that seemed to originate from another world.
Release Date: Friday, June 24
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Director(s): Taika Waititi ("What We Do
In The Shadows")
Writer(s): Taika Waititi and Barry Crump (book)
Cast: Sam Neill, Taika
Waititi, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rhys Darby, Rachel House, Oscar
Kightley, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Troy Kingi, Cohen Holloway, Stan Walker,
Mike Minogue, Hamish Parkinson, and Lloyd Scott.
Producer(s): Carthew Neal, Matt Noonan, Leanne
Saunders.
Synopsis: Based on
'Wild Pork and Watercress,' Barry Crump’s book about a juvenile delinquent left
in the care of rough yet loving foster parents who live off the wilds of the
New Zealand bush. The hunt is on and they are wanted alive.
Release Date: Friday,
June 24
The Neon Demon
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Rating: R
Director(s): Nicolas Winding Refn ("Bronson").
Writer(s): Nicolas Winding Refn, Mary
Laws, Polly Stenham.
Cast: Elle Fanning,
Keanu Reeves, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Christina Hendricks, Bella Heathcote,
Desmond Harrington, and Alessandro Nivola.
Producer(s): Nicolas Winding
Refn, Lene Børglum, Sidonie Dumas, Vincent
Maraval, Carsten Sparwath.
Synopsis: When aspiring
model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a
group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what
she has.
Release Date: Friday,
June 24.
Swiss Army Man
Genre: Comedy
Rating: R
Director(s): Daniel Kwan ("Childrens
Hospital") and Daniel Scheinert ("NTSF:SD:SUV")
Writer(s): Daniel Kwan and Daniel
Scheinert
Cast: Paul Dano,
Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Producer(s): Miranda Bailey, Lawrence
Inglee, Lauren Mann, Amanda Marshall, Eyal Rimmon, Jonathan Wang.
Synopsis: Hank (Dano) is stranded on a deserted island, having given up all hope of
ever making it home again. But one day everything changes when
a corpse named Manny (Radcliffe) washes up on shore; the two become fast
friends, and ultimately go on an epic adventure that will bring Hank back to
the woman of his dreams.
Release Date: Friday,
June 24.
Wiener-Dog
Genre: Comedy
Rating: R
Director(s): Todd Solondz ("Happiness")
Writer(s): Todd Solondz
Cast: Ellen Burstyn,
Rory Culkin, Greta Gerwig, Julie Delpy, Dany DeVito, Tracy Letts.
Producer(s): Megan Ellison, Christine Vachon
Synopsis: A dachshund is taken in by a
veterinary technician named Dawn Wiener (Gerwig), who soon sets off on a road
trip. The lovable dog also encounters a young boy, a film professor, and a
troubled grandmother and granddaughter.
Release Date: Friday,
June 24
Les Cowboys
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Director(s): Thomas Bidegain (debut)
Writer(s): Thomas Bidegain, Laurent
Abitbol, Noé Debré
Cast: John C. Reilly,
François Damiens, Finnegan Oldfield, Agatha Dronne, Ellore Torchia, Antoine
Chappey, Jean-Louis Coulloc'h, Francis Leplay, Gilles Treton, Mounir Margoum,
Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Iliana Zabeth.
Producer(s): Alain Attal, Maarten
D'Hollander
Synopsis: A vast prairie, a country & western gathering somewhere in the east of
France. Alain is a central figure in this community. He's dancing with his
daughter Kelly, 16, as his wife and their young son Kid watch from the
sidelines. But on this day, Kelly disappears, and the family falls apart. Alain
embarks on a relentless search for his daughter, even though it costs him
everything and takes him to some far-off places. Dark, unsettling places, where
his sole support is Kid, who sacrifices his youth to accompany his father on
this seemingly endless quest.
Release Date: Friday,
June 24
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