A24 has released six new character posters for Ari Aster’s upcoming neo-Western, black comedy hybrid “Eddington”. The film had its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival where it received an array of mostly positive but still somewhat mixed reactions. The film features a stellar cast that includes Oscar winners Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone along with the seemingly ever-present Pedro Pascal and the always compelling Austin Butler.
“Eddington” hits theaters July 18th. Check out the six new character posters below and let me know if you’ll be seeing Ari Aster’s latest.
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures are bringing one of 2025’s highest grossing BLOCKbusters to home video. Based on the best-selling 2011 video game “Minecraft” (developed by Mojang Studios), the simply titled “The Minecraft Movie” has made just under $1 billion at the global box office. Now it’s available to own which should please the legions of loyal fans who made it such a financial success.
This new Blu-ray edition of “The Minecraft Movie” comes with a digital copy and will be available to purchase on June 24th. See below for a full synopsis of the film as well as release info including a list of special features.
About the Film:
Year: 2025
Runtime: 101 Minutes
Director: Jared Hess
Screenwriters: Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Neil Widener, Gavin James, Chris Galletta
Cast: Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, Sebastian Hanson, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Coolidge, Rachel House, Jemaine Clement, Jared Hess, Matt Berry
Rating: PG for violence/action, language, suggestive/rude humor and some scary images
Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits—Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Momoa), Henry (Hansen), Natalie (Myers) and Dawn (Brooks)—find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve (Black). Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative…the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world.
“A Minecraft Movie” has taken the box office by storm, earning more than $872 million worldwide and is the largest domestic opening for 2025 and the largest movie based on a video game.
Special Features:
Building the World of Minecraft: Block Party – featurette (14:19)
Grant Major’s team brings Minecraft’s Overworld to life with blocky textures, vibrant biomes, and square props. Through practical effects and digital art, they craft a cinematic Minecraft world!
Creepers, Zombies, and Endermen Oh My! – featurette (13:14)
Explore the unique mobs in A Minecraft Movie, including Creepers, Piglins, and Zombies. The featurette features live action looks and onscreen performances, with expert designers and artists contributing.
A Minecraft Movie: Block Beats – featurette (9:01)
Music brings A Minecraft Movie to life! Jack Black, Jason Momoa, and Danielle Brooks created fun tunes like “I Feel Alive.” Fans will love behind-the-scenes clips and insights into the film’s music.
A Minecraft Movie: Pixel Pals – featurette (14:02)
Jack Black and Jason Momoa pour boundless energy into A Minecraft Movie, from Jack’s gaming breaks to Jason’s wardrobe design. Their chemistry and behind-the-scenes fun bring joy to this film!
You can consider me a proud and unapologetic fan of “The Naked Gun” movie trilogy. The intentionally silly crime spoofs took their inspiration from the 1982 television “Police Squad!” which embraced the absurd humor of the comedy classic “Airplane!”. A key reason for the trilogy’s success was the late, great Leslie Nielsen who so effortlessly channeled Lieutenant Frank Drebin’s idiocy and charm. Now some thirty years later we’re getting a fourth film and the first trailer isn’t very encouraging.
Simply titled “The Naked Gun” (again), the newest installment has Seth MacFarlane producing and Akiva Schaffer directing. It sees Liam Neeson playing Frank Drebin Jr. and Paul Walter Hauser playing Frank’s partner, Captain Ed Hocken Jr. – the son of the character originally played by George Kennedy. Pamela Anderson, Danny Huston, Kevin Durand, CCH Pounder, and Busta Rhymes also star. Unfortunately the attractive cast can’t overcome the remarkably dull attempts of humor and complete lack of charm. Granted, it’s just a trailer, but it’s not a great first impression.
“The Naked Gun” lands in theaters on August 1st. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.
It was 2018 when filmmaker Ari Aster burst onto the scene with his brilliant supernatural psychological horror film “Hereditary”. He has followed it up with the almost great “Midsommar” and the unmitigated mess “Beau Is Afraid”. Aster’s latest looks dramatically different than any of his previous films. “Eddington” is described as a contemporary Western but it looks to have a lot of other elements. It also has a sparkling cast that includes Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Austin Butler, Deirdre O’Connell, Luke Grimes, Micheal Ward, Amélie Hoeferle, Clifton Collins Jr., and William Belleau.
Set during the COVID-19 pandemic, tensions rise in the small town of Eddington, New Mexico between the anti-mask local sheriff (Phoenix) and the town’s mandate-pushing mayor (Pascal). It doesn’t take long before the sweeping paranoia turns to anxiety and the anxiety turns to violence. The first trailer has dropped and reveals a gritty, rural texture. While Aster hasn’t quite matched his freshman film’s success, his latest looks loaded with potential. And its cast really stands out, even for those of us experiencing some Pascal fatigue.
“Eddington” is set to release on July 18th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.
If you follow this site you probably know I have a special affection for character posters. The latest ones comes from Sony Pictures who dropped four new character posters for Danny Boyle’s upcoming post-apocalyptic horror film, “28 Years Later”. Directed by Boyle and written by Alex Garland, “28 Years Later” is the third film in a series that began with 2002’s “28 Days Later” and continued with 2007’s “28 Weeks Later”. This latest installment is the first of two parts which were shot back-to-back.
“28 Years Later” is set (obviously) 28 years after the aggressive Rage Virus was first released from a Cambridge laboratory, turning the infected into ravenous zombies and resulting in the ultimate breakdown of society. One particular group of survivors have built a heavily fortified community on a small island that’s connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway. But the people soon discover horrific secrets and menacing threats are closer to them than they might think. Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, and Alfie Williams star.
Check out the brand new character posters below and see “28 Years Later” exclusively in theaters when it releases on June 20th.
Over the weekend Netflix held its 2025 Tudum event live at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. A star-packed lineup was on hand to share news, first looks, and release dates for some of the platform’s biggest upcoming movies and television shows. Fans of television got plenty of new announcements for hit shows like “Stranger Things”, “Wednesday”, and “Squid Game”. But movie fans were also treated to some exciting reveals. Here are three new movie trailers along with their 2025 release dates that were shared during Netflix’s Tudum event.
“Frankenstein”
The biggest treat of the evening came from Guillermo del Toro who presented the first trailer for his highly anticipated adaptation of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”. To no surprise del Toro assembles a stellar cast that includes Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Ineson, David Bradley, Charles Dance, and Lars Mikkelsen. This first trailer teases everything fans of the filmmaker are looking for. It shows off del Toro’s distinct visual style and management of tone while also honoring the classic Shelley tale. “Frankenstein” releases this November at it looks to be well worth the wait.
“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
While it was much more of a tease, writer-director Rian Johnson gave us our first look at the third installment in his Knives Out series. “Wake Up Dead Man” is his latest mystery featuring Daniel Craig’s famed private detective Benoit Blanc. This standalone sequel to 2022’s “Glass Onion” sports another captivating ensemble: Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. The film seems to have a much different tone than its predecessors while still maintaining the form as a classic whodunit. “Wake Up Dead Man” releases on December 12th.
“Happy Gilmore 2”
While we got our first look at “Happy Gilmore 2” a couple of months ago, Netflix released its first full trailer at Tudum. While I get that some people have a certain nostalgic attachment to 1996’s “Happy Gilmore”, I can’t say that I do. So admittedly I may not be the target audience. Maybe that’s why the “Happy Gilmore 2” trailer didn’t excite me as much as it will others. I can’t help but like Sandler. But this looks like a standard Sandler joint with the same brand of comedy and an endless list of cameos from his friends. So if you’re a longtime Sandler fan, this is probably on you must-see list. For everyone else, we’ll see. “Happy Gilmore 2” releases on July 25th.
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