Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment is bringing “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” to home video next week. This is the fifth installment in Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse and is a direct sequel to 2021’s “Godzilla vs. Kong”. Returning director Adam Wingard brings the two titular titans back together in what has ended up being the highest grossing movie in the MonsterVerse to date and the highest grossing Godzilla movie of all time. “The New Empire” was a blast for fans and now they have the chance to bring the monster movie home.

This terrific 4K Ultra HD and Digital Copy edition of “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” will be available for purchase on June 11th. See below for a full synopsis and release information including special features.

About the Film:

Year: 2024

Runtime: 115 Minutes

Director: Adam Wingard

Screenwriter: Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett, Jeremy Slater

Cast: Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens, Brian Tyree Henry, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, Fala Chen, Rachel House, Ron Smyck, Chantelle Jamieson, Greg Hatton, Kevin Copeland

Rating: PG-13 for creature violence and action

The epic battle continues!  Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of ”Godzilla vs. Kong” with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond.

Once again at the helm is director Adam Wingard. The film stars Rebecca Hall (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” “The Night House”), Brian Tyree Henry (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” “Bullet Train”), Dan Stevens (“Gaslit,” “Legion,” “Beauty and the Beast”), Kaylee Hottle (“Godzilla vs. Kong”), Alex Ferns (“The Batman,” “Wrath of Man,” “Chernobyl”) and Fala Chen (“Irma Vep,” “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”).

The screenplay is by Terry Rossio (“Godzilla vs. Kong” the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series) and Simon Barrett (“You’re Next”) and Jeremy Slater (“Moon Knight”), from a story by Rossio & Wingard & Barrett, based on the character “Godzilla” owned and created by TOHO Co., Ltd. The film is produced by Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Eric Mcleod, Thomas Tull and Brian Rogers. The executive producers are Wingard, Jen Conroy, Jay Ashenfelter, Yoshimitsu Banno, Kenji Okuhira.

Special Features:

“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” contains the following special features:  

• GxK: Day of Reckoning
• Evolution of the Titans: Godzilla Evolved
• Evolution of the Titans: From Lonely God to King
• Into the Hollow Earth: Visualizing Hollow Earth
• Into the Hollow Earth: Monsters of Hollow Earth
• The Battles Royale: A Titanic Fight Among the Pyramids
• The Battles Royale: The Zero Gravity Battle
• The Battles Royale: The Titans Trash Rio
• The Intrepid Director: Adam Wingard: Big Kid
• The Intrepid Director: Adam Wingard: Set Tour
• The Imagination Department
• The Monarch Island Base: Portal to Another World
• The Evolution of Jia: From Orphan to Warrior
• Bernie’s World: Behind the Triple Locked Door
• Commentary by Director Adam Wingard, Visual Effects Supervisor Alessandro Ongaro, Production Designer Tom Hammock and Editor Josh Schaeffer

Yesterday 20th Century Studios dropped a killer new poster as part of their promotion for the upcoming “Alien: Romulus”. Today they’ve given us the first full trailer, and much like the poster, it really helps set the mood for this seventh installment in the long-running Alien franchise. Directed by Fede Álvarez (“Evil Dead”, “Don’t Breathe”) and starring Cailee Spaeny (“Priscilla”, “Civil War”), “Romulus” is set between the first two films yet is unconnected to both. Interesting.

The first trailer is delightfully terrifying and really sets the table for fans of the franchise. The story follows a small group of space colonists who happen upon a seemingly abandoned space station. But after they board, the group discovers that they aren’t alone. You can probably guess what I mean. Originally planned for a Hulu release, it was decided that “Romulus” would be coming to theaters. After seeing the new trailer, that looks like the very best place to watch it. I can’t wait.

“Alien: Romulus” hatches in theaters on August 16th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

Sometimes a poster just grabs you (terrible pun absolutely intended). Such is the case with the new poster for “Alien: Romulus” released today from 20th Century Studios. The film is the seventh installment in the long-running Alien franchise and is said to be set between 1979’s original “Alien” and the first sequel, 1986’s “Aliens”, but is narratively unconnected. The early first teaser did a great job setting up the terrifying tone. The same can be said for this terrific new poster.

DIRECTOR – Fede Álvarez

WRITERS – Fede Álvarez, Rodo Sayagues

STARRING – Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsswon, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn

RELEASE – August 16, 2024

Check out the killer new poster below and let me know what you think.

As its title hints, the third and seemingly final Venom movie is coming this fall and Sony Pictures Releasing just dropped the first trailer. It has been a rocky yet somewhat profitable ride for the franchise. The first film, 2018’s “Venom”, wasn’t bad and made good money. Its sequel, 2021’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”, was disappointing both in quality and at the box office. The one consistent has been Tom Hardy, an intensely devoted actor who poured himself into both films. It looks like he’s doing it again in “Venom: The Last Dance”, the fifth film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe.

Kelly Marcel wrote the two previous installments and now she’s set to make her directorial debut with “The Last Dance”. The first trailer sees Hardy’s Eddie Brock and the vicious alien symbiote named Venom on the run from the United States government and creatures from Venom’s homeworld. We’re treated to a barrage of symbiote action (a Venom horse???) as well as the quirky dark humor that the series is known for. We also get glimpses of Chiwetel Ejiofor , Juno Temple, and Rhys Ifans but no sign of Michelle Williams. The trailer looks bonkers and a little offbeat which would be a good direction for the story to go. Hopefully Marcel can stick the landing.

“Venom: The Last Dance” releases exclusively in theaters on October 25th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

Star-power drives the new film “Wolfs”, a buddy thriller that sees George Clooney and Brad Pitt back together on screen for the first time since 2008’s “Burn After Reading”. The movie is written and directed by Jon Watts (best known for helming the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s three Spider-Man movies) and is being released as part of the partnership between Apple Studios and Sony Pictures releasing. The first trailer dropped today and it looks like fans of the two stars have a good time ahead of them.

Clooney and Pitt play two professional fixers who cover up crimes for their high-profile clients. Both are proficient and fiercely independent, but run into a snag when they’re both hired to do the same job. The evening spirals out of control after the duo is forced to work together. They discover this rather simple contract turns out to be a much bigger and far more dangerous challenge than either expected. To no surprise the two A-listers haven’t lost an ounce of their chemistry which immediately calls back to their entertaining Oceans days. The trailer alone is plenty entertaining which is a good sign for what’s to come.

“Wolfs” hits theaters on September 20th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

It was somewhat of a surprise when it was announced that streaming giant Netflix would be releasing the next installment in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise. The long dormant action comedy film series was last seen 30 years ago. Eddie Murphy has been trying to get a fourth movie made since shortly after wrapping “Beverly Hills Cop 3”, but production sputtered and studio interest waned. Following the departures of numerous writers and directors, “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” finally got its green light.

Today Netflix dropped a new trailer that shows Murphy reprising his role as street-smart and wisecracking Axel Foley, a Detroit cop making his return to the posh and pampered Beverly Hills after his daughter’s life is threatened. Familiar faces Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser, and Bronson Pinchot also return while Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, and Kevin Bacon add a little fresh blood. Can Murphy and company recapture the same mix of action and comedy that once made Beverly Hills Cop a household name? We will know soon enough.

“Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” releases July 3rd on Netflix. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.