Michael Cera as Barry, Edward Norton as Sammy Bagel Jr., Seth Rogen as Frank, and Jillian Bell as Trish in ‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’ season 2 (Courtesy of Prime Video)
Prime Video’s Sausage Party: Foodtopia will return with more adventures of wild weiners and condiments on August 13, 2025. The outrageous animated series is set in a world in which food has become sentient, and the first photos tease the walking, talking munchies will be dealing with more bizarre problems in season two.
Seth Rogen returns to voice Frank, Will Forte voices Jack, Edward Norton voices Sammy Bagel Jr, and Michael Cera returns as Barry. Oscar winner Marion Cotillard joins the cast as Dijon, a badass warrior-mustard princess who pilots the most effective humey in New Foodland. Jillian Bell plays Trish, an empathic nut that puts the well-being of New Foodland above all else. Martin Starr joins as Sherman, Trish’s right-hand man and a cake who is not all that he appears to be. And Patti Harrison voices Jill, a humey from New Foodland.
Martin Starr as Sherman in season 2 (Courtesy of Prime Video)
“Based off the 2016 animated feature Sausage Party, the series Sausage Party: Foodtopia follows Frank, Brenda, Barry, and Sammy as they try to build their own food society,” reads Prime Video’s synopsis. “In season two, exiled from home, Frank, Barry, and Sammy soon find themselves in New Foodland, a shining utopia for food and humans alike. But beneath the city’s glossy fridges and cheery smiles lies a dark secret that threatens the entirety of sentient food society.”
Ariel Shaffir and Kyle Hunter serve as showrunners and executive producers. Additional executive producers include Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Alex McAtee, Jonah Hill, Megan Ellison, Patrick Chu, and Andrew Millstein. The feature film’s director, Conrad Vernon, directs the eight-episode animated series and also executive produces.
Will Forte as Jack and Patti Harrison as Jill in season 2 (Courtesy of Prime Video)Marion Cotillard as Dijon and Michael Cera as Barry in season 2 (Courtesy of Prime Video)Edward Norton as Sammy Bagel Jr., Michael Cera as Barry, and Seth Rogen as Frank in season 2 (Courtesy of Prime Video)
Blue Fox Entertainment released the first trailer for Site, a sci-fi thriller starring Will Trent‘s Jake McLaughlin. The trailer teases something strange is going on at an abandoned military site that alters time.
The thriller also stars Arielle Kebbel (Rescue: HI-Surf), Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy), Miki Ishikawa (The Terror), and Yoson An (Heart Eyes). Jason Eric Perlman wrote the screenplay, directs, and serves as a producer. Additional producers include Kelly Hayes, Benjamin Cooke, and Yvonne Supangkat.
Poster for Blue Fox Entertainment’s ‘Site’
“While inspecting an abandoned military site, Neil Bardo suffers a mind-altering time distortion. Soon after, haunting hallucinations of strangers and troubling events from the past bleed into Neil’s reality,” reads Blue Fox Entertainment’s synopsis. “One vision is so traumatic, it leads to a biking accident that nearly blinds his only son. With his life unraveling and his son’s sight hanging in the balance, Neil must uncover the secrets of the facility and the soul-shattering truth of his hallucinations.”
Site opens in theaters and will be available on VOD on August 8, 2025.
Jennifer Love Hewitt drops a quieter version of her final girl line – “What are you waiting for?” – in the new trailer for I Know What You Did Last Summer. The sequel to the 1997 horror film also brings back Freddie Prinze Jr, with Love Hewitt and Prinze reprising their roles as Julie James and Ray Bronson.
The latest addition to the IKWYDLS franchise stars Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, Billy Campbell, Gabbriette Bechtel, and Austin Nichols.
“When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge,” reads Sony Pictures’ synopsis. “As one by one the friends are stalked by a killer, they discover this has happened before, and they turn to two survivors of the legendary Southport Massacre of 1997 for help.”
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson directs and co-wrote the screenplay with Sam Lansky. Neal H. Moritz serves as a producer, with Robinson, Jackie Shenoo, and Karina Rahardja executive producing.
I Know What You Did Last Summer will open in theaters on July 18, 2025.
Country Music Hall of Fame hosts a special Lainey Wilson exhibition (Photo: Eric Ryan Anderson / Country Music Hall of Fame)
Reigning Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson will be honored with a new exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The Lainey Wilson: Tough as Nails exhibit will open on July 18, 2025, and will be available to visit until June 2026.
“It’s a dream come true to have my own exhibit in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and such an incredible honor to be included next to so many of my heroes and legendary artists,” stated Wilson. “These past few years have been a complete whirlwind, and it’s going to be really amazing to see the whole journey captured in the exhibit, along with some special items from growing up in Louisiana. I can’t wait to see how it turned out and for my family, friends, and fans to check it out.”
Examples of Lainey Wilson Memorabilia Included in the Exhibition:
The first tooled leather saddle Wilson used as a child.
The Montana Silversmiths custom-made silver and gold belt buckle—engraved with the brand of her family’s farm in Baskin, Louisiana, and ornamented with rhinestones—that Wilson wore to the Country Music Association Awards in 2022.
Sixteen-year-old Wilson’s journal, where she wrote, “My dream is to become a country singer/songwriter. I know I can do it.”
A program for Baskin School’s kindergarten graduation listing Wilson’s first public performance, when she sang “Butterfly Kisses.”
One of Wilson’s first hats, given to her by a fellow musician who is also a hatmaker.
A Go Vicki! fringed jacket belonging to Wilson’s mother, which Wilson wore when she performed at Saddlebags, a country music venue in Savannah, Georgia, on February 9, 2018.
A Wrangler trench coat, denim vest and jeans—all embellished with rhinestones—and the Charlie 1 Horse by Lainey Wilson hat she wore during her halftime performance at the NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2024.
The sequined tank top Wilson wore while impersonating Hannah Montana in the late 2000s.
The floral-pattern shirt, Cat O’ Nine studded bell bottoms and rhinestone-embellished Kippys belt Wilson wore during her debut performance on the Grand Ole Opry, February 14, 2020.
The rhinestone-embellished Wrangler vest; Wrangler jeans, accented with feathers and rhinestones; and Rotate metallic bustier Wilson wore at her “Country’s Cool Again” performance at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater on June 1, 2024.
The Wrangler denim vest and studded jeans Wilson wore in her role as Abby in the series finale of “Yellowstone,” when she performed “Hang Tight Honey” on location at Billy Bob’s Texas, a historic country music venue in Fort Worth.
The Dolce & Gabbana rawhide leather shirt and Alice + Olivia suede bell bottoms Wilson wore during the photo shoot for her 2024 album, Whirlwind.
The Norma Kamali-designed patchwork-pattern blazer and matching bell bottoms Wilson wore when she made her first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, May 26, 2022.
The Carolina Herrera-designed strapless satin bell-bottom jumpsuit with ruffled pant hems Wilson wore on the red carpet at the Country Music Association Awards in 2023.
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will host a Songwriter Session with Aaron Raitiere and Jon Decious in the museum’s Ford Theater in support of the exhibition. Details on all the planned events are available on the museum’s website.
“From a young age, Lainey Wilson had an unwavering vision and faith in herself,” said Kyle Young, chief executive officer of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “This exhibit will examine the seeds of her career, including the requisite talent, hard work, and ingenuity throughout her ten-year journey in Nashville that fueled her emergence as a globally popular and beloved artist. As her career has flourished, she continues to reflect these roots and core values in her music and life.”
‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ title art (Photo Credit: Lionsgate)
Three-time Tony Award winner Billy Porter and eight-time Oscar nominee Glenn Close are the latest stars to sign on to The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. Lionsgate announced Close will play Drusilla Sickle, the cruel escort to the District 12 Tributes. Porter is on board as Magno Stift, her estranged husband and the Tributes’ uninspired designer.
“Glenn Close is a dream Drusilla. She brings so much of her intellect and imagination to each role, creating characters who are unforgettable and iconic. I think Glenn and Francis [Lawrence] will have a ball bringing Drusilla from the page to the screen,” stated producer Nina Jacobson.
Jacobson had this to say about Billy Porter’s casting: “Billy is one of those rare performers who can dazzle and devastate in equal measure on stage and screen. He made an indelible impression on me when we worked together on Pose, both as an actor and a human being. Casting this show has felt like winning the lottery every time one of our idols said yes to us. To be able to announce Glenn Close and Billy Porter together is an embarrassment of riches that we can all celebrate.”
Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor, and Ben Wang were previously announced to star, along with Ralph Fiennes, Elle Fanning, and Kieran Culkin.
Francis Lawrence directs and Billy Ray is adapting Suzanne Collins’ bestseller. Jacobson and Brad Simpson serve as producers, with Cameron MacConomy executive producing.
“The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping revisits the world of Panem twenty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell,” reads Lionsgate’s synopsis. Collins’ novel was published on March 18, 2025 and sold more than 1.5 million copies over its first week.
Noah Wyle and Ken Kirby on the set of ‘The Pitt’ season 2 (Photo: Warrick Page for MAX)
Max’s critically acclaimed medical drama The Pitt starring Noah Wyle has started production on season two. Season one premiered on January 9, 2025 and currently sits at 95% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Season two is targeting a January 2026 debut.
Noah Wyle serves as an executive producer and stars as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch. Season one’s cast also included Tracey Ifeachor as Dr. Collins, Patrick Ball as Dr. Langdon, Katherine LaNasa as Dana Evans, Supriya Ganesh as Dr. Mohan, Fiona Dourif as Dr. McKay, Taylor Dearden as Dr. King, Isa Briones as Dr. Santos, Gerran Howell as Whitaker, and Shabana Azeez as Javadi.
R. Scott Gemmill created the series that Max describes as “a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today’s America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh.”
In addition to Gemmill and Wyle, executive producers include John Wells, Michael Hissrich, Erin Jontow, and Simran Baidwan. The series is produced by John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
“From its powerful stories to its realistic set and unique real-time format, The Pitt is truly a masterclass in storytelling—and it’s all due to the talented team of executive producers and crew and the incredible ensemble cast who truly embody the pace and pressure of a hospital emergency department,” said Channing Dungey, Chairman and CEO, Warner Bros. Television Group and WBD U.S. Networks. “John, Noah, Scott, and the team have so many more stories to tell, and we are thankful to our partners at Max for giving them the opportunity to do so.”
Production is taking place on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank. The exteriors will be shot on location in Pittsburgh, PA.
Apple TV+’s Murderbot continues with episode seven, “Complementary Species.” The preview clip shows Mensah trying to help the titular character as a debate rages over whether it’s a danger to the group. Episode seven premieres on Friday, June 20, 2025.
The series stars Alexander Skarsgård as the titular character, Noma Dumezweni (Presumed Innocent) as Mensah, David Dastmalchian (Oppenheimer) as Gurathin, Sabrina Wu (Joy Ride) as Pin-Lee, Akshay Khanna (Critical Incident) as Ratthi, Tattiawna Jones (The Handmaid’s Tale) as Arada, and Tamara Podemski (Outer Range) as Bharadwaj. Skarsgård also executive produces along with series creators Chris and Paul Weitz.
“Complementary Species” Plot: While hiding in a remote forest from their pursuers, the PresAux team debates whether Murderbot is trying to kill them or protect them. Two hostiles appear, leaving something unexpected behind. Murderbot faces its nemesis again, and Gurathin’s health takes a turn for the worse.
David Dastmalchian, Tamara Podemski, Akshay Khanna, Noma Dumezweni, Tattiawna Jones, Sabrina Wu and Alexander Skarsgård in ‘Murderbot’ episode 7 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
Murderbot Season 1 Description:
Based on Martha Wells’ bestselling Hugo and Nebula Award-winning book series, Murderbot is a sci-fi comedic thriller about a self-hacking security construct who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable clients. Murderbot (Skarsgård) must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe.
Tamara Podemski, Akshay Khanna, Tattiawna Jones and Sabrina Wu in episode 7 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)Noma Dumezweni, David Dastmalchian, Alexander Skarsgård and Akshay Khanna in episode 7 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)Alexander Skarsgård, Akshay Khanna, Tattiawna Jones and Sabrina Wu in episode 7 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)Alexander Skarsgard in episode 7 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
For those skeptical of a new The Naked Gun film, the official trailer might set your mind at ease a little. The two-minute promo shows that the 2025 version, centering around the children of the original film’s main characters, captures the vibe of the 1988 comedy.
Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, CCH Pounder, Kevin Durand, and Cody Rhodes star. Liza Koshy, Eddie Yu, and Danny Huston also star in the reboot of the comedy franchise.
“Only one man has the particular set of skills… to lead Police Squad and save the world! Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. (Neeson) follows in his father’s footsteps,” reads Paramount Pictures’ synopsis.
Akiva Schaffer (Saturday Night Live, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping) directs and co-wrote the screenplay with Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins serve as producers. Schaffer, Daniel M. Stillman, Pete Chiappetta, Anthony Tittanegro, and Andrew Lary are executive producers.
The Naked Gun opens in theaters on August 1, 2025.
The third and final season of Netflix’s Squid Game dropped a final trailer that teases the epic showdown between Player 456 and The Front Man. Season two debuted on December 26, 2024, and season three arrives on June 27, 2025.
Season three stars Lee Jung-jae as Gi-hun/Player 456, Lee Byung-hun as Front Man, Wi Ha-jun as Hwang Jun-ho, Yim Si-wan as Myung-gi/Player 333, Kang Ha-neul as Dae-ho/Player 388, Park Sung-hoon as Hyun-ju/Player 120, Yang Dong-geun as Yong-sik/Player 007, and Kang Ae-sim as Geum-ja/Player 149. Jo Yuri plays Jun-hee/Player 222, Lee David is Min-su/Player 125, Roh Jae-won is Nam-gyu/Player 124, and Park Gyu-young is No-eul.
“The third and final season of Squid Game follows Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) after losing his best friend in the game and being driven to utter despair by The Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), who was hiding his true identity to infiltrate the game,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “Gi-hun persists with his goal to put an end to the game, while the Front Man continues onto his next move and the surviving players’ choices will lead to graver consequences with each round. The world eagerly awaits to see the grand finale written and directed by Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who has vowed to bring the epic story to its deserved closure. Can we hope for humanity in the cruelest of realities? Fans all over the world are counting the days until the final answer is revealed.”
The first season was viewed 265.2 million times, and season two had 192.6 million views. The critically acclaimed series entered the record book as the first non-English language series to win an Emmy.
Hwang Dong-hyuk writes and directs, with Dong-hyuk and Kim Ji-yeon serving as executive producers.
DreamWorks is jumping on the bandwagon of live-action remakes with their latest film, a live-action remake of 2010’s animated hit How to Train Your Dragon. It’s not a retooling or a reimagining of the story of a teenage Viking named Hiccup and his best friend, a fire-breathing dragon. No, it’s a straight remake, just with living actors and CGI dragons.
The story is the same as the animated classic. Set on the island of Berk, Hiccup (Mason Thames, The Black Phone) strikes and wounds the most dangerous dragon of all…the dreaded Night Fury… during a dragon attack. No one sees it happen, so of course no one believes him because, well, Hiccup just isn’t like his father, Viking Chief Stoick (once again played by Gerard Butler).
The day after the battle, Hiccup sets off to find the Night Fury. When he finally does, he can’t bring himself to kill the helpless dragon. So instead, he frees him. Thus begins a friendship between the young Viking and the dragon, transforming sworn enemies as they start to learn from each other and work together to get Toothless, Hiccup’s name for the Night Fury, flying once again.
While Hiccup trains with his dragon in secret, he’s also learning how to fight dragons to the death back at his village. Working with Toothless, he learns techniques and tricks to ward off dragons and to make them listen. He becomes the star pupil, which enrages Astrid (Nico Parker, Suncoast) who was, until Hiccup’s strange uptick in skills, the best fighter among the young Vikings.
It’s when Hiccup and Toothless are flying together, along with a shocked and upset but starting to come around Astrid, that they discover the nest of dragons. They also find the giant, ancient dragon that threatens both their worlds. It then falls on Hiccup and Toothless to find a way to bring Vikings and dragons together if they are to have any hope of survival.
With the same director (Dean DeBlois) as the original animated trilogy at the helm, an almost identical script, and impressive-looking production sets, the live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake is a visual spectacle that, sadly, fails to capture the heart and emotion of the original film. It’s a soulless incarnation.
Gerard Butler is one of the best elements in the film, reprising his role as Stoick and looking just like the character did in the original. Butler owns this role and knows exactly how to play it. He also has solid chemistry with Thames as Hiccup in their shared scenes.
Mason Thames does a great job bringing Hiccup to life, looking almost identical to the animated character and at times sounding like Jay Baruchel, the voice of Hiccup in the animated films. He delivers a memorable performance opposite the CGI and puppet Toothless, making the creature seem almost real.
Nico Parker is horribly miscast as Astrid, the mighty Viking fighter who at first disdains Hiccup but after learning his secret (and getting a dragon ride) begins to fall for him. Parker’s delivery of her lines lacks impact, giving the impression that she is struggling to recite her dialogue. Plus, Parker and Mason have absolutely no chemistry.
The flying scenes are another problem, with quick camera cuts and herky-jerky movement. The movie fails to create the feeling for the audience of soaring with Toothless and Hiccup as the original did so brilliantly.
The puppet and CGI dragons do look exactly like the dragons in the original film but simply don’t capture the personalities of Toothless and the other dragons. The cute and lovable factor is missing.
DreamWorks’ live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake is a well-crafted, faithful adaptation of the original. And that’s the problem. It’s too faithful. The live-action version doesn’t offer anything new and is missing the animated film’s heart. It’s an unnecessary remake that feels like a cash grab.
GRADE: C+
Rating: PG for sequences of intense action and peril
Running Time: 2 hours 5 minutes
Release Date: Jun 13, 2025
