Nicholas Hoult leads a gang of bank robbers who are into punishing financial institutions and making viral social media content in How to Rob a Bank. The lengthy official trailer intros the gang and who they’ll be up against as they play modern-day Robin Hoods.
In addition to Nicholas Hoult, the R-rated action comedy stars Zoë Kravitz, Anna Sawai, Rhenzy Feliz, Christian Slater, Pete Davidson, and John C. Reilly. The Fall Guy‘s David Leitch directs and Mark Bianculli wrote the screenplay.
Amazon MGM Studios will release How to Rob a Bank in theaters on September 4, 2026.
“In How to Rob a Bank, a crew of social media-savvy bank robbers broadcasts their daring heists, unaware that their growing viral fame has put them in the crosshairs of a veteran FBI agent and a brilliant software engineer,” reads Amazon MGM Studios’ synopsis. “Despite the unlikely duo closing in, the crime ring pushes past their limits, putting everything on the line for their beliefs—and their most ambitious heist yet.”
Brian Grazer, Jeb Brody, Allan Mandelbaum, Kelly McCormick, and David Leitch serve as producers. Ben Ormand and Mark Bianculli executive produce.
Black Bear’s Spa Weekend trailer suggests that when life gets to be too much, the smart thing to do is escape for a relaxing weekend with your BFFs. However, as the trailer reveals, the planned super chill weekend turns into a wild and crazy adventure when an unexpected (and uninvited) friend shows up.
Leslie Mann, Michelle Buteau, and Anna Faris star as the friends ready for massages and lounging by the pool. Isla Fisher plays the friend who takes things up a couple of dozen notches.
“In the spirit of Bad Moms and The Hangover, Spa Weekend is a hilarious and heartfelt comedy about four lifelong friends who realize that somewhere between careers, relationships, families, and everyday responsibilities, they have forgotten how to take care of themselves and each other,” reads Black Bear’s synopsis. “Burned out and overdue for a break, the women escape to a luxury spa retreat for what turns out to be an unforgettable weekend dedicated to fun, laughter, and a lot of really bad decisions.”
Written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore (Bad Moms, 21 & Over), Spa Weekend opens in theaters on August 21, 2026.
14-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift returns to her country roots with a new, original song for Toy Story 5. “I Knew It, I Knew You” will be released on June 5, 2026, ahead of the film’s June 19 theatrical release.
Per Pixar, Swift’s original song takes its inspiration from cowgirl Jessie (voiced by Joan Cusack), who made her first appearance in the blockbuster animated franchise with Toy Story 2. Swift commented on her involvement in an Instagram post, saying, “I’ve always dreamed of getting to write for these characters who I’ve adored since I was a 5-year-old kid watching the first Toy Story movie. I fell instantly in love with Toy Story 5 when I was lucky enough to see it in its early stages, and I wrote this song as soon as I got home from the screening. Sometimes you just know, right?”
Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff wrote and produced the song, which will be included on the Toy Story 5 soundtrack.
Swift’s online store will offer three exclusive CD editions of the song: one as it appears in the film, one that’s a special acoustic version, and a special piano version.
“It’s incredible just how meaningful it’s been having Taylor write and perform this song. Her connection to Jessie and the immediate way she understood what the character was going through was undeniable,” said Toy Story 5 director and screenwriter Andrew Stanton. “The song is so deeply connected to Toy Story. So much so that on first listen, it instantly felt like it had always belonged there, like a long-lost family member. It was kismet.”
Disney and Pixar’s Official Toy Story 5 Synopsis:
The toys are back in Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5, and this time it’s Toy meets Tech. Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen), Jessie (voice of Joan Cusack) and the rest of the gang’s jobs are challenged when they come face-to-face with Lilypad (voice of Greta Lee), a brand-new tablet device that arrives with her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie. Will playtime ever be the same?
Starz chose World Outlander Day, commemorating the June 1st release of Diana Gabaldon’s first Outlander novel, to drop a new teaser for season two of Outlander: Blood of my Blood. The new one-minute teaser shows Julia standing without Henry in front of the stones. It also reveals that Brian and Ellen are caught up in the Jacobite Rising while they continue to deal with their forbidden relationship.
The series premiered in August 2014, and Starz confirmed the new season will debut on September 18, 2026.
Jeremy Irvine and Hermione Corfield star as Claire’s parents, Henry and Julia Beauchamp. Jamie Roy and Harriet Slater play Jamie’s parents, Brian Fraser and Ellen MacKenzie. Tony Curran plays Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, Séamus McLean Ross is Colum MacKenzie, Sam Retford is Dougal MacKenzie, Rory Alexander is Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser, and Conor MacNeill is Ned Gowan.
Hermione Corfield and Jeremy Irvine in ‘Outlander: Blood of my Blood’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Starz offers this synopsis for season two:
“After an unexpected journey back in time left Henry (Irvine) and Julia (Corfield) Beauchamp lost and separated in the sweeping highlands of 18th-century Scotland, Season One culminated with the two finally reuniting at the standing stones of Craigh na Dun, hoping to return to their own time and their young daughter, Claire. The first glimpse at Season Two picks up at that moment and reveals a distraught Julia alone with their baby. Separated from his love and hope, Henry must grapple with his mental health, as he fights to find his way back to her.
Meanwhile, the forbidden relationship between Brian Fraser (Roy) and Ellen MacKenzie (Slater) seemed to conquer all odds, but their romantic escape was cut short as fiery crosses were lit and the 1715 Jacobite Rising began, thrusting the clans into war. In Season One, they chose each other over their families, but now they must prioritize their clan loyalties, as Brian fulfills his obligation to fight and Ellen seeks to make things right with her family.
As Season Two unfolds, the two young couples will be tested and separated once again by forces beyond their control, as every clan chooses a side in the rebellion.”
Matthew B. Roberts guides the series as showrunner. Executive producers include Roberts, Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis, Toni Graphia, Luke Schelhaas, Michael Wilson, Jim Kohlberg, and Luke Parker Bowles.
Jamie Roy and Harriet Slater in ‘Outlander: Blood of my Blood’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Sam Worthington stars as a father serving time for the murder of his young son in Harlan Coben’s I Will Find You. The official trailer shows Worthington becoming convinced his child is still alive and breaking out of prison in a desperate attempt to find his son.
The eight-episode series also stars Britt Lower, Milo Ventimiglia, Logan Browning, Erin Richards, Chi McBride, and Jonathan Tucker. The lengthy list of guest stars includes Hugh Thompson, Peter Outerbridge, Christopher Redman, Eric Johnson, Greg Bryk, Kate Vernon, Tara Rosling, Darrin Baker, Aaron Ashmore, Nicola Correia-Damude, Rachel Wilson, Billy MacLellan, Clancy Brown, and Madeleine Stowe.
Netflix’s synopsis reads, “An innocent father serving life for the murder of his own son receives evidence that his child may still be alive—and must break out of prison to find out the truth.”
Commenting on the appeal of the project, Worthington told Tudum that he believes his character David’s journey is one of healing and hope. “It was the twists and turns of the story that appealed to me most,” stated Worthington.
Netflix has set a June 18, 2026 release date.
Robert Hull created the series and adapted Harlan Coben’s bestseller. Hull serves as showrunner and executive produces along with Coben, Bryan Wynbrandt, Steven Lilien,
John Weber and Brad Anderson. The season’s directed by Brad Anderson, Maja Vrvilo, Adam Davidson, and Maggie Kelly. In addition to Hull, the thriller’s written by Wynbrandt, Lilien, and Heather Mitchell.
Poster for ‘I Will Find You’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
It Follows director David Robert Mitchell imagines a different sort of nightmare for a street named after a tree. Elm Street’s got Freddy Krueger; Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street has got dinosaurs.
The sci-fi thriller stars Oscar winner Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada 2), Emmy winner Ewan McGregor (Halston), Maisy Stella (Nashville), and Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth).
“After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings,” reads Warner Bros. Pictures’ synopsis.
David Robert Mitchell wrote, directed, and produces the thriller. J.J. Abrams, Hannah Minghella, Jon Cohen, Matt Jackson, and Tommy Harper also serve as producers. Chris Bender, Jake Weiner, Joanne Lee, and Leeann Stonebreaker executive produce.
The behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Michael Gioulakis, production designer Maya Shimoguchi, editor John Axelrad, composer Michael Giacchino, and costume designer Erin Benach.
The End of Oak Street opens in theaters and IMAX on August 14, 2026.
BBC’s critically acclaimed Wild Cherry joins Paramount+’s streaming lineup on June 24, 2026. The streamer announced that all six episodes of the first season will be available to binge on its premiere day.
Carmen Ejogo (True Detective, The Penguin) and Eve Best (House of the Dragon) star as Lorna and Juliet, respectively. Imogen Faires (Marcella), Amelia May, Sophie Winkleman (Peep Show), Daniel Lapaine (Catastrophe), Hayat Kamille (Vikings: Valhalla), Isabelle Allen (Les Misérables), and James Murray (The Crown) also star.
The ensemble includes Jason York (Mood), Katarina Čas (The Wolf of Wall Street), Nathaniel Martello-White (The Winter King), Sonita Henry (Black Cake), Tara Webb (Phoenix Rise), Will Bagnall (A Thousand Blows), and Hugh Quarshie (Holby City).
BAFTA winner Nicôle Lecky (Sweetpea) created the series, writes, executive produces, and also stars in the thriller.
Eve Best, Carmen Ejogo, Amelia May, and Imogen Faires in ‘Wild Cherry’ (Photo credit: Natalie Seery / BBC Studios / Firebird Pictures / Paramount+)
“Wild Cherry follows self-made businesswoman, Lorna, and her best friend, Juliet, who was born into a world of wealth and good fortune. Together, they live in an exclusive enclave with their daughters who are also best friends,” reads Paramount+’s synopsis. “Life is perfect in this luxurious haven until their daughters are implicated in a shocking scandal. As toxic secrets ripple through the idyllic town while Lorna and Juliet are forced to take sides, cracks form in the community, shattering its perfect image.”
Elizabeth Kilgarriff, Craig Holleworth, Lisa Walters, Toby MacDonald, and Lucy Richer serve as executive producers, and Ado Yoshizaki Cassuto is a producer. Wild Cherry is produced by Firebird Pictures, and Toby MacDonald (Extraordinary) directs.
Chiwetel Ejiofor in ‘Backrooms’ (Photo Credit: A24)
One of the newest places that the horror world is finding fresh voices is on YouTube and other streaming platforms. Social media content creators like the Philippou Brothers (Talk to Me, Bring Her Back), Mark Fischbach (Iron Lung), and Curry Barker (Obsession) have proven to be some of the most exciting filmmakers recently working in the fright flick genre. And quite possibly the most anticipated movie from one of these influencers comes from A24 and a fresh-faced, 20-year-old filmmaker named Kane Parsons, who has adapted his viral CreepyPasta YouTube series The Backrooms into a freaky feature, simply called Backrooms.
Backrooms is about a furniture store owner named Clarke (12 Years a Slave’s Chiwetel Ejiofor) who, while investigating an electrical problem in the basement of his shop, discovers a hidden door that leads to a labyrinthian series of brightly lit, yellowish-beige rooms. While exploring the massive expanse, Clarke disappears, and his therapist, Mary (Renate Reinsve from Sentimental Value), goes looking for him. She also stumbles upon the rooms and realizes that there is something sinister going on in them.
With his The Backrooms YouTube series, Kane Parsons (as Kane Pixels) created a creepy liminal space found-footage mythology that is almost video game-like in its presentation. The camera footage combined with what seems like training and informational videos gives the impression that it’s something the viewer should not be seeing. It’s just flooded with conspiracy theory terror.
With the movie Backrooms, Parsons and co-writer Will Soodik (Homeland, Westworld) have taken that mythology and crafted a well-plotted story within it. While there are found footage and lo-fi elements to Backrooms, most of it is straight narration, a slickly produced movie worthy of having two Oscar nominees in the lead roles.
Visually, Backrooms takes influence from everything from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to Twilight Zone: The Movie. From a story standpoint, it’s probably closest to the Insidious franchise with its excursions into The Further. But all this is moot, because Backrooms is completely unlike anything you’ve seen before. It’s intensely creative and fiercely unique.
Parsons relies mostly on atmosphere to build his world in Backrooms. There are a couple of shock moments, but for the most part, the movie stays away from cheap jump scares and leans more heavily on its creepy visual aesthetic coupled with its unsettling sound design and equally unsettling score (provided by sound designer Eugenio Battaglia and composer Edo Van Breeman, who also worked together on The Monkey and Keeper). Backrooms is built mostly on vibe and tone, and it nails it.
And within the world that Parsons and crew have created, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve are able to bring their rather simple characters to brightly colored life. Of special note are the actual therapy session scenes outside of the Backrooms area, where both actors lay it all out for each other in a perfect display of “oh, wait, that was all exposition?!?” Once the heart starts pumping in the depths of the Backrooms, both Ejiofor and Reinsve completely understand the assignment – they’re in a mind-bending horror movie, and they both know it. No one is worried about the fact that they’re making a schlocky fright flick; they’re just making the best schlocky fright flick they can make. And it’s all on screen.
Now, in the end, Backrooms does leave a few ends loose and a few things unexplained, and that’s probably by design. A movie like Backrooms is best left with the audience wanting more, and leaving a bit of mystery to it is a great way to accomplish that. So, while it’s far from completely unsatisfying, it doesn’t slam the book shut, either. It lets the audience fill in their own gaps, and who’s to say who’s wrong?
As far as Kane Parsons goes, who knows if he can make a non-Backrooms movie? It feels like he’s spent the entirety of his short life and career so far leading up to this moment. It will be exciting to see what he does next, though, because he has a distinct analog voice that not many others can emulate, or at least emulate well. And since he’s been so prolific online, we hopefully won’t have to wait too long to see his name again. But for now, Backrooms is a great calling card.
GRADE: B
Rating: R for some violent content, language, and bloody images
Runtime: 1 hour 50 minutes
Release Date: May 29, 2026
“Bring Aegon the usurper to me!” HBO’s official House of the Dragon season three trailer confirms season two’s mopey Daemon is a thing of the past, dragons have changed the battlefield, and everyone will suffer as the war rages on.
The Game of Thrones prequel premiered in August 2022, followed by season two on June 16, 2024. Season three premieres on June 21, 2026, with new episodes of the eight-episode season airing on Sundays at 9pm ET/PT.
Emma D’Arcy in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 3 (Photo Credit: HBO)
Season three stars Emma D’Arcy as Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Queen Dowager Alicent Hightower, Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon, Rhys Ifans as Ser Otto Hightower, Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole, Ewan Mitchell as Prince Aemond Targaryen, and Tom Glynn-Carney as King Aegon II Targaryen. Sonoya Mizuno plays Mysaria, Harry Collett is Prince Jacaerys Velaryon, Bethany Antonia is Lady Baela Targaryen, Phoebe Campbell is Lady Rhaena Targaryen, Phia Saban is Queen Helaena Targaryen, Jefferson Hall is Ser Tyland Lannister, and Matthew Needham is Lord Larys Strong.
James Norton plays Lord Ormund Hightower, Tom Bennett is Ulf, Kieran Bew is Hugh, Kurt Egyiawan is Grand Maester Orwyle, Freddie Fox is Ser Gwayne Hightower, Clinton Liberty is Addam of Hull, Gayle Rankin is Alys Rivers, and Abubakar Salim is Alyn of Hull.
Tom Cullen is Ser Luthor Largent, Tommy Flanagan is Ser Roderick Dustin, Dan Fogler plays Ser Torrhen Manderly, Joplin Sibtain is Ser Jon Roxton, and Barry Sloane is Ser Adrian Redfort.
The series is based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood and was co-created by Martin and showrunner Ryan Condal. Executive producers include Martin, Condal, Sara Hess, Melissa Bernstein, Kevin de la Noy, Vince Gerardis, David Hancock, and Philippa Goslett.
Marc Menchaca, Kelly Reilly, J.R. Villarreal, and Cole Hauser in ‘Dutton Ranch’ episode 4 (Photo Credit: Emerson Miller/Paramount+)
Paramount+’s Dutton Ranch, now the biggest original series debut in the streamer’s history, continues with episode four, “Start With a Bullet.” And the bullets definitely fly as Rip and Beth deal with an outbreak of hoof and mouth disease that’s working its way through their herd.
(The following is a recap of episode four and there are spoilers.)
Beth (Kelly Reilly) walks through the herd with Rip (Cole Hauser), and he’s certain that the new bull spread the disease to the herd. Beth doesn’t want Carter to see what’s happening, so it actually works out that Carter’s preoccupied with Oreana. Apparently, she spent the night.
Beth walks in on Oreana (Natalie Alyn Lind) naked on top of Carter (Finn Little) in bed. When Oreana mouths off, Beth immediately shuts her down. She orders Carter to go to school and drives Oreana home herself. Beth warns Oreana she’ll make her life a living hell if she hurts Carter.
Oreana describes her grandmother, Beulah, as a woman who uses people and kicks them to the curb. Beth doesn’t disagree.
Beulah (Annette Bening) is outside when Beth drops Oreana off. She suggests that Oreana will move on from Carter soon and invites Beth to stay for a drink. Beth declines. After Beth leaves, Beulah takes away Oreana’s car and her credit cards.
Carter stops by a feed store on the way to school, looking for a job. He’s told that without a horse, it’ll be difficult to get hired. A customer, Dwight (Ray McKinnon), overhears and offers Carter a job that doesn’t pay well but will feed him. (Why is Carter trying to get a job? Beth is going to kill him for not being at school.)
Beth calls the vet clinic that examined the bull they bought at auction. She’s shocked to learn they’ve never heard of the cattle broker “J.R. Simon” and never examined the bull.
Dr. Everett McKinney (Ed Harris) reluctantly heads to 10-Petal Ranch to assist a pregnant mare that’s about to give birth. He doesn’t treat their animals, but their regular vet is on vacation. (He normally avoids 10-Petal like the plague.) When he arrives, Chet informs him there aren’t any pregnant horses on the ranch. It was a ruse to get Everett to stop by and see Beulah.
Beulah flirts like crazy and insists he stay for a drink. Everett gives in, against his better judgement, and actually relaxes and engages in a conversation with Beulah. “We got too many demons to ever be good for each other,” confesses Everett. Beulah agrees.
Carter moves bags of feed around while Dwight relaxes with a beer and won’t stop talking. Beth calls, unaware he’s not at school, and suggests he take Oreana out for dinner since they already had sex. And she removes his curfew for the night.
J.R. Villarreal, Marc Menchaca, and Cole Hauser in ‘Dutton Ranch’ episode 4 (Photo Credit: Lauren Smith/Paramount+)
Beth stops by a liquor store while back at the ranch, Rip, Azul (J.R. Villarreal) and Zachariah (Marc Menchaca) prepare to put down the infected cattle. Rip offers to let his ranch hands back out of helping, but they are committed to doing what needs to be done. The plan is to dig a pit and then Beth and Rip will drive the sick animals into it. Beth assures her husband she’ll be right by his side the whole time.
Beth becomes emotional when she realizes the plan means even the calves will have to be put down. Rip reminds her they can’t be cured.
The cattle are herded into a pit, and Azul blocks the exit with the bulldozer. I won’t describe what happens next, but it’s incredibly disturbing. Beth, despite the emotional toll it’s taking, remains by Rip’s side.
Night falls, the horrors of the day set in, and Zachariah sings quietly as they acknowledge the deaths standing over the now-covered pit that’s a mass cattle grave.
Elsewhere, Carter’s still at the ranch hanging with Dwight after a grueling day of work. He admits he thought he’d hate Texas, but he likes this ranch. They’ve both had a few beers when Dwight takes Carter to a different part of his land and turns on a light. When the cage is lit, Carter’s shocked to see an African leopard. Dwight bought Xena off the internet.
Oreana calls and Carter leaves. Dwight pays him and sends him off while he hangs out with Xena.
Beth and Rip have a quiet chat, and she has no idea how they’re going to tell Carter. She informs Rip that all the paperwork, including the blood work, was forged. “The cattle broker…he f**ked us, baby,” whispers Beth.
Beulah’s also having a quiet moment with her son, Joaquin. She admits she’s exhausted but can’t sleep. And she realizes Joaquin feels the same. He offers to take over the ranch for her so she can relax. Beulah says she can’t turn over the reins.
Oreana attempts to escape the ranch in one of 10-Petal’s trucks but is stopped by one of the muscle-bound minions Beulah assigned to watch over her. He advises her to stop acting like a child; he can’t let her leave because if he does, he’ll have to face the consequences.
Carter waits for her at a restaurant.
Beth leans against their truck, lights up a cigarette, and waits as Rip attacks the cattle broker who sold them a sick bull. He doesn’t deny that he was paid off, and Rip orders him out of the trailer and out of Rio Paloma. If he ever returns, he’s dead.
The cattle broker runs off in his underwear as Rip pours gasoline all over the inside of the trailer. Beth tosses her cigarette, and the couple calmly walks back to their truck as fire rages inside the trailer. They’ve made it to the main road when the trailer explodes.
Beth’s sad that moving to Texas hasn’t worked out like planned and swears she’ll do whatever she has to do to fix it. Rip replies, “No. This isn’t on you.”
Rip remains outside, needing a minute to himself. Carter’s home and upset that they didn’t include him in what took place today at the ranch. He doesn’t want to go to school with 15-year-olds (he’s 19), but Beth insists they’ll do what’s needed to give him a better life. Carter stands up for himself, insisting it’s his life – not hers or Rip’s. He’s hurt that she only gave him a break from curfew so that he’d be gone from the ranch.
Rip calls Everett and tells him it’s done, and Everett’s sorry for what they’re going through.
Episode four ends with Beth, alone, pouring herself a drink. Rip’s still outside, and he lays down on the fresh grave and gives in to his emotions.
