Admit One 7/13/23
Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning, Part One is out this weekend in theaters along with indie comedy Theater Camp while Bird Box Barcelona debuts on Netflix, Gray Matter on Max, and more in theaters and on streaming.
Everything Action Theater: Mission: Impossible (1988)
Tom Cruise is back this week for the seventh time as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One and back in 1988, the original IMF agent, Peter Graves, returned for a revival of the original 1966 M:I series.
A Surfer Gets on Temuera Morrison’s Bad Side in Sons of Summer (Trailer)
Taking a break from the Star Wars universe, Temeura Morrison is the enforcer for a ruthless crime boss in Sons of Summer.
Nic Cage Kills Everyone in The Retirement Plan (Trailer)
Following up on his role earlier this year as Dracula in Renfield, Nicolas Cage is a retired assassin dragged back into action in The Retirement Plan.
Action Hero of the Week: Ken Tani
A cover CIA operative and martial artist, Ken Tani is sent to Malta to try and intercept top secret technology from a crashed US jet fighter before the Soviets can retrieve it, facing off against the Soviets’ formidable enforcer, Andrei.
Build a modern cityscape in Highrise City (Trailer)
Urban planning and Captial programming are yours to control in FourExo Entertainment and Deck13 Spotlight’s Highrise City. Check out the gameplay trailer for details.
Blue Beetle Joins the DC Universe in August (Trailer)
The current DC Universe is dying in the most painful way possible, with back-to-back disasters in Shazam! Fury of the Gods and The Flash. The odds are stacked against it but maybe Blue Beetle can lessen the pain when it comes out in August, especially as it’s being setup as the first character in the new DC Universe being built by James Gunn and Peter Safran.
A Lost World War II Plane Holds a Dangerous Secret in Operation Napoleon (Trailer)
Hailing out of Iceland and based on the thriller novel of the same name, Operation Napoleon arrives in August.
Timothee Chalamet is Willy Wonka in December (Trailer)
Warner Bros. is all in on Timothée Chalamet for this coming fall/winter season with both Dune Part 2 and Wonka, the latter of which has received its first trailer.
Ahsoka Hunts Thrawn in August (Trailer)
After appearances on The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, Rosario Dawson takes the lead in the upcoming Ahsoka series, arriving on Disney+ at the end of August.