There’s lots for movie and TV fans to look forward to.
A lot of great movie and TV show trailers dropped this week. While JOE covered some of the major ones already like House of Gucci, Ghostbusters: Afterlife and King Richard, here we’ve rundown some others that you may have missed.
ARMY OF THIEVES
In this prequel to Army of the Dead, small-town bank teller Dieter (director Matthias Schweighöfer) is recruited by a mysterious woman (Nathalie Emmanuel, Game of Thrones) to join a gang of thieves in pulling off a legendary heist during the early stages of the zombie apocalypse.
Produced by Zack Snyder, Army of Thieves promises “more safes, less zombies” and will arrive on Netflix in late 2021.
Clip via Netflix
BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOR
In this horror-drama series, a filmmaker (Alita: Battle Angel’s Rosa Salazar) heads to Hollywood in the early ‘90s to make her movie but tumbles down a hallucinatory rabbit hole of sex, magic, revenge – and kittens.
From Nick Antosca, who created the acclaimed shows Channel Zero and The Act, Brand New Cherry Flavor hits Netflix on 13 August.
Clip via Netflix
THE CARD COUNTER
This revenge thriller tells the story of an ex-military interrogator turned gambler (Oscar Isaac) haunted by the ghosts of his past decisions.
Directed by Paul Schrader, who wrote such classics as Raging Bull and Taxi Driver and directed such classics as Hardcore and First Reformed, The Card Counter also stars Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan and Willem Dafoe.
It’s currently set for an Irish release on 5 November.
Clip via Focus Features
LAMB
Starring Noomi Rapace (Prometheus, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), this horror drama centres on a childless couple who discover a mysterious newborn on their farm in Iceland.
Independent entertainment company A24 have been behind some of the best movies of the past few years including Lady Bird, Hereditary and Uncut Gems. So, the fact that they snapped up this Icelandic thriller for US distribution must mean it’s very good.
It will be released in the US on 8 October, so we can expect it in Ireland sometime after that.
Clip via A24
MEMORIES OF A MURDERER: THE NILSEN TAPES
Serial killer Dennis Nilsen narrates his life and horrific crimes via a series of chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell.
One for true crime fans, this documentary film arrives on Netflix on 18 August.
Clip via Netflix
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