Death of a Unicorn: a new comedy horror film written and directed by Alex Scharfman in his directorial debut. It stars Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega in the lead roles as a father and daughter. Will Poulter, Téa Leoni, and Richard E. Grant also star. This is Leoni’s first film role in fourteen years. The film follows Elliot Kintner and his teenage daughter Ridley who accidentally hit a unicorn while en route to a crisis management summit with Elliot’s boss, Odell Leopold, and his family. The Leopolds seize the unicorn, and their scientists discover that the creature is endowed with supernaturally curative properties, which the Leopolds seek to exploit. However, as they delve deeper into their research, the unicorn’s parents arrive and begin to slaughter one by one those involved in the exploitation of their dead foal. Death of a Unicorn had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Festival earlier this month and was released in theatres in the United States and Canada on March 28, and will be released in even more countries starting next week.
The Studio: a new satirical comedy series created by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez. It stars Rogen, Catherine O’Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, and Kathryn Hahn in the lead roles alongside a long list of guest stars like Bryan Cranston, Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, Zac Efron, Anthony Mackie and Steve Buscemi. The series follows Matt Remick who is the newly appointed head of Continental Studios. He attempts to save the floundering company in an industry undergoing rapid social and economic changes. The Studio premiered at SXSW earlier this month and was released on Apple TV+ on March 26 with the first two episodes and the rest of the episodes releasing weekly.
A Working Man: a new action thriller film directed by David Ayer, written by Ayer and Sylvester Stallone, and based on the 2014 novel Levon’s Trade by Chuck Dixon. It stars Jason Statham, Michael Peña, and David Harbour. Ayer and Statham work together again after doing so on The Beekeeper last year. The film follows Levon Cade, an ex-Royal Marines commando, who leads a peaceful life as a construction worker in Chicago. However, Levon is forced to use his old set of skills to find his boss’s teenaged daughter Jenny, who had been kidnapped by human traffickers, and soon uncovers a conspiracy of corruption and government agents’ involvement in human trafficking. A Working Man was released in theatres on March 28.
The Woman in the Yard: a new psychological horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Sam Stefanak. The film stars Danielle Deadwyler, Okwui Okpokwasili, Russell Hornsby, Peyton Jackson, and Estella Kahiha. It follows Ramona, a mother who must take care of her children alone in her rural farmhouse after a car crash took her husband. Suddenly, a lone, spectral woman shrouded entirely in black appears on the family’s front lawn. The strange woman appears harmless initially, but horror soon follows. The Woman in the Yard was released in theatres on March 28.
Holland: a new mystery thriller film directed by Mimi Cave, written by Andrew Sodroski, and starring Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal, Matthew Macfadyen, Rachel Sennott, Lennon Parham, and Jude Hill. It follows Nancy Vandergroot, a teacher in a small midwestern town, who suspects her husband of living a double life. But things may be worse than she initially imagined. Holland premiered at the South by Southwest Festival earlier this month and was released on Prime Video on March 27.
The Life List: a new romantic comedy drama film, written and directed by Adam Brooks and adapted from the novel of the same name by Lori Nelson Spielman. It stars Sofia Carson, Kyle Allen, Sebastian de Souza, Connie Britton, José Zúñiga, and Jordi Mollà. The film follows Alex, who revisits her childhood aspirations after the death of her mother, endeavoring to achieve her old goals, only to discover that pursuing these lifelong dreams takes her on an unforeseen and surprising journey. The Life List was released on Netflix on March 28.
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