What’s new in movies this week: “Hellbilly Hollow,” “Avengers: Endgame: The Encore” as Marvel gears up to “Avengers: Doomsday” coming to theaters in December. Also Mahershala Ali stars in “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.”
Key Takeaways
- Avengers Endgame: The Encore is Marvel’s way to re-familiar viewers withe the Avengers story before Doomsday.
- Brad Pitt stars as a retired Army Ranger stuck in the wild with his service dog after a plane crash in Heart of the Beast
- Forgotten Island explore the relationship between two best friends
Check them out below.
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HELLBILLY HOLLOW
Actor/Director Kevin Wayne and Rocker Kurt Deimer’s Southern SlasherFeaturing Music by Deimer and an Original Score
by Metal Drummer Roy Mayorga
DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island – Opens in theaters nationwide.
From DreamWorks Animation comes a dazzling and emotional story about two lifelong best friends who must come together before they drift apart in “Forgotten Island.”
The new original film is written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado and is produced by Academy Award® nominee Mark Swift, the filmmaking team behind Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.
Grammy and Academy Award® winning supernova H.E.R. and Liza Soberano (Lisa Frankenstein, Alone/Together) star as high school graduates Jo and Raissa, who have been best friends since grade school but are now about to embark on separate life paths.
While celebrating their last night together, Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali, packed with magical and mythological creatures they grew up hearing stories about from their Filipino families.
Some of these figures will become friends, some foes. Joined by well-meaning-but- hapless weredog Raww (Dave Franco) and a small-but-mighty pack of pals, Jo and Raissa must face The Dreaded Manananggal (Tony winning icon Lea Salonga), the most feared creature on the island. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa will race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever.
The film’s all-star voice cast also includes Emmy nominee Jenny Slate (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Dying for Sex), Manny Jacinto (The Good Place, Top Gun: Maverick), BAFTA nominee Dolly de Leon (Triangle of Sadness, Ghostlight), global comedy superstar Jo Koy (Haunted Mansion, Jo Koy: Live from Brooklyn) and Emmy winner Ronny Chieng (The Daily Show, M3GAN).
DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island is distributed by Universal Pictures Genre: Animated Adventure
Starring: H.E.R., Liza Soberano, Dave Franco, Jenny Slate, Manny Jacinto, Dolly de Leon, Jo Koy, Ronny Chieng and Lea Salonga
Written and directed by: Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado
Producer: Mark Swift
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother – Action/drama starring Mahershala Ali; opens in select theaters before expanding in October
From writer-director Bassam Tariq, “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” stars Mahershala Ali as Latif, a devoutly religious hitman who struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood. When his wife dies, he embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children, confronting the forces closing in around him – and the beliefs threatening to unravel within.
Written and Directed by: Bassam Tariq
Produced by: Lucan Toh, p.g.a., Babak Anvari, Bassam Tariq, p.g.a.
Executive Producer: Brian O’Neill
Cast: Mahershala Ali, John Cho, Abubakr Ali, Laith Nakli, Tramell Tillman, Tiffany Boone, and Giancarlo Esposito also starring Adia, Jahleel Kamara Genre(s): Drama, Action Rating: R for violence/bloody images, language and some sexual content
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Marvel Studios’ Avengers Endgame: Encore
Marvel Studios’ record-breaking Avengers: Endgame is returning to theaters for an exclusive re-release beginning September 25, 2026. Tickets are now on sale for Avengers Endgame: Encore, a special presentation that include an exclusive look at the highly anticipated Avengers: Doomsday (in theaters December 18).
Audiences can see Avengers Endgame: Encore in IMAX and Infinity Vision — a new certification for Premium Large Format theaters that guarantees an exceptional film presentation with big screens, bright images, and outstanding sound. Fans who see Encore on IMAX or Infinity Vision-certified screens can also get an additional sneak peek at Avengers: Doomsday.
Originally released on April 26, 2019, Avengers: Endgame shattered box office records, earning the biggest opening weekend of all time with a global haul of $1.2 billion.
Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, Avengers: Endgame is the grand conclusion to the first decade of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film picks up after the events of Avengers: Infinity War, as the Avengers unite to take one final stand against Thanos.
Heart of the Beast starring Brad Pitt
SYNOPSIS: After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces officer James Belmont (Brad Pitt) and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements. From acclaimed filmmaker David Ayer, Heart of the Beast is an intense adventure thriller that explores the unbreakable bond between a man and his best friend as they face their greatest battle yet.
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