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Andrew Garfield, who earned a nomination for an Academy Award Best Actor for his portrayal of Desmond T. Doss in “Hacksaw Ridge” (2016) stars in the neo-noir story of Sam who is searching for the truth behind the disappearance of an attractive, mysterious girl he met, which unravels into a deeper, more sinister conspiracy than he ever imagined.

“Under the Silver Lake” co-stars Topher Grace, Jimmi Simpson, Callie Hernandez, Riki Lindhome, Summer Bishil, Zosia Mamet, Luke Baines, and Patrick Fischler. Composer Disasterpeace, who worked with Mitchell on “It Follows” is also doing the score for ‘Silver Lake’. The film is set to premiere this summer on June 22.

Here’s the film’s synopsis courtesy of A24 Films:

Sam (Andrew Garfield) is a disenchanted 33-year-old who discovers a mysterious woman, Sarah (Riley Keough), frolicking in his apartment’s swimming pool. When she vanishes, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal, and conspiracy in the City of Angels.

From writer-director David Robert Mitchell comes a sprawling, playful and unexpected mystery-comedy detective thriller about the Dream Factory and its denizens—dog killers, aspiring actors, glitter-pop groups, nightlife personalities, It girls, memorabilia hoarders, masked seductresses, homeless gurus, reclusive songwriters, sex workers, wealthy socialites, topless neighbors, and the shadowy billionaires floating above (and underneath) it all. Mining a noir tradition extending from Kiss Me Deadly and The Long Goodbye to Chinatown and Mulholland Drive, Mitchell uses the topography of Los Angeles as a backdrop for a deeper exploration into the hidden meaning and secret codes buried within the things we love.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

Also released today is the poster for the highly anticipate film, showcasing its leads Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander and new addition to the series Jude Law as young Albus Dumbledore.

The action filled trailer reveals that Dumbledore is certainly a major player in the film, which looks to broaden the story line of the original Beasts film as well as an overall darker tone. The story supposedly takes place in UK and Paris, a departure from the original’s 1920s American setting.

Gillert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) also appears briefly in the trailer. There’s not a lot of details about Grindelwald here, but we all remember that the powerful dark wizard was captured by MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America) at the end of first film, and there is no question he is making good on his evil threats.

David Yates is back for directing duties, with a screenplay by J.K. Rowling. The film is produced by David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram. James Newton Howard is also returning to compose the film’s music.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is set to be released Nov. 16, 2018.

Here is part of the film’s premise:

At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Depp) was captured by MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America), with the help of Newt Scamander (Redmayne). But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escaped custody and has set about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings.

In an effort to thwart Grindelwald’s plans, Albus Dumbledore (Law) enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.

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Universal Pictures

Benedict Cumberbatch is voicing the green furry Grinch, who is hatching a sinister scheme in Whoville as residents plan their annual holiday celebration.

In the trailer we see the Grinch (Cumberbatch) bothered by his alarm clock incessantly playing the song “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, because well, its from Illumination’s own blockbuster hit “Despicable Me 2” and it works perfectly here.

“Today we will do mean things and we will do them in style,” the misanthrope tells his unloved but loyal companion dog, Max. And from there he was up to no good, breaking stuff and vomiting on a pickle jar in a grocery store among others.

Directed by Yarrow Cheney (The Secret Life of Pets) and Scott Mosier and written by Michael LeSieur, the film is an animated revival based on the 1957 classic children’s story by Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”.

The story was previously adapted twice, on an animated TV film in 1966 with Boris Karloff voicing the Grinch, and again in a full-length feature hit film in 2000 by Ron Howard starring Jim Carrey.

“The Grinch” is set to open on Nov. 9, 2018.

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From the people who brought you Juno and Young Adult comes Motherhood 2018 in the latest trailer for Tully.

Focus Features

Enter Tully, played by Mackenzie Davis (Blade Runner 2049), knocking on the door to save the day.

“I don’t want a stranger in my house. That’s like a Lifetime movie where the nanny tries to kill the family and the mom survives and she has to walk with a cane at the end,” ,” Marlo protested in the new trailer.

Though bittersweet, the trailer features modern-day challenges of motherhood (or parenthood in general) that many can relate. “Your twenties are great. But then your thirties come around the corner like a garbage truck at 5 am,” Marlo say.

The comedy drama reunites “Juno” and “Young Adult” team of director Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) and writer Diablo Cody. Focus Features is set to release Tully on April 20, 2018.

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Walt Disney Pictures

The film which takes place in the 1940, is inspired by A. A. Milne’s book Winnie-the-Pooh which focuses on the adventures of the adorable teddy bear.

Directed by Marc Forster and written by Tom McCarthy, Alex Ross Perry, and Allison Schroeder, “Christopher” Robin is set to be released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on August 3, 2018.

Here’s a partial synopsis of the film:

Now grown up, Christopher Robin is stuck in a job where he is overworked, underpaid and facing an uncertain future. He has a family of his own, but his work has become his life, leaving little time for his wife and daughter. Christopher has all but forgotten his idyllic childhood spent with a simple-minded, honey-loving stuffed bear and his friends. But when he is reunited with Winnie the Pooh, now tattered and soiled from years of hugs and play, their friendship is rekindled, reminding Christopher of the endless days of childlike wonder and make believe that defined his youth, when doing nothing was considered the very best something. Following an unfortunate mishap with Christopher Robin’s briefcase, Pooh and the rest of the gang including Piglet, Eeyore and Tigger, step out of the forest and venture into London to return the crucial possessions…because best friends will always be there for you.

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The trailer introduces Emily Blunt taking over the titular role of the magical and loving nanny and “Hamilton” creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Jack, Poppin’s lamplighter friend.

“Mary Poppins, it is wonderful to see you,” Michael Banks (Ben Whishaw) says in the trailer. “Yes it is, isn’t it?,” Poppins replies.

Set in 1930s Depression-era London, “Mary Poppins Returns” serves as a sequel to the 1964 classic which featured Julie Andrews in the role of Mary Poppins. Here we will see Poppins, the former nanny of now grown-up Jane (Emily Mortimer) and Michael Banks, re-visiting the family after Michael suffers a personal tragedy and needing the help of their former nanny.

Meryl Streep is also in the film as Mary’s cousin Topsy Turvy-Poppins. The film also stars Dick Van Dyke, Colin Firth, and Angela Lansbury.

“Mary Poppins Returns” is currently set for Dec. 25 release.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

“An Adventure Too Big For The Real World” is exactly what the latest trailer is.

True to the book its based on, Steven Spielberg’s latest science fiction action film “Ready Player One” is full of nostalgia, adventure, and social commentary and its latest trailer certainly shows a lot of it.

Set to Merethe Soltvedt’s cover of “Pure Imagination” from “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” there’s of course plenty of popular culture references here as seen in earlier footages.

This time though, we also see one from Spielberg’s own “Jurassic Park.” Yep, for a quick few seconds we have a T-Rex in “Ready Player One” chasing a truck through the city streets.

Also released this week are new character posters for the film (below) featuring Parzival/Wade Watts (Tyler Sheridan), Aech/Helen Harris (Lena Waithe), Art3mis/Samantha Evelyn Cook (Olivia Cooke), Daito / Toshiro Yoshiaki (Win Morisaki), Shoto / Akihide Karatsu (Philip Zhao), Anorak / James Donovan Halliday (Mark Rylance) and Sorrento (Ben Mendelsohn).

Based on Ernest Cline’s novel of the same name, “Ready Player One” arrives in theaters on March 30, 2018.

Here is the official synopsis for “Ready Player One”:

The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance). When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he has hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a contest that grips the entire world. When an unlikely young hero named Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) decides to join the contest, he is hurled into a breakneck, reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical universe of mystery, discovery and danger.