Back to the Future Trilogy 4K Coming in October!

Great Scott! In 1985, Director Robert Zemeckis, Executive Producer Steven Spielberg and Producer/Screenwriter Bob Gale embarked on a three-part journey through time that broke box-office records worldwide and catapulted Back to the Future into one of the most beloved trilogies in motion picture history. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment celebrates the 35th Anniversary of the groundbreaking first film with Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy available on 4K Ultra HD for the first time ever on October 20, 2020 – just in time to celebrate “Back to the Future Day” on October 21!

This collection is loaded with bonus material including a bonus disc that comes with over an hour of brand-new content such as rare audition footage from Hollywood stars Ben Stiller, Kyra Sedgwick, Jon Cryer, Billy Zane, Peter DeLuise and C. Thomas Howell, a tour of the film’s props and memorabilia hosted by co-writer/producer Bob Gale, a sneak peek at the new musical show, and a special episode of the popular YouTube Series “Could You Survive The Movies?” Join Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) and a time traveling DeLorean for the adventure of a lifetime as they travel to the past, present and future, setting off a time-shattering chain reaction that disrupts the space-time continuum!

Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy will include all three movies in collectible discbook packaging plus a bonus disc including all-new bonus content. For the first time, the past, present and future collide in eye-popping Ultra HD resolution for a time-traveling celebration. New 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray deliver the highest quality picture, more colors than ever before, and immersive, multi-dimensional sound. From filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, this unforgettable 35th anniversary collection features hours of bonus features and is an unrivaled trilogy that stands the test of time making this a must-own for everyone’s movie library. All three Back to the Future films will also be available on 4K Ultra HD digitally for the first time ever and Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy will also be available on DVD.

RELATED: Back to the Future Cast & Creators Reunite on Reunited Apart with Josh Gad

Three premium collections will be available at select retailers for a limited time only:

BACK TO THE FUTURE 35TH ANNIVERSARY TRILOGY LIMITED EDITION GIFT SET (4K UHD): Includes exclusive levitating Hoverboard replica (Amazon Exclusive)

BACK TO THE FUTURE 35TH ANNIVERSARY TRILOGY LIMITED EDITION GIFT SET (Blu-ray): Includes exclusive levitating Hoverboard replica (Target Exclusive)

BACK TO THE FUTURE 35TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION TRILOGY (4K UHD): Includes three newly designed steelbooks (Best Buy Exclusive)
For more information on these exclusives, please visit the individual retailer’s stores and websites.

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ULTIMATE TRILOGY will be available on 4K Ultra HD combo pack, which includes 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, & Digital Code and on Blu-ray which includes the Blu-ray & Digital Code.

RELATED: Back to the Future III Poster Prints Available From Bottleneck Gallery

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ULTIMATE TRILOGY bonus DISC FEATURES ON BLU-RAY:

An Alternate Future: Lost Audition Tapes (NEW) – Get a glimpse of the Back to the Future that could have been with rare audition footage featuring now-famous celebrities: Ben Stiller, Kyra Sedgwick, Jon Cryer, Billy Zane, Peter DeLuise and C. Thomas Howell.

The Hollywood Museum Goes BACK TO THE FUTURE (NEW) – Join Co-writer/Producer Bob Gale on an intimate tour of an exhaustive exhibit of the films’ props and memorabilia.

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL Behind the Scenes (NEW) – Get a sneak peek at the new musical show including a Q&A with the cast and creative team plus two new song recordings.

Cast and Creative Q&A

Original Songs

Gotta Start Somewhere

Put Your Mind To It

Could You Survive The Movies? BACK TO THE FUTURE (NEW) – Explore the magic and science of BACK TO THE FUTURE and find out which laws of physics were actually violated in this special episode of the popular YouTube series.

2015 Message from Doc Brown

DOC BROWN SAVES THE WORLD!

OUTATIME: Restoring the DeLorean

Looking BACK TO THE FUTURE

The Script

Casting Marty McFly

Christopher Lloyd Reflects on Doc Brown

The DeLorean Time Machine

Building Hill Valley

Prepping for the “Johnny B. Goode” Scene

The Score

Rushing the Cut

The Legacy

BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Animated Series: Brothers (Season 1, Episode 1) and Mac the Black (Season 2, Episode 1)

2015 Commercials

JAWS 19 Trailer

Hoverboard Commercial

BACK TO THE FUTURE bonus FEATURES ON 4K Ultra Hd & BLU-RAY:

Deleted Scenes (Commentary by Producer Bob Gale available)

Peanut Brittle

“Pinch Me”

Doc’s Personal Belongings

“She’s Cheating”

Darth Vader (Extended Version)

“Hit Me George”

“You Got a Permit?”

The Phone Booth

Tales from THE FUTURE: In the Beginning…

Tales from THE FUTURE: Time to Go

Tales from THE FUTURE: Keeping Time

Archival Featurettes

The Making of BACK TO THE FUTURE

Making the Trilogy: Chapter One

BACK TO THE FUTURE Night

Michael J. Fox Q&A

How He Got the Role

The Character of Doc

Working on a Film and TV Series at the Same Time

Shooting BACK TO THE FUTURE II and III Together

DeLoreans

Special FX and Stunts

The Appeal of BACK TO THE FUTURE

Shooting BACK TO THE FUTURE

Behind the Scenes

Original Makeup Tests

Outtakes

Nuclear Test Site Sequence (Commentary by Producer Bob Gale available)

Photo Galleries*

Production Art

Storyboards

Behind-the-Scenes Photographs

Marketing Materials

Character Portraits

Huey Lewis and the News “The Power of Love” Music Video

Theatrical Teaser Trailer

Join Team Fox

Q&A Commentary with Director Robert Zemeckis and Producer Bob Gale

Feature Commentary with Producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton

*Only on the Blu-ray disc

BACK TO THE FUTURE II bonus FEATURES ON 4K Ultra Hd & BLU-RAY:

Deleted Scenes (Commentary by Producer Bob Gale available)

Old Terry and Old Biff

“Dad’s Home” (Extended Version)

Pizza Scene

Jennifer Faints (Extended Version)

Old Biff Vanishes from Car

Burned Out High School

Marty Meets Dave

Tales from THE FUTURE: Time Flies

The Physics of BACK TO THE FUTURE with Dr. Michio Kaku

Archival Featurettes

The Making of BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II

Making the Trilogy: Chapter Two

Behind the Scenes

Outtakes

Production Design

Storyboarding

Designing the DeLorean

Designing Time Travel

Hoverboard Test

Evolution of Visual Effects Shots

Photo Galleries*

Production Art

Storyboards

Behind-the-Scenes Photographs

Marketing Materials

Character Portraits

Theatrical Trailer

Q&A Commentary with Director Robert Zemeckis and Producer Bob Gale

Feature Commentary with Producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton

*Only on the Blu-ray disc

BACK TO THE FUTURE III bonus FEATURES ON 4K Ultra Hd & BLU-RAY:

Deleted Scene (Commentary by Producer Bob Gale available)

The Tannen Gang Kills Marshal Strickland

Tales from THE FUTURE: Third Time’s the Charm [FEATURED BONUS]

Tales from THE FUTURE: The Test of Time [FEATURED BONUS]

Archival Featurettes

The Making of BACK TO THE FUTURE Part III

Making the Trilogy: Chapter Three

The Secrets of the BACK TO THE FUTURE Trilogy

Behind the Scenes

Outtakes

Designing the Town of Hill Valley

Designing the Campaign

Photo Galleries*

Production Art

Storyboards

Behind-the-Scenes Photographs

Marketing Materials

Character Portraits

ZZ Top “Doubleback” Music Video

FAQs About the Trilogy

Theatrical Trailer

BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Ride

Lobby Monitor

The Ride

Q&A Commentary with Director Robert Zemeckis and Producer Bob Gale

Feature Commentary with Producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton

*Only on the Blu-ray disc

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Zack Snyder Unveils Black Suit Superman in New Justice League Clip

Zack Snyder finally unleashed the black suit Superman upon the world during Justice Con — and the results are pretty damned awesome! The clip in question can be seen below and features the Man of Steel speaking with Alfred in the Bat Cave, a scene that was featured as a deleted scene on the theatrical release of Justice League‘s blu-ray, albeit with Superman in his traditional garb. Of note, the scene features the iconic Man of Steel theme… which is really exciting! Check out the scene below.

Snyder was among several guests during the day-long Justice Con panel that also featured Ray Fisher and Jay Olivia. Snyder also unveiled a new Justice League t-shirt, but seemed hesitant to reveal much more likely due to the upcoming DC Fandom event that will take place in August.

“The idea is that every single person is a producer for this movie.” – Zack Snyder on the new JUSTICE LEAGUE t-shirt for fans. pic.twitter.com/XA4f3nTb0p

— Walt (@UberKryptonian) July 25, 2020

RELATED: Zack Snyder Opens Up About Wonder Woman’s Origin and His 5 Movie Plan

Zack Snyder’s Justice League will reportedly cost around $20-30 million in order to properly finish the editing and visual effects of the director’s original vision. The original post-production crew is also expected to return along with the cast members to record additional dialogue for the cut. No new footage will be shot, however.

Fueled by the hero’s restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Justice League sees Bruce Wayne enlist the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes-Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, and The Flash-it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

Justice League, which features a screenplay from Chris Terrio from a story by Snyder and Terrio, stars Affleck as Batman, Cavill as Superman, Gadot as Wonder Woman, Momoa as Aquaman, Miller as The Flash, Fisher as Cyborg, Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Connie Nielsen as Queen Hippolyta, with J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon, and Amy Adams as Lois Lane.

Released in November 2017, the film earned mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike, praising the action and performances from Gadot and Miller while criticizing every other aspect of the film, namely the inconsistent tone that many fault Joss Whedon (The Avengers) for after taking over directorial duties from Snyder. With a large budget of $300 million and a break-even point of $750 million, the film is considered a box office bomb having grossed only $658 million.

BLACK SUIT SUPERMAN! #JusticeCon #ZackSnydersJusticeLeague pic.twitter.com/IZfGCGQa3c

— Alex Lobo needs (@GeekLawGrad) July 25, 2020

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Watch the Bill & Ted Face the Music Comic-Con@Home Panel!

Bill & Ted Face the Music cast Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Samara Weaving, Brigette Lundy-Paine, William Sadler, and director Dean Parisot alongside writers Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson gathered for a lively panel moderated by filmmaker and fan Kevin Smith. You can watch the panel now in the player below!

RELATED: New Bill & Ted Face the Music Trailer, Poster & Release Date!

Bill & Ted Face the Music centers on Bill S. Preston (Winter) and Ted “Theodore” Logan (Reeves), who are now fathers and have yet to fulfill their rock ‘n’ roll destinies. Their lives change when they are visited by a messenger from the future who warns them that only their song can save life as we know it.

Click here to own Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure! Click here to own Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey!

Joining Winter and Reeves are Samara Weaving (Ready or Not) and Brigette Lundy-Paine (Atypical) as Bill and Ted’s daughters, respectively. The film will also feature Anthony Carrigan (Barry), Jillian Bell (Workaholics), Kristen Schall (Toy Story 4), Holland Taylor (Gloria Bell), Kid Cudi, Erinn Hayes, Jayma Mays, and Beck Bennet. William Sadler is also set to reprise his role as Death alongside franchise returners Amy Stoch and Hal London Jr. Newcomer.

RELATED: Keanu Reeves Says Bill & Ted 3 Will Feature Same Style as Originals

News of a third Bill & Ted film has been floating around for years. After Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, original creators Chris Matheson (Imagine That) and Ed Solomon (Men in Black, Now You See Me) have penned the script, with Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest, Fun with Dick and Jane) directing. Scott Kroopf (Limitless) will produce together with Alex Lebovici and Steve Ponce of Hammerstone Studios, with Steven Soderbergh serving as an executive producer alongside Scott Fischer, John Ryan Jr., and John Santilli.

The movie is heading into theaters AND On Demand on September 1.

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Cliffjumper Revealed in New Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy – Siege Clip

During their Comic-Con@Home Panel, Rooster Teeth released a new clip for Netflix’s Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy – Siege featuring a look at Cliffjumper, voiced by Rooster Teeth’s Miles Luna who will also be voicing Teletraan-1 in the series. You can check out the clip and the full panel in the player below!

RELATED: Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy – Siege Trailer Released

The series raises the stakes of the Autobot and Decepticon war with Chapter One having six, twenty-two-minute episodes, complete with a new animation look and style that presents the Transformers bots like you’ve never seen them before. The Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy plunges us deep into events that live at the heart of this legendary franchise, with Siege shining a spotlight on a critical timeframe in Transformers history on Cybertron.

Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy – Siege begins in the final hours of the devastating civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons. The war that has torn apart their home planet of Cybertron is at a tipping point. Two leaders, Optimus Prime and Megatron, both want to save their world and unify their people, but only on their own terms. In an attempt to end the conflict, Megatron is forced to consider using the Allspark, the source of all life and power on Cybertron, to “reformat” the Autobots, thus “unifying” Cybertron. Outnumbered, outgunned, and under siege, the battle-weary Autobots orchestrate a desperate series of counterstrikes on a mission that, if everything somehow goes right, will end with an unthinkable choice: kill their planet in order to save it.

The series voice talent cast includes Jake Foushee (Optimus Prime), Jason Marnocha (Megatron), Linsay Rousseau (Elita-1), Joe Zieja (Bumblebee), Frank Todaro (Starscream), Rafael Goldstein (Ratchet), Keith Silverstein (Jetfire), Todd Haberkorn (Shockwave, Red Alert), Edward Bosco (Ultra Magnus, Soundwave), Bill Rogers (Wheeljack), Sophia Isabella (Arcee), Brook Chalmers (Impactor), Shawn Hawkins (Mirage), Kaiser Johnson (Ironhide), Miles Luna (Teletraan I, Cliffjumper), and Mark Whitten (Sideswipe, Skywarp).

RELATED: First Look at Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe

Rooster Teeth (RWBY, gen:LOCK) is producing the original series for Netflix, and Polygon Pictures (Godzilla, Knights of Sidonia) is serving as the animation studio. Transformers veteran F.J. DeSanto (Transformers: Titans Return, Transformers: Power of the Primes) is serving as showrunner on the series with several contributing writers, including George Krstic (Megas XLR), Gavin Hignight (Transformers: Cyberverse), and Brandon Easton (Agent Carter, Transformers: Rescue Bots).

More details regarding Chapter Two, Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy – Earthrise and Chapter Three are coming soon. Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy – Siege will premiere on July 30.

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Watch Guillermo del Toro at the Antlers Comic-Con@Home panel

Searchlight Pictures is presenting a special Antlers Comic-Con@Home panel featuring acclaimed director Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Hostiles) and horror maestro Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) as they tease their upcoming along with how they designed the Wendigo-inspired monster. In addition, the two go in-depth on the craft of filmmaking and how they create a visual style. Check out the full panel in the player below!

RELATED: Something Evil Is on the Hunt in New Antlers Trailer

In Antlers, a small-town Oregon teacher (Keri Russell) and her brother (Jesse Plemons), the local sheriff, discover that a young student (Jeremy T. Thomas) is harboring a dangerous secret with frightening consequences. The film also stars JT Corbitt, Graham Greene, Scott Haze, Rory Cochrane and Amy Madigan.

Directed by Scott Cooper (Hostiles), the film was written by C. Henry Chaisson (Open 24 Hours) & Nick Antosca and Scott Cooper, based upon the short story “The Quiet Boy” by Nick Antosca (Channel Zero). The film is produced by Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Nightmare Alley), David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight, Foundation, Batman Begins), and Oscar-winner J. Miles Dale (The Shape of Water, The Strain, Mama).

RELATED: Holt McCallany Joins Guillermo Del Toro’s Nightmare Alley

Antlers is set for release in theaters on February 19, 2021.

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First Look at Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe

The cast and creative team of Disney+’s out-of-this-world animated movie Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe participated in a virtual Comic-Con@Home panel, hosted by San Diego Comic-Con The group shared an exclusive sneak peek of the upcoming movie’s opening song, “Such A Beautiful Day” performed by Tisdale, which you can watch now in the player below along with the full Comic-Con panel!

RELATED: Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe to Premiere on Disney+

Stars Ashley Tisdale (Candace), Vincent Martella (Phineas), Maulik Pancholy (Baljeet) and Dee Bradley Baker (Perry the Platypus) were joined by creators/executive producers Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh and director Bob Bowen to discuss the origins of the iconic animated series. The panel was moderated by Variety’s Michael Schneider.

Executive-produced by the creators/executive producers of the Emmy Award-winning Phineas and Ferb series, Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh, Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe is an adventure story that tracks stepbrothers Phineas and Ferb as they set out across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who after being abducted by aliens, finds utopia in a far-off planet, free of pesky little brothers.

Voice talent reprising their roles from the original series and movie include: Ashley Tisdale as Candace Flynn; Vincent Martella as Phineas Flynn; Caroline Rhea as their mom, Linda; Dee Bradley Baker as Perry the Platypus; Alyson Stoner as Isabella; Maulik Pancholy as Baljeet; Bobby Gaylor as Buford; Olivia Olson as Vanessa Doofenshmirtz; Tyler Mann as Carl; and Povenmire and Marsh as Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz and Major Monogram, respectively. David Errigo Jr. joins the cast as Ferb Fletcher.

The movie also stars Ali Wong (American Housewife) as Super Super Big Doctor; Wayne Brady (Whose Line Is It Anyway?) as Stapler Fist; Diedrich Bader (American Housewife) as Borthos; and Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) as Garnoz.

In addition to Povenmire and Marsh, the talented crew includes director Bob Bowen (Family Guy), composer Danny Jacob (Phineas and Ferb) and songwriters Karey Kirkpatrick (Something Rotten!), Emanuel Kiriakou (Whitney Houston’s “I Look To You”) and Kate Micucci (“Garfunkel and Oates”).

RELATED: RUMOR: Is Donald Glover Returning as Lando for Disney+ Series?

The movie will be premiering on Disney+ on Friday, August 28.

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Watch the Constantine 15th Anniversary Reunion Panel!

Constantine star Keanu Reeves, director Francis Lawrence, and producer Akiva Goldsman are reuniting to reflect on the making of the 2005 DC Comics adaptation. Moderated by Collider’s editor-in-chief Steven Weintraub, you can watch the panel now in the player below!

RELATED: Constantine Director Says Keanu Reeves Has Always Wanted a Sequel

Based on the DC Comics’ Hellblazer comic book created by Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, and John Ridgway and written by Jamie Delano and Garth Ennis (among other notable writers who have contributed to the series), the 2005 movie adaptation follows John Constantine (Reeves), a cynical supernatural exorcist and demonologist with the ability to perceive and communicate with half-angels and half-demons in their true form. Constantine, who is seeking salvation from eternal damnation in Hell for a suicide attempt in his youth, exorcises demons back to Hell to earn favor with Heaven but has become weary over time. He eventually helps a police detective (Rachel Weisz) to prove her sister’s death was not a suicide while simultaneously unraveling a much larger and darker plot.

Pick up your copy of Hellblazer, Vol. 1: Original Sins here!

The movie, written by Kevin Brodbin and Frank A. Cappello from a story by Kevin Brodbin, also starred Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Djimon Hounsou, Gavin Rossdale, and Peter Stormare.

RELATED: Constantine Movie Rumored in Development at Warner Bros.

A rumor recently surfaced that a new live-action film focused on the sorcerer is in development at Warner Bros. Though it’s currently unclear as to who would star in the film as Constantine, given the recent cult following surrounding Reeves’ initially derided outing and his resurgence in popularity at the box office with the John Wick franchise and the forthcoming The Matrix 4 and Bill and Ted Face the Music, as well as the 55-year-old’s continued desire to reprise the role, it’s entirely possible WB would look to him to star in the film.

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CS Recommends: The Alienist, Plus Video Games, Toys & More!

Stuck inside? Don’t know what to watch/read/play/listen to? ComingSoon.net has got you covered. In this week’s CS Recommends our staff gives you solid tips on the best media to consume during your downtime, including The Alienist and more! Check out our picks below!

RELATED: July 21 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases

MAX EVRY’S RECOMMEND: My First 3D Pen Dolphin Starter Kit

Click here to purchase!

Looking for a fun and safe activity for your kids at home? This 3D pen is a good bet. It’s lots of fun and very crafty. Because all the heating of the PCL color filament happens inside the device it won’t burn anyone’s fingers. There are many colors to choose from, and lots of templates in the booklet that comes with. Recommended for ages 8+, although for younger kids should definitely be parent-led, at least on the first try until they get the hang of it.

KYLIE HEMMERT’S RECOMMEND: The Alienist Season 1

Click here to purchase the first season on Blu-ray!

Click here to purchase Caleb Carr’s The Alienist novel!

Following the premiere of the second season of The Alienist on TNT, I implore anyone who has yet to discover this impeccable mystery series to dive in immediately and find out what you’ve been missing! Based on the novel by Caleb Carr, the psychological thriller set in 1896 centers on the hunt for a serial killer responsible for the gruesome murders of boy prostitutes that have gripped New York City. The Alienist features a stellar cast including Dakota Fanning, Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, and Ted Levine along with some of the most gorgeous and detailed production designs on television. History buffs will love the mixture of fact and fiction as the show features historical figures, such as Theodore Roosevelt, that only makes the storytelling more engaging. Besides its atmospheric settings and exploration of criminal psychology, what draws me into the world of The Alienist the most is its unique (and sometimes subversive) characters and the super-talented cast that brings them to life.

GRANT HERMANNS’ RECOMMEND: Baby Driver

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We may still be stuck indoors, but summer is certainly here and now is as good a time as any to revisit one of the best films to hit summer theaters in the past few years: Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver. Focused on the titular, tinnitus-afflicted getaway driver as he seeks to leave his life of crime and start anew with local diner waitress Debora, the action crime-thriller frequently breaks free of its genre and story trappings thanks to Edgar Wright’s visionary direction and killer soundtrack. Choreographing every scene to a specific tune, including a number of pulse-pounding action set pieces, Wright finds himself at arguably his most stylish with the film that makes for an easy-to-revisit title elevated even further by brilliant performances from its ensemble cast.

MAGGIE DELA PAZ’S RECOMMEND: Little Nightmares

Click here to purchase for PS4!

For Nintendo Switch!

For X-Box!

Developed by Tarsier Studios, Little Nightmares is a puzzle horror video game that will take you on a journey deep inside a giant vessel called The Maw where strange and terrifyingly large creatures roam in every room and corner. As you start the game, you’ll get introduced to the protagonist, a little girl in a yellow raincoat named Six, who gets trapped in The Maw’s prison along with other captive children. Now, she must cleverly and quietly find a way to make her escape while trying to hide and run away from the ship’s children-eating occupants.

This breakout game of 2017 is best known for its graphic visual style and grim atmosphere that greatly helped players to get immersed throughout the game’s unique and dark story. For those of you who haven’t checked this game out, now is definitely the perfect time to play this game through PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC or Nintendo Switch ahead of the upcoming release of Little Nightmares II which is scheduled to debut sometime this year.

JEFF AMES’ RECOMMEND: The Highwaymen

Click here to watch on Netflix!

Netflix’s The Highwaymen doesn’t break any new ground in terms of storytelling, but the crime drama about two of the men responsible for taking down the infamous Bonnie and Clyde, features tremendous performances from Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson; and offers a contemplative look at the repercussions of murder in a similar manner as Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven. Add on another sublime score from the great Thomas Newman and you have yourself a must-see motion picture that stirs the mind and the soul.

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CS Interview: Dan Stevens on Dave Franco’s passion project The Rental

ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with Legion and Downton Abbey alum Dan Stevens to discuss his role in the upcoming psychological horror-thriller The Rental, co-written and directed by Dave Franco (Neighbors) in his directorial debut, which is now in select theaters and on VOD! Click here to rent the chilling new film!

RELATED: New The Rental Clip Reveals a Shocking Discovery

The film is certainly not Stevens’ first time venturing into the horror and thriller genres, with previous works including Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett’s acclaimed The Guest and Gareth Evan’s well-received Apostle, but in signing on for The Rental, he found his biggest interest was Franco’s “passion and his drive.”

“He was bringing together a really cool team, and obviously, a big fan of Alison Brie and also Sheila Vand from A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, I was really excited to get to work with her,” Stevens noted. “I’m always intrigued by first-time directors, especially actors turned directors, and very supportive of them. So yeah, I was just really, really excited to see what he was like as a director, and I was super impressed with the results as well. He was very, very passionate about this and I love a good genre movie and a nice horror thriller. And I was surprised that he was picking this as his genre for his first film. But also, really excited to jump in.”

The 37-year-old actor recalled he was first introduced to the Jump Street and Now You See Me franchise star through a mutual friend and didn’t know the other cast members prior to signing on and though they didn’t have a lot of time to get things done, he found a lot of enjoyment building the rapport with the rest of his cast.

“With any film, especially with that scale, you’ve just got to jump in and you just very quickly become family, and especially in such a remote location,” Stevens explained. “We were in this beautiful locale, and a pretty small crew. A lot of the crew were either from Portland or local. A few of us up from LA or New York, but mostly Oregonian crew, quite small, in the middle of nowhere, and barely any cellphone reception at that house. And so, you just kind of hunker down and get cozy. It was absolutely beautiful, being up there. And one of the things I loved about moving to this country, and I’ve lived here for over eight years now, on jobs like this, you get to see a totally different side of the country and just how sort of varied and beautiful the landscape is here. And I’d always heard about the Oregon coastline. And so, it was great. On my days off, just doing some really epic hiking and exploring and the beaches and rock pools and cliffs and forests around where we were shooting. I absolutely adored it.”

Having been filmed a full year before the pandemic quarantine underway across the world, in which people find themselves isolated, Stevens found its connection to the current state of the world was “very, very far from our mind” during production, but rather felt there was a different and still timely social aspect being explored in the story.

“I guess one of the scenes, and the sort of underlying ideas behind it was really this idea of like trust of human beings, really,” Stevens described. “Dave sort of exploring the paranoia that could be associated with where we are now, where we, just through an app, we just click on a thing and suddenly we have the keys to somebody else’s house and we can stay there and do whatever we like and often behave in ways that we might not behave in our own house. That, combined with obviously a growing paranoia about surveillance culture and the fact that we all now just have little cameras carried around with us at every corner of our house, and how that could be abused. I think that’s one of the great things about the playfulness of a horror genre like this is that you take those ideas and you run down the scary field with them and see where that takes you.”

This exploration of trust extends even outside of the screens audiences will be watching the film on as not only does the film hold a number of twists and surprises, but also is sure to shock by just who is and isn’t safe from the opening shots to its chilling end credits crawl, and Stevens found a lot of enjoyment from this rug pull.

“Dave was very, very keen for the first half of the film to be almost defensively pretty straight, almost playing like a sort of very kind of run of the mill sort of relationship drama, two brothers,” Stevens recalled. “And I was particularly interested in that angle, and talking to Dave about that and just exploring that as actors and what I enjoyed from a performance point of view is that actually the insanity that we’re experiencing as a viewer, there’s only a fraction of the film where that is really happening to Charlie or to us. And obviously Sheila Vand got the sort of raw deal at the very end, having to sort of limp through the woods for many long night shoots.”

In looking at taking on his role and diving into his character, Stevens found one of his biggest creative challenges to be giving himself over, as a performer, to “Dave’s outlook” and “his way of seeing and really kind of submitting to that,” though also noting that didn’t prove to be much of a challenge to him.

“It was pretty plain sailing and he has a great way of working with Ali, his wife, which could’ve gotten in the way, but it was, I think very successful,” Stevens opined. “Jeremy Allen White is a fantastic actor and I was very lucky to have him play my brother. He is super, super easygoing and has very natural instincts, very, very sharp. And Sheila Vand, who is just a delight. And like I said, I’m a huge fan of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and was very excited to get to work with her. So it was a pretty easy team to jump in on this with, really. And I guess, you know, the main challenge was just that sense of isolation and just letting out in the middle of nowhere and driving through the woods in the middle of the night to get to work.”

A month ahead of its July release, IFC Films brought the film to ArcLight Cinemas for a special preview screening at select drive-ins and will keep it in drive-ins beginning this Friday and Stevens described the experience as “so cool,” namely as it was his first time heading to the retro theater experience.

“First of all, I didn’t think anybody was going to show up because I thought people would be reluctant to get out of the house, I was so wrong,” Stevens recalled. “People are so ready to get out of the house and just go do something, you know, collective. Also, just the sound quality coming through the car radio, the picture quality, it was actually not as bad as Dave was — he was very concerned that we were going to get a sort of a low res version of the movie. Actually, I think it came across really, really well. It plays very well in that kind of environment. But yeah, there’s something about the collective experience with a movie like that and hearing people kind of shrieking and laughing and clapping from their cars across the lot, you know, at various points in the film. It was so cool. And I was really happy that I went along.””

Co-written by Franco and Joe Swanberg (You’re Next), the film follows two couples as they embark on a weekend getaway to a seemingly perfect house they’ve booked online, but what begins as a celebratory weekend for the four close friends turns into something far more sinister as secrets they’ve kept from each other are exposed and they realize they may not be alone.

In addition to Brie and Stevens, the cast of the film features Jeremy Allen White (Shameless), Sheila Vand (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Snowpiercer) and Toby Huss (Halloween). Franco is best known for his acting work on the big screen, starring in such hits as Neighbors, the Jump Street and Now You See Me franchises and indie darlings The Disaster Artist, The Little Hours and If Beale Street Could Talk.

RELATED: IFC Films Debuts Poster & New Clip For Dave Franco’s The Rental

“I’ve admired the IFC brand and their films for as long as I can remember,” Franco said. “I couldn’t be more excited about partnering with them for my directorial debut. They have such a strong track record when it comes to elevated genre films, which makes them the perfect home for The Rental.”

The Rental is produced and financed by Black Bear Pictures with Franco, Elizabeth Haggard, Teddy Schwarzman, Ben Stillman, Swanberg and Christopher Storer serving as producers and Michael Heimler and Sean Durkin attached as executive producers. IFC Films is now available in select drive-ins, theaters and on demand!

(Photo Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

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