by admin | May 5, 2025 | FirstShowing News
Teaser for Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ Season 3 Brings Even More Mystery
by Alex Billington
May 5, 2025
Source: YouTube
“It’s time to play one last time…” Here we go again! Netflix has unveiled the teaser trailer for Squid Game 3, the third (and final!!) season of the hit Korean thriller series Squid Game from 2021. The second season debuted last December though it’s just half of a story – Netflix decided to split it up and play it out across these two final seasons. Squid Game 3 drops on Netflix worldwide in June this summer. Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to play a series of games. A very tempting cash prize awaits with deadly high stakes: a whopping ₩45.6 billion prize for whoever can stay alive until the end. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk writes and directs and seems poised to hit us hard at the end. Squid Game 3’s cast features Lee Jung-jae as 456, Lee Byung-hun as The Front Man, Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Wi Ha-jun, Park Gyu-young, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Jo Yuri, Lee David, Roh Jae-won. After the brutal second season, where 456 had trouble changing anyone’s mind, will they finally really end this vicious game? Or will it go on forever? This is a rather chilling no-dialogue teaser. I can’t wait to watch!
Here’s the first teaser trailer for Hwang Dong-hyuk’s Squid Game – Season 3, from Netflix’s YouTube:
The third and final season of Squid Game follows Gi-hun aka “456” (Lee Jung-jae) after losing his best friend in the game and being driven to utter despair by The Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), who was hiding his true identity to infiltrate the game. Gi-hun persists with his goal to put an end to the game, while the Front Man continues onto his next move. The surviving players’ choices will lead to graver consequences with each round. The world eagerly awaits to see the grand finale written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, who vowed to bring the epic story to its deserved closure once & for all. Can we hope for humanity in the cruelest of realities? Fans all over the world are counting the days until the final answer is revealed.
Squid Game is a series all created and written and directed by Korean filmmaker Hwang Dong-hyuk, also director of the films My Father, Silenced, Miss Granny, The Fortress, plus Season 1 of Squid Game, which also won him an Emmy for Outstanding Directing. Produced by Firstman Studio in Korea. The first season premiered on Netflix in September 2021 and the second season debuted streaming last December. Executive produced by Kim Ji-yeon, Hwang Dong-hyuk. Netflix will be debuting Squid Game – Season 3 streaming on Netflix worldwide starting June 27th, 2025 coming up this summer. Ready to watch? How will it all end?
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by admin | May 5, 2025 | FirstShowing News
Car Junkies YA Action Series ‘Motorheads’ Trailer with Ryan Phillippe
by Alex Billington
May 5, 2025
Source: YouTube
“C’mon, let’s hear that engine roar!” Prime Video has revealed the official trailer for a thriller new original series called Motorheads, arriving to watch later in May streaming on PV worldwide. A group of outsiders in a once-thriving Rust Belt town form an unlikely friendship over a mutual love of automobiles. Created by writer John A. Norris (of “One Tree Hill”, “All American”), the series has episodes directed by filmmaker Neil Burger (of The Illusionist, Limitless, Divergence). “The wheel is yours if you want it.” Motorheads is about first love, first heartbreak and turning the key in your first car. Set in a once-thriving rust-belt town that’s now searching for a glimmer of hope, It’s an adrenaline-filled story of a group of outsiders who form an unlikely friendship over a mutual love of street racing, while navigating the hierarchy and rules of high school. With Ryan Phillippe, Nathalie Kelley, Michael Cimino, Melissa Collazo, Uriah Shelton, Nicolas Cantu, Drake Rodger, Josh Macqueen, Mia Healey, Matt Lanter, Audrey Gerthoffer, & Johnna Dias-Watson. This looks a bit too cheesy & rather generic to stand out from the crowd. Have fun.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Prime Video’s series Motorheads, direct from YouTube:
Motorheads is about first love, first heartbreak & turning the key in your first car. Set in a once-thriving rust-belt town that’s now searching for a glimmer of hope, it’s is an adrenaline-filled story of a group of outsiders who form an unlikely friendship over a mutual love of street racing, while also navigating the hierarchy and rules of high school. Motorheads is series created by and written by and showrun by writer John A. Norris, writer on “One Tree Hill”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Hindsight”, “Doubt”, “Deception”, “All American”. With additional writing by Adrian Dukes, Carrie Gutenberg, Kenny Neibart, Obiageli Odimegwu, Wendy Straker Hauser. Featuring episodes directed by Neil Burger, Rebecca Rodriguez, Tara Nicole Weyr, Glen Winter, Ryan Zaragoza. Produced by Amazon MGM Studios. Executive produced by John A. Norris, Neil Burger, Jason Seagraves, Ruben Fleischer, Keegan Rosenberger, and Dana Brunetti. Amazon will debut the Motorheads series streaming on Prime Video starting May 20th, 2025 this summer. Who’s interested?
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by admin | May 5, 2025 | FirstShowing News
Freaky Full Trailer for ‘Together’ Horror with Alison Brie & Dave Franco
by Alex Billington
May 5, 2025
Source: YouTube
“We spend our lives in search of the other half… if you think you found that, don’t be so quick to let it go.” Neon has unveiled the full official trailer for Together, the ingenious body horror comedy from Australian filmmaker Michael Shanks (of Rebooted) that pretty much everyone is flipping for. This first premiered to rave reviews at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in January – I loved it (my review) and listed it as one of my favorite films of the fest. It then played at SXSW and earned even more great reviews there. In this horror, a couple’s move to the countryside triggers a supernatural incident that drastically alters their relationship, existence, and physical form. Join them. Alison Brie and Dave Franco, a real life couple, also star as a couple in this bonkers new film that’ll make you scream. Plus Damon Herriman, Sunny S. Walia, Jack Kenny, and Mia Morrissey. This movie is one of the best horrors of 2025! You will WANT to see this in a theater with audiences screaming & squirming as it all plays out. It’s brilliant! Playing theaters this August.
Here’s the full official trailer (+ poster) for Michael Shank’s horror film Together, direct from YouTube:
You can rewatch the first teaser trailer for Shank’s Together movie right here to view the first look again.
From Sundance: “With a move to the countryside already testing the limits of a couple’s relationship, a supernatural encounter begins an extreme transformation of their love, their lives, and their flesh. Writer / director Michael Shanks approaches horror with a devilish exuberance that relishes in creating wildly expressive nightmarish moments.” Together is directed by the very talented Australian filmmaker Michael Shanks, making his feature directorial debut after a number of other short films – including the acclaimed stop-motion animated short Rebooted. It’s produced by Alison Brie & Dave Franco, Mike Cowap, Erik Feig, Julia Hammer, Tim Headington, Andrew Mittman, Max Silva. This initially premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year in the Midnight section (read our review). Neon will debut Shank’s Together in US theaters starting on July 30th, 2025 during the summer movie season. Look scary? Who’s into this?
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by admin | May 5, 2025 | FirstShowing News
Haunted Warship Argentinian Horror ‘Eyes of the Abyss’ Promo Trailer
by Alex Billington
May 5, 2025
Source: YouTube
Black Mandala Films has revealed an official trailer for an indie horror film titled Eyes of the Abyss, an Argentinian horror thriller set on the water. This early promo trailer is being released now to build up buzz for the film’s sale at the 2025 Cannes Market this month. “On a warship laden with corpses and threatening to sink, the film explores the suffering of those caught between life and death, with bold visual aesthetics and a fragmented narrative that defies the conventions of the genre.” 1982, set in the South Atlantic (during the Falklands War). A soldier wakes up aboard a warship surrounded by corpses until soldiers storm the ship, and she must strike with lethal precision in a desperate fight for survival. “Who will dare to face the Eyes of the Abyss?” Starring Verónica Intile, with Carolina Alfonsín, Kevin Schiele, Raymond Lee, Cristian Mariani, Pablo Turturiello, Gustavo Pardi, Pedro Rissi, Ezequiel Gelbaum, and Guido Botta. This looks like an old school horror movie straight from the 80s with miniatures & smoke-filled sets.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Daniel de la Vega’s horror film Eyes of the Abyss, from YouTube:
Somewhere in the depths of the South Atlantic, a soldier wakes up aboard a warship. She is surrounded by corpses – her memory is a labyrinth. Soldiers storm the ship, they have a mission to accomplish, and she must attack with lethal precision in a desperate fight for survival. Wars, beyond death, produce echoes that sail on, seeking revenge. Who will dare to face the Eyes of the Abyss? Eyes of the Abyss, originally known as Los Ojos del Abismo in Spanish, is directed by Argenintian genre filmmaker Daniel de la Vega, director of the films Jennifer’s Shadow, Death Knows Your Name, Blood Brothers, Necrophobia 3D, White Coffin, Dead End, On the 3rd Day, and El Ultimo Hereje previously. The screenplay is written by Luciano Saracino, Gonzalo Ventura, Daniel de la Vega. This Argentinian horror film is being sold at the Cannes 2025 market this May – stay tuned for release updates. No US release date is set. Anyone interested in watching?
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by admin | May 5, 2025 | FirstShowing News
First Look Teaser for Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Film with Denzel
by Alex Billington
May 5, 2025
Source: YouTube
“That’s the question I have you… can you handle it?” A24 has unveiled the first teaser trailer for Spike Lee’s latest feature film titled Highest 2 Lowest, a modern remake of Kurosawa’s 1963 classic High and Low (aka Heaven and Hell). Spike was shooting this movie in NYC last year, and now it’s ready for release this summer. Highest 2 Lowest will premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival playing out-of-competition in a few weeks (full line-up here), then it’ll open in theaters at the end of August. After nearly twenty years, two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington reunites with the legendary Spike Lee for a new joint. This pulse-pounding NYC thriller follows a mastermind in music biz. When a titan music mogul is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. A reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s kidnapping thriller High and Low, now played out on the mean streets of modern day New York. Starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, A$AP Rocky, Ice Spice, Dean Winters, and John Douglas Thompson. Not a ton of footage to see in here, but so far so good – I’m ready for this
Here’s the first teaser trailer (+ poster) for Spike Lee’s film Highest 2 Lowest, from A24’s YouTube:
A contemporary remake of Kurosawa’s movie High and Low (1963). When a titan music mogul (Denzel Washington), widely known as having the “best ears in the business”, is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. Brothers Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for the 5th in their long working relationship for a reinterpretation of the great filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s crime thriller High and Low, now played out on the mean streets of modern day New York City. Highest 2 Lowest is directed by the prolific award-winning American filmmaker Spike Lee, of films including Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Clockers, He Got Game, 25th Hour, Inside Man, Red Hook Summer, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, Chi-Raq, Rodney King, BlacKkKlansman, Da 5 Bloods, and David Byrne’s American Utopia previously. The new screenplay is written by Alan Fox; based on the novel novel “King’s Ransom” by Evan Hunter and the original 1963 film written by Hideo Oguni & Ryûzô Kikushima & Eijirô Hisaita & Akira Kurosawa. Produced by Jason Michael Berman and Todd Black. This is premiering at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival this month. A24 will then debut Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest film in select US theaters on August 22nd, 2025 this summer, then it’ll be streaming on Apple TV+ starting on September 5th. Who’s down?
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by admin | May 5, 2025 | FirstShowing News
New Trailer/Poster for Bertolucci’s ‘Little Buddha’ Film 4K Restoration
by Alex Billington
May 5, 2025
Source: YouTube
“An extraordinary story about an incredible adventure.” Kino Lorber has unveiled a brand new poster for the new 4K restoration re-release of the beloved 90s religious movie Little Buddha about reincarnation. Directed by Italian maestro Bernardo Bertolucci, the film originally opened in the US in the summer of 1994. Restored in 4K by Cinecitta from the separation masters under the supervision of Vittorio Storaro. After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find 3 children – one American and two Nepalese – who may be the rebirth of their great teacher. The American boy travels to Bhutan to meet the monks and learn more about Buddhism and its history. “Magical, mind-broadening entertainment.” Starring Keanu Reeves as Siddhartha (the original Buddha), with Ying Ruocheng, Raju Lal, Greishma Makar Singh, Chris Isaak, Alex Wiesendanger, and Bridget Fonda. The movie only has 64% on RT now, but Gene Siskel gave it a positive review – writing: “In a quiet way, this gorgeous movies accomplishes many things.” Keanu looks like the craziest part about this! The rest of it seems very peaceful and spiritual. This trailer is the original version featuring the old voiceover they used to use all the time in the 90s. Still love that voice.
Here’s the 4K restoration trailer (+ poster) for Bernardo Bertolucci’s film Little Buddha, from YouTube:
Drawing on Buddhist history to weave a metaphor about the tragedy of Tibetans in exile, Little Buddha is Bertolucci’s stunning follow-up to The Sheltering Sky. In this religious tour-de-fource, a Buddhist monk, Lama Norbu (Ying Ruocheng), believes that a 10-year-old American boy, Jesse (Alex Wiesendanger), is the reincarnation of his spiritual teacher, Lama Dorje. Jesse’s father, Dean (Chris Isaak), and mother, Lisa (Bridget Fonda), are skeptical, but following his business partner’s suicide, a transformed Dean relents and allows his son to travel to Bhutan. However, there are two other children whom the monk thinks may also be the reincarnation of Lama Dorje. Featuring Keanu Reeves as Siddhartha. Little Buddha is directed by Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci – his 12th film at the time just after The Sheltering Sky (1990) and before making Stealing Beauty (1996). The screenplay is by Rudy Wurlitzer and Mark Peploe; from a story by Bertolucci. Produced by Jeremy Thomas. This initially opened in Europe in December 1993, before opening in US theaters in May 1994. Kino Lorber will re-release Bertolucci’s Little Buddha in 4K in select US theaters starting May 9th, 2025 – playing in more cities this summer. For details visit their official site.
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