by admin | Jun 5, 2025 | FirstShowing News
First Full Trailer for Luc Besson’s ‘Dracula’ Feat. Caleb Landry Jones
by Alex Billington
June 5, 2025
Source: YouTube
“He’s been looking for his beloved for more than 400 years…” Surprise! Luc Besson and EuropaCorp have been working on their own new Dracula movie, in addition to Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu last year. Take a look at the very first trailer for Luc Besson’s Dracula: A Love Tale, as it’s officially called. Written in the 1890s, the old Dracula book follows a nobleman who loses his wife and in his grief and cursing of God is transformed into a vampire. While the original Bram Stoker story leaves on the doomed ship the Demeter, Besson’s take will focus on the beginning of Dracula’s life and his relationship with his wife. Caleb Landry Jones (who was also in Besson’s DogMan) stars as Prince Vladimir. When his wife is killed, a 15th century prince renounces God and becomes a vampire. Centuries later in 19th century London, Vlad sees a woman resembling his late wife and pursues her, sealing his own fate. Also starring Zoë Bleu Sidel, Christoph Waltz, Matilda de Angelis, and Guillaume de Tonquédec. Dracula is Besson’s most ambitious project since his 2016 sci-fi epic Valerian – it’s shot in English, presented with French subtitles in this trailer. Enjoy.
Here’s the first official trailer for Luc Besson’s new take on Dracula: A Love Tale, direct from YouTube:
In the 15th century, Prince Vladimir (starring Caleb Landry Jones) denies God after the brutal and cruel loss of his wife. He inherits a curse: eternal life. He becomes Dracula. Condemned to wander through the centuries, he has only one hope left: to find his lost love. Dracula: A Love Tale, also known as just Dracula, is written and directed by French filmmaker Luc Besson, director of many hit movies including Subway, The Big Blue, Nikita, Léon: The Professional, The Fifth Element, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Angel-A, Arthur and the Invisibles, Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard, Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec, Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds, The Lady, The Family, Lucy, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Anna, and DogMan previously. It’s inspired by the original book Dracula by Bram Stoker, first published in 1897. Produced by Virginie Besson-Silla. Executive produced by Philippe Corrot. Featuring music by Danny Elfman. EuropaCorp will debut Besson’s Dracula: A Love Tale movie in French cinemas starting July 30th, 2025 this summer. No US release date is set yet – stay tuned. Want to watch?
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by admin | Jun 5, 2025 | FirstShowing News
Theodore Pellerin & Archie Madekwe in Thriller ‘Lurker’ Official Trailer
by Alex Billington
June 5, 2025
Source: YouTube
“We all want the same thing… I just want it more.” Mubi has revealed the first official trailer for a superb thriller titled Lurker, which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year (it made it onto my Best of the Fest list). Lurker is the feature directorial debut of writer / director Alex Russell, who already made a name for himself writing the script for the “Beef” series as well as episodes of “The Bear” and “Dave” previously. He’s made his mark with this one. This fantastic parasocial, paranoid film arrives to watch in the US starting this August. The film stars Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Zack Fox, Havana Rose Liu, Wale Onayemi, Daniel Zolghadri, and Sunny Suljic. When a wannabe-famous loser working at a clothing store befriends a famous celebrity musician, he’ll do anything to stay in his world and leech off of his fame. “A screw-turning psychological thriller made for the moment.” Online fixation meets reality in this parasocial, paranoid cat-and-mouse thriller film driven by star-making performances. With an incisive view to contemporary culture and a brilliant score from Kenny Beats, Lurker presents an exhilarating take on the music industry, the blurred line between friend & fan, and universal search for validation. Have a peek.
Here’s the first official trailer (+ poster) for Alex Russell’s thriller Lurker, direct from Mubi’s YouTube:
“Keep your friends close.” When 20-something Los Angeles clothing store retail clerk and loner Matthew (starring Théodore Pellerin) encounters rising pop star Oliver (Archie Madekwe), he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But staying in there isn’t easy. With an entire entourage (Havana Rose Liu, Zack Fox, Daniel Zolghadri, Sunny Suljic) vying for attention, Matthew must prove himself to Oliver as more than just a follower. As their bond grows strained and mainstream fame appears within reach, access and proximity become a matter of life and death. Lurker is written and directed by American writer / filmmaker Alex Russell, making his feature directorial debut with this project. He also wrote the series “Dave”, “Beef”, and episodes of “The Bear” previously. It’s produced by Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery, Galen Core, Charlie McDowell, Jack Selby, Marc Marrie, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Olmo Schnabel, & Archie Madekwe. This initially premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Mubi will debut Russell’s Lurker film in select US theaters starting August 22nd, 2025 later this summer. Look any good?
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by admin | Jun 5, 2025 | FirstShowing News
Jennifer Lopez’s Powerful ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Teaser Trailer
by Alex Billington
June 5, 2025
Source: YouTube
“I couldn’t live without movies.” Roadside Attractions has unveiled a powerful first look teaser trailer for Kiss of the Spider Woman, the big new musical starring Jennifer Lopez. This premiered to rapturous praise and great reviews at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year (here’s my review). Featuring one of the best lead performances I’ve seen in any film so far this year – from newcomer Tonatiuh as Luis Molina. Set in Argentina during a period of political unrest. Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, who is convicted for indecency. An unlikely bond forms as Molina recounts his favorite Hollywood musical plot starring Ingrid Luna, played by Jennifer Lopez. Based on the Broadway musical of the same name, which is also adapted from the acclaimed 1976 novel Kiss of the Spider Woman by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig. Diego Luna co-stars as Valentín / Armando, with a magnificent cast featuring Tonatiuh, Jennifer Lopez, Bruno Bichir, Josefina Scaglione, Aline Mayagoitia. I’m a huge fan of this! It will probably end up with some Oscar nominations! Highly recommend watching it when it opens later this year.
Here’s the first teaser trailer for Bill Condon’s musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, from YouTube:
Dreamgirls director Bill Condon returns to the movie musical in this dazzling Technicolor-hued fantasy. Valentín (Diego Luna), a political prisoner, shares a prison cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez). Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical hit. Kiss of the Spider Woman is directed by the filmmaker Bill Condon, of Kinsey, Dreamgirls, Breaking Dawn – Part 1 & 2, The Fifth Estate, Mr. Holmes, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and The Good Liar previously. The screenplay is also written by Bill Condon. Based on the acclaimed 1976 novel Kiss of the Spider Woman by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig; & also the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name by the multiple Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally, and composer/lyricist team John Kander & Fred Ebb (of Cabaret, Chicago). Produced by Barry Josephson, Tom Kirdahy, Greg Yolen. This initially premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Roadside Attractions will release Kiss of the Spider Woman in theaters nationwide starting on October 10th, 2025.
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by admin | Jun 5, 2025 | FirstShowing News
Full Official Trailer for ‘Alien: Earth’ Xenomorph Action Thriller Series
by Alex Billington
June 5, 2025
Source: YouTube
“If we don’t lock them down, it will be too late…” Listen to him! Lock it down! This looks badass. FX has finally revealed a full official trailer for the exciting spin-off series Alien: Earth, based on the Alien series. Confirmed for release in August this summer – and this trailer packs some seriously awesome footage. When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands, a young woman (Sydney Chandler) and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat. This is set in 2120 when “five corporations – Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic and Threshold – wield the power of nations, and proprietary advancements in technology provide the promise of a new tomorrow.” Doesn’t sound good. Created & directed by Noah Hawley. The cast includes Alex Lawther, Timothy Olyphant, Essie Davis, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, David Rysdahl, Adrian Edmondson, Moe Bar-El, Adarsh Gourav, & others. We’ve been posting various teasers for this since ever since last year, it’s great to finally get a glimpse at some real footage. And DAMN does this look really good. I am properly impressed – big and epic and expansive, firing off some real thrilling xenomorph action scenes. Bring on Alien: Earth.
Here’s the main official trailer (+ poster) for Noah Hawley’s series Alien: Earth, from FX’s YouTube:
You can rewatch the very first teaser for Hulu’s Alien: Earth series right here and the second teaser here.
When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman (Sydney Chandler) and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat in FX’s highly anticipated TV series Alien: Earth from creator Noah Hawley. Alien: Earth is a new sci-fi series created and written by filmmaker / writer Noah Hawley, director of the film Lucy in the Sky previously, along with writer & directing the “Legion” and “Fargo” TV series, and writing for “The Unusuals” and “My Generation”. It’s written by and directed and showrun entirely by Noah Hawley. No other writing credits are available yet. Produced by Scott Free, 26 Keys Productions, 20th Television, and FXP. Executive produced by Hawley, Ridley Scott, Dana Gonzales, and Joseph E. Iberti. FX will launch this Alien: Earth series streaming on Hulu starting on August 12th, 2025 coming later this summer. Still excited to watch?
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by admin | Jun 5, 2025 | Moviephone News, News
Director Kevin Smith talks ‘Dogma’ 25th Anniversary rerelease.
‘Dogma,’ which Kevin Smith made and released back in 1999, is back in theaters on June 5th.
Written and directed by Smith (‘Clerks’), the film stars Ben Affleck (‘The Accountant’), Matt Damon (‘The Martian’), Linda Fiorentino (‘The Last Seduction’), Alan Rickman (‘Die Hard’), Jason Lee (‘Almost Famous’), George Carlin (‘Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure’), Salma Hayek Pinault (‘Frida’), Chris Rock (‘Top Five’), Jason Mewes (‘Clerks’) and Alanis Morissette (‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’).
Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Kevin Smith about reclaiming ‘Dogma’ from the hands of the Weinstein brothers (the film has been unavailable for theatrical or streaming release for two decades), how he’s changed as a filmmaker and the reaction to the once-controversial movie this time around.
Kevin Smith Says He’s Started Developing a Sequel to 1999 Religious Comedy ‘Dogma’
(Lto R) Salma Hayek Pinault, Alan Rickman and Chris Rock in ‘Dogma.’ Photo: Triple Media Film.
Moviefone: To begin with, what does getting ‘Dogma’ back mean to you?
Kevin Smith: It comes at the right time in my career because right about now people are like, “No, he sucks.” So it’s nice to be able to bring out an old movie where it’s, “Well, he didn’t suck then, there was hope!” Generally when I bring out a new movie it’s like I’ve got to convince people, “No, really I should still be doing this,” and they’re, “you should have stopped a long f****n’ time ago!” Coming out with this old movie that they liked back in the day and still like today is like going out there with a shield.
(L to R) Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in ‘Dogma.’ Photo: Triple Media Film.
MF: How do you view it now through the lens of who you are today?
KS: We’ve been touring it for 20 cities, then we just also played at Cannes. Every night I’ve been watching the movie and interacting with a vision of a young Kevin Smith. The kid who made that movie, believed in everything that’s up there. He’s not talking about Christian mythology, he’s not raising a hairy eyebrow or coming out with sharp teeth and claws the way Monty Python would on ‘Life of Brian.’ He believes in everything, so it’s been charming to sit back and watch the movie and be, “Aw, young Kevin Smith is so adorable.” I don’t have those same beliefs anymore so it’s like we say in the movie, beliefs are tricky to get around because once you have a belief you’re mired in it, but it’s more important to have good ideas, and now I think I have good ideas.
(L to R) Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith and Matt Damon in ‘Dogma.’ Photo: Triple Media Film.
MF:‘Dogma’ was protested upon its release. Do you think the reactions would be the same today?
KS: What an interesting question. I think if we would have done it for the first time now and it was a streaming series I don’t think people would bump into it that hard. I mean, look, last year ‘Heretic’ came out and granted it went through the prism of the Latter-Day Saints, the Church of Mormon, and the Book of Mormon, so it wasn’t as big a polemic perhaps in the Mormon community. But that was a movie where watching it, I was leaning forward going, “Oh, a kindred spirit, of sorts.” The movie came and was respected and nobody got in trouble or nearly got killed.
Alan Rickman in ‘Dogma.’ Photo: Triple Media Film.
MF: Have you seen any protests at all this time around?
KS: I’ve only seen one or two protests, one of which was as I was driving into the AMC movie theater in Dallas where we were doing our screenings. So I’m going to pull into the mall and I’m at the light. I look over at the median and there’s a kid, 18, 19 years old and he’s holding a placard, like big white cardboard, has the current ‘Dogma’ poster in the middle of it and it says, “AMC blasphemes” or something like that. So I was, “Oh my God, how adorable.” So I laid on the horn, give support and the kid is so excited and he looks around and he sees me, and then he sees who I am and he looks away. He f****n’ shunned me! So that’s as bad as the protest has been this time around. I’ll take that, that’s fine.
(L to R) Linda Fiorentino, Jason Mewes, Salma Hayek and Chris Rock in ‘Dogma.’ Photo: Triple Media Film.
MF: Finally, how else has the rerelease reaction been different compared to the original release?
KS: Last time the protests were loud and vicious because people hadn’t seen the movie so the people who were making hay over it did so without anyone seeing what the movie is. Once people saw the movie, they’re, “this doesn’t go after the faith, this movie’s so reverent it’s crazy.” I now know years later, people may have heard about, “oh, you guys went through it.” But I’m seeing current reviews, people going, “can you believe that this movie took s**t back in the day and almost got people killed?” It seems to have aged better and plays way better now although, oddly enough, it feels like there’s less freedom in 2025, religious or otherwise, than there was in 1999.
“Get touched by an angel.”
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An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a… Read the Plot
What is the plot of ‘Dogma’?
An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and re-enter Heaven.
Who is in the cast of ‘Dogma’?
- Ben Affleck as Bartleby
- Matt Damon as Loki
- Linda Fiorentino as Bethany
- Alan Rickman as Metatron
- Jason Lee as Azrael
- George Carlin as Cardinal Glick
- Salma Hayek Pinault as Serendipity
- Chris Rock as Rufus
- Jason Mewes as Jay
- Kevin Smith as Silent Bob
- Alanis Morissette as God
(L to R) Chris Rock, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes and Linda Fiorentino in ‘Dogma’. Photo: Lionsgate Films.
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by admin | Jun 5, 2025 | FirstShowing News
First Look Trailer for ‘Wicked: For Good’ – Jon M. Chu’s ‘Wicked’ Part 2
by Alex Billington
June 4, 2025
Source: YouTube
“It’s time for both of us… to fly!” Elphaba is far from over! Universal has unveiled the first official trailer for Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good, opening in theaters everywhere in November later in the year. The much anticipated sequel to Wicked from last year, even more magical Part Two, ready to go and looking very nice so far. For Good is the second chapter of this two-part immersive, cultural celebration. “And now whatever way our stories end, I know you have rewritten mine by being my friend…” As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda & Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their strong friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good. Cynthia Erivo stars as Elphaba Thropp, a young woman with green skin who becomes the Wicked Witch. Ariana Grande co-stars as Glinda, with Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Keala Settle, plus Jeff Goldblum as the iconic Wizard of Oz. With Sharon D. Clarke as the voice of Elphaba’s childhood nanny, Dulcibear. This looks like a grand and thrilling conclusion to this story of these two friends, and Oz, and what’s going to happen when Dorothy shows up. Looking fabulous so far! They’re going out with a bang.
Here’s the first official trailer (+ teaser poster) for Jon M. Chu’s sequel Wicked: For Good, via YouTube:
“You’re the only friend I ever had…” The final chapter of the untold story of the witches of Oz begins with Elphaba and Glinda estranged and living with the consequences of their choices. Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden in the Ozian forest while continuing her fight for the freedom of Oz’s silenced Animals and desperately trying to expose the truth she knows about The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum). Glinda, meanwhile, has become the glamorous symbol of Goodness for all of Oz, living at the palace in Emerald City and reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. However, under the instruction of Madame Morrible (Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh), Glinda is then deployed to serve as an effervescent comfort to all of Oz, reassuring the masses that all is well under the rule of The Wizard.
Wicked: For Good, also known as Wicked: Part Two, is also directed by talented American filmmaker Jon M. Chu, director of the movies Step Up 2: The Streets, The LXD, Step Up 3D, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Jem and the Holograms, Now You See Me 2, Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights, and the first Wicked movie. The screenplay is written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox. It’s adapted from Holzman & Stephen Schwartz’s stage musical Wicked, which is based on the 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, inspired by The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Produced by Marc Platt and David Stone (of the Broadway musical). Universal Pictures will debut Chu’s sequel Wicked: For Good in theaters everywhere starting November 21st, 2025 just before Thanksgiving this fall. Excited to watch this finale?
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