New in Theaters: “Dark Phoenix” and “The Secret Life of Pets 2”
1.
”
Dark Phoenix
”
(PG-13)
Trailer
and J-Law's ”
X-Women
” clip
Sophie Turner
from
“Game of Thrones”
returns as
Jean Grey
. She's a powerful mutant with telekinetic powers who unleashes her Phoenix alter-ego on her fellow X-Men after she's hit by a solar flare while on a rescue mission to save some astronauts.
Jessica Chastain
also joins the cast as the movie's other villain, a white-haired mystery woman who manipulates Jean and encourages her not to trust any of the X-Men.
Unfortunately,
“Dark Phoenix”
has been getting slammed by a lot of the critics. As of last night, it only had a
Rotten Tomatoes
score of 24%. But the movie's still
expected
to rake in somewhere around $50 million this weekend. It's directed by
Simon Kinberg
, who also wrote the screenplays for
“X-Men: The Last Stand”
,
“X-Men: Days of Future Past”
, and
“X-Men: Apocalypse”
.
As you may remember, Disney recently
acquired
Fox, so that means we'll finally have a chance for the X-Men to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
As for the future of the X-Men universe outside of the MCU . . . Fox recently
cancelled
“The Gifted”
, but the third and final season of the FX series
“Legion”
kicks off later this month on June 24th. There's also next year's horror thriller
”
The New Mutants
”
, which features Sophie's
“Game of Thrones”
sister
Maisie Williams
as a mutant. That hits theaters next April.
2.
”
The Secret Life of Pets 2
”
(PG)
Trailer
Patton Oswalt
takes over as Max, the Jack Russell Terrier voiced by
Louis C.K.
in the first movie. In this one, his owner gets married, has a kid, and takes him on a roadtrip.
Harrison Ford
is a farm dog who helps Max get over his fears, and
Tiffany Haddish
plays a Shih Tzu who tells the rabbit to rescue a tiger cub from the circus.
3.
”
Late Night
”
(R)
Trailer
Emma Thompson
is a late-night talk show host who adds
Mindy Kaling
to her staff merely as an affirmative action hire. And quickly relies on her to revitalize her career after the network threatens to replace her with someone younger for better ratings.
Amy Ryan
from
“The Office”
plays the head of the network, which makes sense since Mindy wrote the screenplay. The rest of the cast includes
John Lithgow
as Emma's husband, and comedian
Ike Barinholtz
as her potential replacement.
4.
”
Papi Chulo
”
(R)
Trailer
Matt Bomer
is a lonely guy who hires a day laborer who barely speaks any English to do some work on his house. And despite the language barrier, they form an unlikely friendship as Bomer heals from a bad breakup by pouring his heart out to a stranger.
